Friday, 19 August, 2011 Gerry Carmody, an accidental institution at the Southport Football Club, passed away on Thursday, aged 61. A diabetic who had been on dialysis for three years, he eventually lost an extended battle with kidney failure. In…

Thursday, 18 August, 2011 AFL Queensland has paid a special tribute to two stalwarts of the Queensland Independent Schools competition, Margery McIntyre and John Stackpoole, by naming premiership cups in their honour, just as they did Jason Dunstall and Michael…

Queensland’s record-breaking year in the AFL will escalate still further on Saturday afternoon, with Joel Tippett and Tom Hickey making their AFL debut for the Gold Coast Suns.

Cairns footy people reflect on a day last month that local juniors will never forget.

Queenslanders Jordan Bourke, Clay Cameron and Caine Tickner have been chosen today in a two-tiered and upgraded AIS/AFL Academy program, beginning next month.

AFL Queensland will have a new Women’s League premier this year for the first time in six years.

Brisbane Boys College has won the annual Foundation Cup, beating traditional rivals Churchie at Yeronga.

This year’s Associated Independent College premierships have gone to St.Edmund’s College and St.Laurence’s College.

Brisbane Lions hero Darryl White has returned to Brisbane this week as part of a key initiative in the AFL’s wide-ranging Indigenous policy.

JUST as they promised to do, the Surfers Paradise Demons have had a major say in who plays where in the Pineapple Hotel Cup finals.
The Demons, who missed the play-offs by one win, upstaged Wilston-Grange in the final round of fixtures on Saturday, dislodging the Gorillas from the top- three and despatching them to a sudden-death elimination final away to Sandgate next Saturday.
Taking full advantage of their Gold Coast rivals’ success, Palm Beach-Currumbin surged into third place on the congested ladder, setting up a qualifying final away to Western Magpies next Sunday.
Noosa, who clinched the minor premiership after beating Mayne, have next weekend off to prepare for a second semi-final at home the following weekend.
On Saturday, Wilston-Grange fell to Surfers by 40 points; the Magpies thrashed Coolangatta by 132; Noosa downed Mayne by 83; Palm Beach-Currumbin downed Burleigh by 122; and Maroochy-Northshore scored by 20 points against Springwood.
Noosa (180.4 per cent) finished on top of the ladder on 52 points, level with Western Magpies (149.1), followed by Palm Beach-Currumbin (173.4), Sandgate (137.3) and Wilston-Grange (129.5).

A BIG win over Gold Coast rivals Burleigh on Saturday has catapaulted Palm Beach-Currumbin into a finals double-chance.

A MASSIVE win over Coolangatta has been soured by injuries to four players as the Western Magpies turn their attention to finals action.

NOOSA clinched the Pineapple Hotel Cup minor premiership and earned a week’s rest after crushing Mayne at Everton Park on Saturday.

COASH Roger Delaney will make a decision within a month whether he will go around with the Roos again in 2012.
Maybe Saturday’s encouraging win over Springwood may help convince Delaney that Maroochy are on the right track as far as next year goes because it was a good way to end a tough campaign for the Sunshine Coast outfit.

Redland big man Sam Michael is the Round 19 nomination for the NAB NEAFL Rising Star Award (Northern Conference).

AFL talent guru Mark Browning has tipped an increased flow of Queenslanders into the AFL via the new Lions and Suns Academies.

Finals footy kicks off in the State Association first division with Yeronga taking on Alexandra Hills at Leyshon Park on Saturday. The Devils pushed Caloundra last week but were unable to bridge the 20 point margin setup by the Panther’s…

First Semi Final Beenleigh vs. Coomera   Coomera will travel to Dauth Park to face Beenleigh on Saturday as both sides fight to progress to the next week of finals action in the State Association’s second division. In last week’s…

Friday 12 August 2011 Kedron SHS have won the Inaugural Brisbane North School Girls Cup in a fiercely contested game against Mueller College. In a game where the final score didn’t reflect the quality and closeness of the game Kedron…

THE equation for Wilston-Grange this weekend is simple: Win their round-18 home clash against Surfers Paradise at Hickey Park (1pm start) and the club will achieve its best finish for years, a place in the qualifying final.

WEDDING bells have cost Western Magpies two senior players for their clash with Coolangatta at Chelmer Oval on Saturday.
Chris Judson is tying the knot and is taking team-mate Kale Reed with him as best man, presenting coach Peter McClennan with some late-season disruption as his team chases a top-three finals finish.

PALM Beach-Currumbin could snatch a finals double-chance if they can see off Burleigh in their Gold Coast derby against Burleigh at Salk Oval on Saturday.

THERE has been some good news for Mayne as they warm up for a battle against reigning premiers Noosa at Everton Park on Saturday.
Quality player-coach Luke Faulkner has revealed that he intends staying on with the club, a heartening development before the battle between the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane species of the Tigers.

SPRINGWOOD have had a not-so-successful time this year but the chance is there for them to go better than in their season 2010 campaign.

Nudgee Cup have won the 2011 Gold Coast Suns Cup in a thrilling grand final at Metricon Stadium.

Helensvale, Palm Beach Currumbin and Our Lady of Mt.Carmel tested success on a big day of school football grand finals at the Gabba last week.

The AFL’s newest rivalry kicked off in May this year, when the Gold Coast SUNS took both the four points and the Marcus Ashcroft Medal in a tightly fought match at the Gabba in QClash 1.  The final score was…

THE brave run at a finals berth ended for Surfers Paradise on Saturday, but only after a terrific effort against strong flag contenders Palm Beach-Currumbin at Salk Oval.
Needing to win their last five matches to make the play-offs, the Demons fell at the second last hurdle, going down to the Lions by 22.12 (144) to 19.9 (123) in a classic Gold Coast derby.

WILSTON-Grange’s shot at a drought-breaking premiership has been hurt by a season-ending injury to skipper David Tough.
Tough, the former Morningside player, sustained a double fracture of an arm as the Gorillas beat Burleigh by 19.23 (137) to 12.13 (85) at Bill Godfrey Oval on Saturday.

SANDGATE head into this year’s finals series with major question marks hanging over their heads after avoiding a massive upset away to Maroochy-Northshore on Saturday.