switch to rugby including Toowoomba Grammar. A senior Toowoomba Rugby Football Club formed in 1887and this was the last mention of the Toowoomba Football Club or any other Downs clubs playing Australian rules. After the collapse of the QFA in 1890 the Toowoomba Rugby Association and Toowoomba British Football Association were able to grow unopposed. Modern Competition The Darling Downs Australian Football League was first played as an official organised competition in 1971. Signals, Coolaroo and Aviation were the three foundation clubs and were joined by a fourth club, South Toowoomba in 1972. The League has had many changes to the number of clubs participating since then, with ten A Grade Senior Clubs currently competing, and now known as AFL Darling Downs. It is the largest regional League in Queensland. There are four Senior clubs based in Toowoomba, and the other senior clubs come from Dalby, Goondiwindi, Highfields, and Warwick. New teams from Kingaroy, and Chinchilla are participating in the 2013 revamped competition. University Cougars AFC is the most successful club with 13 premierships, 4 under the banner of "Institute Eagles" and 5 under the moniker of "University Eagles". Coolaroo Roos has 9 premierships and Goondiwindi Hawks has 8. South Toowoomba Bombers (formerly Longhorns) and Toowoomba Tigers (formerly Pinkies) have 6 premiership flags each. AFL Darling Downs Senior Clubs There have been many different towns in the Darling Downs of Queensland fielding Australian Rules Football teams over the forty plus years of Senior Competition. Coolaroo Roos have played every season from the inaugural year, and Toowoomba Tigers have played the second most seasons. Below is a full list of Current and Former Clubs in the region. Current Senior Clubs Notes Former Senior Clubs NOTE: Some clubs listed above played in Reserve Grade (Division 2) only for many seasons, but were not part of the A Grade competition and those years are not included in the above table. AFL Darling Downs A Grade Premiers List 1971 Signals 1972 South Toowoomba Longhorns 1973 Aviation 1974 Aviation 1975 Coolaroo Roos 1976 South Toowoomba Longhorns 1977 Toowoomba Pinkies 1978 Institute Eagles 1979 Toowoomba Pinkies 1980 Goondiwindi Hawks 1981 South Toowoomba Longhorns 1982 South Toowoomba Longhorns 1983 Goondiwindi Hawks 1984 South Toowoomba Longhorns 1985 Lockyer Valley Magpies 1986 Institute Eagles 1987 Institute Eagles 1988 Toowoomba Tigers 1989 Institute Eagles 1990 University Eagles 1991 Goondiwindi Hawks 1992 University Eagles 1993 Lockyer Valley Magpies 1994 University Eagles