The Greater Western Sydney GIANTS are to partner with new SEQAFL Division 2 Under 18’s football club, The Greater Western Suburbs AFC. Greater Western Suburbs Vice-President Dean Hooley said the move was designed to promote AFL in Brisbane’s Western Suburbs.…

Brisbane Lions pick 8 Sam Mayes

Gold Coast SUNS youngster Jaeger O’Meara and Lions star Jed Adcock helped put some future stars through their paces yesterday as part of the NAB AFL Draft week program currently underway on the Gold Coast. Players from the two clubs…

AFL Queensland CEO, Michael Conlan today joined GC  SUNS List & Strategy Manager, Scott Clayton, to launch the activities in Queensland being staged as part of the 2012 NAB AFL Draft being held on the Gold Coast this Thursday, 22…

The countdown is on with only a week to go until the 2012 NAB AFL Draft returns to the Gold Coast on Thursday 22 November, its home for the next three years. The Draft is the second-biggest media event on…

Students at Bwgcolman Community School and St Michael’s Catholic School on Palm Island are the latest NAB AFL Auskick recruits thanks to a newly formed relationship between the Cathy Freeman Foundation and AFL Queensland. Every Monday for the past four…

The Gold Coast SUNS have finalised selections for their 2013 Talent Academy program. Squads were selected from across Northern NSW, the Gold Coast region and Queensland country regions falling into the Gold Coast SUNS catchment zone. Players are chosen for…

The Brisbane Lions and the Gold Coast Suns could have 25% of their player lists made up of Queenslanders by 2016 says AFL Queensland’s General Manager of Talent Mark Browning. His comments come as AFL Queensland prepares to celebrate the…

The 2012 NAB AFL Draft returns to the Gold Coast this November, offering a superb backdrop to the second biggest media event in the AFL’s calendar.

The Hawthorn Football Club will host a pre-season training camp on the Sunshine Coast in December.

Think you can spot a future football superstar from a mile away? Seen some players you think could match it with the best? Searching for an AFL Star is a full-time profession employing scores of recruiting personnel across the country,…

The Gold Coast SUNS Cup has been the highlight of school footy in the Mackay region this term, with the winners decided in two Grand Final showdowns on November 7.

Former Queensland under-18 defender Gavin Urquhart may have been de-listed by the Kangaroos this season but his sporting career is far from over. He’s heading to the US to try his hand (or more specifically his foot) at American Football…

Queensland’s AFL clubs have been given a boost of over $50 000 in the 2012 Australian Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCHSIA)volunteer grants. The grants aim to recognise the valuable work of Australia’s volunteers, providing funding…

Thirty-five 12 year old girls all identified at the Sunfire Superstars Carnival, tonight started their first Academy session under the watchful eye of two-time All-Australian Sunfire player Katie Brennan and AFL 9s Coordinator Marc Seen. The girls came from as…

The time of the year is upon us when AFL Clubs across the Sunshine Coast hold their Annual General Meetings and the gallant leaders for season 2013 are voted in.

AFL Queensland will run the AFL Talent Identification Course first introduced in 2011 and recognised by the Australian Sports Commission and the AFL as an accredited Level 1 Course for those completing it.

The Southport School are 2012 Clarke Keating Cup premiers after defeating Somerset College in the senior boys final Monday. Hosted by Somerset College, the cold and overcast conditions didn’t keep the crowds away with plenty of supporters turning up to…

The Brisbane Flames have taken out the Kooga Under 17 Youth Girls State Championships in Cairns with an undefeated performance from the defending Champions. The Flames closest game was against South-East Queensland rivals, the Civil Unlimited Southern Stars with Brisbane…

The Qld Under 18 Youth Girls team has been named after an intensive Kooga U17 Youth Girls State Championships on the weekend in Cairns. Six teams competed from around the state showcasing over 140 of the best girls in the…

The Maroochydore Australian Football Club would like to announce the appointment of Brett Maloney as the senior club coach for next season.

The Suncoast Storm Under 17 team is heading off to play in the 2012 Kooga AFL Under 17 Youth Girls State Championships in Cairns from October 26-28

The 2012 Kooga AFL Under 17 Youth Girls State Championships commence at Watson’s Oval, Cairns, tomorrow Friday October 26. The Brisbane Flames (Brisbane South East and West), QANTASlink Crusaders (Cape York), Central Coast Cobras (Mackay, Capricornia and Wide Bay), North…

NEAFL field umpires Aaron Hall (left) & Andrew Stephens (right) will be trialling over the summer for a position on the 2013 AFL field umpires’ panel.

The AFL Sports Ready Trainees on the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane North offices switched places on Monday October 15 to experience a week working in another region.

Gabby Collingwood is a 13 year old who has been selected to play for the Under 17 Brisbane Flames at the Under 17 Youth Girls State Championships starting this Friday 26 October through to Sunday 28 October in Cairns.   Gabby…

On a scorching Saturday morning at Ormiston College, St John’s Anglican College won the 2012 TAS Girls Carnival Day over the hosting school in a game of high quality football. With 9 senior teams and 2 junior teams entered in…

Mackay junior umpire Alex Finney was lucky enough to be selected to officiate NAB AFL Auskick games on Grand Final day. He kept a diary to ensure he didn’t forget a thing.

by Alexander Finney

A partnership between AFL Queensland and the Cathy Freeman Foundation will see NAB AFL Auskick return to Palm Island after a five year absence. AFL Townsville’s Peter Young, Keegan Tudehope and Adam McDonald visited the Island’s Bwgcolman State School and…

Community football clubs are the very foundation of football and AFL Queensland is committed to the development of clubs across the State. The Quality Club Program is a club based accreditation program that recognises quality club administration by volunteers and…