for the rest of the clubs. Both Nelson Bay and Port Stephens are fielding a women's team as a joint venture for the 2020 season. In late June 2021, the AFL Hunter Central Coast announced that all senior competitions, Central Coast and Hunter combined junior competitions and Central Coast-based junior competitions would cease due to the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases across the region, as the Central Coast was classed as part of Greater Sydney at the time. Round 10 was the last official round for the senior season with Central Coast and Hunter clubs competing. Although informal senior matches between Hunter-based clubs and Hunter-based junior competitions were able to continue, the uncertainty of the coronavirus outbreak across the Hunter region in early August eventually saw all Hunter community senior and junior competitions ceased for 2021. Senior Clubs Former Clubs Clubs with Juniors only Niagara Park-Ourimbah Dockers Northern Giants (formerly Northern Lakes Power) Saratoga Hawks Woy Woy Peninsula Swans Men's BDAFL/AFLHCC Premiers Women's BDAFL/AFLHCC Premiers Men's First Grade (Black Diamond Cup) 2015 Ladder 2016 Ladder 2017 Ladder 2018 Ladder 2019 Ladder 2020 Ladder 2021 Ladder (After Round 10) Men's Second Grade (Black Diamond Plate) 2015 Ladder 2016 Ladder 2017 Ladder 2018 Ladder 2019 Ladder 2020 Ladder Due to coronavirus concerns in the Upper Hunter, Muswellbrook withdrew their men and women's teams after Round 5 for the remainder of the season. 2021 Ladder (After Round 10) Men's Third Grade (Black Diamond Shield) 2015 Ladder 2016 Ladder 2017 Ladder After the 2017 season, the league was changed from having three senior men's grade to two, consisting of the Black Diamond Cup (Premier Division) and Black Diamond Plate (Reserves), onward from the 2018 season. However, a third men's competition was reintroduced in 2020, the Black Diamond Shield, which consists of the reserves sides of every club except Terrigal-Avoca, Newcastle City, Nelson Bay, Muswellbrook, The Entrance Bateau Bay, Lake Macquarie, Wallsend-West Newcastle and Port Stephens, who currently only field a senior women's team. 2020 Ladder 2021 Ladder (After Round 10) Singleton also had a Reserve Grade side competing in the 2021 Black Diamond Shield, but eventually pulled out of the competition after Round 3 after forfeiting their first two games for the year. Black Diamond Women's football competition 2015 Ladder An open age women's competition commenced in 2015. Initially starting with 6 teams the competition expanded to 10 the following year. The 2017