ABOUT - Club History

Dragons was started by David and Peter Kelly in 1987 when they entered one men's team in Division 2 of the Brisbane Metro League. In 1990, Dragons, Arrows, Griffith Uni, and Wests joined to form the Westside Rebels Volleyball Association. This didn't last long, as Dragons left Rebels and formed Dragons Volleyball Association in 1991. This was also the year of the first Flaming Chalice.

By 1992, the club was gaining strength - they won two places at the Good Neighbour tournament. The club was developing a strong social aspect as well. 1993 held the first of many 'Soccer and Softball Barbeques'. It was a big year with Dragons men dominating Metro Div 2 winning every season and being voted Affiliate of the Year by VQ.

Records from 1994 show Dragons and volleyball were extremely strong at the time as Dragons ran its own Division 2 AND Division 3 competitions, attended and did well at World Masters games, Grafton (we were going right back then), Annual Tour and Good Neighbour Games.

Over the years, Dragons continues to show its presence across South East Queensland as well as Northern New South Wales by:

- hosting and participating in Flaming Chalice, which is now the second largest club run tournament in Australia (with over 100 teams participating in 15 divisions)
- competing in Premier Volleyball League and Metro League (typically entering 20-30 teams each year)
- attending every tournament there is, including Grafton's Jacaranda Tournament, Toowoomba's Clash of the Titans and VQ's Club Championships, and
- continuing to provide top quality fun for players of all levels and ages.

In 2015-16, we started to get serious about developing juniors. First there was Spikezone, then training for High Schoolers. Dragons Academy was born in 2019. Today there are more juniors than there are seniors!

In 2025, Dave finally decided to retire from volleyball after 37 years in the club. We'll see how long that lasts :)