Red-hot pre-season It’s been a very big week for the UQ Red Lions, but not with the Sherrins. First up, UQ’s men’s side took on Mitchell’s Gaelic Football Club in their annual international rules match. For the record, UQ lost,…

There was always a bigger picture approach to 2015 by the Surfers Paradise Demons. It was as much about the future as it was the present. The Demons got as much game time into the kids as possible last year,…

Week two is in the books, and eight teams are off to the big dance. Here’s all the scores, and what you need to know after today’s Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup action.   Leather poisinging It didn’t take long for…

2015 was a tumultuous year injury wise for Mt Gravatt, but things are looking up. Senior Coach Brad Pollock is optimistic about the Vultures chances this year, stating that “the expectation is to make finals.” Find out why in the…

It’s the penultimate week for the Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup. Sixteen teams will become eight on Saturday, with each of them playing for a grand final spot. It didn’t take Mt Gravatt long to take a scalp in 2016, knocking…

2015 definitely left a sour taste in the mouth of Palm Beach Currumbin, and they are out for redemption this year. After injecting some mature bodies into Salk Oval over summer, Chad Owens is quietly confident the Lions will improve…

It’s that time of year again, when the spotlight shines on the home and away season. First up in this years QAFL preview is UQ. After charging home late in 2015, the Red Lions will be hoping that momentum continues…

AFL Queensland today announced the week two fixture for the Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup. Sixteen teams across four pools remain after the first week of games, who all will be playing for a sport in the grand final this week.…

Week one of the Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup is done and dusted. Thirty-two teams have now become 16, as each of today’s winners will next week play off for a spot in the grand final. Here are the talking points…

Three of the sweetest words you will hear this March; footy is back. The Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup kicks off tomorrow, Saturday March 5, with week one of the three-week series. There are four pools, 16 games and 32 teams,…

Senior men’s footy is back this weekend, and it comes in the form of the Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup. The three-week knockout event, starting on Saturday March 5, will be played throughout South-East Queensland. 32 teams from the QAFL, QFA…

As the Gorillas finalise their preparation for season 2016, we chucked a GoPro on the head of young gun Lachie Nixon-Smith. Check out what Gorilla training looks like from the inside below; there is even a nice little gather and…

Brett Andrews has a new right hand man at Broadbeach, with Craig Devonport appointed as his senior assistant coach for 2016. While the coaching game might be new for Devonport, being involved in an elite environment is not. He played…

Browny to lead again If it ain’t broke (and it certainly isn’t), why fix it? Caleb Brown has been announced as skipper for the Mayne Tigers for a fifth consecutive year. When you look back at Brown’s record of the…

Surfs up Imagine heading down to the Gold Coast for a surf, paddling out, looking around, and seeing three-time world surfing champ Mick Fanning next to you. No it wasn’t a dream; it was reality for Wilston Grange’s Fletcher McIvor…

  Coach Bryce Last time Bryce Perry-Bolt lined up in the goal square for the Labrador he snagged eight goals in a best on ground grand final performance. Next time he does, he will have 21 other players to worry…

Palm Beach favorites head south When the Lions run out this year, they will be missing a couple of contested ball bulls in the guts. Todd Bryant and Tyler Cornish will both be lining up for the Wodonga Raiders in…

Benita Willis – a four time Olympian and World Cross Country gold medalist – has been appointed as the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Queensland NEAFL and QAFL umpires for 2016. Willis, who has competed internationally in events from…

2016 is no longer a thought, it’s a reality, and that’s exciting. Here’s just a taste of what you’ve got to look forward to this year in Queensland footy.   Pre-season Have you sat around this summer, reflecting on 2015,…

Fans will only have to wait until round 3 next year for the 2015 grand final rematch between Labrador and Morningside, one of the many highlights of the 2016 QAFL fixture released today. While 79 of the 90 home and…

At just 20-years-old, Marcus MacDonald-Camden has put the boots into storage, and taken the leap into the senior coach ranks taking over as the Wilston Grange QWAFL coach for 2016. For MacDonald-Camden, his coaching passion is fostered from his love…

We are feeling a bit sentimental here in AFL Queensland media department this week, so we thought we would take you back to some of the best Tuesday Talking Points from 2015.   You’ve been warned (31/3) Bond University has…

With 2015 winding to a close, the AFL Queensland media team have looked back on some of the best, and most lighthearted moments of the year that was. Check them out below.   Best quote This one was a late…

The Western Magpies are the clubhouse leader for signing of the off-season, with Brent Staker putting pen to paper to pull on the black and white in 2016. Staker’s familiarity with the Magpies, and his first hand experience of what…

The good news for Queenslanders realising their AFL dreams just keeps on coming, except this time, it’s from a different side of the game. Alex Whetton, a 20 year old who has been umpiring throughout Queensland for the last nine…

“Teaching anything, whether it’s dancing, whether it’s football, is the most rewarding thing you can do for yourself,” David Ashkar said. If you’re going to take someone’s word for it, it may as well be David Ashkar; a man who…

Every second counts Our Queensland draftees had no time to sit back, kick their feet up, and enjoy their good news over the last week; it was straight to business. As soon as Corey Wagner landed in Melbourne he was…

There were 11 Queenslanders drafted for the first time in 2015. There were 11 different stories of how they got there. The draft class of 2015 proved just how many options and pathways are available to Queensland players, from NAB…

Buzz the cult hero It didn’t take long; actually it only took minutes. When Wylie Buzza’s name was read out at pick 69, he instantly became a cult hero at Geelong. Some have called him the best name in the…

Seven Queenslanders were today selected in the NAB AFL Rookie Draft, bringing the total number of Queensland draftees in 2015 to 11, after four were selected in the NAB AFL Draft. On Tuesday night, Eric Hipwood, Ben Keays, Corey Wagner…