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AFL Australia

This is the Eirball.football Archive of Australian Rules Football. It is an Ongoing Project and is part of the Eirball.ie – Irish, North American and World Sports Archives

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Australian Rules has been played in Ireland since 2000, when the first clubs were formed in Dublin and Belfast. There are currently the full 21-a-side Men’s Premiership, Super 9s/10s and a Women’s Super 7s.

Australian Football League

Australian Football League

17 Irish women played in the Australian Football League Womens in 2020.

Australian Football League Premiership (Seasons):

2019 

Australian Football League Womens (Seasons):

AFLW:

 2020 (Pending Review)

PIcture Credit: [4] AFL Ireland (2020) Carlton’s Joanne Doonan [Internet] Available from: http://aflireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200206_195513.jpg [accessed 28 July 2020]

Leeside AFL

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Australian Rules has been played in Ireland since 2000, when the first clubs were formed in Dublin and Belfast. There are currently the full 21-a-side Men’s Premiership, Super 9s/10s and a Women’s Super 7s.

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Leeside League

AFL Ireland Leeside League

Leeside League (Seasons): 2021

Women’s Leeside League (Seasons): 2021 (Pending Review)

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AFL Ireland Women

This is the Eirball.football Archive of Australian Rules Football. It is an Ongoing Project and is part of the Eirball.ie – Irish, North American and World Sports Archives

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Australian Rules has been played in Ireland since 2000, when the first clubs were formed in Dublin and Belfast. There are currently the full 21-a-side Men’s Premiership, Super 9s/10s and a Women’s Super 7s.

AFL Ireland Women’s Super 7s

AFL Ireland Women’s

Decade / Era Overviews:

Australian Football League Ireland | Women’s Super 7s 2017-2018

AFL Ireland Women’s Super 7s (Seasons):

2019 2018 2017

 

ARFLI Ladies Super 9s Trophy (seasons):

ARFLI: 2016 2014 2012 2011

 

Picture Credit: [3] Arfli Womens Facebook Page (2017) Photo November 25 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/photos/pcb.1232829923512567/1232829893512570/?type=3&theater [Accessed 29 November 2017]

A-Z of Football

A is for American Football, Australian Football, Arena Football, Arena Soccer and American 7s

B is for Beach Soccer, Beach Football, British Football (Medieval)

C is for Canadian Football, Calcio Storico (Fiorentina, Italy), Cuju (China), Chugkuk (Korea), Chandimu (Tanzania)

D is for Derby Shrovetide Football (British Medieval Football)

E is for E-Football, Eton Wall Game, Episkyros (Ancient Greece)

F is for Futsal, Football, Footbag, Football Fives, Flag Football, Fan-Controlled Football, Foosball, Faininda (Ancient Egypt)

G is for Gaelic Football

H is for Haxey Hood (British Medieval Football), Harpastum (Ancient Rome)

I is for Indoor Football, Indoor Soccer

J is for Jorkyball (2v2 Indoor Court Football)

K is for Kemari (Japan)

L is for Lelo Burti (Georgia), Legends Football

M is for Marn Grook (Australian Aboriginal), Mini-Football (6-a-side Soccer)

N is for National Football League

O is for Orkney Ba’ Game (Ancient Scottish Football)

P is for Powerchair Football

Q is for Queen of Scots (Earliest evidence of Inflated Football found behind wall in Mary Queen of Scots Castle)

R is for Rugby Union, Rugby League, Robot Football (3v3 Rocket Remote-controlled Powered Cars)

S is for Soccer, Street Soccer, Street Football, Subbuteo

T is for Tag Rugby, Touch Football (Australian Rules)

U is for Uppies & Downies, United States Football League

V is for Volata, Vatican Football (Standard Soccer with a Blue Card for 5 minutes in the Sin-Bin for Persistent Fouling).

W is for World Football League, Women’s Football, Wheelchair Football (American, Australian and Gaelic), Wheelchair Rugby, Woolly World Cup (2v2 Gloved Hands on a Table-top)

X is for XFL, X-League

Y is for Youth Football

Z is for Zzzzzzz: a Scoreless Draw in Soccer. What you do after all the running around and kicking.

Calcio Photo

FLORENCE – JUN 24: Fighting players during Calcio Fiorentino match on June, 24,2012. Calcio fiorentino (calcio storico or calcio in costume) is an historic florentine game, origins of modern football.

