By Anthony Wingard @AntWingard The Wests Juniors Australian Football Club will celebrate the club’s 90th anniversary in 2018, marking close to a century of football in the city’s western suburbs. To commemorate the milestone, the Bulldogs will host an anniversary…
Narangba Crows President Michael Cox doesn’t really believe in trophies. The forty-seven-year-old account manager judges the success of his club by a different metric; how many kids come back to play next year. It’s a philosophy that’s initiated a strong…
“Bring as much colour and support for the kids as you can,” that’s the message from Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast Juniors ahead of their grand finals this weekend. It’s the first time all South East Queensland junior grand…
Junior finals frenzy Finals are set to get underway this weekend for junior competitions on the Gold and Sunshine Coasts as well as the Wide Bay area, while the Brisbane finals kicked off last weekend. All together, from the Sunny…
Long time between drinks for Yeronga Saturday was a historical day for Yeronga South Brisbane, though it might have flown under the radar. Yeronga got on top in their weekend clash with Mayne, running out victors 18.10.118 to 10.13.73. It…
Post of the week As we know the QAFL is in full swing and as tradition dictates, clubs are doing a fine job of keeping players who might be getting a bit of a head wobble, in line. We’re talking…
The SUNS and Lions academies will go head-to-head in the first round of the 2017 NAB AFL U18 Division 2 Championships. The rivalry is real … and it’s game on. Once the jumper is on and these players cross the…
Brisbane Lions Academy Manager Luke Curran gives his thoughts on round 1 of the much anticipated NAB Academy Series and the Lion’s pre-season preparations so far. The Brisbane Lions Academy side will face off against the Gold Coast Suns academy…
Queensland’s love of Australian Football continues, with census figures announced today revealing a six per cent growth in participation for the state in 2016. 229,388 men, women and children pulled on a Guernsey this year, compared to 216,381 in 2015.…
Summer might be just around the corner, but that doesn’t mean the opportunity for the youngsters to polish up on their skills isn’t there. The Western Magpies will be hosting a Summer Skills Program every Friday night from November 11…
Four days of Youth Girls action wrapped up yesterday (link to results), and once again, it was a fantastic event. Here is what we learnt: Craig Starcevich and his team might have the toughest job in Australia this week:…
Forest Lake’s Ashlee Sciortino has made history as the first female player to receive the AFL Brisbane Juniors top honour; the O’Callaghan Medal for most votes polled in any division. Ashlee’s 40 votes saw her nudge out Redland’s Miller Rose, who picked up…
Be a hero, son. Half way through the third quarter in the Sufers Paradise Mt Gravatt QAFL Reserves game on Saturday, the Demons found themselves down by 23-points. At the final siren, they still trailed by four points, but the…
‘Get in there, have a go, and see what it’s like.’ Those are the words of Sean Kendrick for anyone with a disability interested in playing footy, and they couldn’t ring truer. Sean, a Grade 5 student at Jamboree Heights…
REP YOUR CLUB IN THE FIRST YOUTH AFL9S CLUB CARNIVAL Get your crew together for a mad day of touch AFL footy. With boys, girls and mixed divisions there’s never been a better opportunity to wear your club colours and…
The Mayne Tigers Under 9 Black team wore pink socks to raise funds to help the National Breast Cancer Foundation continue their fantastic work into breast cancer research on Oval 2 at Oxenham Park on Saturday 14 May. The tightly knit team was…
The Morningside Panthers last week united participants from their junior ranks with the senior squad for a combined training session. The initiative, organised by the club’s welfare arm Siders For Life, is one in a series of events aimed at…
It’s just three days until the Queensland Youth Girls team play their first game of the Nationals. First up on Monday is the team that beat them in last years grand final, Victoria Metro We caught up with Female High…
Coorparoo AFC has flicked the switch on a new era at Birubi St, showcasing their home ground’s brand-new floodlights on Thursday night. Key contributors including Coorparoo Ward Councillor Ian McKenzie, retired Gabba Ward Councillor Helen Abrahams, Fran Bell (representing State…
15 If you kick 15 goals in a game as a team in a game, it’s a reasonable day at the office. To get 15 goals out of your two key forwards is incredible. Josh Baxter and Bryce Retzlaff went…
The Queensland State Academy class of 2016 gets down to business this Sunday in their first practice match against Victoria Country in Melbourne. Following this weekend, the Academy will play two TAC Cup games against the Northern Knights and Western…
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…
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…
Four quarters, 60 minutes, 3,600 seconds; that’s how long an AFL Queensland Schools Cup game takes. 10 hours, 600 minutes, 36,000 seconds; that’s how long it will take one team just to get to the ground. That team is Sunset…
It stated with a dad following his eldest son to a game of footy; it’s resulted in over a decade of service. Chris Larkin, the 2015 AFL Queensland Youth Coach of the Year, is as loyal as they come to…
2015 yielded another record number of junior football participants in Queensland; now the focus switches to 2016. The Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast Juniors will hold their respective sign on days over the next two weekends, allowing players new…
At just 20-years-old, Marcus MacDonald-Camden has put the boots into storage, and taken the leap into the senior coach ranks taking over as the Wilston Grange QWAFL coach for 2016. For MacDonald-Camden, his coaching passion is fostered from his love…
Coaches Awards Brisbane North: Will Martyn Moreton Bay: Matt King North Queensland Central: Gracen Sproule North Queensland Northern: Jai Newell PNG: Hewago Paul Oea Sunshine Coast: Rick Wirth Brisbane South East: Will Kerr Brisbane South West: Charlie Thorpe Gold Coast…
The AFL Queensland Under 14 State Academy Championships kick off this Sunday, September 20, at Fisherman’s Rd Sporting Complex, Maroochydore. This year’s carnival will see Brisbane South East, Brisbane North, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast North, Gold Coast South, North Queensland…
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