Coorparoo Football Club (1996)

This article is about the Australian football club established in 1996. For the defunct club, see Coorparoo Football Club.

Coorparoo Football Club
Names
Full name	Coorparoo Australian Football Club
Former name(s)	Treasury Kings Football Club (1996−99)
Nickname(s)	Kings, Blues
Club details
Founded	1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Colours	Blue   White
Competition	QFA: Men's QAFLW: Women's
President	Sam Haddad
Premierships	QFA (7) 2000 2001 2011 2012 2013 2016 2022
Ground(s)	Giffin Park
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official website	coorparooafc.com.au

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'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

Formation and early years

The 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

In 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

On 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

Source: [4]

Premiers

Grand Finalist

Minor premiers

Finals appearance

Wooden spoon

Men's

Seniors

Year	League	Division	Finish	W	L	D	Coach	Captain	Best and fairest	Leading goalkicker	Goals	Ref
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
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

1. "History". Coorparoo Australian Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
2. "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.
3. "Kings to join the QAFL in 2025". AFL Queensland. 31 July 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
4. "Coorparoo Kings AFC - Honour Board" (PDF). Coorparoo Football Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
5. "QFA Division 1 HART Sport Cup Seniors". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

External links

• Official website