Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club
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| Full name | Zillmere Eagles Football Club |
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| Nickname | Eagles |
| Strip | Light blue with yellow insignia. |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| League | Queensland State League |
| First season | |
| Ground | O'Callaghan Park, Zillmere |
| Club song | |
| President/Chair | |
| Coach | Murray Davis |
| Captain | |
| 2006 | Runner-Up |
Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club (formerly Windsor-Zillmere, North Brisbane and Northern Eagles) is a club competing in the AFL Queensland State League Australian rules football competition. The club is based in the suburb of Zillmere in the northern suburbs of Brisbane.
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[edit] History
The Windsor-Zillmere club formed from the merger of neighbouring Windsor and Zillmere Football Clubs in 1962.
Sandgate merged with the club to form North Brisbane in 1991.
The Northern Eagles were formed in 1997, and were renamed Zillmere Eagles in 2005.
In recent years, the club has produced AFL player Danny Dickfos. A number of other players have been drafted from the Zillmere Eagles after playing a handful of games but they have been produced by junior clubs surrounding Zillmere.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Premierships
The club have won the league 18 times
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Windsor (13)
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Windsor-Zillmere (4)
North Brisbane (1)
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[edit] Grogan Medallists
The Grogan Medal is awarded to the best and fairest player in an AFLQ season. The club have had 7 players win the award.
- Dick Parton 1949
- Robin Hull 1967
- Terry Weller 1969
- Barry Karklis 1980
- Craig Brittain 1988
- Danny Dickfos 2000
- Matty Payne 2006
[edit] External links
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Clubs in the AFL Queensland State League |
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| 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 |

