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Queenslander nabs Auskicker of the year nomination!

Annabel Breeden, from Queensland’s Wilston Grange JAFC NAB AFL Auskick Centre, became the envy of all Auskickers on Friday when she was announced as the weekly nominee for the 2021 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year competition. “I really loved

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Auskick Coordinator Champion!

Meet Belinda from Wests Juniors AFL Auskick Program. She is in her second year as an Auskick Coordinator and is doing an amazing job on the southside ensuring her Auskickers are enjoying themselves and learning about Aussie Rules! Thanks for

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Maroochydore skipper to crack a century

She’s been labelled an icon of the Bond University QAFLW and this weekend Maroochydore captain Rachel Crack will play her 100th game of footy in Queensland. 46 were notched up at her former club Coorparoo, the rest at the Roo’s

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Local hero driving inclusion at Jindalee Jags

In celebration of National Volunteers Week, AFL Queensland is taking the opportunity to recognise volunteers throughout the state who contribute countless hours to making our game. At Jindalee, there is a particular person working tirelessly to create opportunities for kids

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Zac is back! And ready for a fairytale return to the AFL

Submitted by Peter Blucher. Zac Smith will find himself in a totally bizarre situation as he ends a 658-day absence from the AFL tomorrow afternoon, having played much more with his opposition than he has his own teammates. A 65-game

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WIN A Medical Room Revamp Worth $5,000

Our mates at Alpha Sport, are giving away $5,000 worth of gear to revamp your clubs’ medical room!  Fancy a Philips Defibrillator, premium treatment table, scoop stretcher & other great equipment for your club? Now is your chance to win

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

Taking you around footy grounds across Queensland. This week we’re heading to Goondiwindi! It was an action-packed day on Saturday at Goondiwindi AFC, with the club celebrating their Goondiwindi Hawks Family Day. Auskickers got the action underway, in the final

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Celebrating Pride Round across Queensland

No rain will be needed this weekend to guarantee a rainbow, with community clubs across Queensland celebrating the third annual Pride Round. The round aims to combat homophobia by establishing an inclusive environment for the LGBTIQ+ community and celebrate diversity

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Lachy Keeffe suffers a season ending injury and other Queensland highlights from Round 8

Submitted by Peter Blucher. Lachy Keeffe walked off Giants Stadium in Sydney on Saturday afternoon pretty content with his football lot after the GWS Giants had posted a heart-stopping two-point win over Essendon. And rightly so. Having signed a contract

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Auskick Coordinator Champion!

Meet Mia and Charli from the Port Douglas Crocs NAB AFL Auskick Program. Both in their first year as Auskick Coordinators and doing an amazing job ensuring Auskickers are enjoying themselves and learning about Aussie Rules! Thanks for all your

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Celebrating Queensland community umpires

Round Seven of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season celebrates Community Umpiring Week with the aim to encourage people to get involved in umpiring Australian Football at the community level. To mark Community Umpiring Week in Queensland we’re shining a

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Auskick Coordinator Champion!

Meet Jana from Toowoomba Tigers NAB AFL Auskick Program. She is in her first year as an Auskick Coordinator and is doing an amazing job ensuring her Auskickers are enjoying themselves and learning about Aussie Rules! Thanks for all your

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Guidelines for concussion management in community football

The AFL has released its updated guidelines for the management of concussion in Australian football at all levels of the game outside of the AFL and AFLW competitions for 2021. In considering the best practice management of sport-related concussion, the

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Flag-winning Lions the pride of 2021 22under22 side

By AFL Players Association Brisbane’s premiership celebrations just got a little sweeter, with the Lions the equal-most represented club in the AFL Players’ Association’s AFLW 22Under22 side, proudly supported by Torrens University Australia. Three Lions were named in the final team,

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It’s a banana republic! Queensland teams dominate VFL action in Round one.

By Brendan Rhodes – AFL Media THE NEAFL was supposed to have been a vastly inferior competition to the VFL. One round might be an impossibly small sample size to make a true judgment on that belief, but it took just

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Bull Sharks circling and looking dangerous at the top of the QAFLW ladder after Round 6

It’s been an extraordinary start to the Bond University Bull Sharks 2021 QAFLW campaign,  with a win on the weekend making it five from five after round six. It was at the hands of reigning premiers Yeronga, that the  Bull

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Auskick Coordinator Champion!

