Redland-Victoria Point Football Club (nicknamed The Sharks) is a

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based sports club. The

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team competes in the

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(QAFL) since 2021. They have previously been a part of both the AFL Queensland State League and the

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(NEAFL). Apart from football, Redland-Victoria Point Sharks also has

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sections.

History

Beginning

Primarily named "Victoria Point Australian Football Club", it was founded in 1966 by Mr Ern Dowling. In 1970 the club changed its name to the "Victoria Point Redlands Australian Football Club". In 1972 a further name change took place and the club was now known as "Redlands Australian Football Club". The club won senior premierships in the South Queensland Football Association Division One – 199899 (2 total); SQFA Division Two – 1975, 1987 (2 total).

AFLQ

In 2000 Redland joined the elite AFL Queensland State League and in 2002 the club formally linked as a sister club with the AFL's

Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers or colloquially the Dons, is a professional Australian rules football club that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCrac ...

. The "Redland Sharks" name was exchanged for the "Redland Bombers" and the players wore the same guernsey as Essendon. Yet to win its first AFLQ premiership, Redland won three wooden spoons from 2005 to 2007 but has been highly competitive since 2009 playing off in four NEAFL finals series, making the semi-finals consecutively in 2012 and 2013. In 2020, Redland Bombers merged with the Victoria Point Sharks to form "'Redland-Victoria Point Sharks Football Club". The newly merged club joined AFL Queensland to play in the

since 2021.Redland-Victoria Point Sharks join QAFL in 2021
at Redland City Bulletin, 10 Nov 2020

Honours

Grogan Medallists

* 2001, Paul O'Brien * 2012, Thomas Salter

AFLQ Top Goalkickers

* 2001, Paul O'Brien (113)

Notable players

* Charlie Dixon – 185* games for

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and

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* Brad Howard – ( Saint Kilda, 2007) * Sam Michael – (

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2011 rookie) * Paul O'Shea – (

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, 2007) * Adam Oxley – ( Collingwood 2012 rookie) * Alex Sexton (

2011) * Jake Spencer – (

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, 2008). * Josh Thomas – (Collingwood 2009) * Michael West – (

, 2005)

References

External links

* Redland Bombers FC 1966 establishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1966 Australian rules football clubs in Brisbane Former North East Australian Football League clubs {{AFL-team-stub