# AFL Cairns

AFL Cairns is a semi-professional Australian rules football league that includes clubs from the Cairns region in Queensland, Australia. It is widely regarded as the strongest regional Australian rules football league in Queensland and has a large base at Cazalys Stadium which has staged Australian Football League matches.
The league has significant coverage in local media such as The Cairns Post. Each year the senior men's Grand Final attracts between 2,500 and 3,500 spectators.
AFL Cairns runs a men's competition with seniors and reserves divisions, as well as a women's and junior competitions.

## History
### Early football matches in Cairns

An article in the Cairns Post on 3 September 1885 on page 3 titled "Football Match" describes a game of football played at the then cricket grounds, believed to have been in the precinct around Munro Martin Park and the Civic Theatre. This game was between Cairns, led by Jack MacNamara (believed to have been a representative of Victoria at first intercolonial match) and Townsville, led by F Rendall. References are made of "Little Marks" and the final score after 2 hours was Cairns, 1 goal 7 behinds to Townsville, 1 goal 3 behinds. The Cairns umpire was AJ Draper.
The Cairns team was :- Michelle Burke, Leonie Burke, J Swallow, "Little" Draper, Reid, Crawford, Horse, Campbell, Warren, Harrison, McClelland, Oldham, Rev.Nobbs, Grcnsen, J.Loridan, Bulcock, Wood, Ärmstrong, C.Loridan, Johnstone, D. Wall, Middlebrook, Schumhronk, Dent, McCarthy, Hogarth.
T. H. LAKE was the secretary.
In 1932 a new association was formed with 30 members and called upon Melbourne teams to play an exhibition match and assistance from the Australian National Football Council. In its first match combined Cairns-Gordonvale team defeated a team from Tully 9 goals 9 to 5 goals 10. However the competition was shortlived.
During World War II, calls were put out for the organisation of local matches and at least one such match was played in Gordonvale on 19 March 1942. A Cairns Charity league was set up that year featuring four service teams based in Cairns - RAAF, two Army teams and a navy team. The services league lasted just one season. In 1944, a one-off match was organised between the Triangles and Locals.

### Cairns Australian Football League

The modern league as we now know it formed in 1955 as the Cairns Australian Football League and a local schoolboy competition was also formed resulting in a junior representative trip to Townsville by plane. In 1957 the ANFC, through Bruce Andrew, purchased land in Cairns for the first dedicated field in regional Queensland which became Cazalys Stadium. The initial Senior competition had only two teams, Norths and Souths. This has since expanded to seven teams.
Around 2000, the league affiliated with the Australian Football League and was re-branded AFL Cairns. The league has grown rapidly in recent years with the ongoing development of Cazalys Stadium, the success of the Queensland-based Brisbane Lions, and with Cairns hosting exhibition Australian Football League matches and later matches for premiership points.
The league introduced a Women's Footy competition in 2002.

### 2004 grand final

In the 2004 Grand Final between North Cairns and Port Douglas, a brawl began moments after the conclusion of the national anthem before the start of the match. Further fighting occurred on the field and in the crowd during the match.
North Cairns, who were seen as underdogs going into the match, won the match by 48 points, giving the club their first premiership since 1988. However the premiership was stripped following a lengthy investigation, with no premiers awarded for the 2004 season.
The grand final gained national media attention, and is considered one of the ugliest moments in the history of Australian rules football.

### Manunda Hawks' Omission from the 2015 season

In 2014, the Manunda Hawks forfeited an away game against Port Douglas due to the concern for the safety of a player that was threatened via social media. The league reacted by suspending the club for the 2015 season.

