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Mount Gravatt
Mount Gravatt
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Full name	Mount Gravatt Australian Football Club
Nickname(s)	Vultures
Club details
Founded	1964; 60 years ago
Colours
Competition	QAFL
President	James Mavromati
Coach	Hamish Mitchell
Captain(s)	Austin Brent
Ground(s)	Southside Toyota Oval (Ron McLennan Oval), Part of the Dittmar Park complex (2,000)
Uniforms
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Other information
Official website	mtgafc.com

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The Mount Gravatt Australian Football Club, nicknamed the Vultures is a Brisbane based club which competed in the North East Australian Football League competition from 2011–2013 and as of 2014 is a member club of the Queensland Australian Football League.,^[1] formed in 1964.

History

SQAFA/BAFL

The club was a member of the SQAFA since the early 1970s, It won premierships in 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1983.

QAFL

The club had been affiliated with AFL Queensland since 1994. The club won premiership in 2002 & 2007, whilst being runners up in 1996, 1997, 2003 and 2009.

NEAFL

The club is a founding member of the competition, Its first season it finished second on the ladder and lost the Preliminary Final.

Club song

The club song is sung to the tune of Road to Gundagai.

We’re a team, what a team
We’re the best you’ve ever seen
We are the boys/girls from Vultureland
While the others keep on trying
We’ll have the flag a flying
Up on Mt Gravatt
We’re the team in the finals
That’s where we will be
Leaving other teams behind us
Amazed at our speed
Blue and White is our pride
And we’ll battle side by side
We are the boys/girls from Vultureland!

AFL/VFL players

These are the list of past and present Mount Gravatt players who have played at AFL/VFL as the Brisbane Lions or the Brisbane Bears:

Rohan Bail – Melbourne
Clay Cameron – Gold Coast
Jarrod Cotton – Port Adelaide
Michael Gibson – Fitzroy and Brisbane Bears
Will Hamill – Brisbane Lions
Shaun Hampson – Carlton and Richmond
Ben Hudson – Adelaide, Western Bulldogs, Brisbane Lions and Collingwood
Stephen Kenna – Carlton
Tony Lynn – Brisbane Bears and Carlton
Joel Macdonald – Brisbane Lions and Melbourne
Brad Miller – Melbourne and Richmond
Neville Miller – South Melbourne
Shane Morrison – Brisbane Lions and Richmond
Ken Peucker (1935–2005) – Essendon
Albert Proud – Brisbane Lions
Archie Smith – Brisbane Lions
Darryl White – Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions
Derek Wirth – Brisbane Lions

Premierships (2)

No.	Year	Competition	Opponent	Score	Venue
1	2002	QAFL	Southport Sharks	20.11 (131) – 10.10 (70)	Giffin Park
2	2007	QAFL	Southport Sharks	16.12 (108) – 10.10 (70)	Carrara Stadium

Individual honours

Grogan Medal

The Grogan Medal is the highest individual honour a single player can win in the Queensland state league. Votes are awarded by the umpires to the best and fairest players of each game. The Grogan Medal is Queensland equivalent to the AFL's Brownlow Medal.

Mount Gravatt has three Grogan Medallists. The first, in 1999, was won by the captain, Brad Jones. The second was by another captain, Mick Stinear in 2004. This was a remarkable effort considering the vultures finished 5th for the season. In 2019 Frazer Neate claimed top honours at the 74th Grogan Medal count.

Joe Grant Medal

The Joe Grant Medal is awarded to the player judged best on field in a grand final. Mount Gravatt has two Joe Grant Medallists. The first was Tony Lynn in the 2002 grand final victory, and the second was Ash Evans in the 2007 grand final victory.

Ray Hughson Medal

The Ray Hughson Medal is awarded to the QAFL leading goal kicker at the end of the year. Mount Gravatt has one Ray Hughson Medallist: Shane Dupuy, who kicked 80 goals in the 1996 season.

