By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend It is hard to believe that a team as solid as Mt Gravatt showed itself to be across the 2021 season, registered just three wins for the year. There is so much upside to this team…

By Peter Blucher Gold Coast Suns youngster Alex Davies will never forget his first AFL goal. Or the game in which it came. In just his second AFL appearance on Sunday, eight days after his 20th birthday, Davies kicked the…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend If you were to look back at the ladder of 2021 and see Wilston Grange finishing the premature end to the home and away season in 10th position with three wins; it would be easy to…

The AFL has locked in the Victorian Football League (VFL) 2022 fixture for Rounds Two to Eight. Round Two will see the Gold Coast Suns take on the Sydney Swans in a Friday night (1 April) battle at Blacktown International…

The AFL is pleased to release the list of players nominated by clubs as part of the Playing List Guidelines to further support the competition in circumstances where clubs are impacted by AFL Covid Health and Safety Protocols.   The full…

By Peter Blucher Thirty-four Queenslanders listed with AFL clubs will eagerly await the start of the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership, but none more so than four who are unlikely to play in Round 1. Gold Coast’s Connor Budarick and Rory…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend  Maroochydore will be forever remembered for the best 10-minutes of football in the QAFL that has ever been witnessed in recent memory as it locked itself a sport in the 2021 QAFL Grand Final against Broadbeach.…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Noosa launches into its second season in the premier competition in AFL Queensland after joining the in season 2021. The Tigers launched its journey in the QAFL in style when it played host to Wilston Grange in…

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…

Round One of the 2022 VFL season to be played on March 25/26/27 21 teams will play 18 games each in a 22-round home-and-away season Top eight will contest a four-week finals series Grand Final scheduled for the weekend of…

A huge injection of star power has been added to the ranks of the QAFL for 2022 with a list of big names  recruited across the competition. The host of ex-AFL and VFL players bring elite talent and experience at…

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…

The AFL has today released its COVID-19 vaccination policy for all VFL, VFLW and Talent Pathway players and football staff.   In general terms, the Policy will require all VFL, VFLW and Talent Pathway players and Football Program Staff to…

The 2022 start dates and final series make-up for the two AFL Queensland State League competitions; the Bond University QAFLW and the QAFL have been released. After consulting with the Bond University QAFLW clubs, the Brisbane Lions and the Gold…

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…

The Gold Coast SUNS have made two Academy pre-selections, adding Bodhi Uwland and Sandy Brock to the club’s rookie list for the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. Uwland, a Gold Coast local, officially joins the club after representing the SUNS…

The AFL has recently communicated with all AFL and AFLW Clubs to confirm the model for the AFL Talent Pathway Programs in 2022.   Following a review undertaken over the past few months, the AFL Talent Pathway Programs have been…

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…

Palm Beach Currumbin (PBC) State High School have flexed their footy muscles, taking out three of the four secondary school state titles at the StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup at the Maroochydore Multi Sport Complex on the Sunshine Coast. The Gold…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   After a near-flawless season in 2021, Labrador is on top of the QAFL Reserves world after celebrating a famous 39-point win over Morningside at Fankhauser Reserve in Southport on Saturday.   After leading by 24-points…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Ruckman Nathan Wright has made the ultimate statement to the Queensland AFL competition with a remarkable best-on-ground effort to guide Labrador to the 2021 Colts premiership over Broadbeach at Fankhauser Reserve in Southport last Saturday.  …

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   Broadbeach is the toast of the Queensland AFL after breaking through for its maiden QAFL Senior Premiership when it took down Maroochydore at Fankhauser Reserve in Southport on Saturday.   In a blockbuster contest played…

A former Sydney Swans and Gold Coast SUNS player, Nick Malceski played 210 professional AFL games in his 14-year career capped off by winning a premiership flag in 2012 and earning all Australian selection in 2014. After retiring in 2016…

By Celia Drummond – AFL Media Community photographers Russell Freeman and Grant Viney went from competition entrants to shooting AFL games, courtesy of Footy Focus On September 30, one lucky community photographer will be announced as the winner of the…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend THE RUN DOWN After yet another COVID-19 interrupted season, we have now reached the summit of AFL in Queensland with the 2021 QAFL Senior Grand Final at Southport. This match between Broadbeach and Maroochydore is historical…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend IN BRIEF One of the great tragedies of the Reserves home and away season is that COVID-19 denied these two outstanding teams a meeting. Fans had to wait until the second week of the finals before…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend BRIEF Labrador has been the best team in the Colts competition all season and it is of no surprise that they have made the Grand Final considering their near flawless performance since the opening bounce of…

Ahead of this Saturday’s QAFL Grand Final between Broadbeach Cats and Maroochydore Roos, we take a trip down memory lane to look into the history of the Joe Grant Medal – awarded to the Best on Ground player in the…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Labrador has fired a massive warning shot to reigning premiers Morningside when it accounted for Palm Beach Currumbin by 22-points in the Reserves Preliminary Final at Labrador on Saturday. After bolting away to a 27-point lead…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Broadbeach secured its place in the 2021 Colts Grand Final to take on Labrador this week at Southport after a convincing 46-point win over Morningside at Labrador on Saturday. After leading by 29-points at the opening…