## Clubs
### Current

| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Founded | Joined | Senior Premierships | Senior Premierships | Notes |
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Founded | Joined | Total | Years | Notes |
| Cairns | | Saints | Griffiths Park, Manunda | 1993 | 1993 | 13 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 | |
| Cairns City | | Lions | Holloways Beach Sporting Complex, Holloways Beach | 2011 | 1970 | 4 | 1982, 1983, 2021, 2022 | Previously known as City United and Cairns City Cobras |
| Cairns Stingers | | Stingers | Various | | 2024 | 0 | - | Division 3 only |
| Centrals-Trinity Beach | | Bulldogs | Crathern Park, Trinity Beach | 1963 | 1963 | 12 | 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997 | Known as Centrals-Aloomba prior to 1989 |
| Manunda | | Hawks | Cazalys Stadium, Westcourt | 1983 | 1984 | 4 | 1987, 2006, 2007, 2011 | |
| North Cairns | | Tigers | Watsons Oval, Manunda | 1955 | 1956 | 10 | 1958, 1959, 1976. 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 | |
| Port Douglas | | Crocs | Port Douglas Sporting Complex, Port Douglas | 1989 | 1989 | 10 | 1991, 2001, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 | |
| South Cairns | | Cutters (Swans prior to 1984 | Fretwell Park, Bentley Park | 1956 | 1956 | 10 | 1956, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 2003, 2024 | Known as South Balaclava prior to 1984 |

### Former

| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Founded | Years in AFL Cairns | Senior Premierships | Senior Premierships | Fate |
| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Founded | Years in AFL Cairns | Total | Years | Fate |
| Aloomba-Gordonvale | | | | 1957 | 1957–1963 | 1 | 1960 | Merged with Centrals to form Centrals-Aloomba |
| Babinda | | Magpies | | 1958 | 1958–1971 | 3 | 1961, 1962, 1970 | Folded |
| Balaclava | | | | | 1960–1962 | 0 | - | Merged with South Cairns to form South Balaclava |
| Centrals-Aloomba | | | | 1958 | 1958–1963 | 0 | - | Merged with Trinity Beach to form Centrals-Trinity Beach |
| Innisfail | | Roos | | | 1958, 1980, 1982–1983 | 0 | - | Folded |
| Mareeba | | Saints | | | 1980–1982 | 0 | - | Folded |
| Pyramid Power | | Power | Maher Road Oval, Gordonvale | 2006 | 2006-2020 (Reserves only) | 0 | - | Folded |
| Tinaroo Falls/Tolga-Tinaroo | | | | | 1957–1958 | 1 | 1957 | Folded |

## Junior clubs
### Current

* Centrals Trinity Beach
* South Cairns Cutters
* Port Douglas
* North Cairns Tigers
* Manunda Hawks
* Cape York Eagles
* Cairns Saints
* Cairns City Lions
* Gordonvale Suns

### Former

* Tableland Pythons
* Redlynch Lions
* Babinda Magpies
* Pyramid Power
* Cairns City Cobras (Cairns Cities)
* Cassowary Coast Crows

## AFL Players

Notable players from the AFL Cairns who went on to play at VFL/AFL level include
* Collin Judd (Hawthorn Hawks)
* Alex Davies (Manunda Hawks) (Gold Coast Suns)
* Austin Harris (Cairns Saints) (Gold Coast Suns)
* Craig Brittain (North Melbourne)
* Troy Clarke (Brisbane Bears)
* Mark West (Western Bulldogs)
* Charlie Dixon (Cairns Saints) (Port Adelaide Power and Gold Coast Suns)
* Rex Liddy (North Cairns) (Gold Coast Suns)
* Che Cockatoo-Collins
* Donald Cockatoo-Collins
* David Cockatoo-Collins
* Jason Roe (Cairns City Cobras) (Brisbane Lions)
* Peter Yagmoor (Cairns City Cobras/Lions) (Collingwood)
* Courtenay Dempsey (Manunda Hawks) (Essendon Bombers)
* Jarrod Harbrow (Manunda Hawks) (Gold Coast Suns)
* Sam Michael (Manunda Hawks) Essendon Bombers)
* Jack Bowes (Cairns Saints) (Gold Coast Suns)
* Jacob Heron (Cairns Saints) (Gold Coast Suns)

