AFL

Brisbane boy named Lions co-captain

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

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AIC AFL school comp wows Lions old boys

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

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Community camps kicking goals again

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,

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Vote for Queenslanders in 22Under22 Team Of The Decade

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

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Queenslander Zorko calls time on Lions captaincy

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

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2023 Smithy’s VFL – Round 1 Locked In

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

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AFL Community Camps return to the Sunshine State

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 –

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AFL launches webinar series to help community footy clubs

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

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2023 Level 2 Coaching Courses – Gold Coast & Mackay

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

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How the ’23 Toyota AFL Premiership season shapes up in Qld

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

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Footy fires in Fiji following visit with ADF and DFAT

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

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Queensland Chemist Warehouse Community Ambassador Honoured at AFLW Grand Final

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

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Round One of the Toyota AFL Premiership season released

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

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2022 NAB AFL Draft Night

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

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Qld boundary umpire makes Grand Final debut

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

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Gympie Cats President’s grit wins her QSport Volunteer of the Year

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.

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Rep footy returns to the AFLQ calendar

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

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Good call for AFL commentator Jess Webster

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

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NAB AFLW Premiership Cup Tour Season Seven

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

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StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup State Finals Information

The 2022 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup champions will be crowned from Friday October 14th – Sunday October 16th in a three-day footy bonanza at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex. Since March 2022, 613 teams and more than 12,000 students from primary and secondary

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Upcoming Level 2 Youth and Senior Coaching Course – Brisbane

AFL Queensland will be holding a Level 2 Coaching Course on Saturday, November 19th at Brisbane South State College. Registrations are now open for all head coaches and assistant coaches who facilitate both male and female programs to attend the

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QAFL: Grand Final Game Review

Submitted by Chris Yeend.  The Aspley Hornets tasted Senior Men’s premiership success in the QAFL on Saturday at Giffin Park when it conquered undefeated reigning premiers Broadbeach by 45-points. The Hornets led for 114.5 minutes of the 119.5-minute contest to

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Brownlow Wrap: Ben Keays

Submitted by Peter Blucher. Ben Keays, a one-time Queensland Under 18 captain and former Brisbane Lions player who has reinvigorated his career magnificently with the Adelaide Crows, topped the Queensland vote in the 2022 Brownlow Medal vote count last Sunday

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AFL Grand Final: Tom Hickey

Submitted by Peter Blucher. Football journeyman Tom Hickey will become the 27th Queenslander to play in a Toyota AFL Grand Final when he caps a remarkable career with the Sydney Swans against Geelong at the MCG on Saturday. In one

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Moranbah’s Abbey Rankin awarded Troy Clarke Scholarship

AFL Queensland has awarded Moranbah’s Abbey Rankin the 2022 Troy Clarke Scholarship, named after the late Brisbane Bears player and AFL Queensland Development Manager Troy Clarke. The scholarship is designed to support a young person from regional Queensland who displays

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Queensland Brownlow Medal Contenders

Submitted by Peter Blucher. There is no award for the player who tops the Queensland vote-count in the Brownlow Medal each year. So, in the countdown to Monday night’s 2022 count, let’s pretend there is one. We’ll call it the

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Queensland AFL Club Academies Development Carnival

On Monday September 19th, through to Thursday 22 September, hundreds of emerging AFL players will have the opportunity to play in the inaugural AFL Club Academies Development Carnival at Maroochydore and Bond University, Gold Coast. The matches will feature men’s

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AFL Wrap: Lions Historic Win at the G

Submitted by Peter Blucher.  The Lions historic win at The G It was the Lions’ first win at the MCG under coach Chris Fagan, and a massive turnaround after the four previous games against Melbourne had brought four disappointing losses.

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2022 Joe Grant Medal

At this Saturday’s QAFL Grand Final between the Broadbeach Cats and Aspley, the Joe Grant Medal will be awarded to the Best on Ground player.   Joe Grant was Queensland’s first full-time football administration. Originally from Pyramid Hill in central

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AFL Finals Wrap: Tom Hickey

Submitted by Peter Blucher.  Is it any wonder Tom Hickey was fending off in tears on national television last night Friday night? It was the culmination of the week from hell and the biggest and best moment of his football

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