Time Machine: They ended up with 12 wins and six losses, which was a great return for the Pies 2016 season, particularly after a three and three start. Positive steps were taken too, they added better transition play to the…

Time Machine: Last year’s runners up have plenty to look forward to this season, they were the ones to watch during the first half of 2016 and will be looking to kick things off in a similar fashion. It remains…

Time Machine: After achieving the ultimate success in 2016 off the back of a wobbly start, this time round the Tigers will be looking to come out of the blocks furiously, channeling some of their explosive finals form. The round…

New look 2017 fixtures for the QAFL and QFA Colts competitions have now been released. The fixtures align Colts teams to their senior counterparts in an effort to assist clubs in retaining players as well as transitioning them from junior…

The Labrador Tigers have managed to secure the services of former Sydney premiership player Barry Hall. Recent talks with former SUNS and Sydney Swans player Nick Malceski have failed get over the line however, due to Malceski’s contractual obligations with…

Monday the 20th marked the end of the 2017 NEAFL Mini Draft with clubs Palm Beach Currumbin, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach and Labrador all bidding on players at the Southport event. The Mini Draft started on the 15th of March with…

  AFL Queensland today announced ex-AFL Coach Wayne Brittain as coach of the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) representative squad for 2017. Brittain will lead the team against Western Australia Amateur League (WAAFL) at Broadbeach on Sunday June 11; a rematch…

Want to be involved in the Queensland Representative footy program in 2017? This might be your opportunity. Applications for the positions of QAFL Chairman of Selectors, QAFL Representative Team Coach, and North Queensland Representative Team Coach are now open. The…

A few Roos and a dunny Hundreds gathered at Aussie World on Australia Day for the dunny racing championships (#straya), and one team did the Queensland footy community proud. A few of the Maroochydore Roos donned their familiar green and…

2016 Southport captain Ben Headland will be lining up in the QAFL this year, signing with Palm Beach Currumbin. Headland makes to the move after 132 games with the Sharks, which included a premiership in 2008 and a NEAFL representative…

100-game player Troy “Monkey” Moncur will be swapping the boots for the board this year as Mt Gravatt’s senior coach. After eight years coaching in country Victoria, Moncur returned home to play for the Vultures in 2016. The 38-year-old played…

Doing us proud Last year’s 2016 Female Diversity Championships might be in the rear view mirror, but the good news surrounding it keeps rolling in. Nine Queenslanders have been confirmed for the two national female diversity representative teams for 2017.…

We are smack bang in the middle of the footy silly season right now. While not all moves have been made, here is a snapshot of what we know has happened at the nine QAFL clubs so far.   Broadbeach…

Meet Labrador’s new senior coach, former Brisbane Lions premiership player Aaron Shattock. After a stint as Labrador’s assistant under Perry Meka for the last two seasons, Shattock is a familiar face at Tigerland and has already noticed improvements in pre-season…

2016 Morningside co-captain Sam Brown has called time on his playing career, embarking on a coaching journey with the Panthers. Following a few personal doubts surrounding his body and the rigors of another season, Brown decided to hang up the…

Baxter going back Dual Labrador premiership player, Josh Baxter, is returning to his Queensland footy roots in 2017 when he pulls on a Southport Sharks jumper again. As reported in the Gold Coast Bulletin over the Christmas break, the 2015…

AFL Queensland today released the 2017 Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) fixture, which kicks off on April 22 with four games across three days. Round 1 will see two games on Saturday, one on Sunday, and the traditional ANZAC eve…

Coolangatta’s new man? One of the QAFL coaches from 2016 is headed down the highway. Matt Walder, who led Morningside in 2016, has taken the reins of the Coolangatta-Tweed football club in the QFA Division 2 for next year. Question…

There is a club on the outskirts of Townsville by the name of the Hermit Park Tigers who continue to punch well above their weight division. Why? Because when North Melbourne read out Josh Williams’ name at the NAB AFL…

Nathan Clarke is going home, signing on as co-coach of the Wilston Grange Football Club. Clarke will oversee the senior football department and will be the QAFL match day coach, while Matt Trewhella will focus on the development of players…

Two Queenslanders were today selected in the NAB AFL Rookie Draft, taking the total number of Queensland draftees in 2016 to eight, following six selections in the NAB AFL Draft. On Friday night, Jack Bowes, Declan Watson, Josh Williams, Elliot…

The countdown is finally over, it’s NAB AFL Draft day! Before the show kicks off tonight in Sydney, we thought we would take a look at a few more Queensland players hoping to hear their name read out.   Elliot…

When Brad Scheer ran out with the Palm Beach Currumbin Lions two and a half years ago, he was not only debuting, he was making history. At 15 years old, he became the youngest ever senior player at Salk Oval.…

Brad Pollock has stepped down as Mt Gravatt Senior Coach after almost four years at the helm. Pollock had been retained by the club for 2017 but in recent weeks had come to the realisation he needed time away from…

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…

Mark: D   Thoughts: It was a tough year for the Red Lions with just the three wins and 15 losses. Minus a couple of senior players from 2015, combined with the age of their list heading into the year,…

Mark: C   Thoughts: Might seem harsh to give them a C in comparison to other sides, but when you look at the year as a whole, missing finals equaled a failure to the Morningside Football Club. Sitting on the…

Mark: B Thoughts: The prelim drubbing the Magpies copped at the hands of Palm Beach was a terrible way to finish the year. A loss in the penultimate week is never easy to swallow no matter what the margin is,…

After a few years away from club land, Steve Wildschut will return to the coaches box in 2017 after being appointed the Morningside Football Club Senior Coach. Wildschut, who has spent the last two years as the AFL Queensland Coaching…

Mark: C   Thoughts: After a finals berth in 2015, Broadbeach were quietly confident heading into 2016. A 3-2 start after the first five games left them bullish about another finals birth, but unfortunately for them the injury bus hit…