ARFLI Premiership 2011
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Leeside Lions | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 487 | 364 | 33 |
| *South Dublin Swans | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 753 | 361 | 31 |
| *Midwest Magpies | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 621 | 269 | 29 |
| *Dublin Demons | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 476 | 650 | 23 |
| Belfast Redbacks | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 269 | 406 | 13 |
| North Leinster Kangaroos | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 273 | 536 | 13 |
Reference: compiled from [1][2]
Points System: 4 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss (Premiership Round) / 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss (Lightning Premiership Round) / 0 Pts Forfeit #
Note: North Leinster Kangaroos entered competition on 13 July 2011. They were a merger of Midland Tigers and West Dublin Saints. [3]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| Grand Final | Durrow, Co. Laois | |||
| 24.09.2011 | South Dublin Swans | 6.9 (45) | Leeside Lions | 5.7 (37) |
Reference: [4]
ARFLI Premiership 2012
| P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | |
| Belfast Redbacks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 | ||
| South Dublin Swans | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Galway Magpies | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | ||
| Dublin Demons | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | ||
| Leeside Lions | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 22 | ||
| North Leinster Giants | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
[19]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| South Dublin Swans | 71 | Galway Magpies | 89 | |
| Belfast Redbacks | 67 | Dublin Demons | 29 | |
| Grand Final | ||||
| Belfast Redbacks | 78 | Galway Magpies | 48 |
[19]
ARFLI Premiership 2013
| P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | |
| Belfast Redbacks | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 784 | 357 | 34 |
| Leeside Lions | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 712 | 442 | 28 |
| South Dublin Swans | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 722 | 565 | 28 |
| Galway Magpies | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 656 | 747 | 25 |
| North Leinster Giants | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 469 | 775 | 22 |
| Dublin Demons | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 462 | 919 | 13 |
[20]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 07.09.13 | Belfast Redbacks | 89 | Galway Magpies | 27 |
| 07.09.13 | Leeside Lions | 31 | South Dublin Swans | 50 |
| Grand Final | ||||
| 14.09.13 | Belfast Redbacks | 56 | South Dublin Swans | 76 |
[20]
ARFLI Premiership 2014
| P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | |
| South Dublin Swans | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 640 | 394 | 30 |
| Galway Magpies | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 774 | 489 | 27 |
| Belfast Redbacks | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 557 | 430 | 27 |
| Leeside Lions | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 453 | 502 | 27 |
| North Leinster Giants | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 475 | 648 | 15 |
| Dublin Demons | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 294 | 730 | 9 |
[21][Table as at August 16 2014]
ARFLI Premiership 2015
| P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | |
| Belfast Redbacks | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | ||
| South Dublin Swans | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23 | ||
| Galway Magpies | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Leeside Lions | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | ||
| North Leinster Giants | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
[22]
ARFLI Premiership 2016
| P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | |
| Leeside Lions | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Galway Magpies | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Belfast Redbacks | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | ||
| South Dublin Swans | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
[5]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 23.07.16 | Belfast Redbacks | 46 | South Dublin Swans | 21 |
| 23.07.16 | Belfast Redbacks | W | Galway Magpies | L |
| 23.07.16 | Galway Magpies | L | South Dublin Swans | W |
| Grand Final | ||||
| 06.08.16 | Leeside Lions | 104 | Belfast Redbacks | 52 |
[7-9]
ARFLI Premiership 2017
| P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | |
| Leeside Lions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 272 | 124 | 25 |
| Belfast Redbacks | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 232 | 23 |
| South Dublin Swans | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 190 | 240 | 14 |
| Galway Magpies | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 200 | 262 | 13 |
[11-14]
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
| Semi-Final Round | ||||
| 10.09.17 | Belfast Redbacks | 9-10-64 | Galway Magpies | 2-1-13 |
| 10.09.17 | South Dublin Swans | 4-5-29 | Belfast Redbacks | 1-4-10 |
| 10.09.17 | South Dublin Swans | 2-10-22 | Galway Magpies | 2-4-16 |
| Grand Final | ||||
| 16.09.17 | Leeside Lions | 13-7-85 | South Dublin Swans | 6-5-41 |
[15-17]
Report
The Australian Rules Football League of Ireland was founded in 2001, and by 2011 the two geographical divisions were merged into one Premiership.
