The Mount Gravatt Australian Football Club, nicknamed the Vultures, is an

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club which competed in the

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competition from 2011–2013 and as of 2014 is a member club of the

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History

SQAFA/BAFL

The club was a member of the SQAFA since the early 1970s, It won premierships in 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1983.

QAFL

The club had been affiliated with AFL Queensland since 1994. The club won premiership in 2002 & 2007, whilst being runners up in 1996, 1997, 2003 and 2009.

NEAFL

The club is a founding member of the competition, Its first season it finished second on the ladder and lost the Preliminary Final.

Club song

The club song is sung to the tune of

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. We’re a team, what a team
We’re the best you’ve ever seen
We are the boys/girls from Vultureland
While the others keep on trying
We’ll have the flag a flying
Up on Mt Gravatt
We’re the team in the finals
That’s where we will be
Leaving other teams behind us
Amazed at our speed
Blue and White is our pride
And we’ll battle side by side
We are the boys/girls from Vultureland!

AFL/VFL players

These are the list of past and present Mount Gravatt players who have played at

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/VFL as the

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or the

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: * Rohan Bail –

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* Clay Cameron – Gold Coast * Jarrod Cotton –

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* Michael Gibson – Fitzroy and

* Will Hamill –

* Shaun Hampson – Carlton and

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and Collingwood * Stephen Kenna – Carlton *

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and Carlton * Joel Macdonald –

and

* Brad Miller –

and

* Neville Miller –

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* Shane Morrison –

and

* Ken Peucker (1935–2005) –

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* Albert Proud –

* Archie Smith –

* Darryl White –

and

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Premierships (2)

Individual honours

Grogan Medal The

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is the highest individual honour a single player can win in the Queensland state league. Votes are awarded by the umpires to the best and fairest players of each game. The Grogan Medal is Queensland equivalent to the AFL's Brownlow Medal. Mount Gravatt has three Grogan Medallists. The first, in 1999, was won by the captain, Brad Jones. The second was by another captain,

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in 2004. This was a remarkable effort considering the vultures finished 5th for the season. In 2019 Frazer Neate claimed top honours at the 74th Grogan Medal count. Joe Grant Medal The Joe Grant Medal is awarded to the player judged best on field in a grand final. Mount Gravatt has two Joe Grant Medallists. The first was

in the 2002 grand final victory, and the second was Ash Evans in the 2007 grand final victory. Ray Hughson Medal The Ray Hughson Medal is awarded to the QAFL leading goal kicker at the end of the year. Mount Gravatt has one Ray Hughson Medallist: Shane Dupuy, who kicked 80 goals in the 1996 season.

References

External links

Official website
* {{AFL Queensland State League Clubs Mt Gravatt Australian rules football clubs in Brisbane 1964 establishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1964 Former North East Australian Football League clubs