Submitted by Peter Blucher. There are more than 20 Queenslanders who will wholeheartedly endorse the appointment of former Brisbane Lions flyer Craig McRae as the new Collingwood senior coach this week. All have much to thank McRae for, having played…

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States of America that simply became known as 9/11. To honour the almost 3,000 victims and in particular, the 412 emergency services workers (including 343 Firefighters) who lost…

Congratulations to all of our award winners from the 2021 SEQ Senior Community Football season.  QFA DIVISION 2 NORTH SENIOR 2021 Leading Goalkicker: Jacob Knight – Hinterland Blues 2021 Nev Poppleton Medal: Joshua Wagner – Sandgate  RESERVES  2021 Leading Goalkicker:…

The AFL has today informed all 22 VFL Clubs that the 2021 VFL Premiership Season will not be completed, due to the challenges surrounding the COVID-19 situation across the country.   A 2021 VFL Premier will not be awarded with…

The AFL is pleased to announce the 2021 Toyota AFL First Semi-Final match between the Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs will be broadcast in traditional Yolngu Matha language for the first time.   The history-making broadcast will be conducted by…

The Lord Mayor’s Better Suburbs Grants program supports not-for-profit community organisations to deliver projects and activities across the city and to maintain, improve and develop community facilities.  The program comprises two categories. Community Support Category The Community Support Category provides funding to…

Day Two – Wednesday 1 September Secondary Female GAME 1 Junior Female:  The Cathedral College 4.2 (26) def Kirwan State High 2.7 (19)  Senior Female PF1: St Andrew’s College 8.5 (53) def Kirwan State High 1.2 (8)  Senior Female PF2:…

More than 12,000 participants have taken part in the 2021 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup making it the most successful year of the state-wide competition since it began in 2016. Over the last six months we’ve seen 270 schools and 606…

Congratulations to all of our Best and Fairest award winners from the 2021 McDonald’s SEQ Youth Football season.    McDonald’s U12 Division 1 North Noah Cameron Wilston Grange  McDonald’s U12 Division 1 South Taj Murray Burleigh McDonald’s U12 Division 2…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend WILSTON GRANGE v BROADBEACH Broadbeach has celebrated one of its best wins of the 2021 season with an impressive 27-point win over Wilston Grange at Redland-Victoria Point on Saturday. The Cats went into the contest as…

On Thursday (26 August), Harrup Park advised AFL Queensland that they had secured three international women’s ODI fixtures and as a result AFL Mackay would be unable to host the six Grand Finals booked for Saturday, 11 September. An alternate…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend BROADBEACH v MAROOCHYDORE These two teams took to field at Redland-Victoria Point with pure desperation to keep their finals’ dreams alive. It was this desperation that was evident from the opening bounce and did not stop…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Morningside held off a fast-finishing Surfers Paradise to advance through to the QAFL Semi-Final after recording a thrilling six-point win at Sir Bruce Small Park on Saturday afternoon. After leading by as much as 41-points on…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Just 24 hours after celebrating his 30th birthday, powerhouse full forward Mitch Scholard kicked seven goals to sink Redland-Victoria Point and help Maroochydore advance to the first QAFL Semi-Final by 10-points. After trailing by as much…

Fifteen-year old Queensland football representative Zimra Hussain has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution from a New Queenslander in the Queensland Government’s Multicultural Queensland Awards.  The Brisbane Lions Academy member arrived to Queensland seven years ago as a refugee from Afghanistan…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Elimination Final – 1 | Redland-Victoria Point Wilston Grange v Broadbeach In  Brief For Wilston Grange to have its Colts playing finals is a tremendous effort and reward for where the club is headed. Under the…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Elimination Final – 1 | Redland-Victoria Point Broadbeach v Maroochydore In  Brief With Labrador and Morningside controlling proceedings at the head of the ladder, the bottom half of the six created plenty of excitement. It ended…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend In Brief Who would have thought that the premiers of the last two seasons would be battling it out in an Elimination Final. The Demons went from winning a memorable Grand Final in 2019 to not…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend In Brief The Sharks and and the Roos kick off the return to QAFL football for the first time since July 24; and needless to say it has felt like an eternity. These two teams will…

With the AFLW Premiership Cup secured safely in her carry on, football superstar Emma Zielke is bound for Bundaberg, for a weekend of footy celebrations in her home town. The Premiership winning Brisbane Lions AFLW Skipper, who grew up in…

Ready to take on a new challenge in 2022? A number of coaching positions are currently available through AFL Queensland club land.  Click here to see the current coaching vacancies and information on how to apply.   

Three Queenslanders have been listed in the Therabody All Australian s 40-person squad in contention for selection for the 2021 AFL All Australian Team; Aspley junior and now Port Adelaide superstar Aliir Aliir, who first picked up a Sherrin as…

Queensland’s Austin Harris, Will Bella and Bodhi Uwland, who all hail from different parts of the state, have been invited to the 2021 NAB AFL Draft Combines to be held across multiple locations across Australia in the coming months. Bella,…

Half of century of footy on the Darling Downs has been celebrated with the naming of the 50 year team at the AFL Darling Downs (AFLDD) 2021 Awards Night. All decades of Darling Downs football were represented in the room,…

Queensland State League Awards (Grogan/Zielke Medal Night) In light of the ever-changing COVID situation, the difficult decision has been made to make the 2021 AFL Queensland State League Awards night a virtual event. How fortunate we are in Southeast Queensland…

It’s with a very heavy heart that AFL Queensland confirms the 2021 Byron Bay AFL9s Invitational has been cancelled. We have made the difficult decision on the back of the unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty around travel…

The four goal posts and football might look familiar, but AFLX is no ordinary game, in fact it’s X-traordinary! An exciting game created by the AFL, AFLX is all about showcasing some of the most thrilling elements of Australian football.…

School footy is coming back! And we’re as excited as a Year 12 student on Graduation Day about it! With the Queensland Government lifting the ban on inter-school sport, AFL Queensland has put together a revised fixture for remainder of…

In good news for footy, the Queensland Government announced yesterday that the ban on community sport in Southeast Queensland will be lifted at 4pm, Friday 20th August. On Wednesday night, AFL Queensland held a series of meetings with club representatives…

In good news for footy, the Queensland Government announced on Wednesday that the ban on community sport in Southeast Queensland will be lifted at 4pm, Friday 20th August. Recognising that so many players across Southeast Queensland have missed out on…