| Wollongong Lions | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Wollongong Lions Australian Football Club | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1966 | |
| Colours | red white | |
| Competition | AFL South Coast | |
| Coach | Ken Ewen-Chappell | |
| Ground(s) | North Dalton Park | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | https://wollongonglionsafl.com.au/ | |
Wollongong Lions is an Australian rules football club based out of Wollongong.[1] It fields senior men's team in the AFL South Coast competition and a senior women's team in the AFL South Coast Women's team.
They play their home games at North Dalton Park in Towradgi, and following the installation of lighting during the summer of 2006–07 the club hosted 3 night matches during the 2007 season which attracted encouraging crowds. Trevor Burnett was head coach from 2008 to 2011 seasons, replacing Jason Philp after the 2007 season. Former Sydney Swans player Neil Brunton is the assistant coach. Current player/coach is Ken Ewen-Chappell.
The men's team have won back-to back premierships in 2016 and 2016[2] with another recent premiership in 2019 and the women's team won back-to-back premierships in 2022 and 2023.[3]
- ^ Lions, Illawarra. "Illawarra Lions". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Can Wollongong Lions win three straight AFL South Coast flags? by Tim Barrow for Illawarra Mercury 30 March 2018
- ^ Wollongong Lions claim back-to-back AFL South Coast Women's premierships by Joshua Bartlett 10 September 2023