Kedron Grange Football Club
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Kedron Grange Football Club were an Australian rules football
club which competed in the Queensland Australian Football League
. They were formed out of a merger in 1990 from the Kedron Football Club and Wilston Grange Football Club.
Wilston Grange, who had been formed in 1943, entered the QANFL in 1950. They also wore royal blue and red but also donned white. The Gorillas, as they were known, would make five Grand Finals during their time in the league for premierships in 1955, 1969 and 1972. Their 1969 premiership was remarkable in that they had finished with the wooden spoon the previous season and won the Grand Final by a record 84 points, defeating Sandgate.
After claiming another premiership in 1959, Kedron suffered a drought until 1980 when they beat Coorparoo by 48 points to win the Grand Final.
At the end of the 1989 season, Kedron and Wilston Grange merged to form the Kedron Grange Football Club. Wilston Grange still exist as a division two club in the of the Queensland State League, playing their home games at Hickey Park.
Grogan Medalists (10)
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 which competed in the Queensland Australian Football League
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...
. They were formed out of a merger in 1990 from the Kedron Football Club and Wilston Grange Football Club.
History
The Kedron Football Club was formed in 1937 and debuted in the QANFL that year. Nicknamed both the Lions and Redlegs over the years, the club wore royal blue and red as their colors. In both 1939 and 1940 they reached the Grand Final, losing to Windsor on each occasion. They made the Grand Final for the third successive year in 1941 and this time claimed their maiden premiership with a win over Mayne. Kedron, who won back to back premierships in 1943/44 and appeared in every Grand Final from 1946 to 1950, established themselves as Queensland's strongest club in the 1940s. In each of those premiership deciders, Kedron took on Windsor and came out on top in 1946 and 1948.Wilston Grange, who had been formed in 1943, entered the QANFL in 1950. They also wore royal blue and red but also donned white. The Gorillas, as they were known, would make five Grand Finals during their time in the league for premierships in 1955, 1969 and 1972. Their 1969 premiership was remarkable in that they had finished with the wooden spoon the previous season and won the Grand Final by a record 84 points, defeating Sandgate.
After claiming another premiership in 1959, Kedron suffered a drought until 1980 when they beat Coorparoo by 48 points to win the Grand Final.
At the end of the 1989 season, Kedron and Wilston Grange merged to form the Kedron Grange Football Club. Wilston Grange still exist as a division two club in the of the Queensland State League, playing their home games at Hickey Park.
Honours
Premierships (10)- 1941 (Kedron)
- 1943-44 (Kedron)
- 1946 (Kedron)
- 1948 (Kedron)
- 1955 (Wilston Grange)
- 1959 (Kedron)
- 1969 (Wilston Grange)
- 1972 (Wilston Grange)
- 1980 (Kedron)
Grogan Medalists (10)
- Jim Conlon (Wilston Grange) - 1960
- Keith Leach (Wilston Grange) - 1961, 1962
- Tom Gould (Kedron) - 1963, 1965
- Gary Wah Hing (Kedron) - 1966
- Merv Appleyard (Wilston Grange) - 1968
- Ken Garcia (Wilston Grange) - 1969
- Kelvin Mills (Kedron) - 1970
- Barry Clark (Wilston Grange) - 1972, 1976
- Greg PackhamGreg PackhamGreg Packham is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s....
(Kedron) - 1986 - Dean Warren (Kedron Grange) - 1993