For the second year running, AFL Queensland has partnered with the Tackle Your Feelings (TYF) program to make mental health training available to community coaches in 2022.  Tackle Your Feelings is a free mental health training program for community AFL…

Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias. Celebrate…

Every Australian woman, man, girl and boy who registers to play, coach, umpire, volunteer or administer community football has the opportunity to share in more than $370,000 prizes as part of an AFL push to get people back to their…

It’s been a five-year apprenticeship under one of the Masters of the North Queensland (NQ) vs. South Queensland (SQ) Intrastate Rep Program. 2022 will see Rory Lake, SQ Assistant Coach under Danny Craven for the past five years, take over…

A standalone game on 26th March will herald the start of the 2022 Division 2 North season. Park Ridge will meet Jindalee at home, with ex-Collingwood player and Brownlow Medalist Dane Swan lining up in the midfield for the Pirates…

2022 is the year of 2s and with it the QFA Division 1 HART Sport Cup welcomes two new clubs into the fray when games get under way on April 2. The HART Sport Cup expands to eight teams this…

History will be made at 8am this Saturday, 19th February, when the first bounce of the inaugural Queensland Girls Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) Senior Australian Football competition is made. 16 teams and 240 students from schools associated with the…

The fixture for the 2022 Bond University QAFLW Premiership season has dropped, with Round One commencing on Saturday March 26th.  Eight clubs will contest the 2022 Flag, allowing for 14 matches for each team over a 16-round-home-and-away fixture. Finals will…

School is (finally) back, and that mean’s the return of school footy! Kicking into its 6th year and shaping up to be its biggest and best yet, the Associated of Independent Colleges (AIC) AFL competition officially* begins this tonight with…

The AFL and Toyota are proud to announce the 2022 Toyota Good for Footy Gear Grant program recipients ahead of the AFLW Toyota Good for Footy Round, 11 – 13 February. For the third year running, Toyota is providing 100 female…

July 2nd, 2022, will mark an important milestone in the evolution of women’s football across Queensland with the playing of the first ever North Queensland vs. South Queensland women’s Intrastate Rep Clash. With women’s footy gaining year on year momentum,…

A huge injection of star power has been added to the ranks of the QAFL for 2022 with a list of big names  recruited across the competition. The host of ex-AFL and VFL players bring elite talent and experience at…

A pioneer for women’s footy at the Sandgate Hawks Footy Club has been named in a newly formed volunteer coalition comprising some of the nation’s most passionate sports administrators who’ve joined forces to shape the future of sport volunteering in…

We’re looking for enthusiastic and passionate people to join our 2022 casual workforce. As an AFL Programs Facilitator, you’ll play a key role in helping grow footy participation in Queensland through the delivery of fun and engaging NAB AFL Auskick,…

Seven community football representatives from across Australia have been acknowledged for their outstanding contribution to women’s football as part of the 2022 Chemist Warehouse AFLW Community Ambassador program. Established in 2021, the AFLW Community Ambassador program recognises members from the football…

Nearly 300 aspiring Gold Coast SUNS AFLW players have had the chance to train alongside their heroes this morning at Metricon Stadium. AFL Queensland and the Gold Coast SUNS have hosted a free female football clinic for girls aged six…

Five Queensland products have been named in the 2022 NAB AFL and AFLW Academies. Fleur Davies (Southport), sister of the Gold Coast SUNS player Giselle is in the mix, alongside her SUNS Academy teammate Alana Gee, who hails from Mackay.…

The AFL is pleased to launch the Women’s Coach Acceleration Program to fast-track the development of women in coaching and assist in their progression to senior coaching roles across both AFL and AFLW programs. All AFL clubs can apply to be…

Construction has officially commenced on a $10 million AFL field in the heart of Greenbank, which is set to provide new opportunities for Logan residents to participate in one of Australia’s most popular sports.  The 5.5 hectare Everleigh AFL Oval, being developed…

An inaugural Wheelchair AFL season, a Southeast Queensland inclusion competition, Auslan footy – AFL in Queensland has a lot to celebrate today for International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD). The United Nations observed day celebrates the contributions and achievements…

PlayHQ is here! The transition to the new competition management platform was delayed until December 1st to ensure ample data had come across in to the new system, and to allow all of our fantastic club staff the opportunity to be…

A further two schools have been announced as official AFL Schools of Excellence in 2022 as the competition begins a new chapter. As a part of a new Grade 7/8 competition and to develop into all divisions over the next…

Nominations to be part of the 2022 AFLQ Schools Cup are now open. More than 12,000 participants in 608 teams competed in 2021, making the competition its biggest year yet! Will your school be part of the action in 2022?…

The 2022 start dates and final series make-up for the two AFL Queensland State League competitions; the Bond University QAFLW and the QAFL have been released. After consulting with the Bond University QAFLW clubs, the Brisbane Lions and the Gold…

Surf, sand, sunshine and footy. Name a better combo. We’ll wait….. Introducing NAB AFL Auskick on the Beach! It’s NAB AFL Auskick as you know it but delivered on the beautiful beaches Queensland is world famous for. Nobby Beach on…

Gold Coast SUNS AFLW players Tori Groves-Little and Bess Keaney have given the newest sport on the Gold Coast a go as they prepare for the upcoming AFL Women’s season; trying out Wheelchair AFL. In a Queensland first, an official…

AFL Queensland has entered a two-year agreement with five apparel suppliers that will conclude 31st October, 2023. Information on the apparel suppliers can be found at; https://www.aflq.com.au/official-suppliers/ All license agreements are two years and clubs should not enter agreements with apparel suppliers…

Community football across Australia will benefit from a new registration and administrative platform with leagues and clubs transitioning to PlayHQ for the 2022 season and beyond. PlayHQ puts end users – club administrators, participants and volunteers – first, after research…

The Wynnum Vikings will make their long-awaited return to division one football when they become the eighth team in the QFA Division 1 Hart Sport Cup in 2022. The Vikings previously tasted success in division one as back-to-back Premiers in…

AFL Queensland has granted the Southport Sharks Football Club a licence to compete in the 2022 Bond University QAFLW commencing in April next year. The addition of Southport will see the Queensland state league women’s competition expand to nine teams,…