Mark: A   Thoughts: The Grand Final loss will sting, and will sting for a long time, but that doesn’t mean it was a disappointing year. To bounce back into finals while having a couple of big wins along the…

Griffith Moorooka The Chook Pen has a new leader with Danny Andjelkovic announced as the new Griffith Moorooka Senior Coach for 2017. Andjelkovic hails for country Victoria where he won three senior premierships as a player before joining the Gladstone…

Mark: C+   Thoughts: Four wins and 14 losses wasn’t the year Sandgate had hoped for heading into 2016; there were a few less than desirable moments, but there were also a few positives to take along the way. If…

Mark: A+   Thoughts: It wasn’t a perfect season, but when it counted Labrador played their best footy. The Tigers’ 2016 campaign is the perfect example of the footy cliché that premierships aren’t won in May. At 2-4 after six…

Western Magpies co-captain Cal Carseldine has won the  Bill Pierce Medal for Best and Fairest player. The Bill Pierce Medal count was the highlight of the Pies presentation night conducted on Saturday evening at Chelmer. Carseldine was a consistent performer all…

Lenny has still got it If you think as soon as AFL players retire they not only lose their fitness but their skill as well, you should probably think again. Why you ask? Because I watched St Kilda champion Lenny…

It’s back! Andrew Wiles and Matt Trewhella have come together to collaborate on the top 50 players from the QAFL in 2016, and today is D-Day. This year, each player wasn’t ranked by their kicks marks and handballs each game,…

The Western Magpies have names Brydan Morgan as QAFL senior coach for 2017. Brydan Morgan comes to the Western Magpies with over 15 years experience within various levels of senior football. As a player and coach he have been directly…

Wilston Grange   Mark: C   Thoughts: With the amount of senior experience they lost over the summer break, 2016 was always going to be challenging for Grange, but they would have hoped to pinch a few more wins along…

It’s back! Andrew Wiles and Matt Trewhella have come together to collaborate on the top 50 players from the QAFL in 2016. This year, each player wasn’t ranked by their kicks marks and handballs each game, but rather their overall…

It’s back! Andrew Wiles and Matt Trewhella have come together to collaborate on the top 50 players from the QAFL in 2016. This year, each player wasn’t ranked by their kicks marks and handballs each game, but rather their overall…

BnF The Best and Fairest winners just keep on rolling in, and this time, it’s Tom Overington at Sandgate. Tommy O had a fantastic year in the green and red, becoming their most prolific ball winner through the middle, and…

It’s back! Andrew Wiles and Matt Trewhella have come together to collaborate on the top 50 players from the QAFL in 2016. This year, each player wasn’t ranked by their kicks marks and handballs each game, but rather their overall…

It’s back! Andrew Wiles and Matt Trewhella have come together to collaborate on the top 50 players from the QAFL in 2016. This year, each player wasn’t ranked by their kicks marks and handballs each game, but rather their overall…

Mark: B+   Thoughts: At the start of the year, if you offered Mt Gravatt two finals and a few big wins over teams they have struggled against recently at the start of the year, they would have taken it.…

After a stellar year, we caught up with Surfers Paradise’s Cassidy Haberfield moments after he was crowed the QAFL Rising Star for 2016. Check out what he believes made it all click, and what his plans are for summer below…

One less on the merry-go-round After taking Palm Beach Currumbin to a QAFL Grand Final this year, Chad Owens is going around again as head coach of the Lions for 2017. I’m glad both parties reached an agreement, definitely the…

Nearly 20 years ago to day, the West Brisbane Bulldogs broke an 18-year premiership drought to claim the 1996 QAFL Premiership. Now, they are inviting everyone involved to come and relive it. On October 8 at the Story Bridge Hotel,…

Millsy Wayde Mills proved he was one of the most valuable recruits of 2016 in a half of football on the weekend. Yes, Mills has been a star for Labrador all year (you don’t win a Syd Guildford by accident),…

LABRADOR v. PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN Labrador 4.0, 9.3, 12.8, 15.12 (102) Palm Beach Currumbin 3.3, 5.4, 6.6, 7.7 (49) Back-to-back. Three words that are going to sound very sweet to Labrador fans for the next 364 days. The Tigers are…

Morningside got up in a thriller on Saturday to claim the 2016 QAFL Reserves Premiership. This is how they did it.

Labrador were too big, and too strong for Palm Beach Currumbin on Saturday, winning back-to-back QAFL flags. This is how they did it  

QAFL Reserves Grand Final – Morningside vs. Labrador QAFL Grand Final – Labrador vs. Palm Beach Currumbin   QWAFL Grand Final – Coolangatta Tweed vs. Yeronga South Brisbane

Indy the Wonder Dog, a.k.a. the Hound of Truth,  is 2/2 in her tipping career. Not only did she tip Labrador to win the 2015 QAFL flag, but she also took out the QAFL Super Tippers competition this year. Who…

As they prepare to lead their teams out tomorrow, we sat down with Labrador captain Bryce Retzlaff and Palm Beach Cuurumbin skipper Jesse Derrick. While they were friendly with each other then, they made it very clear what will happen…

This time of year, a lot of thought goes into how the players are feeling, what they are expecting, how their nerves are…. but what about the coaches? We found out. Saturday will be Labrador coach Perry Meka’s seventh Grand…

Palm Beach Currumbin The start of the year saw Palm Beach Currumbin make it clear to everyone they meant business. Apart from a second round loss to Morningside, they won every other game in the opening half of the season;…

To get your excitement levels peaking ahead of the big day on Saturday, let’s take it back 12 months and relive all the action from the 2015 Grand Final day. Trust me, it’s worth it for the drone footage alone.…

The brothers A couple of brothers winning a flag together is a good yarn. Three in the same team… no we are talking. Four in one team, with one of them the coach? Unbelievable, but that is exactly what the…

Everywhere you look in this one, there are matchups that have the potential to decide the game. Here are a few to keep your eye on throughout the course of the afternoon.   Wayde Mills vs. Tyson Dyer If there…