Yeronga Football Club was formed in 1928 and originally wore blue jumpers with a white vee. The club made two QANFL grand finals in the 1930s, losing to
Windsor on both occasions. to align itself with the
South Brisbane District Cricket Club both of which shared the same field, Fehlberg Park, and president, Mr Will Sanders. It was decided to keep the Yeronga name but add South Brisbane to reflect its relationship with the cricket club. The new name remained despite later becoming detached from the cricket club, however was not popular and Yeronga Football Club continued to be used to refer to it. Yeronga South Brisbane competed in various competitions, including the state league in 1945 and 1946, from 1949 to 1952, and in 1957 and 1960. The team wore jerseys from army disposals, playing in
Footscray and Essendon colours at different times.
Coorparoo Merger and De-merger (1953-1954) There was an additional merger with
Coorparoo Football Club for the 1953 and 1954 seasons with the team competing under the name Coorparoo-Yeronga before separating. The foundations of the clubhouse had just been laid when they were washed away in the
1974 Brisbane flood. Cansdale Street, which leads to the ground, was named to honour the family of John Cansdale, who played for Yeronga from 1945 to 1969. Yeronga South Brisbane entered the
AFL Queensland Women's League in 2011. The team was immediately successful and won premierships in its first two years. From the Preliminary Final in 2011 to the Second Semi Final in 2013, Yeronga won 27 matches in a row before losing the 2013 Grand Final to Coorparoo. In addition to winning two more grand finals, ten players (as of the
2020 AFL Women's draft) have been drafted directly from Yeronga into the
AFLW competition. ==Auslan Team Song==