University of Queensland Australian Football Club
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The University of Queensland Australian Football Club (UQAFC) is an amateur Australian rules football
club playing in Divisions 1 and 2 of the AFLQ State Association
competition overseen by AFL Queensland
. UQAFC home games are played at the University of Queensland's
No. 7 playing oval on the corner of Sir Fred Schonell Drive and Coleridge Street, St Lucia
, Brisbane
.
Founded in 1956 and known as the Red Lions, the club has won six Senior premierships and seven in Reserve grade. With four teams and over 150 registered players, the club regards itself as the largest amateur Australian rules football club in Queensland
.
competition. 2006 also saw a significant improvement in performance with the Senior side finishing third overall, and the Reserves side winning the premiership.
In 2007 the club continued to perform well under new Senior Coach Travis Warren with both the senior and Reserves side reaching the preliminary final.
In 2008, performances across all grades continued to improve, with the Reserves winning the Premiership, the Thirds making the Grand Final for the first time and the Seniors again narrowing missing the Grand Final to finish third.
2009 represented another year of growth for the club, with unprecedented player numbers allowing the creation of a fourth adult side for the first time. The Thirds and Fourths played as senior and reserve teams of Division 2 of the AFLQ State Association
competition.
Ian Carter was appointed as Senior Coach for 2010 season. The Division 2 Reserves played finals for the first time since stepping up from Division 3, and the club continued to grow in numbers to accommodate their four adult mens sides
The Senior Coaching role was taken over by Tim MacKinley prior to the start of the 2011 season. Both Division 1 sides finished on top of their respective ladders to take out the minor premiership, with the Reserve side capping the season with a premiership and the Seniors reaching the Grand Final. The Thirds continued their improvement to record 4 victories, the most in one season since their promotion to Division 2.
, previously held separately for each sport and called Inter-Varsity Carnivals. The following players have received Green & Gold selection in the team of the carnival: Adam Pearce, Anthony Lee & Sebastine Isu (1993), David Coxen (1996), and Michael Swann (2009).
The club's alumni includes:
AFL Players
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 playing in Divisions 1 and 2 of the AFLQ State Association
AFLQ State Association
AFLQ State Association is an Australian Rules Football association which includes clubs from South East Queensland...
competition overseen by 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...
. UQAFC home games are played at the University of Queensland's
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
No. 7 playing oval on the corner of Sir Fred Schonell Drive and Coleridge Street, St Lucia
St Lucia, Queensland
St Lucia is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 4 km south-west of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb is bordered on three sides by the Brisbane River and is dominated by the main campus of the University of Queensland.-History:...
, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
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Founded in 1956 and known as the Red Lions, the club has won six Senior premierships and seven in Reserve grade. With four teams and over 150 registered players, the club regards itself as the largest amateur Australian rules football club in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
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Recent History
In 2006 a large increase in player numbers resulted in the formation of a third adult side for the first time since the 1970s. The Thirds team, which also included players from the Griffith University Gladiators, played in the reserves competition of Division 2 of the AFLQ State AssociationAFLQ State Association
AFLQ State Association is an Australian Rules Football association which includes clubs from South East Queensland...
competition. 2006 also saw a significant improvement in performance with the Senior side finishing third overall, and the Reserves side winning the premiership.
In 2007 the club continued to perform well under new Senior Coach Travis Warren with both the senior and Reserves side reaching the preliminary final.
In 2008, performances across all grades continued to improve, with the Reserves winning the Premiership, the Thirds making the Grand Final for the first time and the Seniors again narrowing missing the Grand Final to finish third.
2009 represented another year of growth for the club, with unprecedented player numbers allowing the creation of a fourth adult side for the first time. The Thirds and Fourths played as senior and reserve teams of Division 2 of the AFLQ State Association
AFLQ State Association
AFLQ State Association is an Australian Rules Football association which includes clubs from South East Queensland...
competition.
Ian Carter was appointed as Senior Coach for 2010 season. The Division 2 Reserves played finals for the first time since stepping up from Division 3, and the club continued to grow in numbers to accommodate their four adult mens sides
The Senior Coaching role was taken over by Tim MacKinley prior to the start of the 2011 season. Both Division 1 sides finished on top of their respective ladders to take out the minor premiership, with the Reserve side capping the season with a premiership and the Seniors reaching the Grand Final. The Thirds continued their improvement to record 4 victories, the most in one season since their promotion to Division 2.
Junior Links
The Wests Juniors club in nearby Toowong are partners in a joint initiative Under 18 squad, the UQ Bulldogs. Players from other junior clubs in the local area are also welcomed. The majority of the club's recruitment remains the influx of sometimes inexperienced but always keen students who filter down from the University.Randy the Red Lion
The club introduced a mascot prior to the 2011 finals campaign. Randy the Red Lion can often be seen at Oval 7 cheering on the Red Lions and helping them celebrate a win.Division One
| Year | President | Senior Coach | Senior Captain | Senior B&F | Seniors Result | Reserves Result | Under 18 Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Unknown | Tom Keay | Ted Duhs | Brian Cox | |||
| 1957 | Unknown | Tom Keay | Don McCaffrey | Don McCaffrey | |||
| 1958 | Unknown | Tom Keay | Mal Nairn | Unknown | |||
| 1959 | Unknown | Tom Keay | Mal Nairn | Brian Gabbedy | Premiers | ||
| 1960 | Unknown | Norm Reidy | Tony Burge | Tony Burge | |||
| 1961 | Unknown | Richard Flynn | Tony Burge | Tony Burge | Premiers | ||
| 1962 | Unknown | Richard Flynn | Tony Burge | Tony Burge | Premiers | ||
| 1963 | Unknown | Tom Keay | Gary Crooke | Tom Rieusset | Premiers | ||
| 1964 | Unknown | Tom Keay | Gary Crooke | Maurie Fielke | |||
| 1965 | Unknown | Tom Keay | Gary Crooke | Rod Brown | Premiers | ||
| 1966 | Unknown | Brian Grienke | Tom Rieusset | Bill Bowness | Premiers | ||
| 1967 | Unknown | Cyril Pearson | Bill Bowness | J McDonald | |||
| 1968 | Unknown | Cyril Pearson | Ashley Mercy | R Butler | |||
| 1969 | Unknown | R Parr | D Franks | B Hunt | |||
| 1970 | Unknown | A Page | Keith Grantley | B Hunt | |||
| 1971 | Unknown | A Page | Unknown | Keith Grantley | Premiers | ||
| 1972 | Unknown | Tom Keay | Gary Miller | Keith Grantley | |||
| 1973 | Unknown | Tom Keay | Unknown | Unknown | |||
| 1974 | Unknown | Tom Lonergan | Tom Lonergan | P Morcombe | |||
| 1975 | Unknown | Tom Lonergan | Tom Lonergan | Unknown | |||
| 1976 | Unknown | B Vivian | P Morcombe | Bernie Powell | |||
| 1977 | Unknown | B Vivian | D Pini & R Jakubans | Unknown | |||
| 1978 | Unknown | Tom Lonergan | Unknown | D Pini | |||
| 1979 | Unknown | B Smith | Michael Byrom | Michael Byrom | |||
| 1980 | Unknown | B Smith | Unknown | B Cook | |||
| 1981 | Unknown | Tom Lonergan | Unknown | Clive Philbrick | |||
| 1982 | Unknown | Tom Lonergan | Unknown | D Dickie | |||
| 1983 | Unknown | Jack Van Damme | Unknown | R Renhard | Premiers | ||
| 1984 | Unknown | Jack Van Damme | Graham Sullivan | Geoff Egarr | Premiers | Premiers | |
| 1985 | Unknown | David Eels | Graham Sullivan | Andrew McNaughton | Premiers | ||
| 1986 | Unknown | David Eels | Graham Sullivan | Gary Cranitch | |||
| 1987 | Unknown | David Pie | Graham Sullivan | Paul O'Connor | Premiers | ||
| 1988 | Unknown | David Eels | Marcus Anstey | Geoff Egarr | |||
| 1989 | Unknown | David Eels | Marcus Anstey | Marcus Anstey | |||
| 1990 | Unknown | Lindsay Collison | Marcus Anstey | Marcus Anstey | |||
| 1991 | Unknown | Lindsay Collison | Lewis Atkinson | Tom Carson | |||
| 1992 | Peter Wilson | Lindsay Collison | Lindsay Collison | Tom Carson | |||
| 1993 | Doug Stuart | Keith Rayner | Lindsay Collison | Lindsay Collison | |||
| 1994 | Lewis Atkinson | Phil Kemble | Mark Graham | Kevin Joslin | |||
| 1995 | Burt Nadalin | Phil Kemble | Mark Graham | Mark Graham | |||
| 1996 | Reid Maxwell | Steven Potts | Jim Wilkins & Steven Bell | Ben Meadows | |||
| 1997 | Darren Smart | Kevin Venville | Angus Hudson | M Watts | |||
| 1998 | Darren Smart | Kevin Venville | Shaun Munday | Dean Waters | |||
| 1999 | Darren Smart | Quentin Johnson | Ross Stuart & Shaun Munday | Andrew Stone | |||
| 2000 | Darren Smart | Quentin Johnson | Ross Stuart & Shaun Munday | Jeff Deeth | Preliminary Finalists | ||
| 2001 | Shane Elkin | Quentin Johnson | Ross Stuart | Jeff Deeth | |||
| 2002 | Shane Elkin | Quentin Johnson | Ross Stuart | Ash Lane | |||
| 2003 | Mark Wallace | Quentin Johnson | Ash Lane | Jeff Deeth | |||
| 2004 | David Chettle | Warren Stone | David Chettle | Adam McKenzie | |||
| 2005 | Dustin Fergus | Warren Stone | David Chettle | Aaron Connolly | Premiers | ||
| 2006 | Anthony Lee | Damien Carroll | Anthony Bix & Robert Sadler | Richard Wenham | Premiers | Premiers | |
