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Club Statement 1/10/20
On Wednesday, September 30 the Board of the Redland Football Club ratified and advised the AFL of the club's decision not to apply for a license in the proposed VFL/East Coast Competition for 2021. The decision was based upon a number of factors...
read moreAnother eight Redland players win premierships over the weekend
By Cameron Smith Picture: Highflyer Images Eight Redland players capped off what has been unusual season by winning premierships for their clubs over the weekend, to add to the three players that won a premiership last week. Reuben William,...
read moreBirthday Trip to the Local Footy Leads to a Football Lover’s Dream
Cameron Smith One of the biggest clichés in community sport clubs is that volunteers are the life blood of the club, and that without volunteers, the club would not exist. It is always dangerous to start a story with a cliché, but the fact of the matter is, it is...
read moreKenmore win the QFA Division 2 South Grand Final, Will O’Dwyer kicks 6 in Semi, and it will be a Broadbeach v Morningside decider in the QAFL.
By Cameron Smith Photo Credit: Highflyer Images Mitch Stallard, Kailem Baker and Jarrod Huddy became the first premiership players from the Redland list this year, when they defeated Victoria Point by 23-points on Saturday at Dauth Park. It was...
read moreThe Weekly Wrap – Kenmore and Victoria Point to face off in the QFA Division 2 South Grand Final, Sherwood win a thriller and Cairns City Lions kick over 200-points.
By Cameron Smith Photo Credit: Highflyer Images Kenmore and Victoria Point are to face in the QFA Division 2 South Grand Final after both sides were able to win their Prelim Finals. The Bears were too strong for Burleigh, defeating them by...
read moreThe Weekly Wrap – Broadbeach flex their muscles over Morningside, and Jamie Ivers continues his late push for the Cody Fullarton Cup.
By Cameron Smith Photo Credit: Deion Menzies (Highflyer Images) The Broadbeach v Morningside game was hyped up as the match of the QAFL home-and-away season, as the two undefeated clubs went head to head to see would finish the season on...
read moreThe Weekly Wrap – Jimmy Ivers kicks 7 and Victoria Point secure the minor premiership in QFA Division 2 South
By Cameron Smith Photo Credit: Russell Ditchburn (Mayne Tigers) Big Jimmy Ivers has shot up the Cody Fullarton Cup and Deion Menzies Medal Leader board after kicking seven goals for a best on ground performance in Mayne’s 40-point win over Coorparoo. It...
read moreClub Statement 25/08/2020
As one of the three remaining inaugural NEAFL clubs the Redland Football Club was disappointed to find out via email release the AFL's decision to amalgamate the NEAFL with the VFL from 2021 and beyond. Our thanks, gratitude, and thoughts go out to the...
read moreWeekly Wrap – Morningside too good for Mt Gravatt, and Willo kicks 9.
By Cameron Smith Hayden Bertoli-Simmonds and Matt Hammelmann starred in Morningside’s 80-point win over local rivals Mt Gravatt at the Vultures home ground – Dittmer Park, on Saturday. Bertoli-Simmonds dominated on the half-back, and Hammelmann who now...
read moreWeekly Wrap: Hunkin joins the Cody Fullarton Cup Leaderboard
By Cameron Smith Photo Credit: Highflyer Images Harrison Hunkin has joined the Cody Fullarton Cup Leader board after picking up four votes for an impressive display across half-back for the Victoria Point Sharks on the weekend. The Sharks finished hard...
read moreWeekly Wrap – Hammer Time at Jack Esplen Oval. Luke O’Sullivan takes the lead in the Cody Fullarton Cup.
