AFL Queensland is saddened after learning of the tragic passing of Brisbane Lions Academy and Sherwood JAFC player, Isaac Olver. Isaac was part of Sherwood’s Under 17 team in 2023 and prior to that, also played for Ipswich Cats and…

Australian Rules football descended on Fiji when the 12th AFL Youth Oceania Cup was held in Suva from December 5 to 8, where the best and most promising male and female players from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, and Tonga…

Ten Queensland community football players have had their dreams realised after being selected by an AFLW club at last night’s 2023 AFL Women’s Draft at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. The Brisbane Lions selected five Queenslanders, the Gold Coast SUNS selected three,…

AFL Queensland has granted Moreton Bay Lions and Morningside Panthers provisional licences to enter the Bond University QAFLW competition in 2025.   The Moreton Bay Lions are the reigning premiers of the QFAW Division 1 competition and have a strong playing…

  AFL Queensland wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Terry Weller, following his passing, aged 73. Queensland representative, dual Duncanson Medallist, and inductee into the Queensland Football Hall of Fame, Weller passed away on…

Coorparoo Football Club is set to make a triumphant return to the QAFL competition in 2025, after a 30-year absence.   AFL Queensland informed Coorparoo on Tuesday that they would receive a provisional licence to enter Queensland’s premier men’s competition…

AFL Queensland will be hosting a Level 2 Coaching Accreditation Course on Saturday, February 17th at Bond University. Registrations are now open for all senior and junior coaches, including assistant coaches, who facilitate both male and female programs to attend…

AFL Talent Ambassador Kevin Sheehan has released his top 30 prospects ahead of the 2023 AFLW Draft. The list includes players from every state, with players sorted in alphabetical order and not ranked. Sheehan’s prospects do not include the players selected…

The QFAW competition is set to introduce two new teams in Division 1 in 2024. Four-time QFAW Division 2 – North Premiers Noosa, will be joining the competition, alongside back-to-back grand finalists Tweed Coast. With Noosa and Tweed Coast moving…

QAFL and QAFLW clubs across the competition have continued to announce coaching appointments for the 2024 season.   Palm Beach Currumbin landed David Armitage, signing the former St Kilda captain as the Senior Coach for 2024. Armitage spent 12 years with…

AFL Queensland State Talent Manager was awarded the Queensland Government Service to Sport award last night at the annual Queensland Sport Awards and Hall of Fame Presentation, at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.  One hundred and thirty-one of a…

On Sunday 3 December, the Brisbane Lions will take on North Melbourne at Ikon Park in the NAB AFLW Grand Final. This is the Brisbane Lions’ fifth AFLW grand final, with a premiership in 2021, and a heartbreaking loss in…

Brisbane Lions Academy and Redland Victoria Point Sharks player Raphael Geesu, has been awarded the 2023 Troy Clarke Scholarship, named after the late Brisbane Bear player and AFL Queensland Development Manager Troy Clarke.   The scholarship is designed to support a…

The StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup will be back and better than ever in 2024, with nominations open for primary and secondary schools today.   The state-wide schools competition, which started in 2016, soared to new heights in 2023 with a record…

Senior Representative football will continue in 2024 with Queensland set to take on Tasmania on the Gold Coast on Saturday June 22.   The day will see a double header of representative footy when the Queensland women look to take…

The 2023 AFL Draft has come to a close with a host of Queensland talent being secured across the game.   Gold Coast SUNS Academy players Jed Walter, Ethan Read, Jake Rogers, and Will Graham were selected by the Gold Coast…

AFL Queensland have been recognised with nominations in 10 categories ahead of the upcoming 2023 Queensland Sport Awards following a record-breaking season. Brisbane Lions stars Ally Anderson and Lachie Neale headline the nominations, both nominated for The Courier-Mail Channel 7…

The AFL has today announced the 2024 AFL National Academy squads with five Queenslanders named.  Lilly Baker, Tara Harrington and Havana Harris were named in the National Academy Girls Squad, and Leonardo Lombard and Sam Marshall named in the National…

The AFL, in partnership with NAB, is proud to launch NAB AFL Superkick – an exciting new way for children to play, develop their skills, have fun and make friends in the football community. NAB AFL Superkick has been specifically…

  Open Training Junior Girls Clinic! Thursday November 9 4:30pm – 5:15pm, Austworld Centre Oval Open to girls in Prep – Year 6 Parking Available: Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre We are pleased to be hosting a free clinic leading into…

From school bells to footy sirens, more than 150 teachers from across Australia attended the inaugural AFL Schools Education Summit at Marvel Stadium on Friday. Coinciding with celebrations for World Teacher’s Day and aligning with the AFL’s Schools strategy, the…

The AFL and Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health, have partnered to release the second edition of a world-leading evidence guide for best practice in mental health promotion and early intervention programs for both professional and…

Former Paralympians Alison Mosely and Michael Dobbie-Bridges headline the Queensland team at next month’s 2023 Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championships in Victoria.   The Championships, co-delivered by the AFL and Disability Sports Australia, provides Australia’s most talented wheelchair footballers with…

There will be a number of clubs see a changing of the guard in 2024, with multiple QAFL sides announcing new head coaches ahead of pre-season getting underway in the coming months. Noosa were the first of the competition to…

After two years as a trial sport as part of the Queensland Girls Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) competition, the QGSSSA Board has endorsed and approved Australian Football as an official sport from 2024. From Term One 2024, girls’ secondary…

The 2023 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup State Finals will see premiers crowned in a festival of footy at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex from Friday October 13th – Sunday October 15th. The competition has again reached new heights in 2023, with…

On Saturday 7 October at the Royal International Convention Centre, AFL Queensland held the 2023 South East Queensland Community Footy Awards, where the Best and Fairest winners were crowned across the QFA and QFAW competitions.  In front of almost 700…

Queensland will host the 2023 Toyota AFL National Inclusion Carnival from this Sunday. The carnival will be held at Springfield Central Sports Complex from October 8 – 12, and at Brighton Homes Arena in Springfield for the final day on…

The Sunshine Coast in Queensland is set to host the 40th AFL Masters National Carnival from Saturday 30 September to Sunday 8 October, 2023. Nearly 1600 playing participants – a carnival record – representing all eight states and territories will…

By Peter Blucher.  Jaspa Fletcher will become the youngest Queenslander to play in an AFL grand final on Saturday as six Brisbane players carry the hopes of a State that is 20 years without an AFL premiership. Fletcher will be…