Byron Bay is best known for its surf and music festivals but come October the beachside town turns footy-mad with a two-day AFL9s carnival. The AFL9s Byron Bay Invitational will be held at Cavanbah Centre Byron Bay, a state-of-the-art multipurpose…

AFL Queensland wishes to advise that all games that were not played across South East Queensland on the weekend (July 2nd, 3rd, 4th) due to the state’s COVID situation have now been formally cancelled. Due consideration was given to rescheduling…

Yesterday, over forty Brisbane Lions players visited schools and community clubs across South East Queensland. Throughout the day players got involved in training drills, NAB AFL Auskick sessions and were generous with their time taking photos and signing hundreds of…

31 rising stars have been named in the Queensland State U17 squad to compete at the upcoming NAB AFL National U17 Championships. The Championships will be held on the Gold Coast, from Monday 5th – Friday 9th July, 2021. Queensland…

With only two rounds to go until the highly anticipated Bond University QAFLW final series kicks off, here’s a look at the top five teams vying for Premiership contention.   Bond University (W – 12 L – 0, 316%, 48-points)…

Submitted by Peter Blucher. There’s a player wearing the #2 jumper for the Adelaide Crows this year who looks a lot like Ben Keays, who was #1 with the Brisbane Lions for four years from 2016. But it can’t be…

She’s brought her muscles from Brussels and given the Everton Wolves under 15 girls side a Belgium boost. At 178cm tall, fifteen-year-old Catherine Vander Meulen’s played just four games of football but is already making her mark on the game.…

The AFL is proud to be partnering with the Brisbane Lions, the Queensland and Australian Governments and Ipswich City Council to build the new $70 million Brighton Homes Arena in Springfield, west of Brisbane.    Once completed in September 2022,…

South Queensland (SQ) will rely on a mix of new talent and experience when they take on North Queensland (NQ) in the upcoming Queensland representative clash. AFL Queensland has today revealed the SQ squad list, which is headlined by former…

The littlest SUNS of the Gold Coast Sky warmed up the Metricon Stadium pitch on Saturday, as the first ever AFL Queensland under nine girls competition was officially launched. With the SUNS team song blaring from the speakers, fans in…

AFL Queensland is proud to announce a partnership with EXIMM for their 2021 state-wide Pride Round. The EXIMM Pride Round will take place across Queensland on the weekend of 14-16th of May and will celebrate diversity and inclusion across the…

Submitted by Peter Blucher.  It is a grossly premature to start putting Eric Hipwood into a conversation with the all-time Queensland football greats, but he has certainly posted an impressive 100-game deposit on a five-star career and already made the…

For the first time coaches of junior footballers aged 7-12 can access a dedicated program of resources, with the AFL launching its Junior Coaching Curriculum.  The comprehensive program has been designed by industry experts to support coaches of young girls…

Thousands of aspiring junior footballers throughout Queensland have had their dreams come true following the conclusion of the annual Gold Coast SUNS Macca’s Junior Draft. The SUNS junior footy initiative has been held over the last four years and aims…

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) and Queensland Police Service (QPS) will battle it out this weekend in the annual Emergency Services Aussie Rules clash at Sherwood Magpies AFC in Chelmer. QFES will go into this weekend match with extra…

A lifetime love of Aussie Rules has seen Yeronga South Brisbane legend John Corless, receive a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) today for his service to community football in Queensland. A champion of the Yeronga football community, Corless’…

By Ant Wingard The Noosa Tigers are QFA Division 1 HART Sport Cup Champions. One year removed from their agonising one-point loss to archrivals Maroochydore in the same game, the Tigers ensured no such result would eventuate when the two…

By AFLQ Media Senior men’s football in South East Queensland will have a different look in 2020, with AFL Queensland announcing a revamped competition structure that includes the incorporation of the four Northern Rivers teams into the new QFA model.…

Last weekend, clubs across Queensland had the opportunity to thank their respective coaches for their efforts throughout the 2019 season.  Lets look around the grounds to see how clubs showed their appreciation.  The Kenmore Bears thanked a number of their…

By AFLQ Media AFL Queensland today announced the preliminary squads for the annual intrastate clash between North Queensland and South Queensland. This year’s game will be held in Townsville as a twilight curtain closer to the city’s historic first ever AFL home…

By Alice Barker The Sunshine Coast is preparing for a ‘festival of football’ this weekend as they welcome the NEAFL alongside the QFA Division 1 HART Sport Cup competitions at the Maroochydore Multisport Complex. AFL Queensland Sunshine Coast Regional Manager,…

By AFLQ Media AFL Queensland and Sunshine Coast Council today announced a major partnership which will see the Sunshine Coast host the AFL Queensland State Talent Championships, AFL Queensland Schools Cup State Finals and AFL Queensland State Conference until 2021. Dean Warren, AFL…

By Matt Bialkowski  Two big top of the table clashes will lead off this weekend’s Community Umpire Round in the QFA Competitions with four undefeated sides facing off to secure the top of the table in their respective competitions. QFA…

By AFLQ Media Rowan Page from Springwood has gone back to back in the QFA Division 1 Best & Fairest, receiving the honour at the AFL Queensland Football Awards Dinner held at the Royal International Convention Centre on Saturday evening.…

By Sophie Wheeler The Carrara Saints have celebrated their first ever senior premiership in unique fashion by taking their well-earned silverware on an adventure across international waters. Senior Club President Michael Spittle and his son, Senior Vice Captain Ben Spittle,…

By Chelsea Constable Thursday’s training ended a little differently than usual, as coaches, managers and club presidents of the Carindale Cougars Junior Australian Football Club walked away cold and dripping wet, but with a heavy bucket of donations in hand.…

By Ant Wingard Brisbane’s western suburbs will raise the bat this weekend as Sherwood and the Western Magpies celebrate 50 years of senior football as the side host Sandgate at McCarthy Homes Oval, August 18. To honour the landmark, the…

By Sophie Wheeler QFA Division  The QFA Division 4 finals will commence this Friday with the Jimboomba Redbacks, Zillmere Eagles, Western Magpies and Maroochydore Roos set to stake their claim for the premiership title. Western Magpies vs Maroochydore Roos Friday,…

By Ant Wingard   @AntWingard Queensland’s first ever Pride Cup match has been hailed a rousing success by Robina Roos Captain, Hanna Blaine. The second-place Roos enjoyed a win in their marquee game of the season which celebrated inclusivity in sport,…

Volunteers are the lifeblood of community football. Without them, our clubs would fail to function as effectively as they do. Each club has their own group of dedicated volunteers and at Maroochydore AFC, one of those is Graeme Meredith. Meredith,…