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MOUNT GRAVATT
Current Affiliation: Queensland Australian Football League/AFL Queensland since 1994 Club Address: P.O. Box 6741, Upper Mt Gravatt 4122 Home Ground: Corner Clump & Logan Roads, Upper Mt Gravatt Colours: Blue, black and white Emblem: Vultures Senior Premierships: South Queensland Football Association Division One - 1971-2, 1974, 1983 (4 total); AFL Queensland State League Division One - 2002, 2007 (2 total) Grogan Medallists: Brad Jones 1999; Mick Stinear 2004 (2 total) QAFL Top Goalkickers: S.Dupuy (80) 1996 (1 total)
Since its admission to Queensland football's state competition in 1994 Mt Gravatt has enjoyed remarkable success. Competitive from the start, the Vultures reached their first grand final in 1996, only to succumb badly to a combination of finals nerves and a ruthless opponent in West Brisbane, which won with ease by 9 goals. Another grand final the following year brought an even more emphatic reversal, with perennial power club Southport running riot to win by a record margin of 94 points, 26.13 (169) to 11.9 (75).
After that, qualification for the finals in 5th place in 2006 represented a significant improvement, even if Mt Gravatt's premiership hopes were immediately dashed in the elimination final by Morningside. Then, in 2007, things finally came together perfectly as the Vultures proved beyond any question that they were the leading team in the competition. After winning 14 and drawing 1 of their 19 home and away matches to top the ladder they cruised to premiership glory on the strength of a 17.19 (121) to 13.11 (89) 2nd semi final defeat of Morningside, and a 16.12 (108) to 10.10 (70) grand final win over Southport. Where now? or
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