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

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based sports club. The Australian rules football team competes in the

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and the

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(NEAFL). Apart from football, Reland Sharks 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".Redland Bombers FC website: Redland Football Club History
/ref> 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

and in 2002 the club formally linked as a sister club with the AFL's Essendon Football Club. 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

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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 Gold Coast Suns and Port Adelaide Football Club *

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– ( Saint Kilda, 2007) *

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2011 rookie) * Paul O'Shea – (

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, 2007) * Adam Oxley – ( Collingwood 2012 rookie) * Alex Sexton ( Gold Coast Suns 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 {{AFL-team-stub