Page 20 - AFL Queensland 2015 Year in Review

FUN, FAST AND FRIENDLY FINDS NEW FANS
McDonald’s AFL 9s continued to spread throughout Queensland and No hern New South Wales with McDonald’s signing on as naming right pa ner for the next four years.
With their suppo , five new venues launched competitions, including Mackay, Rockhampton and Robina.
BYRON BAY AFL 9S INVITATIONAL
Following a successful debut in 2014, the Cavanbah Centre in Byron Bay played host to the second Byron Bay AFL 9s Invitational
in October, with 27 teams from
Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria converging on Byron Bay for a weekend of fast and fun footy.
This year saw the introduction of the Masters and Youth divisions, with $20,000 prize money up for grabs.
SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NIGHT
A er a bumper spring season
of AFL 9s, local competition champions were given the chance to fight for bragging rights as the South East Queensland AFL 9s Champions, as well as $750 in prize
money.
Music was playing around the ground and teams set up picnics for their half time breaks, making for a great night which saw Sunshine Coast mixed champions, ‘The Magpies’, cruise through their games undefeated.
The men’s final was a 2014
Grand Final rematch, between Coorparoo victors ‘Four n Plenty’ and Zillmere crew ‘Eshay Clan’, with ‘The Clan’ taking out back-to- back Champions League Nights following their success in 2014.
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