North Shore Australian Football Club

North Shore Australia Football Club, known informally as the North Shore Bombers is an Australian rules football club competing in the Sydney AFL Premier League and based out of the Sydney suburb of St Leonards, New South Wales.

Gore Hill Oval was redeveloped in 2018 and re-opened in 2019; and is believed to be the first or second senior AFL ground to have a synthetic surface.

With strong junior numbers coming through the ranks, from 2006 to 2008 North Shore fielded two teams in the Under 18s Premier Cup, Sydney AFL's strongest under-18s competition.

Strong player numbers coming through the junior pathway saw the club field a second Under 19s team in the Division Two competition from 2016.

With solid growth in player numbers, a third open-age team was entered in 2011; competing in Division Three under the league's divisional structure.

In 2023, the Men's Division 2 North Shore Side won the premiership under club legend and coach Dario Phillips.

They beat rivals Manly Warringah Wolves in a 7-point nail bitter, coming back from a 19-point first quarter deficit.

On 4 September 2022 Gordon Smith became the youngest person (28 years 111 days) in North Shore history to win premierships as both a Player (2019 Division 3 Men's) and a Coach (2022 Division 3 Women's) The club has produced AFL players such as Ryan Davis, Russell Morris, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Henry Playfair, Phil Bradmore, Andrew Bomford, Simon Davies, Michael Byrne and Will Sierakowski.

Former North Shore Bombers Sam Naismith and Callum Mills are currently playing for the Sydney Swans.

Tennis champion Pat Rafter played a number of games for the reserves in 2004.