Australian Gridiron League

The Australian Gridiron League (AGL) is a gridiron competition that forms the highest level of American Football in Australia. The league consists of six state teams from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, The Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.

Australian Gridiron League
Upcoming season or competition:
2018 AGL season
SportAmerican Football
Founded2012
No. of teams6
CountriesAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		Western Australian Raiders
Most titlesQueensland Sundevils (2) Western Australian Raiders (2)
Official websitewww.the-agl.com.au

History

The first edition of the competition occurred in March 2012, the inaugural clubs being New South Wales Wolfpack, Queensland Sundevils, Victoria Eagles and Western Australian Raiders.

In the 2013 offseason Gridiron Australia announced that it had suspended operations for the 2013 season and Victoria Eagles but will go ahead with the 2014 season with the inception of Women’s League[1] and new teams the Australian Capital Territory Monarchs and South Australian Swarm for the male competition with the series to be broadcast live via Ascension Sports.[2]

AGL Grand Final Results
Game Winner Score Loser Venue City Date Ref
AGL Grand Final I Western Australian Raiders 42-35 New South Wales Wolfpack Caringbah, New South Wales 2012
AGL Grand Final II Queensland Sundevils 42-14 New South Wales Wolfpack Runaway Bay, Queensland 2014
AGL Grand Final III Queensland Sundevils 17-14 Western Australia Raiders Wacol, Queensland 2016
AGL Grand Final IIII Western Australian Raiders 30-28 Queensland Sundevils Perth, Western Australia 2018

WAGL Grand Final Results
Game Winner Score Loser Venue City Date Ref
WAGL Grand Final I Queensland Sundevils 14-6 ACT Monarchs 2014

See also

References
  1. http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/news/category/events-and-hosting/gridiron-australia-announce-inception-of-womens-league/
  2. https://www.scribd.com/doc/200355088/Gridiron-Australia-2014-AGL-WAGL
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