By Peter Blucher  Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has been like a second father to Charlie Dixon. He has steered the big ex-Cairns basketballer through much of his 15 years in the AFL, and together they share a special player/coach…

Another four Queenslanders are set to return to the Lions’ den as Brisbane bolsters its playing list for the 2023 season.  Premiership players Sophie Conway from Zillmere and Belle Dawes from Maroochydore and Kate Lutkins from Wilston Grange headline the…

Footy is back on the Downs with round one of the Senior Men’s Allied Cup and Women’s Toowoomba Toyota Cup kicking off on April 22. University Cougars and Coolaroo are back in the fold for the Women’s competition, after both…

A Queensland local has returned home following one of the biggest trades in AFLW history involving five clubs. Jordan Membrey will return home to the Gold Coast where her football journey began at the Carrara Saints. She went on to…

By SUNS Media Gold Coast SUNS Academy graduate Bodhi Uwland will make his AFL debut against the Sydney Swans at Heritage Bank Stadium on Saturday night. Uwland has been a lifelong SUNS fan and started his footy journey on the Gold…

Queensland’s AFL Women’s competition continues to be a major source of talent for the Brisbane Lions, with 17 former QAFLW players part of the first batch of 19 Lions locked in for NAB AFLW season eight in 2023. All 17…

Queensland community clubs, umpires, coaches, and volunteers will have more support this season with AFL Queensland (AFLQ) appointing Hayley George to the newly-formed role of Club Development and Experience Manager – QLD. Hayley is no stranger to Australian football and…

In an unprecedented achievement for Australian football in Queensland, four born-and-bred umpires have reached the ultimate goal of joining the AFL list for the 2023 season. Field umpires Andrew Adair, James Strybos, Matthew Young and boundary umpire Ty Duncan have…

With over 150 matches of AFL and AFLW experience between them, and stellar coaching resumes, Leigh Harding and Emma Zielke have been named as the Senior Men’s and Women’s Queensland Coaches for the upcoming interstate representative clash.    After a…

Mark your calendars – the return of Queensland community footy is right around the corner and the dates for QFAW Division 2 season 2023 have just been locked in.   Both the Division 2 North and South competitions will kick…

Australian Rules is becoming the number one sport of choice for Queensland kids with a record number of NAB AFL Auskick community participants registered for 2023. NAB AFL Auskick is the national introductory program to Australian football for kids aged…

AFL Queensland confirms the Garbutt Magpies will not field men’s reserves or women’s seniors teams in the AFL Townsville competition in 2023, following careful consideration and extensive consultation with AFLQ. Several factors led the club to review its ability to…

The countdown is on for the return of the 2023 QFAW Division 1 season. The season will commence on April 22, with nine teams fighting for the flag. Each team will play 14 matches across the 17-week season. QFAW Competition…

Harris Andrews has once again been named in the AFL Players’ Association’s (AFLPA) 22Under22 Team of the Decade, proudly presented by Snaffle. Headlined by the likes of Dustin Martin, Christian Petracca, Marcus Bontempelli, Jeremy Cameron, Darcy Moore and Brodie Grundy,…

Queensland’s BHP She Can Coach Women in Coaching Forum is coming up fast! Open to all coaches and run separately to the National BHP She Can Coach applications, this Forum is a great opportunity for new or returning coaches to…

There is plenty to celebrate at AFL Queensland (AFLQ) this International Women’s Day with more women and girls than ever involved in Australian football. Madi Crowley-Long, who stepped up to become Women and Girls Community Football Lead last year and…

Sun, surf, sand and… footy! Mark your calendars – the Eximm Sport Byron AFL Nines is back in 2023.   The fun-filled two-day carnival will see teams from all around Australia come together across four divisions to compete for up…

AFL Queensland has taken another step forward in the progression of women and girls in community football by aligning its uniform policy with the AFL, following the national governing body’s historic uniform policy change announced late last year. Senior and…

AFL Queensland has made key appointments to bolster its community football team and help drive further success of local competitions. Mitchell Simpson has been elevated to the Competitions Manager – Queensland role after working in AFLQ’s community football team for…

New $828,000 Female Facilities at Tweed Coolangatta Junior AFC New facilities aim to increase female participation AFL Queensland invested $110,000 towards the project from the Australian Football Facilities Fund Thousands of women and girls will now have access to new…

The AFL has released the fixture dates and locations for the 2023 AFL National Championships (U18) and 2023 AFL National Development Championships (U16), with the Sunshine state hosting 19 out of the 43 games. The competitions will run from April…

Australian football’s international ties remain strong with budding South Pacific Nations men’s and women’s players taking on the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast SUNS Academies in Queensland, as part of their U19 South Pacific High-Performance Pathway Talent Camps this month.…

Two days, nine clubs and invaluable pre-season practice.   With the 2023 Community Football Season right around the corner, there couldn’t have been a better time for Coolangatta Football Club to introduce their inaugural McNab Cup.   The new competition…

Harris Andrews has long been touted as the Brisbane Lions captain in-waiting. The wait is now over with the Lions announcing the Queensland talent pathway graduate as co-captain alongside Lachie Neale, with Hugh McCluggage named as vice-captain. Harris Andrews has…

What is the Junior Female Startup Fund? The program is to help clubs wanting to start an U/9 girls team, an All Girls Auskick group or All Girls Superstars team by providing funding to go towards a new set of…

Do you want to earn money, keep fit and score the best seat in the house? Join our team as an AFL Umpire!   AFL Queensland is after umpires in the following areas:   Umpire4Fun   What? You’ll be umpiring under…

The fiercely contested North Queensland versus South Queensland representative clash returns in 2023, with the rivalry heading north.   North Queensland will be defending their titles on home soil this year, with both men’s and women’s games to be played in…

Brisbane Lions stars Harris Andrews and Charlie Cameron cheered on their old school teams as Ashgrove claimed a hard-fought win over Padua in the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) Andrews/Cameron Cup on Wednesday. The Cup has been fiercely contested by Marist…

The highly anticipated 2023 AFL Wide Bay fixtures have been released with the Takalvans Senior Women’s competition playing alongside all other grades for the first time. The opening round will see a grand final rematch in both senior competitions on…

AFL Community Camps are done and dusted for 2023 with more than 25,000 kids taking part following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. Brisbane Lions players visited more than 12,000 students across 51 schools in the Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast,…