Today, the Brisbane Lions announcing Sabrina Frederick-Traub as one of their marquee players for the 2017 National Women’s League. We wanted to get to know Sabrina a little bit more, and who better to help find out than friend, and…

By Peter Blucher. Lee Spurr is the Queensland AFL star than many people don’t recognise is a Queenslander. Even the great Dennis Cometti, renowned for his expert commentary on Channel 7, once referred to the ever-reliable Fremantle Dockers defender as…

This week in the QWAFL, Coorparoo meet UQ, Coolangatta host Wilston Grange and Zillmere take on Yeronga. Match of the Round:  Coorparoo v UQ Their Round 1 clash was an emotional encounter for Coorparoo, who suffered a 55-point loss. The…

Big week for Archie Smith. By Peter Blucher It’s been a huge week for Archie Smith. A 21st birthday, elevation to the Brisbane Lions senior list and now a pending AFL debut. The basketball convert, in his third year as…

Last weekend marked a significant milestone for Zillmere Eagles’ Teegan Stevenson, who played her 100th Senior match for the club. The inside midfielder lined up against Coolangatta last Saturday, and while the team couldn’t get over the line, they had…

Super umpiring brothers Nick and Zac Mabb will link up this Saturday for their first game together at NEAFL level. The Mabb brothers will officiate the Lions v Giants NEAFL clash on Saturday with 21 year-old Nick as a boundary…

A top-of-the-table clash between Yeronga and Coolangatta headlines a huge double header at Bendigo Bank Oval. Wilston Grange host Coorparoo, while over at St Lucia, UQ and Zillmere face-off in a battle for ladder position. Match of the Round  Yeronga…

  Half-Century for Sexton.  By Peter Blucher. It’s an anomaly in the AFL system that Alex Sexton is officially listed as the 88th player chosen in the 2011 National Draft. His name has the letters “LT” attached to it in…

The AFL Queensland Schools cup is nearing the pointy end of the competition with state qualifying finals kicking off this week. Launched this year, the AFL Queensland Schools Cup is a  premier schools competition that will see six schools crowned…

By Peter Blucher.      Brendan Whitecross, the forgotten warrior of Queensland’s AFL family, will get a belated chance to reignite his premiership dream following a recall to the Hawthorn side last night. After being a senior emergency five times…

The AFL is thrilled to announce VU Whitten Oval will host the final AFL Women’s Exhibition Match on Saturday, September 3 at 7.20pm. The match will be broadcast live nationally on the Seven Network and Telstra via the AFL Live…

By Peter Blucher.         Sydney Swans ace Dane Rampe has tipped Aliir Aliir to be the next bargain basement draftee to become a long-term member of Sydney’s miserly defence. This comes after Aliir’s outstanding showing in the Swans’…

Why the Hampson hysteria?  By Peter Blucher Shaun Hampson is a much-maligned AFL player who has become a popular whipping boy with a lot of Melbourne media. But as Richmond insiders say repeatedly, it’s hard to understand why. Rather, they…

Zillmere Eagles 5.6.36 defeated by Coolangatta 7.9.51 In usual fashion, the battle of the birds was a close one with less than 20 points separating the two sides. Coolangatta went into the game on a mission, to play four full…

By Peter Blucher.     Reuben William doesn’t remember his father. But the 18-year-old Brisbane Lions rookie knows only too well of the ultimate sacrifice his father made when he was just an infant in war-torn Sudan. And on Saturday…

Match of the Round:  Zillmere Eagles    v    Coolangatta For the second time this season, the battle of the birds is set to distinguish just which side means business as we get to the pointy end of the season. Only 12…

Sam Michael: Persistence pays off. By Peter Blucher. Sam Michael will end an absence of 1044 days from the AFL arena with his debut for Essendon on Sunday in a triumph for sheer persistence and professionalism. Michael, who turned 23…

From playing Auskick and club footy, to captaining the AFL Under 16 World Team, Toara Marango has had an eventful start to his football journey. A product of the AFL Queensland Diversity Talent Pathway, his family are Australian Football fans,…

Representative squads will train together for the the first time this week ahead of  the North Queensland vs. South Queensland representative match to be played as a curtain raiser to the Western Bulldogs vs. Gold Coast SUNS match at Cairns Cazaly’s Stadium…

It all began with the kicking of a ball for Finlay Blacklock, one of AFL Queensland’s Australia Post AFL Multicultural Community Ambassadors. Born in Edinburgh, to a Scottish mother and an Australian father, his family decided to pack everything up…

The AFL officially launched the 2016 Toyota AFL Multicultural Round today at the Female Orphan School in the Parramatta campus of Western Sydney University. The Toyota AFL Multicultural Round highlights the contribution different communities have made to Australian Football, while…

As a club, if you stick around long enough, you will rack up plenty of games.  Game after game, year after year, history builds and milestones are achieved. The problem is that locally, the milestone often passes by unnoticed. On…

The AFL community has been successful in securing $7,255,705 in grant funding from the Queensland Government’s Get Playing Plus program for a number of critical and exciting projects across the Sunshine State. The funding will enable seven major projects to…

When the Under 12 Queensland Country team took to the field following the Queensland School Sports Under 12 State Championships, there was a special first timer in the line up. As Isaac Krueger pulled on the maroon and white jumper,…

Joyce’s sweet taste of victory. By Peter Blucher. Jesse Joyce sang the Gold Coast Suns song for the first time officially on Saturday afternoon as he put in place another plank on a path towards a promising AFL career. Playing…

  Zillmere vs Coorparoo 8:00pm Friday,  O’Callaghan Park Zillmere The Eagles and Navy Roos have met twice this season, Zillmere winning both by 9 and 87 points, respectively. Zillmere were grittier than an unwashed salad mix in their 10-point win…

  To mark the 150 Year anniversary of football in Queensland, AFL Queensland is hosting a picnic this Sunday, July 3, at the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens this Sunday, site of the first game of Australian Football in 1866. AFL…

  Hickey Homecoming.   By Peter Blucher. St.Kilda ruckman Tom Hickey will return ‘home’ on Saturday afternoon on a mission to replace a disappointing black mark on his ever-growing AFL CV with another welcome first. Hickey, who played his first…

Selectors have named a 25-man Under 16 Queensland squad to play NSW/ACT in Round 2 two of the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships at 10am on Tuesday at Metricon Stadium. Queensland Under 16 State Academy Squad. First Last DOB Height Weight CLUB…

Prospective No.1 draft pick Will Brodie bolstered his claims on the coveted title, but the Allies snatched victory away from Vic Country thanks to a fantastic banana goal from Brad Scheer with just minutes remaining in the final match of the…