Kedron are at home to the UQ Red Lions on Saturday to open proceedings for round eight in the State Association division one. The Lions had another good win against Robina last week to move them into fourth spot on…

Caboolture will host Ipswich in the opening game of round nine in the State Association division two on Saturday. Both sides are coming off encouraging wins last week, but it is the Lions home ground advantage and superior ladder positioning…

AKAMANIA has hit the Gold Coast in time for the big southern derby between Coolangatta and Palm Beach.
Jason Akermanis – colourful, controversial and classy – will be lining up for Coolangatta in what the club hopes will be a major finance-raiser.But the match of the round, from a Gold Coast perspective at least, is at Len Peak Oval where former Brisbane and Western Bulldogs star Jason Akermanis will make a guest appearance for Coolangatta in the local derby against Palm Beach-Currumbin. There is plenty of hype about the appearance of ‘Aka’ in a one-off fund-raiser for the Blues. Elsewhere, Burleigh host Sandgate at Bill Godfrey Oval, Maroochy-Northshore take on Mayne at Fisherman’s Road, and Springwood host premiers Noosa at Lowe Oval.

RAMPAGING Wilston-Grange have already come through two tough challenges this season, beating 2010 grand finalists Sandgate and Noosa over the first five rounds of the Pineapple Hotel Cup.
Fresh from victory over reigning premiers Noosa last weekend – and at Noosa to boot – the Gorillas now travel to western Brisbane to play the Western Magpies at Chelmer Oval on Saturday in the match of the round.
Can the Gorillas continue their dream start under new coach David Martin, who has oversees a remarkable transition of the club from being forever on the periphery of finals action to what appears to be a genuine title challenger?

AFL Queensland officials have extended a special thank you to the football community for the outstanding response to the ‘Thanks Ump’ initiative over last  weekend (May 14th – 15th). AFLQ CEO Richard Griffiths said today he was really pleased and…

Brisbane Lions‘ multicultural ambassador Patrick Karnezis visited Woodridge North State School last night to kick off a big week for the Auskick participants at the school.

CONTROVERSIAL and colourful Jason Akermanis has promised nothing but pure ‘Aka’ during his guest appearance at the Coolangatta Football Club this weekend.

Broadbeach teenager Kallen Geary is the Round 7 nomination for the NAB NEAFL Rising Star Award (Northern Conference)

The AFL’s newest stadium will throw open its doors this Sunday, 22 May 2011  for People’s Day.  Be the first to experience the new Metricon Stadium at the official People’s Day between 9.30am and 1pm. – Explore the stadium –…

The games have been played and the Grand Finalists have been decided for this year’s Brisbane Lions Cup Division Two and Three Competitions. Year 10/11/12 State High School teams from across Brisbane/Gold Coast have participated in two carnival days with the top…

Laiba Shahzad, an eight-year-old girl from Pakistan , has learned more than a new way of life since moving to Australia. She’s learned a new sport.

By Ashleigh McIntosh Support the AFL Queensland Youth Girl’s Program and go into the draw to win a brand new Hyundai IX35. AFLQ Youth Girls in conjunction with Womensport Queensland, are calling on all fans to get involved to promote…

Tuesday 17 May 2011 Canadian-based sporting enthusiast Neville Flanagan moved house recently and found a dust-covered photograph of the Yeronga AFC Under 18 premiership team from 1957. Mr Flanagan played in that team and it aroused his curiosity. ‘What has happened…

AFL Queensland officials have extended a special thank you to the football community for the outstanding response to the ‘Thanks Ump’ initiative over the weekend.

The Gold Coast Suns have got behind schools football, sponsoring the statewide primary schools competition.

Six lucky schools have been selected to play at half time in front of thousands of fans at the Gabba next month. As part of the 2011 Carol Berry Cup Girls’ Primary School Competition, all teams who entered before last…

Girls’ footy at Narangba Valley SHS has taken another step in development, with a specialised camp held for their budding players. At the end of Term 1, 22 girls from Years 8-12 took part in the camp, which focussed on…

The Brisbane Lions mascot, Bernie Gabba Vegas has been working hard on his best ‘Go Wild’ dance moves to come up with his very own ‘Bernie Dance’. Bernie wants you to learn the moves and see you dance along with him when the…

Monday 16 May 2011 The new ground at AFLQ headquarters at Yeronga saw its first action on Saturday on a milestone day for the game in Queensland. State Association Division 1 clubs Yeronga-South Brisbane and Wynnum test drove the turf…

The Australia Post Queensland Scorpions have raised hopes of a good showing at this year’s NAB AFL National U18 Championships with a vastly improved showing against the Calder Cannons at Coorparoo

DAVID Martin’s Wilston-Grange Gorillas have added premiers Noosa to an impressive list of scalps in their ultra-impressive start to the Pineapple Hotel Cup season.
After beating Sandgate in round one, the Gorillas have now beaten last season’s grand finalists in their unbeaten run under new boss Martin.
Saturday’s 18.5 (113) to 15.11 (101) victory at Noosa’s Weyba Road stretched the Gorillas’ run to five and proved conclusively that one of the QAFL Premier Division’s perennial strugglers is definitely the real deal this season.
In another highlight match on Saturday, the Western Magpies stormed home to snatch victory from Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast with a four goals to one last quarter.
Elsewhere, Sandgate edged Coolangatta in a close one at Len Peak Oval, Palm Beach-Currumbin whipped Mayne at Salk Oval; and Burleigh scraped home against Springwood at Lowe Oval.

Former Brisbane Lions player Matthew Moody is in line for West Australian selection for next month’s interstate clash with Queensland in Perth.

MOST coaches and players rate the trip to Noosa as the toughest assignment on the Pineapple Hotel Cup fixture list.
For season surprise packets Wilston-Grange this is certainly the case, but it is a challenge the Gorillas are looking forward to.
It is a road trip to the Sunshine Coast that will tell the Grange hierarchy just where their vastly improved team is really at, whether they are worthy of their position unbeaten at the top of the points ladder.
In another interesting fixture, last weekend’s big back-to-earth performers Surfers Paradise take on the Western Magpies on the Gold Coast.
Elsewhere, Coolangatta host Sandgate at Peak Oval; Springwood take on Burleigh at Lowe Oval; and Palm Beach-Currumbin are at home to Mayne. Maroochy-Northshore have the bye.

AIS Academy trio Sam Michael, Alex Sexton and Brian Coleman-Broome will play their first game of the year with the Australia Post Queensland Scorpions at Coorparoo tomorrow.

Redland’s Trent Manzone is the Round 6 nomination for the NAB NEAFL Rising Star Award (Northern Conference).

Sports Journalist Student, Garry McSweeney reports on Kate Misson from Morningside AFC for a paper for his degree at Griffith University

Round 8 of the AFL Premiership this week end has been ear marked as the “THANKS UMP” Round.  There has been good media coverage and advertisements in the broader media outlining the plight of the umpire and how all match…

The Brisbane Lions Academy has issued a blanket invitation to regional, club and school coaches from U11 to U18 to attend the first of their Coach Education sessions for 2011.

Longtime The Courier-Mail sportwriter Bernie Pramberg wrote about joy that AFL is bringing to a group of young refugees in last Saturday’s edition. The article is reproduced here courtesy of The Courier-Mail. After spending more than half their young lives…

Field Umpire Jason Baldwin and Goal Umpire Brent Fewkes will celebrate their 150 senior game milestone together on Sunday.