By Cameron Smith It was “Hammer Time” at Jack Esplen Oval as Morningside finally shrugged off a brave and bold Maroochydore by 15 points on Saturday. After being double-teamed for most of the day Hammer cut loose in the second half kicking five goals to...
read moreInjury List: Craig Malone to miss the rest of the season due to a torn pec
By Cameron Smith The club would like to wish Craig Malone the very best after news came through today that he will be having surgery on Monday for the torn pectoral that he sustained playing for Alex Hills. Malone joins quite an extensive list...
read moreThe Weekly Wrap: Scott Miller and Luke O’Sullivan close the gap in the Cody Fullarton Medal
By Cameron Smith Scott Miller has closed the gap between him and Jack Rolls to just one-point in the quest for the prestigious Cody Fullarton Cup after being named best-player in Victoria Point Sharks six-point loss to Burleigh. Harry Hunkin...
read moreThe Weekly Wrap – A touching ceremony for Pam, an after the siren winner and Jack Rolls takes the lead in the newly named Cody Fullarton Cup.
By Cameron Smith It was a sad week for the club with the passing of club legend – Pam Tobiasen, but it was very special to see our players at their various clubs wearing black armbands to honour and respect her. Many thanks to Victoria Point Sharks...
read moreThe Weekly Wrap – Adrian Williams Kicks 7, and a Couple of One-Point Thrillers
By Cameron Smith It was a big weekend for our Redland boys at their various clubs throughout Queensland. The headline performance was Adrian Williams kicking 7 goals for the Victoria Point Sharks at Totally Workwear Park on Saturday. Scott Miller, Harrison...
read moreBOMBERS LOTTO – WHERE HAVE OUR BOYS LOBBED
Thirty-seven of our 2020 listed players will suit up with fifteen different clubs from this weekend as footy kicks off all around South-East Queensland. After the cancellation of the 2020 Toyota NEAFL season most players have found their way to...
read moreDIESEL AND DASH – GIVING SOMETHING BACK
While the cancellation of the 2020 Toyota NEAFL season has ended Redland Football Club’s season on the field it’s created a wonderful opportunity for two of the club’s coaching staff to join forces with Victoria Point Sharks Junior Football...
read more‘THE BOYS HAVE BEEN UNBELIEVABLE’ IN THE FACE OF THE CORONAVIRUS CHALLENGE
JEFF STEPHENSON THE TikTok phenomenon has surged in these days of COVID-19 with sporting personalities of all codes and at all levels around the world garnering their 15 seconds of fame. While some Redland players (not so many coaches – with...
read moreWE’RE READY FOR THE FIRST BOUNCE – WHENEVER THAT MIGHT BE
LONG-SERVING Redland Football Club Chairman Col Tobiasen says the Board, the coach and the players are doing everything in their collective powers to be ready for a delayed start to the 2020 NEAFL season. Tobiasen is in his 16th year as President of the Bombers and...
read moreMESSAGE TO ALL SUPPORTERS, SPONSORS AND FRIENDS
As you are all aware by now the AFL – in conjunction with all State CEOs – has made a collective decision to postpone the start of the NEAFL season until May 31 as the result of the COVID-19 virus. Our club, while disappointed, understands the decision has...
read moreDIVE IN TO REDLANDS POOL SERVICE FOR AN ALL-YEAR-ROUND SPLASH AND SPARKLE
DON’T you just love it when former players look back on the good times they had with a club and then, when they settle into the next phase of their lives, invest in that club as it forges into a new era. Such is the case with John Simatovic, who played...
read moreJAMIE’S JUMPING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AS HE REBOUNDS FROM ONE SPORT TO ANOTHER
Jeff Stephenson IT can be a big leap jumping from one sport to another, but Redland recruit Jamie Ivers is confident he’s flicked the right switch. Jamie’s leap is a little more than transitioning between codes (he’s already marked that one off...
read moreBOMBER BOYS CHECK OUT TWW AND JOSH TOTALLY UPBEAT ABOUT THE SEASON AHEAD
JEFF STEPHENSON WHEN Redland defender and two-time Dowling Medallist Adrian Williams and his fellow Bombers’ defender Mitch Stallard called in to Totally Workwear’s Capalaba store, they impressed owner Josh Mitchell with their enthusiasm which generated...
