Global InformationSherwood Districts Australian Football Club information
| Sherwood Magpies | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Sherwood Magpies Australian Football Club | |
| 2016 season | ||
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1991 | |
| Competition | Queensland Australian Football League | |
| President | Bruce McNichoal | |
| Coach | Glenn Humphrey | |
| Captain(s) | Lachlan Woods | |
| Ground(s) | McCarthy Homes Sherwood AFC, Chelmer | |
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | westernmagpies.com.au | |
The Sherwood Magpies Australian Football Club is the senior Australian rules football club of the western suburbs of Brisbane which competes in Division One of the AFLQ State League. The club is based at McCarthy Homes Oval, 41 Chelmer st, Chelmer,[1] at the same grounds as the Sherwood Junior Australian Football Club and fields a team in the AFLQ senior, reserve, under 18 and women's grade competitions.
The club formed through a merger between the Western Districts AFC and the Sherwood AFC in 1991 but has roots back to 1920. A number of senior clubs have represented Brisbane's western suburbs for decades including the Taringa, Western Districts, Sherwood, and West Brisbane) and competed in the highest division of local football. These clubs were all forced out of existence over time though the Sherwood Magpies AFC draws much of its culture, identity, heritage and following from them. The current club has been playing in Division Two of the AFL Queensland State League since 2004, but is being promoted into Division One from the commencement of the 2009 season under the guidance of President Brian Knight, Senior Coach Paul Grentell and Club Development Manager Anthony McDonald.[2]
The club aims to provide a pathway into the AFL for players from local junior clubs, develop the network of surrounding senior and junior Australian rules football clubs, and provide a fun, friendly, family oriented hub for local football in the western suburbs.[3] The Sherwood Magpies Australian Football Club and Sherwood Junior Australian Football Club are sponsored by Tradelink (major sponsor), Hog's Breath Cafe and Cleanway (secondary sponsors).[4] Junior clubs that lie within its traditional area include Collingwood Park, Ferny Grove, Forest Lake, Kenmore, Jindalee, Moorooka, Sherwood, Southern Redbacks, Springfield Lakes, Wests Juniors and Yeronga.
- ^ http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/western_magpies.htm Sherwood Magpies
- ^ http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-109-34766-0-0&sID=56344&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=6786642 Anthony McDonald Joins Magpies
- ^ http://www.sherwoodafc.com/inside.htm A Brief History of the Black & White
- ^ http://www.sherwoodafc.com/sponsors.htm Magpie Sponsors