SANDGATE
Affiliated: QANFL 1933, 1944-63; QAFL 1964-1990
Home Ground: Lemke Road Oval, Lemke Road, Taigum
Formed: 1933; merged with Windsor-Zillmere 1991 to form North Brisbane
Colours: Bottle green and red
Emblem: Hawks/Sea Hawks
Senior Premierships: QAFL - 1956-57, 1970-71, 1974, 1979 (6 total); Brisbane Australian Football League (BAFL) - 1993-4 (2 total)
Grogan Medallists: Edgar Stevens 1950; Don Smith 1973 & 1979 (2 Medallists/3 Medals)
QAFL Top Goalkickers: T.Broadbent (72) 1953 & (86) 1960; M.Vickery (69) 1957; J.Stackpoole (71) 1973 (4 total)
Highest Score: 33.28 (226) versus Wilston Grange on 25 August 1974
Most Games: 319 by Danny Brennan
| MINI-BIOGRAPHIES: | Danny Brennan Tom Broadbent John Ellis Dick Verdon Gary Wagner |
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Action from a game between Sandgate and Windsor-Zillmere in 1987. |
Sandgate participated in the QA(N)FL in 1933 and from 1944 to 1990, and for most of its involvement was a significant force. Indeed, in terms of overall finals participation, during the 41 year period between 1950 and 1990 its record was second only to that of Mayne, as the following table shows:
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QA(N)FL Finals Participation 1950 to 1990 |
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| Club | Premiers | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total |
| Mayne | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| Sandgate | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | - | 27 |
| Coorparoo | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| Western Districts | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | 17 |
| Windsor-Zillmere | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Morningside | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Wilston Grange | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | 15 |
| Kedron | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| Southport | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Kedron-Grange | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Sandgate's first grand final appearance came in 1954, but the club lost to Western Districts. Two years later it broke through for its inaugural premiership with a 12.15 (87) to 11.11 (77) grand final victory over Windsor, and in 1957 it made it two in a row after overcoming Coorparoo.
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Gavin Krupa |
The 1970s proved to be Sandgate's most successful decade as the club contested the finals every season, winning four flags from seven grand finals. It was also awarded the QAFL Club Championship trophy for the best overall performance in all grades on no fewer than five occasions. The prime catalyst of the club's emergence as a power during this period was Terry Moule, who coached the 1970 and 1971 premiership sides, in the process revolutionising the way the game was played in Queensland. Prior to Moule's arrival, QAFL teams were still in thrall to a pre-war, mark and kick style of football. Moule insisted that his charges keep the ball moving quickly, playing on whenever possible, and the result was that the Hawks had a pair of premierships on the board before the rest of the league managed to catch up. Sadly, however, the 1979 grand final in which the Sea Hawks overcame Western Districts by 28 points proved to be their last. In 1991 Sandgate and Windsor-Zillmere merged, forming a new club, North Brisbane, which won a premiership in 1995. As a standalone entity though Sandgate made a considerable contribution to football in the Sunshine State and current AFL Queensland heavyweights like Mount Gravatt and Southport - indeed, even the Brisbane Lions - owe them a debt of gratitude. |
Among the many excellent players to turn out for the Sea Hawks during their history were John Ellis, Dick Verdon, John Quarrell, Edgar Stevens, and dual Grogan Medallist Don Smith.
A revamped Sandgate Football Club currently competes in the second tier of AFL Queensland's state league competition. The 2010 season brought a grand final appearance for this club, but opponents Noosa edged home by 7 points.
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