read moreZAMBRERO A HEARTY AND HEALTHY FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH
IT’S been tough going for the “foodie” precinct in Victoria Point these last 12 months as a direct result of the new bus stop works, but that hasn’t stopped Zambrero owner Shane Muspratt from continuing to support the Redland Bombers. The feted Mexican...
read moreByron Bay Pre-Season Camp Blog
Cameron Smith When the Fun Over Fifty bus rolled in at 5:30 am at Carindale to pick up the players and coaching staff, you knew the Byron Bay pre-season camp was going to be a success, just by looking at the golden bus. The boys quite impressed...
read moreBay FM and Bombers tune in for an exciting flight to rule the airwaves
Jeff Stephenson REDLAND Bombers and community radio station Bay FM are thrilled to be linking together as a sporting tour-de-force throughout the forthcoming NEAFL season. The hugely popular station, which has undergone some radical studio...
read moreALEX COMES UP WITH ANOTHER SLASHING REDLAND INVESTMENT
JEFF STEPHENSON WHEN Alex Tincknell puts his mind to something it invariably runs in tandem with those intangibles called heart and soul. Alex is investing his new business -Elders Real Estate Redlands – into the fabric of the Redland Football Club as a...
read moreBRODIE’S THE NEWEST ‘YOUNG GUN’ AIMING AT A FINALS CAMPAIGN WITH THE BOMBERS
JEFF STEPHENSON ALTHOUGH tender in years Redland’s new signing Brodie Foster joins the club with a welter of experience and adds to the Bombers’ growing investment in bringing aspirational Queenslanders back into the NEAFL. The 20-year-old has already...
read moreFUN, FUN, FUN THE CATCHCRY FOR THE OVER FIFTIES ON TOUR
FUN OVER FIFTY – as the name succinctly suggests – is a tourist company aimed expressly at the senior market in Australia and provides for them a selection of all-inclusive package holidays to every State and Territory as well as many others...
read moreBYE BYE BRIAN AND DEB – YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY YOUR BOMBER FRIENDS
JEFF STEPHENSON WE’RE not too sure things will be quite the same around the club next season when long-time soul mates – Brian and Deb Osland – take advantage of retirement and set sail into the wild bluey-brown Australian yonder. The couple...
read moreGolden Cockerel joins Redland as it looks to spread its wings
THE Redland Football Club welcomes new sponsor Golden Cockerel for the new NEAFL season. This is the first time the well-known chicken processing company, which has a processing plant at Mt Cotton, has become involved in a sporting organisation...
read moreYOUNG GUNS READY TO ROCK AND ROLL AS THE PRE-SEASON GOES FROM WARM TO HOT
JEFF STEPHENSON THE Fab Four is back in town and although this young quartet plays to the beat of a different drum it has the potential to bring perfect harmony and some driving rhythm to Totally Work Wear Park – electrifying a legion of...
read moreKelly, Sharnn and IBM jump on board for a high-speed Bombers’ NEAFL ride
KELLY Winsch and Sharnn Blake have been long-time AFL supports in the Redlands – particularly with Kelly’s two boys still playing for Victoria Point Sharks Football Club along with Sharnn’s brother Brayden and sister Ella, who will play for the...
read moreCHRIS THE NEWEST “OLD BOY” BACK WITH THE BOMBERS
JEFF STEPHENSON HOMECOMINGS are in vogue at Redland Bombers with the latest “new” addition being Chris David to the club’s coaching ranks. The decision to appoint Chris as assistant-coach looking after the defence has been welcomed by club...
read moreABSOLUTE DOMESTICS SIGN ON AS A BOMBERS’ GOLD SPONSOR
FLEDGLING Redland sponsor Absolute Domestics has upped the ante and increased its sponsorship to the new Gold status with the Bombers for 2020. The cleaning business operates out of Victoria Point and has established itself as one of the...
read moreREUBEN’S THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE GROWING BOMBER BROTHERHOOD
Photo: Darrion Traynor/AFL Media. JEFF STEPHENSON FORMER Brisbane Lions and Footscray VFL defender Reuben William is the latest big-name player to sign with Redland Bombers for next season. It will almost be like coming home for Reuben as he can easily...
