The Queensland Under 19 Women’s squad that will compete at the 2021 NAB National U19 Championships has been named. The Championships starts Monday, April 12 and runs through until May 29. AFL Talent Manager Queensland, Mark Browning, said this year’s…

The launch of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership season was officially marked nation-wide on Wednesday with the iconic sound of the siren echoing in unison from stadiums and local grounds across the country. As a sign of celebration and togetherness,…

Young Gold Coast SUNS ruck Lauren Bella has been rewarded for her outstanding form this season with a NAB AFLW Rising Star nomination for Round 7. Bella was dominant in the air collecting 25 hit-outs in the SUNS’ 15-point loss…

She’s already proven how tough she is, recovering from heart surgery as a nine-year-old but next week local Aussie rules player Faith Reeves will demonstrate courage of a different kind. The Helensvale State High School AFL Academy student and Pacific…

Gold Coast SUNS captain Jarrod Witts has made a virtual visit to Central Queensland’s Farnborough State School to surprise seven-year-old Finn Carton, a local Auskicker and mad SUNS supporter. The visit was part of the AAMI Community Camps, which in…

Aaron “Flash” Davey will again get the opportunity to coach North Queensland (NQ) this year after last year’s Intrastate Clash was cancelled due to COVID-19. The former Melbourne Demons star, steps into the position after being a player for the…

Former St Kilda and Brisbane Bears player Danny Craven will once again lead a new look South Queensland (SQ) team into battle against North Queensland (NQ) in this year’s Intrastate Clash. Entering his fifth year as the Head Coach, Craven…

The Queensland Government and the Australian Football League (AFL) have teamed up with an $8 million partnership to support new community AFL facilities.   AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan, Queensland Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe, Member for Greenslopes Joe Kelly and…

A stand-alone marquee game on the Easter long weekend will launch the 2021 Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) competition, with Noosa hosting Wilston Grange at Rococo Oval on April 3rd. The Tigers’ claws will be out from the get-go, the…

After a 33 year hiatus, the Garbutt Magpies will return to the AFL Townsville senior men’s ranks in 2021 with a standalone team being accepted into the men’s reserves competition. The Garbutt Magpies last competed in an AFL Townsville senior…

If Harris Andrews and Charlie Cameron race to check their phones straight after tonight’s intraclub scratch match, they will have a good reason. While the pair are locking horns in preparation for the AFL season, their former schools will also…

The highly anticipated Bond University QAFLW fixture has been officially released today, ahead of the 2021 season. The action will kick off on Saturday, February 27th, overlapping with the NAB AFL Women’s competition. Queensland State Leagues Competition Manager, Matt Bialkowski,…

Brisbane Lions young-gun and former Queensland U18 captain Nat Grider was today announced as the NAB AFLW Rising Star nominee for Round 3.  Touted as one of Lions’ most promising players, the 20-year-old defender has cemented herself as a key…

AFL has always been Abdullah Haddad’s, first love. Growing up in Toowoomba,  Abdullah began playing junior football for his local club the University Cougars in 2006 and during his ten years at the club witnessed a positive cultural shift in…

The intrastate North Queensland vs South Queensland representative clash will be back in 2021, after an enforced layoff in 2020. This year’s game will be played on the weekend of June 12/13 and is tentatively scheduled for Cairns, paving the…

By AFL Media   The AFL wishes to provide an update on the Round Two fixture of the 2021 NAB AFL Women’s Competition amid current government restrictions in place across the country. The following matches scheduled for Round Two will remain…

By Sarah Black, AFLW media  BRISBANE midfielder Belle Dawes and St Kilda defender Tarni White – on return from a torn ACL – are the round one nominees for the NAB AFLW Rising Star. White tore her ACL in round…

The AFL today announced the 2021 VFL season is set to begin on Saturday April 17, which will see state league men’s footy return to Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales after a 2020 season affected by COVID-19. The home…

Registrations have now opened for the 2021 AFL community ambassador program! The AFL Community Ambassador program was established in 2013, with the aim to engage Multicultural Communities through a network of dedicated volunteers while using Australian Rules Football as a…

The Gold Coast SUNS has today announced a new look leadership group, headlined by the appointment of Hannah Dunn as co caption with Sam Virgo. Quickly establishing herself as one of the SUNS most important midfield players, Dunn has grown…

By AFLQ Media The competition amongst the AFLW Lions squad is running hot, with Coach Craig Starcevich admitting he’s finding it hard to narrow down his best 21 players for round one.  It will be a hungry side who’ll take…

Lions recruits Joe Daniher and Nakia Cockatoo have been handed two of Brisbane’s most famous numbers for the 2021 season. Joe Daniher will wear the most famous number in Brisbane Lions history when he pulls on the number 3 jumper…

The Gold Coast SUNS yesterday confirmed AFLW midfielder Jacqui Yorston had sustained an injury to her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The injury, which occurred during a club training session, will see Yorston miss the upcoming 2021 AFLW season. AFLW Head…

The AFL has announced the fixture for the 2021 AFL Community Series which will see all 18 AFL Clubs play two matches over three weeks as part of the men’s pre-season schedule. Five matches will be played in Week One,…

By AFLQ Media Blake Coleman has headlined the cohort of Queenslanders selected in last night’s marathon 2020 NAB AFL Draft. Taking close to four hours to complete, Queensland’s most promising footballers were nervously waiting with family and friends to hear…

The AFL has today met with all Clubs to advise the AFL Commission had approved recommendations from the AFLW Competition Committee relating to the season structure, fixture and ticketing arrangements for the upcoming season. The AFL informed Clubs that the…

The AFL today advised all Clubs the AFL Commission had approved recommendations presented at the scheduled Commission meeting on Wednesday, December 9. The recommendations are detailed below and include AFL Game Length, the 2021 AFL and AFLW fixtures, and the…

The Brisbane Lions have added to the history of brothers to play at the Club by selecting Hyundai Help for Kids Lions Academy product Blake Coleman in the 2020 NAB AFL National Draft. The younger brother of Keidean was taken…

By AFLQ Media Ahead of the NAB AFL Draft tonight, Gold Coast local talents Rhys Nicolls and Aiden Fyfe have been announced as additions to the Gold Coast SUNS rookie list in 2021. Both Nicholls and Fyfe have played their…

By Michael Whiting Alex Davies is a rangy, inside ball-winning midfielder, but in his only game following the COVID-19 shutdown period, displayed another attribute that could be just as important at AFL level. The Gold Coast Academy product showed he could…