## Grounds/Venues

* Port Douglas Sporting Complex (Port Douglas Crocs)
* Fretwell Park (South Cairns Cutters)
* Cazalys Stadium (Manunda Hawks)
* Watsons Oval (North Cairns Tigers)
* Crathern Park (Centrals Bulldogs)
* Holloways Beach Sporting Complex (Cairns City Lions)
* Griffiths Park (Cairns Saints)
* Power Park (Pyramid Power)
* Redlynch State College Oval (Junior Training)
* Buchan Street (Eagles)

## 2009 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| South Cairns | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2363 | 1241 | 190.41% | 68 | 1st Semi | Cairns Saints | 20 | 11 | 131 | Manunda Hawks | 17 | 12 | 114 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2306 | 1347 | 171.20% | 56 | 2nd Semi | South Cairns | 16 | 15 | 111 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 16 | 10 | 106 |
| Cairns Saints | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2152 | 1566 | 137.42% | 44 | Preliminary | Cairns Saints | 20 | 15 | 135 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 11 | 5 | 71 |
| Manunda Hawks | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1903 | 2093 | 90.92% | 40 | Grand | Cairns Saints | 16 | 8 | 104 | South Cairns | 12 | 9 | 81 |
| Port Douglas | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1471 | 2406 | 61.14% | 16 |
| Cairns City Cobras | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1185 | 2045 | 57.95% | 16 |
| North Cairns | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1424 | 2106 | 67.62% | 12 |

## 2010 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Port Douglas | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2826 | 1155 | 244.68% | 72 | 1st Semi | Centrals Trinity Beach | 13 | 14 | 92 | Manunda Hawks | 9 | 16 | 70 |
| Cairns Saints | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2131 | 1453 | 146.66% | 48 | 2nd Semi | Cairns Saints | 12 | 12 | 84 | Port Douglas | 10 | 11 | 71 |
| Manunda Hawks | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1982 | 1838 | 107.83% | 40 | Preliminary | Port Douglas | 16 | 25 | 121 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 4 | 6 | 30 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1701 | 1899 | 89.57% | 36 | Grand | Cairns Saints | 17 | 16 | 118 | Port Douglas | 12 | 8 | 80 |
| North Cairns | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1750 | 1902 | 92.01% | 28 |
| Cairns City Cobras | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1434 | 1992 | 71.99% | 24 |
| South Cairns | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1136 | 2721 | 41.75% | 4 |

## 2011 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Manunda Hawks | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2381 | 1366 | 174.30% | 76 | 1st Semi | Port Douglas | 15 | 16 | 106 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 9 | 8 | 62 |
| Cairns Saints | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2367 | 1383 | 171.15% | 72 | 2nd Semi | Cairns Saints | 23 | 16 | 154 | Manunda Hawks | 9 | 8 | 62 |
| Port Douglas | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2337 | 1474 | 158.55% | 68 | Preliminary | Manunda Hawks | 14 | 11 | 95 | Port Douglas | 13 | 8 | 86 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1817 | 1726 | 105.27% | 44 | Grand | Manunda Hawks | 14 | 9 | 93 | Cairns Saints | 8 | 10 | 58 |
| North Cairns | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1617 | 2300 | 70.30% | 36 |
| South Cairns | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1654 | 1999 | 82.74% | 28 |
| Cairns City Lions | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 956 | 2881 | 33.18% | 12 |

## 2012 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Cairns Saints | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3197 | 976 | 327.56% | 80 | 1st Semi | Manunda Hawks | 21 | 13 | 139 | South Cairns | 9 | 8 | 62 |
| North Cairns | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2072 | 1463 | 141.63% | 64 | 2nd Semi | Cairns Saints | 31 | 11 | 197 | North Cairns | 6 | 12 | 48 |
| Manunda Hawks | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1796 | 1711 | 104.97% | 56 | Preliminary | Manunda Hawks | 18 | 11 | 119 | North Cairns | 13 | 11 | 89 |
| South Cairns | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1691 | 2042 | 82.81% | 48 | Grand | Cairns Saints | 24 | 10 | 154 | Manunda Hawks | 16 | 9 | 105 |
| Port Douglas | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1785 | 1897 | 94.10% | 44 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1091 | 2651 | 41.15% | 24 |
| Cairns City Lions | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1567 | 2459 | 63.73% | 20 |

