Southport Australian Football Club
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The Southport Australian Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, that competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Names | ||
Full name | Southport Australian Football Club | |
Nickname(s) | Sharks | |
2023 season | ||
Home-and-away season | 14th | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | |
Competition | VFL: Senior men QAFLW: Senior women QAFL: Juniors (mixed) | |
President | Clayton Glenister | |
Coach | Stephen Daniel | |
Captain(s) | Michael Manteit and Jacob Dawson | |
Ground(s) | Fankhauser Reserve (8,000) | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | southportsharks.com.au |
Southport is one of the most successful football clubs in Queensland, having claimed 22 senior-grade premierships across multiple competitions since it was established in 1961. It competed in the Gold Coast Australian Football League between 1961 and 1982, and then moved to the Queensland Australian Football League. In 2011 the club was elevated to the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL), before moving to the VFL after the NEAFL dissolved in 2020. Since 2020 Southport has fielded a senior women's team in Division 1 of the QAFLW competition; the club won its inaugural women's premiership in 2020.[1][2]