History & Award Winners - AFL Sydney
History
Australian Rules football has been played in Sydney since 1881.
Following a brief hiatus between the years of 1894 and 1902, a competition named the ‘NSW Australian Football Association’ was formed in 1903.
In 1980 the ‘NSW Australian Football Association’ became known as the ‘Sydney Football League’, and was then renamed the ‘Sydney AFL’ in 1998.
In 2009, the league became known as ‘AFL Sydney’, as it is known today.
In 2019 the AFL Sydney competition consisted of two senior men’s competitions with the Premier Division and Platinum Division each having seniors and reserves divisions. AFL Sydney has three divisionalised men’s competitions, two U19’s divisions and four women’s divisions.
The AFL Sydney competition hosts 26 clubs represented by over 100 registered teams.
In 2018 AFL Sydney will be celebrating 115 years of senior football in Sydney, since the ‘NSW Australian Football Association’ was formed in 1903.
For more information regarding the history of AFL in Sydney, please visit the NSW Australian Football History Society website.
Award Winners - AFL Sydney
Men's Competition
- Phelan Medal - AFL Sydney Men’s Premier Division Best & Fairest
- Sanders Medal - AFL Sydney Men’s Division One Best & Fairest
- Snow Medal - AFL Sydney Men’s Division Two Best & Fairest
- McFarlane Medal - AFL Sydney Men’s Division Three Best & Fairest
- Armstrong Medal - AFL Sydney Men’s Division Four Best & Fairest
- Apted Medal - AFL Sydney Men’s Division Five North-West Best & Fairest
- Granland Medal - AFL Sydney Men’s Division Five City-South West Best & Fairest
- Rod Podbury Medal - Awarded to Men’s Premier Division Grand Final Best on Ground
- Kealy Medal - AFL Sydney Under 19.5’s Division One Best & Fairest
- Hart Medal - AFL Sydney Under 19.5’s Division Two Best & Fairest
Women's Competition
- Mostyn Medal - AFL Sydney Women’s Best & Fairest
- James Medal - AFL Sydney Women’s Division One Best & Fairest
- Andrews-Burgmann Medal - AFL Sydney Women’s Division Two Best & Fairest
- Women’s Division Three Medal - AFL Sydney Women’s Division Three Best & Fairest
- Women’s Division Four Medal - AFL Sydney Women’s Division Four Best & Fairest
- Tomkins Medal - AFL Sydney Women’s Under 20’s Division One Best & Fairest
- Deborah Rogers Trophy - Awarded to Women’s Premier Division Grand Final Best on Ground
2025 Phelan Medal – Men’s Premier Division
2025 Mostyn Medal – Women’s Premier Division
2025 Sanders Medal – Men’s Division One
2025 Snow Medal – Men’s Division Two
2025 McFarlane Medal – Men’s Division Three
2025 Armstrong Medal – Men’s Division Four
2025 Apted Medal – Men’s Division Five North-West
2025 Granland Medal – Men’s Division Five City-South West
2025 James Medal – Women’s Division One
2025 Andrews-Burgmann Medal – Women’s Division Two
2025 Women’s Division Three Medal
2025 Kealy Medal – Men’s Under 19.5 Division One
2025 Hart Medal – Men’s Under 19.5 Division Two
NSW Australian Football History Society
The NSW Australian Football History Society Inc. is a non-profit organisation whose role is to research, gather, document, catalogue and arrange for the safe keeping of objects and items of significant interest to the history of Australian Football in NSW and most particularly in Sydney.
The Society was formed in 2010 by a small group of enthusiasts interested in the history of football in NSW with the support of the AFL (NSW/ACT). In May 2011 it was incorporated as a non-profit association and subsequently through the generosity of the Western Suburbs Australian Rules Club given accommodation at their club in Croydon Park next to the long-time Australian football ground, Picken Oval. This generosity has been continued by the successors of the Western Suburbs Australian Rules Club, Magpie Sports and its parent Club, Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club. The Society numbers now almost 100 members and actively welcomes new members interested in the work of the Society and the history of Australian football.
To visit the website click here.