By Terry Wilson Updated following the Sunday QAFL Fixture Panthers all but guarantee a top-three finish Morningside look like they have wrapped up a top-three finish for the finals and are in a powerful position to grab the important second…

By Terry Wilson Image: RF Photography Two rounds to go and the only certainty for the finals is that Palm Beach Currumbin will be in top spot. With 48 points and a healthy percentage, the Lions will take the minor…

By Terry Wilson It has been a hell of a long journey, in every sense of the phrase, for promising Mt Gravatt youngster Tom Matthews to reach a stage where he is on the verge of some big things with his…

By Terry Wilson Dee-lightful Demons dent Mt Gravatt’s finals hopes Mt Gravatt are now in finals desperation mode following a big loss to red-hot Surfers Paradise at Dittmer Park on Saturday. The Vultures crashed 13.18 (96) to 11.7 (73) and…

By Terry Wilson The run home for finals contenders: Palm Beach Currumbin (1st, 48 points): Wilston Grange (A), Surfers Paradise (H), Broadbeach (A). Broadbeach (2nd, 36 points): Sandgate (A), bye, Palm Beach Currumbin (H). Surfers Paradise (3rd, 36 points): Mt…

By Terry Wilson Smart Palm Beach Currumbin teenager Ethan Hunt is keeping his fingers crossed that nature takes its natural course as he chases his dreams of playing at the highest level. Just turned 17 and completing Year 11 at…

By Terry Wilson Cats overpower flat Panthers to grab second spot Broadbeach’s reward for finally beating a side in the QAFL top five was to grab second spot on the ladder in what could be a key result come finals…

By Terry Wilson Palm Beach Currumbin (1st, 48 points): Mt Gravatt (H), Wilston Grange (A), Surfers Paradise (H), Broadbeach (A). Morningside (2nd, 36 points): Broadbeach (A), Labrador (H), Wilston Grange (H), Sandgate (A). Broadbeach (3rd, 32 points): Morningside (H), Sandgate…

By Terry Wilson The Broadbeach Cats can ‘most definitely, without a doubt’ bounce back from last weekend’s loss to Gold Coast rivals Surfers Paradise says rising teenager Aiden Fyfe. Fyfe was playing in just his third seniors game for Cats…

By Terry Wilson Panthers pull off a miraculous comeback win Please explain. That is the only way to even start to fathom what on earth went on in one of the biggest comebacks in state league history at Dittmer Park…

By Terry Wilson The road ahead for the finals contenders: Palm Beach Currumbin (1st, 48 points): Bye, Mt Gravatt (H), Wilston Grange (A), Surfers Paradise (H), Broadbeach (A). Broadbeach (2nd, 32 points): Surfers Paradise (A), Morningside (H), Sandgate (A), bye,…

By Terry Wilson Labrador talent Hugo Barry was a kid growing up in Aussie rules territory in Adelaide but it was not the national game that had his attention, it was soccer. Barry was good enough to represent the Croweaters…

By Terry Wilson Palm Beach power on against plucky Tigers Premiers Palm Beach Currumbin will limp into what coach Jess Sinclair said is a much-needed QAFL bye next weekend. The 2017 and 2018 premiers continued their unbeaten streak which now…

By Terry Wilson Labrador (6th) v Palm Beach Currumbin (1st) At Cooke-Murphy Oval, 2pm Saturday Ins: Labrador – John Boxer, Corey Mullins, Hugo Barry, Pat Murtagh. Palm Beach Currumbin – Mitch Johnson, Liam McNeven, Ashton Crossley. Outs: Labrador – Rhys…

AFL Queensland have today announced that the Maroochydore Football Club will be joining the QAFL competition in 2020. With a team already competing in the state’s premier women’s competition, the QAFLW, the move into the men’s premier competition solidifies the Roos as…

By Terry Wilson For all intents and purposes Kwabe Boakye originally moved to Rockhampton from Melbourne to improve his soccer game. One of three children for Ghana nationals Nana and Ceceila Boayke, Kwabe was born in Melbourne but never kicked…

