Queanbeyan Football Club


The Queanbeyan Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club that competes in the AFL Canberra. The club is based in Queanbeyan, one of the oldest and fastest growing municipalities in New South Wales, that draws players, supporters and administrators from a region of 100,000 people covering the Division of Eden-Monaro.

History, Facilities and Organisation

Affiliated:
The team was affiliated with Federal Territory Football League in 1925–26. It was affiliated with the Canberra Australian National Football League in 1927–74, the ACT Australian Football League in 1975–99, AFL Canberra 2000–10 and the North East Australian Football League 2011–present. The club adopted black and gold colours in 1935 after VFL club Richmond donated a set of playing jumpers.
Alan Muir wrote about the team: "The fact that the club survived all of those tough periods was due to the dedication and vision of men like our Foundation President Wal Mason followed by other outstanding Administrative personalities in Jim Prendergast, Maurie Richards, Dick Sydes, Tom Borrowman, Reg Watson, Jack McNamara and Dave Imrie through to more recent administrators covering both football and the licensed club in Ron Fowlie, Gary Bullivant, Van Rakowski, Geoff Gosling and Mark Thompson”.
The Junior Tigers commenced their 66th Year in the ACT Junior Football League in 2013 and provide over 80 per cent of the senior grade teams.
Since 1979, the team has been located at Dairy Farmers Park and supporters have raised $800,000 to install facilities such as a roofed grandstand, Interchange and Coaches Boxes for home and visiting teams, an Administration Building, ground lighting, a Hall of Fame walk, canteen, goal netting, scoreboards and disabled access.
Premierships :
No.YearCompetitionOpponentScoreVenue
11939Canberra Australian National Football League
21940Canberra Australian National Football League-
31941Canberra Australian National Football League
41953Canberra Australian National Football League-
51954Canberra Australian National Football League-
61956Canberra Australian National Football League-
71985Australian Capital Territory Football League-
81988Australian Capital Territory Football League-
91989Australian Capital Territory Football League-
101991Australian Capital Territory Football League-
111998Australian Capital Territory Football League-
121999Australian Capital Territory Football League-
132000AFL Canberra-
142012NEAFL Eastern Conference-

Mulrooney Medallists:
League top goalkickers:
Highest score:
Record finals attendance:
The club entered the NEAFL for the competition's inaugural season in 2011. In 2012 it won the Eastern Conference premiership with an 18.13.121 over Sydney Swans 13.13.91.

Alignment with [Sapphire Coast Australian Football League]

Queanbeyan Tigers have appointed Peter Williamson – a former Captain Coach of the Tigers Club who has moved to the South Coast to coordinate a pathway for developing players from all Sapphire Coast Australian Football League Clubs. For many years the Queanbeyan Tigers sponsored the South East Region Academy of Sport which involved players from clubs in areas such as Bateman's Bay, Bega, Eden and Merimbula, throughout the Bega Valley Shire.

Alignment with Cooma Australian Football

Queanbeyan Tigers have a formalised development relationship with the Cooma Cats Australian Football Club.

AFL/VFL players

There is a list of players who have played at AFL/VFL: