Australian rules football club
Australian rules football club
Cardiff Full name Cardiff Australian Football Club Nickname(s) Hawks Motto The Family Club Club song "We play for Cardiff, we're on the run" After finals Men's Cup - 3rd Home-and-away season Men's Cup - 3rd Best and fairest TBC Founded 1967; 58 years ago (1967 ) Colours Competition AFL Hunter Central Coast President Matthew Plumridge Coach Danny Priest (Men's Cup) Captain(s) Jack Pratt/Emma Hieke Premierships 8 1st Grade Premierships
1969 (reserve grade),
1979, 1980, 1998 - NAFL
2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 - BDAFL Ground(s) Pasterfield Sports Complex, Horizon Avenue, Cameron Park Former ground(s)
Maneela Park, Glendale
Hillsborough Oval, Hillsborough
Bill Elliott Oval, Maryland
Official website cardiffhawks.com.au
The Cardiff Australian Football Club , nicknamed the Hawks , is an Australian rules football club based in the City of Lake Macquarie suburb of Cameron Park , New South Wales , and currently plays in the AFL Hunter Central Coast competition.
History
The club was established on 14 November 1967 at a meeting at the Evans Oval Soccer Hall by former pupils at the Cardiff High school. They first began playing football in 1968 entering a team in the Newcastle Australian Football League Reserve grade competition. In their first season they had finished runners up, losing the Grand Final by just one point. After winning the premiership the following year in 1969, Cardiff was added to the league's First Grade competition. At the time the club was playing on a field which is now known today as McDonald Jones Stadium .
Cardiff improved quickly within the First Grade competition, making their first Grand Final in 1974 despite losing to RAAF. In 1978 the Hawks moved to their new home ground of Maneela Park in Glendale . Under the coaching of former Glenelg footballer Neil Davis , Cardiff won their first NAFL First Grade premiership[ 1] Newcastle City , and went on to win the following year in 1980 after lasting the entire season undefeated. Cardiff finished runners up in the following 1981 and 1982 seasons, losing both Grand Finals to Newcastle City and Western Suburbs. However, this would see a premiership drought lasting for 18 years until 1998 when a year after they finished runners up again, this time to Nelson Bay, they capped off another undefeated season to win the premiership.
After both the Newcastle and Central Coast leagues merged to form the Black Diamond Australian Football League in 2000, Cardiff were seen as one of the more stronger clubs inn the league early on, despite losing both the 2000 and 2001 Grand Finals to Terrigal-Avoca and West Newcastle-Wallsend. The Hawks won the 2002 premiership and went on to win the 2004, 2005 and 2006 flags but after 2007 saw a Grand Final losing streak that lasted from 2008 to 2012. 2006 saw the club lose Maneela Park, which resulted in seniors playing at Bill Elliott Oval and juniors at Hillsborough Oval.[ 2] [ 3]
Cardiff fielded their first Women's team in 2016 that finished their inaugural season 4th with 11 wins and 4 losses. In 2021, Cardiff introduced a second women's team which will compete in the Plate division.
Cardiff has produced one Australian Football League player, Isaac Heeney who was drafted by Sydney Swans in the 2014 AFL National Draft.