Palm Beach Currumbin midfielder Thomas Thynne will take an unprecedented lead in the Syd Guildford Trophy in the second half of the season. Thynne holds a 12-vote lead over Broadbeach mid-forward Jackson Fisher after 13 rounds of QAFL fixtures with…

By Terry Wilson Lions beat the Magpies but lose big Jack again A strong second half carried Palm Beach Currumbin to a convincing win over the Western Magpies at McCarthy Homes Oval on Saturday. The unbeaten Lions made it 15…

By Terry Wilson Western Magpies (7) v Palm Beach Currumbin (1) At McCarthy Homes Oval, 2pm Saturday Ins: Western Magpies – Billy Johnson, Zane Lovell, Lachlan Dennis. Palm Beach Currumbin – Dale Neuhaus, Alex Dawson. Outs: Western Magpies – Ryan…

By Ant Wingard Morningside ruckman Brad Hodge has mounted his case for the honour of the QAFL’s premier ruck with a scintillating performance in the Panthers’ Round 12 win over Surfers Paradise. The 22-year-old Hodge collected the maximum ten Syd…

By Terry Wilson Image: Nelpix Gun offensive weapons Jack Anthony and Matt Fowler returned to QAFL action with a bang during a wet round 12 of fixtures on Saturday. Anthony was resuming for Palm Beach Currumbin after five matches out…

By Terry Wilson Surfers Paradise (3) v Morningside (2) At Sir Bruce Small Park, 2pm Saturday Ins: Surfers Paradise – Dan Green, Noa Corbett, Nick Harrison, Tom Miller (Southport). Morningside – Eddie Mallan, Cameron Spence, Aaron Robertson, Lachlan Niland-Rowe, Ethan…

By Ant Wingard Mt Gravatt skipper Andrew Smith has soared into Syd Guildford Trophy calculations after a best on ground performance in the Vultures’ season defining one-point win over Broadbeach in Round 11. Smith, just a fortnight removed from claiming…

By Terry Wilson Hawks finally break through for a win Sandgate are finally back in the winner’s circle after they outslogged Wilston Grange in their northern Brisbane derby at Lemke Road Oval on Saturday night. It wasn’t pretty but Sandgate’s…

By Terry Wilson Morningside (2) v Palm Beach Currumbin (1) At Jack Esplen Oval, 2pm Saturday Ins: Morningside – Saxon Crozier, Jesse Quint, Henry Joyce, Darcy Cameron-Reeves. Palm Beach Currumbin – Jack Anthony, Jason Burge, Riley Buckland. Outs: Morningside –…

By Terry Wilson Image: RF Photography Western Magpies young gun Jack Austin is in an elite group of players to have earned QAFL Rising Star Award nominations in successive years. Austin, only 18, is the Round 10 nomination for the…

Western Magpies veteran Ryan Harwood has hit peak form after earning the perfect ten votes in the Syd Guildford Trophy after a best on ground performance against Surfers Paradise. Harwood faced a delayed start to the season after a injury…

By Terry Wilson Image: Highflyer Images The Morningside faithful celebrated hard and long after one of the most outstanding days of football promotion success at Jack Esplen Oval on Saturday. One of the biggest crowds seen at a Brisbane suburban…

By Terry Wilson Morningside (4) v Mt Gravatt (5) At Jack Esplen Oval, 2.30pm Saturday Ins: Morningside – Aaron Robertson (Redland), Hiovake Livesey, Brock Aston, Peter Mollison, Lachlan Russ, Anthony Stewart. Mt Gravatt – Kyle Walsh, Harrison Gobbie, Justin Currie,…

By Terry Wilson Former Morningside coach Martin King and current Redland captain Hayden Bertoli-Simmonds have applauded the decision to stage a NEAFL/QAFL double-header at the same venue on Saturday. It will be the first time in a while that teams…