By Daniel Viles Yeronga South Brisbane, the most successful current club in the history of the Bond University QAFLW, will begin its return to glory the same way that it got there in the first place – having established players…

A new coaching team, half a new squad and even a redesigned jersey are the signs of a new era at Bond University which sees them begin a season in the Bond University QAFLW as outsiders for the first time…

By Daniel Viles  Wilston Grange will take the field in the 2023 Bond University QAFLW as representatives of a club transformed after a winless 2022 season.   A thorough review of the club has resulted in the women’s program finally…

By Daniel Viles UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND v SOUTHPORT Saturday 15 April 2023, 3:00pm Brighton Homes Arena, Springfield Watch on YouTube Head-to-head: Played 3; University of Queensland won 3. A Grand Final replay at the best new Aussie Rules ground in…

The QAFLW Captains have revealed the teams and players they believe will rise to the top this year ahead of this weekend’s opening round. All clubs were given the nod to make finals this year with half considered genuine grand…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend WILSTON GRANGE v SHERWOOD Last time they met Round 18 – 2022 Sherwood 12.4.76 defeated Wilston grange 8.16.64 Leading goal kicker Wilston Grange – Lachie Rook (5) Sherwood – Jack Austin and Pat McCarthy (3) Last…

By Daniel Viles  The Maroochydore Roos will seek a fifth consecutive finals appearance in the 2023 Bond University QAFLW with new coaches and an unfamiliar playing group, but a familiar sense of positivity. The departure of beloved coach Steve Moody…

By Daniel Viles  Southport will begin its second season in the Bond University QAFLW with a playing group enhanced by star recruits and the unique motivation that can only come from losing a Grand Final. Despite the defeat in extra…

By Daniel Viles The maiden finals appearance for the Aspley Hornets in the Bond University QAFLW looks not merely possible, but likely following a whirlwind off-season. After winning the race to sign former University of Queensland midfield coach Luke Glacken…

By Daniel Viles  For the second consecutive year, University of Queensland begins a defence of the Bond University QAFLW Premiership with a new-look team and a licence to surprise. Retirements and transfers see 23 players who represented the Red Lionesses…

As the AFL heads to Adelaide this weekend, there’s plenty of footy to watch in Brisbane and the Gold Coast with the clubs hosting their very own Gather Rounds right here in the Sunshine State. This Friday, Heritage Bank Stadium…

By Peter Blucher There was a moment in the last week of November 2013 when two newcomers to the Sydney Swans from extraordinarily different backgrounds with extraordinarily different football profiles met for the first time. One was a Kenyan-born refugee…

About the assignment: We’re looking for a Support Officer for AFL Fiji Talent Academy who can live and volunteer in Fiji for 12 months. Join the Australian Volunteers Program to contribute to sustainable development across the Pacific.   About the…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Noosa hosts Wilston Grange in the third successive Good Friday stand-alone blockbuster. Both teams have split the results with Wilston Grange winning the opening clash by less than a kick at Noosa in 2021 before Noosa…

Matchday coach needed for U13 Div 3 team. Seeking an aspiring coach/administrator looking for hands on experience running a junior football team for a 14-week season. They would act as matchday coach of a team of developing players, with assistance…

By Jarrod Landells There has been a distinct hum of energy and action as AFL Vanuatu’s Plei Footy Blong Jenis’ (Play Footy For Change or PFBJ), a program for gender equity supported by the Australian Government’s Team Up’ initiative, finally…

By Peter Blucher  It was a picture that told 1000 words … all of them sad. Lying face down in the middle of Marrara Stadium in Darwin, Lachie Weller thumped the ground. Not once or twice but repeatedly. Surging forward…

The QAFLW and Queensland U18s team continues to provide a pathway to the elite level, with five Queenslanders selected in the AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft. For the first time, players were able to nominate for a national pool which meant…

AFL Mackay is proud to announce Mackay Isuzu Ute has returned as the major sponsor of the Junior Competition for an eighth straight year. Mackay Isuzu Ute has been a long-standing valuable partner and supporter of junior footy in the…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend ASPLEY v BROADBEACH Aspley will take to the field at home in the re-match of the 2022 Grand Final with 16 of its premiership heroes taking the field in the season opener. Tom Templeton and Jonathon Freeman…

With the QAFL Season kicking off this weekend, AFL Queensland quizzed 13 of the captains and co-captains on the teams and players they think will stand out this year. Aspley and Broadbeach have been tipped to feature in the big…

State League footy – live and free!   AFL Queensland is pleased to announce the streaming of both Men’s and Women’s State League Competitions; QAFL and Bond University QAFLW will increase significantly over the 2023 season.   Approximately half of…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   The 2022 season was one that produced some incredible highs, and some frustrating lows for the Wilston Grange outfit. When this team was hot and running with confidence; they certainly took some beating; but when the…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   After a stunning loss in the 2021 Preliminary Final at home; Labrador rolled into the 2022 season looking to take that next big step and make the premiership decider. The quest for premiership success started perfectly…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend The Panthers will be looking to claw their way back into the finals hunt in 2023 after a disappointing 2022 season. The team started the year with a challenging 102-point loss at home against the might of…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Palm Beach Currumbin shook the foundations of the QAFL competition in 2022 when it went within moments of a match-up with Aspley in the Preliminary Final, a team that would ultimately salute as the number one team…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend  Noosa was the Cinderella story of the 2022 QAFL season. After failing to secure a victory in its maiden year in the competition in 2021; the club had a busy pre-season with a solid recruiting campaign and…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend There are shades of Essendon’s 1999 to 2001 run about Broadbeach as it heads into the 2023 season. After being one of the most dominant teams in the COVID-impacted season of 2020 and going down in the…

By Peter Blucher  AFL draft guru Callum Twomey is an unabashed Will Ashcroft fan. So much so that he says the boom Brisbane Lions’ newcomer has served the best AFL ‘apprenticeship’ in history. Now back in Queensland after a short…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Another season, another quality Redland Victoria Point Senior outfit to take the Totally Workwear Park. The Sharks were red-hot in season 2022. A smokey for the flag in a covid-interrupted 2021 season, they hit the ground running…