Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Noosa has made the one change with Isaac McCrimmon coming out and Mason Gilifillan coming in. For Aspley, William O’Dwyer and Rhiley Owens come in while Mitch Crawley and James Nellis come out from the team that beat…

Each year the AFL recognises Sir Doug Nicholls Round in May to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and its contribution to our game. Community clubs across Queensland and Northern New South Wales mark the occasion with their own…

By Peter Blucher  On 25 November 2016 Jack Payne watched three good mates from the Brisbane Lions Academy get drafted to the AFL. Jacob Allison went from Aspley to the Lions, Declan Watson from Aspley to North Melbourne and Elliot…

By Daniel Viles  MAROOCHYDORE v UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Saturday 22 April 2023, 4:45pm Domino’s Oval, Maroochydore Streamed live on YouTube Head-to-head: Played 14 – UQ won 9, Maroochydore won 5 Head-to-head at Domino’s Oval: Played 7 – UQ won 5,…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Maroochydore will field its strongest team of the season when it hosts Noosa as it welcomes captain Josh Govan into the team for his first game of the season. He comes into the team in place…

Thousands of kids across the state will lace up their boots this weekend with the return of junior footy fixtures. This season, an extra 54 teams will compete in the South East Queensland (SEQ) Junior Competition with the under 13s…

With community football continuing to surge in popularity in Queensland and the AFL investing significantly into umpiring at grassroots level to keep up with the game’s growth, several key umpiring appointments have been made to ensure all is in readiness…

By Peter Blucher  Corey Wagner is nothing if not persistent. He’s been in and out of the AFL system since 24 November 2015. Or, more accurately, in and out and in and out … and now in again. The one-time…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend The QAFL season continues to deliver some of the most exciting matches seen in recent seasons; all in the space of a handful of weeks. From draws to goals after the siren, fans can now tick…

Hundreds of women and girls at the Yeronga South Brisbane Football Club will now have access to new and improved changerooms at Leyshon Park, following a $150,000 election commitment from the Queensland Government to help grow female footy across the…

By Daniel Viles  Coorparoo begins the 2023 Bond University QAFLW season as the only club to have the same coach, same captain, and the majority of its playing group from 2022. Coach Rebecca Randazzo made an enormous number of changes…

By Daniel Viles Yeronga South Brisbane, the most successful current club in the history of the Bond University QAFLW, will begin its return to glory the same way that it got there in the first place – having established players…

A new coaching team, half a new squad and even a redesigned jersey are the signs of a new era at Bond University which sees them begin a season in the Bond University QAFLW as outsiders for the first time…

By Daniel Viles  Wilston Grange will take the field in the 2023 Bond University QAFLW as representatives of a club transformed after a winless 2022 season.   A thorough review of the club has resulted in the women’s program finally…

By Daniel Viles UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND v SOUTHPORT Saturday 15 April 2023, 3:00pm Brighton Homes Arena, Springfield Watch on YouTube Head-to-head: Played 3; University of Queensland won 3. A Grand Final replay at the best new Aussie Rules ground in…

The QAFLW Captains have revealed the teams and players they believe will rise to the top this year ahead of this weekend’s opening round. All clubs were given the nod to make finals this year with half considered genuine grand…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend WILSTON GRANGE v SHERWOOD Last time they met Round 18 – 2022 Sherwood 12.4.76 defeated Wilston grange 8.16.64 Leading goal kicker Wilston Grange – Lachie Rook (5) Sherwood – Jack Austin and Pat McCarthy (3) Last…

By Daniel Viles  The Maroochydore Roos will seek a fifth consecutive finals appearance in the 2023 Bond University QAFLW with new coaches and an unfamiliar playing group, but a familiar sense of positivity. The departure of beloved coach Steve Moody…

By Daniel Viles  Southport will begin its second season in the Bond University QAFLW with a playing group enhanced by star recruits and the unique motivation that can only come from losing a Grand Final. Despite the defeat in extra…

By Daniel Viles The maiden finals appearance for the Aspley Hornets in the Bond University QAFLW looks not merely possible, but likely following a whirlwind off-season. After winning the race to sign former University of Queensland midfield coach Luke Glacken…

By Daniel Viles  For the second consecutive year, University of Queensland begins a defence of the Bond University QAFLW Premiership with a new-look team and a licence to surprise. Retirements and transfers see 23 players who represented the Red Lionesses…

As the AFL heads to Adelaide this weekend, there’s plenty of footy to watch in Brisbane and the Gold Coast with the clubs hosting their very own Gather Rounds right here in the Sunshine State. This Friday, Heritage Bank Stadium…

By Peter Blucher There was a moment in the last week of November 2013 when two newcomers to the Sydney Swans from extraordinarily different backgrounds with extraordinarily different football profiles met for the first time. One was a Kenyan-born refugee…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Noosa hosts Wilston Grange in the third successive Good Friday stand-alone blockbuster. Both teams have split the results with Wilston Grange winning the opening clash by less than a kick at Noosa in 2021 before Noosa…

By Jarrod Landells There has been a distinct hum of energy and action as AFL Vanuatu’s Plei Footy Blong Jenis’ (Play Footy For Change or PFBJ), a program for gender equity supported by the Australian Government’s Team Up’ initiative, finally…

By Peter Blucher  It was a picture that told 1000 words … all of them sad. Lying face down in the middle of Marrara Stadium in Darwin, Lachie Weller thumped the ground. Not once or twice but repeatedly. Surging forward…

The QAFLW and Queensland U18s team continues to provide a pathway to the elite level, with five Queenslanders selected in the AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft. For the first time, players were able to nominate for a national pool which meant…

AFL Mackay is proud to announce Mackay Isuzu Ute has returned as the major sponsor of the Junior Competition for an eighth straight year. Mackay Isuzu Ute has been a long-standing valuable partner and supporter of junior footy in the…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend ASPLEY v BROADBEACH Aspley will take to the field at home in the re-match of the 2022 Grand Final with 16 of its premiership heroes taking the field in the season opener. Tom Templeton and Jonathon Freeman…

With the QAFL Season kicking off this weekend, AFL Queensland quizzed 13 of the captains and co-captains on the teams and players they think will stand out this year. Aspley and Broadbeach have been tipped to feature in the big…