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…

The AFL is pleased to announce nominations for the inaugural AFL Women’s Draft opened today, Friday September 3. The AFL Women’s Draft will be held on Wednesday October 12 in Melbourne. The Draft order will be decided by a lottery.…

Curtain raising Saturday Night’s Bulldogs vs. Melbourne Women’s All-Stars match at Whitten oval is the NAB Youth Girls All-Stars game. To get the juice on what it is, and why we should take notice, we turned to AFL Queensland Female…

  The Gold Coast Suns investment in the club’s talent academy has paid off again, with Jesse Joyce signing a contract extension. The home grown product was a surprise packet for Rodney Eade in 2016, missing just one game since…

Teams to play in the Women’s All-Stars Match on Saturday September 3 at VU Whitten Oval were confirmed today. Western Bulldogs marquee player Ellie Blackburn has been transferred from Melbourne to the Bulldogs side. AFL General Manager Game and Market…

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…

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…

  The AFL Inclusion Carnival is a week-long competition for footballers with an intellectual disability who compete for their State in a National Championships States competing in 2015 are South Australia, Victoria Metro, Victoria Country, New South Wales/ACT, Queensland and…

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…

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…

Her journey may have started in Scotland, but Jemma Abbott is hoping it ends up on the Gabba. Abbot, 17, a member of the Queensland Youth Girl’s Academy and Maroochydore QWAFA player, was born and lived in Scotland until she…

From playing Auskick and club footy, to captaining the AFL Under 16 World Team, Toara Marango has had an eventful start to his football journey. A product of the AFL Queensland Diversity Talent Pathway, his family are Australian Football fans,…

When the Under 12 Queensland Country team took to the field following the Queensland School Sports Under 12 State Championships, there was a special first timer in the line up. As Isaac Krueger pulled on the maroon and white jumper,…

Selectors have named a 25-man Under 16 Queensland squad to play NSW/ACT in Round 2 two of the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships at 10am on Tuesday at Metricon Stadium. Queensland Under 16 State Academy Squad. First Last DOB Height Weight CLUB…

Prospective No.1 draft pick Will Brodie bolstered his claims on the coveted title, but the Allies snatched victory away from Vic Country thanks to a fantastic banana goal from Brad Scheer with just minutes remaining in the final match of the…

Roo beauty I’ve seen a few strange occurrences at the footy in my time, but I’ve never seen a Kangaroo hop through the middle of a warm up. On Friday night at Ipswich, Skippy decided he was a bit chilly…

Hipwood: An eye to the future. By Peter Blucher. Eric Hipwood gave Brisbane Lions fans were a sneak preview of what they’ll hope is an exciting future when he made a memorable MCG debut on Saturday. Playing only is second…

Another Sunshine Coaster joins AFL ranks. By Peter Blucher. The Sunshine Coast AFL family will welcome a ninth member on Saturday when Caloundra teenager Eric Hipwood makes his debut for the Brisbane Lions. The 203cm 18-year-old will follow in the…

Queensland under 18 state player Jack Rolls has earned the Round 11 NEAFL Rising Star nomination after a strong showing against Southport at Fankhauser Reserve on Saturday. It is the second Rising Star nod for the Brisbane Lions Academy member,…

Faulks hits the ton If you think about the superstars that have made Mayne a juggernaut over the last few years, Luke Faulkner’s name is right up there. On Saturday, he celebrated game 100 in the yellow and black in…

Under 16 Queensland 3.5.23 defeated by Tasmania 9.12.66 Goals T. Matthews 1, J. Deacon 1, S. Parkin-Owens 1 Best C. Portelli, C. Graham, C. McFadyen, J. Mills, K. Coleman   Under 17 Queensland 6.6.42 defeated Tasmania 5.1.31 Goals J. Clayton…

Bonding on the day off Because of the torrential rain and wild weather that hit South East Queensland on Saturday, most games were washed out,  including Bond University’s QFA South against Springwood. That didn’t mean the Sharks kicked their feet…

South Australian captain Jack Graham has steered his team to a strong 44-point win over the Allies in the opening game of the division one NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. Graham helped control the midfield battle for South Australia as it…

A clean sweep of wins has seen Cairns take out the North Queensland Academy Championships at Airlie Beach.   Coaches Awards Mackay  – Brody Morris Townsville  – Will Palmer Capricornia – Harry McLeod Cairns – Oakley Wallace Cape York –…

Wide Bay’s Bruce Reville has been awarded the 2016 Troy Clarke Scholarship,  named after the former Brisbane Bears player and respected AFL Queensland Game Development Manager who passed away in 2013 at just 44 years of age. The scholarship is…

A 23-man Queensland Under 17 team has been announced to take on Tasmania next Saturday. The team, made up of players eligible for the 2017 NAB AFL National Draft, will take on a Tasmanian Under 17 team on June 11…

Eleven Queenslanders have been named in the inaugural Allies squad that will compete in the 2016 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. Nick Kemp, Jack Rolls, Brad Scheer,  Jack Bowes, Josh Williams, Daniel Charlesworth, Max Spencer, Jacob Allison, Declan Watson, Elliot Himmelberg…

Williams is a jet When Josh Williams took three bounces down the wing, baulked two opponents, steadied from 35 on the run and kicked the goal of the day for Queensland against Tasmania in the Under 18’s yesterday, you couldn’t…

A classy Melbourne outfit was too strong for the Brisbane Lions in yesterdays AFL women’s exhibition match. The Demons, made up of players from the Victorian Women’s Academy, ran out 71-point winners over the Lions, made up of players from…

GOLD Coast academy member Jack Bowes put in another brilliant performance to put forth his case to be drafted at No.1 this year. Bowes finished with five goals and 20 disposals as Queensland ran out 18.11 (119) to 4.7 (31)…