By Abby Collins This Saturday, Ivan Walker will step onto the field, becoming the official Scott Pendlebury of the Eastern Swans. While Pendlebury might have the glitzy perks of a professional athlete, Walker’s journey is one of grit, determination, and…

By Abby Collins The Queensland AFL community is making significant strides in the name of pride for this weekend’s feature round. This beloved event ensures that the AFL community can celebrate the inclusivity of all the diverse players who call…

By Abby Collins North Queensland and South Queensland will clash in a fierce battle of the regions at Bond University Oval. In recent years, North Queensland has dominated this intrastate rivalry, but South Queensland is determined to halt their northern…

By Daniel Viles Forget last year. North Queensland is too proud a women’s football region to let its heavy 2023 loss to South Queensland repeat at Bond University Oval this Saturday. Subsequent events have shown that the South Queensland team…

The South Queensland men’s and women’s and squads have been named to take on North Queensland in the Intrastate Clash at Bond University Oval on Saturday June 22.  Following the success of previous players like Evie Long and Jacinta Baldwick,…

Even without AFL ovals back home, young female footballers from the nation’s remote far north are kicking goals with AFL Cape York. This week (30 April), a schoolgirls side from Bamaga and Thursday Island thrilled  against the best schools in Cairns,…

OPPORTUNITY AWAITS FOR COACHES IN THE FEMALE PROGRAMS  The North and South Queensland intra-state rivalry will return in 2024 with the best regional, QFA and QFAW players going head-to-head on Saturday June 22nd on the Gold Coast as part of AFL…

Local football clubs across Australia will receive an $8 million boost over the next four years as the AFL and Telstra today unveiled Telstra Footy Country Grants. With a pool of $2 million to be distributed each year starting in…

The annual North Queensland v South Queensland Representative Clash is less than a week away and men’s and women’s final squads have been locked in. North Queensland will be defending their titles on home soil this year, with both games…

In the lead up to the annual North Queensland v South Queensland representative clash next month, AFL Queensland has selected the 2023 North Queensland (NQ) men’s and women’s squads.   North Queensland will be defending their titles on home soil…

With the highly anticipated return of the North Queensland versus South Queensland representative clash, comes a stellar line up of coaches across all four teams.   The clash, to be played on June 24 in Cairns, marks the eighth year of…

AFL Queensland confirms the Garbutt Magpies will not field men’s reserves or women’s seniors teams in the AFL Townsville competition in 2023, following careful consideration and extensive consultation with AFLQ. Several factors led the club to review its ability to…

Playing 650 games in any sport is a huge achievement let alone officiating that many!   It’s a milestone  Townsville AFL umpire Darren Abercrombie just reached in the RMS Senior Men’s Preliminary Final in September.   Darren has been goal,…

One of AFL’s greatest players will grace the Darling Downs region on Saturday, June 25 for a one-off game. AFL great, Brownlow Medallist, two-time Anzac Day Medallist, Premiership player, five-time All-Australian and 258game Collingwood superstar, Dane Swan will pull on…

For the second year running, AFL Queensland has partnered with the Tackle Your Feelings (TYF) program to make mental health training available to community coaches in 2022.  Tackle Your Feelings is a free mental health training program for community AFL…

𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥. It’s been a tough time for footy in different areas across Australia of late so how good to see footy up and about in AFL Capricornia. Last weekend saw more than 270 junior…

Taking you around footy grounds across Queensland. This week we’re heading to Neil French Oval,Townsville. Yesterday, saw the 8th running of the Garbutt Magpies Cup – with 17 primary schools from across the AFL Townsville region getting involved. Prior to…

As winter makes it’s self known across Queensland and the South East of the state shivers through a “cold snap”, North Queensland (NQ) Coach Aaron Davey hopes the tropical conditions add the finishing touches to the “strongest NQ side in…

After four action packed days, the 2021 Queensland School Sport (QSS) 10-12 Years Combined AFL State Championships in Cairns has wrapped up! Congratulations to our two winning regions: Girls – South Coast Boys – Sunshine Coast A special shout out…

There were moving scenes at footy grounds across the weekend with captains of our QAFL clubs exchanging Didgeridoos and at QAFLW games they exchanged Clapsticks during the coin toss.   A symbol of our community embracing not only Racism. It…

Morningside Panthers, Brisbane Designed by: former Panther players, Ambrose Killian and Matt Robert from Ngalin Ayeye. Submitted story: The artists wanted the art piece and jumper to symbolise the Morningside Panthers heritage, values and commitment to being open and welcoming…

Taking you around footy grounds across Queensland. There were some sweet victories in the Sugar Capital of Australia – Mackay at the weekend! On a sunny Sunday at  the Magpies Sporting Club the Mackay Magpies AFC hosted Baker Creek Tigers…

The AFL has released its updated guidelines for the management of concussion in Australian football at all levels of the game outside of the AFL and AFLW competitions for 2021. In considering the best practice management of sport-related concussion, the…

The Toowoomba Tigers finished the AFL Queensland Darling Downs Under 17 girls season with a thrilling 5.10 (40) to 6.3 (39) defeat of Downlands College in last Saturday’s grand final at Kratzke Oval. After trailing all match Tigers player Christina…

For the first time coaches of junior footballers aged 7-12 can access a dedicated program of resources, with the AFL launching its Junior Coaching Curriculum.  The comprehensive program has been designed by industry experts to support coaches of young girls…

Young Gold Coast SUNS ruck Lauren Bella has been rewarded for her outstanding form this season with a NAB AFLW Rising Star nomination for Round 7. Bella was dominant in the air collecting 25 hit-outs in the SUNS’ 15-point loss…

Townsville’s University Hawks will play their home games at Riverway Stadium in 2021. The partnership between Townsville City Council and AFL Queensland provides the Hawks with the opportunity to play at a state-of-the-art ground after two decades without a permanent…

Aaron “Flash” Davey will again get the opportunity to coach North Queensland (NQ) this year after last year’s Intrastate Clash was cancelled due to COVID-19. The former Melbourne Demons star, steps into the position after being a player for the…

AFL Townsville sustainability measures announced. A raft of exciting new sustainability measures have today been announced by AFL Queensland to ensure footy in Townsville continues to go from strength to strength. The new measures will see all senior clubs in…