AFL Mackay
Amateur Australian rules football competition
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AFL Mackay is an amateur Australian rules football competition formed as the Mackay Australian Football League in 1970. It is headquartered in the city of Mackay with further clubs in Airlie Beach, Bakers Creek and Moranbah. The representative team is known as the Crows. The Premier division is now sponsored by Allied Pickfords Australia (renaming it to Allied Pickfords Cup)
FormerlyMackay Australian Football League
Founded1970
Divisions(3) Senior Men, Senior Women, Reserve Men
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 AFL Queensland season | |
| Formerly | Mackay Australian Football League |
|---|---|
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Divisions | (3) Senior Men, Senior Women, Reserve Men |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | Australia |
| Most recent champion | Senior Men: North Mackay
Senior Women: Bakers Creek (2025) |
| Most titles | Senior Men: North Mackay Saints (15) MJ Miller Medal: John Price (3: 2006, 2007, 2008), Desmond Hayes (3: 2010, 2015, 2016) |
| Sponsor | Allied Pickford's |
| Official website | Official AFL Mackay Website |
History
The first Australian rules football matches in Mackay were held in 1885, however most clubs in the region later adopted rugby rules.[1] It would be almost a century before regular competition would again be played in the region.
The Mackay Australian Football League began in 1970 with founding clubs being the East Mackay Demons, West Mackay Magpies (later Walkerston), and North Mackay Colts.
- 1971 Bakers Creek join.
- 1975 Moranbah join.
- 1977 Mackay City join.
- 1980 Dysart join.
- 1982 Middlemount join. Dysart and Middlemount, along with Moranbah, move to the Central Highlands AFL as shift work made it difficult to consistently field teams
- 1983 Trend United break away from North Mackay
- 1985 Airlie Beach come into the competition. They change their name to Whitsunday in 1990.
- 1987 East Mackay and Trend United amalgamate to become known as Eastern Swans.
- 1989 Moranbah return but the same problems arise and in 1993 again returned to the Central Highlands.
- 1990 Mackay City change their name to Northern Beaches and then back to Mackay City in 1998.
- 2011 Andergrove Kangaroos joined the competition, changed their name to the Northern Beaches Magpies in 2012, and then to the Mackay Magpies in 2015.
Clubs
Locations
Red = senior clubs
Yellow = junior-only clubs
Senior
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in MAFL | MAFL Senior Premierships | Notes | |
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| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Bakers Creek |  |
Tigers | Etwell Park, Bakers Creek | – | 1971 | 1971– | 9 | 1971, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999 | |
| Eastern Swans (East Mackay 1970-86) |  |
Swans[2] | Rogers Oval, South Mackay | – | 1970 | 1970– | 7 | 1970, 1973, 1980, 1988, 1998, 2009, 2015, 2024 | |
| Mackay (Andergrove 2011; Northern Beaches 2012-14) |  |
Magpies | Magpies Sports Park, Glenella | – | 2011 | 2011- | 0 | - | |
| Mackay City (Northern Beaches 1990-97) |  |
Hawks | Harrup Park, South Mackay | – | 1977 | 1977-1978, 1980- | 8 | 1985, 1986, 1997, 2000, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 | |
| Moranbah |  |
Bulldogs | Stevenson Sports Park, Moranbah | CHAFL | 1975 | 1975–1982, 1989–1991, 2006– | 3 | 1977, 1978, 2014 | Don't field senior men's team |
| North Mackay |  |
Saints | Zeolla Park, Beaconsfield | – | 1970 | 1970– | 15 | 1974, 1976, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
| Whitsunday (Airlie Beach 1985-89) |  |
Sea Eagles | Whitsundays Sports Park, Jubilee Pocket | – | 1985 | 1985- | 10 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2018 | Don't field reserve men's team |
Juniors only
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Est. | Years in MAFL |
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| Sarina |  |
Demons | Brewers Park, Sarina | 2010 | 2010- |
Former
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Est. | Years in MAFL | MAFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
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| Flags | Years | |||||||
| Alligator Creek |  | Bombers | ? | Juniors only | Folded | |||
| Dysart |  |
Swans | 1980 | 1980-1982 | 0 | - | Formed Central Highlands AFL in 1983 | |
| Pioneer Valley |  | Power | Etwell Park, Bakers Creek | ?-2018 | Juniors only | Merged with Bakers Creek in 2019 | ||
| Middlemount |  |
Kangaroos | 1982 | 1982 | 0 | - | Formed Central Highlands AFL in 1983 | |
| Trend United | | Swans | 1983 | 1983–1986 | 1 | 1984 | Split from North Mackay in 1983. Merged with East Mackay to form Eastern Swans in 1987 | |
| Walkerston |  | Magpies | 1971–1986 | 1 | 1975 | Folded after 1986 season | ||
MJ Miller Medal
The MJ Miller Medal is awarded to the best & fairest player as voted by the umpires in the senior men's competition. The award is named after Mick Miller; formerly of the Walkerston Magpies, who was a driving force behind the introduction of AFL to the Mackay Region.
