Collingwood’s Victoria Park was of one the most intimidating AFL venues in its day.  Full of character, it was more than a home ground – it was a fortress. So when Steve McLuckie, 45 days beyond his 19th birthday, played…

Michael McCormick moved to Queensland for a change of lifestyle. A footballing great from the tiny Murray River town of Mathoura, he was looking for some sun when he relocated to the Gold Coast in 1981. So began a commitment…

Brad Edwards is an adopted favourite of Queensland football, a country boy from Western Australia who played with Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL before stamping himself as one of the all-time greats at Morningside. Having grown up…

By Daniel Viles ASPLEY v MAROOCHYDORE Saturday 24 June 2023, 2pm at Zupps Aspley Oval, Carseldine Live stream with commentary on YouTube Head-to-Head: Played 9 – Maroochydore won 7; Aspley won 2 Head-to-Head at Zupps Aspley Oval: Played 4 –…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Hold onto your seats for Round 13 of the Senior Men’s QAFL competition. Old scores will be settled at Hickey Park; the Roos look to have found their pounce when they take on a determined Vulture…

Aasta O’Connor doesn’t like words like pioneer and trailblazer, but it’s an escapable fact that she was both. A monumental figure in the growth of women’s football in Queensland, and a great in the women’s game across the country. Born…

Two AFL South Pacific Region national talent academies – PNG and Nauru – will be represented in the upcoming PacificAus Sport U19 Talent Academy Challenge, to be held at the home base of the Gold Coast SUNS, the AustWorld Centre…

On 24 July 2007, the Tweed Heads Daily Telegraph published a story under the heading ‘Last Siren for Wally’. It was a tribute to local football stalwart Wally McKenzie, who had died three days earlier and it said it all.…

By Peter Blucher. Adrian Fletcher, a 231-game AFL player born and bred in Hobart, won the Leitch Medal as the best player in the Tasmanian Football League as an 18-year-old in 1988. He also played in the TFL grand final…

Warren Ledger was an outstanding player and coach in Queensland for more than 30 years, beginning inthe 1970’s after a knee injury as a teenager nearly stopped a wonderful career before it began. Born and bred in Brisbane and a…

What would you do if you were a life-time servant of the Redland Sharks and at age 73 you got a phone call from your old club asking for help? If you’re Col Tobiasen there’s only one answer. Of course,…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend. Image by Anthony Byron Photography.   The QAFL Senior Men’s competition took some more intriguing turns in Round 12 action on the weekend with Surfers Paradise pushing Redland Victoria Point to the end; Wilston Grange came…

The annual North Queensland v South Queensland Representative Clash is less than a week away and men’s and women’s final squads have been locked in. North Queensland will be defending their titles on home soil this year, with both games…

Ian Polglase fell in love with the Morningside Football Club as a nine-year-old in 1956 and for more than 60 years has remained wonderfully loyal and totally dedicated. A player, coach, committeeman, President and QAFL delegate turned innovator and visionary…

The AFL has launched the all-new official mobile app for community football, the ‘Play AFL’ app. Play AFL is a free iOS and Android app for local footy that houses fixtures, ladders, results and stats for every league on the…

by Daniel Viles MAROOCHYDORE v YERONGA SOUTH BRISBANE Saturday 17 June 2023, 2pm at Domino’s Oval, Maroochydore Live stream with commentary on YouTube Head-to-Head: Played 13 – Maroochydore won 6; Yeronga SB won 6; Drawn 1 Head-to-Head at Domino’s Oval:…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Round 12 is going to be another crucial round for the QAFL with not as many headline acts as previous weeks; but contests will see some quality teams needing to bounce back after big losses. Palm…

AFL Queensland is pleased to announce the Queensland Football Hall of Fame is back, with a new group of inductees to be honoured at a Hall of Fame event for the first time in 15 years. In 2008, AFL Queensland…

By Peter Blucher. Lachie Keeffe has completed the most remarkable 100-game journey in Queensland AFL history … a journey that was more than 15 years in the making and began as a reason to dodge some schoolwork. Son of a…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   The Senior Men’s competition of the QAFL has been turned completely on its head after a remarkable weekend of action in Round 11.   Noosa kept its finals’ hopes alive with an impressive 46-point win on…

by Daniel Viles WILSTON GRANGE v ASPLEY Saturday 10 June 2023, 11:30am at iiNergy Oval, Stafford Live with commentary on YouTube Head-to-Head: Played 7 – Aspley won 5; Wilston Grange won 2 Head-to-Head at iiNergy Oval: Played 3 – Aspley…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend The race for the top six is alive and thriving; and the headline act of the weekend belongds to Wilston Grange and Aspley. Will we see some upsets across Round 11 of the QAFL that can…

By Peter Blucher. Cairns State High School claims some big personalities among their alumni, including NBA giant Aaron Baynes, Cairns mayor Bob Manning, AFL star Charlie Dixon, MLB pitcher Cam Cairncross and Miss World Australia turned cricket commentator Erin Holland.…

A squad of 29 girls has been named in the Queensland Under 18 State Team selected to represent Queensland at the upcoming National Championships.   The Championships will feature the country’s most talented under 18 female footballers, some of whom…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Aspley and Redland Victoria Point have said to the rest of the QAFL Senior Men’s competition ‘Catch us if you can’ after both recorded very impressive wins over quality opposition in Round 10 action over the weekend.…

by Daniel Viles WILSTON GRANGE v YERONGA SOUTH BRISBANE Saturday 3 June 2023, 5pm at iiNergy Oval, Stafford Live with commentary on YouTube Head-to-Head: Played 22 – Yeronga South Brisbane won 18; Wilston Grange won 4 Head-to-Head at iiNergy Oval:…

The Labrador Australian Football Club hosted its inaugural Junior Match Day Experience for U13 footballers last month, as the Tigers hosted the Morningside AFC at home in the top-flight Senior QAFL competition. As one of the oldest and most successful…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend We’re almost at the mid-way point of the 2023 QAFL Senior Men’s competition as we hit Round 10 with near-perfect weather to grace the competition. Wilston Grange and Morningside headline the list of blockbusters this weekend…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend The next month of football is going to be a major period for the QAFL competition with the top six far from settled. While Aspley and Redland Victoria Point lead the competition in the top two places;…