Yeronga Football Club
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Yeronga Football Club are an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
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 club which play in the AFLQ State Association
AFLQ State Association
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. They are nicknamed the Devils. Previously, the club competed in the Queensland Australian National Football League
Queensland Australian Football League
The Queensland Australian Football League was an Australian rules football competition for clubs from South East Queensland.Up until 2010, the QAFL was the premier semi-professional competition in Queensland, with salary cap rules and regulations in place.It was previously known as the Queensland...

 (QANFL).

Formed in 1928, the club comes from the Brisbane suburb of Yeronga
Yeronga, Queensland
Yeronga is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia located on the Brisbane River 7 km south of the Brisbane CBD. Yeronga is a residential suburb. It is home to the Yeronga Devils.-Transport:There is a Yeronga train station on the Beenleigh railway line....

.

The club had their best period in the 1930s when they twice made grand finals, losing to Windsor
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 on both occasions.

After World War II, Yeronga merged with the South Brisbane Football Club
South Brisbane Football Club
South Brisbane Football Club was an Australian rules club which competed in the Queensland Football League. They joined the league in 1910 and played in it until 1940 with the exception of the 1925 season which they sat out. Notable players include Brian O'Connor, Harry Pegg and Donald...

, but kept their name and club colours.

In 1953 and 1954, they competed under the name Coorparoo-Yeronga, having merged with the Coorparoo Football Club.

QANFL

Grand Finalists (2)
  • 1932
  • 1937


Grogan Medalists (2)
  • F. Willets (1947 - tied)
  • W. Shorten (1951)


Top Goalkicker (2)
  • A. Sanders (1948, 1949)
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