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KEY FACTS

Official name
Southport Australian Football Club

Known as
Southport

Nickname
Sharks

Formed
1962

Colours
White and black

Associated clubs
Southport WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Football League (VFL) 2021–2024

Affiliations (Historical)
Gold Coast Australian Football League (GCAFL) 1961–1982; Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) 1983–2010; North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) 2011–2020

Home Ground
Fankhauser Reserve

Senior Premierships
QAFL - 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997-8-9-2000, 2005-6, 2008 (13 total); North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) - 2018 (1 total)

Headquarters
Cnr Olsen & Musgrave Avenues, Southport, QLD 4125

Phone: (07) 5532 1155 

Website
southportsharks.com.au

Southport



Southport enjoyed immediate success upon admission to the QAFL in 1983, winning that year’s grand final against Morningside by 11 points. The side failed to make the following year’s grand final but there then followed a sequence of nine successive premiership play offs for five wins and four defeats.

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2024 Season (VFL) Fixture

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Southport's 2024 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Southport        vs Port Melbourne          FRH Mar 23 (Sat, 12:05)  
2 H Southport        vs Werribee          FRH Mar 30 (Sat, 12:05)  
3 A Southport        vs Williamstown          WCG Apr 13 (Sat, 12:05)  
4 A Southport        vs Essendon Reserves          HAN Apr 20 (Sat, 11:40)  
5 H Southport        vs Brisbane Reserves          FRH Apr 27 (Sat, 1:50)  
6 H Southport        vs Collingwood Reserves          FRH May 4 (Sat, 12:05)  
7 A Southport        vs Gold Coast Reserves          CRR May 12 (Sun, 1:05)  
8 A Southport        vs Northern Bullants          PRE May 18 (Sat, 12:05)  
9 H Southport        vs Frankston          FRH May 25 (Sat, 1:05)  
10 Southport       Bye        
11 H Southport        vs Williamstown          FRH Jun 8 (Sat, 1:05)  
12 A Southport        vs Coburg          COB Jun 16 (Sun, 12:05)  
13 A Southport        vs Carlton Reserves          PRI Jun 22 (Sat, 12:05)  
14 H Southport        vs GWS Reserves          TBC Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10)  
15 Southport       Bye        
16 H Southport        vs Box Hill          TBC Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10)  
17 A Southport        vs Sandringham          TBC Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10)  
18 H Southport        vs Sydney Reserves          TBC Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 A Southport        vs Werribee          TBC Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10)  
20 Southport       Bye        
21 H Southport        vs North Melbourne Reserves          TBC Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10)  
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.