The Brisbane Lions will meet the Collingwood Magpies in the 2023 Toyota AFL Grand Final on Saturday September 30th at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This is the first time in 19 years the Brisbane Lions have made the Grand Final,…

Garry Toye had a fantastic three-month ‘honeymoon’ at Windy Hill over the summer of 1977. Accommodation, meals and a part-time job were included, and he even took his wife Heather. But sadly, it didn’t end well. It was a football…

The annual November Brisbane AFL Level 2 Coaching Youth and Senior course accreditation for 2023/ 24 will be facilitated on Saturday 18th of November at Iona College from 8.30am – 5.00pm Registrations are now open for all head coaches and…

North Adelaide coach Andrew Jarman would look out across the ground just before the first bounce hoping to see one thing. Dean Howard rolling his shoulders. If he was, he knew his ‘wrecking bull’ midfielder was on and that the…

The AFL Queensland Under 14 State Academy Carnival kicks off on Monday 25 September at Maroochydore’s Multisports Complex.   From Monday 25 September to Wednesday 27 September, male and female teams from across Queensland, Papua New Guinea, and Nauru, will…

A weekend of friends, fun and footy wouldn’t be complete without accompanying ice cold beverages! AFL Queensland is pleased to announce the return of Brick Lane Brewing Co to the 2023 Eximm Sport Byron Bay AFL Nines Invitational. A past…

It is often said that football is the panacea to all evils. While it will never be quite that for Gavan McGuane, something as simple as a bunch of weekly phone calls from old teammates is a very special ‘football’…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   ASPLEY continued its dynasty in the QAFL Senior Men’s competition when it secured its second-consecutive premiership with a 42-point win over Redland Victoria Point at Giffin Park.   The Hornets joined the QAFL competition ahead…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   ASPLEY has been crowned the 2023 QAFL Reserves Premiers after overcoming an impressive Broadbeach outfit by 14-points at Giffin Park.   The Hornets missed the 2022 Grand Final by less than a kick and after…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   MAROOCHYDORE tasted its first premiership victory in the QAFL when they defeated Palm Beach Currumbin by eight-points in the Colts Grand Final at Giffin Park.   The Roos led by 21-points heading into the final…

The 2023 J.A. Grogan and Emma Zielke Medal Night was held at The Gabba on Sunday 10 September, recognising Queensland’s best QAFL and Bond University QAFLW Players.   The full vote counts from the following awards can be accessed here: …

Thursday Island, with a total area of 3 sq km and a population of 2,805, located 39km north of Cape York Peninsula, is a tiny ‘home’ to some really big personalities. Like NFL Super Bowl champion Jesse Williams, dual Olympic…

The 1970 QAFL grand final is remembered for the intervention of police and trainers to quell a series of wild brawls, a withering Sandgate comeback that delivered a drought-ending premiership, and Warren Lloyd. The then 19-year-old ruck/forward starred at full…

The umpires have been announced to officiate the QAFL Colts, Reserves and Seniors Grand Finals on Saturday 16 September at Giffin Park, Coorparoo.  AFL Queensland’s High Performance Umpire Coach Chris Fawcett, said, “All of the umpires selected this for matches…

ASPLEY V REDLAND VICTORIA POINT, 2.30PM, GIFFIN PARK Aspley QAFL B: Liam Dawson(24), Lachlan Rayner(15), Jackson Allen(11) HB: Jasper Craven(14), Jordon Arnold(18), Daniel Joseph(20) C: Daniel Henderson(4), Coen Harker(43), Jordan Hayden(2) HF: William O’Dwyer(36), Thomas Watson(39), Michael Best(19) F: Jonathan…

Known to everyone at Sandgate as ‘Bear’, Will Forbes was a 231-game star of the 1970s who epitomised what the tag ‘clubman’ is all about. He was one of the very best – on and off the field. A junior…

Photos: Anthony Byron Photography and Brooke Sleep Media By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend BROADBEACH v ASPLEY Meetings – 2023 Round 1 Broadbeach 12.8.80 defeated Aspley 7.9.51 Round 16 Broadbeach 15.12.102 defeated Aspley 2.10.22 Qualifying Final Broadbeach 13.9.87 defeated Aspley 7.13.55  …

Photo: Brooke Sleep Media By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend MAROOCHYDORE v PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN Meetings – 2023 Round 19 Palm Beach Currumbin 7.10.52 defeated Maroochydore 2.6.18 Qualifying Final Maroochydore 7.11.53 defeated Palm Beach Currumbin 7.8.50   MAROOCHYDORE High score – 26.17.173…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend ASPLEY v REDLAND VICTORIA POINT Meetings – 2023 Round 8 Aspley 12.9.81 defeated Redland Victoria Point 7.9.51 Round 20 Aspley 17.16.118 defeated Redland Victoria Point 9.9.63 Semi Final Aspley 17.9.111 defeated Redland Victoria Point 8.7.55  …

Former Windsor-Zillmere star player Andrew Martyn will present the 2023 Joe Grant Medal to the player judged Best on Ground at the QAFL Grand Final on Saturday September 16th.  The Joe Grant Medal has been presented to the Best on…

Local football clubs across Australia will receive an $8 million boost over the next four years as the AFL and Telstra today unveiled Telstra Footy Country Grants. With a pool of $2 million to be distributed each year starting in…

If you were going to write a football fairytale you’d start with Robert Copeland. Born in Redcliffe, a long-time resident of Kilcoy and a product of the Strathpine Swans, he lived exactly that in an extraordinary debut season with the…

The AFL has today announced a squad of 46 players who will feature in the 2023 AFL Futures match. Many of the most talented under 17 footballers from across the country will take part in the match, which will be…

Listen closely to Andrew Martyn say New Zealand. It’s ‘New Zuland’. Just like the multitude of people from across the Tasman Sea and for very good reason. The former Windsor-Zillmere/Aspley and CCC star and Joe Grant Medallist is a Kiwi.…

Aspley Hornets and Redland-Victoria Point Battle for State Glory Coorparoo’s Giffin Park to host 2023 QAFL Grand Final this Saturday   The Aspley Hornets will be aiming for back-to-back premierships while Redland-Victoria Point Sharks will be hunting their maiden premiership…

By Chris “Yeendy” Yeend.   PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN 10.6.66 defeated BROADBEACH 9.8.62 With the Lions going into the contest as minor premiers and filled with confidence; the Cats had to play at to their full potential. Former Coolangatta Colts player…

By Chris “Yeendy” Yeend   ASPLEY 14.12.96 defeated PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN 10.5.65   In a re-match of last year’s Preliminary final that had the Lions win by less than a kick to advance to the premiership decider (won by Labrador);…

By Chris “Yeendy” Yeend   REDLAND Victoria Point has secured its place in the 2023 QAFL Senior Men’s Grand Final after a remarkable 53-point win over Wilston Grange at home on Saturday. The victory was made even more sweeter when…

Southport Sharks’ Stephanie O’Brien was awarded the Emma Zielke Medal and Broadbeach Cats’ Kwaby Boakye claimed the 78th J.A Grogan Medal, Queensland AFL’s highest individual footballing honours, in front of almost 300 guests at The Gabba earlier this evening. It was…