Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club (formerly Windsor-Zillmere, North Brisbane and Northern Eagles) is an

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club based in the suburb of Zillmere in the northern suburbs of

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. The team plays in the QAFA Division 4. It reformed the senior side in 2013 and it was undefeated all year in the SEQAFL State Div 4 northern competition. Zillmere once competed in the AFL

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, where it ceased to play in 2008. The club also fields women's (in the

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) and junior teams.

History

The original Zillmere FC had been established in 1923. The team won 13

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championships until 1962, when the "Windsor-Zillmere FC" was formed from the merger of Zillmere and neighbouring Windsor Football Club. The club would win four QAFL premierships (and being runner-ups three times) between 1975 and 1988. Another merged was in 1991, when Zillmere joined Sandgate to form "North Brisbane FC". Under that name, the club won the 1995 QAFL championship, but financial difficulties forced it into recess in 1996. A re-financed "Northern Eagles" were formed in 1997, then renamed "Zillmere Eagles" in 2005. In October 2008, the

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transferred the licence from Zillmere Eagles to neighbouring club Aspley as part of an independent review which looked into the best long term option for Australian football in North Brisbane.Carrara scores three AFL games
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Notable former players

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. The club has produced several notable players for the

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including:

Men's

Frank Dunell Frank Dunell (born 17 March 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Bombers and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) club W ...

* Mitch Hahn *

Robert Copeland Robert Copeland (born 26 May 1981) is a former Australian Football League footballer for the Brisbane Lions and former captain of the Aspley hornets in the NEAFL. He is a dual premiership winner (2001, 2003) and was delisted in 2008. Overvi ...

Josh Drummond Josh Drummond (born 19 April 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League who is currently serving as the defensive coach of the Gold Coast Football Club. He was a rebounding defender and occasional wingman, ...

Danny Dickfos Danny Dickfos (born 30 September 1970) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. Early life Dickfos, of Maori descent, grew up in Brisbane Qu ...

Brendan Whitecross Brendan Whitecross (born 25 January 1990) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Early career He is an all round sportsman having represented his state in Ath ...

* Daniel Pratt *

Marcus Allan Marcus Allan (born 23 May 1986) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He played for WAFL club Claremont in 2008. He is currently playing for the Old Xaverians in the VAFA. He is the sοn of Collingwood and ...

Brett Backwell Brett William Backwell (born 18 May 1980) is a former Australian rules football player who achieved some international notoriety in 2005 when he had a finger amputated to enable him to continue his chosen sport. Backwell played for in the Au ...

Zac Smith Zac Smith (born 22 February 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Suns and the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for Gold Coast from 2011 to 2015 and 202 ...

* Ben Warren * Craig Brittain *

Daniel Dzufer Daniel Dzufer (born 21 January 1988) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that plays in the Australian Foot ...

Reuben William Reuben William (born 31 December 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He moved to Australia from South Sudan at the age of four. He was drafted by t ...

Women's

Ally Anderson Alexandra Anderson (born 25 March 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Anderson was part of the Brisbane team that won the AFL Women's premiership in 2021 and won the AFL Women's se ...

Tayla Harris Tayla Harris (born 16 April 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and professional boxer. She previously played football for and . Early life and amateur career Harris was ...

Sharni Webb Sharni Webb (born 14 July 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's. Early life Following encouragement from her brothers, Webb started out playing Australian rules football at the age of 15 in t ...

* Sophie Conway *

Jacqui Yorston Jacqueline Yorston (born 25 October 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Port Adelaide in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She has previously played for Brisbane and Gold Coast. She was playing for Yeronga South Brisbane in ...

Shaleise Law Shaleise Law (born 24 July 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who last played for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's. Early life Law was born in 1998 in Townsville, Queensland. She was playing for Zillmere when she was drafted. AFLW ...

Honours

Premierships

(18): 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1988, 1995 * QFA (3): 2013, 2016, 2017 ;Notes

Grogan Medallists

The

Grogan Medal The Grogan Medal is an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, ofte ...

is awarded to the best and fairest player in an AFLQ season. The club have had 7 players win the award. *

Dick Parton Richard Parton (12 September 1917 – 20 April 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who achieved notable success in his home state of Queensland. Playing for Windsor in the Queensland Australian National Football League, he was awarded ...

– 1949 * Robin Hull – 1967 * Terry Weller – 1969 * Barry Karklis – 1980 * Craig Brittain – 1988 * Cameron Buchanan – 1991 *

– 2000 * Matty Payne – 2006 Coach of the Year * Murray Davis - 2006

References

External links

Official site
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