Honour Board
Premierships
1st Grade
Reserve Grade
Under 18s
U/10s
U/11s
U/12s
U/13s
U/14s
U/15s
U/16s
U/17s
U/17s Girls
1979
1969
2005
2006
2019
2002
2014
2005
2013
2006
1976
2016
1980 ^
1972
2008
2004
2015
2006
2008^
1981
2019
1998 ^
1976
2009
2005
2020
2007
2010
1988
2020
2002
1980
2010
2006
2008^
1989
2004
1985
2008
2009
1996
2005
1986
2011
1997
2006
2001
2012
2011
2017 #
2020 ^
^ Undefeated season
# 2nd Division
Best and Fairest
Year
Men's 1st Grade
Men's Reserve Grade
Men's U18 Grade
Men's 3rd Grade
Women's 1st Grade
Women's Reserve Grade
1973
Geoffery Sheean
1974
Paul Redman
1975
Michael Storck
1976
Klaus Richter
1977
Klaus Richter
1978
John Reinhardt
1979
Klaus Richter
1980
Steve Raw
1981
Ben Jansen
1982
Ben Jansen
1983
Ben Jansen
1984
Ben Jansen
1985
Ben Jansen
1986
Keith White
1987
Geoff Rock
1988
Keith White
1989
John Hislop
1990
Mark Roberts
1991
Troy Baylis
1992
Michael Gillard
1993
Troy Baylis
1994
Glen Crowe
1995
Steve McCarten
1996
Ross Hughes
1997
Troy Baylis
1998
Ricky Roberts
1999
David Flynn
2000
Troy Baylis
2001
David Flynn
2002
Brendan Wold
2003
Shawn Simpson
2004
Michael Ryan
2005
David Flynn
2006
Luke Orton
2007
Adam Clarke
2008
Adam Clarke
Nathan Pearson
Wade Beard/Sam Brasington
2009
Tim Sheldon
Dustin Spriggs
Matthew White
2010
Simon O'Brien
Shane Williams
Jack Pratt/Sam Haigh
2011
Adam Clarke
James Foot
Rhys Dintino
2012
Simon O'Brien
Josh McLeod
2013
Liam Gibson
Tim Brown
2014
Simon O'Brien
Simon Williams
Michael Krake
2015
Tim Sheldon
Andrew Risby
Tony Edser
2016
Max Hillier
Jason Adlington
Eliza Bunner
2017
Tom Yensch
John O'Regan
Mollie Palmer
2018
Bryce Graetz
Michael Ryan & Callum Spoor
Taylah Wilks
2019
Simon O'Brien
Max Kozlik
Matisse Coram-Parker
2020
Izaac Hughes
David Graan & Jared Campbell
Danika Spamer
2021
2022
2023
Club Presidents
Year
Name
Year
Name
Year
Name
Year
Name
Year
Name
Year
Name
1968
Horrie Northey
1978
Bob Simcoe
1988
Alan White
1998
Chris Arnold
2008
Peter Risby
2018
Quinton Davis
1969
Clive Gerrish
1979
John Reinhardt
1989
Alan White
1999
Chris Arnold
2009
Peter Risby
2019
Damian Charleson
1970
Clive Gerrish
1980
John Reinhardt
1990
Alan White
2000
Paul Redman
2010
Peter Risby
2020
Warren Lovell
1971
Clive Gerrish
1981
Bob Simcoe
1991
Roy Reichert
2001
Paul Redman
2011
Peter Risby
2021
Warren Lovell
1972
Clive Gerrish
1982
Kieran Lister
1992
Roy Reichert
2002
Paul Redman
2012
Callan Buchan
2022
Matthew Plumridge
1973
Clive Gerrish
1983
Kieran Lister
1993
Roy Reichert
2003
Henry Kocon
2013
Brendan Bailey
2023
Matthew Plumridge
1974
Lee Northey
1984
Michael Storck
1994
David Fowler & Shane Jones
2004
Michael Gray
2014
Brendan Bailey
1975
John Sullivan
1985
Michael Storck
1995
Shane Jones
2005
Michael Gray
2015
Mathew Musilak
1976
Ric P Gregory
1986
Michael Storck
1996
Chris Arnold
2006
Michael Gray
2016
Quinton Davis
1977
Bob Simcoe
1987
Alan White
1997
Chris Arnold
2007
Paul Redman
2017
Quinton Davis
Life Members
Name
Reason
Year Inducted
Troy Baylis
200+ Games
2017
Shawn Simpson
200+ Games
2017
Shane Williams
200+ Games
2017
Ryan Sneddon
200+ Games
2017
Paul Cooksley
200+ Games
2017
Nick Kocon
200+ Games
2017
Liam Gibson
200+ Games
2017
Ken Saxby
200+ Games
2017
Jeremy Kocon
200+ Games
2017
Greg Walker
200+ Games
2017
Glenn Summers
200+ Games
2017
Brendan Wold
200+ Games
2017
Ben Stewart
