Morningside Australian Football Club

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Morningside
Image:Morningside_logo.jpg
Full name Morningside Australian Football Club
Nickname The Panthers
Strip Red, white and black panels with a black back
Founded 1947
Sport Australian rules football
League Queensland State League
First season
Ground Jack Esplen Oval, Hawthorne
Club song Grand Old Flag
President/Chair Mike Mollison
Coach John Blair
Captain
2005

Morningside Australian Football Club, also known as Morningside AFC or the Panthers, is a Brisbane-based club competing in the AFL Queensland Australian rules football competition. It developed from the Hawthorne Juniors club which was founded in 1931.

Morningside has provided some of the best Queensland-bred Australian rules footballers of the last 50 years, including triple-premiership winning Brisbane Lions captain Michael Voss and his teammate fullback Mal Michael, Voss's brother Brett Voss (who played at Brisbane and St Kilda), Brisbane Lions youngster Scott Harding comes from this club as well as former Carlton player Tony Lynn.

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[edit] Premierships

AFL Queensland

  • 1965
  • 1991
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 2003
  • 2004

[edit] Grogan Medallists

The Grogan Medal is awarded to the best and fairest player in an AFLQ season.

  • Noel McGuinness 1953 & 1954
  • Henry Maguire 1955
  • Keith Farnsworth 1957
  • Merv Dihm 1960
  • Terry Johnston 1967
  • Jeff Ebert 1974
  • John Blair 1982
  • Daryl Bourke 1989 & 1993
  • Ricky Chapman 1992
  • Mitchell Howe 1994
  • Dean Edwards 1998
  • Jacob Gough 2003

[edit] QAFL Top Goalkickers

  • G. Jones (114) - 1974
  • G. Jones (124) - 1975
  • G. Jones (142) - 1976
  • J. Newton (81) - 1979
  • J. Blair (86) - 1985
  • J. Manson (106) - 1986
  • D. Vickery (95) - 1989
  • D. Vickery (117) - 1990
  • D. Vickery (100) - 1991
  • D. Vickery (81) - 1992
  • M. Russell (83) - 1994
  • M. Russell (105) - 1995
  • M. Russell (101) - 1997

[edit] External links

Clubs in the AFL Queensland State League

Division 1

Broadbeach | Labrador | Morningside | Mt Gravatt | Redlands | Southport | Suncoast Lions | Zillmere Eagles

Division 2

Aspley Hornets | Burleigh Bombers | Coolangatta Tweed Heads | Maroochy North Shore | Mayne | Noosa | Palm Beach Currumbin | Sandgate | Surfers Paradise | Western Magpies | Wilston Grange