Brisbane Boys’ College have had one of their most successful starts to an interschool footy in recent years. With the current GPS Division of the Queensland Independent Schools Cup almost half way through, College are leading four of the five…

Round Two of the School Sport Victoria Premier League saw one of the biggest upsets in the competition’s history, with Queensland’s Palm Beach Currumbin State High School defeating Catholic College Sale last Wednesday. Played on the hallowed turf at Essendon’s…

Brisbane’s Yeronga State High School and Aspley State High School were the big winners at the recent Brisbane Lions Cup. Yeronga’s athleticism ensured the team went undefeated on the final day, defeating four other State High Schools to take the…

Queensland Independent school footy  kicks off next week with the GPS Schools’ Division of the Queensland Independent Schools Cup in Brisbane. Five divisions will be contested over six weeks between Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane Boys’ College, Brisbane State High…

Park Ridge State High has heralded the start of a new footy era at the school, taking out last Friday’s Schools of Excellence Jonathan Brown Cup at Yeronga. Up against defending champions Palm Beach Currumbin State High in the final,…

By Grant Hitzman

With 13 schools, 32 teams and 350 participants, this year’s AFL Sunshine Coast Youth Girls Cup was bigger than ever. The AFL Sunshine Coast Development team had their work cut out for them with 16 senior and 16 junior teams…

The School footy season officially kicks off this Friday with the annual Jonathan Brown Cup. Schools from Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast will travel to Yeronga to take part in the first of two, term one carnivals.…

Nominations for the Brisbane Lions Cup Open Boys Div 2/3 are now open. State High Schools in South East Queensland area are eligible to play over the two carnival days in Term 1 and 2, 2014. Both days will be…

Queensland’s Schools of AFL Excellence are some of our best breeding grounds for future talent and draftees, and last week AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou got an insight to how they operate. During a busy Draft schedule for the CEO, Demetriou…

Sheldon College avenged a 2012 defeat, taking out this year’s QIS John Downing Cup Open South Division, over Faith Lutheran College, 5.11 (41) – 1.7 (13).

Hillbrook Anglican School took out a thrilling Queensland Independent Schools final to claim its first John Downing Cup, beating St Columban’s College 9.4 (58) – 7.12 (54).

The Brisbane Lions Cup Grand Finals were held at Yeronga last week with Mountain Creek SHS and Park Ridge SHS meeting in both the Senior and Junior Finals. The Junior final , whilst a low scoring affair, was a nail…

Queensland has stamped their authority on school football in the north of Australia, with the Gold Coast’s Palm Beach Currumbin State High winning their fourth Northern States Cup premiership in a row in Sydney this weekend. The PBC ‘Reds’ unbelievable…

Mountain Creek State High School has retained the Josh Drummond Cup after a convincing victory over Matthew Flinders Anglican College Wednesday. The ‘Creekers’ lead at each change winning 13.12.90 to 5.6.36 in front of a modest crowd at Maroochydore AFC.…

The Gold Coast’s Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School capped off another successful season with another title added to their collection yesterday. In a big week for the ‘Reds’, they took on second placed Narangba Valley State High School in the…

All the results from Days 1 & 2 of the School Sports Australia Football Championships at TIO Stadium, Darwin. Schools Sports Australia Football Championships Monday 11th August, 2013 Round 1   Boys 12&U  WA 10. 8. 68 d NT Invitational 3.…

A group of 90 teachers gathered at the Gabba recently to celebrate the announcement of Queensland’s Coles School Ambassadors of the Year for 2013. Across Queensland there are approximately 500 teachers who are official Coles AFL School Ambassadors and promote…

Dreams came true for the lucky school students who ran out on the Gabba Wednesday to contest the Brisbane Lions Cup grand finals. It is only a select few outside of the Brisbane Lions and visiting AFL teams who get…

The Gold Coast’s Palm Beach Currumbin State High School have broken a six year hoodoo and claimed the Senior Schools of Excellence Cup for 2013, defeating Helensvale State High by 19 points. When the final siren sounded at the Gabba…

The AIC footy comp starts this week.

The annual AFL Quiz was a hit at the Sunshine Coast’s Coolum State School this year with the Year 4’s taking part for the first time. The AFL Quiz is a fun, exciting and unique national competition to test students’…

The popularity of girls’ AFL in Queensland has grown to such a point that as of 2014, it will be an official Queensland School Sport State Championships. For the past two years an invitational carnival has been run in early…

Approaching the half way mark of the Schools of Excellence Cup season, the ladder is hotting up with plenty to play for including places in the Semi-Finals. Who are the schools to watch?

Term Two kicked off with several AFL Sport Education Programs organised for the Sunshine Coast’s Matthew Flinders Anglican College.

St Joseph’s Nudgee College won their sixth AFL SportsReady Jason Dunstall Cup on a chilly Friday night at Yeronga. Nudgee avenged last year’s loss to Anglican Church Grammar School in a grand final replay, beating the boys from East Brisbane…

Some of the best school football for the year will be played at Yeronga AFC this Friday night. The GPS Division of the AFL SportsReady Queensland Independent Schools competition is drawing to a close with some closely contested games and…

The AFL SportsReady Cup GPS Schools’ Division finalists have been decided after a round of Semi Finals full of passion and skill last night. With the North side’s Nudgee College already through to the First XVIII Final , and the…

Brisbane’s Corinda State High School is the 2013 Brisbane Lions Cup Division Two champion. Contested at Yeronga yesterday, Corinda defeated Mansfield State High School and take the annual cup (pictured). Division Two of the Brisbane Lions Cup is the only…

During Term 2, we profile each of the secondary schools offering AFL Excellence in Queensland. What do the students get up to in class? What are the highlights of the program? Who’s their greatest rival? This week Palm Beach Currumbin…