The AFL has launched a free webinar series to help local community football club volunteers to plan for success in season 2023. The all-new ‘AFL ClubHelp Webinar Series’ will be delivered across eight 45-minute sessions in February and March. Content…

The Queensland Football Association (QFA) Division 1 HART Sport Cup is set for a blockbuster season with the 2023 fixture locked in.   HART Sport will again return as the competition’s major sponsor, with the season commencing on Saturday, March…

Registrations are now open for all head coaches and assistant coaches who facilitate both male and female programs to attend the course from clubs and schools. The course is designed to provide progressive youth (U12-U17) and senior coaches (U18-Open) the…

The highly anticipated fixture for the 2023 QAFL Premiership season has dropped, with Round One commencing on Saturday, April 1.   12 clubs will contest the 2023 Flag, with each team playing 18 matches across the 21-week season.   Queensland…

Three AFL Queensland volunteers have been recognised for their outstanding service and dedication to Australian Football in the 2023 Australia Day Honours. Paul Stevens received an OAM for his service to the Gold Coast community, including 20 years with the…

The highly anticipated 2023 QAFL and Bond University QAFLW Senior and Reserve Grade fixtures are soon to be released.   After a blockbuster season in 2022, the stage is almost set for another thrilling year of Queensland State League Football.…

Last year was a record-breaking year for footy in Queensland…   Over 58,000 registered participants.   Over 25,000 kids enjoying NAB AFL Auskick.   More than 8,000 women and girls playing footy.   Over 1,200 junior and youth teams.  …

Image by Ron Lockens AFL Queensland wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Ray Hughson, following his passing, aged 86.   QAFL great and inductee into the Queensland Australian Rules Hall of Fame, Hughson passed…

By Madolyn Sushames A month before the AFLW Grand Final, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan walked across the oval at Brighton Homes Arena to meet with AFLQ Grounds Maintenance Manager Chris Dalton and was chuffed with what he saw.    A…

AFL Queensland has worked alongside AFL NSW/ACT and the Byron Bay Football Club to ensure the return of the Magpies’ Senior Men’s program. Unable to field a men’s team in 2022, Byron Bay will return to the Men’s space with…

State Senior Representative football will return to the 2023 calendar, with players from every senior competition in Queensland available for selection in the Men’s and Women’s teams that will travel to Hobart to play against Tasmania on July 1. AFL…

AFL Queensland is excited to announce an extension of the partnership with Bond University, which will see the university continue as naming rights partner of the QAFLW until the end of 2024. The name Bond University has become synonymous with…

The Wynnum Vikings will return to QFA Division 2 North Alpha Sport Premiership next season following consultations with AFL Queensland. The club made the difficult decision after circumstances out of their control over the off-season made it unsustainable for the…

AFL fans in the Sunshine State will have plenty of opportunities to see our great game next season following the recent announcement of the 2023 AFL fixture. The Gold Coast SUNS will start their season in front of a home…

By Madolyn Sushames Our great game continues to spread far and wide after a recent visit to Fiji as part of the Australian Defence Force’s Sports Officials Program, in conjunction with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. AFLQ Umpire…

The following AFL Queensland position is available for 2024 traineeships. Please click the link to find out more and apply now.  First-year school leavers are encouraged to apply.  Game Development Traineeship Intake – Queensland Applicants  FIND OUT MORE & APPLY…

Earlier this year Seven community football representatives from across Australia were acknowledged for their outstanding contribution to women’s football as part of the 2022 Chemist Warehouse AFLW Community Ambassador program. Each Ambassador received a $1,000 grant from the Women’s Football Fund to…

The Gold Coast SUNS will start their season in front of a home crowd at Metricon Stadium for the first time since 2017. They will host 2022 Grand Finalists, the Sydney Swans on Saturday, March 18 at 7pm AEST.  The…

By Madolyn Sushames  Michael Dobbie-Bridges is a Paralympian, World Tennis champion, All-Australian AFL Wheelchair player and most importantly, a dad.   His two-and-a-half-year-old son, Harvey, turned to him recently while watching the AFL Wheelchair National Championships with a footy in…

Playing 650 games in any sport is a huge achievement let alone officiating that many!   It’s a milestone  Townsville AFL umpire Darren Abercrombie just reached in the RMS Senior Men’s Preliminary Final in September.   Darren has been goal,…

The 2022 NAB AFL Draft kicked off on Monday, 28 November, streamed live from Marvel Stadium.  Here’s how it unfolded: Will Ashcroft The second name called out for the evening was Will Ashcroft.Will Ashcroft came through the Queensland ranks as…

There’s a lot of hype around the Melbourne Demons and Brisbane Lions ahead of the NAB AFLW Grand Final on Sunday, however there is another very important team in the midst of preparations – the Umpires. Queensland boundary umpire Will…

Gympie Cats President Ann-Marie Warren has been named the 2022 Queensland Sport Volunteer of the Year. The award was announced at the annual Queensland Sport Awards & Hall of Fame Presentation, held on Wednesday night at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.…

Queensland’s best-performing senior footballers will once again have the opportunity to represent their state in 2023 with the return of senior men’s and women’s interstate representative football. The selected teams will take on Tasmania on the famous North Hobart Oval…

AFL Queensland congratulates Brisbane Lions superstar and local product Ally Anderson on winning the 2022 AFLW Best-and-Fairest award for season seven.   Anderson won a thrilling vote count on Tuesday night and finished on 21 votes, with three votes in…

By Josie Fielding  We often hear the success stories of Queensland players who have made it big when they ventured down to Victoria to do our state proud. Jason Dunstall, Tayla Harris, Katie Brennan and Dayne Beams to name a…

 AFL Cape York House recently celebrated the highest number of students finishing secondary school, with 12 students graduating at the Awards Night earlier this month.  Since starting in 2013, AFL Cape York House’s purpose is to provide opportunities for young,…

Next week marks the first time the Wheelchair AFLQ team will compete at the Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championships, to be held in Melbourne from November 22-25. The event, hosted by Disability Sports Australia (DSA) in partnership with the AFL,…

Consistent on field performances, combined with a strong strategy has elevated the Sandgate Hawks’ QFAW Division 2 team to QFAW Division 1, starting from season 2023.   Over the past few years, the Brisbane based club has focussed strongly on…

The AFL, in partnership with NAB, is pleased to announce the AFLW Premiership Cup will hit the road this month, as part of the inaugural 2022 NAB AFLW Premiership Cup Tour Season Seven which will commence from November 11-24. The…