The Coorparoo Football Club, nicknamed the Kings, is an Australian rules football club based in the Brisbane suburb of Coorparoo. The club was formed in 1996, one year after the original Coorparoo club folded.
Coorparoo's men's team previously competed in Division 1 and Division 3 of the Queensland Football Association (QFA), and entered the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) in 2025. The women's team currently plays in the QAFL Women's (QAFLW) competition.
History Formation and early years The club was founded in 1996 by Craig Dixon as the Treasury Kings Football Club. Dixon worked at Brisbane's Treasury Casino and was responsible for organising an annual "grudge" match of Australian rules football between the Brisbane Treasury Casino and Gold Coast's Jupiters Hotel and Casino.
In 1996, a number of players expressed interest in playing on a more regular basis, and with Dixon's organising, the Kings were born. During their first seasons, the club played in Division 3 of the Brisbane Australian Football League (BAFL) and played at Yeronga Football Club's home ground.
Renaming and QFA success In 1999, after moving the oval that was once the home of the former Coorparoo club, the club was renamed to "Coorparoo Football Club".
Since 2000, Coorparoo have won seven senior premierships, including a three-peat from 2011 until 2013. The club's reserves side has also appeared in grand finals in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2016.
QAFL On 15 December 2023, AFL Queensland announced they had granted a provisional licence for Coorparoo to enter the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) in 2025. An official licence to enter the QAFL men's competition was granted on 31 July 2024.
Coorparoo's first victory in the QAFL came in round 2 (its first game of the season), with a 37-point win over .
Seasons Source: PremiersGrand FinalistMinor premiersFinals appearanceWooden spoon
Men's Seniors YearLeagueDivisionCoachCaptainBest and fairestLeading goalkickerGoals 1997 BAFL Craig Dixon; Anthony Prat Anthony Pratt Scott Gooey 1998 BAFL Anthony Pratt Andrew Hall Garrett Hall 1999 BAFL Anthony Pratt Andrew Hall Grant Archibald 2000 AFLSQ Anthony Pratt Paul Hosking Paul Hosking 2001 AFLSQ Darren Kirkpatrik Paul Hosking Grant Archibald 2002 AFLSQ Shane Monk Paul Hosking Paul Nickolas 2003 AFLSQ Anthony Pratt Grant Archibald Michael Turner 2004 AFLSQ Anthony Pratt Paul Hosking Paul Hosking 2005 AFLSQ David Lane Paul Hosking Paul Hosking 2006 AFLQSA David Lane Paul Hosking Liam Best 2007 AFLQSA 4th Michael Gibson Paul Hosking Shane Lindsay 2008 AFLQSA 4th Michael Gibson Josh Ryan; Joel Henderson; Michael Hewitt; Adam Lewis Chris Lovett 2009 AFLQSA 6th Michael Gibson Josh Ryan Josh Ryan 2010 AFLQSA 2nd Michael Gibson Josh Ryan Nicholas Joss 2011 AFLQSA 11 6 1 Michael Gibson Josh Ryan; Ben Cowan Sandy Hampson 2012 SEQAFL 12 4 Shane Morrison Josh Ryan; Ben Cowan Chris Frangos 2013 SEQAFL 13 3 Michael Gibson Josh Ryan Ben Gibson 2014 QFA 6th 6 10 Michael Gibson Josh Lake; Ben Gibson; Chris Lovett Jack Lake 2015 QFA 2nd 15 0 1 Rory Lake Josh Lake; Ben Gibson; Chris Lovett Jack Lake; Ben Gibson 2016 QFA 1st 15 2 1 Rory Lake Josh Lake; Ben Gibson Mitch Enright 2017 QFA 5th 10 8 Rory Lake Josh Lake; Ben Gibson Ben Gibson 2018 QFA 3rd 11 7 Rory Lake Josh Lake; Ben Gibson Jack Lake 2019 QFA 5th 8 8 Rory Lake Josh Lake; Ben Gibson; Jack Lake Rory Lake 2020 QFA 5th 3 5 Barry O'Brien Rory Lake; Sam Holna Brandyn Grenfell 2021 QFA 4th 6 5 5 Barry O'Brien Rory Lake; Sam Holna Jeremy Hirst 2022 QFA 1st 13 2 1 Sam Lake; Barry O'Brien Campbell Luers; Sam Holna Ben Hogan 2023 QFA 1st 15 0 1 2024 QFA 2nd 13 2 1 2025 QAFL 12th 5 12 1
References
External links Official website