Wollongong Lions
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Wollongong Lions is an Australian rules football
club competing in the Sydney AFL
league and based out of Wollongong.
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 has been head coach for the last 2 seasons, replacing Jason Philp after the 2007 season. Former Sydney Swans player Neil Brunton
is the assistant coach.
After winning the First Division premiership in 2004, the Lions were promoted to Sydney AFL Premier Division in 2005. They won 3 games in 2005, 4 in 2006, 3 in 2007, 3 in 2008, 4 and a draw in 2009, and 2 in 2010.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club competing in the Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...
league and based out of Wollongong.
They play their home games at North Dalton Park
North Dalton Park
North Dalton Oval is located on Pioneer Rd, Towradgi, in the northern suburbs of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.The ground has a grandstand on the western side, where plastic bucket seats were installed over the concrete steps in late 2007. The remainder of the ground is surrounded by a...
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 has been head coach for the last 2 seasons, replacing Jason Philp after the 2007 season. Former Sydney Swans player Neil Brunton
Neil Brunton
Neil Brunton is a former Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League .-References:...
is the assistant coach.
History
The club formed in 1971 as the Swans and moved to the Sydney AFL in 1989, becoming the Lions.After winning the First Division premiership in 2004, the Lions were promoted to Sydney AFL Premier Division in 2005. They won 3 games in 2005, 4 in 2006, 3 in 2007, 3 in 2008, 4 and a draw in 2009, and 2 in 2010.