The Darling Downs Crows have a long history of filling the gap between early-age football and senior football in the Darling Downs. The Crows program returned in 2021 following a challenging period due to the COVID pandemic and re-launched the…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   The QAFL Senior Men’s competition took another drastic turn in the run to the 2023 Finals in Round 19 action on Saturday. With three games taking place in the final split round of the season;…

There have been dozens of southern recruits to Queensland football who have been pivotal to the game’s growth over the past 40 years, but as important as any was a Melbourne journalist whose first love was horses and was a…

Jamie Charman spent more than 4,000 days as a Brisbane Lions player from 2001-11. He had a lot of good times in a 129-game career, but there was one day that was special – so special it made all the…

It’s a rare footballer who plays almost 500 games of senior football, but to supporters of Windsor-Zillmere and Aspley, that’s only half of the story when it comes to Terry Weller. He’s just a rare person, they say. A footballer…

As a 16-year-old, Wes Parry was invited to train at Footscray in 1963 under the legendary Ted Whitten. Already a senior player at Yarram in Gippsland for two years, it was a dream come true. He played two practice matches…

The AFL has today released the names of 61 players invited to attend the 2023 AFL Draft Combine.   The AFL Draft Combine will showcase many of the country’s most talented draft-age boys footballers. Queenslanders William Graham, Ethan Read, Jake…

AFL Queensland strongly condemns all forms of vilification in the football community and is deeply disappointed by recent incidents involving players and spectators. Under the AFL’s policies, it is prohibited to threaten, disparage, vilify or insult another person on any…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend With just three rounds remaining in the 2023 QAFL Senior Home and Away season and three games taking place this weekend, the race for the top six will go that one step closer to being finalised.…

Affectionately known as ‘Mr Coorparoo’, Vic Giffin was a pivotal figure in the formation, success, and ageless legacy of the Coorparoo Football Club, and a 50-year servant of Australian football in Queensland as a player, visionary and administrator. Born in…

By Peter Blucher   In a sport in which loyalty is becoming a fading commodity, Noosa junior Jack Payne has defied the trend to lock in his long-term future with the Brisbane Lions. The powerhouse ex-Lions Academy defender, an appealing…

John Finn is in his 50th year with the West Townsville Football Club, now known as the Thuringowa Bulldogs. He played in five senior premierships over 18 years and was a premiership coach. He was a best and fairest winner,…

It was a huge moment in Queensland football when the VFL Match of the Day came to television in the early 1970s. From 2pm each Saturday, fans would tune in to Channel Seven for the only live coverage of the…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend With just three games taking place in Round 18 of the QAFL Senior competition; each game had a lot riding on the result; not just for the winners, but those who play in the second round of…

The Brisbane Lions were the undisputed kings of the AFL in 2001-02-03, going back-to-back-to back to be one of only six teams in history to win three premierships in a row. And if ‘Emperor’ is the king of kings, as…

In Round 14 1981 Fitzroy beat South Melbourne at Lake Oval by 14 points. It was Robert Walls’ 14th game as coach as the great Bernie Quinlan played his 249th game in the 250th of great mate and South champion…

It’s a great trivia question. In the Brisbane Lions’ golden era of 2001-02-03-04, when they won three premierships and played in a fourth grand final, who was the only player to win All-Australian selection each year? Michael Voss? Simon Black?…

Cherie Brockwell had a fair clue very early in life that she was going to live in the football world …. on her way home from Royal Brisbane Hospital, just a few days old, she stopped in at Crosby Park…

by Daniel Viles BOND UNIVERSITY v UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Saturday 29 July 2023, 4:45pm at Bond University Oval, Robina Live stream with commentary on YouTube Head-to-Head: Played 14 – Bond University won 7; University of Queensland won 6; Drawn 1…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Just three games this weekend with each one shaping the finals, either at the top or from the outside.   NOOSA v MT GRAVATT Noosa Key Ins – Matthew Field, Aaron Laskey, Sebastian Rogers, Mason Gilfillan Key…

The Brisbane Lions’ AFL premiership hat-trick of 2001-02-03 was a lot of things to a lot of people, but to Shane Johnson it was like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Vindication of more than 20…

The AFL has launched the third annual ‘Women’s Coaching Month’, supported by BHP, to take place throughout July.   Women’s Coaching Month presents an opportunity to celebrate the contribution of current women and girls in coaching roles across the country…

By Peter Blucher A shattered Will Ashcroft can take one small consolation from his season-ending knee injury last week … the knowledge that he has had the most productive first 18 games by a Queenslander in AFL history. With 398…

The Holman Medal is awarded each year to the best and fairest player in the Darling Downs Football League and with very good reason. Without the Holman family the competition, and particularly the Goondiwindi Hawks, wouldn’t be anything like what…

Queensland has named its state under 17 squad to take on the Victoria Country side in a showcase match up at Werribee on 13 August. The game is an opportunity for the selected players to play for a spot in…

Leo Camm was of an impact man of community football in Queensland. And not in one region or two but five different regions. From Sandgate to Surfers Paradise, Mackay to the Darling Downs, and a little bit more, wherever he…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Just when the QAFL Senior Men’s competition had reached some epic highs in recent weeks, it continues to take some massive turns that keep fans guessing on what will happen next. Round 17 threw some major surprises.…

The AFL has launched the third annual ‘Women’s Coaching Month’, supported by BHP, to take place throughout July. Women’s Coaching Month presents an opportunity to celebrate the contribution of current women and girls in coaching roles across the country and…

Jim Conlon was a Wilston-Grange star of the 1950s and ‘60s who had the distinction of winning the club’s first Grogan Medal – 30 years after three clubmates had won the League’s highest honour a combined five times. In one…

Marlo Brack was a six-year-old girl playing Under 7’s football with the boys at Moorooka. She played until she was 12 and was told girls could no longer play. She did some coaching and umpiring and helped run some junior…