Redland Football Club

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Redland-Victoria Point
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Names
Full nameRedland-Victoria Point Sharks Football Club
Club song"It's A Grand Old Flag"
Club details
Founded1966;58 years ago (1966)
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Competition QAFL
PresidentBen Davies
CoachPhil Carse
Captain(s)Mitch Stallard
Ground(s)Scottsdale Park
Uniforms
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Home
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Other information
Official website sharksclub.com.au

Redland-Victoria Point Sharks Football Club (nicknamed The Sharks) is a Brisbane based sports club. The Australian rules football team competes in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) since 2021. They have previously been a part of both the AFL Queensland State League and the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL).

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Apart from football, Reland Sharks has cricket, netball, softball, and fishing sections.

History

Beginning

Primarily named "Victoria Point Australian Football Club", it was founded in 1966 by Mr Ern Dowling. In 1970 the club changed its name to the "Victoria Point Redlands Australian Football Club". In 1972 a further name change took place and the club was now known as "Redlands Australian Football Club". [1] The club won senior premierships in the South Queensland Football Association Division One – 199899 (2 total); SQFA Division Two – 1975, 1987 (2 total). [2]

AFLQ

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Logo of the Redland FC until 2020

In 2000 Redland joined the elite AFL Queensland State League and in 2002 the club formally linked as a sister club with the AFL's Essendon Football Club. The "Redland Sharks" name was exchanged for the "Redland Bombers" and the players wore the same guernsey as Essendon. [1]

Yet to win its first AFLQ premiership, Redland won three wooden spoons from 2005 to 2007 but has been highly competitive since 2009 playing off in four NEAFL finals series, making the semi-finals consecutively in 2012 and 2013.

In 2020, Redland Bombers merged with the Victoria Point Sharks to form "'Redland-Victoria Point Sharks Football Club". The newly merged club joined AFL Queensland to play in the Queensland Australian Football League since 2021. [3]

Honours

Grogan Medallists

AFLQ Top Goalkickers

Notable players

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Redland Bombers FC website: Redland Football Club History".
  2. "Fullpointsfooty: Redland".
  3. Redland-Victoria Point Sharks join QAFL in 2021 at Redland City Bulletin, 10 Nov 2020