Our Lady of Mt Carmel Primary School at Coorparoo are through to the final of the Carol Berry Cup girls primary schools competition.

Gladstone was the bright light in the open division of the Women’s AFL carnival held in Bundaberg at the weekend.

Gold Coast SUNS player Piers Flannigan and Talent Academy Manager Andrew Johnson, as part of the work the club do in the Community, recently visited the Mackay region supporting the AFL Mackay team with the work they do promoting the…

Queensland refused to concede the knockout blow and then almost delivered one of their own in their finest hour in the interstate arena, despite losing today. Read the full match report, match-ups, and scoreboard…

The Gabba isn’t just home to the Brisbane Lions .. it’s home to an new group of young AFL fans.

SANDGATE kept up the pace as ladder leaders with victory over Wilston-Grange in the north Brisbane derby on Saturday.
The Hawks, whose only loss of the season was at the hands of the Gorillas in round one, scored by 12 points after coming from well behind at half-time.
The biggest talking point of round 10, though, came from the Gold Coast where Palm Beach-Currumbin put the cleaners through 2010 champions Noosa.
PBC scored by a convincing 33 points and sounded a clear message that, with a favourable draw ahead, they are genuine top-three contenders.
At Bill Godfrey Oval, Mayne’s on-permit full-forward Cleve Hughes kicked 11 goals but the Tigers still manage to lose by a whopping 75 points after a shocking second half.
Elsewhere, Surfers Paradise had to come from behind to beat Springwood at Sir Bruce Small Park and the Western Magpies had too much run in the end for Maroochy-Northshore at Chelmer.

A TOP-three finish is now well within reach of Gold Coast powers Palm Beach-Currumbin after a clinical demolition of reigning premiers Noosa at Salk Oval on Saturday.

THE Western Magpies continue to search for a resolution to their poor conversion rate despite beating struggling Maroochy-Northshore by a big margin at Chelmer Oval on Saturday.

THERE’S something about the Mayne Tigers that is simply inexplicable.
Earlier in the year – against Burleigh, the same opponents as on Saturday – the Tigers had veteran Andrew House kick 10 goals, yet he still finished in a well-beaten side, after Nathan Sullivan kicked 11 for the Bombers.

FINALS football remains on the radar for Surfers Paradise after the Demons had to dig deep to see off Springwood at Sir Bruce Small Park on Saturday.

AFL Queensland is calling for nominations for the “Female in Football Award” to coincide with the AFL’s Women’s’ Week.

By Ashleigh McIntosh Queensland Sunfire’s third ranked finish in Division 1 of the AFL Female Championships last week was complemented by up-and-comer Katie Brennan and stalwart Jo Butland gaining All-Australian selection. The podium finish was enough to solidify Queensland’s spot…

IT’s the battle of north Brisbane when Pineapple Hotel Cup ladder leaders Sandgate host Wilston-Grange in a huge derby at Lemke Road Oval on Saturday.
At stake is not only outright ladder leadership, but also the unofficial title of best team north of the Brisbane River, the Hawks on top of standings, one win clear of Wilston-Grange.
In another huge match, this one on the Gold Coast, premiers Noosa travel to Salk Oval to take on the desperate Palm Beach-Currumbin Lions.
This is a match the Lions simply have to win or kiss goodbye to their chances of a top-three finals finish.
In other matches, Burleigh play Mayne at Bill Godfrey Oval, the Western Magpies host Maroochy-Northshore at Chelmer and Surfers Paradise play Springwood in the third match being staged on the Gold Coast.
Coolangatta have the round 10 bye.

IT is time to for Palm Beach-Currumbin to turn from ‘perhapsers’ to the real deal when they take on fierce rivals Noosa in the battle of the Coasts at Salk Oval.
Assistant coach Darren Beaufoy knows only too well that it is crunch time for the Lions – and even for premiers Noosa – with seven rounds remaining to the finals.

MAYNE have pulled off a surprise mid-season mini-coup by adding last year’s AFLQ state league leading goalkicker to their list for the away match against Burleigh.

IT’S fair to say that Springwood have a score to settle when they travel down the M1 for a rematch with Surfers Paradise.

THE Western Magpies have made five changes for their home clash against Maroochy-Northshore at Chelmer Oval.

Thursday 16 June 2011 AFL Asia Pacific is seeking an experienced sports trainer to travel with the South Pacific squad to Sydney for the national under 16 championships next month. The sports trainer will need to be experienced and possess…

Wednesday 15 June 2011 The Queensland team is continuing to prepare normally for Saturday’s interstate clash with Western Australia in Mandurah, but officials are closely monitoring the situation with the volcanic ash cloud that has disrupted flights to the other…

The Australia Post Queensland Scorpions have identified post-game recovery as a critical component in their campaign for improved results in the second half of their NAB Australian U18 Championships campaign.

Todd Grayson is facing a fitness battle as the State selectors have trimmed the squad to take on WA in Perth on Saturday to 27.

Peter Ives, one of Queensland football’s great servants, has died aged 54.

REMEMBER last year when Coolangatta kicked 13 final-quarter goals against Mayne at Len Peak Oval – yet still lost the match?
The ghosts of Len Peak Oval must have remembered that remarkable clash because on Sunday, at the same venue, Coolangatta produced another remarkable final term – but this time they took the bacon home.

LAST season’s runners-up Sandgate have surged to outright leadership of the Pineapple Hotel Cup after a thrilling win over Palm Beach-Currumbin on the Gold Coast on Saturday.
The Hawks prevailed by four points in a pulsating clash at Salk Oval, a victory that put them four points clear of former co-leaders Wilston-Grange, who had the round-nine bye, and the Western Magpies.
In another key match on the Gold Coast, new Surfers Paradise coach Beau Zorko masterminded the Demons to victory over Burleigh, the Bombers going down by 37 points.
In other matches Noosa, took the Sunny derby, beating Maroochy-Northshore by 116 points on the Sunshine Coast, while the Western Magpies had a much tougher-than-expected success away to battlers Springwood.

SURFERS Paradise made light of their internal blow-up by giving new coach Beau Zorko his maiden seniors win on Saturday.

BIG forward Danny Brewster shot to the top of the goalkicking list with a double-figure haul in the Sunshine Coast derby against Maroochy-Northshore at Fisherman’s Road on Saturday.

A CONVERSION factor, or lack it it to be more precise, is something the Western Magpies are going to have to work hard on if they are to feature in this year’s premiership.

The Australia Post Queensland Scorpions produced a real Jeckyl & Hyde performance in going down to Vic Metro in the NAB Australian U18 Championships today.

Queensland has suffered a harsh reality check in their third game of the Australian Women’s Championships in Adelaide.

Cairns junior Rex Liddy on Saturday night will become the 11th Queenslander to debut in the AFL this year