The StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup will be back and better than ever in 2024, with nominations open for primary and secondary schools today.   The state-wide schools competition, which started in 2016, soared to new heights in 2023 with a record…

From school bells to footy sirens, more than 150 teachers from across Australia attended the inaugural AFL Schools Education Summit at Marvel Stadium on Friday. Coinciding with celebrations for World Teacher’s Day and aligning with the AFL’s Schools strategy, the…

After two years as a trial sport as part of the Queensland Girls Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) competition, the QGSSSA Board has endorsed and approved Australian Football as an official sport from 2024. From Term One 2024, girls’ secondary…

The 2023 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup State Finals will see premiers crowned in a festival of footy at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex from Friday October 13th – Sunday October 15th. The competition has again reached new heights in 2023, with…

Five AFLW players have signed on as ambassadors for the AFL Schools program, which aims to provide teachers across Australia with the resources and opportunity they need to connect students with our great game. Taking on ambassador roles this year…

Australian Football ran into a problem in Brisbane in the late 1960s. Having fought so hard to establish a strong place in the local sporting scene and the cross-code battle for talent, it suddenly found itself besieged by rugby league…

New AFL Queensland Participation Manager Mark Handley has hit the ground running, smashing community Auskick and Superstars records in the first half of the year.   Currently, there are more than 20,000 kids registered to play Auskick across Queensland and Northern New South Wales in…

Brisbane Lions stars Harris Andrews and Charlie Cameron cheered on their old school teams as Ashgrove claimed a hard-fought win over Padua in the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) Andrews/Cameron Cup on Wednesday. The Cup has been fiercely contested by Marist…

Our National School strategy is leading the way to make life easy for teachers! Our School Membership is LIVE and it is FREE to sign up. Later this month we will be launching school grant opportunities for assistance with equipment,…

The 2022 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup champions will be crowned from Friday October 14th – Sunday October 16th in a three-day footy bonanza at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex. Since March 2022, 613 teams and more than 12,000 students from primary and secondary…

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.…

AFL Queensland and the Gold Coast SUNS will remain leaders in the community when it comes to driver education and road safety after extending its partnership with Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR). The SUNS and AFLQ first…

Villanova College have claimed the 2022 Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) First XVIII Senior Australian Rules Football Premiership after defeating Padua College in a nail biter on Friday night. Their 5.9-39 to 6.1-37 win resulting in an undefeated season and secures them…

History will be made at 8am this Saturday, 19th February, when the first bounce of the inaugural Queensland Girls Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) Senior Australian Football competition is made. 16 teams and 240 students from schools associated with the…

School is (finally) back, and that mean’s the return of school footy! Kicking into its 6th year and shaping up to be its biggest and best yet, the Associated of Independent Colleges (AIC) AFL competition officially* begins this tonight with…

AFL Queensland Programs and Participation Manager – Schools and Diversity, Damien Mitchelmore, has been named the 2021 Troy Clarke Award recipient. After a record-breaking year taking the Queensland schools program to new heights, Mitchelmore is the 8th recipient of the annual…

A further two schools have been announced as official AFL Schools of Excellence in 2022 as the competition begins a new chapter. As a part of a new Grade 7/8 competition and to develop into all divisions over the next…

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?…

Palm Beach Currumbin (PBC) State High School have flexed their footy muscles, taking out three of the four secondary school state titles at the StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup at the Maroochydore Multi Sport Complex on the Sunshine Coast. The Gold…

Bayview State School PE teacher Dave Beasley has been an advocate for AFL in schools for many years. Dave has been running AFL interschool competitions since 2017 and through the Sporting Schools program he has been able to run extra…

No National Inclusion Carnival? No worries. Our Queensland Inclusion team will end their 2021 season with an exhibition game on the Sunshine Coast, with the national carnival cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 challenges around the country. The best players…

It all comes down to this! We’re at the pointy end of the biggest ever StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup. This weekend will see six teams crowned Queensland state champions after the 10 month competition draws to a sensational close at…

More than 1,200 girls will lace up their footy boots this week and create history as the Queensland Girls Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) kicks off their first AFL interschool sporting competition. Spread across Brisbane, Ipswich and the Gold Coast,…

Day Two – Wednesday 1 September Secondary Female GAME 1 Junior Female:  The Cathedral College 4.2 (26) def Kirwan State High 2.7 (19)  Senior Female PF1: St Andrew’s College 8.5 (53) def Kirwan State High 1.2 (8)  Senior Female PF2:…

More than 12,000 participants have taken part in the 2021 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup making it the most successful year of the state-wide competition since it began in 2016. Over the last six months we’ve seen 270 schools and 606…

Three Queenslanders have been listed in the Therabody All Australian s 40-person squad in contention for selection for the 2021 AFL All Australian Team; Aspley junior and now Port Adelaide superstar Aliir Aliir, who first picked up a Sherrin as…

School footy is coming back! And we’re as excited as a Year 12 student on Graduation Day about it! With the Queensland Government lifting the ban on inter-school sport, AFL Queensland has put together a revised fixture for remainder of…

The Queensland Government has advised Cairns and Yarrabah local government areas will enter a three-day lockdown from 4pm Sunday 8th August. As a result of the snap lockdown in the Far North, AFL Queensland advises that the StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools…

The Queensland Government has advised that community sport is not permitted for the next two weeks; from 4pm Sunday 8th August until 4pm Sunday 22nd August, 2021 in the 11 local government area in South East Queensland (SEQ). The local government…

Yesterday, over forty Brisbane Lions players visited schools and community clubs across South East Queensland. Throughout the day players got involved in training drills, NAB AFL Auskick sessions and were generous with their time taking photos and signing hundreds of…