AFL Queensland today announced the establishment of Australia’s first AFL Diversity Academy at CJ Greenfields Sporting Complex in Brisbane. The AFL Queensland Diversity Academy at Inala will house many of AFL Queensland’s multicultural, Indigenous, female and disability programs including the…

With the Byron Bay  AFL 9s Invitational just weeks away, teams are urged to register to secure their place. Byron Bay The two-day Byron Bay event is first cab off the rank, following on from the success of last year’s inaugural event…

Applications are now open to find the next great Recruit, a weekend warrior, someone who is currently toiling away at a suburban or country football club. Broadcast on Foxtel in 2016, the 10 part reality television series will feature a…

Medium Defenders named for 2015 NAB AFL Draft Combine Queensland’s Reuben William is amongst the third group of players – Medium Defenders – announced by the AFL to attend the 2015 NAB AFL Draft Combine in October at Etihad Stadium…

  Football fans nationally have the chance to purchase a piece of memorabilia from the 2015 Toyota AFL Finals Series while supporting Ladder, an AFL player led charity tackling youth homelessness in the community.  Woolworths, the Official Supermarket of the…

Brisbane Lions invite all their fans young and old to Get to the Gabba for Round 23 on Saturday 5 September at 1.45pm; not just to watch the Lions take on the Western Bulldogs, but also to farewell a Club…

    MATCH OF THE ROUND YERONGA vs. COOLANGATTA Saturday August 29, 4:45pm Leyshon Park Competition points might not mean much at this stage for these two final bound teams, but don’t expect a watered down contest this Saturday, with…

AFL Active has been launched to provide a fun, social & flexible way for women to get active.     AFL Active has been developed as part of the Changing the Game: Increasing Female Participation in Sport program.  It is…

The Gold Coast SUNS’ last home game in the 2015 Toyota AFL Premiership season, Round 22’s match against Port Adelaide at Metricon Stadium, will double as a fundraising opportunity for senior community football Clubs in South East Queensland. Senior SEQ…

  Two of Queensland’s most talented young umpires, Alex Whetton and Alistair Meldrum, have been selected to officiate the Toyota AFL Grand Final curtain raiser match. Whetton will assume field umpiring duties, with Meldrum between the goals. Queensland State Umpire…

The AFL has released its nineteenth NAB AFL Academy squads with five Queenslanders in total being selected across the two squads. Jacob Allison, Jack Bowes and Brad Scheer, all members of the championship winning Queensland Under 18 team this year,…

AFL Queensland celebrates AFL Multicultural Round today, Friday August 7 with the AFL Queensland World Fiesta – a community event celebrating cultural diversity through football, food and family fun. The event will feature QFA Yeronga vs. Springwood seniors and reserves matches, entertainment from…

Queensland’s Australian Football rivalry between Brisbane and the Gold Coast dates back long before the “Showdown” of South Australia or the “Western Derby” of Western Australia. The birth of the mutual dislike between the Australian Football communities of the two…

The  2015-16 Celebrating Multicultural Queensland grants program is now open. The Celebrating Multicultural Queensland grants program funds diverse multicultural events and needs based projects that celebrate and promote Queensland’s multicultural identity, increase community awareness of the benefits of multiculturalism, foster community…

FOXTEL has announced registrations are now open for season two of the ground- breaking sports competition series THE RECRUIT, with ex-Hawthorn recruiter Gary Buckenara leading the national search. Produced in conjunction with the AFL, THE RECRUIT is a reality football…

Gold Coast SUNS young gun, Adam Saad, has thrilled crowds and commentators in his inaugural AFL season. He won a rising star nomination in the  SUN’s win over Brisbane Lions and, while most rookies would be over the moon with…

The AFL is pleased to announce the 2015 Toyota AFL Multicultural Round, celebrating ‘Many Cultures, One Game’ will take place in Round 19 of the Toyota AFL Premiership Season. Multicultural Round highlights the contribution multicultural communities have made to the…

Whether it’s goal umpiring or commentating an AFL game in Vietnamese, multicultural program ambassador Hung Huynh Quang will play a vital part in this weekend’s multicultural round. Huynh Quang first came to Australia three years ago from Vietnam to complete…

AFL Queensland, in conjunction with the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast SUNS, are giving community football coaches an opportunity to learn from the best with their upcoming coaching master classes. The two master classes will be run at the Gabba…

15-year-old game changer Down 24-7 early in the game, Caloundra needed someone to grab the game by the scruff of the neck, and grab it quickly. It’s times like these that the senior players, the experienced heads, the leaders, find a…

Harris Andrews from the Brisbane Lions is the Round 18 NAB AFL Rising Star nominee. The young defender was one of Brisbane’s best with 22 disposals and 12 marks against the Geelong Cats’ experienced forward line last Saturday at Simonds Stadium.…

Lachie Weller is the latest Queensland product to make his AFL debut, after he was subbed into the Fremantle vs. Greater Western Sydney match a minute into the final quarter. Weller was picked up by Fremantle’s in last year’s National…

Five Queensland State Academy players have been invited to take part in the 2015 NAB AFL Draft Combine. Following stellar performances in the TAC Cup and National Championships this year, Ben Keays, Eric Hipwood, Mabior Chol, Corey Wagner, and Reuben…

Magnetic Island’s Dirk Koenen has been awarded the 2015 Troy Clarke Scholarship,  named after the former Brisbane Bears player and respected AFL Queensland Game Development Manager who passed away in 2013 at just 44 years of age. The scholarship is…

MATCH OF THE ROUND YERONGA vs. COORPAROO Saturday July 11, 6:45pm Leyshon Park They might be sitting pretty in third position on the ladder, but Yeronga must take the fight to Coorparoo this weekend if they want to be considered…

AFL passion arrives in Cairns this week with a full program of community events in the lead up to the Round 15 Toyota AFL Premiership match between the Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast SUNS at Cazalys Stadium on Saturday, July 11. AFL…

Queensland’s Community football clubs will wear black armbands and, where possible, take a minute’s silence to honour the tragic passing of Phil Walsh. The game is in mourning today, and the whole of the AFL, our clubs, our players, our…

  The AFL returns to Cairns for a fifth straight year when the Western Bulldogs host the Gold Coast SUNS at Cazalys Stadium on Saturday July 11, 4:35pm. North Queensland sports fans are encouraged to purchase now to guarantee tickets…

To support the Troy Clarke Scholarship, AFL Queensland – with the assistance of the Brisbane Lions – is auctioning off a very special piece of Queensland Football Memorabilia The package include: Australian Football in Queensland “Team of the Century” –…

  AFL Queensland is on track for another bumper year in 2015, with participation figures showing just over 14% growth at the halfway mark. 141,261 boys, girls, men and women have participated in Australian football programs and competitions, compared to…