2016 Morningside co-captain Sam Brown has called time on his playing career, embarking on a coaching journey with the Panthers. Following a few personal doubts surrounding his body and the rigors of another season, Brown decided to hang up the…

As the dust settles on the holiday period, our brains start switching to things like footy. Whether you’re a fan, player, coach or volunteer, here are 15 signs that you are ready for the season to arrive. You’ve re-watched the…

Baxter going back Dual Labrador premiership player, Josh Baxter, is returning to his Queensland footy roots in 2017 when he pulls on a Southport Sharks jumper again. As reported in the Gold Coast Bulletin over the Christmas break, the 2015…

There will be more than just a change of name for the former Nambour Football Club in 2017, with the newly established Hinterland Blues today being granted entry  into the QFA Division 3 competition for 2017. Having spent last season…

  The evolution of the Ormeau Bulldogs Football Club continues, with the club securing a spot in the 2017 QFA Division 4 competition. Founded in 2008, Ormeau currently has over 220 players participating in junior and youth competitions and, aside…

AFL Queensland today released the 2017 Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) fixture, which kicks off on April 22 with four games across three days. Round 1 will see two games on Saturday, one on Sunday, and the traditional ANZAC eve…

Coolangatta’s new man? One of the QAFL coaches from 2016 is headed down the highway. Matt Walder, who led Morningside in 2016, has taken the reins of the Coolangatta-Tweed football club in the QFA Division 2 for next year. Question…

There is a club on the outskirts of Townsville by the name of the Hermit Park Tigers who continue to punch well above their weight division. Why? Because when North Melbourne read out Josh Williams’ name at the NAB AFL…

A big week for Wilston Grange has been capped off with the announcement of Laura Kidd as the new Head Female Coach. Just yesterday it was revealed Nathan Clarke would be returning to the Gorillas as senior co-coach, and now…

Nathan Clarke is going home, signing on as co-coach of the Wilston Grange Football Club. Clarke will oversee the senior football department and will be the QAFL match day coach, while Matt Trewhella will focus on the development of players…

The Caloundra Panthers have announced the appointment of Steve Moody as Senior Coach for season 2017. He will lead the Panthers in the newly restructured QFA Division 1. Prior to his new role with the Panthers, Moody was Senior Assistant…

Two Queenslanders were today selected in the NAB AFL Rookie Draft, taking the total number of Queensland draftees in 2016 to eight, following six selections in the NAB AFL Draft. On Friday night, Jack Bowes, Declan Watson, Josh Williams, Elliot…

For six Queenslanders, tonight their AFL dreams became a reality, selected in the 2016 NAB AFL Draft. Jack Bowes, Declan Watson, Josh Williams, Elliot Himmelberg, Jacob Allison and Brad Scheer are all now on AFL lists. Jack Bowes was the…

The countdown is finally over, it’s NAB AFL Draft day! Before the show kicks off tonight in Sydney, we thought we would take a look at a few more Queensland players hoping to hear their name read out.   Elliot…

A simple phone call from Queensland Academy and High Performance Coach Adrian Fletcher might turn out to be the career defining moment in the story of Declan Watson. In just over 24 hours time, Watson is hoping to have his…

Queensland’s love of Australian Football continues, with census figures announced today revealing a six per cent growth in participation for the state in 2016. 229,388 men, women and children pulled on a Guernsey this year, compared to 216,381 in 2015.…

The AFL Europe Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Davey as the new AFL Europe General Manager. Having recently relocated to London, Ryan joins the AFL Europe team from the Gold Coast Suns Football Club where he was heavily involved with…

When Brad Scheer ran out with the Palm Beach Currumbin Lions two and a half years ago, he was not only debuting, he was making history. At 15 years old, he became the youngest ever senior player at Salk Oval.…

When Jacob Allison sits down next Friday night to see if his dream of becoming an AFL footballer comes true, the people who have been there from day one, his family, will surround him. They are the ones who come…

Summer might be just around the corner, but that doesn’t mean the opportunity for the youngsters to polish up on their skills isn’t there. The Western Magpies will be hosting a Summer Skills Program every Friday night from November 11…

Mark: D   Thoughts: It was a tough year for the Red Lions with just the three wins and 15 losses. Minus a couple of senior players from 2015, combined with the age of their list heading into the year,…

Mark: C   Thoughts: Might seem harsh to give them a C in comparison to other sides, but when you look at the year as a whole, missing finals equaled a failure to the Morningside Football Club. Sitting on the…

Mark: B Thoughts: The prelim drubbing the Magpies copped at the hands of Palm Beach was a terrible way to finish the year. A loss in the penultimate week is never easy to swallow no matter what the margin is,…

After a few years away from club land, Steve Wildschut will return to the coaches box in 2017 after being appointed the Morningside Football Club Senior Coach. Wildschut, who has spent the last two years as the AFL Queensland Coaching…

Mark: C   Thoughts: After a finals berth in 2015, Broadbeach were quietly confident heading into 2016. A 3-2 start after the first five games left them bullish about another finals birth, but unfortunately for them the injury bus hit…

Mark: A   Thoughts: The Grand Final loss will sting, and will sting for a long time, but that doesn’t mean it was a disappointing year. To bounce back into finals while having a couple of big wins along the…

Griffith Moorooka The Chook Pen has a new leader with Danny Andjelkovic announced as the new Griffith Moorooka Senior Coach for 2017. Andjelkovic hails for country Victoria where he won three senior premierships as a player before joining the Gladstone…

Mark: C+   Thoughts: Four wins and 14 losses wasn’t the year Sandgate had hoped for heading into 2016; there were a few less than desirable moments, but there were also a few positives to take along the way. If…

Mark: A+   Thoughts: It wasn’t a perfect season, but when it counted Labrador played their best footy. The Tigers’ 2016 campaign is the perfect example of the footy cliché that premierships aren’t won in May. At 2-4 after six…

Western Magpies co-captain Cal Carseldine has won the  Bill Pierce Medal for Best and Fairest player. The Bill Pierce Medal count was the highlight of the Pies presentation night conducted on Saturday evening at Chelmer. Carseldine was a consistent performer all…