## 2013 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| North Cairns | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2460 | 1157 | 212.62% | 76 | 1st Semi | Port Douglas | 11 | 18 | 84 | South Cairns | 8 | 11 | 59 |
| Cairns Saints | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2354 | 1247 | 188.77% | 72 | 2nd Semi | Cairns Saints | 8 | 14 | 62 | North Cairns | 7 | 10 | 52 |
| Port Douglas | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2106 | 1413 | 149.04% | 64 | Preliminary | North Cairns | 21 | 8 | 134 | Port Douglas | 9 | 16 | 70 |
| South Cairns | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1659 | 2017 | 82.25% | 40 | Grand | Cairns Saints | 17 | 7 | 109 | North Cairns | 11 | 19 | 85 |
| Manunda Hawks | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1470 | 1885 | 77.98% | 32 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1221 | 2305 | 52.97% | 32 |
| Cairns City Lions | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1408 | 2654 | 53.05% | 20 |

## 2014 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| South Cairns | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1963 | 1084 | 181.09% | 74 | 1st Semi | Port Douglas | 17 | 16 | 118 | North Cairns | 11 | 6 | 72 |
| Cairns Saints | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1998 | 1101 | 181.47% | 70 | 2nd Semi | Cairns Saints | 18 | 6 | 114 | South Cairns | 11 | 6 | 72 |
| Port Douglas | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2069 | 1176 | 175.94% | 62 | Preliminary | Port Douglas | 12 | 11 | 83 | South Cairns | 10 | 4 | 64 |
| North Cairns | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1253 | 1633 | 76.73% | 42 | Grand | Port Douglas | 15 | 10 | 100 | Cairns Saints | 13 | 6 | 84 |
| Cairns City Lions | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1684 | 2059 | 81.79% | 36 |
| Manunda Hawks | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 987 | 1699 | 58.09% | 30 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1087 | 2300 | 47.26% | 22 |

## 2015 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Port Douglas | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2014 | 1083 | 185.96% | 64 | 1st Semi | Cairns Saints | 14 | 15 | 99 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 6 | 12 | 48 |
| South Cairns | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1921 | 1202 | 159.82% | 48 | 2nd Semi | South Cairns | 14 | 11 | 95 | Port Douglas | 11 | 14 | 80 |
| Cairns Saints | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1917 | 1236 | 155.10% | 44 | Preliminary | Cairns Saints | 14 | 11 | 95 | Port Douglas | 11 | 14 | 80 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1659 | 1482 | 111.94% | 36 | Grand | Cairns Saints | 14 | 12 | 96 | South Cairns | 13 | 9 | 87 |
| Cairns City Lions | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1459 | 2000 | 72.95% | 20 |
| North Cairns | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 881 | 2848 | 30.93% | 4 |

## 2016 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Port Douglas | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2265 | 841 | 269.32% | 80 | 1st Semi | Centrals Trinity Beach | 13 | 10 | 88 | Cairns Saints | 13 | 7 | 85 |
| South Cairns | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2086 | 1281 | 162.84% | 72 | 2nd Semi | South Cairns | 13 | 9 | 87 | Port Douglas | 7 | 13 | 55 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1768 | 1498 | 118.02% | 52 | Preliminary | Port Douglas | 24 | 13 | 157 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| Cairns Saints | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1586 | 1368 | 115.94% | 52 | Grand | Port Douglas | 17 | 15 | 117 | South Cairns | 14 | 7 | 91 |
| Cairns City Lions | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1306 | 1817 | 71.88% | 36 |
| Manunda Hawks | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1264 | 1701 | 74.31% | 32 |
| North Cairns | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 825 | 2594 | 31.80% | 12 |

