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…

Submitted by Peter Blucher. Jarrod Harbrow walked into the Gold Coast Suns team hotel in Melbourne this week and ‘the place just lit up’. So said teammate Zac Smith. It was one retiring Queenslander to another and it said it…

Beloved Queenslander Jarrod Harbrow has announced his retirement after 261 games over 15 AFL seasons. The 33-year-old started his football journey in Cairns as a junior at the Manunda Hawks and later the South Cairns Cutters. He left the tropics…

Aspley Hornets Football Club has advised the AFL and AFL Queensland of its intention to join the QAFL in 2022 and withdraw its license from the VFL competition.  Aspley advised of its renewed focus on the role the club plays in…

The AFL has today announced an update to the 2021 VFL Premiership Season.   As a result of the evolving COVID-19 situation across the country, previous interruptions to scheduled games and an extension to the Victorian State Government lockdown, the…

Two Cairns locals are about to undertake a marathon effort, all in the name of a good cause. Jesse O’Hara and Joel Little have made an extraordinary commitment to swim more than 27 kilometres from Green Island to Cairns unassisted…

Submitted by Peter Blucher. A small but very significant moment in Gold Coast Suns history will leave the club this week with the retirement of veteran ruckman Zac Smith. It was a moment eight minutes and five seconds into the…

AFL Queensland is calling for nominations for the 2022 AFLW Community Ambassador program. The AFLW Community Cup Ambassador program was established in 2021 to recognise members of the football community who have been instrumental in facilitating and nurturing the remarkable…

Eden Sheridan, from Queensland’s Aspley Hornets NAB AFL Auskick Centre, became the envy of all Auskickers on Friday when she was announced as the weekly nominee for the 2021 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year competition. Eden said she was…

The AFL strongly condemns racial vilification in the football community including our players, staff, and their families, across all levels of our game. The recent incidents are harmful. Acts of racism can trigger trauma and seriously impact the mental health…

Meet Brett from the University Hawks NAB AFL Auskick Program. Brett is in his eighth year as an Auskick Coordinator and is doing an amazing job at the Hawks ensuring his Auskickers are enjoying themselves and learning about Aussie Rules!…

The AFL congratulates field umpires Chris Donlon, Andrew Stephens and Eleni Glouftsis on their respective milestones during Round 21 of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. Chris Donlon will officiate in his 350th AFL game in the Round 21 Melbourne vs.…

The AFL has today updated the dates and times for the NAB AFL U19 Championships scheduling a showcase of talent to take place over the next two months across Australia in the build up to the 2021 NAB AFL Draft…

𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥. It’s been a tough time for footy in different areas across Australia of late so how good to see footy up and about in AFL Capricornia. Last weekend saw more than 270 junior…

The AFL has today announced an update to the 2021 VFL Premiership Season.   As a result of the evolving COVID-19 situation across the country and previous interruptions to scheduled games, the 2021 VFL home-and-away season will move to a…

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, AFL Queensland continues to be guided by the direction of the Queensland Government.  The health, safety and wellbeing of our football community; players, officials, supporters, volunteers and everyone involved in our game, remains our highest priority. …

The AFL Players’ Association’s 22Under22 squad has been announced with a host of Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast SUNS players on the list. The Gold Coast SUNS have the equal-most representation in the 40-man squad (alongside Melbourne) with Charlie Ballard, Wil Powell, Jack…

Submitted by Peter Blucher. Aliir Aliir was no different to most of Australia last week. He watched Peter Bol run in the 800m final at the Tokyo Olympics. But unlike most casual track and field fans Aliir knows Bol well…

When it comes to going out on a high – 15 year-old Nick Daisley from Rockhampton nailed it! A win, a goal and the Best on Ground award. A Glenmore club stalwart since 2013 when he first started with the…

Please see the direction that has been provided to AFL Queensland by Sport and Recreation Queensland – Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport, regarding community sport in relation with the current restrictions for the 11 impacted South East Queensland Local Government…

The Queensland Government has advised Cairns and Yarrabah local government areas will enter a three-day lockdown from 4pm Sunday 8th August. As a result of the snap lockdown in the Far North, AFL Queensland advises that the StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools…

The Queensland Government has advised that community sport is not permitted for the next two weeks; from 4pm Sunday 8th August until 4pm Sunday 22nd August, 2021 in the 11 local government area in South East Queensland (SEQ). The local government…

Thuringowa Bulldogs co-captain Jessee Gwynne will play her 100th Parry NQ Women’s Cup Senior match today in Townsville. In doing so, she becomes the first female player to notch up a century of senior footy games in AFL Townsville history.…

Taking you around footy grounds across Queensland. This week we’re heading to Neil French Oval,Townsville. Yesterday, saw the 8th running of the Garbutt Magpies Cup – with 17 primary schools from across the AFL Townsville region getting involved. Prior to…

Support for football in Queensland continues to grow with the AFL today confirming both the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast SUNS had set new all-time club membership records in 2021. 40,289 people are members of the Lions, while the Gold Coast…

She’s already synonymous with women’s football in Queensland with a long and unrivalled list of achievements, and now the Emma Zielke name will forever be etched into our state’s football history with the naming of the QAFLW Best and Fairest…

Submitted by Peter Blucher. Charlie Dixon is edging towards a milestone that only four of 189 Queensland AFL players have reached … 50 goals in a season. After a strong run in the last five weeks the Port Adelaide Power…

Head of AFL Queensland, Trisha Squires: “On behalf of AFL Queensland, we send our love and support to the Ferguson  family, the Palm Beach Currumbin Football Club and the wider AFL Gold Coast football community, following the passing of Les…

The inaugural Under 9 girls competition in South East Queensland (SEQ) has been celebrated with a gala night of Friday night footy. All Brisbane based teams came together at Coorparoo AFC to play their final round of fixtures and celebrate…

The Queensland Government has extended lockdown until 4pm, Sunday 8 August for 11 local government area (LGAs) in South East Queensland. AFL Queensland is providing the following update based on the direction from the Queensland Government and health authorities;   …