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102 Grand Finals to be contested across Queensland as finals fever sets in

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

Posted in Capricornia, Darling Downs, Featured News, Finals, Mackay, Mount Isa, QAFLW, QFA, QFAW, SEQ Community Football, SEQ Finals, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

102 Grand Finals to be contested across Queensland as finals fever sets in

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

Posted in Capricornia, Darling Downs, Featured News, Female, Finals, Mackay, Mount Isa, QAFLW, QFA, QFAW, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

AFL Grand Final fever hits Townsville

AFL Grand Finals fever has taken over Townsville in the lead up to Grand Final Day on Saturday 9 September. Riverway Stadium will host three grand finals: Townsville Men’s Reserves, KX Pilates Senior Women’s Cup, and the RMS Engineering Senior

Posted in Featured News, Top news, Townsville

2023 North Queensland v South Queensland Final Teams Announced

The annual North Queensland v South Queensland Representative Clash is less than a week away and men’s and women’s final squads have been locked in. North Queensland will be defending their titles on home soil this year, with both games

Posted in AFL cairns, Featured News, Female, Regional, Representative Football, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

Garbutt Magpies soar at Qld Reconciliation Awards

The Garbutt Magpies Sporting and Cultural Association have been recognised at the 2023 Queensland Reconciliation Awards for the fantastic work they do within their community through sport. The Garbutt Magpies have strong ties to First Nations practices and create and

Posted in Featured News, Indigenous, Top news, Townsville

North Queensland men’s and women’s squads announced ahead of rep clash

In the lead up to the annual North Queensland v South Queensland representative clash next month, AFL Queensland has selected the 2023 North Queensland (NQ) men’s and women’s squads.   North Queensland will be defending their titles on home soil

Posted in AFL cairns, AFLQ, Capricornia, Featured News, Regional, Representative Football, Top news, Townsville

AFL Townsville 2023 season kicks off  

The 2023 Townsville KS Pilates Senior Women’s Cup and Townsville RMS Men’s Premiership and Reserves seasons kicked off on the weekend with quality clashes across all three competitions. The defending premiers, Thuringowa Bulldogs continued their reign with a win over

Posted in Featured News, Top news, Townsville

Queenslanders involved in mega AFLW trade

A Queensland local has returned home following one of the biggest trades in AFLW history involving five clubs. Jordan Membrey will return home to the Gold Coast where her football journey began at the Carrara Saints. She went on to

Posted in AFLW, Featured News, Top news, Townsville

Player turned umpire lines up for milestone match

Playing 650 games in any sport is a huge achievement let alone officiating that many!   It’s a milestone  Townsville AFL umpire Darren Abercrombie just reached in the RMS Senior Men’s Preliminary Final in September.   Darren has been goal,

Posted in AFLQ, Featured News, Regional, Top news, Townsville, Umpires

AFL Townsville Grand Final Weekend

AFL Grand Finals excitement will take over the Townsville region this Saturday, for AFL Grand Final Day.  Riverway Stadium will host six grand finals; Under 12.5s, Under 14.5s, Under 17s, Townsville Renault Senior Women’s Cup, RMS Senior Men’s Premiership  and

Posted in AFLQ, Featured News, SEQ Finals, Top news, Townsville

StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup Hits Townsville

Townsville’s Murray Sports Complex will host a footy bonanza this Tuesday and Wednesday, with 23 primary and secondary schools from Cairns, Mackay, Capricornia and Townsville descending upon the region to play in the StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup North Queensland Championships.

Posted in AFLQ, Featured News, School, Schools, Top news, Townsville

Celebrating Sir Doug Nicholls Round in Queensland

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

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Capricornia, Darling Downs, Diversity, Featured News, Female, Indigenous, Mackay, Northern Rivers, QAFL, QAFLW, QFA, QWFA, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

North Queensland Women’s squad announced ahead of 2022 NQ v SQ Intrastate Rep Clash

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,

Posted in AFL, AFL cairns, AFLQ, Featured News, Female, Mackay, Top news, Townsville

Spotlight on AFLQ Umpires

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

Posted in AFLQ, Darling Downs, Featured News, Female, Mackay, QAFL, QAFLW, Top news, Townsville, Umpires, Wide Bay

