By Terry Wilson MACKAY product Nick Kempe is determined to take full advantage of an opportunity handed to him as a kid from the country to make the grade in Australian rules football. A speedy, skilled wingman/flanker type, Kempe is…

By Ant Wingard  Palm Beach Currumbin forward James Holland has climbed to 13th overall in the Syd Guildford leaderboard after claiming seven votes in Round 12. Holland produced a dazzling performance inside 50 for the Lions in their win over…

By Terry Wilson Photo: Daren Sonnenberg Magpies pile the pressure on Mt Gravatt Western Magpies                         6.3,  10.5,  12.9,  16.12  (108) Mt Gravatt                              1.4,  5.5,  9.7,  10.7  (67) GOALS, Western Magpies: S. Copland 5, J. De Winter 5, A. Corrie 4, R.…

By Terry Wilson Photo: Brooke Sleep Photography Morningside v Broadbeach At Jack Esplen Oval, 2pm Saturday Morningside: Ins: Eddie Mallan, Cameron Reeves, Brad Hodge, Nathan Kinch, Michael Graham. Outs: Will Wolbers (unvailable), Louis McCormick (unavailable), Sam Lundie-Jenkins (omit), Ben McNiece…

By Terry Wilson SOME authoritative performances patrolling a half-back flank have led to Surfers Paradise teenager Alby Jones being named the QAFL Rising Star nominee for round 11. Jones, 18, has been one of a number of emerging teens at…

By Ant Wingard   @AntWingard Palm Beach Currumbin midfielder Tom Thynne has staked his claim for the 2018 Syd Guildford Trophy after polling a maximum ten votes in the Lions’ Round 11 win over Sandgate. Thynne produced a clinical performance in…

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…

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 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 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 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 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 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.…

By Terry Wilson Photo: BC Sleep Photography MORNINGSIDE v MT GRAVATT At Jack Esplen Oval, 2pm This match will live streamed on aflq.com.au. Morningside: Ins: Will Wolbers, Eddie Mallan, Isaiah Edwards, Alastair Nash, Matt Logan, Ben McNiece. Outs: Nathan Kinch…

By Terry Wilson PACIFIC Pines Power junior product Joel Baxter will not forget his maiden QAFL senior’s appearance for Labrador last weekend. Thrust into Labrador’s top side against Sandgate at Cooke-Murphy Oval to cover for a major injury run, Baxter…

By Ant Wingard  @AntWingard Surfers Paradise midfielder, Cassidy Haberfield, has moved into second place in the Syd Guildford Trophy after his seven-vote performance in the Demons’ loss to Palm Beach Currumbin in Round 8. Haberfield, the QAFL’s 2016 Rising Star,…

By Terry Wilson   Lions prevail in tough Coast derby Palm Beach Currumbin 3.3, 5.5, 7.7, 8.9 (57) Surfers Paradise 1.0, 4.4, 5.6, 6.10 (46)   GOALS: Palm Beach Currumbin: T. Ellard 3, J. Douglas 1, T. Cornish 1, N. Robertson 1, J. Harrison 1, J. Holland…

Photo: Martin Phoenix By Terry Wilson SURFERS PARADISE v PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN At Sir Bruce Small Park, 2pm Surfers Paradise: Ins: Connor Manning, Daniel Van de Werken, Jasper Graham, Haydn Kiel, Brodie Grant, Hunter Pierce. Outs: Noa Corbett (Southport NEAFL),…

  THE Palm Beach Currumbin High pipeline continues to churn out the talent with one of the school’s old boys the QAFL Rising Star nominee for round seven. Alexander “AJ” Dawson, a 20-year-old, has played every game for premiers PBC…

By Ant Wingard @AntWingard AFL Queensland is pleased to announce the finalised structure and fixtures for the Under 18 Colts competition ahead of the 2018 season. The updated structure includes six new teams who will participate in the Colts format…

By Ant Wingard @AntWingard As the football season draws closer, Queensland clubs from both the NEAFL and QAFL competitions have staged the 2018 QAFL Mini Draft this week. The mini draft exists to align every Queensland NEAFL primary listed player…

By Ant Wingard @AntWingard The Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Division 1 Grand Final will this year feature a splash of Queensland flare. Queensland umpiring duo, Ashlon Gardner and Tim Sommerville, have been announced as field umpires for the showdown…

By Ant Wingard @AntWingard AFL Queensland is pleased to announce that 25 matches across the 2018 QAFL season, in addition to all six finals matches, will be streamed live and free. At least one QAFL game will be streamed with…

AFL Queensland today released the 2018 Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) fixture, which kicks off on April 21 with four matches across four days. Round 1 will see two games on Saturday, one on Sunday, and the traditional ANZAC eve…

Wilston Grange has approached the off season with vigor in the recruiting space, grabbing ten new players, including six from NEAFL club Aspley. Adam Hughes, Joey Daye, Clinton French, Ryan Thompson, Henry Leong and Lachie Nixon-Smith have all committed to…

At high-school, during Kate Morris’s physical education classes, she always had a long-term view of what she could achieve in the field. Unlike some of her classmates, it wasn’t a time to get out of regular class and muck about,…

Gold Coast SUNS Academy players Jacob Dawson and Jacob Heron have been drafted by the SUNS in this afternoon’s rookie draft as pre-selected category B rookies. The national draft wrapped up on Friday night, making it a tense weekend for…

A total of five Queenslanders have been selected in one of the more unpredictable national drafts in recent years.  The Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast SUNS  and Melbourne Demons were all involved, in what was undoubtedly a nervous evening for draft…