Moreton Bay Lions Australian Football Sports Club 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 Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
club based in
Burpengary, Queensland
Burpengary is a town and suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Burpengary had a population of 16,488 people.
It is by road from the Brisbane central business district. Geography
The locality is boun ...
. The team currently competes in
AFL Queensland
AFL Queensland Limited (AFLQ) is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland formed in 2000 and based at Leyshon Park in the Brisbane suburb of Yeronga. AFL Queensland has over 216,000 participants (including Northern River ...
's QFA Division 3 competition.
History
The club was formed in 1986 as the ''Southern Districts Australian Football Club''. The original playing jumper was that of and they were known as the Bombers
History
on Lions page
The club commenced in the Sunshine Coast competition and played their first season in 1987. In 1988 the club became incorporated and registered as Caboolture and Southern Districts Australian Football Club Inc. By mid 1990 the council had prepared a playing field on Beerburrum Road adjacent to the Historical Village. Club members and volunteers built a clubhouse and change rooms.
In 1991 the club progressed to the South Queensland Australian Football League and would play against suburban clubs of the greater Brisbane area. The club became Bears and adopted the Brisbane Bears' uniform in 1992.
The club was very competitive during the 1990s and were runners up several times. In 1999 the club won its first senior premiership.
In December 2014, it was decided the club's name would be changed from Caboolture to Moreton Bay.
In 2019, under new coach John Soccio, the Moreton Bay Lions won the premiership by 64 points, defeating the Wynnum Vikings. Captain Rhys Nickalls booted 15 goals to take the Best On Ground Award, capping off a brilliant season that included 119 goals in total.
Premierships
1999
2019
2020
2021
References
External links
Official Facebook page
Queensland State Football League clubs
Sport in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
1986 establishments in Australia
Australian rules football clubs established in 1986
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