Redcliffe Tigers AFC is an Australian rules football club that plays its home games in Rothwell, a suburb of Redcliffe, South East Queensland. The team competes in the SEQAFL Div 2 North Australian rules football competition.

Redcliffe Tigers
Names
Full nameRedcliffe Tigers Australian Rules Football Club
Nickname(s)Tigers
Best and fairestAndrew Kouvaras
Club details
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Colours   
CompetitionAFL Queensland
PresidentGayle Wetzel Fitzgerald
CoachAdam Holland
Ground(s)Nathan rd, kipla-ring, Queensland Nathan Road Sports Ground Kippa-Ring, Queensland
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websiteredcliffetigers.com.au

It has had a few playing strip changes in the last couple of years, from the Richmond Tiger playing guernsey to an all-black with a tiger head on the front to an all yellow with a tiger head on the front.

The Tigers have teams in under-8.5s, 9.5s, 10.5s, 11.5s, 12.5s, 14.5s, 15.5s girls, 16.5s, 17s girls, Masters, Reserves, Seniors and Women's who after a long hiatus fielded a side in 2019.

History

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The club started in 1974 as the Redcliffe Peninsula Australian Football Club, a junior club with underage boys for the local junior competition.[1]

In 1975, the seniors fielded a team in the SQAFA Division 3 and finished in seventh position.[2] In 1975, the seniors fielded a team in the SQAFA Division 2 and finished in eighth position.[3] A reserve side finished seventh in division 3.[4]

1988 and the club won the SQAFA Division 2 premiership

In 2012, AFL Queensland State Association Division 2 renamed to the South East Queensland Australian Football League (SEQAFL) Division 3.

Premierships

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  • 1988 – Southern Queensland Australian Football Association Division 2
  • 2002 – AFL Queensland State Association Division 2 - Premiers and champions
  • 2005 – AFL Queensland State Association Division 1
  • 2008 – AFL Queensland State Association Division 2
  • 2012 – AFL Queensland State Association Division 3

References

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  1. ^ "History".
  2. ^ "1975 Seniors Team :: Redcliffe AFL Tigers". www.redcliffetigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
  3. ^ "1976 A Grade :: Redcliffe AFL Tigers". www.redcliffetigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
  4. ^ "1976 Division 3 :: Redcliffe AFL Tigers". www.redcliffetigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
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