| 2007 | Charlie Perry | Travis Warren | Brian Marsden | Joe Wurf | |||
| 2008 | Charlie Perry | Travis Warren | Gareth Wilkinson | Aaron Connolly | Premiers | ||
| 2009 | Scott Young | Travis Warren | Michael Scruton | Tom Gehrmann | |||
| 2010 | Scott Young | Ian Carter | Matthew Stewart | Luke Wray | 6th | Preliminary Finalists | Elimination Finalists |
| 2011 | Scott Young | Tim Mackinley | Matthew Stewart | Daniel Lewis | Grand Finalists | Premiers | N/A |
| 2012 | Peter Herring | Tim Mackinley |
Division Two
| Year | Senior Coach | Senior Captain | Senior B&F | Seniors Result | Reserves Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Andrew Nuske | Josh Hanek | Josh Hanek | ||
| 2007 | Andrew Nuske & Tim Mackinley | Andrew Nuske | Aaron Poole | ||
| 2008 | Tim Mackinley | Andrew Nuske | Ben Kleverlaan | ||
| 2009 | Jarad Evans | Andrew Brown | Daniel Lutton | ||
| 2010 | Jarad Evans | Daniel Lutton | Daniel Lutton | 10th | Preliminary Finalists |
| 2011 | Jarad Evans | Daniel Lutton | Sean Powyer | 8th | 7th |
| 2012 | Andrew Brown |
University Games
The club has links to the teams which represent the University at the Australian University GamesAustralian University Games
The Australian University Games is a multi-sport competition held annually in September / October between teams fielded from a large number of Australian universities and tertiary institutions. The Games were first held in 1993 in Brisbane, Queensland...
, previously held separately for each sport and called Inter-Varsity Carnivals. The following players have received Green & Gold selection in the team of the carnival: Adam Pearce, Anthony Lee & Sebastine Isu (1993), David Coxen (1996), and Michael Swann (2009).
| Year | Host City | Result | Coach | Captain | Best Off Ground | Runner-Up Best Off Ground | Best On Ground | Runner-Up Best On Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brisbane | 1st | ||||||
| 1996 | Canberra | |||||||
| 2009 | Gold Coast | 8th | Tom McNicol | Will Rowles | Adam Terranova | George McCarthy | Michael Swann | Will Rowles |
| 2011 | Gold Coast | 6th | Andrew Brown | Alexis Foulstone | Will Larkin | Dan Bruce | Nick Foxcroft | Michael Swann & Nathaniel Price |
Alumni
The UQAFC has produced some footballers of note.The club's alumni includes:
- Ken Crooke, former President of the National Party'sNational Party of AustraliaThe National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
Queensland branch - John HarmsJohn HarmsJohn N. Harms is a Nebraska state senator from Scottsbluff, Nebraska in the Nebraska Legislature and a former President of Western Nebraska Community College. -Personal life:...
, sports writer - Malcolm Nairn, inaugural Vice-Chancellor of Charles Darwin UniversityCharles Darwin UniversityCharles Darwin University is an Australian public university with about 20,000 students in 2007.The University offers a wide range of Higher Education degrees and Vocational Education and Training courses with flexible study options, including part-time, external and online.CDU has campuses in the...
- Steve Haddan, channel 9 news reader
- Ozzie Moore, former PGA Pro golfer
AFL Players
- Ben HudsonBen HudsonBen Hudson is an Australian rules footballer who played 143 games for the Adelaide Crows and Western Bulldogs and currently plays for the Brisbane Lions.-Early life:...
, player for the Western Bulldogs, former player with the Adelaide CrowsAdelaide CrowsThe Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League .... - Andrew McKayAndrew McKayDr Andrew Ian McKay is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.McKay grew up in eastern South Australia, and played junior football for Lucindale in the Kowree-Naracoorte Football League. He moved to Adelaide and played senior SANFL football for Glenelg between 1991...
, premiership player for the Carlton Blues trained with University whilst studying veterinary science. - Scott CloustonScott CloustonScott Clouston is an Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League ....
, player with the Brisbane LionsBrisbane LionsThe Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
who came from the UQ Bulldogs Under 18s in 2005 - John Williams, player with the Essendon Bombers who came from the UQ Bulldogs Under 18s in 2006