By mkistryn http://www.123rf.com

References

Wojciech Liponski (2003) World Sports Encyclopedia. St. Paul, Minnesota, Poznan, Poland.

Various websites of the Sports Involved (Please see Individual Section for each sport on www.eirball.ie)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to all the people you have played Football with me (you know who you are!)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive / GAA World Archive

Last Updated: 15 May 2022

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2022

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

The World’s 50 Versions of Football (With Links)

With 10 Codes of Gridiron (North American Football), 10 Codes of National Football (GAA, English Soccer, Rugby Versions, Australian Rules etc), 16 Codes of Wheelchair, Tag, Beach and Reduced Numbers Football (Street Soccer, Rugby Sevens, Beach AFL, Flag Football etc) and 14 Versions of World Football (Uncodified or Ancient Games undergoing Revival), there is Football for all.

Note: This is not a complete list: There are more Obscure or Unusual ones than in this list.

North American Gridiron Football

LeagueLink
National Football Leaguehttp://www.nfl.com/
National Collegiate Athletic Association Footballhttp://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/fbs
Canadian Football Leaguehttps://www.cfl.ca/
Liga de Futbol Americano Mexicohttp://lfa.mx/
XFLhttps://www.xfl.com/
Indoor Football Leaguehttps://goifl.com/
X-League Extreme Football League (Legends)https://extfl.com/
Fan Controlled Footballhttps://www.fcf.io/
American 7s Football Leaguehttps://www.a7fl.com/
Early Footballhttps://www.profootballresearchers.org/index.html
North American Gridiron Football Leagues

World Football Leagues

LeagueLink
English Premier Leaguehttps://www.premierleague.com/
Australian Football Leaguehttps://www.afl.com.au/
Gaelic Athletic Association Footballhttps://www.gaa.ie/football/
International Rules Footballhttps://www.gaa.ie/search/?q=International%20Rules
Super Rugby (Rugby Union)https://super.rugby/superrugby/
National Rugby Leaguehttps://www.nrl.com/
Major Arena Soccer Leaguehttps://www.maslsoccer.com/
Copa Libertadores Futsalhttps://www.conmebol.com/es/libertadores-futsal-argentina2019
Calcio Fiorentinohttps://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/
Lelo Burti (Georgia)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scQcgvuEMh4
World Football Codes

Wheelchair, Beach & Tag Football

SportLink
Wheelchair Rugbyhttps://www.paralympic.org/wheelchair-rugby
Wheelchair Footballhttp://adaptedsports.org/
Powerchair Soccerhttps://www.fai.ie/domestic/football-for-all/association-of-irish-powerchair-football
AFL Wheelchairhttps://dsr.org.au/afl-wheelchair/#:~:text=AFL%20Wheelchair%20is%20an%20adapted,disability%20the%20opportunity%20to%20play.&text=The%20game%20is%20played%20between,either%20end%20of%20the%20field.
Beach Footballhttps://www.usbeachflagfootball.org/
Beach Soccerhttps://www.beachsoccer.com/
Beach Rugbyhttps://beachrugbyaustralia.com.au/
Beach AFLhttps://aflinternational.com/beach-footy/
Football Fives (Soccer)https://www.redbull.com/int-en/event-series/neymar-jrs-five/
Rugby Sevenshttps://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/?lang=en
GAA Football Sevenshttps://kilmacudcrokes.com/football/football-all-ireland-7s-0
AFL 9shttps://afl9s.com.au/
Flag Football (American)https://flagfootballworld.com/
Street Soccerhttps://globalstreetsoccer.com/
Tag Rugbyhttps://www.tagrugby.ie/Contact-ITRA-HQ.html
AFL Tags and Tailshttps://play.afl/auskick/activities/tags-and-tails
Wheelchair, Beach, Tag & Reduced Numbers Football

