Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club
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Full namePalm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club Inc.
NicknameLions
Club songPBC Theme Song
After finals3rd (Preliminary Final)
| Palm Beach Currumbin | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club Inc. | |
| Nickname | Lions | |
| Club song | PBC Theme Song | |
| 2025 QAFL season | ||
| After finals | 3rd (Preliminary Final) | |
| Home-and-away season | 1st | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1961 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | QAFL | |
| President | Glenn Spencer | |
| Coach | Russell Maloney | |
| Captain | Steven Thynne | |
| Premierships | QAFL: 2 (2017, 2018) | |
| Ground | Salk Oval, Thrower Drive, Palm Beach QLD 4221 | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | pbcafc.com.au | |
The Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club on the Gold Coast, Queensland based in the suburb of Palm Beach. The club emblem is the lion[1] and the club plays in both Division One and Division Two of the AFL Queensland State League.
Palm Beach Currumbin won the 1999 premiership.[2]
The Central Australian Football Club was established in 1961 and was one of the founding clubs of the Gold Coast Australian Football League. By 1965 the club had captured its first GCAFL premiership and would later change its name to the Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club.
Premierships (13)
| No. | Year | Competition | Opponent | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1965 | GCAFL | Surfers Paradise Demons | 10.13 (73) – 7.11 (53) | Salk Oval |
| 2 | 1971 | GCAFL | Southport Magpies | 9.11 (65) – 7.9 (51) | Salk Oval |
| 3 | 1973 | GCAFL | Southport Magpies | 18.15 (123) – 9.13 (67) | Salk Oval |
| 4 | 1985 | GCAFL | Surfers Paradise Demons | 8.13 (61) – 8.8 (54) | Carrara Oval |
| 5 | 1995 | GCAFL | Labrador Tigers | 13.12 (90) – 11.17 (83) | Len Peak Oval |
| 6 | 1997 | QSFLGC | Surfers Paradise Demons | 10.15 (75) – 7.7 (49) | Merrimac Oval |
| 7 | 1999 | QSFLGC | Surfers Paradise Demons | 16.9 (105) – 7.8 (50) | Merrimac Oval |
| 8 | 2000 | AFLQSL | Coolangatta Blues | 13.8 (86) – 11.6 (72) | |
| 9 | 2007 | AFLQSL | Western Magpies | 13.9 (87) – 6.11 (47) | Carrara Stadium |
| 10 | 2009 | QAFL Div 1 | Noosa Tigers | 14.15 (99) – 10.11 (71) | Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex |
| 11 | 2013 | SEQAFL Div 1 | Springwood Pumas | 18.19 (127) – 12.11 (83) | Giffin Park |
| 12 | 2017 | QAFL | Labrador Tigers | 14.20 (104) – 7.9 (51) | Fankhauser Reserve |
| 13 | 2018 | QAFL | Broadbeach Cats | 14.16 (100) – 9.12 (66) | Leyshon Park |
Drafted players in the AFL
| Year | Name | Team | Draft № |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | John Hutton | Fremantle | WA Zone Selection |
| 2015 | Jesse Joyce | Gold Coast | 67th (rookie) |
| 2016 | Brad Scheer | Gold Coast | 67th |
| 2016 | Max Spencer | Gold Coast | Academy selection (rookie) |
| 2017 | Brayden Crossley | Gold Coast | 52nd |
| 2017 | Jacob Dawson | Gold Coast | Academy selection (rookie) |
| 2017 | Jacob Heron | Gold Coast | Academy selection (rookie) |
| 2018 | Caleb Graham | Gold Coast | 71st |
| 2023 | Jed Walter | Gold Coast | 3rd |
| 2023 | Ethan Read | Gold Coast | 9th |
| 2023 | Will Graham | Gold Coast | 26th |
| 2025 | Dylan Patterson | Gold Coast | 5th |