Townsville’s Braydon Preuss and his career best AFL game

Submitted by Peter Blucher What does a number sequence that goes 843-7-6-6-106-7-8-7-689-9-78-7-7-13-21-357-7-16-572 mean to you? It’s a page out of Braydon Preuss’ diary. Or at least it would be if he was counting the days between senior games in his

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Featured News, QAFL, Top news, Townsville

AFL Townsville ready to welcome back senior footy

The AFL Townsville 2022 Townsville Renault Senior Women’s Cup and Townsville RMS Men’s Premiership and Reserves season kicks off this Saturday, March 26. Tipped as the March of the Round, the Curra Swans take on the Thuringowa Bulldogs in the

Posted in AFLQ, Featured News, Top news, Townsville

Females lead a stellar line up of coaches for the inaugural NQ vs. SQ Intrastate Women’s Rep Clash

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

Posted in AFL, AFL cairns, AFLQ, AFLW, Capricornia, Coaching, Featured News, Female, Mackay, QAFLW, Representative Football, SEQ Community Football, Talent, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

AFLQ welcomes back Tackle Your Feelings program

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

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Capricornia, Coaching, Darling Downs, Featured News, Mackay, Northern Rivers, QAFL, QAFLW, QFA, Regional, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

Queensland football community celebrates International Women’s Day

Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias. Celebrate

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Capricornia, Darling Downs, Featured News, Female, QAFLW, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Umpires, Youth Girls

Community football welcomes golden opportunity

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

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Capricornia, Darling Downs, Featured News, Female, Mackay, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

Townsville product Ellie Hampson named Rd 6 NAB AFL Women’s Rising Star nominee

  Gold Coast SUNS’ Ellie Hampson has claimed the Round Six NAB AFL Women’s Rising Star nomination following her impressive performance at the weekend. Recruited as a 17-year-old foundation signing, Townsville local and SUNS Academy graduate, Hampson is the longest-serving AFLW

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, AFLW, Capricornia, Featured News, Female, QAFLW, Top news, Townsville

NQ vs. SQ rivalry heats up with addition of Women’s Rep Clash in 2022

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,

Posted in AFL, AFL cairns, AFLQ, Capricornia, Darling Downs, Featured News, Mackay, QAFLW, QWFA, SEQ Community Football, Talent, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

Come join the AFL team in Queensland!

We’re looking for enthusiastic and passionate people to join our 2022 casual workforce. As an AFL Programs Facilitator, you’ll play a key role in helping grow footy participation in Queensland through the delivery of fun and engaging NAB AFL Auskick,

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Capricornia, Coaching, Darling Downs, Featured News, Female, NAB AFL Auskick, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

AFL announces Women’s Coach Acceleration Program

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

Posted in AFL, AFL cairns, AFLQ, Capricornia, Coaching, Darling Downs, Featured News, Female, Mackay, Northern Rivers, QAFLW, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

2022 Community Football Registrations Set to Open on December 1

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

Posted in AFL, AFL cairns, AFLQ, Capricornia, Club Management, Darling Downs, Featured News, Junior & Youth, Mackay, QAFL, QAFLW, QFA, QWFA, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

2022 AFLQ Schools Cup Nominations Open

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?

Posted in AFLQ, Capricornia, Darling Downs, Featured News, Mackay, Northern Rivers, Schools, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

AFL Queensland apparel suppliers

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

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Darling Downs, Featured News, Mackay, QAFL, QAFLW, QFA, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

Community footy to transition to all new registration and administrative platform

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

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Capricornia, Darling Downs, Featured News, Mackay, Northern Rivers, QAFL, QAFLW, QFA, QWFA, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Wide Bay

SUNS launch new female coaching scholarship 

By SUNS Media. The Gold Coast SUNS have today launched an exciting new initiative aimed at developing the next crop of professional female coaches. The club is offering two scholarships to female coaches across all the SUNS talent regions of the

Posted in AFL, AFL cairns, AFLW, Featured News, Female, Northern Rivers, QAFLW, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville

An open letter from Gillon McLachlan, AFL CEO

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

Posted in AFL, AFL cairns, AFLQ, Capricornia, Darling Downs, Featured News, Female, Finals, Mackay, Mount Isa, Northern Rivers, SEQ Community Football, Top news, Townsville, Volunteers, Wide Bay

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