Newcastle Football Club

The Newcastle Football Club, nicknamed the Venom, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. The club was founded in 2023 and plays in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). It is the third team based in New South Wales to compete in the AFL as well as the fourth team based in the state to compete in the NEAFL.

The club currently plays at Woolworths Stadium (Wallsend Cricket Ground) and their training ground and headquarters being based at the Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground. It is the first team in to join the AFL since the Greater Western Sydney Giants joined in 2012. Their first inaugural season was in 2024.

Gold Coast Suns
The Venom and the Suns have developed a rivalry with the Suns defeating the Venom in their first three matches between them. Newcastle ended up winning their fourth match against Gold Coast by 19 points. The rivalry is known as the Newcastle-Gold Coast Brawl.