Buddy system Surfers Paradise has launched a primary school tradition in their juniors; the buddy system. Each player from the Demons’ Under 11 team has been paired up with an Under 17 player, to spend time with each other at…

The Queensland Women’s Academy traveled to football heartland over the weekend for two games against the Victorian Women’s Academy. Jetting off from Brisbane Friday morning for a Friday night game, the squad took to Western Bulldogs’ Whitten Oval to play…

AFL Queensland today released the 2016 South East Queensland Under 19’s Colts fixture. The fixture sees 19 teams compete in the same competition. At the end of the home and away season, teams finishing first to eighth will compete in…

The Western Magpies were the surprise packet of 2015, leaping into contender status very quickly, but they aren’t done with yet. After a straight sets finals exit, the Magpies are champing at the bit to get out there and bridge…

UQ does Europe Over the weekend there was a real Queensland connection to the second annual AFL Europe Champions League played in Amsterdam. 13 men’s and five women’s teams played for the title of best domestic team on the continent.…

Beautiful Burleigh Heads provided the perfect backdrop to launch the 150-year celebrations of footy in Queensland and 2016 AFL season today. AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan was joined by AFLQ Chief Dean Warren, as well as SUNS’ and Lions’ captains Gary…

In 2016, Labrador will go from the hunters to the hunted. There seems to be no sign of a premiership hangover from the Tigers so far though, taking out the Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup on Saturday. Find out who Perry…

The three Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup came to a conclusion today, with four teams crowned champions for 2016.   Results Pool A Grand Final Labrador 12.5.77 defeated Mt Gravatt 11.3.69 Pool B Grand Final Sandgate 6.8.44 defeat Mayne 4.7.31 Pool…

The signs were there in 2015 for Sandgate, they were on the right track. Now, 2016 is all about one simple goal; to be competitive in every single game. Find out whats changed down at the Hawks’ nest, and where…

This week, South East Queensland is playing host to the AFL Nauru All-Stars team Twenty-two of AFL Nauru’s best, combined with a few players from local communities in Queensland, will play two games against South East Queensland teams this weekend.…

Pool A Grand Final Mt Gravatt vs. Labrador 3:30pm, Oval 1 Leyshon Park Both teams will be near full strength for their last hit out before round 1 in two weeks time. Labrador will deservingly go in as favorites, but…

The Gorillas were oh so close to making the QAFL grand final last year, going down in a prelim final to Morningside. Despite their season finishing a week early, there were plenty of positives to take from the performance of…

Seven points is all that separated Morningside from back-to-back premierships last year. You can bet your bottom dollar they will be looking to go one step better this year. New coach Matt Walder says there wont be wholesale changes around…

The Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup comes to a head this Saturday. Eight teams across four pools will play off for pre-season glory at Leyshon Park, Yeronga. Kicking off the day at 10:30am will be the Pool C grand final between…

Red-hot pre-season It’s been a very big week for the UQ Red Lions, but not with the Sherrins. First up, UQ’s men’s side took on Mitchell’s Gaelic Football Club in their annual international rules match. For the record, UQ lost,…

There was always a bigger picture approach to 2015 by the Surfers Paradise Demons. It was as much about the future as it was the present. The Demons got as much game time into the kids as possible last year,…

Week two is in the books, and eight teams are off to the big dance. Here’s all the scores, and what you need to know after today’s Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup action.   Leather poisinging It didn’t take long for…

2015 was a tumultuous year injury wise for Mt Gravatt, but things are looking up. Senior Coach Brad Pollock is optimistic about the Vultures chances this year, stating that “the expectation is to make finals.” Find out why in the…

It’s the penultimate week for the Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup. Sixteen teams will become eight on Saturday, with each of them playing for a grand final spot. It didn’t take Mt Gravatt long to take a scalp in 2016, knocking…

It’s been a big couple of weeks for the AFL Queensland Umpires as they, like the players, prepare for a big 2016. It all started on February 20, when the Queensland Umpiring Academy held their annual conference. Aspley NEAFL coach,…

2015 definitely left a sour taste in the mouth of Palm Beach Currumbin, and they are out for redemption this year. After injecting some mature bodies into Salk Oval over summer, Chad Owens is quietly confident the Lions will improve…

After a slow start in 2015, Broadbeach stormed home to make the QAFL finals. Senior Coach Brett Andrews says that start won’t happen again this year. Find out why he thinks the Cats are better placed this ear compared to…

It’s that time of year again, when the spotlight shines on the home and away season. First up in this years QAFL preview is UQ. After charging home late in 2015, the Red Lions will be hoping that momentum continues…

AFL Queensland today announced the week two fixture for the Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup. Sixteen teams across four pools remain after the first week of games, who all will be playing for a sport in the grand final this week.…

Race against the clock The Queensland Women’s Academy went through their final pre-season test on Wednesday night, and Selina Goodman lit up the track. Just before the stopwatches were put away for the year, she ran the 2k-time trial in…

AFL Queensland, in conjunction with AFL North Coast, today launched an exciting new QAFA Northern Rivers competition. The innovative new structure will see four teams from the Northern Rivers and four from the New South Wales North Coast compete in…

Under 16 Academy trial Gold Coast 10.14.74 defeated Brisbane Lions 8.8.54 Goals: SUNS T Giacoumis 3, Z Palmer 2, C Portelli 2, M Smith 2, C Offerman 1 Lions: B Drake 2, Z Rollason 2, T Ansell 1, C Birmingham…

Footy camps are aimed at bringing a group together, having a laugh and fine tuning the teams fitness levels before the start of the season. The Moreton Bay Lions ticked every one of those boxes, but they did it without…

Week one of the Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup is done and dusted. Thirty-two teams have now become 16, as each of today’s winners will next week play off for a spot in the grand final. Here are the talking points…

Three of the sweetest words you will hear this March; footy is back. The Alpha Sport Pre-Season Cup kicks off tomorrow, Saturday March 5, with week one of the three-week series. There are four pools, 16 games and 32 teams,…