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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sunshine Coast Falcons RLFC |
| Colours | Gold Black |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Current details | |
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| Competition | Queensland Cup (Seniors) Hastings Deering Colts (U20’s) Mal Meninga Cup (U18's) Cyril Connell Cup (U16's) |
| Records | |
| Premierships | 1 (2009) |
| Wooden spoons | 2014 |
The Sunshine Coast Falcons are a rugby league football team based on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. They compete in the Queensland Cup and their home ground is Quad Park. The Falcons are currently affiliated with the NRL team Melbourne Storm.
History
The Falcons are the representative team for the Sunshine Coast. They competed in the first season of the Queensland Cup in 1996 but dropped out the following season. It wasn't until 2009 that they made it back to the Queensland Cup after securing an agreement with the NRL's Manly Sea Eagles to become a feeder club. Between 2009 and 2013 the club was renamed the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles due to the partnership with the Manly Sea Eagles.[1] In 2014 the club reverted to the Falcons name and struck a three-year partnership with the Melbourne Storm [2]
Players
2021 contracted squad:
- Harrison Muller
- Jarrod Mullen
- Jacob Hind
- Connor Donehue
- Keelyn Tuuta-Edwards
- Ben Fritz
- Lachlan Timm
- Dane Hogan
- Liam McDonald
- Joe Stimson
- Jye Ballinger
- Brentt Warr
- Louis Geraghty
- Nicholas Timm
- Lachlan Roe
- Matthew Soper-Lawler
- Harry Grant
- Caleb Daunt
- Kurt Aldridge
- Christopher Lewis
- Erevonu Kamikamica
- Alexander Copelin
- Cooper Johns
- Nicho Hynes
- Todd Murphy
- Daniel Dole
- Patrice Siolo
- Kurt Baptiste
- Paul Ulberg
- Gary Anderson
- Bessie Aufaga-Toomaga
Personnel
| Name | Positions |
|---|---|
| Chris Flannery | CEO |
| Eric Smith | Head Coach |
| Matt Church | Assistant Coach |
| Tim Shepherd | Manager |
| James "Hazard" Downes | Signage Installer/Staff/Barman |
Name, logo and colours
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The Falcons historic colours have been black and gold however when the Manly Sea Eagles announced their partnership with the Falcons the club rebranded to become the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles and the colours changed to Manly's colours of maroon and white. When the feeder arrangement ended the club continued with the name but changed the colours to blue and white. However fans and players on the Sunshine Coast called for a return to the clubs traditional name and colours and in the 2014 season the club complied, rebranding back to the Falcons with gold and black colours.[4]
Stadium
The Falcons home ground is Sunshine Coast Stadium, located in Kawana Sports Precinct.[5]
Major Sponsors
- Vantage Homes Queensland
- Sunshine Toyota
- South East Civil
- Bebrok Excavations
- Sunshine Coast Council
- FC Lawyers
- Green RV
- North Coast Foods
- Go Turf
- Southern Cross Sheds
- Maroochy RSL
- Pacific Office Solutions
- Channel 9
- Sea FM
- Sunshine Coast Daily
- Asset Electrical Contractors
- Headland Plumbing & Drainage
- L & H Electrical
- Subway
See also
- National Rugby League reserves affiliations
References
- ^ Manly to invest $1m in Coast league | thedaily.com.au
- ^ http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/falcons-to-sign-up-with-storm-falcons-set-to-sign-/2318752/
- ^ "Coaching Staff". www.scfalcons.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "Sunshine Coast Stadium". www.scfalcons.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.