By Beth Newman

Todd Bryant’s dream debut in Queensland footy continued last weekend, with the 23 year-old winning Palm Beach’s best and fairest. Bryant, who came to the Lions from the Wodonga Raiders in the Ovens and Murray League this season, made an…

UQ’s Michael Stewart claimed his third best and fairest award, after another outstanding season. While he missed three games through the year his form through the rest of the season was enough to secure him his third best and fairest…

Aden Rutledge won the 2014 Norm Reidy Medal, as Sandgate’s best and fairest.  The 19 year-old was a standout for the Hawks through a turbulent season, playing in a variety of roles. Rutledge proved the most consistent of the side,…

Will Hamill’s wet weather form helped him over the line at last weekend’s Jim Fletcher Medal, awarded to Mt Gravatt’s best and fairest. Hamill finished on 47 votes to claim the win, with Vultures captain, Joe Murphy, second on 40…

Nathan Kinch won his second Devery Kelly Medal, as Morningside’s best and fairest, on Saturday night. Kinch joins Jacob Gough and David Lillico as dual winners of the medal, since it was first awarded under that name in 2000. Kinch…

Surfers Paradise defender, Sean Atkinson, has claimed the Surfers Paradise best and fairest. Atkinson was one of the most consistent Demons this season and played in the QAFL representative side in June. The half-back flanker pipped big ruckman, Michael Cunningham,…

By Beth Newman

Ryan Davey capped off a stellar individual season, winning his first Danny Newman medal as Labrador’s best and fairest. Davey finished on 93 votes , 15 votes ahead of Simon Seddon on 78, with veteran Todd Featherstone third on 74.…

Magpies ball-magnet, Ben Jaenke-Cain, took out his first Bill Pierce Medal, as the Western Magpies best and fairest. The win came as little surprise to most, with Jaenke-Cain the team’s standout player in 2014, after a breakout season. Jaenke-Cain finished…

Josh Searl has taken out the Broadbeach Cats’ best and fairest, capping off a consistent season. Searl missed just the one game for the year and edged out veteran forward, Taylor Haley, by just two votes to take out the…

By Beth Newman

By Beth Newman

By Alex Suchocki

Morningside Finishing spot: Premiers At a glance:  Finished a perfect season with a dominant grand final win and claimed their first premiership since 2010. The Panthers were the first team to go through undefeated since Southport in 1999. Biggest positive:  Spread…

Morningside’s Nick Tomlinson entered a league of his own when he collected a club-record fifth senior premiership in the QAFL on Saturday. The 2003-04 and 2009-10 premiership player stood alongside Jarrod Price, Jacob Gough, David Lillico, Shaun Mugavin and Dean…

Coorparoo claimed the second back-to-back premiership on QAFL and QWAFL grand final day, beating Zillmere 7.8 (50) – 2.5 (17). It was their second premiership in a row, but it wasn’t the heart stopper of last year, with the Roos…

By Beth Newman

Morningside’s reserves claimed back-to-back premierships, with a 14.14 (98) – 6.8 (44) win over Labrador. The Panthers received a wake up call at the hands of the Tigers a fortnight ago, with a slow start making them go through the…

By Ellie Grounds

By Beth Newman

By Beth Newman

A fortnight ago, Labrador stunned Morningside with an eight-goal opening term, setting them up for a berth into today’s reserves grand final, but Tigers coach, Tim Bradbury, knows that means nothing now. “As far as we’re concerned, we’re 0-0 again…

Tomorrow’s QWAFL grand final will be a mirror image of last year’s Women’s League decider for Coorparoo. This time last year, they came in as underdogs against powerhouse side, Yeronga, without a win over the Devils in any of their…

By Alex Suchocki

By Beth Newman

Sitting in his office, AFL Darling Downs Development manager Jack Barry looked across at a long-haired, raw schoolboy and offered him a new opportunity. “I’m looking at this young kid and I thought, ’Is he going to take footy seriously?’…

Labrador coach, Steve Daniel, continues a strong record in this weekend’s QAFL grand final. Daniel has taken teams ranging from Victoria to Cairns to grand finals with this weekend’s QAFL game, to be his 11th grand final as a coach.…

It’s a big day for the players  on Saturday, but it’s just as big a coup for umpires to be picked on Grand Final day. Congratulations to all the umpires selected for this weekend’s QAFL and QWAFL grand finals. QAFL…

Four of Queensland’s most valued contributors were inducted into the AFL Queensland Hall of Fame, at the Grogan Medal and Awards Ceremony on Monday night/ Former Southport player, Clint Watts, Morningside’s David Lillico, Redland Football Operations Manager, Marty King and…