## 2017 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Port Douglas | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3041 | 788 | 385.91% | 84 | 1st Semi | Manunda Hawks | 14 | 14 | 98 | South Cairns | 13 | 11 | 89 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2369 | 1204 | 196.76% | 60 | 2nd Semi | Port Douglas | 11 | 18 | 84 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 8 | 6 | 54 |
| South Cairns | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2007 | 1270 | 158.03% | 56 | Preliminary | Manunda Hawks | 15 | 13 | 103 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 9 | 16 | 70 |
| Manunda Hawks | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2095 | 1469 | 142.61% | 56 | Grand | Port Douglas | 21 | 19 | 145 | Manunda | 11 | 4 | 70 |
| Cairns Saints | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1721 | 1653 | 104.11% | 44 |
| North Cairns | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1010 | 2322 | 43.50% | 24 |
| Cairns City Lions | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 340 | 3877 | 8.77% | 12 |

## 2018 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Port Douglas | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2736 | 949 | 288.30% | 80 | 1st Semi | South Cairns | 15 | 8 | 98 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 9 | 14 | 68 |
| Cairns Saints | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2350 | 988 | 237.85% | 76 | 2nd Semi | Port Douglas | 17 | 7 | 109 | Cairns Saints | 10 | 10 | 70 |
| South Cairns | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1944 | 1422 | 136.71% | 52 | Preliminary | Cairns Saints | 11 | 12 | 78 | South Cairns | 6 | 7 | 43 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1563 | 1710 | 91.40% | 44 | Grand | Port Douglas | 12 | 17 | 89 | Cairns Saints | 6 | 7 | 43 |
| Manunda Hawks | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1478 | 1559 | 94.80% | 40 |
| Cairns City Lions | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 950 | 2697 | 35.22% | 24 |
| North Cairns | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 884 | 2580 | 34.26 | 20 |

## 2019 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Port Douglas | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2660 | 652 | 407.98% | 68 | 1st Semi | Manunda Hawks | 12 | 12 | 84 | Cairns City Lions | 10 | 8 | 68 |
| South Cairns | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2084 | 882 | 236.28% | 68 | 2nd Semi | Port Douglas | 18 | 13 | 121 | South Cairns | 9 | 12 | 66 |
| Cairns City Lions | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1552 | 1384 | 112.16% | 64 | Preliminary | South Cairns | 12 | 15 | 87 | Manunda Hawks | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| Manunda Hawks | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1410 | 1393 | 101.22% | 40 | Grand | Port Douglas | 15 | 9 | 99 | South Cairns | 9 | 11 | 65 |
| Cairns Saints | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1172 | 1361 | 86.11% | 40 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1338 | 1517 | 88.20% | 36 |
| North Cairns | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 303 | 3330 | 9.10% | 12 |

## 2020 Ladder

| AFL Cairns | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| Port Douglas | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1688 | 397 | 425.19% | 56 | 1st Semi | South Cairns | 12 | 9 | 81 | Cairns City Lions | 12 | 7 | 79 |
| Cairns Saints | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1110 | 716 | 155.03% | 44 | 2nd Semi | Port Douglas | 18 | 16 | 124 | Cairns Saints | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| South Cairns | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1259 | 692 | 181.94% | 36 | Preliminary | Cairns Saints | 13 | 6 | 84 | South Cairns | 6 | 10 | 46 |
| Cairns City Lions | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1157 | 723 | 160.03% | 36 | Grand | Port Douglas | 15 | 12 | 102 | Cairns Saints | 11 | 6 | 72 |
| Centrals Trinity Beach | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 661 | 1231 | 53.70% | 24 |
| Manunda Hawks | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 578 | 1083 | 53.37% | 20 |
| North Cairns | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 340 | 1951 | 17.43% | 8 |

