Sunshine Coast Falcons

Sunshine Coast Falcons
Club information
Full name	Sunshine Coast Falcons RLFC
Colours	Gold; Black
Founded	1996
Current details
Ground(s)	Quad Park (12,000);
Competition	Queensland Cup (Seniors); 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

Current contracted squad:

Brandon Smith
Harrison Muller
Jacob Hind
Ryan Papenhuyzen
Connor Donehue
Keelyn Tuuta-Edwards
Ben Fritz
Lachlan Timm
Dane Hogan
Liam McDonald
Ryley Jacks
Jye Ballinger
Brentt Warr
Louis Geraghty
Nicholas Timm
Lachlan Roe
Matthew Soper-Lawler
Harry Grant
Caleb Daunt
Tino Faasuamaleaui
Kurt Aldridge
Justin Olam
Christopher Lewis
Erevonu Kamikamica
Alexander Copelin
Cooper Johns
Matthew Bettington
Junior Ratuva
Sale Finau

Personnel


Name	Positions
Chris Flannery	CEO
Craig Ingebrigsten	Head Coach
Ben King	Assistant Coach
Greg Eaton	Manager
James "Hazard" Downes	Signage Installer/Staff/Barman

^[3]

Name, logo and colours

Logo until 2008

Sea Eagle logos: (a) during link with NRL side Manly-Warringah 2008–2010, left; and (b) for 2011–2013, right.

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]

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. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
↑ http://www.falcons.com.au/rugby-league-news/the-sunshine-coast-falcons
↑ "Sunshine Coast Stadium". www.scfalcons.com.au. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

External links

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[1] Manly to invest $1m in Coast league | thedaily.com.au

[2] ttp://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/falcons-to-sign-up-with-storm-falcons-set-to-sign-/2318752/

[3] "Coaching Staff". www.scfalcons.com.au. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

[4] ttp://www.falcons.com.au/rugby-league-news/the-sunshine-coast-falcons

[5] "Sunshine Coast Stadium". www.scfalcons.com.au. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

Sunshine Coast Rugby League
QRL Division	Central
Representative teams	Sunshine Coast Falcons
Clubs	Beachmere Pelicans Beerwah Bulldogs Bribie Island Warrigals Caboolture Sharks Caloundra Sharks Coolum Colts Gympie Devils Kawana Dolphins Kilcoy FC Maroochydore Swans Mary Valley Stags Nambour Crushers Noosa Pirates Palmwoods Devils Pomona Cooran Cutters Stanley River Wolves

Queensland Cup
Current Clubs	Burleigh Bears Central Queensland Capras Eastern Suburbs Tigers Ipswich Jets Mackay Cutters Northern Pride Norths Devils Papua New Guinea Hunters Redcliffe Dolphins Souths Logan Magpies Sunshine Coast Falcons Townsville Blackhawks Tweed Heads Seagulls Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Previous Clubs	Aspley Broncos Brothers-Valleys Bundaberg Grizzlies Cairns Cyclones Central Capras Gold Coast Vikings Logan Scorpions Mackay Sea Eagles North Queensland Young Guns Past Brothers Port Moresby Vipers Souths Magpies Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles Townsville Stingers Toowoomba Clydesdales Wests Panthers
Seasons	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Related articles	Grounds Premiers Records Wooden spooners National Rugby League reserves affiliations NRL State Championship

Rugby League in Queensland
Federation	Queensland Rugby League
Representative Teams	Queensland Maroons Queensland Residents Queensland U-20 Queensland U-18 Queensland U-16 Queensland women's
NRL clubs	Current clubs: Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans North Queensland Cowboys Former Clubs: Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers (1988-1998) South Queensland Crushers (1995-1997)
Competitions	State-wide leagues: Queensland Cup Hastings Deering Colts (U20s) Mal Meninga Cup (U18s) Cyril Connell Cup (U16s) Queensland City vs Country Origin Winfield State League (1982-1995) Other leagues: Masters Police Services Primary School Secondary School Universities Women's
Northern Division	Foley Shield Bowen Cairns Mackay Midwest Mount Isa Remote Areas Townsville
Central Division	Regions: Capricorn Region / South West Region / Wide Bay Region 47th Battalion Shield Balonne-Barwon Jr. Border Bundaberg Callide-Dawson Jr. Central Burnett Central Highlands Central West Fraser Coast Gladstone District Northern Districts Rockhampton District Roma Dictrict South Burnett Sunshine Coast-Gympie Toowoomba Warwick & District Jr. Western
South-East Division	Bulimba Cup Brisbane Brisbane A-Grade Brisbane Second Division Brisbane Women Ipswich Gold Coast Gold Coast Second Division FOGS Colts (U20's)