Previous Winners:
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Premiers
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Senior Mens Leading Goal Kickers
| Year | Player | Club | Total goals |
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| 1970 | David Synnott | North Mackay | 31 |
| 1971 | Mervyn Stevens | Bakers Creek | 66 |
| 1972 | Mervyn Stevens | Bakers Creek | 54 |
| 1973 | Mervyn Stevens | Bakers Creek | 105 |
| 1974 | Len Holland | North Mackay | 65 |
| 1975 | Mervyn Stevens | Bakers Creek | 65 |
| 1976 | Chris Mouat | Moranbah | 57 |
| 1977 | Chris Mouat | Moranbah | 113 |
| 1978 | Ronald Perkins | Moranbah | 59 |
| 1979 | Ness Berding | Moranbah | 102 |
| 1980 | Mervyn Stevens | Bakers Creek | 91 |
| 1981 | Kevin Kimber | Bakers Creek | 79 |
| 1982 | Mervyn Stevens | Mackay City | 151 |
| 1983 | Gary Chapman | Mackay City | 76 |
| 1984 | Peter Smith | Bakers Creek | 59 |
| 1985 | Allen Newman | Trend United | 99 |
| 1986 | Peter Smith | Bakers Creek | 105 |
| 1987 | Brian Park | Bakers Creek | 49 |
| 1988 | Peter Harris | Eastern Swans | 100 |
| 1989 | Anthony Baker | Bakers Creek | 216 |
| 1990 | Anthony Baker | Bakers Creek | 136 |
| 1991 | Peter Harris | North Mackay | 228 |
| 1992 | Geoffrey Reid | Eastern Swans | 89 |
| 1993 | Todd Watson | Whitsunday | 103 |
| 1994 | Damian Quirk | Whitsunday | 64 |
| 1995 | Paul Tascus | Whitsunday | 81 |
| 1996 | Ben Kingsley | Whitsunday | 50 |
| 1997 | Ty Miller | North Mackay | 53 |
| 1998 | Matt Cumming | Whitsunday | 47 |
| 1999 | Daniel Archer | Eastern Swans | 100 |
| 2000 | Barry Goodwin | Mackay City | 57 |
| 2001 | Greg Burdett | North Mackay | 40 |
| 2002 | Lenard Egan | North Mackay | 54 |
| 2003 | David Johnstone | Mackay City | 80 |
| 2004 | David Johnstone | Mackay City | 63 |
| 2005 | Sean Reilly | Mackay City | 60 |
| 2006 | Lenard Egan | North Mackay | 80 |
| 2007 | David Johnstone | Mackay City | 80 |
| 2008 | Craig Dowdell | North Mackay | 108 |
| 2009 | Grant Evans | Mackay City | 74 |
| 2010 | Joshua Murray | Bakers Creek | 56 |
| 2011 | Paul Cole | North Mackay | 104 |
| 2012 | Troy Weller | Whitsundays | 76 |
| 2013 | Michael Fisher | Moranbah Bulldogs | 76 |
| 2014 | Mathew Stephens | Mackay Hawks | 97 |
| 2015 | Brodie Saltmarsh | Mackay City Hawks | 65 |
| 2016 | Sean Reilly | Mackay City Hawks | |
| 2017 | Brendan Riddle | North Mackay Saints | 71 |
| 2018 | Sean Reilly | Mackay City Hawks | |
| 2019 | Samuel Dunbar | North Mackay Saints | 70 |
| 2020 | Benjamin Barba | Eastern Swans | 26 |
| 2021 | Benjamin Barba | Eastern Swans | 63 |
| 2022 | Cody Filewood | North Mackay Saints | 64 |
| 2023 | Cody Filewood | North Mackay Saints | 50 |
| 2024 | Joel Mitchell | Mackay Magpies | 58 |
| 2025 | Cameron Hill | North Mackay Saints | 54 |
2008 Ladder
| AFL Mackay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Mackay | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2938 | 879 | 334.24% | 72 | 1st Semi | Eastern Swans | 13 | 9 | 87 | Mackay City | 12 | 14 | 86 | |
| Whitsundays | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2752 | 1303 | 211.20% | 60 | 2nd Semi | North Mackay | 16 | 16 | 112 | Whitsundays | 8 | 10 | 58 | |
