Wynnum Football Club

Wynnum Vikings
Names
Full name	Wynnum Vikings Australian Rules Football Club Inc.
Club details
Founded	1971
Colours	Blue and Yellow
Competition	Queensland Australian Football League
Ground(s)	300 Kianawah Rd, Wynnum West
Other information
Official website	Wynnum Vikings website

Wynnum Vikings Football Club is an Australian rules club which plays in the SEQAFL Div 2.

Based in the Brisbane seaside suburb of Wynnum, the club first competed in the SQAFA in 1971.^[1]

History

Founded in 1971, the club won its first flag in 1974. The club played in the SQAFA, during an era when Sherwood won eight flags in a row.^[2] Demoted to Division two in 1992 the club remained there until the reorganization of the competition in 2000. After winning the 2003 premiership in Division Two, the Vikings were promoted to Division One and won premierships in 2008 and 2009.^[3] The renaming of competitions in 2012 means that the Vikings are in SEQAFL Division 2.

Honours

Premierships (4)

1974
2003
2008
2009

The original Wynnum

Australian Football Premiership Grand Final at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, 1907. Locomotives defeated Wynnum by 40 points.

Wynnum Football Club were an Australian rules club which played in the Queensland Football League. Based in the Brisbane seaside suburb of Wynnum, the club first competed in the QFL in 1905. They played in the league for 20 years but missed the 1912, 1922 and 1924 seasons. Also known as the Tricolours, Wynnum wore blue, red and white.

Honours

Premierships (2)

1909
1920

References

External links

Australian rules football in Queensland

Governing body	AFL Queensland

Professional clubs	Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Football Club

Major leagues	North East Australian Football League League Championship Cup Queensland Australian Football League AFLQ State Association

Other leagues	Cairns Capricornia Darling Downs Mackay Mt Isa Townsville Wide Bay

Historical leagues	Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland

Women's leagues	AFL Queensland Women's

Principal venues	The Gabba Carrara Stadium Cazaly's Stadium

Major events	QClash

NEAFL teams	Aspley Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Redland Southport

QAFL teams	Broadbeach Labrador Morningside Mt Gravatt Palm Beach Currumbin Sandgate Surfers Paradise UQ Red Lions Western Magpies Wilston Grange

QFA teams	Alexandra Hills Aspley Bond University Burleigh Caloundra Coolangatta Coomera Coorparoo Kenmore Maroochydore Mayne Moreton Bay Nambour & Hinterland Noosa Robina Springwood Yeronga South Brisbane

QAFA (A) teams	Beenleigh Carrara Griffith Moorooka Ipswich Park Ridge Pine Rivers Redcliffe South East Victoria Point Wynnum

QAFA (B) teams	Ballina Bribie Island Byron Bay Collingwood Park Glasshouse Greater Springfield Gympie Jimboomba Kedron Lismore Maroochydore Northshore Noosa Pomona Tweed Coast Woodsmen UQ Red Lions Yeronga-South Brisbane Zillmere

Former teams	Coorparoo Kedron Grange Locomotives Maroochy Northshore Sherwood South Brisbane Sunshine Coast Valley Windsor Zillmere Wynnum Yeronga

List of clubs	List of Australian rules football clubs in Queensland

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