read moreTHE OX IS BACK IN THE BLACK AND RED
JEFF STEPHENSON AFTER six years at the biggest, loudest, wealthiest and best club in the nation “The Ox” is coming home. Yes, Adam Oxley, has decided to sever his relations after a dramatic and whirlwind ride with Collingwood to come back and –...
read moreREDLAND TOTALLY THRILLED TO HAVE TWW ON BOARD AS CLUB’S NEW PLATINUM SPONSOR
REDLAND Football Club is proud to announce Totally Workwear Capalaba and Hemmant as the club’s new PLATINUM sponsor for season 2020. Business owner Josh Mitchell said he was “very excited” to be joining forces with the Bombers as they prepare...
read moreBUOYANT BLAKE’S COMING BACK TO THE BOMBERS
JEFF STEPHENSON DOWLING Medal winner BLAKE GREWAR is the first of several big-name signings to be rolled out by an exuberant Redland as the club prepares for its assault on the NEAFL in 2020. Blake, who won the medal for the club best and...
read moreSponsorship Packages 2020
Join the journey in 2020 and beyond. Any enquiries on our Sponsorship Packages please contact: Maree Thomson Business Manager 0407 300 435 [email protected]
read moreNO SPLITTING CLAY AND TINY IN HISTORIC DOWLING MEDAL FINISH
HISTORY was made on Friday night when for the first time in 50 years the Dowling Medal was shared by Craig Malone and Clay Cameron. The Bomber faithful stood as one to applaud when the final votes were read out with Malone and Cameron deadlocked on 105...
read moreSALTS CALLS TIME AFTER A CELEBRATED CAREER AS A BOMBERS’ GREAT
By JEFF STEPHENSON AS THE train pulls into the Scottsdale Park station, much-loved Redland midfielder Tom Salter has collected his gear and stepped on to the platform called retirement, ending an illustrious career that has seen him ranked among the greats...
read morePHIL COMES TO THE END OF THE ROAD AND HE’S ‘BLOODY GLAD TO FINISH IT HERE’
By JEFF STEPHENSON NOT every footballer can finish his career on his own terms, but that’s how it will be for Redland coach Phil Carse when he plays his last game for the Bombers this Saturday at Scottsdale Oval. Phil announced his decision...
read moreVIBRANT AND BOLD NEW LOOK IN STORE FOR THE CHEESECAKE SHOP
AFTER nine years running The Cheesecake Shop in Victoria Point, owner Mark Hodgson is looking forward to the next 12 months with a heightened sense of anticipation. Planning is just about complete for an upgrade at the Victoria Point Town...
read moreEXPERIENCED PAIR BACK TO FACE STUDENT’S EXAMINATION
Phil Carse and Cameron Spence have been included in the Redland Bombers Round 20 side to take on Sydney University at Scottsdale Park this Saturday. Both will add some much needed experience to an outfit which is currently exposing a number of...
read moreSEASON OVER FOR MOOSE AFTER SHOULDER OP AND HE’S ALREADY ARMING HIMSELF FOR 2020
By JEFF STEPHENSON YOUNG Redlands defender Matthew McGannon underwent surgery last Monday and will have a little break back in his small Victorian hometown hamlet of Fish Creek in south-eastern Gippsland enjoying some “home-cooked meals” as he...
read moreSTEVEN RETURNS FOR ROUND 18 CLASH AGAINST HORNETS
Veteran midfielder Damian Steven is a welcome addition as the Redland Bombers return home to Scottsdale Park to do battle with Aspley on Saturday. Luke O’Sullivan, Harrison Hunkin, and Bill Sam are also included into the side which went down narrowly last...
read moreFROM CHAIN SAWS AND PRUNING TO SCISSORS AND STYLING, MATT AND VANESSA ARE JUST CUTTERS
AFTER deciding to take the plunge and invest in a Just Cuts franchise in Cleveland, Vanessa and Matt Boland have quickly taken to spreading their wings. They have operated Cleveland Just Cuts for nine months now and are in the process of taking...
