Brisbane Wolves FC
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Brisbane Wolves Football Club are an Australian football (soccer)
club from Wynnum, Queensland
. The club was formed in 1921, and are the current winners of the Brisbane Premier League
finals series, beating Rochedale Rovers in the 2010 final. They also won the same competition in 2009, defeating Capalaba Bulldogs
at Perry Park.
Brisbane Wolves is also the headquarters for the Queensland women's football association.
, a 7-3 victory over fellow title contenders Brisbane Olympic, a 9-1 demolition of Mount Gravatt and a 6-1 thumping of Redlands United
. Brisbane Wolves have signed New Zealand age-grade shot-stopper Coey Turipa.
Wolves took a giant step towards the league title with a 3-0 win over Rochedale Rovers at Underwood Park in May. Eastern Suburbs became only the 2nd team to take the lead against Wolves in 2011 but still lost 3-1 to the 'champions elect' on June 11. However they hit a stumbling block at Capalaba with a 3-2 defeat, before getting back to winning ways with an 8-1 trashing of Souths United.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Wynnum, Queensland
Wynnum, Queensland
Wynnum is a suburb located on the shores of Moreton Bay in Brisbane, Australia, about 16 kilometres east of the CBD. The area was sparsely settled until the arrival of the railway in the late 1880s, but then grew fairly rapidly. The former Wynnum Shire Council was created in 1902, and twelve years...
. The club was formed in 1921, and are the current winners of the Brisbane Premier League
Brisbane Premier League
Brisbane Premier League is the first tier of senior football league in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, run by Football Brisbane . After a 26 match regular season, the top 6 teams on the league table qualify for the finals series...
finals series, beating Rochedale Rovers in the 2010 final. They also won the same competition in 2009, defeating Capalaba Bulldogs
Capalaba Bulldogs
Capalaba Football Club is an Australian football club from Capalaba, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane. The club was formed in 1972, and currently play in Brisbane Premier League and were grand finalists in 2009. The club continued to improve in 2010, finishing 3rd in the league...
at Perry Park.
Brisbane Wolves is also the headquarters for the Queensland women's football association.
2011 Season
Brisbane Wolves have had a sensational 2011 season thus far, with a lot of Brisbane Premier League managers describing them as "the strongest team in BPL history". Wolves have won every game so far in the 2011 season, including an 11-1 annihilation of Taringa RoversTaringa Rovers
Taringa Rovers is an Australian football club based at Indooroopilly, in the west of Brisbane, Australia. The club was founded in 1949 by Jack Speare and Ernie Dixon....
, a 7-3 victory over fellow title contenders Brisbane Olympic, a 9-1 demolition of Mount Gravatt and a 6-1 thumping of Redlands United
Redlands United
Redlands United FC is an Australian football club from the Cleveland, Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed in 1918, and will controversially play in the Brisbane Premier League in 2010 after merging with former Queensland State League side Redland City Devils...
. Brisbane Wolves have signed New Zealand age-grade shot-stopper Coey Turipa.
Wolves took a giant step towards the league title with a 3-0 win over Rochedale Rovers at Underwood Park in May. Eastern Suburbs became only the 2nd team to take the lead against Wolves in 2011 but still lost 3-1 to the 'champions elect' on June 11. However they hit a stumbling block at Capalaba with a 3-2 defeat, before getting back to winning ways with an 8-1 trashing of Souths United.