Sandgate Football Club

Sandgate Football Club are an Australian rules club which played it's home games in the Brisbane suburb of Taigum. They were nicknamed both the Hawks and Sea Hawks and their club colours were bottle green and red.The Sandgate club is known as a cornerstone of the Queensland AFL community and many clubs including Mt Gravatt,Zillmere Eagles and even the Lions owe them a debt of gratitude for their historical contributions to football in this state.

History

Sandgate joined the QA(N)FL in 1933 but didn't play Senior football again until 1944. They competed in every season until 1992 before merging with Windsor-Zillmere to form The Northern Eagles. Due to fall outs between the administrators of Sandgate and Windsor Zillmere, Sandgate split from the arrangement and returned to play as a member of the now defunct Brisbane Football League winning back to back premierships in 1993 and 1994. Sandgate's most successful era was the 1970s when they won four premierships and participated in the finals of every season.

A revamped club, Sandgate AFC, currently competes in the Pineapple Hotel Cup division of the Queensland State Football League (QSFL)

Brisbane Lions ruckman Jamie Charman is the club's number one ticket holder. Jamie played juniors for the Sandgate Hawks for more than ten seasons.

Honours

Premierships (6)
* 1956
* 1957
* 1970
* 1971
* 1974
* 1979

Their Brisbane Football League premierships are not included

Grogan Medalists (2)
* Edgar Stevens 1950
* Don Smith 1973,1979

AFLQ TEAM OF THE CENTURY (3)

*Dick Verdon - Full Back
*Don Smith - Centre Half Back
*John Stackpoole - Half Forward Flank

External links

* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sandgate.htm Fullpointsfooty]