References

^ 2014 QAFL clubs

External links

[1] 2014 QAFL clubs

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+| nicknames = ''Vultures''
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+| colours = {{color box|#000099|border=silver}} {{color box|#ffffff|border=silver}}
-| founded = 1964
+| founded = {{Start date and age|1964}}
-| sport = [[Australian rules football]]
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-| ground = Dittmar Park
+| ground = Southside Toyota Oval (Ron McLennan Oval), Part of the Dittmar Park complex (2,000)
-| capacity = 2000
+| capacity =
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+| president = James Mavromati
-| coach =
+| coach = Hamish Mitchell
-| captain = Gareth Dosser and Mick Stinear
+| captain = Austin Brent
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-'''Mount Gravatt Australian Football Club''', is a [[Brisbane]] based club which competed in the [[North East Australian Football League]]
+The '''Mount Gravatt Australian Football Club''', nicknamed the '''Vultures''' is a [[Brisbane]] based club which competed in the [[North East Australian Football League]] competition from 2011–2013 and as of 2014 is a member club of the [[Queensland Australian Football League]].,<ref>[http://www.aflq.com.au/index.php?id=907 2014 QAFL clubs]</ref> formed in 1964.
-competition from 2011-2013 and as of 2014 is a member club of the [[Queensland Australian Football League]].,<ref>[http://www.aflq.com.au/index.php?id=907 2014 QAFL clubs]</ref> formed in 1964.
-==SQAFA/BAFL==
+==History==
+===SQAFA/BAFL===
 The club was a member of the SQAFA since the early 1970s, It won premierships in 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1983.
-==QAFL==
+===QAFL===
 The club had been affiliated with AFL Queensland since 1994. The club won premiership in 2002 & 2007, whilst being runners up in 1996, 1997, 2003 and 2009.
-==NEAFL==
+===NEAFL===
 The club is a founding member of the competition, Its first season it finished second on the ladder and lost the Preliminary Final.
 == Club song ==
-The club song is sung to the tune of Road to Gundagai.
+The club song is sung to the tune of [[Road to Gundagai]].
+We’re a team, what a team<br />
-== Notable players ==
+We’re the best you’ve ever seen<br />
-Past and present Mount Gravatt players who have played at [[Australian Football League|AFL]]/VFL as the [[Brisbane Lions]] or [[Brisbane Bears]], with players include:
+We are the boys/girls from Vultureland<br />
+While the others keep on trying<br />
+We’ll have the flag a flying<br />
+Up on Mt Gravatt<br />
+We’re the team in the finals<br />
+That’s where we will be<br />
+Leaving other teams behind us<br />
+Amazed at our speed<br />
+Blue and White is our pride<br />
+And we’ll battle side by side<br />
+We are the boys/girls from Vultureland!<br />
+== AFL/VFL players ==
-*[[Rohan Bail]] - [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
+These are the list of past and present Mount Gravatt players who have played at [[Australian Football League|AFL]]/VFL as the [[Brisbane Lions]] or the [[Brisbane Bears]]:
-*[[Clay Cameron]] - [[Gold Coast Football Club|Gold Coast]]
-*[[Jarrod Cotton]] - [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
-*[[Will Hamill]] - [[Brisbane Lions]]
+*[[Rohan Bail]] – [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
-*[[Shaun Hampson]] - [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] and [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
+*[[Clay Cameron]] – [[Gold Coast Football Club|Gold Coast]]
-*[[Ben Hudson]] - [[Adelaide Crows|Adelaide]], [[Western Bulldogs]], [[Brisbane Lions]] and [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
+*[[Jarrod Cotton]] – [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
-*[[Stephen Kenna]] - [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
+*[[Michael Gibson (Australian footballer)|Michael Gibson]] – [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] and [[Brisbane Bears]]
+*[[Will Hamill (footballer, born 1986)|Will Hamill]] – [[Brisbane Lions]]
-*[[Joel Macdonald]] - [[Brisbane Lions]] and [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
-*[[Brad Miller (footballer)|Brad Miller]] - [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] and [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
+*[[Shaun Hampson]] – [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] and [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
-*[[Shane Morrison]] - [[Brisbane Lions]] and [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
+*[[Ben Hudson]] – [[Adelaide Crows|Adelaide]], [[Western Bulldogs]], [[Brisbane Lions]] and [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