read moreBIRDIES, AIR SWINGS, SOME CLASS AND LOTS OF HACKERS ON A BIG DAY OUT IN RECOGNTION OF HARRY
By JEFF STEPHENSON The Harry Woodrow Memorial Golf Day attracted a healthy field of classy and some not-quite-so-classy golfers last week and how apt that among them was a great mate of the man after whom the event is named. Ray Jennings...
read moreBombers unable to hang on after a great start in Alice Springs
Cameron Smith For the second week in a row, the Redland Bombers have lost a cliff-hanger, going down to the NT Thunder by 7-points in Alice Springs on Saturday Night. The Thunder, led by Abraham Ankers (43 disposals and three goals), turned it...
read moreGIVE DAVE A CALL AND HE’LL SORT OUT ANY PROBLEM YOU MIGHT HAVE WITH YOUR VEHICLE
FROM being a regular at the Victoria Point Sharks Club, Dave O’Donoghue has now got his name up in lights as one of Redland Bombers’ key sponsors. Dave decided to support the club after he went into business on his own and to his undeniable...
read moreONE CHANGE FOR NT CLASH IN ALICE SPRINGS
For the first time in four weeks the Redland Bombers won’t be wheeling out a debutant as changes have again been kept to a minimum. Bill Johnson has been rewarded for three weeks of consistent form with the Western Magpies and he returns for the luckless...
read moreFRESH BY NAME AND VERY FRESH BY NATURE IS WHAT SKIPPY’S IS ALL ABOUT
WHAT’S in a name – well, everything if you ask Chris Tonks. There he was with his business partner and long-time friend Sam Eletri, each of them sipping a coffee and pondering what they should call the Victoria Point fruit shop the pair of them had...
read moreTHOMMO AND TINY MIGHT NOT BE A BEST SELLER, BUT IT’S ONE HECK OF A GREAT STORY
By JEFF STEPHENSON THERE’S a famous Bryce Courtenay novel called Tommo and Hawk which tells in graphic detail an engaging story about twins who need to learn each other’s strengths and weaknesses in order to survive. Nice story it is too, but there’s a...
read moreTHOMMO’S 200TH – A WONDERFUL MILESTONE FOR LOCAL JUNIOR
It was originally planned for Round 2 but Matt Thomson will achieve an outstanding milestone when he plays his 200th senior game for the Redland Football club at home on Saturday against reigning premiers Southport. Thomson’s durability and...
read moreVICKI’S ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING OUT WITH THE DOMESTIC CHORES
WHEN Vicki Williams says the family cleaning business started by her parents in Carindale 25 years ago “flies under the radar” she is not joking. That fledgling business – the one Vicki grew up with and learned about – has evolved into one of Australia’s...
read moreTHOMSON BACK FOR CANBERRA CLASH
Veteran Bomber Matt Thomson will don the red and black for the first time in 2019 after a frustrating run of injury and illness throughout the season. It will be game number 199 for the local junior and he is joined by playing coach Phil Carse and Lions...
read moreBOMBERS SHAKE-UP FOR METRICON CLASH
The Redland Bombers have made six changes leading into their Round 14 NEAFL clash with Gold Coast Suns at Metricon Stadium on Saturday. Cameron Spence leads the list of ins which also includes debutant Lions Academy graduate Justin Currie, Boyd...
read moreCUNNINGTON AND FRANKS RETURN FOR GABBA SHOWDOWN
Sam Cunnington and Caleb Franks have been recalled to the Redland Bombers side that takes on the undefeated Brisbane Lions NEAFL team this Sunday at the Gabba. It’s the first curtain raiser back at the Gabba for 2019 and while a daunting task...
read moreIT’S THE LOVE FOR CLUB AND GAME THAT HAS DRIVEN MITCH TO HIS BEST SEASON WITH THE BOMBERS
By JEFF STEPHENSON MITCH Stallard – by anyone’s reasonable estimation – should have racked up something like 50 or 60 games with the Redland Bombers since playing his first match three years ago. Yet, when he runs out at the Gabba against...
