Club History
Logan Cobras AFL Club History
The Logan City Australian Rules Football Club was formed approximately 25 years ago. The need to have a Junior club was seen by some players. Thus the Junior club was formed . Messrs Finlayson and Opbroek are credited with our foundation. In 1980 An assortment of children, between 8 and 13 years old, took to the field to begin our History.
The club was then known as the Beenleigh football club. However, when the club moved to Alexander Clark park and away from the Beenleigh showgrounds the Logan City shire was formed from the then Albert shire (Gold Coast). Having the club situated in Logan shire necessitated the change of name to Logan City. This occurred in 1988.
The Cobras were involved in the Brisbane Junior competition until approximately 1990, before joining the Gold Coast Juniors Competition . In 1996 the club rejoined the BJAFL,The club was advised by the president of that time- Brian Carroll, to incorporate as a seperate entity.The Club was incorporated as a seperate identity from the Senior body in 1996. This year was also significant for our first premiership .Our Under 15 team was victorious over Mayne Tigers. We were also visited by a Nauruan national Under 14 team . Our first international game of any sort was a comfortable win. The tourists, used to playing on gravel fields in hot conditions, were greeted by what resembled a lake. A tropical low having dropped several millimetres of rain the night before.
A guard of honour to celebrate 50 games. The old clubhouse at Clarks road. circa -1994 (Yes it really was the club house)
The three Guernseys encorporating the red and green of Logan.
1980- 1997
1997- 1999
2000 - ?
1996- The junior club was asked to incorporate as a separate body to the seniors. The player numbers were approximately 80, with an additional 40 Auskickers. The under 15 team won the maiden premiership for Logan City
1996 - Based at Alexander Clark Park in Loganholme. The junior club emerged as a separate incorporated entity from the senior football club. The junior club entered the AFL Brisbane Juniors league competition. Player registration numbers were approximately 80 and the Under 15’s won the junior clubs maiden premiership. 1997 - Approximately 90 junior players registered. The junior club commissioned a new playing jersey which included purple with the clubs traditional red and green, in a similar style to the Fremantle Dockers.
1998 - The club moved to its current home at Tansey Park in Tanah Merah. Player registrations increased to 140 and the club ran its own Auskick program with approximately 40 children. The Junior club website was formatted and went on line.
1999 - Player registrations reached 183 and 120 Auskick participants. The Junior Cobras had an under 18’s team for the first time and fielded a club record 11 teams. The under 12’s team won the clubs second premiership. Club captain Brett Poppleton became the first player to play 200 junior games (226) for the club.
2000 - Dual age groups introduced by the AFL Brisbane Juniors (U12, U14,U16). A new individual Cobras jersey design was introduced to replace the “Dockers” style. Player registrations reached a club record 184 across 12 teams. The under 14’s team won the clubs third flag and Philip Nolan became the first Logan Cobras player to win the H.J.O’Callagan Medal, the medal awarded to the player polling the most best & fairest votes for the season in all age groups. Scott Bettles became the second Logan player to play 200 junior games for the club (202) and Belinda Pepperdene became the first female to play 100 games for the club and the AFL Brisbane Juniors League. Auskick was incorporated in the local primary schools.
2001 - Player registrations were 180 with 11 teams in the competition. The Under 16’s (a combination of Logan Cobras and Collingwood Park Power players) went through the season undefeated winning a third flag in as many seasons, the fourth premiership overall for the club. The Under 14’s became the first Logan Cobras team to compete in a Division 1 junior competition. The Junior club applied for an Under 18 license and entered a team in the revamped AFLQ Under 18 competition.
2002 - Player registrations increased marginally to 183 and the club maintained 11 teams in competition. Two teams, the Under 14’s and the Under 16’s, both made the season finals, a first for the club. It was also the first time that the Club had an Under 12 team to play in Division 1. The Junior club successfully retained a licence to field an Under 18 team. Shaun Perovic became the third junior player to play 200 games for the club.
2003 - A record number of registered players (261). A Womens team was introduced and won the inaugural Second Division premiership. The Under 12s, both Under 14’s and the Under 16’s all made the finals with the Under 12’s tasting premiership success. The Under 18’s team qualified for First Division and was the only team in that division that was not a State League club.
2004 - Player registrations were approx. 240. The Womens team won the Lightning Premiership early in the season. The Under 16’s and Under 14’s both won premierships. Shaun Perovic became the first player to play 250 junior games for the club and younger brother Joe Perovic became the fourth Cobras player to reach the 200 junior games milestone. Katie Brennan becomes the second female player to play 100 games for the Junior club.
2005 - The Womens and Under 18’s teams were administered separately from the Junior club. Junior player registrations plateaued at 175 over ten teams. The Under 12’s won the clubs ninth premiership flag.
2006 - Player registrations steady at 174 and ten teams. A part-time Junior Development Officer is employed by the club. A Youth Girls (U16’s) team is entered into AFL Brisbane Juniors competition and wins the inaugural premiership, the clubs tenth. The Under 14’s win the clubs eleventh premiership. Jade Pregelj from the Youth Girls team wins the league best & fairest medal.
FOOTBALL CLUB SONG
(Sung to Road to Gundagai)
OH WHAT A GREAT TEAM ARE WE,
WE’RE THE BOYS FROM LOGAN CITY,
WE ARE THE BOYS FROM LOGAN CITY,
WE ARE THE BOYS FROM LOGAN CITY,
FROM THE BACK TO FORWARD
LINE OUR SYSTEM IS DEVINE,
FOR COURAGE WE ARE RENOWNED.
WE ARE WEARING THE COLOURS
OF THE RED AND THE GREEN,
AND WE’LL BE THE PREMIERS
THATS EASILY SEEN,
WE ARE THE BOYS FROM LOGAN CITY.
WITH NO MONEY IN OUR POCKETS, AND NO BACKSIDE IN OUR JEANS
WE’LL SHOW THE OPPOSITION
WHAT PLAYING FOOTY MEANS!
ARE WE GOOD, ARE WE GOOD ARE WE ANY BLOODY GOOD
WE’RE THE BOYS FROM LOGAN CITY !!!!!
Archived photo albums-
1996 premiers 1999 premiers 2000 premiers
2001 premiers 2003 premiers 2004 premiers under14
2004 premiers under 16
The Cobras have produced 2 AFL players Brent Green (9games) and Tony Lynn (32games).
The ‘92 Teal Cup team featuring two of Logan Cobras favourite sons, Brent Green and MattWellington. Some other interesting faces in there as well!
