12x NSW State Champions (Colts) – 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 & 2022

3x NSW State Champions (Division 1 Men’s) – 1997, 2000 & 2001

In 2023, our club is entering its 36th Year. The Seahawks were formed in 1987 by club legend Terry Johnston. Not long after that, the Seahawks were born on May 6th 1987 at Queens Park in a scrimmage against the Bondi Raiders. During this time, the love for Gridiron grew in the Sutherland Shire area and Caringbah High School field was called home for many years until 2003. 5 Sports, Caringbah, Forshaw Park, Sylvania & Marang Park, Kurnell have all been a place we have called home since.

In 1995, the first Colts team was made starting an impressive run of wins and championships over the next couple of decades.

The History of Gridiron New South Wales

Gridiron NSW (GNSW) Is The Controlling Body Of Gridiron In This State And Is Affiliated With Gridiron Australia (GA). Organized Gridiron Has Existed In This State Since 1983.

Prior to 1984 no official organised gridiron competition existed, the Super Bowl had just started to be shown on Australian television and the country was starting to buzz about American football, however, reports state that 5 loose teams were formed back in 1979 by Wes McGrath and Steve Jones.

These early teams started an interstate competition before the official start of the league in 1984. After the Wide World of Sports media promo, It finally all started rolling with an advertisement on radio and in the paper. From there it was a matter of calling upon those who were to be the first administrators of the sport here in NSW.

The meeting occurred at Steve Jones’s (Founder of the today’s UNSW Raiders, previously the Waverley Raiders) home and such the first minutes are recorded with official founding members Ken and Debbie Jarrett, Doug and Jenny Ringhoff, Steve Jones, David York, Dan DeLacy, David Little, Chris Russell, Wes McGrath, and Brett Holman. From there, Gridiron NSW was born.