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The Golden Gate Australian Football League (GGAFL) is a non-profit social sporting organization growing Aussie footy in the Bay Area for the past 16 years. 
The league comprises of both a Men's and a Women's Bay Area Metro Competition.
 We also run a Co-ed (touch) feeder competition for new players to learn the sport. 
Once a year, we select a men's (Roos) and women's (Maidens) representative side to compete at a national level. We are currently Division 1 Champions in both the Men's and Women's competitions.

USAFL CHAMPS!

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2018
GGAFL Premiers
Year Mens Womens
2017 Oakland Pirates San Francisco Sirens
2016 Oakland Pirates San Francisco Sirens
2015 San Jose Hornets
2015 San Francisco Breakers
2014 Marin Mavericks
2013 San Francisco Knights
2012 San Francisco Knights
2011 Marin Mavericks
2010 Oakland Pirates
2009 Marin Mavericks
2008 San Francisco Knights
2007 San Francisco Knights
2006 Marin Mavericks
2005 Marin Mavericks
2004 Oakland Pirates
2003 Marin Mavericks
2002 San Jose Hornets
Leigh Barnes Medal for GGAFL Best and Fairest
Year Player Team
2017 Jake Ryan Oakland Pirates
2016 Daniel Livy Oakland Pirates
2015 Tim Lindfelt San Francisco Seals
2014 John Carpenter San Francisco Seals
2013 David Franco Marin Mavericks
2012 Kyle Johnson Oakland Pirates
2011 Chris O’Meara San Jose Hornets
2010 Andrew Lamont Marin Mavericks
2009 Bryan Dragus Marin Mavericks
2008 Andrew Lamont Marin Mavericks
2007 John Bekiaris San Francisco Knights
2006 Andrew Lamont Marin Mavericks
2005 Robert DeMarco Marin Mavericks
2005 Mat Falkowski San Francisco Knights
2004 Glen Gooding San Jose Hornets
2003 Andrew Kramer San Francisco Knights
2003 John Bekiaris San Francisco Knights
2002 Bryn Wright Oakland Pirates
2001 Adam West Santa Cruz Roos
2000 Paul Grierson Santa Cruz Roos
100 Gamers
Player
Troy Anthony
Luke Quirk
Mick Cancilla
Mel Chen
Rick Garcia
Rod Bell
Mike Lancaster
Christian Chynoweth
Michael Jobling
Chris Johnson
John Bekiaris
Kevin Brugaletta
John Ironmonger
Leigh Barnes
Adam Linke
Kyle Johnson
Life Members
Player Year Added
John Bekiaris 2016
Mike Lancaster 2016
Luke Quirk 2014
Michael Jobling 2011
Rodney Bell 2011
Leigh Barnes 2008
Troy Anthony 2007
John Ironmonger 2005
San Francisco Iron Maidens Season MVP
Year Player Team
2017 Nikole Mackenzie San Francisco Sirens
2016 Jessica Estrada San Francisco Breakers
2015 Carly Smolak San Francisco Sirens
2014 Emilie Barruet San Francisco Sirens
2013 Jessica Estrada San Francisco Breakers
2012 Jessica Estrada San Francisco Breakers
The JOBBO for Top Clubman
Year Top Clubman
2016 Chris "Macca" McLean
2015 Clint Milner
Every Year Michael "Jobbo" Jobling
John Ironmonger Award for GGAFL Leading Goalkicker
Year Player Team Goals
2017 Jake Ryan Oakland Pirates 48
2017 Jessica Estrada San Francisco Breakers 14
2016 Andrew "Fab" Sobol Oakland Pirates 31
2016 Robyn Leslie San Francisco Breakers 8
2015 Chris Shallue San Franscico Knights 28
2015 Carly Smolak San Francisco Sirens
2014 Bryan Dragus Marin Mavericks 34
2013 Chris Johnson Oakland Pirates 19
2012 Mike Lancaster Marin Mavericks 23
2011 Chris Johnson Oakland Pirates 25
2010 Chris Johnson Oakland Pirates 42
2009 Mike Lancaster Marin Mavericks 24
2008 Aaron Bradley Marin Mavericks 29
2007 Mike Lancaster Marin Mavericks 15
2006 Mike Lancaster Marin Mavericks 44
2005 Mike Lancaster Marin Mavericks 24
2004 John Ironmonger San Jose Hornets 37
2003 John Ironmonger Marin Mavericks 30
2002 Geoff Edwards San Jose Hornets 36
GGAFL Grand Final MVP
Year Player Team
2017 Kyle Johnson Oakland Pirates
2016 Jake Ryan Oakland Pirates
2016 Lyra Fernandez San Francisco Breakers
2015 Chris Smith San Jose Hornets
2015 Julie Marks San Francisco Breakers
2014 Kyle Johnson Oakland Pirates
2014 Diana Paasch San Francisco Sirens
2013 Mel Chen San Francisco Knights
2012 Andrew Upton San Francisco Knights
2011 Chris Kitchen Marin Mavericks
2010 Kyle Johnson Oakland Pirates
2009 Kristian Noden Marin Mavericks
2009 Aaron Bradley Marin Mavericks
2008 Christopher Adams San Francisco Knights
2007 Mel Chen San Francisco Knights
2006 Andrew Wilson Marin Mavericks
2005 Rod Cahill Marin Mavericks
2004 John Bekiaris San Francisco Knights
2003 Robert DeMarco Marin Mavericks
2002 Geoff Edwards San Jose Hornets
2001 Adam West Santa Cruz Roos
GGAFL Metro Rookie of the Year
Year Player Team
2017 Ellise Gallagher San Francisco Sirens
2016 Tim Pratt San Francisco Seals
2016 Jacque de Leuw Breakers
Troy Anthony Medal for Nationals MVP
Year Player Team
2015 Ryan Clark Golden Gate Roos – D1
2015 Nikole Mackenzie San Francisco Iron Maidens
2014 Aaron Aikman Golden Gate Roos – D1
2014 Matt Prescott Golden Gate Roos – D3
2014 Carly Smolak San Francisco Iron Maidens
2013 Noam Scott Golden Gate Roos
2013 Brette Brower San Francisco Iron Maidens
2013 Milli Bruce San Francisco Iron Maidens
2013 Jessica Estrada San Francisco Iron Maidens
2012 Chris O’Meara Golden Gate Roos
2011 Mel Chen Golden Gate Roos
2010 Mike Lancaster Golden Gate Roos
2009 Chris Weaver Golden Gate Roos
2008 Chris Johnson Golden Gate Roos
2007 Garry Epps Golden Gate Roos
2006 Joe Dobrowski Golden Gate Roos
2006 Marcus Keller Golden Gate Roos
2005 Michael Cancilla Golden Gate Roos
2005 Mike Lancaster Golden Gate Roos
2004 John Bekiaris Golden Gate Roos
2003 Eric Perry Golden Gate Roos
2002 Damian Curtis Golden Gate Roos
The Dazzler Award for Mark of the Year
Year Dazzler Award Winner
2017 Jake Ryan
2016 Bryan Dragus
2015 Craig McGree
2014 Carly Smolak
2013 Justin Yee
Nationals Finals Appearances
Year Team Result
2014 San Francisco Iron Maidens Runners-Up
2013 San Francisco Iron Maidens Runners-Up
2005 Golden Gate Roos – Div 2 Premiers
2003 Golden Gate Roos – Div 2 Runners-Up
2002 Golden Gate Roos – Div 2 Runners-Up
1999 Santa Cruz Roos – Div 1 Runners-Up
1998 Santa Cruz Roos – Div 1 Runners-Up
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