Uncodified World Football

Country / GameLink to Video or Media
China / Cujuhttps://web.archive.org/web/20060414084626/http://qlqwl.com.cn/english/news/t20040910_377495.htm
Japan / Kemarihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO3vRH2z8jo
India / Yubi LakpiNone
Aotearoa-New Zealand / https://archive.is/20130920185818/http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=533353
Australian Aboriginal / Marn Grookhttps://archive.is/20130920185818/http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=533353
Central America / Pok-ta-Pok(Ulama)https://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/174771
Normandy (France) / La Soulehttp://www.jeuxtradinormandie.fr/
Iceland / Knattleikrhttp://knattleikr.blogspot.com/
Scotland / Ba Gamehttp://www.orkneyjar.com/tradition/bagame/
Britain / Uppies & Downies and Shrovetide Footballhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lamUNwU9v3A
Canada / Broomballhttps://www.gatewayicecenter.com/page/show/1453223-what-is-broomball-
Eton Wall Gamehttps://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/house-note/sam-leith-history-eton-wall-game-sport/
Roman Harpastumhttps://www.topendsports.com/sport/extinct/harpastum.htm
Greek Episkyros
https://healthandfitnesshistory.com/ancient-sports/greek-episkyros-ball-game/

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Everyone who has ever played or enjoyed watching any version of Football

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 25 March 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Australian Football League Ireland Women’s Super 7s 2018

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Pool Ladder

 PWLTPFPAPts
West Clare Waves15132065021941
Portadown Power1448223743524
Cork Vikings1055027813520
Dublin Angels14211117450219
North East Kookaburras66002543518
Portlaoise Pixies4130441496
Galway Magpies3021351184

Reference: [8]

Results

DateTeam 1 Team 2 
 Week 1   
20.01.18UCC Crusaders1-2-8West Clare Waves2-5-2-52
13.02.18West Clare Waves2-4-5-49Dublin Angels1-0-6
13.02.18Portadown Power1-2-2-24UCC Crusaders0-4-4
13.02.18North East Kookaburras3-2-20West Clare Waves1-1-7
13.02.18Dublin Angels1-1-0-16Portadown Power1-3-4-33
13.02.18UCC Crusaders0-3-3North east Kookaburras1-4-0-34
13.02.18West Clare Waves1-5-5-45Portadown Power1-1-7
13.02.18North East Kookaburras2-6-18Dublin Angels0-1-1
 Week 2   
17.02.18West Clare Waves8-2-50Dublin Angels2-2-14
17.02.18North East Kookaburras10-3-63Portadown Power0-2-2
17.02.18Cork Vikings6-2-38Galway Magpies1-2-8
17.02.18Portadown Power1-7-13Dublin Angels2-4-16
17.02.18West Clare Waves1-5-11North East Kookaburras1-6-3-49
17.02.18Galway Magpies1-3-9Portadown Power1-3-9
17.02.18Cork Vikings3-9-27West Clare Waves7-9-51
17.02.18North East Kookaburras9-7-70Galway Magpies3-0-18
17.02.18Dublin Angels1-1-7Cork Vikings8-0-48
 Week 3 Islandbridge 
28.04.18West Clare Waves14-3-87Dublin Angels2-3-15
28.04.18Portadown Power0-1-1West Clare Waves8-4-52
28.04.18Dublin Angels2-3-15Portadown Power3-4-22
28.04.18Dublin Angels1-2-8West Clare Waves5-5-35
28.04.18West Clare Waves6-8-44Portadown Power1-1-5-21
28.04.18Portadown Power3-4-22Dublin Angels3-4-22
 Week 4   
12.06.18Dublin Angels1-1-7Portlaoise Pixies4-1-25
12.06.18Portadown Power2-2-14Cork Vikings7-3-45
12.06.18West Clare Waves6-6-42Dublin Angels0-1-1
12.06.18Portlaoise Pixies2-2-14Portadown Power1-4-1-35
12.06.18Cork Vikings2-3-15West Clare Waves5-2-32
12.06.18Portadown Power2-2-14Dublin Angels6-3-39
12.06.18Cork Vikings7-4-46Portlaoise Pixies0-2-2
12.06.18West Clare Waves8-2-50Portadown Power3-2-20
12.06.18Dublin Angels1-1-7Cork Vikings7-2-44
12.06.18Portlaoise Pixies0-3-3West Clare Waves7-1-43

Reference: [3][4][5][6][7]

Report

___________________________________________________________________________

The first full season of Womens Australian Football in Ireland was played in 2018, over four rounds in a carnival format, with West Clare Waves showing why they are European Champions by winning the title with 13 wins from 15 games.

