To decide who would be crowned the winners of the inaugural season a 40-minute "playoff" was held which the Sting won on penalties.
[2] The grand final was held the following day, as Queensland beat South Australia 2–0, with two goals from veteran Australian striker Lisa Dunne.
[3] In 1997, the Sting would recruit future Brisbane Roar Premiership and 2014 Grand Final winner Mike Mulvey, who would lead them to multiple trophies until the end of the league.
They were undefeated in the 2000 season going on to defeat NSW Sapphires narrowly in the deciding 2001 Grand Final which drew a record crowd (for the era) of 2,665.
[4] The following season would almost be as successful, losing two games, however they would pick up their third national championship in the 2003 Grand Final against an Alen Stajcic coached NSW Sting.