AFL Queensland has granted the Southport Sharks Football Club a licence to compete in the 2022 Bond University QAFLW commencing in April next year. The addition of Southport will see the Queensland state league women’s competition expand to nine teams,…

By SUNS Media. The Gold Coast SUNS have today launched an exciting new initiative aimed at developing the next crop of professional female coaches. The club is offering two scholarships to female coaches across all the SUNS talent regions of the…

To everyone involved in community football in 2021 – thank you! To everyone involved in community football leagues, clubs and programs across Australia, I want to say a sincere thank you for bringing the game back in what has been…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   After a near-flawless season in 2021, Labrador is on top of the QAFL Reserves world after celebrating a famous 39-point win over Morningside at Fankhauser Reserve in Southport on Saturday.   After leading by 24-points…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Ruckman Nathan Wright has made the ultimate statement to the Queensland AFL competition with a remarkable best-on-ground effort to guide Labrador to the 2021 Colts premiership over Broadbeach at Fankhauser Reserve in Southport last Saturday.  …

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   Broadbeach is the toast of the Queensland AFL after breaking through for its maiden QAFL Senior Premiership when it took down Maroochydore at Fankhauser Reserve in Southport on Saturday.   In a blockbuster contest played…

A former Sydney Swans and Gold Coast SUNS player, Nick Malceski played 210 professional AFL games in his 14-year career capped off by winning a premiership flag in 2012 and earning all Australian selection in 2014. After retiring in 2016…

AFL Queensland has today announced that reigning QFA Division 2 North Premiers, the Moreton Bay Lions, will step up into the QFA Division 1 Hart Sport Cup in season 2022.  After winning the 2019 QFA Division 3 title, the Lions…

By Celia Drummond – AFL Media Community photographers Russell Freeman and Grant Viney went from competition entrants to shooting AFL games, courtesy of Footy Focus On September 30, one lucky community photographer will be announced as the winner of the…

Thanks to the generous support of this year’s Toyota Australia Good for Footy Raffle clubs across Australia have raised $1 million, with 100 percent of proceeds going directly to community clubs around the nation. Impressively Queensland clubs the Jindalee Jaguars…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend THE RUN DOWN After yet another COVID-19 interrupted season, we have now reached the summit of AFL in Queensland with the 2021 QAFL Senior Grand Final at Southport. This match between Broadbeach and Maroochydore is historical…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend IN BRIEF One of the great tragedies of the Reserves home and away season is that COVID-19 denied these two outstanding teams a meeting. Fans had to wait until the second week of the finals before…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend BRIEF Labrador has been the best team in the Colts competition all season and it is of no surprise that they have made the Grand Final considering their near flawless performance since the opening bounce of…

Ahead of this Saturday’s QAFL Grand Final between Broadbeach Cats and Maroochydore Roos, we take a trip down memory lane to look into the history of the Joe Grant Medal – awarded to the Best on Ground player in the…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Labrador has fired a massive warning shot to reigning premiers Morningside when it accounted for Palm Beach Currumbin by 22-points in the Reserves Preliminary Final at Labrador on Saturday. After bolting away to a 27-point lead…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Broadbeach secured its place in the 2021 Colts Grand Final to take on Labrador this week at Southport after a convincing 46-point win over Morningside at Labrador on Saturday. After leading by 29-points at the opening…

In just his second QAFL season, Jordon Moncrieff has cemented his place in the AFL Queensland history books winning the prestigious 76th J. A Grogan Medal and dominating the 2021 state league awards night. A season which saw the former…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Maroochydore has joined Broadbeach as the 2021 Senior QAFL Grand Finalists after an extraordinary win over Labrador in the Preliminary final at Labrador on Saturday. The Roos trailed by as much as 22-points when Tiger Pearce…

The 2021 AFL Queensland State League Awards Night will be presented virtually on Sunday, 12th September, 2021 commencing at 6pm.  To watch the awards and be involved in the action, head to YouTube.com/officialaflq The running order of the ceremony is…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend In Brief Labrador has been the team to beat all season, going through the home and away season undefeated with 14 wins from as many matches. It had its only stumbling block when it went down…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend In Brief This is the ultimate Cinderella story of the 2021 season, but the question is, who gets to claim the happy ending? Labrador, under AFL Queensland Senior Coach of the Year winner for Nick Malceski…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend In Brief After just sneaking into the top six, two-points ahead of Palm Beach Currumbin and Noosa, Broadbeach is standing at the front door of a potential Grand Final berth. The sixth placed Cats have taken…

Cameron Wyatt has made breakthrough contributions to the culture, infrastructure, and operations of local Rockhampton footy club the Kangaroos. The Roo’s president is a true representation of club values – Respect, Discipline, Relentlessness, and Brotherhood. Respect: Cameron prioritises the promotion…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   TIGERS ROAR INTO DECIDER   After getting bundled out in week one of the 2020 finals at the hands of Morningside by four-points, Labrador turned the tables on their 2020 opponents and secured a courageous…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   PANTHERS ADVANCE IN HEART STOPPER   Morningside is buzzing this week after its Reserves team celebrated a thrilling one-point win over Labrador to advance to the 2021 Grand Final.   To continue the line of…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   After defeating just one of the top six teams across the home and away season, Maroochydore has firmed as one of the bolters of the QAFL Senior competition when it took down reigning premers Morningside…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   Broadbeach has secured the opening spot in the 2021 QAFL Senior Football Grand Final at Southport after an inspiring four-point win over Labrador on Saturday.   After kicking 3.12 in the first half, the Cats…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Semi Final – 1 | Labrador Labrador v Morningside In  Brief Labrador has been arguably the best-performed team of any that has competed across the Seniors, Reserves and Colts competitions in the QAFL competition this year.…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Semi Final – 1 | Labrador Oval  Labrador v Morningside  In Brief These two teams have been the bench mark of the 2021 Reserves season. Labrador has continued its extraordinary rise as a football club, going…

Father of three, Scott Peeler-Hammond from Wavell Heights in Brisbane is this year’s worthy winner of the Philips Community Sports Dad of the Year award. The award recognises dads in local communities across Australia who make a positive impact through…