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Hawks land at new home for 2021

Townsville’s University Hawks will play their home games at Riverway Stadium in 2021. The partnership between Townsville City Council and AFL Queensland provides the Hawks with the opportunity to play at a state-of-the-art ground after two decades without a permanent

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Rapid growth in female footy shows no signs of slowing down

The popularity of women’s football in Queensland continues to rise with the expansion of the Queensland Football Association Women’s (QFAW) competition. QFAW Division 2 will now see the competition expand into three divisions: QFAW North, Central and South. Competition Manager

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QFA Division 2 North and South Fixtures unveiled

The 2021 fixture for the Queensland Football Association (QFA) QFA Division 2 North and South competitions has been released, with round one kicking off on April 10. The QFA Division 2 South competition will comprise of 9 teams who will

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Flash back for the NQ v SQ Clash

Aaron “Flash” Davey will again get the opportunity to coach North Queensland (NQ) this year after last year’s Intrastate Clash was cancelled due to COVID-19. The former Melbourne Demons star, steps into the position after being a player for the

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Danny Craven back on board for South Queensland

Former St Kilda and Brisbane Bears player Danny Craven will once again lead a new look South Queensland (SQ) team into battle against North Queensland (NQ) in this year’s Intrastate Clash. Entering his fifth year as the Head Coach, Craven

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Footy in Mackay ready to kick off in 2021

AFL Mackay has unveiled the fixtures for the 2021 senior competitions, with round one to kick off on April 10.  For the first time ever, all senior clubs in Mackay will have both Men’s and Women’s teams in the senior

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QFA Division 1 HART Sport Cup Fixture locked in for 2021!

The Queensland Football Association (QFA) Division 1 HART Sport Cup is set for a blockbuster season with the 2021 fixture locked in. HART Sport will again return as the competition’s major sponsor, with the season commencing on Saturday, April 10th

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$8 million partnership kicks goals for community AFL

The Queensland Government and the Australian Football League (AFL) have teamed up with an $8 million partnership to support new community AFL facilities.   AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan, Queensland Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe, Member for Greenslopes Joe Kelly and

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QAFL fixture unveiled ahead of 2021 season

A stand-alone marquee game on the Easter long weekend will launch the 2021 Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) competition, with Noosa hosting Wilston Grange at Rococo Oval on April 3rd. The Tigers’ claws will be out from the get-go, the

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A new beginning for the Garbutt Magpies

After a 33 year hiatus, the Garbutt Magpies will return to the AFL Townsville senior men’s ranks in 2021 with a standalone team being accepted into the men’s reserves competition. The Garbutt Magpies last competed in an AFL Townsville senior

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Bond University QAFLW 2021 Leadership Group announced

AFL Queensland has today announced the 2021 Bond University QAFLW leadership group, ahead of this weekend’s opening match between Wilston Grange and University of Queensland at Hickey Park. QAFLW Club Captain / Leadership Group Member Bond Uni Paris Lightfoot and

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2021 QAFLW fixture locked and loaded

The highly anticipated Bond University QAFLW fixture has been officially released today, ahead of the 2021 season. The action will kick off on Saturday, February 27th, overlapping with the NAB AFL Women’s competition. Queensland State Leagues Competition Manager, Matt Bialkowski,

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Rising star nominee Nat Grider celebrates the announcement of QLD U9 competition

Brisbane Lions young-gun and former Queensland U18 captain Nat Grider was today announced as the NAB AFLW Rising Star nominee for Round 3.  Touted as one of Lions’ most promising players, the 20-year-old defender has cemented herself as a key

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AFL Queensland statement – Vale Chris “CD” Dunbar

Head of AFL Queensland, Trisha Squires: “On behalf of AFL Queensland, we send our love and support to the Dunbar family, the North Mackay Saints Football Club and the wider AFL Mackay football community, following the tragic passing of Chris

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Abdullah Haddad is ready to make a difference

AFL has always been Abdullah Haddad’s, first love. Growing up in Toowoomba,  Abdullah began playing junior football for his local club the University Cougars in 2006 and during his ten years at the club witnessed a positive cultural shift in

