Souths Logan Magpies
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| Full name | Souths Logan Magpies Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Magpies, Souths |
| Website | www |
| Colours |
 Black, white, blue, gold and green |
| Founded | Carltons (1918), Southern Suburbs Districts (1933), Souths Logan Magpies (2003) |
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| CEO | Jim McLelland |
| Coach | Mark Beaumont (2014) |
| Captain | Phil Dennis |
| Competition | Intrust Super Cup, Brisbane Rugby League |
| 2014 | 10th |
 Current season
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| Records | |
| Premierships | 10 (1921, 1925, 1930, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1981, 1985, 2008) |
| Runners-up | 9 (1928, 1942, 1947, 1963, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1996) |
| Minor premiership | 1 (2010) |
| Wooden spoons | 6 (1968, 1969, 1977, 1999, 2001, 2012) |
The Souths Logan Magpies, more commonly referred to by their former name Souths or simply Magpies, are a rugby league football club based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. They play in the Queensland Wizard Cup, and although officially are a newer club (having been formed in 2003), they have roots tracing back (as Souths Magpies) to as early as 1910, the second year of rugby league in Queensland.
The first rugby league club to represent the southern side of the Brisbane River was West End, who entered the Queensland Rugby League premiership in 1910. Playing in an all black strip, the club won the 1913 premiership against Natives 5-3 in a low scoring game, and were runners-up to Valleys the following year, going down by 18–8. The West End Club played their last season in the Senior Grade in 1920.
The Carlton Football Club was founded in 1918 as a Junior Grade (Reserve Grade) Club to compete in the QRL competition. The club was founded by members of the Brothers Old Boys Junior Division (modern day Reserve Graders) along the same lines of the Merthyr Football Club Senior Division (modern day "A" Graders) in 1917. The members wanted to stay together and play football and since the QRU had abandoned Senior Football, they saw this as their only option.
When the QRU Senior Grade competitions recommenced in 1919 the vast majority of the members of both the Merthyr and Carlton Clubs returned to play with the Brothers Club; however, a number of members decided to stay with the League Game and the name and colours of the Carlton Football remained with the QRL. The Carlton Club was also promoted to the Senior Grade of the QRL Competition.
Carltons wore maroon and white jerseys, were a relatively successful club, winning the competition in 1921 (vs. Coorparoo 12–10), 1925 (vs. Coorparoo 24–5) and 1930 (vs. Valleys 19–8).
Following the introduction of District Football in 1933 by the Brisbane Rugby League, Carltons were forced to relinquish their identity and as a result became known as Southern Suburbs. Souths inherited a debt of 90 pounds, and also suffered an exodus of players, resulting in doubts over their ability to field a first-grade team. However, newly elected President Jack Adams started the club with regular meetings under his West End clothing factory, which also made the club's first jerseys free of charge.
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