Just minutes after he walked off stage with the Grogan Medal around his neck, we pulled Jesse Derrick aside for a chat. Fair to say he was still coming to terms with what just happened. Check out the chat below.…

Palm Beach Currumbin’s Jesse Derrick claimed the 2016 Grogan Medal, the QAFL’s highest individual footballing honour on Sunday night. Derrick, the Lions’ captain, finished the home and away season on 21 votes, one ahead of teammate Josh Woolley on 20.…

WESTERN MAGPIES v. PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN Palm Beach Currumbin 1.4,  7.6,  10.12,  16.17  (113) Western Magpies 0.3,  3.3,  4.7,  4.10  (34) Palm Beach Currumbin are into the Grand Final, and they did it in emphatic fashion, with a 79-point win…

Nealry 12 months to the day after the Grogan Medal was hung around Callum Carseldine’s neck, Andrew Wiles pulled him aside for a chat. From his memories of the night, his leadership on and off the field, and what makes…

Preliminary Final Western Magpies vs. Palm Beach Currumbin Saturday September 10, 2:00pm, Graham Road, Aspley LIVE BLOG FROM 1:45PM The go to Lions: They got back to their best last week with the way they won the ground level ball…

In five days time, one QAFL player will have his name read out as the 2016 Grogan Medalist. We thought we would go through the field, and give you a couple of names to watch from each club.   Broadbeach…

Matt Walder has stepped down from his role as Morningside Senior Coach. Following the Panthers shock loss in round 18 that saw them miss the QAFL finals, a mutual decision between club and coach was reached, and they parted ways.…

Culture On Saturday, Palm Beach skipper Jesse Derrick would have been preparing mentally and physically for a do-or-die semi final against Mt Gravatt in the QAFL the next day, but that didn’t stop him heading up to Brisbane to run…

PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN v. MT GRAVATT Palm Beach Currumbin 5.5,  9.8,  13.13,  15.14  (104) Mt Gravatt 1.2,  3.5,  5.8,  7.11  (53) Palm Beach are off to a prelim, thanks to a resounding win over Mt Gravatt today. They were clinical…

Labrador are into their third Grand Final in as many years, and are in the box seat to go back-to-back thanks to a win over the Magpies today. Check out what we learnt, the coaches thoughts, and how it all…

Semi Final 2 Labrador vs. Western Magpies Saturday September 3, 2:00pm, Cooke-Murphy Oval LIVE BLOG FROM 1:45pm The go to: Tigers: Pressure. It’s the thing they have been building on all year, and played a huge role in the position…

When push came to shove in Sunday’s QAFL Elimination Final, two Mt Gravatt players stood up and got their team over the line. Up one end, Dom Nash kicked the goal that put the Vultures in front, and down the…

Labrador Senior Coach and Football Operations Manager, Perry Meka, will vacate both roles at the end of the 2016 season. A move back with his family in Melbourne, and the opportunity to work at the elite level in the AFL…

Where did Jade come from? When Kalinda Howarth kicked six goals for Coolangatta in Saturday’s first game of the QWAFL triple-header, she extended her lead in the league goal kicking to six. With that buffer between her and second place,…

MT GRAVATT v. SURFERS PARADISE Mt Gravatt 3.3,  9.5,  13.8,  15.9  (99) Surfers Paradise 5.5,  6.7,  11.12,  13.15  (93) What. A. Game. It was end-to-end, it was heart in mouth, and it was up for grabs right until the final…

AFL Queensland wishes to advise that the University Of Queensland Australian Football Club will not participate in the 2017 Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) competition. The club was notified of the decision this week and formally advised the playing group…

PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN v. WESTERN MAGPIES Western Magpies 5.1,  7.4,  10.8,  13.10  (88) Palm Beach Currumbin 1.4,  7.4,  10.8,  12.12  (84 This game reflected 2016 in the QAFL perfectly. Unpredictable until the final siren, tense, tight, fast, and two teams…

Qualifying Final Palm Beach Currumbin vs. Western Magpies Saturday August 27, 2:00pm, Salk Oval LIVE BLOG FROM 1:45PM The go to Lions: Will open this one up by foot. Whether it’s looking into the corridor, or using the lateral short…

Morningside running-back Campbell Wearne is the final QAFL Rising Star nominee for 2016. The 19-year-old saw plenty of the footy on Saturday, but it was a bittersweet moment as the Panthers were ultimately knocked out of finals by ninth-placed Sandgate.…

Palm Beach Currumbin skipper, Jesse Derrick, is the round 18 Syd Guildford nominee. Saturday didn’t yield the result the Lions were after, losing top spot on the QAFL ladder to Labrador, but Derrick was his usual, outstanding self. “I guess…

Filewood….again 14 goals is nothing short of a day out, but its nothing unusual for Cody Filewood. For the second time this year, he has bagged 14 majors for the Surfers Paradise reserves. That’s 28 over two games. It takes…

MT GRAVATT v. WILSTON GRANGE Mt Gravatt 2.3,  7.6,  8.11,  10.16  (76) Wilston Grange 0.2,  2.3,  7.3,  12.4  (76) Two games, two draws. Unthinkable. Unbelievable. Luckily for Mt Gravatt, it was as good as a win, as the two points,…

The Western Magpies Tim McEvoy will play his 200th First Grade match for the Pies when they host Surfers Paradise at Chelmer on Saturday. “TMac ” is as resilient as they come and gets every last drop out of his…

Labrador vs. Palm Beach Currumbin Saturday August 20, 2:00pm, Cooke Murphy Oval 17 rounds, nearly five months, and top spot comes down to this. Unbelievable. The equation is simple. Win, finish top, and earn a week off. Lose, and play…

Electrifying Wilston Grange midfielder Oskar Baker is the Round 17 QAFL Rising Star nominee. The 18-year-old has had a break-out year for the Gorillas and was excellent against Palm Beach on Saturday, playing on the wing and generating plenty of…

Surfers Paradise full-forward Daniel Green has clinched the Round 17 Syd Guildford nomination. Green had a day out in Surfers tense six point win over Mt Gravatt, kicking eight goals and dragging his team over the line. With his side…

There is just one round of the home and away season left in the QAFL, and nothing is locked in. Every single position in the top five can change, none of the top six can afford to be off their…

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…

MORNINGSIDE v. WESTERN MAGPIES Morningside 1.5,  4.7,  10.9,  16.10  (106) Western Magpies 1.4,  3.8,  4.10,  5.16  (46) Full recap: https://aflq.com.au/live-145pm-morningside-vs-western-magpies/ You can’t keep a good man down. Morningside are back in the five, and back in the hunt thanks to…

Morningside pretty much booked themselves a finals ticket today with a big win over the Magpies. Read how it went down below.