Aspiring young AFL players will do pretty much anything to get a chance at the elite level. But Leigh Ryswyk inadvertently went over and above in his quest for a second crack after his first was cruelled by injury. He…

If you look up the football dictionary under ‘horrific, sickening, unthinkable and how did this happen?’ you might possibly find reference to Brett Backwell’s AFL debut because it was that and more.  That was even before he stepped foot onto…

by Daniel Viles This was not supposed to be the Grand Final match-up. Twelve months ago, Bond University limped out of the finals looking weary and ready to rebuild. Several stalwarts either retired or, believing their careers could go no…

By Daniel Viles BOND UNIVERSITY v ASPLEY Sunday 27 August 2023, 2:20pm at Brighton Homes Arena, Springfield Live stream with commentary on YouTube Head-to-Head: Played 10 – Bond University won 8; Aspley won 2 Last five meetings: 8 Jul 2023…

The umpires have been named to officiate the Bond University QAFLW Reserves and Seniors Grand Finals on Sunday 27 August at Brighton Homes Arena. Bond University QAFLW Seniors Grand Final Bond University Bull Sharks vs Aspley Hornets  Field Umpires: Zac…

Photo: Brooke Sleep Media By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yend PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN v MT GRAVATT Palm Beach Currumbin Highest score – 20.12.132 v Sherwood (Round 20) Lowest score – 6.8.44 v Broadbeach (Round 13) Scores + 100 = x 3 Leading…

Photo: Brooke Sleep Media By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend BROADBEACH v ASPLEY Broadbeach Highest score – 21.16.142 v RVP Lowest score – 3.3.21 v PBC Scores + 100 = x 2 Leading goal scorer Jack Jovanovic – 39 Record against teams…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend Get set for two epic Elimination Finals in Week 1 of the QAFL Senior Men’s competition with a feast of football on the Gold Coast as Broadbeach and Surfers Paradise play host to two quality opponents.…

Derek Humphery-Smith was an accidental umpire who reached the elite level in extra quick time before an unceremonious and even cruel exit which underlines the brutality of the environment that confronts the game’s on-field officials. He endured it all, and…

BROADBEACH v. PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN Broadbeach QAFL Seniors ——————————————– B: Ryan Gilmore(10), James Gledhill(36), Josh Searl(12) HB: Brayden Taylor(19), Jared Eckersley(51), Kasey Nicholas(26) C: Leonardo Lombard(56), Blake Erickson(4), Cody Harrington(27) HF: Sam Jasper(37), Jacob Townsend(21), Jonah Semmler(43) F: Lucas Jellyman-Turner(24),…

With the Bond University QAFLW grand final just around the corner, here is your event guide for the day.  Bond University QAFLW Grand Finals Sunday 27th August, Brighton Homes Arena, Springfield   Match Schedule 12.00pm – Bond University QAFLW Reserves…

Aussie Rules in Queensland continues to soar to new heights, with the all-time community football participation record surpassed. More than 68,000 people are now registered to play Australia’s game in the sunshine state.  The record was announced on Thursday 24…

AFL fans across the country will remember the David Zaharakis moment. When a 19-year-old in just his fourth game kicked himself into football immortality. A last-second goal to win the 15th AFL Anzac Day game for Essendon by four points…

The 2023 Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championships will be back in Victoria with the event to be held at State Netball & Hockey Centre from 1-5 November.  After successfully returning in 2022 following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic,…

Ben Ryan will never forget his second game as a senior field umpire. It was an extra special father/son moment he shared with his father Steve at the home ground of the one-time infamous Gladstone Mudcrabs in 1998. He was…

By Peter Blucher Connor Budarick has been in the AFL system 1,363 days, all for 28 games of AFL football. He’s had blocks of 393 days and 413 days without playing after not one but two knee reconstructions. He’s done…

Paul Sherwood has carried a little bit of Morningside with him for 30 years. His nickname ‘Forest’ was a ‘gift’ from Panthers great Daryl Bourke and has stuck with him through five years in the QAFL, 10 years with Glenelg…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend After a pulsating 21 rounds in the home 2023 QAFL Senior Men’s Home and Away season, we finally have the top six locked away with the opening week of finals fresh on our doorstep. It took…

As a youngster Gary Shaw would wait out on the ground at Chelmer whenever Western Districts played at home through the 1970s. As the team ran out and came towards him he’d kick his footy to Owen Backwell, and the…

You’ve heard the old saying ‘first impressions are everything!’ It’s never been more true than in the case of the Southport Sharks. Because if things had worked out a little differently 35 years ago the Sharks most likely would not…

Can you name the five Queenslanders who can lay claim to 300 AFL games? Nick Riewoldt played 336, Jason Akermanis 325 and Marcus Ashcroft 318. Michael Voss played 289 and by the end of the 2023 home-and-away season he’ll have…

Grand Final fever has hit the Sunshine State.   More than 80 Grand Finals will be played across eleven venues over five action-packed weekends, with the premier Bond University QAFLW Grand Final being held at Brighton Homes Arena on Sunday August 27th.…

by Daniel Viles  SOUTHPORT v ASPLEY Saturday 19 August 2023, 2pm at Fankhauser Reserve, Southport Live stream with commentary on YouTube Head-to-Head: Played 4 – Southport won 3; Abandoned 1 Head-to-Head at Fankhauser Reserve: Played 1 – Southport won 1…

LABRADOR QAFL SENIORS v. BROADBEACH QAFL SENIORS Round R21 – 2023-08-19 Labrador QAFL Seniors ——————————————– B: Jed Riddle(32), Jayden Young(7), Cade Gregory(47) HB: Jay Foon(9), Mackenzie Bristow(28), William Derrington(39) C: Luke Coombes(4), Matthew Lee(5), Jack Hammond(11) HF: Nathan Wright(24), Cooper…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend We head into the final round of the 2023 QAFL Senior Men’s Home and Away season in what looms as the most complicated round of the weekend with just three of the 12 positions on the…

Meet Kim Stahl, Queensland Football Hall of Famer, and his wife Kim. Confusing? Yes. Think about it. Even opening the mail would be a challenge. But what is not confusing is the legacy of a quarter of a century spent…

One of the great features of AFL football is the father/son rule, whereby family tradition is passed from generation to generation. Like the Abletts, Watsons, Clokes, Kennedys and Murphys. The Hawkins, Liberatores, Mitchells, Vineys and Danihers. And while it wasn’t…

The inaugural Queensland Wheelchair Football League Premiership will be decided this Sunday, when Morningside Panthers and Redcliffe Tigers do battle at Nissan Arena at 12:30pm. Four foundation clubs including Ormeau Bulldogs, Beenleigh Buffaloes, Morningside Panthers, and Redcliffe Tigers played in…

There were some handy types in the 1974 Coorparoo under 12’s grand final side. Two-time Grogan Medallist Brendan McMullen, regular senior players David Fagg, Ross McKinnon, Mal Thompson and Warren Bobbermein, and leading Queensland umpire Martin Hopp and two others…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   The stage is set for an epic final round in the QAFL Senior Men’s competition with just two positions locked in following the completion of the penultimate round. Reigning premiers Aspley secured the minor premiership…