read moreGIANT DAY OF FOOTY AHEAD AT ESPLEN OVAL
The Redland Bombers have made four changes to their line-up for Saturday’s clash with GWS Giants. Tom Salter, Aaron Christensen, Matthew McGannon, and Harrison Hunkin all return to a side which was soundly beaten by Aspley last week. Sam...
read moreONE CHANGE AS BOMBERS SEEK STABILITY AGAINST HORNETS
Changes have been kept to a minimum this week with Damian Steven returning after missing the Round 9 win against NT Thunder due to work commitments. He replaces the ever-improving Harrison Hunkin who is being managed this week due to his football and...
read moreHAMMER’S TOP OF THE POPS AFTER ANOTHER TOP END STARRING ROLE
By JEFF STEPHENSON IF the Northern Territory Tourist Bureau is seeking to produce an all-media advertisement promoting the wondrous delights of the Top End that “kicks goals” they should look no further than our own Matt Hammelmann as the...
read moreSAM TO DEBUT FOR BOMBERS IN DARWIN
20-year-old Bill Sam will become the eighth Redland Bomber to debut in 2019 when he takes the field at TIO Stadium on Saturday afternoon against NT Thunder. Sam has been rewarded for his consistent form in the QAFL with Mt Gravatt after being...
read moreTOP DEBUT FROM DANIEL A TRIBUTE TO HIS PERSISTENCE AND DETERMINATION
By JEFF STEPHENSON YOUNGSTER Daniel Fleming came within a whisker of a dream-start to his Redland career when the Bombers failed by one straight kick to draw with defending premiers Southport last week, but he’s confident that on that showing...
read moreRED HOT WILLO JOINS THE ELUSIVE AND ELITE 100-CLUB AT THE BOMBERS
By JEFF STEPHENSON REDLAND’S dual Dowling Medallist and two-time NEAFL Team of the Year full-back, Adrian Williams, will achieve another major milestone when he plays his 100th match for the Bombers against Southport at Scottsdale Park on...
read moreCOMPOSED DEION AND SNAP-HAPPY SUE PRESENT A GREAT IMAGE FOR THE BOMBERS
By JEFF STEPHENSON HE’S an institution around the club – and so is wife, Sue, for that matter – but there was a time after season 2018 that Deion Menzies contemplated placing his Redland cue in the Scottsdale Park rack. The thought processes rumbling...
read more3 CHANGES FOR BOMBERS IN WILLIAMS MILESTONE MATCH
A debutant and two “young guns” make up the “ins” for the Redland Bombers as they look to break a four game losing streak at Scottsdale Park this Sunday. 19-year-old Rookie Daniel Fleming will pull on the famous number 45 for the first time...
read moreCUNNINGTON BACK FOR BOMBERS
Sam Cunnington has been recalled for the Redland Bombers must win clash against Sydney Uni this Saturday. He replaces Caleb Franks who just failed to recover in time from an ankle injury received in the Round 5 loss against Aspley. The ankle curse has hit...
read moreCODY’S CRASH COURSE GETS BOMBERS FIT AND ON THE RIGHT TRACK
Image: Highflyer Images By JEFF STEPHENSON IT was a matter of course that Cody Fullarton would become a rugby league player. Along with the rest of his family he was ruby league mad and as he progressed through the junior age groups there was a sneaky...
read moreTHREE YEARS ON AND THE QUANDAMOOKA- TURRBAL TROPHY GAME IS GETTING BETTER EVERY YEAR
By Cameron Smith The Quandamooka – Turrbal Trophy, now in its fourth year has become an iconic feature of the NEAFL calendar and according to co-founder Peter “Yags” Yagmoor, it is “getting better and better each year”. Yags, with his former...
