The Garbutt Magpies Sporting and Cultural Association have been recognised at the 2023 Queensland Reconciliation Awards for the fantastic work they do within their community through sport. The Garbutt Magpies have strong ties to First Nations practices and create and…

Mackay product Harry Arnold is bound for Sydney after being picked up by the Swans with pick #5 in the AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. The 24-year-old started playing Aussie Rules as part of his primary school’s Auskick program in Mackay…

Image: Sam Haddad – a former Merit Award winner AFL Queensland is seeking applications from around the state for the AFL Merit Awards in 2023. The Merit Award is awarded to volunteers who have provided ten or more years of…

In the lead up to the annual North Queensland v South Queensland representative clash next month, AFL Queensland has selected the 2023 North Queensland (NQ) men’s and women’s squads.   North Queensland will be defending their titles on home soil…

By Peter Blucher  Ben Keays walked off Adelaide Oval last Sunday evening one very proud young man, having celebrated his entry to Queensland’s 100-Game AFL Club in perfect fashion. Almost. Keays, delisted by the Brisbane Lions four years ago, played…

Image by Craig Slaney. Review by Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend. The QAFL Senior Men’s competition was turned completely on its head in Round 9 action with some massive results and major changes in the ladder positions. Aspley’s win over Sherwood has…

The Australian Football League has launched a national campaign to highlight the importance of showing respect for umpires at all levels, from community football through to the elite game. There are more than 15,000 umpires in community football nationwide –…

Saturday July 1 is when Queensland’s best-performing senior footballers will have the opportunity to represent their state in 2023 with the return of senior men’s and women’s interstate representative football.   Both Queensland teams are set to take on Tasmania…

Do you love your footy but can’t commit to a full season? Come and try our new midweek women’s competition. Games will be played on Wednesday nights at 6.30pm across two venues, starting on June 12. The six-week competition will…

One of the largest winning streaks in Australian sport has come to an end after a remarkable 128 matches.   The Yeppoon Swans have been dominating the AFL Capricornia Senior Men’s competition in recent years, winning eight straight Premierships, and…

More players than ever will have the chance to pick up a footy with the introduction of the inaugural Queensland Wheelchair Football League next month with four foundation clubs.   The Ormeau Bulldogs, Beenleigh Buffaloes, Morningside Panthers, and Redcliffe Tigers…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Sherwood has received a hit to depth in its playing stocks with Glass, Collins and Reville joining the Brisbane Lions VFL squad in Frankston on Saturday night; with one 16-year-old and two 18-year-olds making their debut at…

Our community umpires joining in on the Sir Doug Nicholls Round celebrations with these deadly designs by local artists Jacob Severs and Rhan Hooper. The overall message of this design is about community spirit and the coming together of all…

By Peter Blucher  If Bailey Scott had kept a diary of his AFL career and used green pages for good days and red pages for bad days, he’d have a very red record of one of the AFL’s toughest apprenticeships.…

New AFL Queensland Participation Manager Mark Handley has hit the ground running, smashing community Auskick and Superstars records in the first half of the year.   Currently, there are more than 20,000 kids registered to play Auskick across Queensland and Northern New South Wales in…

AFL Queensland has announced the 2023 South Queensland (SQ) men’s and women’s squads who are set to face off against North Queensland (NQ) in the annual intrastate representative clash in Cairns next month.    An initial list of 61 men…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Round 8 of the QAFL Senior men’s competition proved to be one of the best and hotly contested this season. With surprise wins and tight contests; it lived up to the hype and as we hit…

By Daniel Viles COORPAROO v SOUTHPORT Saturday 20 May 2023, 4:45pm at Giffin Park, Coorparoo Live with commentary on YouTube Head-to-head: Played 2 – Southport won 2 Head-to-head at Giffin Park: nil Last time they met: 16 July 2022 –…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend We line up for Round 8 in the QAFL with the best round of matches this season. Redland Victoria Point welcome Aspley to The Tank in a bid to overcome the loss to the Lions last…

 By Peter Blucher  Samson Ryan was enjoying the best moment of his burgeoning AFL career last weekend when he seemed to be upstaged by his mother and his girlfriend. Ryan had nine possessions, five clearances, four score involvements, five inside…

With the long-awaited return of Queensland representative football just under two months away, the state’s initial 42-player men’s squad has been selected.   Both Queensland teams are set to take on Tasmania on the famous North Hobart Oval on Saturday…

For the first time, all teams at the Glenmore Bulls Australian Football Club will don their Indigenous guernsey for Sir Doug Nicholls Round to recognises the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contributions to the great game of Australian Football. The…

One of the many highlights of Sir Doug Nicholls Round is the stunning, specially designed jumpers and the fascinating stories behind them.  The Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast SUNS have unveiled their 2023 Indigenous Guernseys to be worn throughout the…

Each year before their ANZAC Day games, members of the Ferny Grove Falcons AFL Club join the veterans of the 42 for 42 non-for-profit organisation on a tour of the Afghanistan War Memorial Garden to listen to the stories of…

Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend It was an extraordinary round of QAFL on the weekend with Palm Beach taking down the undefeated Redland Victoria Point on foreign territory; Noosa broke through for its maiden win of the season; Broadbeach held off a…

Our great game could not be played without umpires so this Community Umpiring Round, AFL Queensland would like to take time out to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contribution of our team in green.   Coorparoo’s QAFLW team recently had…

By Daniel Viles YERONGA SOUTH BRISBANE v UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Saturday 13 May 2023, 2pm at Leyshon Park, Yeronga Live with commentary on YouTube Head-to-head: Played 24 – Yeronga SB won 17; University of Qld won 6; drawn 1 Head-to-head…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend  Noosa welcomes back captain Aaron Laskey into its team to add some valuable leadership and experience into the midfield while Mav Pettigrove also comes back to add some electricity in the forward line.  Sherwood welcomes back…

With the highly anticipated return of the North Queensland versus South Queensland representative clash, comes a stellar line up of coaches across all four teams.   The clash, to be played on June 24 in Cairns, marks the eighth year of…

By Peter Blucher  Where is the ceiling for Brisbane Lions excitement machine and goal-kicking dynamo Charlie Cameron? It’s a question that has to be asked after Cameron, who last weekend became the first Queenslander to play 100 consecutive AFL games,…