COORPAROO KINGS (Treasury Kings)
Current Affiliation: AFL Queensland State Association (AFLQSA)
Club Postal Address: 20 Karumba Place, Riverhills, Queensland
Club House Address: Riding Road, Morningside, Queensland
Home Ground: Jack Esplen Oval
Formed: 1996 as Treasury Kings; renamed Coorparoo Kings in 1999
Colours: White and black
Emblem: Kings
Senior Premierships: AFLQSA Division Two - 2000, 2001 (2 total)
[The above information, as well as that which follows, was kindly supplied by Joshua Ryan.]
The Coorparoo Kings Australian
Football Club was founded in 1996 by Craig Dixon and was originally named ‘The
Treasury Kings’.
Craig Dixon worked at
Brisbane's Treasury Casino and was responsible for organising an annual 'grudge'
match of Australian Rules Football between the Brisbane Treasury Casino and Gold
Coast's Jupiter’s Casino. Over the years, Treasury proved to be a formidable
outfit, easily accounting for their Gold Coast opposition. In 1996, a number of
players expressed interest in playing on a more regular basis, and with Craig's
organising, the Kings were born.
During the first couple of
seasons the Kings competed in AFLSQ’s division three and played under the name
Treasury Kings at Yeronga's home ground. In 1999, a move to the oval that was
once the home of the historic and successful Coorparoo
Blues and a promotion to division three, bought about the name change to the
‘Coorparoo Kings’.
The
Coorparoo Kings since have gone on to win senior premierships in the AFLSQ in
2000 and 2001. Now firmly ensconced in the AFLQ’s State Association division
one, the Kings home games are currently played at Jack Esplen Oval at
Morningside AFC’s ground.
The club is quickly building a history with excellent on field success, strong social focus and a large network of past players, supporters and new players increasingly attending games and annual functions which are always growing in popularity.
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