The Coorparoo Football Club, nicknamed the Kings, is an Australian rules football club based in the Brisbane suburb of Coorparoo. The club was formed in 1996, one year after the original Coorparoo club folded.
| Coorparoo Football Club | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Coorparoo Australian Football Club | |
| Former name(s) | Treasury Kings Football Club (1996−99) | |
| Nickname(s) | Kings, Blues | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1996 | |
| Colours | Blue White | |
| Competition | QFA: Men's QAFLW: Women's | |
| President | Sam Haddad | |
| Premierships | QFA (7)
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| Ground(s) | Giffin Park | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | coorparooafc.com.au | |
Coorparoo's men's team currently competes in Division 1 and Division 3 of the Queensland Football Association (QFA), and will enter the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) in 2025. The women's team currently plays in the QAFL Women's (QAFLW) competition.
History
editFormation and early years
editThe club was founded in 1996 by Craig Dixon as the Treasury Kings Football Club.[1] Dixon worked at Brisbane's Treasury Casino and was responsible for organising an annual "grudge" match of Australian rules football between the Brisbane Treasury Casino and Gold Coast's Jupiters Hotel and Casino.
In 1996, a number of players expressed interest in playing on a more regular basis, and with Dixon's organising, the Kings were born. During their first seasons, the club played in Division 3 of the Brisbane Australian Football League (BAFL) and played at Yeronga Football Club's home ground.
Renaming and QFA success
editIn 1999, after moving the oval that was once the home of the former Coorparoo club, the club was renamed to "Coorparoo Football Club".
Since 2000, Coorparoo have won seven senior premierships, including a three-peat from 2011 until 2013. The club's reserves side has also appeared in grand finals in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2016.
QAFL
editOn 15 December 2023, AFL Queensland announced they had granted a provisional licence for Coorparoo to enter the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) in 2025.[2] An official licence to enter the QAFL men's competition was granted on 31 July 2024.[3]
Seasons
editSource: [4]
| Premiers | Grand Finalist | Minor premiers | Finals appearance | Wooden spoon |
Men's
editSeniors
edit| Year | League | Division | Finish | W | L | D | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals | Ref |
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| 1997 | BAFL | Division 3 | Craig Dixon; Anthony Prat |
Anthony Pratt | Scott Gooey | |||||||
| 1998 | BAFL | Division 3 | Anthony Pratt | Andrew Hall | Garrett Hall | |||||||
| 1999 | BAFL | Division 3 | Anthony Pratt | Andrew Hall | Grant Archibald | |||||||
| 2000 | AFLSQ | Division 1 | Anthony Pratt | Paul Hosking | Paul Hosking | |||||||
| 2001 | AFLSQ | Division 2 | Darren Kirkpatrik | Paul Hosking | Grant Archibald | |||||||
| 2002 | AFLSQ | Division 2 | Shane Monk | Paul Hosking | Paul Nickolas | |||||||
| 2003 | AFLSQ | Division 2 | Anthony Pratt | Grant Archibald | Michael Turner | |||||||
| 2004 | AFLSQ | Division 2 | Anthony Pratt | Paul Hosking | Paul Hosking | |||||||
| 2005 | AFLSQ | Division 2 | David Lane | Paul Hosking | Paul Hosking | |||||||
| 2006 | AFLQSA | Division 1 | David Lane | Paul Hosking | Liam Best | |||||||
| 2007 | AFLQSA | Division 1 | 4th | Michael Gibson | Paul Hosking | Shane Lindsay | ||||||
| 2008 | AFLQSA | Division 1 | 4th | Michael Gibson | Josh Ryan; Joel Henderson; Michael Hewitt; Adam Lewis |
Chris Lovett | ||||||
| 2009 | AFLQSA | Division 1 | 6th | Michael Gibson | Josh Ryan | Josh Ryan | ||||||
| 2010 | AFLQSA | Division 1 | 2nd | Michael Gibson | Josh Ryan | Nicholas Joss | ||||||
| 2011 | AFLQSA | Division 1 | Michael Gibson | Josh Ryan; Ben Cowan |
Sandy Hampson | |||||||
| 2012 | SEQAFL | Division 2 | Shane Morrison | Josh Ryan; Ben Cowan |
Chris Frangos | |||||||
| 2013 | SEQAFL | Division 2 | Michael Gibson | Josh Ryan | Ben Gibson | |||||||
| 2014 | QFA | Div 1 (Sth) | 6th | Michael Gibson | Josh Lake; Ben Gibson; Chris Lovett |
Jack Lake | ||||||
| 2015 | QFA | Div 1 (Sth) | 2nd | Rory Lake | Josh Lake; Ben Gibson; Chris Lovett |
Jack Lake; Ben Gibson |
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| 2016 | QFA | Div 1 (Sth) | Rory Lake | Josh Lake; Ben Gibson |
Mitch Enright | |||||||
| 2017 | QFA | Division 1 | 5th | Rory Lake | Josh Lake; Ben Gibson |
Ben Gibson | ||||||
| 2018 | QFA | Division 1 | 3rd | Rory Lake | Josh Lake; Ben Gibson |
Jack Lake | ||||||
| 2019 | QFA | Division 1 | 5th | Rory Lake | Josh Lake; Ben Gibson; Jack Lake |
Rory Lake | ||||||
| 2020 | QFA | Division 1 | 5th | Barry O'Brien | Rory Lake; Sam Holna |
Brandyn Grenfell | ||||||
| 2021 | QFA | Division 1 | 4th | Barry O'Brien | Rory Lake; Sam Holna |
Jeremy Hirst | ||||||
| 2022 | QFA | Division 1 | Sam Lake; Barry O'Brien | Campbell Luers; Sam Holna |
Ben Hogan | |||||||
| 2023 | QFA | Division 1 | 1st | 15 | 0 | 1 | [5] | |||||
| 2024 | QFA | Division 1 |
References
edit- ^ "History". Coorparoo Australian Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Coorparoo Football Club set to return to the QAFL in 2025". AFL Queensland. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Kings to join the QAFL in 2025". AFL Queensland. 31 July 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Coorparoo Kings AFC - Honour Board" (PDF). Coorparoo Football Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "QFA Division 1 HART Sport Cup Seniors". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.