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Around the Reigons: Finals Recap Week 3

By Sophie Wheeler Image: Sharon Wodward AFL Wide Bay Hervey Bay Bombers vs Bay Power Saturday 25th of August 2018 3:00pm, Brothers AFL Complex Hervey Bay Bombers 16.12.108 defeated Bay Power 7.8.50 The Hervey Bay Bombers have secured the final

Posted in Darling Downs, Featured News, Front Page, Regional

Around the Regions: Finals Preview

By Isaac Hey Image: Brian Cassidy AFL Capricornia Glenmore Bulls vs Boyne Island Tannum Sands Saints Saturday, August 25th, 2018 Stenlake Park, 3:45pm The Glenmore Bulls are set to host the Boyne Island Tannum Saints in a heated preliminary contest this

Posted in Darling Downs, Featured News, Finals, Front Page, Regional

Cossens claimed Bernie Gottke Medal

By Ant Wingard Yeppoon Swans spearhead Tom Cossens has capped off a remarkable 2018 season, winning the Bernie Gottke Medal for the best and fairest player in the AFL Capricornia senior men’s competition. Cossens was awarded the league’s top individual

Posted in Capricornia, Featured News, Front Page, Regional

Around the Regions Final Review

By Sophie Wheeler AFL Wide Bay Hervey Bay Bombers vs Gympie Cats Saturday 18th August 2018 Final Score: Hervey Bay Bombers 11.10. 76 defeated by Gympie Cats 13.8.87 The Gympie Cats have snatched a place in the Grand Final from

Posted in Featured News, Finals, Front Page, Regional

Around the Regions Finals Preview: Wide Bay and Capricornia

By Sophie Wheeler The Wide Bay Seniors finals series will kick off this weekend with the Hervey Bay Bombers, the Gympie Cats, the Bay Power and the Brothers Bulldogs qualifying for a chance at the flag. Hervey Bay Bombers vs

Posted in Capricornia, Featured News, Finals, Front Page, Regional, Wide Bay

AFL Capricornia Finals Round 1 Review

By Sophie Wheeler   BITS Saints vs Rockhampton Panthers Saturday, 11th August 2018 2:05pm, Kele Park BITS Saints 13.12.90 defeated Rockhampton Panthers 11.9.75 The BITS Saints narrowly defeated the Rockhampton Panthers in the first round of AFL Capricornia Senior Mens

Posted in Capricornia, Featured News, Front Page, Regional

AFL Townsville: Demons and Magpies combine forces to help kids play football

By Reiley Guest Separated by an ocean and a long country road, the Charters Towers Demons and Magnetic Island Magpies have jumped many hurdles to ensure that footy is the winner. With neither club having enough players to form a

Posted in Featured News, Front Page, Regional, Townsville

“It was just magic”: five-goal hero Chris Dunbar stars in his 500th game

By Ant Wingard  Chris Dunbar has saved one of the best performances of a 29-year playing career for his historic 500th game as his North Mackay Saints rose to the occasion to celebrate an upset victory. The 46-year-old booted five

Posted in Featured News, Front Page, Mackay, Regional

Team lists announced for South Queensland v North Queensland blockbuster

AFL Queensland is pleased to announce the final teams for the 2018 South Queensland v North Queensland representative game. The showdown will take place this Saturday at Aspley’s Graham Road, following the NEAFL Aspley v Southport curtain raiser. This year’s

Posted in AFLQ, Community Corner, Featured News, Regional, SEQ Community Football

North Queensland Under-14 Championships get underway

The North Queensland Academy Championships will commence this weekend as the 2018 carnival kicks off in Airlie Beach. Across the championships, all five North Queensland regions will be represented with Cape York, Townsville, Mackay and Capricornia all fielding teams while

Posted in Featured News, Front Page, Regional, Talent

Injune State School experiences football through Sporting Schools Program

AFL Queensland has been working in conjunction with the Sporting Schools program to provide access and opportunity to schools in far reaching parts of Queensland. Darling Downs Regional Manager, Jeff Neumann, made the trip to Injune State School to run

Posted in Featured News, Front Page, Regional, Uncategorised

Lions captain Dayne Zorko heads to the Wide Bay

By Ant Wingard   @AntWingard The Brisbane Lions may have the bye across this weekend, Round 13 of the AFL season, but the week off won’t stop Lions’ skipper Dayne doing his part around the grounds. On Thursday, June 14, Zorko

Posted in Featured News, Front Page, NAB AFL Auskick, Regional, Wide Bay

Cape York claim Seventh Consecutive North Queensland U16 Title

By Ant Wingard @AntWingard Football in Northern Queensland has once again been painted green as the Cape York Crusaders soared to victory in the 2018 U16 North Queensland Academy Championships last weekend. The Crusaders went undefeated throughout the tournament, winning

Posted in Featured News, Junior & Youth, Regional, Talent

Gold Coast Suns size up pair of aces from the Far North

By Samuel Davis, The Cairns Post The Gold Coast Suns may have their very own Far North Queensland odd couple with Kowanyama’s Fitzroy Greenwool and Torres Strait Islander Tui Lowah joining their development program – that is, unless another club pinches