read moreBOMBERS MAKE THREE CHANGES FOR ASPLEY CLASH
Image: Highflyer Images After a disappointing Round 4 home loss the Redland Bombers Match Committee have responded with three changes for this Sunday’s Quandamooka - Turrbal Trophy Clash against cross town rivals Aspley. Sam Cunnington, Jai Kennealy, and...
read moreTHE STORY BEHIND THIS YEAR’S INDIGENOUS JUMPER
This Sunday, at Scottsdale Park, the club will play in the fourth annual Quandamooka-Turrbal Trophy match against the Aspley Hornets. The match is a NEAFL showpiece event which celebrates local indigenous culture, an initiative by Redland...
read moreNO CHANGES FOR BOMBERS AGAINST NT
Image: Highflyer Images For the first time in a long time, the Redland Bombers will take an unchanged side in against NT Thunder in their traditional ANZAC Round clash being played at Scottsdale Park on Saturday. All players have recovered well from the...
read moreJOHNSON SET TO DEBUT IN STEVEN AND CARSE MILESTONE GAME
19-year-old Billy Johnson will debut for the Bombers in their Round 3 clash with the Sydney Swans on Easter Saturday. Johnson becomes the fifth Bomber to debut this season although the left foot son of former Western Districts great Quentin has tasted...
read moreDOUBLE MILESTONE FOR BOMBER VETERANS
By JEFF STEPHENSON IT was eight years ago when Phil Carse, then Redland captain, was impressed by the talents of a 20-year-old Mt Gravatt midfielder. The youngster in question put on a show that day kicking seven goals in a great individual performance...
read moreREDLAND ROYALTY RULES IN THE WONDERFUL HOUSE OF DOWLING
By JEFF STEPHENSON THE Dowling family is far removed from the aristocratic House of Windsor, which has ruled over the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms since 1917, but it is clearly the closest thing to royalty at the Redland Football Club....
read moreCARSE AND CORMICK HEAD THE INS FOR BOMBERS
Phil Carse will play his first game for the Redland Football Club since September 2014 as he joins three other “ins” for the clubs vital Round 2 clash against Canberra Demons at home. Soul Cormick makes his long awaited comeback and has done a mountain of...
read moreRed White & Black Gala Night
Saturday 13th April 2019. 8pm $35pp. Everyone welcome! This is a combined function for all our Football Teams. Victoria Point Sharks Football Club (Juniors, Colts, Reserves, Seniors) and Redland Football Club. Come along and meet players, coaches, staff...
read moreFOUR TO DEBUT FOR BOMBERS IN ROUND ONE CLASH WITH SHARKS
Four new faces will don the Redland colours for the first time in the club’s Round One clash against the reigning premiers Southport at Fankhauser Reserve on Saturday. Seb Rogers (Southport), Matthew McGannon (Gippsland Power) and Camperdown pair Sam Cunnington and...
read moreHAYDEN READY TO PUT HIS VERY BEST FOOT FORWARD
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON THERE’S little doubt Hayden Bertoli-Simmonds has grown into his role as leader of the Redland Bombers. It’s just that last season he wasn’t afforded the opportunity to shine with that growth as much as he would have liked when...
read morePhil’s back and buoyant as the Bombers prepare for “one hell of a ride”
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON PHIL Carse made a triumphant return to Redlands Football Club at the Bomber’s annual jumper presentation telling a big crowd of Bombers’ supporters and sponsors to ready themselves for “one hell of a ride” this NEAFL season. The new...
read moreMARTY’S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE VIBRANT REDLAND FABRIC
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON WHAT could a poor lad do? He’d just stepped off a ship from Wales after a long, tiresome and anxious voyage, arriving in Australia as an excited, nervous, apprehensive and most likely homesick 10-year-old. His new home was now in...
read moreSAM’S A PROVEN LEADER OF THE PACK
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON SAM Cunnington played his first senior match with Cobden in Victoria’s Western District as a 15-year-old. By the time he was 19 he was club captain. Then, after making the bold move to switch clubs and join arch-rival Camperdown,...