-*[[Albert Proud]] - [[Brisbane Lions]]
+*[[Stephen Kenna]] – [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
+*[[Tony Lynn]] – [[Brisbane Bears]] and [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
-*[[Archie Smith (footballer, born 1995)|Archie Smith]] - [[Brisbane Lions]]
+*[[Joel Macdonald]] – [[Brisbane Lions]] and [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
+*[[Brad Miller (footballer)|Brad Miller]] – [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] and [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
+*[[Neville Miller (footballer)|Neville Miller]] – [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]]
+*[[Shane Morrison]] – [[Brisbane Lions]] and [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
+*[[Ken Peucker|Ken Peucker (1935–2005)]] – [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
+*[[Albert Proud]] – [[Brisbane Lions]]
+*[[Archie Smith (footballer, born 1995)|Archie Smith]] – [[Brisbane Lions]]
+*[[Darryl White]] – [[Brisbane Bears]] and [[Brisbane Lions]]
+*[[Derek Wirth]] – [[Brisbane Lions]]
 == Premierships (2) ==
@@ Line 62: / Line 94: @@
 !width=23%|Venue
 |-
-| 1 || [[2002 QAFL season|2002]] || [[QAFL]]|| [[Southport Australian Football Club|Southport Sharks]] ||  '''20.11 (131) - 10.10 (70)''' || [[Giffin Park]]
+| 1 || [[2002 QAFL season|2002]] || [[QAFL]]|| [[Southport Australian Football Club|Southport Sharks]] ||  '''20.11 (131) – 10.10 (70)''' || [[Giffin Park]]
 |-
-| 2|| [[2007 QAFL season|2007]] || [[QAFL]]|| [[Southport Australian Football Club|Southport Sharks]] || '''16.12 (108) - 10.10 (70)''' || [[Carrara Stadium]]
+| 2|| [[2007 QAFL season|2007]] || [[QAFL]]|| [[Southport Australian Football Club|Southport Sharks]] || '''16.12 (108) – 10.10 (70)''' || [[Carrara Stadium]]
 |}
-== Individual Honours ==
+== Individual honours ==
 '''Grogan Medal'''
-The [[Grogan Medal]] is the highest individual honour a single player can win in the Queensland state league. Votes are awarded by the umpires to the best and fairest players of each game. The Grogan Medal is Queensland equivalent  to the AFL's Brownlow Medal.
+The [[Grogan Medal]] is the highest individual honour a single player can win in the Queensland state league. Votes are awarded by the umpires to the best and fairest players of each game. The Grogan Medal is Queensland equivalent to the AFL's Brownlow Medal.
-Mount Gravatt has a grand total of two Grogan Medallists. The first was in 1999 which was won by the captain, Brad Jones. The second, was by the current captain, Mick Stinear in 2002. This was a remarkable effort considering the vultures finished 5th for the season.
+Mount Gravatt has three Grogan Medallists. The first, in 1999, was won by the captain, Brad Jones. The second was by another captain, [[Mick Stinear]] in 2004. This was a remarkable effort considering the vultures finished 5th for the season. In 2019 Frazer Neate claimed top honours at the 74th Grogan Medal count.
 '''Joe Grant Medal'''
-The Joe Grant Medal is awarded to the player judged best afield in a grand final. Mount Gravatt has two Joe Grant Medallists. The first was [[Tony Lynn]] is the 2002 grand final victory and was Ash Evans in the 2007 grand final victory.
+The Joe Grant Medal is awarded to the player judged best on field in a grand final. Mount Gravatt has two Joe Grant Medallists. The first was [[Tony Lynn]] in the 2002 grand final victory, and the second was Ash Evans in the 2007 grand final victory.
 '''Ray Hughson Medal'''
-The Ray Hughson Medal is awarded to the QAFL leading goal kicker at the end of the year. Mount Gravatt has one Ray Hughson Medallists this is Shane Dupuy who kicked 80 goals in the 1996 season.
+The Ray Hughson Medal is awarded to the QAFL leading goal kicker at the end of the year. Mount Gravatt has one Ray Hughson Medallist: Shane Dupuy, who kicked 80 goals in the 1996 season.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+{{Commons category}}
-*[http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-109-34761-0-0 Mt Gravatt sportingpulse website]
+*[http://www.mtgafc.com/ Official website]
 *[http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/mt_gravatt.htm Full Points Footy profile for Mount Gravatt]
+{{QAFL}}
 {{NEAFL}}
+{{AFL Queensland State League Clubs}}
-{{Aussie Rules in Queensland}}
-{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}}
 [[Category:Queensland State Football League clubs|Mt Gravatt]]
 [[Category:Australian rules football clubs in Brisbane]]
 [[Category:1964 establishments in Australia]]
-[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1964]]
+[[Category:Australian rules football clubs established in 1964]]