Photo by Shot from the Boundary All the Coaches MVP Award votes from Round 1 2024 of the QAFL and Bond University QAFLW. QAFL The Syd Guildford Trophy is an award an award voted by the 12 coaching panels on…

By Chris Yeend    Photo: Highflyer Images     MORNINGSIDE has kick-started its 2024 season in emphatic fashion with an impressive 40-point win over Labrador at Jack Esplen Oval on Saturday.   The Panthers led by 13-points at the opening…

Photo by Grimes Film By Daniel Viles Hat-tricks to Lucia Liessi and Izzy McDonough took Aspley to a convincing 31-point victory over the University of Queensland at Zupps Aspley Oval in Round 1 of the Bond University QAFLW. Midfielder Liessi…

Queensland’s premier state competitions, the Bond University QAFLW and QAFL, return this Saturday April 6, with 10 blockbuster games taking place across South East Queensland. In 2024, twelve clubs will contest the premiership flag in the men’s competition, with eight…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend We hit the ground running for a season-opener blockbuster between Morningside and Labrador to kick-start the Senior Men’s QAFL campaign. The Panthers second-year coach Paul Egan is going head-to-head with former Panthers premiership coach Clint Watts…

SOUTHPORT v. WILSTON GRANGE  Saturday April 6, 2pm, Fankhauser Reserve Southport  ——————————————– To be selected from: Megan Hunt(1), Selina Priest(21), Jess Maher(35), Madeleine Watt(14), Maighan Fogas(19), Hannah Davies(4), Dekota Baron(15), Maddy Baldwin(46), Ruby Mitchell(22), Kierra Zerafa(61), Tearnie Brown(10), Emma Suckling(29),…

MT GRAVATT v. SHERWOOD  Saturday April 6, 2pm, Dittmer Park/Southside Toyota Oval Mt Gravatt ——————————————– B: Jayden Milne(23), Broden Pynt(17), Richard Jenkie(54) HB: Fletcher Clare(1), Ryan Durrant(22), Maison Staas(2) C: Arnold Conway(36), Jackson Griffiths(16), Xavier Smith(14) HF: Rafe Priestley(29), Michael…

Longstanding partner of AFL Queensland, HART Sport, has extended its support of community football by re-signing as the naming rights sponsor for the QFA Division 1 competition. National Sales Manager for HART Sport, Andrew Mills, said they were looking forward…

Leading windows and doors supplier Bradnam’s has extended its sponsorship and support of the AFL Queensland Umpires, signing on for as support partner for the third year.   With their involvement in local community sport spanning 30 years, Bradnam’s South East…

By Daniel Viles ASPLEY v UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Saturday 6 April 2024, 4:45pm at Zupps Aspley Oval, Carseldine Live stream with commentary on YouTube Team lists available on the PlayHQ Game Centre Head-to-Head: Played 10 – UQ won 9; Aspley…

By Hannah Davies After two tough seasons, the Yeronga Devils come into season 2024 of the Bond University QAFLW with an excited optimism best known to a former multi-championship-winning side. The competition’s most successful current club went winless in 2024,…

Coach Development and Education is vital at all levels of competition for the success of teams and clubs, but more importantly, the development of those playing the game. AFL Queensland recognises that coaches at club land have various levels of…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Palm Beach Currumbin was the most talked about club in the off-season for all of the right reasons when it produced a record three round one draft picks in the AFL National Draft in late 2023.…

By Hannah Davies It took just four years for the Southport Sharks to establish themselves as a powerhouse club in Queensland’s women’s football scene, but it could be a settling of these expectations that proves their greatest asset in 2024. The…

By Hannah Davies If consistency is key, then the Wilston Grange Gorillas could be about to unlock their “comeback” season in the Bond University QAFLW. While some rival teams are broadcasting new recruits and major coaching staff changes, the Gorillas’…

By Hannah Davies A new crop of local stars will headline the Maroochydore Roos’ lineup for 2024 as the club builds toward a stable future. It was a tough season for the Roos in 2023, winning just three of 14…

The QFA Friday night competitions continue to grow with 34 teams taking to the field in divisions three and four.   AFL Queensland has granted licences to seven new clubs for the 2024 season, with the inclusion of Yeronga, Southport,…

By Hannah Davies A mass exodus from the University of Queensland in 2023 caused the side to miss finals for the first time since becoming back-to-back premiers. Now they want back in. Losing 23 players at the end of 2022,…

By Hannah Davies It’s time for a new era for the Coorparoo Kings: the Rory Lake and Leigh Harding era. The Kings come into season 2024 with an exciting change up in the coaching department, with former Coorparoo premiership player…

The AFL has released the schedule for the 2024 Marsh AFL National Championships (U18) and 2024 Marsh AFL National Development Championships (U16).   The competitions will run from April to August and will feature the most talented under 18 and…

THE AFL has released updated guidelines on the Management of Sport-Related Concussion in Australian Football at all levels of the game outside AFL and AFLW. The detailed guidelines include a dedicated section on the management of concussion in children and…

Photo courtesy of the Sunday Mail. To celebrate the return of senior and junior community football across the country, the AFL is leading an industry-wide campaign, ‘Local Footy Week’, in the week commencing March 25. Over coming weeks suburban football…

By Hannah Davies They may be the reigning premiers across the Bond University QAFLW Seniors and Reserves, but the Bond University Bull Sharks are refusing to rest on their laurels, knowing they’re now “the hunted”. It was a dream season…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend If there is one team in the Senior Men’s QAFL competition that is on the hunt for redemption, Surfers Paradise is first in line. After a 2023 season that promised so much, it took 40-minutes of…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend The stage is set for Broadbeach to craft a new path in the post-Craig O’Brien era. After securing a long-awaited premiership under his reign, new incoming coach Danny Nolan will have his time to craft a…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Football can be a cruel game sometimes and the Southern Tigers from Cooke-Murphy Oval certainly experienced that in 2023. Labrador completed a rare hat-trick last season; one that it desperately would not want to have on…

By Hannah Davies   In 2023, the Aspley Hornets became the Bond University QAFLW’s biggest improvers of the new decade – going from a winless 2020 campaign to grand finalists in just four seasons. In a span of just weeks,…

The return of Queensland community footy is near, and fixtures for the QFA and QFAW Division 2 South competitions have been confirmed. The men’s league is set to commence on April 6, with eight teams playing 16 games over 19…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend After being the Cinderella story of the 2021 QAFL season, Maroochydore has narrowly missed finals in the past two seasons. The Sunshine Coast Roos showed enormous potential in the 2023 off-season and put up some strong challenges…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   We are in the midst of a golden era for the Aspley Football Club. Since crossing from the VFL to the QAFL for the 2022 season, this group has taken on all challenges to secure…