## Premiers

Below is the complete list of senior premiers in the AFL Cairns:
* 1956 South Cairns
* 1957 Tinaroo Falls
* 1958 North Cairns
* 1959 North Cairns
* 1960 Aloomba
* 1961 Babinda
* 1962 Babinda
* 1963 Souths/Balaclava
* 1964 Souths/Balaclava
* 1965 Souths/Balaclava
* 1966 Souths/Balaclava
* 1967 Centrals/Aloomba
* 1968 Souths/Balaclava
* 1969 Centrals/Aloomba
* 1970 Babinda
* 1971 Souths/Balaclava
* 1972 Souths/Balaclava
* 1973 Centrals/Aloomba
* 1974 Centrals/Aloomba
* 1975 Centrals/Aloomba
* 1976 North Cairns
* 1977 North Cairns
* 1978 Centrals/Aloomba
* 1979 Centrals/Aloomba
* 1980 North Cairns
* 1981 North Cairns
* 1982 City United
* 1983 City United
* 1984 North Cairns
* 1985 North Cairns
* 1986 North Cairns
* 1987 Manunda Hawks
* 1988 North Cairns
* 1989 Centrals/Trinity Beach
* 1990 Centrals/Trinity Beach
* 1991 Port Douglas
* 1992 Centrals/Trinity Beach
* 1993 Centrals/Trinity Beach
* 1994 Cairns Saints
* 1995 Cairns Saints
* 1996 Cairns Saints
* 1997 Centrals/Trinity Beach
* 1998 Cairns Saints
* 1999 Cairns Saints
* 2000 Cairns Saints
* 2001 Port Douglas
* 2002 Cairns Saints
* 2003 South Cairns
* 2004 Title withheld due to brawl
* 2005 Port Douglas
* 2006 Manunda Hawks
* 2007 Manunda Hawks
* 2008 Cairns Saints
* 2009 Cairns Saints
* 2010 Cairns Saints
* 2011 Manunda Hawks
* 2012 Cairns Saints
* 2013 Cairns Saints
* 2014 Port Douglas
* 2015 Cairns Saints
* 2016 Port Douglas
* 2017 Port Douglas
* 2018 Port Douglas
* 2019 Port Douglas
* 2020 Port Douglas
* 2021 Cairns City Lions
* 2022 Cairns City Lions
* 2023 Port Douglas

