Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend What a difference a year makes. Aspley moved from the VFL into the QAFL across the 2022 pre-season with high hopes that it can compete and challenge for the title. After joining the NEAFL in 2011; with…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   This is a massive season for the 2021 finalists and 2019 Grand finalists. Last season was one that started with great promise when it went down to Palm Beach Currumbin by two-points in the season-opener on…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Mt Gravatt has a massive season in front of it as it looks to climb back up the QAFL ladder and challenge for finals. Dittmer Park has long been a nightmare for visiting clubs; but a wonderful…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend The Pies come into the 2023 season filled with confidence and rejuvenation after a big pre-season and determination to overcome a disappointing 2022 season. Sherwood was on track to improve on its 2021 season, a year that…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend The Roos from the Sunshine Coast will be eager to return to the post-season in 2023 after a frustrating and some-what disappointing 2022 season. After powering through to the 2021 decider and going down to red-hot premiership…

The 2023 Townsville KS Pilates Senior Women’s Cup and Townsville RMS Men’s Premiership and Reserves seasons kicked off on the weekend with quality clashes across all three competitions. The defending premiers, Thuringowa Bulldogs continued their reign with a win over…

By Peter Blucher Sherwood junior Samson Ryan has done what no other player in AFL history has done. He has kicked three goals with his first three kicks – in just his second game. Adding further potential to one of…

Friday night footy is almost back with the fixtures for QFA Division 3 and 4 locked in.   The newly restructured competition will now feature teams in QFA Division 3 North and South and QFA Division 4 North and South.…

The Gold Coast SUNS have locked 12 Queenslanders in for the upcoming NAB AFLW 2023 season, including four inaugural SUNS AFLW squad members who have signed on for their fifth seasons at the club. Among the 23 players re-committing to…

Sophie Wheeler, AFLQ Competition Administration Lead and Sam Cairns, AFLQ Development Coordinator   Interested in working at the AFL? Many of our full time staff began their AFL career as a casual staff member, delivering programs in schools and clubs!…

Suitable for all registered South East Queensland and Northern Rivers club coaches coaching a junior team in 2023.   PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Finer details will be sent to the nominated email address at least one week prior to…

By Peter Blucher  Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has been like a second father to Charlie Dixon. He has steered the big ex-Cairns basketballer through much of his 15 years in the AFL, and together they share a special player/coach…

Another four Queenslanders are set to return to the Lions’ den as Brisbane bolsters its playing list for the 2023 season.  Premiership players Sophie Conway from Zillmere and Belle Dawes from Maroochydore and Kate Lutkins from Wilston Grange headline the…

Footy is back on the Downs with round one of the Senior Men’s Allied Cup and Women’s Toowoomba Toyota Cup kicking off on April 22. University Cougars and Coolaroo are back in the fold for the Women’s competition, after both…

A Queensland local has returned home following one of the biggest trades in AFLW history involving five clubs. Jordan Membrey will return home to the Gold Coast where her football journey began at the Carrara Saints. She went on to…

By Peter Blucher Thirty years less 12 days ago today three young men from different parts of Australia, all sharing the same football dream, came together to ‘write’ the previous to a beautiful moment in Queensland football history. It was…

By SUNS Media Gold Coast SUNS Academy graduate Bodhi Uwland will make his AFL debut against the Sydney Swans at Heritage Bank Stadium on Saturday night. Uwland has been a lifelong SUNS fan and started his footy journey on the Gold…

Queensland’s AFL Women’s competition continues to be a major source of talent for the Brisbane Lions, with 17 former QAFLW players part of the first batch of 19 Lions locked in for NAB AFLW season eight in 2023. All 17…

Queensland community clubs, umpires, coaches, and volunteers will have more support this season with AFL Queensland (AFLQ) appointing Hayley George to the newly-formed role of Club Development and Experience Manager – QLD. Hayley is no stranger to Australian football and…

In an unprecedented achievement for Australian football in Queensland, four born-and-bred umpires have reached the ultimate goal of joining the AFL list for the 2023 season. Field umpires Andrew Adair, James Strybos, Matthew Young and boundary umpire Ty Duncan have…

With over 150 matches of AFL and AFLW experience between them, and stellar coaching resumes, Leigh Harding and Emma Zielke have been named as the Senior Men’s and Women’s Queensland Coaches for the upcoming interstate representative clash.    After a…

Mark your calendars – the return of Queensland community footy is right around the corner and the dates for QFAW Division 2 season 2023 have just been locked in.   Both the Division 2 North and South competitions will kick…

Australian Rules is becoming the number one sport of choice for Queensland kids with a record number of NAB AFL Auskick community participants registered for 2023. NAB AFL Auskick is the national introductory program to Australian football for kids aged…

AFL Queensland confirms the Garbutt Magpies will not field men’s reserves or women’s seniors teams in the AFL Townsville competition in 2023, following careful consideration and extensive consultation with AFLQ. Several factors led the club to review its ability to…

The countdown is on for the return of the 2023 QFAW Division 1 season. The season will commence on April 22, with nine teams fighting for the flag. Each team will play 14 matches across the 17-week season. QFAW Competition…

Harris Andrews has once again been named in the AFL Players’ Association’s (AFLPA) 22Under22 Team of the Decade, proudly presented by Snaffle. Headlined by the likes of Dustin Martin, Christian Petracca, Marcus Bontempelli, Jeremy Cameron, Darcy Moore and Brodie Grundy,…

Queensland’s BHP She Can Coach Women in Coaching Forum is coming up fast! Open to all coaches and run separately to the National BHP She Can Coach applications, this Forum is a great opportunity for new or returning coaches to…

There is plenty to celebrate at AFL Queensland (AFLQ) this International Women’s Day with more women and girls than ever involved in Australian football. Madi Crowley-Long, who stepped up to become Women and Girls Community Football Lead last year and…

Sun, surf, sand and… footy! Mark your calendars – the Eximm Sport Byron AFL Nines is back in 2023.   The fun-filled two-day carnival will see teams from all around Australia come together across four divisions to compete for up…

AFL Queensland has taken another step forward in the progression of women and girls in community football by aligning its uniform policy with the AFL, following the national governing body’s historic uniform policy change announced late last year. Senior and…