A Taringa Football Club competed in the QFL (an early form of the AFL Queensland State League) in the 1920 season.

Despite making it to five grand finals Taringa was unable to secure a premiership, but it produced three De Little Medalists in Bill Nunn (1936), C.K.

Western Districts eventually merged with Sherwood in 1991 to form the West Brisbane Australian Football Club.

Ray Hughson topped the league goal kicking while playing for Western Districts a remarkable six times (1958, 1959, 1962–65), while Gavin Crosisca (over 250 AFL games for Collingwood), Ray Smith (over 100 VFL games for Essendon and Melbourne), and Gary Shaw (Collingwood and the Brisbane Bears, and still coaches at the Western Magpies) all went on to play in the VFL/AFL.

Players of particular note for the Sherwood AFC include John Rantall, the 336 game South Melbourne, North Melbourne and Fitzroy VFL veteran who coached Sherwood in their debut season in the QAFL, and 1983 Grogan Medal winner, Bill Pierce, whom the Western Magpies best and fairest is named after.

The club was successful in winning a premiership in the 1996 season, comfortably defeating Mt Gravatt 17.10 (112) to 8.10 (58), with Corey Lambert claiming that year's Grogan Medal.

The Western Magpies defeated the Noosa Tigers in the 2006 decider, before losing to the Palm Beach Currumbin Lions in the final game of 2007.

Despite losing the 2007 grand final, it was announced at the end of that year that the Western Magpies would be returning to Division One of the State League in 2009.

The Sherwood Junior AFC's aim is to produce quality players to graduate into football with the Western Magpies, and eventually to the AFL.

The Kenmore Bears and the Western Magpies enjoy a close relationship that sees players transfer between the two clubs in order to play the best possible level of football.

The Western Magpies Australian Football Club competed in the Pineapple Hotel Cup in 2008, the Division Two competition of the AFL Queensland State League.

After being defeated by the Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club in the 2007 grand final, the Western Magpies went through the 2008 home and away season with fifteen wins out of eighteen games to sit second on the ladder to the Palm Beach Currumbin Lions before the commencement of the finals series.

[14] The reserves won their way straight through to the grand final, where they were unable to make it four consecutive Division Two premierships, being soundly beaten by Aspley 10.8 (68) to 21.7 (133).

[18] After achieving successful results, it was felt that the Magpies had made enough progress to warrant a western suburbs presence in the State League.

The Western Magpies senior squad were put through a tough pre-season program before hosting the Redland Bombers in round one of the season.

The Western Magpies seniors are currently yet to record a victory in the 2009 season, as seen in the table of results below; Queensland Australian Football League [22] AFL Queensland State League – Division Two SEQAFL Division One - PHC Note: Prior to 1946, the Grogan Medal was titled the De Little Medal.