Wednesday 2 March 2011 Labrador have reappointed rugged utility Aaron Shattock as captain for the fourth straight season. Entering his fifth year at Cooke-Murphy Oval, Shattock has been an outstanding ambassador for both his club and the old QAFL. Shattock,…

Wednesday 2 March 2011 WAFL premiership coach Brian Dawson has accepted an invitation to lead WA against Queensland in June despite no longer being at the helm of Swan Districts. The league stuck by its tradition of asking the reigning…

Tuesday 1st March 2011 A major fundraiser to support the rebuilding of the Western Magpies / Sherwood Junior Football Club is being planned for 16 March. All members of the south-east Queensland football community are being encouraged to buy tickets to…

Tuesday 1 March 2011 Fankhauser Reserve is preparing for two huge Saturday’s of action with the Gold Coast Suns playing there this weekend and the southern-based NEAFL clubs involved in the Club Aid Trophy carnival the next. Saturday represents the…

Tuesday 1 March 2011 A special initiative by AFL Queensland to put a special price in place for the flood devastated Lockyer Valley has resulted in record numbers at one NAB AFL Auskick Centre. Senior clubs around the Darling Downs…

Monday 28 February 2011 The Aspley Hornets head to a camp at Noosa this weekend comfortable in the knowledge they have not only boosted their goalkicking power, but also their midfield depth. The Hornets had a solid hit-out against the…

Monday 28 February 2011 Labrador grand final player and former AFL star Peter ‘Spida’ Everitt and his St Kilda sidekick Austinn Jones will represent the Australian Bolters against PNG Mosquitoes in the Kokoda Challenge game in Port Moresby on Saturday…

Coolangatta have elected to run with outstanding under-age coach Neil McKay for the new Pineapple Hotel Cup season. McKay, who guided the Gold Coast Stingrays to a premiership in the first year of the Under 18 competition in 1996, takes…

Friday 25 February 2011 The first squares of grass were laid on the new AFLQ main ground at Yeronga yesterday afternoon but the first NEAFL game on the bright new facility won’t be played until at least mid to late…

Friday 25 February 2011 The legacy of the late, great Harry Kennan lives on at Broadbeach with the former president’s business H & A Home Repairs buying naming rights to the Cats’ home ground. Previously known simply as Merrimac, Broadbeach’s…

Thursday 24 February 2011 Aspley have targeted a number of forward recruits to bolster their scoring efficiency for the 2011 NEAFL season, while remaining committed to nurturing the production line of quality local youngsters coming through. After a miserable first…

Thursday 24 February 2011 NT Thunder utility James McNamee rebounded from being savaged by a dog late last QAFL season to win the NT News-Sportingbet NTFL player of the year award this week. In his third season with the Wanderers…

Thursday 24 February 2011 Two former QAFL combatants found themselves before the Tribunal this week on the eve of the NTFL finals series. Aspley recruit Dan Roy, who has been in excellent touch for Southern Districts, had his season almost…

Wednesday 23 February 2011 New kids on the block Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney proved a smash hit for the AFL with their TV ratings last weekend. If that interest is reflected at NEAFL level to some degree, then…

Wednesday 23 February 2011 Local footballers are being offered a unique opportunity to represent their country at AFL and enjoy a no-holds barred adventure through Papua New Guinea in the process. The AFL PNG Kokoda Challenge is being held from…

Wednesday 23 February 2011 The reputation of Palm Beach-Currumbin high school on the Gold Coast as an outstanding AFL program continues to glow, with sponsors adding further lustre. Sports psychology workshops, new training equipment including heart rate monitors, and 40…

Tuesday 22 February 2011 The Brisbane Lions Reserves have two sets of playing conditions in the new North East Australian Football League season, with restrictions still applying when they meet non-AFL clubs. With half of their season played against fellow…

Tuesday 22 February 2011 There will be just the one rule change for Queensland-based NEAFL teams when they contest the Club Aid Trophy pre-season competition next month. While the AFL has trialled a number of different rules during their NAB…

Tuesday 22 February 2011 Booming left-footer Gavin Grose has been back on the training track with Mt Gravatt and looms as yet another key recruit for the Vultures. Grose has back training for the past three weeks and is looking…

Monday 21 February 2011 Former Western Magpies flyer Ben Heffernan-Roper is training with Morningside after cutting his ties with WAFL club Subiaco. Heffernan-Roper five senior games and averaged 14 possessions through those in his first season in the WAFL. He…

Monday 21 February 2011 A major fundraiser to support the rebuilding of the Western Magpies/Sherwood Junior Football Club is being planned for 16 March. All members of the south-east Queensland football community are being encouraged to buy tickets to the…

Monday 21 February 2011 Coomera’s first season as an entity was so successful that the club has been elevated a division for its season year in the State Association. Coomera finished third in the Division 3 Central in 2010, falling…

Palm Beach Currumbin AFC have indicated they are keen to have a Women’s Football team competing in the AFL Qld Women’s League in 2011. A team from the Gold Coast hasn’t played in the competition since 2008 when the successful…

Thursday 17 February 2011 The Gold Coast Suns Reserves have been given approval by the AFL to use their full list of players unrestricted in the inaugural NEAFL season. Included in the NEAFL Northern Conference alongside the Brisbane Lions Reserves…

Thursday 17 February 2011 Mt Gravatt have pulled off a significant late recruiting coup with the acquisition of quality midfielders Albert Proud and Andrew Scott. Proud went straight back to the Vultures, where he graduated as a junior, after being…

Wednesday 16 February 2011 Last year’s QAFL grand finalists Labrador will have searching test first-up in the Club Aid pre-season competition when they clash with Southport and the Gold Coast Suns on the opening day. With two 40-minute matches for…

Wednesday 16 February 2011 South-East Queensland-based umpires had no hesitation in pledging their full support to the flood relief aspect of the Club Aid pre-season competition, which takes place next month. Umpires from the former State League, Division 2 Pineapple…

Tuesday 15 February 2011 Jason Cotter will coach the State team for the fifth year this winter but will be joined on the coaching panel for the first time by ex-Morningside star Jacob Gough. Cotter has presided over two of…

Tuesday 15 February 2011 A new gymnasium at Dittmer Park has ensured that Mt Gravatt are in a far better position to hit the ground running in the 2011 NEAFL season. Construction work through the 2009-10 summer coupled with a…

Tuesday 15 February 2011 The growth of the State Association Division 3 North has been one of the success stories of grass roots football in recent seasons and the Sunshine Coast region competition continues to expand. The competition boasted just…