By Andrew Wiles – @andrewjwiles 2014 season wrap Even though they fell agonizingly short of the ultimate success, 2014 must be seen as a successful year for the Zillmere Eagles. They finished the home and away season in second with…

Footy is back! Hear that? That’s the sound of rejoice. After 25 long weeks, community footy is officially back in Queensland. Saturday saw the start of the Alpha Sport Pre-season Cup, which means that days of sitting at home on…

2014 season wrap Even though they fell agonizingly short of the ultimate success, 2014 must be seen as a successful year for the Zillmere Eagles. They finished the home and away season in second with 12 wins and two losses.…

By Andrew Wiles – @andrewjwiles Alpha Sports Pre-season Cup Wrap, week one POOL A Labrador 16.13.109 defeated Surfers Paradise 5.7.37 In extremely blustery conditions, it was Labrador who carried their strong form from last year into 2015. On top in…

By Andrew Wiles – @andrewjwiles 2014 season wrap 2014 was a difficult year for the Sandgate Hawks. After winning their first game of the year over the UQ Red Lions, they failed to win another game for the season. They…

Local football is back in a big way this weekend. Be it community football or Under 18 state programs, fans will be able to wet their footballing appetites. The inaugural Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup will begin on Saturday, in a…

By Andrew Wiles – @andrewjwiles Brisbane and St Kilda headlined Saturdays NAB Challenge match at the Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, but the day was much bigger than a single game. It was an opportunity to showcase all levels of…

By Beth Newman

New Beenleigh coach, Tom Corless, says he is a problem solver and it is that mentality upon which he will approach the Buffaloes’ 2015 season. Corless, who has previously coached at Yeronga, Kenmore and regional talent teams, said there would…

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for families who use sporting facilities in Brisbane’s inner northern suburbs following initial approval of a major project by the Queensland Government. Get Playing Plus is part of the Government’s strong plan…

By Beth Newman

The Glasshouse Lions are on the lookout for a coach to lead their QAFA (B) North side in 2015. Ben Haycroff coached the side this season as a stop gap, but the Lions are keen to help an aspiring coach…

Just seven days left until the NAB AFL Draft and seven is the magic number next week for the AFL coaching courses. Seven current AFL Coaches will present at the AFL Queensland Level Two Coaching course, following the draft. Starting…

Redcliffe Tigers have appointed Ash Humphrey as their senior coach for 2015. Humphrey played his junior football in Bulleen in Melbourne before, his senior debut in 1988. He played at a number of clubs in the Victorian Amateur Football Association…

By Beth Newman

Community footy is set to make a return to the Bayside with the birth of the Victoria Point Sharks Football Club. Aligning under the banner of the Victoria Point Sharks Sporting Club where the Redland Bombers currently play in the…

Redland’s Daniel Dzufer is headed back to the Sunshine Coast, signing with the Maroochydore Roos in the QFA (North) competition. The 25 year-old was heavily sought after by a number of clubs in the NEAFL and QAFL, but the lure…

Ipswich Eagles players had the rare chance to train alongside a current AFL player this week. Essendon Bombers defender Courtenay Dempsey, headed down to the club, where his brother-in-law plays, before the start of the official AFL pre-season. The Manunda…

Brisbane Lions legend and midfield coach, Simon Black, headlines a list of big-name speakers at the Level Two Coaching Course later this month. One of the AFL’s most decorated players and the only one to have won a Norm Smith…

Three AFL figures are in the mix for major Queensland sport awards. Wilston Grange’s Brett Gillett, Springwood’s Graham Murrihy and AFL  umpire, Andrew Stephens, are all finalists in next month’s Queensland Sport Awards, announced on December 1. Gillett is a…

Nambour football club is mourning the loss of club stalwart, Dionne D’elton, who passed away this week. Forty-three year old D’Elton lost an eight-year battle with cancer on Tuesday November 5, but left a major impact on the Sunshine Coast…

Former Sydney Hills Eagles player, Ben McNiece, is back in Brisbane will be back at the Morningside Panthers in 2015. After spending a season in Sydney, McNiece has been back in his hometown for a month and it didn’t take…

Andrew Cadzow spent 27 years looking after AFL in the Asia Pacific region but now he’s returning home, as an assistant coach for the Maroochydore Roos. The former AFL Asia Pacific development manager will be helping out senior coach, Brett…

By Beth Newman

A fourth Lake will be at the Coorparoo Kings in 2015, with Rory signing as the club’s coach for 2015.  The 29 year-old joins his three brothers, who all play for the Kings, as he steps into the head coaching…

The Caboolture Lions are no more. The newly rebranded Moreton Bay Lions have a new coach to go with their new moniker and they are ready to usher in a new era. Former Sandgate coach, Rob Dickfos, will be leading…

Alicia Murray will be representing the Gold Coast Sunsets in this weekend’s Youth Girls State Championships. Murray nabbed her first Queensland U18 guernsey this season and after a taste of state action, she is determined to impress at this championships.…

Three years after coming out of retirement, Dave Kettle clinched his first Wilston Grange best and fairest. Kettle pipped captain, Steve Brittain, at the post in a thrilling count, with the nuggetty midfielder standing out in the wet conditions of…

Former Brisbane Lions and Hawthorn player, Rhan Hooper, is coming back to Ipswich in 2015. The Ipswich junior will take on a playing coach role for the Eagles next season and is excited for the new challenge. There’ll be plenty…

By Beth Newman