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AFLQ joins in NAIDOC celebrations

NAIDOC Week from the 1st to the 8th of July is a very important event on the Indigenous calendar. NAIDOC stands for the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee and NAIDOC week is an opportunity for Indigenous and non-Indigenous

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Kawana Park Eagles turn ten

Guest of honour Sam Kekovich

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Caloundra’s call to arms

By Stacey French

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Magpies cement Division 1 top spot

FOR the third time in as many matches against genuine flag contenders, Palm Beach-Currumbin have fallen away badly in the closing stages of a match.

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QLD Scorpions score gutsy win over NT

 The Queensland Scorpions bounced back from last week’s loss to Tasmania with a 7-point come-from-behind win against Division 2 favourites Northern Territory in Round 4 of the NAB AFL U18 National Championships in Melbourne. NT won the toss and kicked to the

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Fight for top spot heats up

THE threatened big chop never eventuated at Palm Beach-Currumbin this week, but it is understood players have been put on standby that half-hearted efforts will no longer be tolerated.

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Binatangs too strong for Kookaburras

The PNG Bintangs were too strong for the Country Kookaburras in the play-off for fifth spot in the Kooga AFL Queensland U14 State Championships at Maroochydore today. Torrential rain on the Sunshine Coast all week saw the remainder of day

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400 Games for Wynnum Vikings’ legend

When Rodney Brown runs onto the field this weekend it will be a special moment for the Wynnum Vikings’ legend.  You see, the man nicknamed ‘Dog’ for his terrier-like on-field qualities will be doing it for the 400th time at

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U14 Championships – Match postponements

3 games scheduled for Day 3 of the 2012 Kooga AFL Queensland State Under 14 Championships have been posteponed.   The announcement has come due to the amount of rain that has fallen in the area over the past 24

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U14 Kooga State Championships – Day 2

By Stacey French

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U14 Kooga State Championships – Day 1

Day one of the AFL Queensland Kooga Under 14 State Championships produced some nail biting games of AFL action on the Sunshine Coast. Hosted at Fishermans Road, Maroochydore game one kicked off with Papua New Guinea taking on the Suncoast

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One team, many cultures

Burundi, Congo, Brazil, Japan, Guinea, New Zealand and Samoa are not the usual countries you think of when speaking of AFL players, unless you are from Beenleigh State School’s Girls Brisbane Lions Cup team. With only two Australian born girls

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Major milestone for Darling Downs Juniors

The Darling Downs Juniors reached a significant milestone on the weekend as they surpassed 700 registered juniors for the first time in the region’s history. The official count stands at 715 registered juniors after 27 more players put pen to

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AFL Celebrates Multicultural Round

Brisbane Lions mascot Bernie ‘Gabba’ Vegas kicked off Multicultural Round at the Brisbane Refugee Day Festival

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Tigers too strong for Lions

PALM Beach-Currumbin coach Daryn Cresswell is set to wield the axe on the back of another tame effort from the Lions in Saturday’s grand final rematch against premiers Noosa at Salk Oval.

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Tassie down Scorpions in U18 clash

Tasmania defeated Queensland 9 .7 .61 to 6.17.53 in Round 3 of the NAB AFL Under 18 National Championships at Yeronga today. It was a case of what could have been for the Scorpions who controlled play for much of

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Grand Final Replay heads PHC Rnd 11

THERE may be less than half of the team still going around with Palm Beach-Currumbin, but they have a point to prove in today’s grand final rematch against Noosa at Salk Oval.

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2012 Kooga AFLQ State U14 Championships

The Sunshine Coast will play host to the 2012 Kooga AFL Queensland State Under 14 Championships which commence at Maroochydore this Monday 25th June. Suncoast Power, Gold Coast North, Gold Coast South, Northern Raiders, South Eastern Bushrangers, Western Taipans, Country

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Queensland Country Squad Announced

Queensland Country selectors have announced a strong initial squad of 34 players as the countdown to the Australian Country Championships begins. The squad will be trimmed down to 25 players before they leave on Wednesday 18th of April to Wagga

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Gold Coast SUNS help Falcons fly

Fassifern JAFC may only be a new club, but it’s already drawing some big names. Recently Gold Coast SUNS player Tom Hickey made the 2 hour drive to assist with club training. The son of a former top-level Brisbane rugby

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Queensland Blaze team announced

State team announced at Queensland Primary Schools State Championships

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Scorpions to tackle Tassie in U18 Champs

The Queensland Scorpions will meet fellow Division 2 rivals and reigning champions Tasmania in Round 3 of the NAB AFL Under 18 National Championships at Yeronga on Saturday. The match will be the first Under 18’s Championship game to be

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Pacific Paradise take Lions Cup

The Sunshine Coast Junior Brisbane Lions Cup (Primary School Girls) has been wrapped up for another year in windy conditions at Fishermans Road, Maroochydore. With 12 teams competing from nine schools across the Coast the girls had the opportunity to

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Countdown to Cairns AFL Match

Richmond’s Shaun Grigg in action

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Brumbies get Government Grant

Has a little of the SUNS “gold” rubbed off onto fledgling AFL Junior club Beaudesert Brumbies? A recent visit to the Brumbies “Field of Dreams”by Gold Coast SUNS player’s Matt Shaw and Hayden Jolly coincided with news of the club’s

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Lake steps up AFL South Pacific Role

Long-time NEAFL/Queensland State League and Queensland Development Coach David Lake has not taken his retirement lightly. Lake stepped down as coach of Mt Gravatt at the end of season 2011 after a successful six year stint that saw him lead

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Magpies Cement Top Spot

RIVAL coaches Peter McClennan and Beau Zorko had contrasting opinions as they reviewed Saturday’s Pineapple Hotel Cup match of the round between Western Magpies and Surfers Paradise.

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Demons chasing 3rd Big Scalp

SURFERS Paradise coach Beau Zorko knows Saturday’s trip to Chelmer Oval in Brisbane is one that will provide clear indication of where the Demons are at when it comes to talking premierships.

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Tickner signs for two years

The Brisbane Lions are pleased to announce that Hyundai Brisbane Lions Academy player Cain Tickner has been signed to an extended AFL Club agreement for 2012 and 2013. While the 17 year-old Queenslander won’t reach the eligible drafting age this

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