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PANTHERS STAY STRONG

Thursday 3 February 2011 Reigning premiers Morningside have minimized their losses for the step-up into the North Eastern Football League, attracting two quality Division 2 rep players to cover for the departure of several  members of last year’s grand final

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

MAGPIES RECOVER, SEEK COACHES

Thursday 3 February 2011 The Western Magpies are making a solid recovery from the floodwaters that devastated the club three weeks ago, with the senior squad set to return to Sherwood for training next week. A core of 45 to

Posted in Front Page, SEQ Community Football

SUNS SET FOR COMMUNITY CAMP

Gold Coast Suns players are ready and raring for their first taste Telstra AFL Community Camp, which is due to kick off this Saturday.

Posted in Front Page, Junior & Youth, Regional, SEQ Community Football

TIGERS COVER LOSSES

Wednesday 2 February 2011 Labrador have retained the bulk of their playing group for 2011 after going within a whisker of claiming their first QAFL premiership last season. The Tigers have lost only veteran ruckman Peter ‘Spida’ Everitt, important defender

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

MILLS COMMITS TO SOUTHPORT

Wednesday 2 February 2011 Former Brisbane Lions defender Wayde Mills will return to his home club Southport after a highly successful stint in the SANFL. The only catch is that the strongly-built right-footer won’t line up with the Sharks until

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

SHARKS BOOST RUCK BRIGADE

Tuesday 1 February 2011 Southport are set to take one of the best ruck combinations into the new North Eastern Football League season after acquiring former Victorian Country big man Daniel Weymouth last month. Weymouth joins 200cm giant Dean Putt

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

WA v QLD AT NEW STADIUM

Tuesday 1 February 2011 Queensland’s State representatives will have the honour of participating in the official opening of a brand new $9 million stadium in WA’s burgeoning Mandurah region in June. The newly-named Bendigo Bank Stadium will use the WA

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

HYUNDAI LIONS ACADEMY LAUNCHED

The Brisbane Lions have launched the 2011 Hyundai Lions Academy today with a string of exciting and significant announcements surrounding the local development program.

Posted in Front Page, Junior & Youth

ALPHASPORT AIDS FLOOD RECOVERY

Long-time AFLQ supporters Alphasport has prepared a detailed recovery program for flood-effected clubs in Queensland and offered them a free recovery kit. Twelve senior and junior clubs state-wide were hit by the record-breaking floods which have seen 75% of Queensland

Posted in Front Page

AFL CONSIDERS FLOOD VICTIM HELP

The AFL is considering a number of initiatives to help those communities, including local football clubs, affected by the on-going flood crisis in Queensland.

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

AFLQ HEADQUARTERS FLOODED

AFL Queensland’s lavish new training and administration centre in Brisbane has been inundated with water barely three months after it was opened.

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

5 TIME PREMIERSHIP TEAM REQUIRES COACH

5 time Premiership team, the Logan Cobras women’s team, is in need of a coach for the 2011 season.

Posted in Coaching, Female

JASON ROE JOINS THUNDER

Former Brisbane Lions defender Jason Roe will play for the NT Thunder in the NEAFL for the next two years.

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

WAYNE STEWART DIES

Queensland Football Team of the Century member of Hall of Famer Wayne Stewart has died on Saturday (18 December) following a long battle with cancer.

Posted in Front Page, QAFL, SEQ Community Football

NEAFL DRAW 2011 ANNOUNCED

QAFL teams will play in 20 different venues across six different cities in the Northern Conference of the new North Eastern Australian Football League in 2011 following the release of the draw today.

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

YERONGA LOOSES LONG SERVING COACH

It is with great sadness we acknowledge the passing of Lloyd “Supercoach” Bates from Yeronga Football Club, a passionate supporter of Senior and Youth Football in Brisbane. Lloyd passed away in the early hours of Sunday 12 December due to a heart condition.

Posted in Front Page

PLAYERS HOPING TO MAKE THEIR MARKS

Story and photo courtesy of the Mackay Daily Mercury. ALPHA Sports scholarships are set to help two talented Mackay players make their mark on the AFL scene. Tyler Jones and Nabako Stow are set to benefit from the tune of

Posted in Front Page

TWO NEW ROLES FOR LUKE FAULKNER

Former Queensland and Tasmanian State representative Luke Faulkner has added another key line to his football CV – he is the new AFL Queensland executive representative for KooGa.

Posted in Front Page, SEQ Community Football

SUNS REWARD JAKE CRAWFORD

Sunshine Coaster Jake Crawford was among six Queenslanders taken in today’s AFL Rookie Draft

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

CABOOLTURE & ZILLMERE REC FOOTY OFF

Rec Footy at both Caboolture and Zillmere has been cancelled for this week as of 7 December 2010 due to excessive water on both fields. The draw for Zillmere will be put out later today for the rest of the

Posted in Front Page, McDonalds AFL 9s

NEW-LOOK U18 CREW FOR ASHKAR

David Ashkar will take charge of a new-looking coaching line-up with the Australia Post Queensland Scorpions in 2011.

Posted in Front Page, QAFL, Representative Football

MARYMOUNT GO BACK-T0-BACK

Marymount College have claimed back-to-back premierships in the Clark Keating Cup, the symbol of supremacy for independent schools football on the Gold Coast.

Posted in Front Page, School

COACHING COURSES ANNOUNCED FOR 2011

The 2011 AFL Qld Coaching Courses dates have been released.

Posted in Coaching, Front Page

EX-PORT ACE TO COACH MAROOCHY ROOS

Former Port Adelaide SANFL 200-game and AFL assistant-coach Roger Delaney will coach the Maroochy-Northshore Roos in the 2011 Pineapple Hotel Cup competition

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

NEW AFLQ HOME OFFICIALLY OPEN

AFL Commission Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick bid farewell to one era of Queensland football and officially ushered in another as he officially opened the new Queensland Administration and Training Centre at Yeronga.

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

QAFL RISING STAR DRAFTED BY DOGS

NT Thunder excitement machine Zephi Skinner will fly the QAFL flag into the 2011 Toyota AFL premiership after he was drafted by the Western Bulldogs tonight.

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

FORTY-SIX QLDERS ON SENIOR AFL LISTS

Forty-six Queenlanders will be on the senior lists of AFL clubs in season 2011 following tonight’s 2010 NAB AFL National Draft on the Gold Coast. And there’s still the prospect of more.

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

AFL CLUBS TURN TO QAFL COACHES

Queensland’s AFL clubs have called heavily on the coaching experience of QAFL clubs for the launch of the new North-East Australian Football League in 2011.

Posted in Front Page, QAFL

BBC’S AFL TEAM OFF TO UQ

A dozen students from Brisbane Boys College will head the University of Queensland’s St.Lucia campus today (Tuesday) to test themselves against elite young AFL prospects right across the country.

Posted in Front Page, Junior & Youth, Representative Football, School

A TASTE OF AFL FOR ACADEMY BOYS

Lions vice-captain Daniel Merrett and Suns recruit Karmichael Hunt were on hand to attend an AFL Queensland Combine event on Sunday.

Posted in Front Page, Junior & Youth

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