Meet Paul from Mayne Tigers JAFC NAB AFL Auskick Program. He is in his third year as an Auskick Coordinator and is doing an amazing job on the northside ensuring his Auskickers are enjoying themselves and learning about Aussie Rules!

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Sherwood – 2021 QAFL Season Look Ahead

Sherwood had a solid season last year, making it to the preliminary final after an impressive come from behind win in the qualifying final against Maroochydore. The club has had some significant changes in personnel over the off-season, though, on

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Auskick Coordinator Champion!

Meet Adam from Kedron Lions AFC NAB AFL Auskick Program. He is a first year Auskick Coordinator and is doing an amazing job on the northside ensuring her Auskickers are enjoying themselves and learning about Aussie Rules! Thanks for all

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AFL Queensland statement – Vale Paul ‘Fowlesy’ Fowles

AFL Queensland wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Paul Fowles following his sudden passing on Friday. Paul is survived by wife Melissa and sons Bryce and Brendan.    Paul or ‘Fowlesy’ as he was

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Auskick Coordinator Champion!

Meet Tina from Bakers Creek AFC NAB AFL Auskick Program. She is a first year Auskick Coordinator and is doing an amazing job up north ensuring her Auskickers are enjoying themselves and learning about Aussie Rules! Thanks for all your

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Kick after the siren – Tigers take the title in a nail biter

The Toowoomba Tigers finished the AFL Queensland Darling Downs Under 17 girls season with a thrilling 5.10 (40) to 6.3 (39) defeat of Downlands College in last Saturday’s grand final at Kratzke Oval. After trailing all match Tigers player Christina

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Young Lion Tahlia Hickie receives AFLW Rising Star nod

Brisbane Lions’ Tahlia Hickie has been rewarded with the Round Nine NAB AFL Women’s Rising Star nomination after a consistent season of football where she has been a key player in driving the Lions to a finals appearance.     

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Paul Hunter fulfills his dream to play AFL

Submitted by Peter Blucher. Remember exactly what you were doing on Friday 27 November 2015? Paul Hunter does. And he’ll never forget it. The then Redland NEAFL ruckman, inaugural winner of the NEAFL Rising Star Award in 2014 and one

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Career Opportunities: Umpire Development Trainee

AFL Queensland currently has an exciting position available for someone wanting to pursue a career in the AFL industry through AFL SportsReady. As the successful applicant, you will: • Be employed by AFL SportsReady. • Work on-site with AFL QUEENSLAND

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QFAW fixtures revealed for 2021 season

The stage is set for the 2021 Queensland Football Association Women’s (QFAW) competition with the unveiling of the division one and two fixtures. The 16 round home and away season gets underway on ANZAC weekend and will be followed by

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Community heroes lace up their footy boots for annual clash

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) and Queensland Police Service (QPS) will battle it out this weekend in the annual Emergency Services Aussie Rules clash at Sherwood Magpies AFC in Chelmer. QFES will go into this weekend match with extra

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2021 VFL Fixture Released

The AFL has today released Rounds One and Two of the 2021 VFL Premiership Season, which will see the largest second-tier football competition in Australia return to Victoria, NSW, and Queensland after a COVID-19 affected 2020 campaign.   The home-and-away

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2021 U19 NAB AFL Women’s Queensland team announced

The Queensland Under 19 Women’s squad that will compete at the 2021 NAB National U19 Championships has been named. The Championships starts Monday, April 12 and runs through until May 29. AFL Talent Manager Queensland, Mark Browning, said this year’s

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Young SUNS ruck Lauren Bella a NAB AFLW Rising Star nominee

Young Gold Coast SUNS ruck Lauren Bella has been rewarded for her outstanding form this season with a NAB AFLW Rising Star nomination for Round 7. Bella was dominant in the air collecting 25 hit-outs in the SUNS’ 15-point loss

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