| Mackay City | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2050 | 1680 | 122.02% | 48 | Preliminary | Eastern Swans | 18 | 6 | 114 | Whitsundays | 14 | 20 | 104 | |
| Eastern Swans | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2109 | 2342 | 90.05% | 36 | Grand | North Mackay | 25 | 17 | 167 | Eastern Swans | 8 | 11 | 59 | |
| Moranbah | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1108 | 2468 | 44.89% | 16 | ||||||||||
| Bakers Creek | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 942 | 3227 | 29.19% | 8 | ||||||||||
2009 Ladder
| AFL Mackay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitsundays | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2356 | 975 | 241.64% | 72 | 1st Semi | Eastern Swans | 21 | 6 | 132 | Bakers Creek | 5 | 7 | 37 | |
| Mackay City | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2082 | 1234 | 168.72% | 44 | 2nd Semi | Whitsundays | 15 | 5 | 95 | Mackay City | 12 | 5 | 77 | |
| Eastern Swans | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1558 | 1499 | 103.94% | 44 | Preliminary | Eastern Swans | 17 | 10 | 112 | Mackay City | 11 | 12 | 78 | |
| Bakers Creek | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1331 | 1800 | 73.94% | 28 | Grand | Eastern Swans | 11 | 6 | 72 | Whitsundays | 9 | 9 | 63 | |
| North Mackay | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1443 | 1686 | 85.59% | 24 | ||||||||||
| Moranbah | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 788 | 2364 | 33.33% | 4 | ||||||||||
2010 Ladder
| AFL Mackay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitsundays | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1713 | 850 | 201.53% | 60 | 1st Semi | North Mackay | 7 | 10 | 52 | Bakers Creek | 6 | 6 | 42 | |
| Mackay City | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1875 | 784 | 239.16% | 56 | 2nd Semi | Mackay City | 11 | 9 | 75 | Whitsundays | 8 | 13 | 61 | |
| North Mackay | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1494 | 1127 | 132.56% | 40 | Preliminary | Whitsundays | 17 | 18 | 120 | North Mackay | 6 | 4 | 40 | |
| Bakers Creek | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1337 | 1187 | 112.64% | 32 | Grand | Whitsundays | 16 | 12 | 108 | Mackay City | 7 | 6 | 48 | |
| Eastern Swans | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1151 | 1547 | 74.40% | 24 | ||||||||||
| Moranbah | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 511 | 2586 | 19.80% | 4 | ||||||||||
2011 Ladder
| AFL Mackay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay City | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1958 | 434 | 451.15% | 64 | 1st Semi | Andergrove | 10 | 7 | 67 | Whitsundays | 6 | 4 | 40 | |
| North Mackay | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1800 | 706 | 254.96% | 50 | 2nd Semi | Mackay City | 6 | 6 | 42 | North Mackay | 5 | 9 | 39 | |
| Andergrove | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1084 | 1169 | 92.73% | 36 | Preliminary | North Mackay | 15 | 7 | 97 | Andergrove | 4 | 6 | 30 | |
| Whitsundays | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 793 | 1122 | 70.68% | 34 | Grand | Mackay City | 9 | 13 | 67 | North Mackay | 3 | 9 | 27 | |
| Eastern Swans | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 867 | 1185 | 73.16% | 28 | ||||||||||