200+ Games
2017
Andrew Risby
200+ Games
2017
Peter Risby
10+ years Service
2017
Brian Page
10+ years Service
2017
Quinton Davis
200+ Games
2019
Adam Clarke
10+ years Service
2019
Wayne Reid
10+ years Service
2020
Games Played Top 6
Name
Games Played
Adam Dugan
367
Nick Kocon
333
Paul Redman
329
Brian Phillips
327
Liam Gibson
318
Glenn Summers
307
League/AFL Awards
Year
Name
Award
Comments
2000
Troy Baylis
Elliot Davey Medal
First Grade B&F
2000
Cardiff Hawks
Club Championship
2001
Shawn Simpson
Elliot Davey Medal
First Grade B&F
2001
Christan David
Chris Arnold Medal
Reserve Grade B&F
2002
David Healey
Black Diamond Cup Leading Goalkicker
102 goals
2003
Phillip Jauncy
Under 18 Best and Fairest
2003
Nick Kocon
Under 18 Sporting Pulse Player Award
2004
Cardiff Hawks
Club Championship
2004
Cardiff Hawks
Club Administration Award
2005
Tom Biviano
Reserve Grade Leading Goalkicker
2005
Murray White
Under 18 Leading Goalkicker
2005
Cardiff Hawks
Club Championship
2005
Cardiff Hawks
Club Administration Award
2006
Michael Ryan
Black Diamond Cup Leading Goalkicker
92 goals
2006
Michael Ryan
Carlton Draught Player of The Year
2006
Cardiff Hawks
Club Administration Award
2007
Tim Sheldon
Elliot Davey Medal
First Grade B&F
2008
Michael Ryan
Black Diamond Cup Leading Goalkicker
108 goals
2008
Cardiff Hawks
Club Championship
2009
Cardiff Hawks
Club Championship
2010
Michael Ryan
Black Diamond Cup Leading Goalkicker
72 goals
2010
Michael Ryan
Coach of The Year
2010
Matthew White
Under 18 Leading Goalkicker
54 goals
2010
Cardiff Hawks
Club Championship
2011
James Foot
Granland Medal
Reserve Grade B&F
2011
Paul Redman
James Arnold Volunteer of The Year
2011
Cardiff Hawks
Club Administration Award
2012
Isaac Heeney
Alan McLean Medal
National Carnival B&F
2012
Isaac Heeney
Most Outstanding Young Footballer
2012
Isaac Heeney
Jim Stynes Scholarship
2014
Isaac Heeney
Rising Star
2014
Isaac Heeney
TAC Cup Team of The Year
2014
Isaac Heeney
Harrison Medal
TAC Cup B&F
2014
Isaac Heeney
Under 18 All Australian
2014
Micahel Krake
Chris Arnold Medal
Reserve Grade B&F
2015
Max Hillier
Rising Star
2016
Max Hillier
Most Outstanding Young Footballer
2017
Tom Yensch
Elliot Davey Medal
First Grade B&F
2017
Marcus De Leur
Black Diamond Cup Coaches MVP
2017
Michael Ryan
Reserve Grade Leading Goalkicker
2017
Josh Murphy
Reserve Grade Leading Goalkicker
2018
Lachlan Price
Rising Star
2018
Taylah Wilks
Rising Star
2018
Michael Ryan
Black Diamond Plate Leading Goalkicker
2018
Miles Petersen
Grand final 400m Winner
2019
Izaac Hughes
Maurice Goolagong Trophy
58 Goals
2019
Eloise Petersen
Rising Star
2019
Izaac Hughes
Grand final 100m Sprint Winner
2019
Jaden Newton
Under 13 John Holmquest Trophy
Best and Fairest
2020
David Graan
Chris Arnold Medal
Reserve Grade B&F
2020
Brendan Wold
Reserve Grade Leading Goalkicker
25 Goals
2020
Danika Spamer
Rising Star
2020
Billy Jo Towers
Rookie of The Year
2020
Danika Spamer
Rookie of The Year
2020
Danika Spamer
Women's Best and Fairest
2020
Max King
Under 13 John Holmquest Trophy
Best and Fairest
2020
Tameka Chambers
Under 13 Girls Best and Fairest
References
External links
Current clubs Former clubs
West Newcastle-Wallsend
Woy Woy Peninsula Representative competitions Supporting organisations
Newcastle Central Coast Umpires Association