The First round featured West Clare, Dublin Angels, UCC Crusaders, Portadown Power and North East Kookaburras. North East Kookaburras set the early pace with 3 wins from 3, with West Clare Waves picking up 2 wins from their three matches.

Round 2 featured  the original five teams, plus Galway Magpies, with UCC Crusaders renamed Cork Vikings. The Kookaburras again won all 3 matches to go 6-0, but this was the last Round they played in. West Clare established themselves, only losing to the Kookaburras for the second round running.

Round 3 in Islandbridge, Dublin, saw West Clare waves winning all four matches, with Portadown Power  posting a 1-1-1 record for the round  and Dublin Angels gaining one draw from their four matches, following a draw between the teams. They were the only three teams in the round.

Round 4 saw 5 teams enter with West Clare Waves again going 4-0 to win the title, Portadown Power and Cork Vikings coming in second and third. Newcomers Portlaoise Pixies managed a win against Dublin Angels to lift them above Galway in the Final Table. Dublin Angels finished in mid-table with two wins and a draw, just above North East Kookaburras.

Players and Awards

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References

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Websites

[1] Arfli Womens Facebook Page (2017) Profile Picture November 10 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/photos/a.1200499830078910.1073741825.1200499786745581/1219412021521024/?type=1&theater [Accessed 29 November 2017]

[2] ARFLI (2018) 2018 Womens Super 7s Table [Internet] Available from: http://arfli.com/table/2017-womens-super-7s/ [Accessed 19 March 2018]

[2] ARFLI (2018) 2018 Womens Super 7s Results [Internet] Available from: http://arfli.com/results-2018-womens-super-7s/ [Accessed 19 March 2018]

Social Media

[3] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post January 20, 2018: “That concludes our results for Round 1 of our inaugural 7’s tournament.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1287670521361840 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

[4] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post January 23, 2018: “ARFLIW Super 7’s Round 1 – Detailed Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1289847244477501 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

[5] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post February 20, 2018: “ARFLIW Super 7’s Round 2 – Detailed Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1316134998515392 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

[6] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post May 1, 2018: “ARFLIW Super 7’s ROUND 3 Saturday 28th April, Islandbridge” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1383989598396598 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

[7] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post June 9, 2018: “🏆 West Clare Waves are the inaugural ARFLIW Super 7’s 2018 CHAMPIONS.🏆 Continuing an absolutely epic first season for the club.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1420105648118326 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

[8] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post June 11, 2018: “Here is the OFFICIAL Super 7’s Final Table, after a sensational Round 4 in Portlaoise .” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1421848914610666 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy and Fiona Corrigan

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 November 2018

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and INAWSA 2018

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Australian Rules Football League of Ireland 2012

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Final Ladder

 

P W L D F A Pts
*Belfast Redbacks 10 7 3 0 31
*South Dublin Swans 10 6 4 0 28
*Galway Magpies 10 5 5 0 25
*Dublin Demons 10 5 5 0 25
Leeside Lions 10 4 6 0 22
North Leinster Giants 10 3 7 0 19

[16]

 

Reference: [2]

 

Playoffs

 

Date Home Team Away Team
Semi-Finals
25.08.12 South Dublin Swans 71 Galway Magpies 89
25.08.12 Belfast Redbacks 67 Dublin Demons 29
Grand Final
01.09.12 Belfast Redbacks 78 Galway Magpies 48

[16]

Regular Season

Reference:[2]

