By Ant Wingard    @AntWingard Photo: David Layden Photography University of Queensland Red Lions head coach, Phil Lovett, is adamant his side can still make the finals in 2018 despite the team’s Round 12 loss to Coorparoo. The Red Lions find…

By Mark Ensor AFL Queensland has been selected as a Multicultural Queensland Ambassador finalist for the 2018 Queensland Multicultural Awards. Following the success of winning the 2017 Queensland Multicultural Community Sector award (AFLQ Diversity Employment Program – Click Here), AFLQ…

By Ant Wingard   @AntWingard UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND v. COORPAROO Coorparoo                               1.3,  6.5,  9.5,  10.8  (68) University of Queensland                1.1,  2.1,  3.2,  3.4  (22) GOALS, Coorparoo: J. Govan 4, E. Zielke 3, N. Iduteyiteka  1, M. Forbes 1, J. Tawhiao-Wardlaw 1.…

By Terry Wilson Photo: BC Sleep Photography Searl’s solo goal ices the Cats’ cake Broadbeach 2.4, 5.9, 10.13, 13.15 (93) Western Magpies 4.2, 6.3, 8.5, 10.7 (67) GOALS, Broadbeach: M. Fowler 4, B. Neal 2, N. Kempe 2, J. Searl…

The North Queensland Academy Championships will commence this weekend as the 2018 carnival kicks off in Airlie Beach. Across the championships, all five North Queensland regions will be represented with Cape York, Townsville, Mackay and Capricornia all fielding teams while…

By Ant Wingard   @AntWingard Photo: David Layden Photography Throughout the Bond University QWAFL season, AFL Queensland will take a look at a select few players to watch in the upcoming weekend’s action. Ahead of their inception into the QWAFL in…

By Ant Wingard  @AntWingard Coolangatta Tweed v Bond University Saturday June 30, 4:45pm. Corpsure Oval, Coolangatta Ahead of Round 12, it appears Wilston Grange have all but sewn up top spot of the ladder. That leaves just three remaining finals places…

AFL Queensland has been working in conjunction with the Sporting Schools program to provide access and opportunity to schools in far reaching parts of Queensland. Darling Downs Regional Manager, Jeff Neumann, made the trip to Injune State School to run…

AFL Queensland is pleased the announce the Under-16 Queensland side that will face New South Wales/ACT in Round 2 of the 2018 AFL Under-16 National Championships. The Queensland side was selected following the side’s previous championships opener last month in…

By Terry Wilson Photo: RF photography Broadbeach v Western Magpies At Subaru Oval 2pm Broadbeach: Ins: Josh Searl, Nick Upton, Nick Burton, Max Gambell, Jake Strong. Outs: Evan Panozza (family), Robert Blood (quad), Jack O’Shea (Southport NEAFL), Harrison Kerr (Redland…

By Terry Wilson IF everybody at the Wilston Grange Gorillas had the same passion for success as young Nick Dickson, then the club will soon be revelling in some good times. One of Brisbane’s oldest clubs, Wilston Grange have gone…

By Ant Wingard  @AntWingard The AFL Inclusion All Australian Team featured plenty of sunshine state flair in 2018. Two Queenslanders were named in the side at the conclusion of the 2018 National Inclusion Carnival on Saturday to recognise the best footballers…

By Ant Wingard @AntWingard Photo: Brooke Sleep Photography Morningside Panther Nathan Beck has ridden the team’s wave of great form to claim the maximum ten votes in the Syd Guildford Trophy in Round 10. The Panthers have won three of their…

By Ant Wingard   @AntWingard Forty-three years after their last encounter on the field, two former Queensland footballers rekindled their friendship this week, re-exchanging a tradition from yesteryear. Former Mayne Tiger, Shane Johnson, and former Windsor Zillmere Eagle, Paul Curtain, rejoiced…

By Ant Wingard@AntWingard Queensland produced a successful campaign at the 2018 AFL National Inclusion Carnival, finishing the week-long event with a fourth-place finish overall. The AFL National Inclusion Carnival aimed at bringing together footballers with an intellectual disability from across…