Posted in AFL, Featured News, Indigenous, Regional

South VS North Queensland Representative Game Announced for 2018

By Ant Wingard @AntWingard Battle lines will be drawn in Queensland on July 14 as North Queensland and South Queensland face off in an intra-state showdown as a curtain closer to the NEAFL clash between Aspley and Southport. The annual

Posted in Featured News, Regional, Representative Football

Wide Bay Region Gears Up for Inaugural Women’s League

By Anthony Wingard @AntWingard The excitement of women’s football is set to reach new destinations this weekend with the commencement of the inaugural Wide Bay Women’s Competition on Saturday, February 10. Despite forming just three months ago, interest in the

Posted in AFLW, Featured News, Female, Regional, Wide Bay

Hard Working Hermit Park

The Hermit Park Tigers senior team won the AFL Townsville premiership on the 9th of September, an incredible result in itself, but the Tigers also managed premierships in the reserves, under-17s, under-15s and women’s. Coach of the Tigers, Jamie Fogg

Posted in Featured News, Finals, Regional, SEQ Community Football

Umpire Terry Carter reaches 500

Brisbane goal umpire Terry Carter has seen quite a bit in his time officiating, from the pulsing coastline of Geelong in Victoria, to the red dust of Alice Springs and the North-Eastern humidity only Queensland can afford. Once, at a

Posted in Coaching, Featured News, Regional, SEQ Community Football, Umpires

Applications open for Troy Clarke Scholarship

AFL Queensland is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2019 Troy Scholarship Award, named after AFL Queensland State Development Manager Troy Clarke, who passed away in 2013. Troy embodied the values of dedication, passion and respect,

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Featured News, Front Page, Regional, Talent

Flash Footy debuts at Mackay carnival

It was footy in paradise at its best on the weekend when Airlie Beach played host to the annual AFL Mackay pre-season carnival. An added feature this year was the introduction of a women’s Flash Footy tournament, which had overwhelming

Posted in AFLQ, Featured News, Female, Front Page, Mackay, Regional

Applications Open for the ANZAC Cup in Europe

AFL Europe is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Australian Spirit team to compete in the 9th Annual ANZAC Cup in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Last year, Gemma Kaslar and Yolanda Jones of the Coolangatta Blues flew over

Posted in Featured News, Regional, Representative Football

Queensland Rep Program Vacancies

Want to be involved in the Queensland Representative footy program in 2017? This might be your opportunity. Applications for the positions of QAFL Chairman of Selectors, QAFL Representative Team Coach, and North Queensland Representative Team Coach are now open. The

Posted in AFLQ, Featured News, QAFL, Regional, Representative Football, SEQ Community Football

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

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Club Management, Coaching, Featured News, NEAFL, QAFL, Regional, SEQ Community Football

Relive the Youth Girls State Champs

The 2016 AFL Queensland Youth Girls State Championships was an incredible weekend on and off the field. Now, you can re-live it all thanks to our wrap up video of the event below. Check it out.  

Posted in AFLQ, Featured News, QWAFA, QWAFL, Regional, Representative Football, Talent, Youth Girls

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

Posted in AFLQ, Club Management, Featured News, Female, Regional, Youth Girls

6 Queenslanders join the AFL

For six Queenslanders, tonight their AFL dreams became a reality, selected in the 2016 NAB AFL Draft. Jack Bowes, Declan Watson, Josh Williams, Elliot Himmelberg, Jacob Allison and Brad Scheer are all now on AFL lists. Jack Bowes was the

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Featured News, NEAFL, Regional, Representative Football, SEQ Community Football, Talent

New look male talent pathway

In 2017, the male Queensland Talent Pathway will have a slightly different look. No longer will there be a Queensland Under 18 Academy, but rather, players will spend the year playing with their club Academies, the Brisbane Lions and the

Posted in AFL, Featured News, NAB AFL Draft, NEAFL, Queensland U18 State Academy, Regional, Representative Football, Talent

DRAFT DAY: The Queensland Academy Contenders

The countdown is finally over, it’s NAB AFL Draft day! Before the show kicks off tonight in Sydney, we thought we would take a look at a few more Queensland players hoping to hear their name read out.   Elliot

Posted in Featured News, NAB AFL Draft, NEAFL, QAFL, Queensland U18 State Academy, Regional, Representative Football, SEQ Community Football, Talent

Bowes ready for what the Draft holds

Jack Bowes was the envy of a lot of people growing up. Sporting wise, he was good at everything he tried. You know, that kid who did about eight things at once and was talented at them all. Footy, cricket,

Posted in AFL, AFLQ, Featured News, NEAFL, Queensland U18 State Academy, Regional, Talent

Williams hoping his moves pay off at the Draft

By the time he turned 18, Josh Williams had lived in four different places. Three of those were with his family, but one – which could turn out to be the most important chapter of his life – was on

Posted in AFL, Featured News, NAB AFL Draft, NEAFL, Queensland U18 State Academy, Regional, Talent

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