Each year the AFL recognises Sir Doug Nicholls Round in May to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and its contribution to our game. Community clubs across Queensland and Northern New South Wales mark the occasion with their own…

By Peter Blucher  On 25 November 2016 Jack Payne watched three good mates from the Brisbane Lions Academy get drafted to the AFL. Jacob Allison went from Aspley to the Lions, Declan Watson from Aspley to North Melbourne and Elliot…

By Peter Blucher  Corey Wagner is nothing if not persistent. He’s been in and out of the AFL system since 24 November 2015. Or, more accurately, in and out and in and out … and now in again. The one-time…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Harris Andrews has long been touted as the Brisbane Lions captain in-waiting. The wait is now over with the Lions announcing the Queensland talent pathway graduate as co-captain alongside Lachie Neale, with Hugh McCluggage named as vice-captain. Harris Andrews has…

Brisbane Lions stars Harris Andrews and Charlie Cameron cheered on their old school teams as Ashgrove claimed a hard-fought win over Padua in the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) Andrews/Cameron Cup on Wednesday. The Cup has been fiercely contested by Marist…

AFL Community Camps are done and dusted for 2023 with more than 25,000 kids taking part following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. Brisbane Lions players visited more than 12,000 students across 51 schools in the Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast,…

Four born and bred Queenslanders have been named in the initial squad for the AFL Players Association’s (AFLPA) Snaffle 22Under22 Team of the Decade. It has been 10 years since the first fan-voted 22Under22 team was announced at the 2013…

Dayne Zorko will go down in history as one of the most decorated Brisbane Lions captains after calling time on a remarkable five-year stint as skipper of the AFL club. While his AFL playing days will continue, the announcement that…

The AFL has released the fixtures for Round 1 of the 2023 Smithy’s VFL season. The competition will commence the weekend of March 24-26, aligning with Round 2 of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership season. The 2023 Smithy’s VFL season…

The AFL Community Camp program has returned in 2023, with AFL clubs visiting regional communities around Queensland.  Please see details below on where you can catch the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast SUNS.     BRISBANE   Camp Dates –…

The AFL has launched a free webinar series to help local community football club volunteers to plan for success in season 2023. The all-new ‘AFL ClubHelp Webinar Series’ will be delivered across eight 45-minute sessions in February and March. Content…

Registrations are now open for all head coaches and assistant coaches who facilitate both male and female programs to attend the course from clubs and schools. The course is designed to provide progressive youth (U12-U17) and senior coaches (U18-Open) the…

AFL fans in the Sunshine State will have plenty of opportunities to see our great game next season following the recent announcement of the 2023 AFL fixture. The Gold Coast SUNS will start their season in front of a home…

By Madolyn Sushames Our great game continues to spread far and wide after a recent visit to Fiji as part of the Australian Defence Force’s Sports Officials Program, in conjunction with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. AFLQ Umpire…

Earlier this year Seven community football representatives from across Australia were acknowledged for their outstanding contribution to women’s football as part of the 2022 Chemist Warehouse AFLW Community Ambassador program. Each Ambassador received a $1,000 grant from the Women’s Football Fund to…

The Gold Coast SUNS will start their season in front of a home crowd at Metricon Stadium for the first time since 2017. They will host 2022 Grand Finalists, the Sydney Swans on Saturday, March 18 at 7pm AEST.  The…

The 2022 NAB AFL Draft kicked off on Monday, 28 November, streamed live from Marvel Stadium.  Here’s how it unfolded: Will Ashcroft The second name called out for the evening was Will Ashcroft.Will Ashcroft came through the Queensland ranks as…

There’s a lot of hype around the Melbourne Demons and Brisbane Lions ahead of the NAB AFLW Grand Final on Sunday, however there is another very important team in the midst of preparations – the Umpires. Queensland boundary umpire Will…

Gympie Cats President Ann-Marie Warren has been named the 2022 Queensland Sport Volunteer of the Year. The award was announced at the annual Queensland Sport Awards & Hall of Fame Presentation, held on Wednesday night at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.…

Queensland’s best-performing senior footballers will once again have the opportunity to represent their state in 2023 with the return of senior men’s and women’s interstate representative football. The selected teams will take on Tasmania on the famous North Hobart Oval…

By Josie Fielding  We often hear the success stories of Queensland players who have made it big when they ventured down to Victoria to do our state proud. Jason Dunstall, Tayla Harris, Katie Brennan and Dayne Beams to name a…

The AFL, in partnership with NAB, is pleased to announce the AFLW Premiership Cup will hit the road this month, as part of the inaugural 2022 NAB AFLW Premiership Cup Tour Season Seven which will commence from November 11-24. The…