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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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2023 Season (VFL) Fixture

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Southport's 2023 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Southport 7.29.513.1017.16 118 WON Sandringham 0.30.63.84.8 32 86 FRH Mar 25 (Sat, 1:05) Scores
2 A Southport 2.33.67.68.10 58 LOST North Melbourne Reserves 1.37.98.109.12 66 -8 ARD Apr 1 (Sat, 11:05) Scores
3 H Southport 2.25.56.108.15 63 LOST Werribee 3.56.77.1312.14 86 -23 FRH Apr 8 (Sat, 12:05) Scores
4 A Southport 3.35.79.1014.13 97 LOST Brisbane Reserves 6.111.515.618.8 116 -19 SCS Apr 15 (Sat, 12:05) Scores
5 A Southport 2.26.310.1115.12 102 WON Footscray 4.26.410.810.16 76 26 NPO Apr 22 (Sat, 12:05) Scores
6 H Southport 6.29.1215.1318.20 128 WON Northern Bullants 4.14.24.47.4 46 82 FRH Apr 29 (Sat, 12:05) Scores
7 A Southport 5.48.511.816.12 108 WON Geelong Reserves 1.15.28.310.4 64 44 KAR May 7 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
8 H Southport 0.12.44.610.14 74 LOST Gold Coast Reserves 6.29.311.412.4 76 -2 FRH May 13 (Sat, 12:05) Scores
9 A Southport 2.13.45.56.9 45 LOST Box Hill 2.35.97.1411.18 84 -39 BOX May 20 (Sat, 12:05) Scores
10 Southport       Bye        
11 H Southport 3.04.58.711.9 75 LOST Casey 1.26.69.911.10 76 -1 FRH Jun 3 (Sat, 12:05) Scores
12 H Southport 5.39.811.1013.13 91 WON Port Melbourne 1.24.68.119.13 67 24 FRH Jun 10 (Sat, 12:05) Scores
13 A Southport 3.36.79.1011.13 79 LOST GWS Reserves 6.310.816.1119.14 128 -49 TWO Jun 17 (Sat, 12:25) Scores
14 H Southport 5.36.67.915.12 102 WON Coburg 1.24.58.79.8 62 40 FRH Jun 24 (Sat, 12:05) Scores
15 Southport       Bye        
16 A Southport 1.14.16.38.5 53 LOST Williamstown 3.44.57.79.9 63 -10 WCG Jul 9 (Sun, 12:05) Scores
17 H Southport 2.54.711.912.13 85 LOST Richmond Reserves 3.28.411.515.8 98 -13 FRH Jul 15 (Sat, 11:35) Scores
18 Southport       Bye        
19 A Southport 2.24.86.810.11 71 WON Frankston 4.55.56.88.9 57 14 FRA Jul 29 (Sat, 7:05) Scores
20 H Southport 1.44.97.1212.15 87 WON Essendon Reserves 1.56.58.612.7 79 8 FRH Aug 5 (Sat, 11:35) Scores
21 Southport       Bye        
22 A Southport 1.54.67.88.10 58 LOST Collingwood Reserves 6.210.513.916.12 108 -50 OPO Aug 19 (Sat, 12:05) Scores
 

Footnotes

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