Elimination Final: Saturday 4:45pm – Wilston Grange Vs. Coolangatta Tweed (Bendigo Bank Oval – Wilston Grange) We’ve hit that time of year everyone looks forward to. Finals footy. It’s sudden death for these two rivals, the grudge match of…

AFL Queensland was one of five organisations recognised as the state’s top multicultural achievers at the recent Queensland Multicultural Awards. The organization received the Community Sector Organisation (not-for-profit) Award – for the Diversity Employment Program; an innovative initiative creating opportunities for…

The AFL is pleased to announce the second episode in the collaboration with Thomas & Friends has been released tonight. In an international first between the two brands, four short episodes have been produced and centre around Thomas and his…

AFL Queensland today announced grand final venues for South East Queensland competitions; the most notable being the scheduling of the QAFL at Southport Sharks on the Gold Coast, and an all-female grand final day at Yeronga on Sunday August 27.…

Josh Thomas knows all about long waits. Really long waits. But right now it’s a thing of the past for the 25-year-old Collingwood midfielder. He is just loving every minute of life. Thomas waited 1,221 days from when he was…

Round 17 results: Maroochydore 0.2 (2) def. by University of Queensland 8.25 (73) Coolangatta Tweed 6.2 (38) def. by Coorparoo 9.8 (62) Wilston Grange 7.3 (45) def. by Yeronga South Brisbane 8.10 (58) BYE: Zillmere Kings of the QWAFL: As…

  Friday, 13 July, 2001. Black Friday. A bad day for Malcolm Blight but a wonderful day for football and Nick Riewoldt. An 18-year-old Riewoldt made his AFL debut for St.Kilda to begin a remarkable 17-year journey in the AFL…

  Match of the round: Saturday 4:45pm – Coolangatta Tweed Vs. Coorparoo (Peak Oval, Coolangatta) It all comes down to this, the final round of QWAFL regular season matches. Coolangatta and UQ are the only two sides left with a…

The Burleigh Bombettes are through to the QWFA Division 1 finals after finishing fourth on the ladder. After only their third year in the competition, the club have managed to grow in numbers and make the finals for the very first time.…

It’s been a rags to riches story for the Pine Rivers QWFA Division 2 team, who will line up in a do-or-die elimination final against Beenleigh this Saturday, in just their second year of football. The Swans breakout season has…

The AFL, all 18 AFL Clubs and the Australian Government, through the Organ and Tissue Authority, are pleased to announce a partnership to support DonateLife Week 2017 and organ donation. In an industry first, the AFL and all 18 AFL…

Possessions are definitely not everything when it comes to assessing the contribution of a player to his team’s performance.  But generally speaking you can never have too many of them. And certainly not if you are Brisbane Lions captain Dayne Beams.  On Sunday in…

Round 16 results:  University of Queensland 3.5 (23) def. by Coorparoo 7.5 (47)  Yeronga South Brisbane 9.12 (66) def. Coolangatta Tweed 6.5 (41)  Zillmere Eagles 1.1 (7) def. by Maroochydore 16.17 (113)  BYE: Wilston Grange  The Devils’ redemption:  It had been 315 days since they last played…

Now in its third year, the AFL Queensland World Fiesta is a unique event that celebrates cultural diversity through Australian Football, food and family entertainment. AFLQ World Fiesta 2017 will be held at Leyshon Park, Yeronga on Friday July 28.…

The AFL launched the 2017 Toyota AFL Multicultural Round at Lachlan’s Old Government House in Parramatta. AFL General Manager of Inclusion and Social Policy was joined at the launch by Gurpreet Grewal, the subject of the third film in a…

Teams from across Australia are competing in the 2017 AFL National Inclusion Carnival which has commenced on the Gold Coast today, Monday July 24. The AFL National Inclusion Carnival brings together footballers with an intellectual disability from across the country…

One Queenslander began his AFL career at short notice over the weekend as another has been pitch-forked into what shapes as a hot and prolonged debate about when his career should end. Townsville teenager Josh Williams became the 170th Queenslander…

  Round 15 results: Zillmere Eagles 1.1 (7) def. by Coorparoo 13.19 (97) University of Queensland 5.3 (33) def. by Yeronga South Brisbane 13.9 (87) Wilston Grange 13.9 (87) def. Maroochydore 0.2 (2) BYE: Coolangatta Tweed   Adapting Devils: The circumstances were less than ideal for…

Nominations close July 31 for the 2017 the AFL Queensland Volunteer and Coach Awards. Volunteers and coaches are the lifeblood of Australian football. Without them, we simply would not have a game. They work for the love of the football, not…

There are some AFL players who say they take no notice of the football media and then hang on every word. After all, it’s human nature. Not Charlie Dixon. Definitely not. As his Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has said often,…

  Match of the round: Saturday 4:45pm – University of Queensland Vs. Yeronga South Brisbane (UQ Oval 9, St Lucia) We’ve got another cracker in store for this week’s match of the round when UQ take on Yeronga at home. The last time they met back in round…

  Ten players have been chosen from Queensland in a 52 player All-Australian squad to face off against each other in Melbourne on September 2. Arianna Clarke, Kalinda Howarth and Ruby Blair from Coolangatta will take part in the high…

AFL Queensland today announced the North Queensland and South Queensland teams ahead of their annual intrastate clash in Cairns this Saturday, July 22. North Queensland coach Brad Cooper has assembled a team boasting a good mix of youth and experience, headlined…

Brisbane Lions fullback Harris Andrews won’t count 16 possessions in a 31-point loss to Richmond at Etihad Stadium as a career highlight. Not when his opponent Jack Riewoldt kicks four goals. But that’s Andrews. He marks himself very harshly. That’s…

  Round 14 results: Coorparoo 8.7 (55) def. Yeronga South Brisbane 8.6 (54) Coolangatta Tweed 6.5 (41) tied Wilston Grange 6.5 (41) University of Queensland 20.23 (143) def. Zillmere 0.1 (1) BYE: Maroochydore   Kings take the throne: Coorparoo have vaulted into first position on the QWAFL ladder after pulling off…

Zac Smith allowed himself a moment of reflection as he prepares for a 100th game milestone that is one of the great stories of Queensland football. The Geelong ruckman, who will post his AFL century against Hawthorn at the MCG…

  Match of the round: Saturday 3:45pm – Coorparoo Vs. Yeronga South Brisbane (Giffin Park, Coorparoo) Here’s the scenario. Yeronga and Coorparoo are sitting first and second on the ladder, both tied with seven wins. If Yeronga win this match…

The AFL is pleased to announce a collaboration with Thomas & Friends in an international first for the two brands.   The collaboration will see four short episodes produced, centred around the AFL and following Thomas and his friends on…