University of Queensland Australian Football Club
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| Full name | University of Queensland Australian Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Red Lions |
| Strip | Maroon guernsey with a sky-blue sash, maroon shorts with sky-blue trim, maroon socks with twin sky-blue hoops |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| League | AFL South Queensland |
| First season | 1956 |
| Ground | Oval No.7 , University of Queensland |
| Club song | Drunk Last Night |
| President/Chair | Charlie Perry |
| Coach | Travis Warren |
| Captain | Gareth Wilkinson |
| 2008 | |
The University of Queensland Australian Football Club (UQAFC) is an amateur Australian rules football club playing in Division 1 of the AFL South Queensland 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, it has won six first-grade premierships and five in reserve grade. With three teams and 110 registered players, the club regards itself as the biggest Australian rules football club in Queensland.
In 2006 a large increase in player numbers resulted in the formation of a third adult side for the first time since the 1970's. The thirds team, which also included players from the Griffith University Gladiators, played in the reserves competition of Division 2 of the AFL South 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 seconds side reaching the preliminary final. Warren has been reappointed as senior coach for the 2008 season.
[edit] Former players
The UQAFC has produced some footballers of note. The club's alumni includes:
- Ken Crooke, former President of the National Party's Queensland branch
- Steve Haddan, Channel 9 Brisbane sports broadcaster and writer
- Andrew Hamilton, Courier-Mail journalist
- John Harms, writer
- Ben Hudson, AFL player with the Adelaide Crows
- Derek Humphery-Smith, commentator and former AFL umpire
- Andrew McKay, premiership player for the Carlton Blues trained with University whilst studying veterinary science.
- Ozzie Moore, professional golfer
- Malcolm Nairn, inaugural Vice-Chancellor of Charles Darwin University
- Neil Roberts, Chairman of the Bank of Queensland
