Mt Gravatt Australian Football Club

Infobox aus sport club | clubname = Mount Gravatt


fullname = Mount Gravatt Australian Rules Football Club
emblem = Vultures
strip = Blue, black and white
founded = 1970
sport = Australian rules football
league = Queensland State League
ground = Dittmar Park
capacity = 2000
song =
president = David Reid
coach = David Lake
captain = Gareth Dosser and Mick Stinear
season = 2007
position = 1st

Mount Gravatt Australian Football Club, is a Brisbane based club competing in the AFL Queensland Australian rules football competition.

Formed in the early 1970s, the club has been affiliated with AFL Queensland since 1994.

The club is notable for in recent years producing almost as many players for the Australian Football League as Southport Sharks, with players including Ben Hudson (Western Bulldogs), Albert Proud, Will Hamill (Brisbane), Shaun Hampson (Carlton), Chris Smith (Fremantle), Brad Miller (Melbourne) and Gavin Grose (Port Adelaide).

Grand Finals

Since entering Queensland's premiers australian football competition in 1994, Mt Gravatt has been competitive. The club's senior team took two years to reach their first grand final. West Brisbane were too strong on the day, winning by 9 goals. The Vultures next grand final appearance was the following year against Southport. On this particular outting Southport were dominant defeating Mt Gravatt 26.13 (169) to 11.9 (75). The 94 point margin was a record winning margin. In 2002 the boys from vulturland had a change in faith for grand finals. Mt Gravatt kicked 20.11 (131) to the minor premiers, Southport's 10.10 (70). This was the Vultures first flag at state league level. Mt Gravatt also made the final in 2003 however they were beaten by Morningside by 63 pionts in which was a game of heavy one way traffic. The second grand final which was won by the boys in blue and white was in 2007 once again over Southport. The final score was 16.12 (108) to 10.10 (70).

Individual Honours

Grogan Medal

The Grogan Medalist 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.

Mt Gravatt has a grand total of two Grogan Medallists. The first was in 1999 which was won by the captain, Brad Jones. The second, was by the current captain, Mick Stinear in 2002. This was a remarkable effort considering the vultures finished 5th for the season.

Joe Grant Medal

The Joe Grant Medal is awarded to the player judged best afeild in a grand final. Mount Gravatt has two Joe Grant Medallists. The first was Tony Lynn is the 2002 grand final victory and 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 Medallists this is Shane Dupuy who kicked 80 goals in the 1996 season

External links

* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/mt_gravatt.htm Full Points Footy profile for Mount Gravatt]