By Abby Collins This Saturday, Ivan Walker will step onto the field, becoming the official Scott Pendlebury of the Eastern Swans. While Pendlebury might have the glitzy perks of a professional athlete, Walker’s journey is one of grit, determination, and…

People First Stadium, the home of the Gold Coast SUNS, will host the Bond University QAFLW Grand Final on Sunday August 25th to herald the start of the AFL Queensland finals series. Four huge weekends of finals footy will be…

People First Stadium, the home of the Gold Coast SUNS, will host the Bond University QAFLW Grand Final on Sunday August 25th to herald the start of the AFL Queensland finals series. Four huge weekends of finals footy will be…

By Abby Collins The Queensland AFL community is making significant strides in the name of pride for this weekend’s feature round. This beloved event ensures that the AFL community can celebrate the inclusivity of all the diverse players who call…

By Daniel Viles Forget last year. North Queensland is too proud a women’s football region to let its heavy 2023 loss to South Queensland repeat at Bond University Oval this Saturday. Subsequent events have shown that the South Queensland team…

AFL Mackay recently announced a renewed partnership with Triple M Mackay and Whitsundays, which will see the radio station sponsor the Mackay Senior Women’s Competition for a second year.   The Senior Women’s Triple M Cup will kick off with Mackay’s…

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…

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…

AFL Grand Finals excitement will take over the Mackay region this Saturday, for AFL Grand Final Day.  The Great Barrier Reef Arena at Harrup Park will host six grand finals; Under 12s, Under 14s, Under 17s, Reserves, Senior Womens and…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and contribution to our game is being celebrated across Queensland as part of Sir Doug Nicholls Round. From the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast SUNS who will play home games this weekend to local…

AFL Queensland has announced the 2022 North Queensland (NQ) women’s squad, who will travel south in July to face South Queensland (SQ) in the first-ever Queensland female intrastate representative clash. An initial list of 57 players hailing from Capricornia, Mackay,…

To celebrate Community Umpiring Week, we’re recognising some of our superstar team in green! Here’s a bit on how they got involved, why they love it and advice for those wanting to give it a go. Profile #1: NAME: Ben Johnson. DISCIPLINE…

10 Queenslanders have been invited to take part in the 2022 NAB AFLW Draft Combine, with the AFL releasing the full list of invitees today.  This year’s NAB AFLW Draft Combine will again be state-based, with dates and locations to…

Three Queenslanders have been selected in the 2022 NAB AFLW Academy squad to face off against the Under-23 All Stars. Gold Coast SUNS Academy products Fleur Davies and Alana Gee; who hails from Mackay in Central Queensland, and Ella Smith…

Two former Mackay senior coaches will take on Head Coach duties in this weekend’s AFL Mackay City vs Country Men’s match. Brad Best, of the Mackay City Hawks will coach City Mens, while former Whitsunday Sea Eagles Coach, Luke Sommerville, heads…

Country against City. It’s a tried and tested battle, where the best city players fight it out against the best country players and it’s back on the AFL Mackay calendar in 2022. Hosted by the Magpies Sporting Club for the…

Gold Coast SUNS AFLW player Jamie Stanton and former All-Australian Jo Butland have been named as the two Head Coaches for the inaugural North Queensland (NQ) vs. South Queensland (SQ) Intrastate Women’s Rep Clash.  The game, to be played on…

For the second year running, AFL Queensland has partnered with the Tackle Your Feelings (TYF) program to make mental health training available to community coaches in 2022.  Tackle Your Feelings is a free mental health training program for community AFL…

Every Australian woman, man, girl and boy who registers to play, coach, umpire, volunteer or administer community football has the opportunity to share in more than $370,000 prizes as part of an AFL push to get people back to their…

It’s been a five-year apprenticeship under one of the Masters of the North Queensland (NQ) vs. South Queensland (SQ) Intrastate Rep Program. 2022 will see Rory Lake, SQ Assistant Coach under Danny Craven for the past five years, take over…

The AFL and Toyota are proud to announce the 2022 Toyota Good for Footy Gear Grant program recipients ahead of the AFLW Toyota Good for Footy Round, 11 – 13 February. For the third year running, Toyota is providing 100 female…

July 2nd, 2022, will mark an important milestone in the evolution of women’s football across Queensland with the playing of the first ever North Queensland vs. South Queensland women’s Intrastate Rep Clash. With women’s footy gaining year on year momentum,…

Five Queensland products have been named in the 2022 NAB AFL and AFLW Academies. Fleur Davies (Southport), sister of the Gold Coast SUNS player Giselle is in the mix, alongside her SUNS Academy teammate Alana Gee, who hails from Mackay.…

The AFL is pleased to launch the Women’s Coach Acceleration Program to fast-track the development of women in coaching and assist in their progression to senior coaching roles across both AFL and AFLW programs. All AFL clubs can apply to be…

PlayHQ is here! The transition to the new competition management platform was delayed until December 1st to ensure ample data had come across in to the new system, and to allow all of our fantastic club staff the opportunity to be…

Nominations to be part of the 2022 AFLQ Schools Cup are now open. More than 12,000 participants in 608 teams competed in 2021, making the competition its biggest year yet! Will your school be part of the action in 2022?…

The lights are on, the fence is up and the deer and hoons have been stopped in their tracks! An exciting renovation for the Moranbah Bulldogs AFC at E. C. Stevenson Oval is now complete. President Stephen Thompson said the…

AFL Queensland has entered an agreement with five apparel suppliers that will conclude 31st October, 2024.   Information on the apparel suppliers can be found at; https://www.aflq.com.au/official-suppliers/   All license agreements are valid for a period of one year and clubs should…

Community football across Australia will benefit from a new registration and administrative platform with leagues and clubs transitioning to PlayHQ for the 2022 season and beyond. PlayHQ puts end users – club administrators, participants and volunteers – first, after research…

To everyone involved in community football in 2021 – thank you! To everyone involved in community football leagues, clubs and programs across Australia, I want to say a sincere thank you for bringing the game back in what has been…