Club History

Established in 2016, the Northern Beaches SUNS are rising fast in Townsville AFL. Our home ground is based at the North Shore Community Centre, Burdell. In our inaugural year, we had 2 teams make the Grand Finals with the Under 15’s going on to take the maiden premiership for the club. In 2017, all grades fielded by the club made the finals series with 2 teams again making it to the Grand Finals.

We are a family-orientated club with over 250 registered players and welcome you to join our club as a player, member or volunteer.

FORMATION OF THE SUNS CLUB

The Townsville City Lions Formally known as the Northern Beaches Lions have a long and proud history in the Townsville league.

The club was formed by the merger of 2 existing clubs in the AFLT comp – Seniors (Townsville City Lions) & Juniors (Northern Beaches Barras).

Northern Beaches Barras has a short but successful History with a number of their founding members still volunteering in the club each and every week.

SUNS PREVIOUS COMMITTEES

2023 NAME
PRESIDENT MARK BOARDMAN
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT GEOFF TAYLOR
JUNIOR-VICE PRESIDENT JEN CAMPBELL
SECRETARY NATHAN SOARS/ANGELA BARLING
TREASURER ANGELA BARLING
GENERAL COMMITTEE LOCKY MC LEAN, DENISE SOARS, SHARNA O'DEA, JONTE VERWEY, GLENN BARLING, CHUCK BERRY, SANDRA LYONS, CAM FIELDING, ERIC JACKSON AND JACOB MOULDEN
2022 NAME
PRESIDENT MARK BOARDMAN
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT CHUCK BERRY
JUNIOR-VICE PRESIDENT JEN CAMPBELL
SECRETARY DENISE SOARS
TREASURER SHARNA O'DEA
GENERAL COMMITTEE TAYLA RICHARDS, ERIC JACKSON, JASON MICKAN, LOCKY MCLEAN
2021 NAME
PRESIDENT MARK BOARDMAN (ACTING)
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT MARK BOARDMAN
JUNIOR-VICE PRESIDENT TYE WOODS
SECRETARY -
TREASURER SHARNA O'DEA
2020 NAME
PRESIDENT GEOFF TOULSON
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT MAURIE SOARS
JUNIOR-VICE PRESIDENT ERIC JACKSON
SECRETARY DENISE SOARS
TREASURER JESS SENNER
2019 NAME
PRESIDENT KYLIE THOMAS
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT BRYCE GOOSTREY
JUNIOR-VICE PRESIDENT ERIC JACKSON
SECRETARY JODI SPRATT
TREASURER VANESSA PARKER
2018 NAME
PRESIDENT KYLIE THOMAS
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT CAIN BENNETT
JUNIOR-VICE PRESIDENT ERIC JACKSON
SECRETARY JODI SPRATT
TREASURER VANESSA PARKER
2017 NAME
PRESIDENT KYLIE THOMAS
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT LUKE SHAILER
JUNIOR-VICE PRESIDENT CAIN BENNETT
SECRETARY JODI SPRATT
TREASURER VANESSA PARKER
2016 - INAUGURAL NAME
PRESIDENT MATT O'DRISCOLL
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT LUKE SHAILER
JUNIOR-VICE PRESIDENT CAIN BENNETT
SECRETARY TRACEY DREW
TREASURER VANESSA PARKER