By Ant Wingard Image: Highflyer Image Coorparoo v Maroochydore Saturday February 7 4:45pm Maroochydore Multisport Complex Maroochydore will be presented with the opportunity to earn back a slither of retribution against the team that prematurely ended their spectacular 2019 campaign…

AFL Queensland are responsible for the growth and development of Australian Rules Football throughout the state of Queensland. Through community clubs, school programs and local competitions the governing body provides a performance pathway across 13 regions, 24 leagues and 159…

When first grader Lucas registered for NAB AFL Auskick in 2020, it was unlikely anybody, not even he, could have predicted what was about to unfold. Months following his registration, Lucas became the winner for AFL Queensland’s ‘Lions in your…

  Image: Jessy Hart Bond University v Coolangatta Tweed   Coolangatta Tweed                       0.2,  2.3,  4.6,  5.8  (38) Bond University                         0.1,  1.2,  2.2,  5.3  (33) GOALS, Coolangatta Tweed: Casey Samuels 1, Sally Riley 1, Lauren James 1, Uma Brennan 1, Ahlani…

AFL Queensland has today released the 2020 fixture for the QFAW Division 1 competition. Check out the 2020 QFAW Division 1 fixture right here!  In 2020, the QFAW Division 1 competition will welcome in three new clubs with both Surfers Paradise…

Close to 400 players and spectators flooded Toowoomba’s Queens Park for the biggest and best AFL Darling Downs Picnic AFL9s yet. A record 14 teams participated in the carnival with players travelling from across the region to take part. Goodiwindi,…

By Ant Wingard Brisbane claimed their third win of the season against the Giants at Hickey Park in Round 4. Here’s what we learned.  Brisbane’s have found a new midfielder Across the AFLW’s history, Brisbane have been rather reluctant to…

By Ant Wingard Bond University v Coolangatta Tweed Saturday, February 29 – 1:00PM Bond University Former Brisbane Lions AFLW rookie Krystal Scott will make her return to the Bullsharks this weekend for the first time since 2018. Scott returned to…

  2019 in a nutshell After two consecutive Grand Final losses, Coorparoo finally returned to the top of the QAFLW last year. The Kings blew Bond University away in the big dance and had effectively sewn up the game when…

2019 in a nutshell Bond University were the fast improvers for 2019, compiling a dominant season from start to almost finish. For much of the season, under first year coach Shane Atkins, the Bull Sharks topped the QAFLW ladder and…

By Barry Gibson RELATED: Davey to coach North Queensland South Queensland will head into their seventh intrastate clash against North Queensland with former St Kilda and Brisbane Bears player Danny Craven again at the helm. Having stepped into the head coaching…

By Ant Wingard 2019 in a nutshell Yeronga improved vastly in their first season under new coach Aaron Russell. After their lean season in 2018 – their premiership defence – the Devils responded well and compiled a consistent season from…

AFL Queensland today launched our 2020 Footy4Fun! marketing campaign. Welcome to Footy4Fun! ‘Match Day‘. Footy4Fun is all about playing with friends, learning new skills and getting your hands on the ball.

By Ant Wingard It was a draw, but boy was it good The first QClash was a draw. It’s a rather anticlimactic ending to one of the games of the season thus far, but if anything, it is indicative of…

By Ant Wingard   @AntWingard Before she was a Lion, Emily Bates was a Sun. It may seem like an unlikely paradox of today’s reality, especially given Bates has been perhaps Brisbane’s best player at AFLW level, but it’s not. In…

Gold Coast will host Brisbane in the first AFLW QClash this Saturday at Metricon Stadium. With both teams entering the contest in great form, the game itself promises to be a hotly contested affair. The match will also be a…

  2019 in a nutshell Maroochydore were perhaps the most improved side in the competition in 2019, going from just one win in 2018 to a breakthrough season, including their first ever top-four finish in the QAFLW. The Roos were…

By Kristy Muir  Moorooka Australian Football Club is ‘thriving’   IT is the little Aussie rules club that could. The Moorooka Roosters AFC is proof struggling sport clubs can change their financial situation with the right attitude and people in…

By Ant Wingard   2019 in a nutshell University of Queensland were impressive in 2019 despite missing the finals by the slimmest of margins. Like Coolangatta Tweed, the Red Lions found themselves in a log jam heading into the final…

By Ant Wingard This weekend’s inaugural AFL Women’s QClash is set to be a ‘spicy’ affair according to Gold Coast co-captain Sam Virgo. The fourth-year AFLW player was joined by Brisbane veteran Lauren Arnell and respective coaches David Lake and…

By Ant Wingard Gold Coast midfielder Jacqui Yorston has wasted no time igniting the battle of words between the SUNS and Brisbane ahead of the inaugural AFL Women’s QClash this Saturday. Yorston, who played four games for the Lions last…

By Ant Wingard   2019 in a nutshell Coolangatta-Tweed were the form team of the competition in the opening month of the 2019 season, blitzing the competition by winning three of their first four contests. From there however, the Bluebirds…

It was great to be a Queenslander over the weekend. For one, both the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast SUNS produced emphatic victories against Geelong and Richmond respectively to enhance their finals aspirations in Conference A. After finding themselves two…

By Ant Wingard Gold Coast produced their first ever victory in AFLW history as they dominated Richmond to run away 11-point winners. Here’s five key takeaways from the contest.   The SUNS like to take the game on Gold Coast’s…

By Ant Wingard Related: Bond University QAFLW: Aspley Season Preview   2019 in a nutshell Wilston Grange underwent a significant transformation in 2019 after dominating the QAFLW the year previous. A shift in culture saw the side almost restart on the…

By Barry Gibson Former Melbourne Demons AFL star, Aaron Davey, will take over the reins of the North Queensland senior men’s representative team for 2020.  Davey will assume coaching duties following the three-year tenure of Brad Cooper with the team.…

By Ant Wingard Brisbane shocked the AFL Women’s landscape on Saturday afternoon with a clinical dissection of the reigning premier at Hickey Park. It was as sweet a victory as they come – a team forced to overcome a series…

By Ant Wingard   2019 in a nutshell Aspley endured a tough initiation into the Bond University QAFLW last season meaning it took some time to find consistency in their performances. They opened the season emphatically with a statement win…

By Ant Wingard Picasso Paige Parker. It may sound like the Instagram caption footnoted to Gold Coast’s Indigenous AFLW clash guernsey launched last November with the help of Parker. But it’s not. Instead, it offers some insight into how the…