Date Home Team Away Team
Round 1
14.04.12 Belfast Redbacks 121 North Leinster Giants 24
14.04.12 Dublin Demons 19 South Dublin Swans 138
14.04.12 Galway Magpies 33 Leeside Lions 65
Round 2
12.05.12 South Dublin Swans 57 Galway Magpies 59
12.05.12 Belfast Redbacks 60 Leeside Lions 47
12.05.12 North Leinster Giants 46 Dublin Demons 78
Round 3
26.05.12 Dublin Demons 70 Belfast Redbacks 97
26.05.12 North Leinster Giants 69 Galway Magpies 59
26.05.12 South Dublin Swans 130 Leeside Lions 27
Round 4
16.06.12 North Leinster Giants 87 Leeside Lions 59
16.06.12 Belfast Redbacks 94 South Dublin Swans 36
16.06.12 Galway Magpies 51 Dublin Demons 83
Rescheduled
23.06.12 Galway Magpies 39 Belfast Redbacks 36
Round 5
30.06.12 South Dublin Swans 53 Dublin Demons 77
30.06.12 Leeside Lions 49 Galway Magpies 58
30.06.12 North Leinster Giants 29 Belfast Redbacks 65
Round 6
07.07.12 Galway Magpies 71 South Dublin Swans 60
07.07.12 North Leinster Giants 54 Dublin Demons 44
Round 7
14.07.12 Leeside Lions 25 Belfast Redbacks 0#
14.07.12 Leeside Lions 41 Dublin Demons 43
14.07.12 South Dublin Swans 151 North Leinster Giants 6
Round 8
28.07.12 Belfast Redbacks 60 Galway Magpies 0
28.07.12 Dublin Demons 44 Leeside Lions 54
28.07.12 North Leinster Giants 13 South Dublin Swans 54
Round 9
11.08.12 Galway Magpies 109 North Leinster Giants 19
11.08.12 Belfast Redbacks 99 Dublin Demons 62
11.08.12 Leeside Lions 17 South Dublin Swans 56
Round 10
18.08.12 South Dublin Swans 96 Belfast Redbacks 60
18.08.12 Leeside Lions 25 North Leinster Giants 0#
18.08.12 Dublin Demons 54 Galway Magpies 49

 

Reference :[2]

References

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Websites

 

[1] ARFLI (2015) ARFLI Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/arflisecondary.png [Accessed 27 July 2017]

 

Internet Archive

 

[2] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) 2012 Season [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20140711024151/http://www.arfli.com/records/2012-season [Accessed 30 March 2017]

 

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Richard Conville

 

About this document

 

Reserached, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 2 March 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

 

Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Premiership 2011-2017

Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Logo 2010-2017 [23]

ARFLI Premiership 2011

PWDLPFPAPts
*Leeside Lions12100248736433
*South Dublin Swans1280475336131
*Midwest Magpies1280462126929
*Dublin Demons1270547665023
Belfast Redbacks1230926940613
North Leinster Kangaroos1230927353613

Reference: compiled from [1][2]

Points System: 4 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss (Premiership Round) / 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss (Lightning Premiership Round) / 0 Pts Forfeit #

Note: North Leinster Kangaroos entered competition on 13 July 2011. They were a merger of Midland Tigers and West Dublin Saints. [3]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
Grand FinalDurrow, Co. Laois
24.09.2011South Dublin Swans6.9 (45)Leeside Lions5.7 (37)

Reference: [4]

ARFLI Premiership 2012

 PWLDFAPts
Belfast Redbacks10730  31
South Dublin Swans10640  28
Galway Magpies10550  25
Dublin Demons10550  25
Leeside Lions10460  22
North Leinster Giants10370  19

[19]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 South Dublin Swans71Galway Magpies89
 Belfast Redbacks67Dublin Demons29
 Grand Final   
 Belfast Redbacks78Galway Magpies48

[19]

ARFLI Premiership 2013

 PWLDFAPts
Belfast Redbacks1082078435734
Leeside Lions1064071244228
South Dublin Swans1064072256528
Galway Magpies1055065674725
North Leinster Giants1046046977522
Dublin Demons1019046291913

[20]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
07.09.13Belfast Redbacks89Galway Magpies27
07.09.13Leeside Lions31South Dublin Swans50
 Grand Final   
14.09.13Belfast Redbacks56South Dublin Swans76

[20]

ARFLI Premiership 2014

 PWLDFAPts
South Dublin Swans972064039430
Galway Magpies963077448927
Belfast Redbacks963055743027
Leeside Lions963045350227
North Leinster Giants927047564815
Dublin Demons90902947309

[21][Table as at August 16 2014]

     

ARFLI Premiership 2015

 PWLDFAPts
Belfast Redbacks8710  29
South Dublin Swans8530  23
Galway Magpies8440  20
Leeside Lions8440  18
North Leinster Giants8080  2

[22]

     

ARFLI Premiership 2016

 PWLDFAPts
Leeside Lions9900  36
Galway Magpies9450  21
Belfast Redbacks9360  18
South Dublin Swans9270  15

[5]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
23.07.16Belfast Redbacks46South Dublin Swans21
23.07.16Belfast RedbacksWGalway MagpiesL
23.07.16Galway MagpiesLSouth Dublin SwansW
 Grand Final   
06.08.16Leeside Lions104Belfast Redbacks52

