By Peter Blucher. Josh Wagner set for AFL debut. Former Sandgate junior and Aspley star Josh Wagner will complete a fairytale journey with his AFL debut for Melbourne on Sunday. The 21-year-old running defender was elevated from the Demons rookie…

Each week throughout the 2016 season, the Queensland Australian Football Forensics (QAFF) will bring you a short article about our code’s history in Queensland over the past 150 years.  Both the QAFF and the AFLQ hope this will pique your…

By Peter Blucher Tippett joins 2×50 Club   Kurt Tippett became just the 10th member of the Queensland 2×50 Club on Sunday. The 28-year-old Gold Coast forward/ruckman became the 10th Queenslander to play 50 games for two different AFL clubs…

By Wesley Hull Under the lights on a beautiful, mild Townsville night, the 2016 National Diversity Championships got under way with an opening ceremony at Tony Ireland Stadium. With a cooling light breeze to welcome the event, an enthusiastic crowd,…

The Under 15 AFL National Diversity Championships will begin this Sunday April 3 at Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville, the traditional land of the Bindal and Wulgurukaba people. Currently in its third year, the AFL National Diversity Championships has been developed…

  Three Women’s Exhibition Matches will be television broadcast in 2016.  Matches will be broadcast by FOX SPORTS and will be aired live nationally.  All three matches will be made available live on afl.com.au and the AFL Live App on mobile…

By Peter Blucher.  Whitecross getting close Brendan Whitecross, one of the AFL’s saddest stories in recent years, is one step away from a fairytale return to the game at the top level this weekend. The double knee reconstruction victim was…

  Could you be the QAFL’s ultimate tipper? AFL Queensland is kicking off season 2016 with the official QAFL tipping competition. It’s free and anyone can enter … so sign up now for your chance to win prizes and bragging…

  By Peter Blucher  If you ask St.Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt to reflect on his extraordinary AFL career he’ll tell you ‘no regrets’. It’s what champion players and champion people do. And as he prepares for his 300th game against…

Tickets the Round 17 Toyota AFL Premiership Season match between the Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast SUNS scheduled for Saturday July 16 at Cazalys Stadium, Cairns will go on sale from Friday April 1 at 9.00am EST. As part of the…

The North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) has extended its partnership with National Indigenous Television (NITV) to deliver an increased presence on the national network in 2016. All NEAFL teams will have matches replayed on NITV this year with non-AFL…

By Peter Blucher   Tom Hickey has written his name into the Queensland AFL record books with a career-best performance for St.Kilda in the season opener against Port Adelaide in Adelaide on Sunday. Hickey had 56 hit-outs – the most…

Selectors have named a Queensland Youth Girls squad of 27 players and four emergencies for the seventh Youth Girls AFL National Championships to be held in Melbourne from May 2 to 6. Queensland was Division 1 runner up to Victoria…

Almost 1000 Brisbane Lions guernseys will be given free to AFL Brisbane Juniors players born in 2007 (under 9’s) as part of a partnership between the Lions and AFL Queensland. It is hoped this new incentive will encourage Queenslanders to…

  2016 represents 150 years of Australian Football in Queensland. A band of volunteer historians, Queensland Australian Football Forensics (QAFF), has spent the past six years researching the history of our code in our state.  The culmination of their work…

Metricon Stadium today released a free app that will maximise the stadium’s new high-density Wi-Fi delivering customers the connectivity they desire and a more immersive fan experience. Gold Coast SUNS, along with global ICT giant, and SUNS’ Major Support Partner,…

Queenslanders Julian Hunt, Alex McTaggart, Charlie Ezra, Heath Molloy, Isaac Gallagher-Cheetham and  Lenny Christie have been selected for the 2016 AFL Rio Tinto Footy Footy Means Business Program, which has begun with its first development program in Darwin, led by coaches Aaron Davey…

Every year NAB AFL Auskick is the introduction to AFL for almost 30,000 kids in Queensland, where they learn the skills of AFL in a fun and safe environment. Over the last couple of years, we have focused on continuing…

We acknowledge all players who have completed the summer program with the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast SUNS academies. We encourage those who have not made this initial squad to continue their football development and play football in 2016. It…

  Join us in recognising and celebrating the achievements of Queensland women and girls. In 2016 Queensland has expanded International Women’s Day celebrations into a week-long, state-wide series of events and activities called Queensland Women’s Week. The week will recognise and…

Developing a national war cry and increasing the number of Indigenous Australians who finish high school are just two of AFL legend Adam Goodes’ goals post-retirement. During his brief visit to Cairns, the former Australian of the Year ran a football…

AFL Queensland has launched the AFL Queensland Diversity Advisory Board to assist the organisation in implementing diversity and inclusion strategies across the state. The board will consist of 12 members with a range of backgrounds, experience and professional expertise and will…

  Fans keen to see the Brisbane Lions take on St Kilda in next weeks’ NAB Challenge match at Harrup Park are urged to buy tickets ahead of the match, with a sell-out crowd expected. Harrup Park General Manager Michael…

Brisbane Lions player Liam Dawson has been named Brisbane Juniors Ambassador for 2016. The rising AFL star will work with AFL Queensland to promote the competition to girls and boys across Brisbane. Dawson said he is honoured to be given the…

150 years of Queensland football deserves an equally historic book. 2016 will mark 150 years since the formation of the original Brisbane Football Club in 1866, and the first game in Queensland. The Queensland Australian Football Forensics (QAFF) are gearing…

The AFL  has announced a 10-match Women’s Exhibition Series to be played in 2016. Matches will be played between March and September across three rounds in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane. Round One will include players currently training in state academies…

The Brisbane Lions set to hit the Darling Downs next Tues & Wed

The inaugural AFL Queensland Schools Cup kicks off tomorrow, with regional pool games in Darling Downs and the Sunshine Coast. A whopping 174 schools with a total of 384 teams have entered the competition, which will culminate in a grand…

  The AFL today announced former Sydney Swans star Tadhg Kennelly will assume the role of head coach of the Allies, which will compete in Division 1 of the 2016 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. The Allies, comprising players from NSW/ACT,…

Queensland NAB AFLAuskick Ambassador and Brisbane Lions star Dayne Zorko, and Gold Coast SUNS’ David Swallow have officially launched the 2016 NAB AFL Auskick season in Queensland. And what better way to launch Auskick in Queensland than on the sand, and in…