| Full name | Red Lions Australian Rules Football Club (RLAFC) Inc |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 |
| Ground | Oval No.7 , University of Queensland , Coleridge Street, St Lucia. (Capacity: No Seating Capacity) |
| Coach | Tim MacKinley |
| League | AFLQ State Association |
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.
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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 Association 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[1]. The Thirds continued their improvement to record 4 victories, the most in one season since their promotion to Division 2.
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.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
The club has links to the teams which represent the University at the Australian University Games, 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[2]: 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 |
The UQAFC has produced some footballers of note. The club's alumni includes:
AFL Players