## Senior Grand Final Results

| Year | Winning Club | Score | Losing Club | Score |
| 1956 | South Cairns | 10.6 (66) | North Cairns | 7.7 (49) |
| 1957 | Tinaroo Falls | 10.12 (72) | Innisfail Roos | 6.9 (45) |
| 1958 | North Cairns | N/A | South Cairns | N/A |
| 1959 | North Cairns | N/A | Centrals | N/A |
| 1960 | Aloomba Gordonvale | N/A | Centrals | N/A |
| 1961 | Babinda Magpies | N/A | Souths Balaclava | N/A |
| 1962 | Babinda Magpies | N/A | Souths Balaclava | N/A |
| 1963 | Souths Balaclava | 11.11 (77) | Babinda Magpies | 10.7 (67) |
| 1964 | Souths Balaclava | 17.8 (110) | Centrals | 8.13 (61) |
| 1965 | Souths Balaclava | 11.16 (82) | Babinda | 8.9 (57) |
| 1966 | Souths Balaclava | 8.15 (63) | Centrals Aloomba | 8.9 (57) |
| 1967 | Centrals Aloomba | N/A | Souths Balaclava | N/A |
| 1968 | Souths Balaclava | N/A | North Cairns | N/A |
| 1969 | Centrals Aloomba | 10.11 (71) | Souths Balaclava | 8.10 (58) |
| 1970 | Babinda | 13.6 (84) | Souths Balaclava | 11.15 (81) |
| 1971 | Souths Balaclava | N/A | North Cairns | N/A |
| 1972 | Souths Balaclava | defeated | Centrals Aloomba | Score N/A |
| 1973 | Centrals Aloomba | 11.11 (77) | North Cairns | 10-13 (73) |
| 1974 | Centrals Aloomba | N/A | North Cairns | N/A |
| 1975 | Centrals Aloomba | N/A | City United | N/A |
| 1976 | North Cairns | N/A | City United | N/A |
| 1977 | North Cairns | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1978 | Centrals Aloomba | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1979 | Centrals Aloomba | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1980 | North Cairns | 19.16 (130) | Centrals Aloomba | 9.9 (63) |
| 1981 | North Cairns | 20.20 (140) | Souths Balaclava | 13.9 (87) |
| 1982 | City United | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1983 | City United | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1984 | North Cairns | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1985 | North Cairns | 14.14 (98) | Souths Balaclava | 11.8 (74) |
| 1986 | North Cairns | 13.12 (90) | Centrals Aloomba | 11.8 (74) |
| 1987 | Manunda Hawks | 14.12 (96) | Centrals Aloomba | 14.10 (94) |
| 1988 | North Cairns | 17.13 (115) | Centrals Aloomba | 11.11 (77) |
| 1989 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 22.23 (155) | North Cairns | 13.6 (84) |
| 1990 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 23.16 (154) | Port Douglas | 7.12 (54) |
| 1991 | Port Douglas | N/a | City's Cobras | N/A |
| 1992 | Centrals Trinity Beach | N/A | City's Cobras | N/A |
| 1993 | Centrals Trinity Beach | N/A | Cairns Saints | N/A |
| 1994 | Cairns Saints | N/A | City's Cobras | N/A |
| 1995 | Cairns Saints | 6.7 (43) | Centrals Trinity Beach | 12.14 (86) |
| 1996 | Cairns Saints | N/A | Centrals Trinity Beach | N/A |
| 1997 | Centrals Trinity Beach | 20.10 (130) | Port Douglas | 5.9 (39) |
| 1998 | Cairns Saints | 9.11 (65) | Centrals Trinity Beach | 9.5 (59) |
| 1999 | Cairns Saints | 19.18 (132) | Port Douglas | 9.5 (59) |
| 2000 | Cairns Saints | 15.10 (100) | Centrals Trinity Beach | 3.7 (25) |
| 2001 | Port Douglas | 7.8 (50) | South Cairns | 5.16 (46) |
| 2002 | Cairns Saints | 17.3 (105) | South Cairns | 9.15 (69) |
| 2003 | South Cairns | 11.16 (82) | North Cairns | 6.10 (46) |
| 2004$^1$ | North Cairns | 16.10 (106) | Port Douglas | 8.10 (58) |
| 2005 | Port Douglas | 11.10 (76) | South Cairns | 11.9 (75) |
| 2006 | Manunda Hawks | 18.11 (119) | South Cairns | 8.8 (56) |
| 2007 | Manunda Hawks | 18.7 (115) | Cairns Saints | 13.16 (94) |
| 2008 | Cairns Saints | 14.19 (103) | South Cairns | 5.16 (46) |
| 2009 | Cairns Saints | 16.8 (104) | South Cairns | 12.9 (81) |
| 2010 | Cairns Saints | 17.16 (118) | Port Douglas | 12.8 (80) |
| 2011 | Manunda Hawks | 14.9 (93) | Cairns Saints | 8.10 (58) |
| 2012 | Cairns Saints | 24.10 (154) | Manunda Hawks | 16.9 (105) |
| 2013 | Cairns Saints | 17.7 (109) | North Cairns | 11.19 (85) |
| 2014 | Port Douglas | 15.10 (100) | Cairns Saints | 13. 6 (84) |
| 2015 | Cairns Saints | 14.12 (96) | South Cairns | 13.9 (87) |
| 2016 | Port Douglas | 17.13 (115) | Souths Cairns | 14.7 (91) |
| 2017 | Port Douglas | 21.19 (145) | Manunda Hawks | 11.4 (70) |
| 2018 | Port Douglas | 12.17 (89) | Cairns Saints | 6.7 (43) |
| 2019 | Port Douglas | 15.9 (99) | South Cairns | 9.11 (65) |
| 2020 | Port Douglas | 15.12 (102) | Cairns Saints | 11.6 (72) |
| 2021 | Cairns City Lions | 15.12 (102) | Cairns Saints | 14.7 (91) |
| 2022 | Cairns City Lions | 21.12 (138) | Port Douglas | 6.7 (43) |
| 2023 | Port Douglas | 12.7 (79) | Cairns Saints | 6.9 (45) |
$^1$ The 2004 Senior Grade Grand Final was declared a "no result" and the Premiership Cup withheld.

