Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club (formerly Windsor-Zillmere, North Brisbane and Northern Eagles) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

club based in the suburb of

Zillmere Zillmere is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Zillmere had a population of 8,967 people. Geography As at 2008, Zillmere was approximately 60% residential and 40% industrial. H ...

in the northern suburbs of

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. The team plays in the QAFA Division 4. It reformed the senior side in 2013 and it was undefeated all year in the SEQAFL State Div 4 northern competition. Zillmere once competed in the AFL Queensland Australian Football League, where it ceased to play in 2008. The club also fields women's (in the

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) and junior teams.

History

The original Zillmere FC had been established in 1923. The team won 13 QAFL championships until 1962, when the "Windsor-Zillmere FC" was formed from the merger of Zillmere and neighbouring Windsor Football Club. The club would win four QAFL premierships (and being runner-ups three times) between 1975 and 1988. Another merged was in 1991, when Zillmere joined Sandgate to form "North Brisbane FC". Under that name, the club won the 1995 QAFL championship, but financial difficulties forced it into recess in 1996. A re-financed "Northern Eagles" were formed in 1997, then renamed "Zillmere Eagles" in 2005. In October 2008, the AFLQ transferred the licence from Zillmere Eagles to neighbouring club Aspley as part of an independent review which looked into the best long term option for Australian football in North Brisbane.Carrara scores three AFL games
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Notable former players

A number of other players have been drafted from the Zillmere Eagles after playing a handful of games but they have been produced by junior clubs surrounding Zillmere. The club has produced several notable players for the

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including:

Men's

Frank Dunell Frank Dunell (born 17 March 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Football Club, Essendon Bombers and the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from ...

* Mitch Hahn *

Robert Copeland Robert Copeland (born 26 May 1981) is a former Australian Football League footballer for the Brisbane Lions and former captain of the Aspley hornets in the NEAFL. He is a dual premiership winner (2001, 2003) and was delisted in 2008. Overvie ...

Josh Drummond Josh Drummond (born 19 April 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League who is currently serving as the defensive coach of the Gold Coast Football Club. He was a rebounding defender and occasional wingman, ...

Danny Dickfos Danny Dickfos (born 30 September 1970) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. Early life Dickfos, of Maori descent, grew up in Brisbane Qu ...

* Brendan Whitecross * Daniel Pratt * Marcus Allan *

Brett Backwell Brett William Backwell (born 18 May 1980) is a former Australian rules football player who achieved some international notoriety in 2005 when he had a finger amputated to enable him to continue his chosen sport. Backwell played for in the Au ...

* Zac Smith * Ben Warren *

Craig Brittain Craig Brittain (born 6 June 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Brittain, was born in Melbourne before moving to Cairns in his youth. He represented Queensland ...

Daniel Dzufer Daniel Dzufer (born 21 January 1988) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Dzufer was drafted as a rookie with the 35th selection in the 2007 AFL Rookie Draft. He made his ...

* Reuben William

Women's

* Ally Anderson *

Tayla Harris Tayla Harris (born 16 April 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and professional boxer. She previously played football for and . Early life and amateur career Harris was bo ...

* Sharni Webb *

Sophie Conway Sophie Conway (born 6 April 1999) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). Conway was raised in Bracken Ridge, Queensland and attended St Rita's College. She was a talented hockey ...

* Jacqui Yorston * Shaleise Law

Honours

Premierships

* QAFL (18): 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1988, 1995 * QFA (3): 2013, 2016, 2017 ;Notes

Grogan Medallists

The Grogan Medal is awarded to the best and fairest player in an AFLQ season. The club have had 7 players win the award. * Dick Parton – 1949 * Robin Hull – 1967 * Terry Weller – 1969 * Barry Karklis – 1980 *

– 1988 * Cameron Buchanan – 1991 *

– 2000 * Matty Payne – 2006 Coach of the Year * Murray Davis - 2006

References

External links

Official site

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