Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club
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Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club (formerly Windsor-Zillmere, North Brisbane and Northern Eagles) is an Australian rules football
clubs which once competed in the AFL Queensland State League competition. The club is based in the suburb of Zillmere
in the northern suburbs of Brisbane
. It ceased to play in the league in 2008.
Sandgate
merged with the club to form North Brisbane in 1991.
The Northern Eagles were formed in 1997, and were renamed Zillmere Eagles in 2005.
In recent years, the club has produced AFL player Danny Dickfos. 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. Players include Jamie Charman
, Daniel Pratt
, Robert Copeland
, Josh Drummond
, Ben Warren, Brendan Whitecross
, Marcus Allan
, Daniel Dzufer
, Mitchell Hahn
and Brett Backwell
.
In October 2008, AFLQ transferred the licence from Zillmere Eagles to neighbouring Aspley AFC as part of an independent review which looked into the best long term option for Australian football in North Brisbane. The Zillmere Eagles continues in spirit through the junior Club.
is awarded to the best and fairest player in an AFLQ season. The club have had 7 players win the award.
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...
clubs which once competed in the AFL Queensland State League competition. The club is based in the suburb of Zillmere
Zillmere, Queensland
Zillmere is a suburb 14 km north of the Brisbane central business district in Queensland, Australia.-History:The Turrbal Aborigines occupied the region north of Brisbane River, including the area covered by Zillmere....
in the northern suburbs of 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...
. It ceased to play in the league in 2008.
History
The Windsor-Zillmere club formed from the merger of neighbouring Windsor and Zillmere Football Clubs in 1962.Sandgate
Sandgate Football Club
Sandgate Football Club are an Australian rules club which played its home games in the Brisbane suburb of Taigum. They were nicknamed both the Hawks and Sea Hawks and their club colours were bottle green and red.-History:...
merged with the club to form North Brisbane in 1991.
The Northern Eagles were formed in 1997, and were renamed Zillmere Eagles in 2005.
In recent years, the club has produced AFL player Danny Dickfos. 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. Players include Jamie Charman
Jamie Charman
Jamie Charman is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.-Overview:He was recruited as the number 29 draft pick in the 2000 AFL Draft from Northern Eagles in Queensland...
, Daniel Pratt
Daniel Pratt
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, Robert Copeland
Robert Copeland
Robert Copeland is a former Australian Football League footballer for the Brisbane Lions and current captain of Aspley Hornet in QAFL...
, Josh Drummond
Josh Drummond
Josh Drummond is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He is a rebounding defender with a raking and pin-point left shoe. He is also capable of playing on a wing....
, Ben Warren, Brendan Whitecross
Brendan Whitecross
Brendan Whitecross is a current Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League with the Hawthorn Football Club....
, Marcus Allan
Marcus Allan
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 Xavarians in the VAFA....
, Daniel Dzufer
Daniel Dzufer
Daniel Dzufer is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League ....
, Mitchell Hahn
Mitchell Hahn
Mitchell "Mitch" Hahn is a former Australian rules footballer who played 181 games for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League ....
and Brett Backwell
Brett Backwell
Brett Backwell is an Australian rules football player who achieved some international notoriety in 2005 when he opted to have a finger removed to enable him to continue his chosen sport.-AFL career:Backwell played his junior football in Queensland...
.
In October 2008, AFLQ transferred the licence from Zillmere Eagles to neighbouring Aspley AFC as part of an independent review which looked into the best long term option for Australian football in North Brisbane. The Zillmere Eagles continues in spirit through the junior Club.
Premierships
The club have won the league 18 timesWindsor (13)
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Windsor-Zillmere (4)
North Brisbane (1)
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Grogan Medallists
The Grogan MedalGrogan Medal
The Grogan Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the best and fairest player in home and away rounds of each season's QAFL/Queensland State League competition. It was first awarded in 1946, previously the league's best player won the De Little Medal.-Winners:-External links:*...
is awarded to the best and fairest player in an AFLQ season. The club have had 7 players win the award.
- Dick PartonDick PartonDick Parton was an Australian rules footballer who achieved notable success in his home state of Queensland.Playing for Windsor in the Queensland Australian National Football League, he was awarded the Grogan Medal in 1949 during the latter stages of his career...
1949 - Robin Hull 1967
- Terry Weller 1969
- Barry Karklis 1980
- Craig BrittainCraig BrittainCraig Brittain is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
1988 - Danny DickfosDanny DickfosDanny Dickfos is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.-Early life:Dickfos, of Maori descent, grew up in Brisbane Queensland....
2000 - Matty Payne 2006