The Queensland Under 17 state side came away with a convincing win today, against the NSW/ACT Rams. After a scrappy few opening minutes and an even first half, the Queenslanders broke away and finished the game on top 14.8.92 to…

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Exciting Queensland draft prospects Brayden Crossley and Connor Ballenden put on a show at Leederville Oval on Sunday, despite the Allies going down in the contest 6.8 (44) 12.12 (84), in round three of the NAB AFL U18 National Championships.…

Photo: David Layden. Bailey Scott in action for the Gold Coast SUNS NEAFL side, in round 11 of the NEAFL. Score: South Australia 17.10 (112) def Allies 9.7 (61)   The Allies went down to a strong South Australian outfit…

Together with their Allies teammates, Queensland’s most promising under 18 talent will be matching up against South Australia on Saturday at Adelaide Oval. The Allies squad is made up of the best players from the Academy Series, which replaced the…

A Queensland footy weekend for the ages Football in Queensland had one of the all-time great weekends, claiming victories all over Australia. The QAFL’s representative side got over the top of the WAAFL (WA amateurs), in a close win, just…

Eight Queenslanders have been named in the Allies side set to take on Vic Country in their first game of the NAB AFL Under 18 National Championships. Five players from the SUNS Academy, along with three from the Lions Academy,…

Results: Rd 1 Gold Coast 4.7 (31) def by Brisbane Lions 5.8 (38) Fankhauser Reserve, Southport Sat, Mar 25 Rd 2 GWS Giants 7.16 (58) def by Gold Coast 12.3 (75) Blacktown International Sportspark Sat, Apr 1 Rd 3 Sydney Swans 15.11 (101)…

Results Rd 1: Gold Coast 4.7 (31) def by Brisbane Lions 5.8 (38) Fankhauser Reserve, Southport Sat, Mar 25 Rd 2: Brisbane Lions 11.12 (78) def by Tasmania 15.12 (102) Redlands Sat, Apr 22(rescheduled following Cyclone Debbie) Rd 3: Northern Territory 8.6 (54)…

Classic photos Following up last week’s classic photo ( https://aflq.com.au/tuesday-talking-points-64/ ) is this 1978 ripper sent in by Broadbeach supporter Rick Trewavas, featuring ‘Pops’ McKinnon standing on a rubbish dump that would became the Broadbeach Cats’ home ground. If you have…

Gold Coast have one win, while the Lions have two, after the first three rounds of the NAB under 18 Academy Series. SUNS tough midfielder Jacob Dawson has drawn the eye of recruiters, with his ability to find the football…

Three young Queenslanders have been selected to take part in a special AFL academy curtain raiser, prior to this Sunday’s Carlton v Essendon showdown at the MCG. The two teams are named after successful academy products, Jacob Weitering and Joe…

The SUNS and Lions academies will go head-to-head in the first round of the 2017 NAB AFL U18 Division 2 Championships. The rivalry is real … and it’s game on. Once the jumper is on and these players cross the…

Brisbane Lions Academy Manager Luke Curran gives his thoughts on round 1 of the much anticipated NAB Academy Series and the Lion’s pre-season preparations so far. The Brisbane Lions Academy side will face off against the Gold Coast Suns academy…

Queensland Academy and High Performance Coach Adrian Fletcher previews the U18 NAB Academy Series, set to kick off on March 25. Representing Queensland, the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns’ academies will be up against the likes of the Tasmania…

Two Queenslanders were today selected in the NAB AFL Rookie Draft, taking the total number of Queensland draftees in 2016 to eight, following six selections in the NAB AFL Draft. On Friday night, Jack Bowes, Declan Watson, Josh Williams, Elliot…

In 2017, the male Queensland Talent Pathway will have a slightly different look. No longer will there be a Queensland Under 18 Academy, but rather, players will spend the year playing with their club Academies, the Brisbane Lions and the…

The countdown is finally over, it’s NAB AFL Draft day! Before the show kicks off tonight in Sydney, we thought we would take a look at a few more Queensland players hoping to hear their name read out.   Elliot…

A simple phone call from Queensland Academy and High Performance Coach Adrian Fletcher might turn out to be the career defining moment in the story of Declan Watson. In just over 24 hours time, Watson is hoping to have his…

By the time he turned 18, Josh Williams had lived in four different places. Three of those were with his family, but one – which could turn out to be the most important chapter of his life – was on…

When Jacob Allison sits down next Friday night to see if his dream of becoming an AFL footballer comes true, the people who have been there from day one, his family, will surround him. They are the ones who come…

For the draft crop of 2016, the National AFL Draft Combine is the first sign that their AFL dreams are a step closer to fruition. An invitation to the AFL Draft Combine means that at least five AFL clubs have…

Just when you thought Queensland’s year of draftee’s and debutants couldn’t get any better, Yeronga ruckman Matt Eagles has won FOX8’s reality TV show, The Recruit, and a spot on the Brisbane Lions’ rookie list. Eagles, who arrived at Leyshon…

Where did Jade come from? When Kalinda Howarth kicked six goals for Coolangatta in Saturday’s first game of the QWAFL triple-header, she extended her lead in the league goal kicking to six. With that buffer between her and second place,…

100! It was only last week we were speaking about the task ahead of Trent McIntyre if he wanted to bring up the goal kicking ton for the Southeast Suns this year. Well, he didn’t muck around doing it. Needing…

Top four locked Caloundra’s win over Aspley in the QFA North on Saturday means that the top four is now a lock. With two weeks to go, both Aspley and Moreton bay aren’t a mathematical chance to sneak in, but…

The AFL has released the list of players invited to attend the 2016 NAB AFL Draft Combine in October. Eighty players have been invited after being nominated by at least five AFL clubs. Six of those are Queenslanders who will…

Roo beauty I’ve seen a few strange occurrences at the footy in my time, but I’ve never seen a Kangaroo hop through the middle of a warm up. On Friday night at Ipswich, Skippy decided he was a bit chilly…

We are now half way through the Allies campaign in the NAB AFL Division One Championships, so we thought the time was right to check in on how the 11 Queenslanders who were selected in the initial squad are travelling.…

17 year-old Western Magpies debutant Will Fletcher is the round 9 QAFL Rising Star nominee. The talented defender won plenty of the footy in his first game which the Pies won comfortably by 62 points. “I found I was on…