  By Ant Wingard  @AntWingard YERONGA SOUTH BRISBANE v. COOLANGATTA TWEED Coolangatta Tweed                       2.2, 6.3, 9.6, 12.7 (79) Yeronga South Brisbane                  2.1,  2.5,  2.7,  2.9  (21) GOALS, Coolangatta Tweed: L. James 5, G. Moodie 2, A. Hamlyn 2, S. Carter 1, B. McFarlane 1,…

By Ant Wingard @AntWingard It was the moment which captured the hearts of football fans around the nation. During a routine match between the Hermit Park Tigers and Northern Beach Suns in the Townsville Reserves competition, came a moment players from…

By Terry Wilson Morningside prevail in a cracking contest Morningside               2.3,  3.4,  9.6,  11.9  (75) Western Magpies               0.3,  4.8,  5.12,  7.15  (57) GOALS, Morningside: W. Wolbers 3, D.…

By Ant Wingard AFL Queensland is pleased to announce the Under-17 squad that will travel to Melbourne next weekend for the Futures Series matchup against Tasmania. The Queensland side will play against the Apple Isle’s team on July 2 at…

By Ant Wingard   @AntWingard Throughout the Bond University QWAFL season, AFL Queensland will take a look at a select few players to watch in the upcoming weekend’s action. Since the realignment of the premier women’s football competition in South East…

By Terry Wilson Photo: RF Photography WESTERN MAGPIES v MORNINGSIDE At McCarthy Homes Oval, 2pm Western Magpies: Ins: Lachlan Woods, Brodie Easton, Logan Murray. Outs: Kale Reed, Billy Johnson, Lachlan Dennis. Morningside: Ins: Nil. Outs: Nil. MORNINGSIDE can claim something…

By Ant Wingard  @AntWingard Yeronga South Brisbane v Coolangatta Tweed Saturday June 23, 4:45PM Leyshon Park, Yeronga Yeronga will look to reignite their season in Round 11 against Coolangatta, or the Devils risk falling out of finals contention as we enter…

AFL Queensland is seeking applications from around the state for an AFL Merit Award in 2018. The Merit Award is awarded to volunteers who have provided ten or more years of outstanding service to community football and has been presented…

By Ant Wingard  @AntWingard AFL Mackay has this week launched a ground-breaking welfare and education program for their the local football community in conjunction with key stakeholders in the region. The roll out of Outside the Locker Room (OTLR), a program…

By Ant Wingard    @AntWingard AFL Queensland have announced their preliminary North and South Queensland representative squads in preparation for next month’s annual intrastate clash. The two sides will go head to head for the fifth time and with the ledger…

By Terry Wilson CONSISTENTLY good form in his rookie season has earned Surfers Paradise teenager Jasper “Jazz” Graham this week’s QAFL Rising Star nomination for Round 9. Only 17, Graham made his seniors debut with the Demons in the opening…

By Ant Wingard @AntWingard Broadbeach dynamo Blake Erickson has extended his lead atop the Syd Guildford Trophy after Round 9 with a maximum ten-vote performance in the Cats’ win over Sandgate. Following his best-on-ground performance in Broadbeach’s 148-point thrashing of the…

By Ant Wingard   @AntWingard Yeronga South Brisbane v Coorparoo Leyshon Park, Yeronga Yeronga: 3.3 3.3 4.4 4.7 (31) Coorparoo: 0.7 1.8 6.9 8.11 (59) Goals: Yeronga: D. Leach 3, J. Watts. Coorparoo: J. Wuetschner 3, J. Govan 3, J. Tawhiao-Wardlaw,…

It is with great sadness that AFL Queensland and the AFLQ Umpires Association inform of the passing of Queensland Umpiring Legend and games record holder, Tom McArthur. A born and bred Queenslander, he played junior football at Taringa State School and joined Western…

By Terry Wilson Photo: Morningside Panthers (Facebook)   Vultures poleaxed by the Panthers Morningside 4.2, 6.4, 13.10, 21.17 (143) Mt Gravatt 0.4, 3.9, 3.10, 5.11 (41)   GOALS: Morningside: K. Abey 5, E. Mallan 5, A. Mitchell 3, M. Graham 2, B. Hodge 2, J. Rayner 1, L.…