With over 60 teams competing in the Youth Girls Cup for 2013, Park Ridge has finished as winners of the Senior Division with Lourdes Hill College winning the Junior Division. The Senior Division finals held on Tuesday at Yeronga JAFC…

BY KATE RAWLINS

The 2013 SEQAFL women’s league is bigger than ever before.

Yeronga/South Brisbane AFL teammates Caitlin Collins and Emily Bates are set for a busy summer as they prepare to represent Queensland in two sports next year.   The girls have been selected in the state’s under 18 teams in both…

Four Queensland Youth Girls footballers have been invited to attend the AFL’s Female High Performance Academy. For the first time in 2013, the best Youth Girls players from across the country have been invited to attend the Academy camp to be…

Loyalty is a key contributor to building strong and sustainable football teams and clubs which is why Caboolture’s new female AFL teams should be around for a long time to come. The head coach and juggernaut behind the club’s new…

The AFL is pleased to announce the thirteenth AFL Women’s National Championships will be held in Cairns from June 17-22, 2013. Female footballers from across the country will battle if out for a new medal at this year’s AFL Women’s…

Thirty-five 12 year old girls all identified at the Sunfire Superstars Carnival, tonight started their first Academy session under the watchful eye of two-time All-Australian Sunfire player Katie Brennan and AFL 9s Coordinator Marc Seen. The girls came from as…

The Brisbane Flames have taken out the Kooga Under 17 Youth Girls State Championships in Cairns with an undefeated performance from the defending Champions. The Flames closest game was against South-East Queensland rivals, the Civil Unlimited Southern Stars with Brisbane…

The Qld Under 18 Youth Girls team has been named after an intensive Kooga U17 Youth Girls State Championships on the weekend in Cairns. Six teams competed from around the state showcasing over 140 of the best girls in the…

The 2012 Kooga AFL Under 17 Youth Girls State Championships commence at Watson’s Oval, Cairns, tomorrow Friday October 26. The Brisbane Flames (Brisbane South East and West), QANTASlink Crusaders (Cape York), Central Coast Cobras (Mackay, Capricornia and Wide Bay), North…

Gabby Collingwood is a 13 year old who has been selected to play for the Under 17 Brisbane Flames at the Under 17 Youth Girls State Championships starting this Friday 26 October through to Sunday 28 October in Cairns.   Gabby…

On a scorching Saturday morning at Ormiston College, St John’s Anglican College won the 2012 TAS Girls Carnival Day over the hosting school in a game of high quality football. With 9 senior teams and 2 junior teams entered in…

With the recent census figures coming out, Queensland has hit an all time high with over 40,000 women and girls participating in AFL from Auskick through to Women’s League. Currently Brisbane has 7 teams in the Under 15 Youth Girls…

The new look Under 17 Brisbane Flames was announced today with a strong line up of current Under 18 Youth Girls state players as well as some new faces out of the Under 15 & Under 18 Brisbane Juniors Youth…

The Sunfire Academy has been announced with 54 girls selected for the 2012/13 intake from around South-East Queensland. The girls were all selected from their performances at the Sunfire Superstars Carnival Night held on Friday 7 September at Yeronga AFC…

A squad of 32 has been selected to progress to the final cut for the Under 17 Brisbane Flames Team to head to the Under 17 Youth Girls State Championships in Cairns from 26-28 October 2012. With over 50 girls…

Three teams from Brisbane North attended the recent Sunfire Superstars carnival night. Despite being from different schools, cultural backgrounds and with varying skill levels, the 30 girls  all had a great time. Whilst most of the girls have never played…

The Under 17 Southern Stars have finalised their squad of 24 for the upcoming Under 17 KooGa Youth Girls State Championships to be held in Cairns in October. The Stars squad is a combination of Youth Girls from the Gold…

The Yeronga Devils have claimed back-to-back premierships in the south-east Queensland Women’s league after defeating the Zillmere Eagles on Sunday. A 300 strong crowd filled Griffin Park Coorparoo to watch the Devils take the title. A spirited Zillmere fought gallantly…

The Kawana Park Eagles are the inaugural AFL Sunshine Coast Youth Girls competition premiers after defeating the Noosa Tigers on Sunday. The two teams had polar opposite finals journeys with Kawana Park going through the season undefeated while Noosa battled…

Zillmere’s Tayla Harris has taken out the South East Queensland Women’s League Best and Fairest medal at the league’s awards ceremony on Friday night. Players from all seven clubs swapped footy boots for heels and jerseys for dresses as they let…

Yeronga/South Brisbane v Zillmere

Yeronga South Brisbane WAFC have earned themselves a place in the 2012 Women’s League Grand Final after defeating the Zillmere Eagles at Moorooka yesterday. Trailing at quarter time for the first time this season, Yeronga had to fight hard to…

Amanda Porter Strength and Conditioning Coach/ Level 2 Sports Trainer What does your role involve?   Pre-game warm up/ cool down. Strength and Conditioning training and First Aid. How long have you been involved in AFL?  8 years ago How did…

Sharon Williams AFLQ Admin Officer, AFL Townsville League Secretary, AFLT League Asst Treasurer, Hermit Park Football Club (HPFC) Snr Registrar, Bar Manager, Cleaner and Social Events What does your role involve?   My Role at AFLQ is to assist with…

Emma Zielke  Admin/Female Development Officer for AFLQ What does your role involve? Admin duties, helping to organise Youth Girls competitions and  School Girl competitions. How long have you been involved in AFL? I have been playing for 4 years and…

Julie Perovic President of South Eastern Bushrangers AFC and U14 Team Manager What does your role involve? Assisting the Area Development Manager in presenting the representative football program to our local community. How long have you been involved in AFL?…

Women of AFL – Sarah Hopkins

The Darling Downs region is in the planning stages of a new women’s competition for 2013.