U14 State Academy Champs underway
The 2017 AFL Queensland Under 14 State Academy Championships are well underway, with matches being played at Fisherman’s Rd Sporting Complex, Maroochydore, from Monday September 18 to Friday September 22. This year’s boys’ carnival will see regional teams from Brisbane…
AFL Queensland Statement: Jesse Derrick Appeal
AFL Queensland today advised Palm Beach Currumbin Football Club and Broadbeach Football Club that Palm Beach Captain, Jesse Derrick, is cleared to play in this Saturday’s Grand Final between Palm Beach and Labrador at Southport. Jesse Derrick was charged for…
Mills and Burge tie for Grogan Medal
Labrador’s Wayde Mills and Palm Beach Currumbin’s Jason Burge have tied for the 2017 Grogan Medal in a thrilling count at the Gabba on Sunday night. The duo polled 19 votes, followed by Bryce Retzlaff from Labrador and Tyler Cornish…
QFA Div 1 Grand Final Day Previews
QFA Colts Grand Final 8:45am Aspley v Maroochydore Leyshon Park Yeronga Aspley’s Peter Goeldner, QFA Colts coach of the year, will aim to guide his young side to a premiership on Saturday morning, in a clash between two sides that…
QFA Northern Rivers Grand Final Previews
Byron Bay vs. Tweed Coast Excluding their round 13 shock loss to the Ballina Bombers, the Byron Magpies have terrorized the QFA Northern Rivers competition, dealing out some emphatic victories this season. Standing in the way of a Magpie premiership…
QFA Division 2 Grand Final Previews
Aspley vs. Moreton Bay These two sides have only lost three matches between them over…
Sunshine Coast Juniors Awards
Hinterland Blues’ Lachlan Wilson has won the Sunshine Coast Juniors top award for the second year running. Lachlan polled a staggering 40 votes to receive the Aasta O’Connor award for most votes polled in any competition, five more than Gympie’s…
Jesse Derrick to miss QAFL qualifier
Palm Beach Currumbin will be without their captain, Jesse Derrick, for this weekend’s blockbuster qualifying final against Labrador, after he was handed a one match suspension by the AFL Queensland Independent Tribunal last night. Derrick was charged with engaging in unreasonable…
Queensland Football Awards
Springwood’s Rowan Page has claimed the Duncanson Todd Medal as Best and Fairest player for the QFA Division 1 HART Sport Cup, joining a long list of winners at the 2017 Queensland Football Awards at the Mercure Brisbane tonight. Page…
QFA Division 3 Grand Final Previews
QFA Division 3 Victoria Point Sharks vs Ipswich Eagles It’s been a strong season for the Victoria Point Sharks and they’ve rolled through perfectly, bar one game they lost in a slip-up, to Carrara. And while Sharks coach Rodney…
QFA Division 4 Grand Final Preview
QFA Division 4 Preview Zillmere v Sandgate North side rivals Zillmere and Sandgate are set to face off one last time in 2017, though this time the stakes are as high as they’ll get. Zillmere has been the standout side…
Piper scoops pool at Gold Coast Awards
Palm Beach Currumbin’s Piper Phelan cleaned up at the AFL Golf Coast Junior Awards, claiming the EXIMM junior club person of the year, under 13 Best and Fairest, and Troy Clarke Player of the Year award. The presentation was held…
Gold Coast Juniors Awards
Palm Beach Currumbin junior Piper Phelan has scooped the pool at the 2017 AFL Gold Coast Juniors Awards night, claiming the Under 13 Girls Best and Fairest, EXIMM Junior Club Person of the Year award and Troy Clarke Player of…
Brisbane Juniors Gala Awards
Over 300 players, parents and volunteers turned out for the AFL Brisbane Juniors Gala Awards at Kedron Wavell Services Club on Monday night. Last year’s runner up, Redland’s Miller Rose, received AFL Brisbane Juniors top honour; the O’Callaghan Medal for most votes polled…
QWFA Div. 1 & 2 Grand Finals Wrap
QWFA Division 2 Grand Final Broadbeach vs. Kedron It’s spoken about all the time, how grand finals are a different sort of game. They need to be won and it doesn’t happen all by itself. Surprisingly, the undefeated Broadbeach outfit…
Bond Uni QWAFL Grand Final Wrap
Yeronga South Brisbane 10.15 (75) def. Coorparoo 9.3 (57) From last year’s grand final heartbreak to premiership glory in 2017, redemption has never tasted so sweet for the Yeronga South Brisbane Devils. Headlining a women’s footy triple-header, the Devils were…
Women’s Grand Final Day
Queensland’s best female footballers will battle it out for premiership honours in a grand final triple header at Leyshon Park Yeronga, today Sunday August 27. Broadbeach and Kedron open the day in the QWFA Division 2 decider at 10:45am, Bond University…
Mayne Claim QFA Division 5 Cup
The Mayne Tigers have been crowned the QFA Division 5 premiers after holding off a spirited last quarter comeback by Collingwood Park to win by 13 points. The first half was a tight affair as only 7 points separated the…
QWFA Div. 1 Grand Final Preview
Now in their third year of the competition, Bond University has found themselves in a grand final against a seasoned campaigner in Yeronga South Brisbane. Jenna Vandyk has had a handy season for the Devils, landing in second place in…
QWFA Div.2 Grand Final Preview
Broadbeach has stormed through the year undefeated and it will take something very special to knock them off their perch on the last day of the season. It’s no surprise Broadbeach coach Rohan Toll is feeling confident heading into the…
Queensland Diversity Teams named
AFL Queensland today named teams to compete in the 2017 Diversity Championships – Female, to be held at the Cavanbah Centre, Byron Bay, from Monday October 9 to Friday October 13. The National Diversity Championships encompass the National U15 Kickstart…
Blowing the whistle on umpire abuse
As part of our Stop Umpire Abuse Campaign, AFL Queensland Community Umpire Development Manager and former AFL Umpire, Nicholas Liparota, shares his thoughts on the role we all play in changing negative views around umpiring. Preparing for the launch of…
Morningside Panthers on the prowl
$800,000 upgrade of Morningside Panthers Football Club now complete New facilities aim to increase female sports participation The Coalition Government invested $250,000 towards the project Cheers erupted today from Jack Esplen Oval, home of the Morningside Panthers, as the…
Aspley chase grand final dream
Despite suffering a shock loss to Bond University in last week’s QWFA Division 1 Semi Final, it’s been a great season for newcomers Aspley. The Hornet’s impressive teamwork saw them finish on top of the ladder. Coach Jacob Simmons-Bliss says…
AFLQ launches #StopUmpireAbuse campaign
AFL Queensland has launched a Stop Umpire Abuse campaign to coincide with local football finals across the state. The campaign, aimed at participants, fans, coaches and officials, features a series of short videos that will be rolled out across…
Award for AFLQ Diversity Employment Program
AFL Queensland was one of five organisations recognised as the state’s top multicultural achievers at the recent Queensland Multicultural Awards. The organization received the Community Sector Organisation (not-for-profit) Award – for the Diversity Employment Program; an innovative initiative creating opportunities for…
SEQ grand final venues announced
AFL Queensland today announced grand final venues for South East Queensland competitions; the most notable being the scheduling of the QAFL at Southport Sharks on the Gold Coast, and an all-female grand final day at Yeronga on Sunday August 27.…