Miami State High School Junior Female division AFL squad are on the road to the AFL Queensland Schools Cup State Finals this weekend. This young team of athletes (some had never played Australian football until this year) will take on St Monica’s…

AFL Queensland and Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) are proud to announced that an AFL competition has been approved by the AIC Heads of Colleges as an endorsed sport for Year 5 and Year 6 in 2017. The competition will be…

We went behind the scenes at the AFL Queensland Schools Cup quarter final between St Laurence’s and Palm Beach Currumbin State High School to see how it went down, and get a better understanding of how PBC operate. Check out…

Top four locked Caloundra’s win over Aspley in the QFA North on Saturday means that the top four is now a lock. With two weeks to go, both Aspley and Moreton bay aren’t a mathematical chance to sneak in, but…

The AFL Queensland Schools cup is nearing the pointy end of the competition with state qualifying finals kicking off this week. Launched this year, the AFL Queensland Schools Cup is a  premier schools competition that will see six schools crowned…

The voicemail On Sunday morning, I woke up to a very pleasant, three minute voice-mail from about 3am the night before. It was a certain UQ player giving me the full run down of their win over Wilston Grange that…

When it comes to multicultural influences in the QAFL, UQ young-gun Jonathan Macanawai ticks all the boxes. On the field, Macanawai, 18, is in the conversation as one of the best young players in the league. Off the field, he…

‘Get in there, have a go, and see what it’s like.’ Those are the words of Sean Kendrick for anyone with a disability interested in playing footy, and they couldn’t ring truer. Sean, a Grade 5 student at Jamboree Heights…

It’s fair to say it’s all happening in the Queensland talent space at the moment… it’s been a hectic month or two. We thought we’d do a quick whip around to see what’s on the agenda in all the different…

Four quarters, 60 minutes, 3,600 seconds; that’s how long an AFL Queensland Schools Cup game takes. 10 hours, 600 minutes, 36,000 seconds; that’s how long it will take one team just to get to the ground. That team is Sunset…

The inaugural AFL Queensland Schools Cup kicks off tomorrow, with regional pool games in Darling Downs and the Sunshine Coast. A whopping 174 schools with a total of 384 teams have entered the competition, which will culminate in a grand…

Schools  keen for a chance to score a $300 BLK apparel pack have until Friday to nominate for the inaugural AFL Queensland Schools Cup. To date, 205 teams (84 female and 121 male) from 80 Primary and Secondary Schools have signed on, including: o  …

AFL Queensland today welcomed St Teresa’s Catholic College, Noosaville, to the AFL Queensland Schools of Excellence program. A School of Excellence accreditation is available to schools who offer students an approved AFL curriculum and participation program. St Teresa’s join Mountain…

Queensland Under 15 Schoolboys got off to a strong start in the Combined Australian Football Championships in Geelong today, with a win against the Northern Territory. Final Score: Queensland 12.12.84 to Northern Territory 2.2.14  Goal kickers: Tom Ansell 4, Thomas…

  Schools across the country can now apply for funding grants as part of the Australian Government’s $100 millionSporting School’s programme aimed to get more children fit and healthy and involved in sport earlier in life. Page last updated: 25…

  Sporting Schools will engage more than 850,000 children across Australia in what will be the country’s largest school-based participation programme. The AFL has partnered with the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) to offer sporting programmes to children before, during or…

MATCH OF THE ROUNDMT GRAVATT vs. SURFERS PARADISE Sunday May 3, 2:00pm – Dittmer ParkLive blog from 1.30pm Sunday   It’s a bit early to be drawing a line in the sand, but boy is this game important. Both these…

To say Madi Crowley will be busy in 2015 would be an understatement. This year she will coach Zillmere’s QWAFA side, vice-captain their QWAFL side, will coach the Brisbane North Youth Girls Team and referee state league basketball, all while…

It was Coombabah and Kedron secondary schools who took home the trophies following yesterday’s Brisbane Lions Cup – Boys Division 2 and 3 at Yeronga. Competition was fierce but fair, with only one game separating first and second in both…

Join in some school holiday fun with AFL Queensland School Holiday Camp for children aged 6 -12 years. There are loads of fun games and activities for children, with the chance to meet Brisbane Lions players and the famous Bernie…

The 2015 AFL Sunshine Coast Youth Girls Cup has again provided the Coast with an epic day of school footy. With 270 players, across 26 teams from 11 different schools, congregating at Maroochydore Multi-Sports Complex on Tuesday March 10 for…

by Danny McCarthy Allan Georgee gathered with his fellow AFL School Ambassadors to launch the school footy season in Townsville at Tony Ireland Stadium. The passionate school teacher; 25 years and counting, teaches at Millchester State School in Charters Towers…

Palm Beach Currumbin State High School will travel to Victoria to compete against other elite high school teams in the prestigious Victorian School Sport AFL Premier League. This marks the second year that PBC will make the trip south to…

AFL Queensland is excited to announce Star as the official major sponsor of the Queensland Schools of Excellence competition for 2015 and 2016. The sponsorship deal will ensure the competition, to be branded the ‘Star Cup’, will take another step…

With the Queensland Independent Schools footy season wrapping up this week, here are six things we learnt: The season just keeps growing Footy is not just confined to the winter months in Queensland with competitions running from early Term 2…

Helensvale State High have claimed the title as Queensland’s best under 14 school team for 2014. Against a valiant St Augustine’s College, Helensvale came from behind in the oppressive 32 degree Cairns heat to win 4.12.36 to 4.7.31. The local…

The AFL Queensland Brisbane Lions Cup grand final day will be held at the Gabba, tomorrow, Thursday July 31. Schools from the Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Logan, Coorparoo and the Gold Coast will battle it out for grand final honours. Brisbane…

By Ellie Grounds

St Joseph’s Nudgee College are the 2014 Jason Dunstall Cup Premiers following their 12.11.83 to 7.7.49 win over Brisbane Boys’ College Friday night at Yeronga. Nudgee’s First XVIII endured a strong fight from College, with BBC forward Charlie Pershouse keeping…

Bella Freeman (pictured) is one of thirty girls chosen in the inaugural 16’s team