Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club

Last updated

Zillmere Eagles
Zillmere eagles fc logo.png
Names
Full nameZillmere Eagles Football Club
Nickname(s)Eagles
Club details
Founded1923;101 years ago (1923)
Colours  
Competition QFA Div 3
PresidentMatthew Smith
CoachMichael Hyndman
Captain(s)Rylan Green
Premierships QAFL (18): 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1988, 1995
QFA (3): 2013, 2016, 2017
Ground(s)O'Callaghan Park (capacity: 10,000)
Uniforms
Kit body sleeveless.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks goldtop.png
Kit socks long.svg
Home
Other information
Official website zillmereeagles.com.au

Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club (formerly Windsor-Zillmere, North Brisbane and Northern Eagles) is an Australian rules football club based in the suburb of Zillmere in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. The team plays in the QAFA Division 4.

Contents

Zillmere reformed the senior side in 2013 and was undefeated all year in the SEQAFL State Div 4 northern competition, and once competed in the AFL Queensland Australian Football League, where it ceased to play in 2008.

The club also fields women's (in the AFL Queensland Women's League) and junior teams.

History

The original Zillmere FC had been established in 1923. The team won 13 QAFL championships until 1962, when the "Windsor-Zillmere FC" was formed from the merger of Zillmere and neighbouring Windsor Football Club. The club would win four QAFL premierships (and being runner-ups three times) between 1975 and 1988.

Another merged was in 1991, when Zillmere joined Sandgate to form "North Brisbane FC". Under that name, the club won the 1995 QAFL championship, but financial difficulties forced it into recess in 1996. A re-financed "Northern Eagles" were formed in 1997, then renamed "Zillmere Eagles" in 2005.

In October 2008, the AFLQ transferred the licence from Zillmere Eagles to neighbouring club Aspley as part of an independent review which looked into the best long term option for Australian football in North Brisbane.

[1] [2]

Notable former players

A number of other players have been drafted from the Zillmere Eagles after playing a handful of games but they have been produced by junior clubs surrounding Zillmere. The club has produced several notable players for the Australian Football League including:

Men's

Women's

Honours

Premierships

Notes
  1. Original Zillmere FC
  2. As "Windsor-Zillmere FC"
  3. As "North Brisbane FC"

Grogan Medallists

The Grogan Medal is awarded to the best and fairest player in an AFLQ season. The club have had 7 players win the award.

Coach of the Year

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AFL Queensland</span>

AFL Queensland (AFLQ) is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. AFL Queensland has over 216,000 participants (including Northern Rivers which is governed by AFLQ) playing at all levels of football from the introductory NAB AFL Auskick program to the AFL Masters Competition. AFL Queensland covers 13 regions, 24 leagues and 159 clubs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian rules football in Queensland</span> First official football code played in 1866

In Queensland, Australian rules football dates back to the colonial era in 1866, with organised competitions being continuous since the 1900s. Today, it is most popular in South East Queensland and the Cairns Region. There are 11 regional club competitions, the highest profile of which are the semi-professional Queensland Australian Football League and AFL Cairns. It is governed by AFL Queensland. With more than 55,000 registered adult players, it has the fifth largest of any jurisdiction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian rules football in South East Queensland</span>

Australian rules football in South East Queensland has a varied history, and many changes were made especially in the 21st century. Ruled and organised by the AFL Queensland, the region had a total of 46 teams playing in different divisions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queensland Australian Football League</span> Australian rules football competition

The Queensland Australian Football League is an Australian rules football competition organised by the AFL Queensland, contested by clubs from South East Queensland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morningside Australian Football Club</span> Australian rules football club

The Morningside Australian Football Club, nicknamed the Panthers, is an Australian rules football club based at Jack Esplen Oval in the suburb of Hawthorne in Brisbane. The club consists of Masters, Amateurs, Women's, Junior and Senior football sections. Its senior team competed in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) competition from 2011 to 2013 and now is a member club of the Queensland Australian Football League. Its junior sides compete in the AFL Brisbane Juniors (AFLBJ) competition. The club also caters for young girls and boys by running Auskick skills clinics, which are held at the beginning of the season and do not involve competitive games.

Marcus Allan is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He played for WAFL club Claremont in 2008. He is currently playing for the Old Xaverians in the VAFA.

Danny Dickfos is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.

Wayne Brittain is a former coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandgate Football Club</span> Australian rules football club

The Sandgate Hawks Sporting Club is an Australian rules football and netball club located in the Brisbane suburb of Taigum. They were nicknamed both the Hawks and Sea Hawks and their club colours were bottle green and red. The football squad plays in the Queensland Australian Football League.

Frank Dunell is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Bombers and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sherwood Districts Australian Football Club</span> Australian rules football club

The Sherwood Magpies Australian Football Club is the senior Australian rules football club of the western suburbs of Brisbane which competes in Division One of the AFLQ State League. The club is based at McCarthy Homes Oval, 41 Chelmer st, Chelmer, at the same grounds as the Sherwood Junior Australian Football Club and fields a team in the AFLQ senior, reserve, under 18 and women's grade competitions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Redland-Victoria Point Football Club</span> Australian Rules sporting club in Queensland

Redland-Victoria Point Football Club 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).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aspley Football Club</span> Australian rules football club based in the northern-Brisbane suburb of Aspley

The Aspley Football Club, nicknamed the Hornets, is an Australian rules football club based in the northern-Brisbane suburb of Aspley. The club competes in multiple Queensland-based competitions, including in the Queensland Australian Football League, Division 1 of the Queensland Football Association, the Queensland AFL Women's League, and several underage competitions for boys and girls. The senior men's team has in the past competed in second-tier state league competitions, notably the North East Australian Football League from 2011 to 2020 and the Victorian Football League in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Surfers Paradise Australian Football Club</span> Football club

Surfers Paradise Australian Football Club is a Gold Coast based club competing in the AFL Queensland QAFL Australian rules football competition.

John Blair is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne Football Club, Fitzroy Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He has since become a successful coach in Queensland.

Craig Brittain is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Zac Smith is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Suns and the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for Gold Coast from 2011 to 2015 and 2020 to 2021, as well as Geelong between 2016 and 2019.

Danny Craven is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caloundra Australian Football Club</span> Australian rules football club

Caloundra Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club that is based in Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It competes in the QFA Division 1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of Australian rules football on the Gold Coast</span>

Australian rules football on the Gold Coast, Queensland can be traced back to the Gold Coast Australian Football League that was established in 1961. The city's interest in the sport has been heavily linked to the Southport Australian Football Club, the Brisbane Football Club and more recently the Gold Coast Football Club. The highest form of the sport played on the Gold Coast is the Australian Football League's team the Gold Coast Football Club, who were admitted into the competition in 2011.

References