Friday Forecast: Round 17
MATCH OF THE ROUND Morningside vs. Western Magpies Saturday August 13, 2:00pm, Jack Esplen Oval LIVE BLOG FROM 1:45pm There is a lot on the line for both teams this week, but their sights are set on different prizes. I’m…
MATCH OF THE ROUND Morningside vs. Western Magpies Saturday August 13, 2:00pm, Jack Esplen Oval LIVE BLOG FROM 1:45pm There is a lot on the line for both teams this week, but their sights are set on different prizes. I’m…
Veteran Magpies utility Luke Scott is the round 15 QAFL Syd Guildford nominee after an impressive performance on the wing. Scott was a ball magnet in the Magpies’ 78-point win over UQ and was crucial in driving the pill forward…
20 year-old Labrador forward Rhys Coombe is the round 16 QAFL Rising Star nominee. The young Tiger has really come of age since the bye round, bagging three goals on Saturday to go with his five from the week before.…
100! It was only last week we were speaking about the task ahead of Trent McIntyre if he wanted to bring up the goal kicking ton for the Southeast Suns this year. Well, he didn’t muck around doing it. Needing…
PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN v. BROADBEACH Broadbeach 4.4, 6.7, 10.8, 13.16 (94) Palm Beach Currumbin 5.5, 11.7, 12.8, 12.11 (83) There is something about Broadbeach in the run home. They turn into giant killers. Last year they were the first team…
Mt Gravatt won a cracker against Morningside on Saturday, putting them in the box seat to make finals. Read how it went down below
MATCH OF THE ROUND Mt Gravatt vs. Morningside Saturday August 6, 2:00pm, Dittmer Park LIVE BLOG FROM 1:45pm The most important game of the year, to date, and I don’t say that lightly. The whips are cracking, and these two…
AFL Queensland has announced a new South East Queensland male senior competition structure for 2017 and beyond. The new model sees a stand-alone QAFL competition and the introduction of a five division Queensland Football Association (QFA). AFL Queensland State Football…
25 year-old Morningside ruckman and back-to-back Queensland rep Peter Mollison is this week’s Syd Guildford nominee. Standing at 198cm, Mollison was able to give his midfielders first use of the footy on the weekend leading to a 123-point victory which…
Despite suffering an ACL injury in the final quarter of the match, Wilston Grange forward Joel Perry-Warren has earnt the Rising Star nomination for round 15. The 18 year-old kicked a bag of five goals and was playing as a…
Calling all Queensland coaches, the AFL is seeking your help. The AFL has funded researchers from the School of Human Movement and Sports Science at Federation University Australia to conduct a survey to better understand the lower limb injury prevention knowledge,…
The Palm Beach Currumbin Lions have come a long way since the early days when players were collected from local surf beaches and pubs just in time for games. This was just one of the memories that was evoked when…
Top four locked Caloundra’s win over Aspley in the QFA North on Saturday means that the top four is now a lock. With two weeks to go, both Aspley and Moreton bay aren’t a mathematical chance to sneak in, but…
With round 15 in the books, we thought it was time to revisit the QAFL run home, and see if we can predict what the finals will look like. This is what the ladder looks like after 15 rounds. And…
PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN v. MT GRAVATT Palm Beach Currumbin 6.1, 9.4, 12.9, 15.12 (102) Mt Gravatt 4.2, 6.6, 11.8, 14.9 (93) Full recap: https://aflq.com.au/live-145-palm-beach-vs-mt-gravatt/ It wasn’t the most convincing of wins, but the Lions are now two games clear on…
Palm Beach went two games clear on top of the ladder thanks to a tight win over Mt Gravatt on Saturday. Read how it went down below.
MATCH OF THE ROUND Palm Beach Currumbin vs. Mt Gravatt Saturday July 30, 2:00pm, Salk Oval LIVE BLOG FROM 1:45PM If you’re looking to whet your finals appetite a month early, look no further. It doesn’t get much bigger than…
The first episode of QAFL Whistleblowers is upon us, where we go back through the tapes, check in with the umpiring department, and give you an insight into what the crew in green are looking for when controlling a game.…
After 14 rounds, the QAFL ladder is tight at the top, but what would happen if each game ended at half time? We went back through the books to crunch the numbers, and the results are scarily similar. Of the…
It’s not everyday an opportunity arises to play at the state level, especially as a teenager, but for this duo that hail from Papua New Guinea, it became a reality. Not only are they playing at Broadbeach in the Colts…
Eighteen-year-old University of Queensland on-baller Jonathan Macanawai is the round 14 QAFL Rising Star nominee. Macanawai was a shining light for UQ in wet and dim conditions on Saturday, driving the ball forward for his team. “I thought I played…
Broadbeach’s Josh Searl is the round 14 Syd Guildford nominee. When the rain started to fall in the Cats’ win over Wilston Grange on Saturday, contested ball became king, and Searl went to work. “It was alright I guess. I…
Wilston Grange playing coach Matt Trewhella will step down from his coaching role at the end of the 2016 season. After a review of the clubs development process, which Trewhella was a part of, it was decided the best way…
Bomber meets the real Bomber After 10 seasons at the helm Graham ‘Bomber’ Adams broke the record as the longest serving Sandgate senior coach on Saturday. The clubrooms were packed with people wanting to celebrate the milestone with him, including…
WESTERN MAGPIES v. LABRADOR Labrador 4.2, 7.4, 9.7, 9.8 (62) Western Magpies 0.2, 0.6, 6.6, 8.11 (59) Full recap: https://aflq.com.au/live-145pm-western-magpies-vs-labrador2/ If there is ever an example of a game of two halves, this is it. Labrador kicked one point in…
Labrador hung on for dear life in one of the games of the year on Saturday over the Magpies. Recap how it all went down below.
When it comes to photographing footy in Queensland over a long period of time, you would be hard pressed to find someone better than Ron Lockens. Through the eye of a lens, he has seen champions of the game strut…
Connor Stackelberg’s seven goal effort earns him the round 13 rising star nomination. Sandgate Coach Graham Adam’s decision to switch the 18-year-old from the down back to up forwards paid off as he became the Hawks’ key target. His sharp…
The UQ footy club mixed the old with the new on Saturday when they celebrated their 60th anniversary as a club. The Red Lions played Wilston Grange at home and fittingly claimed their second win for the season in front…
Star Labrador midfielder Adam Clarke is this week’s Syd Guildford nominee. Clarke owned the midfield, racking up possessions, in his sides round 13 win over Morningside. As an experienced player he is vital to the Tigers set-up and has relished…
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