read moreNEW BOMBER CAN’T WAIT FOR THE ACTION TO START
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON CAMERON Spence doesn’t necessarily adhere to the saying: “He who hesitates is lost”. But he does believe in exploring every detail and examining every issue confronting him, particularly when it comes to making a move that will...
read moreBombers finalise Pre-season games
Bombers finalise Pre-season games With only nine weeks remaining until Round 1 of the 2019 NEAFL season the Redland Bombers have finalised their last phase of pre-season preparation. Over the weekend of February 23/24 players and staff will head to Byron...
read more150 Years of Australian Football
"Australian Rules Football has a long and rich history in Queensland”. Dating back as far as 1866, the publication of More of the Kangaroo captures the full history of all our regions throughout the state. Locally the Redland Football Club features prominently in...
read moreMcGannon joins Bombers for 2019
The Redland Football Club is pleased to announce the signing of running defender/midfielder Matthew McGannon for the upcoming 2019 NEAFL season. McGannon hails from Waratah Bay in Victoria and has been an integral part of the Gippsland Power program...
read moreFixture 2019
All-time Qld great Jason Cotter joins the Redland Bombers
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON NEW Redland assistant-coach Jason Cotter has achieved just about everything there is to achieve in Queensland football. That he is now helping to guide the fortunes of the Bombers in our quest for success in the North East AFL is a...
read moreA hearty welcome back, Phil
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON IT will be instantly understood by those who know him that when Redland midfielder and three-time club champion Phil Carse left four years ago to launch his coaching career, he did so with a heavy heart in one instance and a sense...
read moreCotter and Wrigley join Bombers Coaching Staff
The Redland Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Cotter and Stephen Wrigley to their coaching staff for the 2019 NEAFL season. Both have strong links with State League football throughout Queensland. Wrigley was selected by the...
read moreAGM Wednesday 14th November 2018
The Redland Football Club Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday 14th November 2018 6pm at Victoria Point Sharks Sporting Club. Nomination forms are available at reception. Nominations close on the Monday 12th November 2018 at 6pm and nominations...
read morePHIL CARSE APPOINTED AS REDLAND SENIOR COACH
The Redland Football Club is pleased to announce that Phil Carse has been appointed Senior Coach for the 2019/20 NEAFL seasons. 33 year old Carse returns to Scottsdale Park, a venue he knows so well after an illustrious 8 year career as a player from...
read moreMedia Release – Redland Football Club
The Redland Football Club will commence the search for a new Senior Coach after Leigh Harding advised the club he would not be seeking re-appointment for 2019. Harding coached the Bombers for the 2017/18 NEAFL seasons after spending four years on the...
read moreWILLO GRABS HIS SECOND DOWLING MEDAL
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON STAR defender Adrian Williams has joined an elite group of Redland players to win back-to-back Dowling Medals when he grabbed the 49th edition of the coveted award with a thrilling last-vote victory at the Bombers’ awards night....
read moreBRAD STEPS DOWN AS ONE OF THE BOMBER GREATS
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON IT will be a strange experience indeed when our very own Brad Howard takes the opportunity to sit back and relax while his former teammates are out on the track later this year puffing and panting as another pre-season dawns. While...
read moreWILLO BIG CHANCE TO GO BACK-TO-BACK
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON THE question is: Can Adrian Williams win his second successive Dowling Medal and become only the fifth player to make it back-to-back best and fairest awards for Redland? Willo has had another consistent season in a difficult year...
read moreREDLAND TRIO WIN HUGE HONOURS IN TEAM OF THE YEAR SELECTION
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON REDLAND’S big three – Adrian Williams, Jackson Paine and Matt Hammelmann – represented the Bombers with distinction when they were named in the North East AFL Team of the Year at a glittering presentation ceremony in Sydney. Despite...
read moreLUKE’S HITTING ALL THE RIGHT NOTES
Report: JEFF STEPHENSON WHEN it comes down to it there’s more to life than football and young Redland utility Luke O’Sullivan certainly has plenty of strings to his bow – maybe that should read plectrums to his guitar. Luke, 20, loves football – let there...
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