Leeside Lions won the 2011 Premiership title and South Dublin Swans the Grand Final. The 2012 season belonged to the Belfast Redbacks who won both the Premiership and Grand Final, defeating Galway Magpies 74-48. They would again win the Premiership in 2013, however, would fall short 76-56 to the South Dublin Swans in the Grand Final.
Belfast Redbacks would again win the 2015 Premiership, losing only 1 of 8 matches. The 2016 season would see both titles go south as the Leeside Lions took the Premiership and defeated Belfast Redbacks convincingly in the Grand Final 104-52. They would repeat the feat in the 2017 season, beating South Dublin Swans 85-41 in the Grand Final to add to their second Premiership in a row.
References
Internet Archive
[1] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Wayback Machine (2011) Game Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110928040140/http://www.arfli.com/index.php?p=games [Accessed 30 March 2017]
[2] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Wayback Machine (2011) Home [August 13, 2011][Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110813141603/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]
[3] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Wayback Machine (2011) Home [July 16, 2011] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110716154451/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]
Websites
[4] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2011) Swans Make It Back To Back Premierships [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2011/10/01/swans-make-it-back-to-back-premierships/ [Accessed 10 October 2016] [Broken Link]
[5] South Dublin Swans (2017) Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://southdublinswans.com/football/fixtures [Accessed 10 July 2017]
[6] South Dublin Swans (2017) Results [Internet] Available from: http://southdublinswans.com/football/swans-results [Accessed 10 July 2017]
[7] ARFLI (2016) Lions make Grand Final [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/07/08/lions-make-grand-final/ [Accessed 27 July 2017]
[8] ARFLI (2016) Finals Footy this weekend [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/07/22/finals-footy-this-weekend/ [Accessed 24 August 2017]
[9] ARFLI (2016) Belfast Redbacks reach Grand Final [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/08/03/belfast-redbacks-reach-grand-final/” [Accessed 24 August 2017]
[10] ARFLI (2016) Lions roar again [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2016/08/12/lions-roar-again/ [Accessed 24 August 2017]
[11] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Latest Results / Points Table [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 15 May 2017]
[12] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Latest Results / Points Table [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 19 June 2017]
[13] South Dublin Swans Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 4 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/southdublinswans/posts/1578432332176067:0 [Accessed 10 July 2017]
[14] Belfast Redbacks Australian Rules Football Club Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 2 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastredbacks/posts/704246669776228 [Accessed 10 July 2017]
[15] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Swans into Grand Final in dramatic fashion [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2017/09/11/swans-into-grand-final-in-dramatic-fashion/ [Accessed 18 September 2017]
[16] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) ARFLI Grand Final Preview [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2017/09/14/arfli-grand-final-preview-2/ [Accessed 18 September 2017]
[17] World Footy News (2017) Leeside Lions defend title – 2017 ARFLI Premiers [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20170917190653542 [Accessed 18 September 2017]
Internet Archive
[18] ARFLI – Web Archive (2011) Jeep ARFLI Ladder AS of August 9th [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20110813141603/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 13 April 2017]
[19] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) 2012 Season [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20140711024151/http://www.arfli.com/records/2012-season [Accessed 30 March 2017]
[20] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) 2013 Season [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20140711015812/http://www.arfli.com/records/2013-2/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]
[21] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) Home [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20141124230251/http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]
[22] ARFLI – Web Archive (2014) Final Ladder and Semi-Final Fixtures [Intenet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20170330100955/http://www.arfli.com/2015/08/21/final-ladder-and-semi-finals-fixtures/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]
Images
[23] TWIMG (2017) Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/498229009742704640/lMxp3RkN.png [Accessed 23 March 2017]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Richard Conville, Conor Lynch & Conor McGroarty
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Reserached, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 1 November 2019
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