### Senior Premierships Summary List 1956–2022

| Club | Premiers |
| Centrals Trinity Beach (Formerly Centrals Aloomba) | 12 |
| North Cairns | 10 |
| South Cairns (Formerly Souths Balaclava & Aloomba Gordonvale) | 10 |
| Port Douglas | 10 |
| Cairns Saints | 7 |
| Manunda | 4 |
| Cairns City Lions (Formerly City United/Cobras) | 4 |
| Babinda Magpies | 3 |
| Tinnaroo Falls | 1 |

## Recent Reserve Grade Grand Final Results

| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score |
| 2000 | Centrals-Trinity Beach | 5.6 (36) | Cairns Saints | 5.4 (34) |
| 2001 | Centrals-Trinity Beach | 12.9 (81) | South Cairns | 1.6 (12) |
| 2002 | Port Douglas | 12.11 (83) | South Cairns | 5.7 (37) |
| 2003 | Centrals-Trinity Beach | 14.11 (95) | North Cairns | 6.7 (43) |
| 2004 | Port Douglas | 17.13 (115) | North Cairns | 8.9 (57) |
| 2005 | Port Douglas | 19.14 (128) | Cairns Saints | 4.11 (35) |
| 2006 | Manunda Hawks | 11.11 (77) | Centrals-Trinity Beach | 10.9 (69) |
| 2007 | Centrals-Trinity Beach | 14.16 (100) | Cairns Saints | 11.2 (68) |
| 2008 | Cairns Saints | 12.15 (87) | North Cairns | 2.9 (21) |
| 2009 | South Cairns | 9.11 (65) | Cairns Saints | 9.4 (58) |
| 2010 | North Cairns | 8.10 (58) | Port Douglas | 8.5 (53) |
| 2011 | Manunda Hawks | 11.8 (74) | Port Douglas | 6.9 (45) |
| 2012 | Cairns Saints | 17.6 (108) | North Cairns | 11.12 (78) |
| 2013 | North Cairns | 14.14 (98) | Port Douglas | 13.6 (84) |
| 2014 | Port Douglas | 18.14 (122) | Cairns Saints | 5.4 (34) |
| 2015 | Centrals-Trinity Beach | 9.7 (61) | Port Douglas | 6.10 (46) |
| 2016 | South Cairns | 11.9 (75) | Port Douglas | 11.4 (70) |
| 2017 | Port Douglas | 13.10 (88) | South Cairns | 14.3 (87) |
| 2018 | Pyramid Power | 12.12 (84) | Port Douglas | 10.7 (67) |
| 2019 | South Cairns | 12.11 (83) | Manunda Hawks | 8.5 (53) |
| 2020 | Port Douglas | 22.11 (143) | South Cairns | 2.4 (16) |
| 2021 | South Cairns | 8.3 (51) | Cairns Saints | 7.7 (49) |
| 2022 | Centrals-Trinity Beach | 8.14 (62) | Cairns Saints | 3.7 (25) |
| 2023 | Centrals-Trinity Beach | 7.13 (55) | South Cairns | 4.7 (31) |

### Reserves Premierships Summary List 1962-2021

| Club | Premiers |
| Centrals Trinity Beach (Formerly Centrals Aloomba) | 14 |
| North Cairns | 12 |
| Port Douglas | 8 |
| Cairns City Lions (Formerly City United/Cobras) | 6 |
| Babinda Magpies | 6 |
| South Cairns (Formerly Souths Balaclava) | 7 |
| Cairns Saints | 3 |
| Manunda | 3 |
| Westcourt | 2 |
| Mareeba Saints | 1 |
| Pyramid Power | 1 |