Club Management

AFL launches webinar series to help community footy clubs

The AFL has launched a free webinar series to help local community football club volunteers to plan for success in season 2023. The all-new ‘AFL ClubHelp Webinar Series’ will be delivered across eight 45-minute sessions in February and March. Content

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2022 QAFLW Season Preview – Maroochydore

By Daniel Viles Maroochydore begins its sixth year in the Bond University QAFLW with realistic hopes of not only making it to a Grand Final, but even bringing the flag back to Fishermans Road. One quarter separated the Roos from

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2022 QAFL Season Preview – Maroochydore

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.

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2022 QAFL Season Preview – Noosa

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

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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

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Toyota AFL National Volunteer Awards – Nominations Open

The Toyota AFL National Volunteer Awards is a volunteer recognition program that rewards outstanding volunteers who have given notable voluntary service to Australian Football. All leagues and clubs are invited to nominate any outstanding volunteers for one of the following

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WIN A Medical Room Revamp Worth $5,000

Our mates at Alpha Sport, are giving away $5,000 worth of gear to revamp your clubs’ medical room!  Fancy a Philips Defibrillator, premium treatment table, scoop stretcher & other great equipment for your club? Now is your chance to win

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Moreton Bay project wins top AFL national facilities award

Queensland’s new $18.8 million facility at Moreton Bay has been announced as a joint winner of the prestigious National Project of Year as part of the AFL’s 2020 Ken Gannon Community Football Facilities Awards. The Nathan Road Sports Complex in

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AFL Mackay launches OTLR welfare support program

By Ant Wingard  @AntWingard AFL Mackay has this week launched a ground-breaking welfare and education program for their the local football community in conjunction with key stakeholders in the region. The roll out of Outside the Locker Room (OTLR), a program

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Wests Juniors to Celebrate 90th Anniversary in 2018

By Anthony Wingard @AntWingard The Wests Juniors Australian Football Club will celebrate the club’s 90th anniversary in 2018, marking close to a century of football in the city’s western suburbs. To commemorate the milestone, the Bulldogs will host an anniversary

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Tigers bulk up with Barry

The Labrador Tigers have managed to secure the services of former Sydney premiership player Barry Hall. Recent talks with former SUNS and Sydney Swans player Nick Malceski have failed get over the line however, due to Malceski’s contractual obligations with

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Headland to call PBC home

2016 Southport captain Ben Headland will be lining up in the QAFL this year, signing with Palm Beach Currumbin. Headland makes to the move after 132 games with the Sharks, which included a premiership in 2008 and a NEAFL representative

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You know you’re ready for footy season when …

As the dust settles on the holiday period, our brains start switching to things like footy. Whether you’re a fan, player, coach or volunteer, here are 15 signs that you are ready for the season to arrive. You’ve re-watched the

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Tuesday Talking Points

Baxter going back Dual Labrador premiership player, Josh Baxter, is returning to his Queensland footy roots in 2017 when he pulls on a Southport Sharks jumper again. As reported in the Gold Coast Bulletin over the Christmas break, the 2015

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AFL Pre-Season Fixture Released

The Australian Football League (AFL) today announced it would partner with Australia-wide Insurance Broker JLT (Jardine Lloyd Thompson) for the pre-season competition for the next three years, with today’s launch of the JLT Community Series in Melbourne. AFL General Manager

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Five AFL players, one Townsville club

There is a club on the outskirts of Townsville by the name of the Hermit Park Tigers who continue to punch well above their weight division. Why? Because when North Melbourne read out Josh Williams’ name at the NAB AFL

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Whitsunday Sea Eagles bid for Women’s team

Australian Football continues to grow across the region and in particular female football is in high demand across the Whitsunday Coast, leading the Whitsunday Sea Eagles AFC to bid to enter the AFL Mackay Women’s competition in 2017. Key introductory

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Participation numbers on the up again

Queensland’s love of Australian Football continues, with census figures announced today revealing a six per cent growth in participation for the state in 2016. 229,388 men, women and children pulled on a Guernsey this year, compared to 216,381 in 2015.

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New structure for SEQ comps

AFL Queensland has announced a new South East Queensland male senior competition structure for 2017 and beyond. The new model sees a stand-alone QAFL competition and the introduction of a five division Queensland Football Association (QFA). AFL Queensland State Football

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‘Siders for Life’ unites Panthers

The Morningside Panthers last week united participants from their junior ranks with the senior squad for a combined training session. The initiative, organised by the club’s welfare arm Siders For Life, is one in a series of events aimed at

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Tuesday Talking Points

Familiar faces square off Friday night, the AFL-AIS Academy, which includes Jacob Allison, Jack Rolls, Jack Bowes and Brad Scheer, took to the MCG for a practice match against VFL side Werribee. The Queensland connection didn’t stop there, with ex-academy

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2016 QAFL Preview: Western Magpies

The Western Magpies were the surprise packet of 2015, leaping into contender status very quickly, but they aren’t done with yet. After a straight sets finals exit, the Magpies are champing at the bit to get out there and bridge

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Tuesday Talking Points

UQ does Europe Over the weekend there was a real Queensland connection to the second annual AFL Europe Champions League played in Amsterdam. 13 men’s and five women’s teams played for the title of best domestic team on the continent.

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2016 QAFL Preview: Labrador

In 2016, Labrador will go from the hunters to the hunted. There seems to be no sign of a premiership hangover from the Tigers so far though, taking out the Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup on Saturday. Find out who Perry

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Alpha Sport Pre-Season Grand Finals

The three Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup came to a conclusion today, with four teams crowned champions for 2016.   Results Pool A Grand Final Labrador 12.5.77 defeated Mt Gravatt 11.3.69 Pool B Grand Final Sandgate 6.8.44 defeat Mayne 4.7.31 Pool

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2016 QAFL Preview: Sandgate

The signs were there in 2015 for Sandgate, they were on the right track. Now, 2016 is all about one simple goal; to be competitive in every single game. Find out whats changed down at the Hawks’ nest, and where

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Nauru All-Stars to play in SEQ

This week, South East Queensland is playing host to the AFL Nauru All-Stars team Twenty-two of AFL Nauru’s best, combined with a few players from local communities in Queensland, will play two games against South East Queensland teams this weekend.

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Pre-Season Preview: Alpha Sport Grand Finals

Pool A Grand Final Mt Gravatt vs. Labrador 3:30pm, Oval 1 Leyshon Park Both teams will be near full strength for their last hit out before round 1 in two weeks time. Labrador will deservingly go in as favorites, but

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2016 QAFL Preview: Morningside

Seven points is all that separated Morningside from back-to-back premierships last year. You can bet your bottom dollar they will be looking to go one step better this year. New coach Matt Walder says there wont be wholesale changes around

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Alpha Sport Pre-Season GF fixture

The Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup comes to a head this Saturday. Eight teams across four pools will play off for pre-season glory at Leyshon Park, Yeronga. Kicking off the day at 10:30am will be the Pool C grand final between

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