[7-9]

ARFLI Premiership 2017

 PWLDFAPts
Leeside Lions761027212425
Belfast Redbacks853019623223
South Dublin Swans826019024014
Galway Magpies725020026213

[11-14]

DateTeam 1 Team 2 
 Semi-Final Round   
10.09.17Belfast Redbacks9-10-64Galway Magpies2-1-13
10.09.17South Dublin Swans4-5-29Belfast Redbacks1-4-10
10.09.17South Dublin Swans2-10-22Galway Magpies2-4-16
 Grand Final   
16.09.17Leeside Lions13-7-85South Dublin Swans6-5-41

[15-17]

Report

The Australian Rules Football League of Ireland was founded in 2001, and by 2011 the two geographical divisions were merged into one Premiership.

Leeside Lions won the 2011 Premiership title and South Dublin Swans the Grand Final. The 2012 season belonged to the Belfast Redbacks who won both the Premiership and Grand Final, defeating Galway Magpies 74-48. They would again win the Premiership in 2013, however, would fall short 76-56 to the South Dublin Swans in the Grand Final.

Belfast Redbacks would again win the 2015 Premiership, losing only 1 of 8 matches. The 2016 season would see both titles go south as the Leeside Lions took the Premiership and defeated Belfast Redbacks convincingly in the Grand Final 104-52. They would repeat the feat in the 2017 season, beating South Dublin Swans 85-41 in the Grand Final to add to their second Premiership in a row.

References

Internet Archive

[1] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Wayback Machine (2011) Game Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110928040140/http://www.arfli.com/index.php?p=games [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[2] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Wayback Machine (2011) Home [August 13, 2011][Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110813141603/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[3] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Wayback Machine (2011) Home [July 16, 2011] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110716154451/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]

Websites

[4] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2011) Swans Make It Back To Back Premierships [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2011/10/01/swans-make-it-back-to-back-premierships/ [Accessed 10 October 2016] [Broken Link]

[5] South Dublin Swans (2017) Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://southdublinswans.com/football/fixtures [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[6] South Dublin Swans (2017) Results [Internet] Available from: http://southdublinswans.com/football/swans-results [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[7] ARFLI (2016) Lions make Grand Final [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/07/08/lions-make-grand-final/ [Accessed 27 July 2017]

[8] ARFLI (2016) Finals Footy this weekend [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/07/22/finals-footy-this-weekend/ [Accessed 24 August 2017]

[9] ARFLI (2016) Belfast Redbacks reach Grand Final [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/08/03/belfast-redbacks-reach-grand-final/” [Accessed 24 August 2017]

[10] ARFLI (2016) Lions roar again [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/08/12/lions-roar-again/ [Accessed 24 August 2017]

[11] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Latest Results / Points Table [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 15 May 2017]

[12] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Latest Results / Points Table [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 19 June 2017]

[13] South Dublin Swans Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 4 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/southdublinswans/posts/1578432332176067:0 [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[14] Belfast Redbacks Australian Rules Football Club Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 2 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastredbacks/posts/704246669776228 [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[15] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Swans into Grand Final in dramatic fashion [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2017/09/11/swans-into-grand-final-in-dramatic-fashion/ [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[16] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) ARFLI Grand Final Preview [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2017/09/14/arfli-grand-final-preview-2/ [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[17] World Footy News (2017) Leeside Lions defend title – 2017 ARFLI Premiers [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20170917190653542 [Accessed 18 September 2017]

Internet Archive

[18] ARFLI – Web Archive (2011) Jeep ARFLI Ladder AS of August 9th [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20110813141603/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 13 April 2017]

[19] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) 2012 Season [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20140711024151/http://www.arfli.com/records/2012-season [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[20] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) 2013 Season [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20140711015812/http://www.arfli.com/records/2013-2/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[21] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) Home [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20141124230251/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[22] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) Final Ladder and Semi-Final Fixtures [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20170330100955/http://www.arfli.com/2015/08/21/final-ladder-and-semi-finals-fixtures/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]

Images

[23] TWIMG (2017) Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/498229009742704640/lMxp3RkN.png [Accessed 23 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Conville, Conor Lynch & Conor McGroarty

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Last Updated: 1 November 2019

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