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Carrara Saints

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Carrara Saints
Names
Full nameCarrara Australian Football Club
Nickname(s)Saints
MottoStrength through Loyalty
Club song"When the Saints go marching in"
2018 season
After finals3rd
Club details
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Colours     
PresidentMichael Spitte
Ground(s)Alan Neilsen Oval, Neilsons Road, Carrara
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitecarrarasaints.club

Carrara Australian Football Club (nicknamed The Saints) is a Carrara based club competing in the SEQAFL Div 3 Australian rules football competition & also caters for teams in junior & youth divisions AFLQGC juniors .[1]

Origins

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Carrara Saints AFL Club is a junior and senior Aussie Rules club located on Nielsons Road Carrara, only a stone's throw from The Gold Coast Suns home ground, Heritage Bank Stadium.

The Saints have teams from ages 5/6 to 16 years for boys & girls as well as men's senior/reserve teams and also Masters teams

The junior club was established in 1998 with various teams taking out the premiership for their age group in their division

The senior club was established in 2012[2] and won their first premiership in 2018.

Carrara Saints Masters established 2016.

Division Four (2012)

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After a promising season of blooding youngsters to the rigours of senior football, the club finish last with 4 wins.

Division Three (2013)

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The club was promoted to Division 3 of the AFLSEQ. The team finished the year with 4+12 wins.

QAFA (A) (2014)

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Another competition restructure the club will compete in the Queensland Amateurs A grade.

References

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  1. ^ "Home". aflq.com.au.
  2. ^ Carrara Saints website[permanent dead link]
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