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Brisbane Lions to take on the Gold Coast SUNS in a SOLD OUT QCLASH

By AFL Media   The AFL wishes to provide an update on the Round Two fixture of the 2021 NAB AFL Women’s Competition amid current government restrictions in place across the country. The following matches scheduled for Round Two will remain

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Queenslanders share NAB AFLW R1 Rising Star Nomination

By Sarah Black, AFLW media  BRISBANE midfielder Belle Dawes and St Kilda defender Tarni White – on return from a torn ACL – are the round one nominees for the NAB AFLW Rising Star. White tore her ACL in round

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Victorian Football League 2021 Season Set to Begin April 17

The AFL today announced the 2021 VFL season is set to begin on Saturday April 17, which will see state league men’s footy return to Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales after a 2020 season affected by COVID-19. The home

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Career Opportunities: AFL Program Facilitators – Casual

Various positions across South East and Far North Queensland Our locations – Brisbane / Gold Coast / Sunshine Coast / Townsville / Mackay / Rockhamption / Cairns / Darling Downs & Wide Bay Fast-paced environment   ABOUT US Our goal here at

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AFL Capricornia kicks off 2021 with ANZAC Day Memorial Round

After a delayed start to 2020 the AFL Capricornia Frenchville Sports Club Premiership season will return to a regular 15 Round Home and Away fixture which will launch into action headlined by the annual ANZAC Day Clash between the Rockhampton

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AFL Community Ambassadors – Multicultural Program registrations now open!

Registrations have now opened for the 2021 AFL community ambassador program! The AFL Community Ambassador program was established in 2013, with the aim to engage Multicultural Communities through a network of dedicated volunteers while using Australian Rules Football as a

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New-look leadership group for the Gold Coast SUNS AFLW

The Gold Coast SUNS has today announced a new look leadership group, headlined by the appointment of Hannah Dunn as co caption with Sam Virgo. Quickly establishing herself as one of the SUNS most important midfield players, Dunn has grown

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Competition for positions heats up amongst the Lions

By AFLQ Media The competition amongst the AFLW Lions squad is running hot, with Coach Craig Starcevich admitting he’s finding it hard to narrow down his best 21 players for round one.  It will be a hungry side who’ll take

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New recruits allocated two of Brisbane Lions most famous guernsey numbers

Lions recruits Joe Daniher and Nakia Cockatoo have been handed two of Brisbane’s most famous numbers for the 2021 season. Joe Daniher will wear the most famous number in Brisbane Lions history when he pulls on the number 3 jumper

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Talented Sun suffers season-ending ACL injury at training

The Gold Coast SUNS yesterday confirmed AFLW midfielder Jacqui Yorston had sustained an injury to her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The injury, which occurred during a club training session, will see Yorston miss the upcoming 2021 AFLW season. AFLW Head

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2021 AFL Community Series Fixture Announced

The AFL has announced the fixture for the 2021 AFL Community Series which will see all 18 AFL Clubs play two matches over three weeks as part of the men’s pre-season schedule. Five matches will be played in Week One,

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AFL Townsville sustainability measures announced.

AFL Townsville sustainability measures announced. A raft of exciting new sustainability measures have today been announced by AFL Queensland to ensure footy in Townsville continues to go from strength to strength. The new measures will see all senior clubs in

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2020 NAB AFL Draft Recap: Seven Queenslanders selected.

By AFLQ Media Blake Coleman has headlined the cohort of Queenslanders selected in last night’s marathon 2020 NAB AFL Draft. Taking close to four hours to complete, Queensland’s most promising footballers were nervously waiting with family and friends to hear

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2021 NAB AFL Women’s Season Structure and Ticketing Announcement

The AFL has today met with all Clubs to advise the AFL Commission had approved recommendations from the AFLW Competition Committee relating to the season structure, fixture and ticketing arrangements for the upcoming season. The AFL informed Clubs that the

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Blake Coleman is a Lion

The Brisbane Lions have added to the history of brothers to play at the Club by selecting Hyundai Help for Kids Lions Academy product Blake Coleman in the 2020 NAB AFL National Draft. The younger brother of Keidean was taken

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