| Moranbah | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 468 | 1624 | 28.82% | 12 | ||||||||||
| Bakers Creek | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 304 | 1034 | 29.40% | 0 | ||||||||||
2012 Ladder
| AFL Mackay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1499 | 520 | 288.27% | 58 | 1st Semi | Eastern Swans | 17 | 7 | 109 | North Mackay | 8 | 5 | 53 | |
| Whitsundays | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1513 | 659 | 229.59% | 56 | 2nd Semi | Whitsundays | 13 | 10 | 88 | Mackay City | 9 | 15 | 69 | |
| North Mackay | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1187 | 873 | 135.97% | 48 | Preliminary | Mackay City | 10 | 14 | 74 | Eastern Swans | 8 | 5 | 53 | |
| Eastern Swans | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1162 | 853 | 136.23% | 44 | Grand | Mackay City | 12 | 9 | 81 | Whitsundays | 9 | 6 | 60 | |
| Magpies Northern Beaches | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1030 | 864 | 119.21% | 38 | ||||||||||
| Moranbah | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 700 | 1430 | 48.95% | 24 | ||||||||||
| Bakers Creek | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 392 | 2284 | 17.16% | 12 | ||||||||||
2013 Ladder
| AFL Mackay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2219 | 631 | 351.66% | 68 | 1st Semi | Moranbah | 14 | 15 | 99 | North Mackay | 15 | 4 | 94 | |
| Eastern Swans | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1825 | 826 | 220.94% | 64 | 2nd Semi | Mackay City | 10 | 11 | 71 | Eastern Swans | 6 | 13 | 49 | |
| Moranbah | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1887 | 940 | 200.74% | 56 | Preliminary | Eastern Swans | 7 | 9 | 51 | Moranbah | 5 | 13 | 43 | |
| North Mackay | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1457 | 970 | 150.21% | 44 | Grand | Mackay City | 19 | 14 | 128 | Eastern Swans | 7 | 9 | 51 | |
| Whitsundays | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1118 | 1446 | 77.32% | 40 | ||||||||||
| Magpies Northern Beaches | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 836 | 2165 | 38.60% | 24 | ||||||||||
| Bakers Creek | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 507 | 2871 | 17.70% | 12 |
2014 Ladder
| AFL Mackay | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1748 | 644 | 271.43% | 60 | 1st Semi | Eastern Swans | 11 | 14 | 80 | North Mackay | 7 | 6 | 48 | |
| Moranbah | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1620 | 794 | 204.03% | 56 | 2nd Semi | Moranbah | 17 | 6 | 108 | Mackay City | 8 | 13 | 61 | |
| North Mackay | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1382 | 746 | 185.25% | 56 | Preliminary | Mackay City | 12 | 9 | 81 | Eastern Swans | 10 | 8 | 68 | |
| Eastern Swans | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1378 | 992 | 138.91% | 44 | Grand | Moranbah | 12 | 8 | 80 | Mackay City | 9 | 11 | 65 | |
| Whitsundays | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 903 | 1371 | 65.86% | 28 | ||||||||||
| Bakers Creek | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 583 | 1721 | 33.88% | 24 | ||||||||||
| Magpies Northern Beaches | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 506 | 1852 | 27.32% | 12 | ||||||||||
