From Woodpeckers to Suns

 

1973 - 1976: Woodridge Woodpeckers (Ewing Road - Woodridge)

Guernsey : Brown & Blue

 

1976 - 1977: Slacks Creek Cobra's (Paradise Road - Slacks Creek)

Guernsey : Plain Red & Green Trims

 

1978 - 1979: Beenleigh Cobra's (Show Grounds - Beenleigh)

Guernsey : Plain Red & Green Trims

Winners Third Division Senior Premiership (1978)

 

1980 - 1990: Beenleigh Cobra's (Alexander Clarke Park - Loganholme)

Guernsey : Red with 1 Green Hoop & 2 White Hoops around the middle(1986-89),

St. Kilda's colours were used in 1990.

Winners Second Division Senior Premiership (1980 & 1985).

Reserve Grade Senior Premiership (1981).

Junior Sides Fielded in 1984

After winning premiership in BAFL we played in Gold Coast Competition (1986 - 1990)

 

1991 - 1997: Logan City Cobra's (Alexander Clarke Park - Loganholme)

Guernsey : Red with 1 Green Hoop & 2 White Hoops around the middle,

Returned to Brisbane Competition (1991)

Minor Premiers Second Division Senior (1991)

Winners Second Division Reserve Grade Premiership (1993).

 

1998 - Present: Logan City Cobra's (Tansey Park - Tanah Merah )

Guernsey : Red & Green

 

1999 - Third Division Team reintroduced to Seniors.

 

2002 - Second Division Reserve Grand Finalists.

 

2003 - Senior play off in finals for first time in 8 years losing preliminary final.

 

2004 - Seniors loss elimination final, reserve grade lose preliminary final.

 

2006 - Seniors and Reserves play off in grand final, both teams finish runners-up for the season in AFLQ State Association Division 2.

 

2007 - Club fields one side in AFLQ State Association Division 3. Team makes grand final, finishes runners-up.

 

2008 - Club is promoted back to AFLQ State Association Division 2 (Seniors & Reserves). New era arrives at the club with the return of many former players and committee members to assist in the rebuilding phase. New modern looking guernsey is also implemented with an update to the previous Cobras logo.

 

2009- Seniors drastically improve from 2008 as do the Reserves who just miss out on a finals berth.

 

2010 - Club takes another leap forward in the re-building phase. Both the Seniors & Reserves make the finals in Div 2 for the first time since 2006. The Seniors finish fifth and put in a gallant effort in the Elimination Final to only be beaten by 11 points away against Caboolture. The Reserves finish the home and away season in second but lose to Kedron in the Qualifying Final and the UQ Red Lions in the Semi Final both by a heart breaking 3 points.

 

2011 - Seniors make the Grand Final for the first time since 2006 in Division 2. They finish Minor Premiers, only to be defeated at the last hurdle by Nambour & Hinterland. Reserves finish the season in 5th and make it to the Semi Finals, only to go down to Caboolture.

 

2012 - AFL Queensland State Association Division 2 renamed to the South East Queensland Australian Football League (SEQAFL) Division 3. Seniors finish the home and away season in 5th and put in a fantastic effort in the finals to reach the Grand Final for the 2nd consecutive year. They just fall short of premiership glory by a heartbreaking 4 points. The Reserves finish in 7th spot just a couple of games short of a finals berth.

 

2013 - The Club celebrates 40 years since first forming as the Woodridge Woodpeckers in 1973. Seniors finish in 4th spot and just go down to the Pine Rivers Swans by 17 points in the first semi final. Reserves just miss out on a finals spot by finishing in 5th.

 

AFL Queensland announce a major restructure to all SEQAFL competitions in September 2013. We join the newly named Queensland Amateur Football Association (QAFA) in the 'A' Division for the 2014 season.

 

2014 - The Logan City Cobras play their final season before changing to our new entity - South East Suns.