Gympie Cats President Ann-Marie Warren has been named the 2022 Queensland Sport Volunteer of the Year. The award was announced at the annual Queensland Sport Awards & Hall of Fame Presentation, held on Wednesday night at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.…

Queensland’s best-performing senior footballers will once again have the opportunity to represent their state in 2023 with the return of senior men’s and women’s interstate representative football. The selected teams will take on Tasmania on the famous North Hobart Oval…

AFL Queensland congratulates Brisbane Lions superstar and local product Ally Anderson on winning the 2022 AFLW Best-and-Fairest award for season seven.   Anderson won a thrilling vote count on Tuesday night and finished on 21 votes, with three votes in…

By Josie Fielding  We often hear the success stories of Queensland players who have made it big when they ventured down to Victoria to do our state proud. Jason Dunstall, Tayla Harris, Katie Brennan and Dayne Beams to name a…

 AFL Cape York House recently celebrated the highest number of students finishing secondary school, with 12 students graduating at the Awards Night earlier this month.  Since starting in 2013, AFL Cape York House’s purpose is to provide opportunities for young,…

Next week marks the first time the Wheelchair AFLQ team will compete at the Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championships, to be held in Melbourne from November 22-25. The event, hosted by Disability Sports Australia (DSA) in partnership with the AFL,…

Consistent on field performances, combined with a strong strategy has elevated the Sandgate Hawks’ QFAW Division 2 team to QFAW Division 1, starting from season 2023.   Over the past few years, the Brisbane based club has focussed strongly on…

The AFL, in partnership with NAB, is pleased to announce the AFLW Premiership Cup will hit the road this month, as part of the inaugural 2022 NAB AFLW Premiership Cup Tour Season Seven which will commence from November 11-24. The…

AFL Queensland congratulates the following 2022 Toyota AFL National Volunteer Award Winners: NAME: Ross Savill AWARD: AFL Diversity National Ambassador CURRENT ROLE: Junior Coach/Auskick Coordinator CLUB/SCHOOL: USQ Cougars AFC ABOUT: Ross’ enduring passion and enthusiasm for AFL has rubbed off…

On Saturday night the AFLQ Umpires Association held the 2022 Tom McArthur Dinner Dance at Victoria Park.  The annual Umpire Awards Night recognises the contribution that the umpires make to our great game. Congratulations to all of our award winners…

The 2022 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup champions will be crowned from Friday October 14th – Sunday October 16th in a three-day footy bonanza at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex. Since March 2022, 613 teams and more than 12,000 students from primary and secondary…

AFL Queensland will be holding a Level 2 Coaching Course on Saturday, November 19th at Brisbane South State College. Registrations are now open for all head coaches and assistant coaches who facilitate both male and female programs to attend the…

On Saturday night AFL Queensland held the annual SEQ Community Football Awards Night at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.  The night was an incredible celebration of the players, clubs and officials in the QFA and QFAW competitions.  Congratulations to…

The Brisbane Lions have claimed the inaugural Wheelchair AFL QClash Series, running out 21-point victors in game three of the series. It was an inspirational performance by Lions skipper Michael Dobbie-Bridges as he scored 9 of his side’s goals. Tristan…

As regular community football seasons across the nation draw to a close, the Byron Bay AFL9s Invitational is fast-approaching with its usual promise of fast footy action and picturesque off-field relaxation. On the 28th and 29th of October, teams from across the…

Both the Hervey Bay RSL and Fraser Coast Regional Council have provided $10,000 towards NAB AFL Auskick programs in the Wide Bay region.   Throughout terms two and three AFL Queensland staff travelled far and wide to provide NAB AFL…

Submitted by Chris Yeend.  The Aspley Hornets tasted Senior Men’s premiership success in the QAFL on Saturday at Giffin Park when it conquered undefeated reigning premiers Broadbeach by 45-points. The Hornets led for 114.5 minutes of the 119.5-minute contest to…

Submitted by Peter Blucher. Ben Keays, a one-time Queensland Under 18 captain and former Brisbane Lions player who has reinvigorated his career magnificently with the Adelaide Crows, topped the Queensland vote in the 2022 Brownlow Medal vote count last Sunday…

Submitted by Peter Blucher. Football journeyman Tom Hickey will become the 27th Queenslander to play in a Toyota AFL Grand Final when he caps a remarkable career with the Sydney Swans against Geelong at the MCG on Saturday. In one…

AFL Queensland has awarded Moranbah’s Abbey Rankin the 2022 Troy Clarke Scholarship, named after the late Brisbane Bears player and AFL Queensland Development Manager Troy Clarke. The scholarship is designed to support a young person from regional Queensland who displays…

QAFL BROADBEACH V ASPLEY:

Submitted by Peter Blucher. There is no award for the player who tops the Queensland vote-count in the Brownlow Medal each year. So, in the countdown to Monday night’s 2022 count, let’s pretend there is one. We’ll call it the…

On Monday September 19th, through to Thursday 22 September, hundreds of emerging AFL players will have the opportunity to play in the inaugural AFL Club Academies Development Carnival at Maroochydore and Bond University, Gold Coast. The matches will feature men’s…

Submitted by Chris Yeend. BROADBEACH v ASPLEY Meetings – 2022 ROUND 10 – Aspley Broadbeach 14.11.95 defeated Aspley 9.13.67 Round 20 – Broadbeach Broadbeach 12.7.79 defeated Aspley 8.7.55 Semi Finals – Broadbeach 14.9.93 defeated Aspley 10.8.68 BROADBEACH Highest score –…

Submitted by Chris Yeend.  LABRADOR v PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN Meetings in 2022 ROUND 5 – Labrador Labrador 21.16.142 defeated Palm Beach Currumbin 3.5.23 ROUND 20 – Palm Beach Currumbin Labrador 11.17.83 defeated Palm Beach Currumbin 9.2.56 LABRADOR Highest score –…

Submitted by Chris Yeend. PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN V BROADBEACH MEETINGS Round 14 – Palm Beach Currumbin Palm Beach Currumbin 8.5.53 defeated Broadbeach 2.6.18 Round 15 – Broadbeach Palm Beach Currumbin 9.14.68 defeated Broadbeach 4.5.29 PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN Highest score –…

Submitted by Peter Blucher.  The Lions historic win at The G It was the Lions’ first win at the MCG under coach Chris Fagan, and a massive turnaround after the four previous games against Melbourne had brought four disappointing losses.…

At this Saturday’s QAFL Grand Final between the Broadbeach Cats and Aspley, the Joe Grant Medal will be awarded to the Best on Ground player.   Joe Grant was Queensland’s first full-time football administration. Originally from Pyramid Hill in central…

Saturday 17th September  – Giffin Park Coorparoo Match Schedule: 9.00am – Colts Grand Final Palm Bech Currumbin vs Broadbeach 11.45am – Reserves Grand Final Labrador vs Palm Beach Currumbin 2.30pm – Senior Grand Finals Broadbeach vs Aspley   Spectator Information: Gates open 7am…