Broadbeach Football Club
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Broadbeach Australian Football Club, also known as the Broadbeach Cats, is an Australian rules football
club representing the suburb of Broadbeach
on the Gold Coast
. The club currently competes at the highest AFL Queensland
level, NEAFL AFL Queensland State League and its home ground is H & A Oval - Nee Merrimac Oval.
The senior level had won it first premiership in 1987 under Coach Brian Rowe.
The highest point of the clubs' history was in 1996 where the Club had won 3 of the Grades, Colts, Seconds and Firsts. Some believe a 3 year plan/structure built from within the licenced club manager in 1994, the year the club was supposed to fold due to a heavy debt to the bank and private lenders (somewhere near $80,000 + unknown amount for new change rooms).
Despite having been in existence since 1971, the Broadbeach Football Club has only competed at the top AFLQ level since 1998. Nevertheless, it has shown steady improvement throughout its brief involvement, and in 2004, it won 14 of its 18 home and away matches and went on to reach the preliminary final before losing to Morningside
.
In 2005, the Cats were one of eight inaugural members of Queensland football's new 1st Division set-up, and they once again reached the finals.
Broadbeach has an infamous rivaly with fellow Division 1 team, Southport Sharks
. When the local derby is played between these two neighbouring clubs, the games are typically played in front of a larger than usual attendance due and with increased tension.
The club made headlines in late 2008 when it signed reluctant AFL star Nathan Ablett
for the 2009 season.
However Nathan failed to perform.
In 2011, the club was granted permission to enter the NEAFL which is an even higher position within the AFL as a whole. With this a new football board of management which has improved the off field game plan. The Game plan instigated by a clever Geoff Bower in 2010 and exercised in 2011. The off-field performances have definitely been complemented by some incredible on-field performances.
The Broadbeach Cats have not seen such an improvement in the club since 1994 where Tiger McCormick dragged the licenced club out of over $100k in dept and into the black in under one year. and was able to sponsor and foster a team lead by the Late Harry Kennan in 1996, where the U18's, Reserves and Seniors all won Premierships.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club representing the suburb of Broadbeach
Broadbeach, Queensland
Broadbeach is a suburb on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Broadbeach had a population of 3,791.Development in the area today mostly incorporates low rise structures, consisting of single bedroom houses and apartment blocks...
on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
. The club currently competes at the highest AFL Queensland
AFL Queensland
AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation...
level, NEAFL AFL Queensland State League and its home ground is H & A Oval - Nee Merrimac Oval.
The senior level had won it first premiership in 1987 under Coach Brian Rowe.
The highest point of the clubs' history was in 1996 where the Club had won 3 of the Grades, Colts, Seconds and Firsts. Some believe a 3 year plan/structure built from within the licenced club manager in 1994, the year the club was supposed to fold due to a heavy debt to the bank and private lenders (somewhere near $80,000 + unknown amount for new change rooms).
Despite having been in existence since 1971, the Broadbeach Football Club has only competed at the top AFLQ level since 1998. Nevertheless, it has shown steady improvement throughout its brief involvement, and in 2004, it won 14 of its 18 home and away matches and went on to reach the preliminary final before losing to Morningside
Morningside Australian Football Club
Morningside Australian Football Club, also known as Morningside AFC or the Panthers, is an Australian Rules football club based at Jack Esplen Oval in the suburb of Hawthorne in Brisbane...
.
In 2005, the Cats were one of eight inaugural members of Queensland football's new 1st Division set-up, and they once again reached the finals.
Broadbeach has an infamous rivaly with fellow Division 1 team, Southport Sharks
Southport Australian Rules Football Club
Southport Australian Football Club is a Gold Coast based club competing in the NEAFL Australian rules football competition....
. When the local derby is played between these two neighbouring clubs, the games are typically played in front of a larger than usual attendance due and with increased tension.
The club made headlines in late 2008 when it signed reluctant AFL star Nathan Ablett
Nathan Ablett
Nathan Ablett is an Australian rules footballer who played for Gold Coast and Geelong in the Australian Football League...
for the 2009 season.
However Nathan failed to perform.
In 2011, the club was granted permission to enter the NEAFL which is an even higher position within the AFL as a whole. With this a new football board of management which has improved the off field game plan. The Game plan instigated by a clever Geoff Bower in 2010 and exercised in 2011. The off-field performances have definitely been complemented by some incredible on-field performances.
The Broadbeach Cats have not seen such an improvement in the club since 1994 where Tiger McCormick dragged the licenced club out of over $100k in dept and into the black in under one year. and was able to sponsor and foster a team lead by the Late Harry Kennan in 1996, where the U18's, Reserves and Seniors all won Premierships.