The 2023 AFL Draft has come to a close with a host of Queensland talent being secured across the game.   Gold Coast SUNS Academy players Jed Walter, Ethan Read, Jake Rogers, and Will Graham were selected by the Gold Coast…

AFL Queensland have been recognised with nominations in 10 categories ahead of the upcoming 2023 Queensland Sport Awards following a record-breaking season. Brisbane Lions stars Ally Anderson and Lachie Neale headline the nominations, both nominated for The Courier-Mail Channel 7…

The AFL has today announced the 2024 AFL National Academy squads with five Queenslanders named.  Lilly Baker, Tara Harrington and Havana Harris were named in the National Academy Girls Squad, and Leonardo Lombard and Sam Marshall named in the National…

The AFL, in partnership with NAB, is proud to launch NAB AFL Superkick – an exciting new way for children to play, develop their skills, have fun and make friends in the football community. NAB AFL Superkick has been specifically…

  Open Training Junior Girls Clinic! Thursday November 9 4:30pm – 5:15pm, Austworld Centre Oval Open to girls in Prep – Year 6 Parking Available: Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre We are pleased to be hosting a free clinic leading into…

From school bells to footy sirens, more than 150 teachers from across Australia attended the inaugural AFL Schools Education Summit at Marvel Stadium on Friday. Coinciding with celebrations for World Teacher’s Day and aligning with the AFL’s Schools strategy, the…

The AFL and Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health, have partnered to release the second edition of a world-leading evidence guide for best practice in mental health promotion and early intervention programs for both professional and…

Former Paralympians Alison Mosely and Michael Dobbie-Bridges headline the Queensland team at next month’s 2023 Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championships in Victoria.   The Championships, co-delivered by the AFL and Disability Sports Australia, provides Australia’s most talented wheelchair footballers with…

There will be a number of clubs see a changing of the guard in 2024, with multiple QAFL sides announcing new head coaches ahead of pre-season getting underway in the coming months. Noosa were the first of the competition to…

After two years as a trial sport as part of the Queensland Girls Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) competition, the QGSSSA Board has endorsed and approved Australian Football as an official sport from 2024. From Term One 2024, girls’ secondary…

The 2023 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup State Finals will see premiers crowned in a festival of footy at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex from Friday October 13th – Sunday October 15th. The competition has again reached new heights in 2023, with…

On Saturday 7 October at the Royal International Convention Centre, AFL Queensland held the 2023 South East Queensland Community Footy Awards, where the Best and Fairest winners were crowned across the QFA and QFAW competitions.  In front of almost 700…

Queensland will host the 2023 Toyota AFL National Inclusion Carnival from this Sunday. The carnival will be held at Springfield Central Sports Complex from October 8 – 12, and at Brighton Homes Arena in Springfield for the final day on…

The Sunshine Coast in Queensland is set to host the 40th AFL Masters National Carnival from Saturday 30 September to Sunday 8 October, 2023. Nearly 1600 playing participants – a carnival record – representing all eight states and territories will…

By Peter Blucher.  Jaspa Fletcher will become the youngest Queenslander to play in an AFL grand final on Saturday as six Brisbane players carry the hopes of a State that is 20 years without an AFL premiership. Fletcher will be…

Five AFLW players have signed on as ambassadors for the AFL Schools program, which aims to provide teachers across Australia with the resources and opportunity they need to connect students with our great game. Taking on ambassador roles this year…

The Brisbane Lions will meet the Collingwood Magpies in the 2023 Toyota AFL Grand Final on Saturday September 30th at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This is the first time in 19 years the Brisbane Lions have made the Grand Final,…

Garry Toye had a fantastic three-month ‘honeymoon’ at Windy Hill over the summer of 1977. Accommodation, meals and a part-time job were included, and he even took his wife Heather. But sadly, it didn’t end well. It was a football…

The annual November Brisbane AFL Level 2 Coaching Youth and Senior course accreditation for 2023/ 24 will be facilitated on Saturday 18th of November at Iona College from 8.30am – 5.00pm Registrations are now open for all head coaches and…

North Adelaide coach Andrew Jarman would look out across the ground just before the first bounce hoping to see one thing. Dean Howard rolling his shoulders. If he was, he knew his ‘wrecking bull’ midfielder was on and that the…

The AFL Queensland Under 14 State Academy Carnival kicks off on Monday 25 September at Maroochydore’s Multisports Complex.   From Monday 25 September to Wednesday 27 September, male and female teams from across Queensland, Papua New Guinea, and Nauru, will…

A weekend of friends, fun and footy wouldn’t be complete without accompanying ice cold beverages! AFL Queensland is pleased to announce the return of Brick Lane Brewing Co to the 2023 Eximm Sport Byron Bay AFL Nines Invitational. A past…

It is often said that football is the panacea to all evils. While it will never be quite that for Gavan McGuane, something as simple as a bunch of weekly phone calls from old teammates is a very special ‘football’…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   ASPLEY continued its dynasty in the QAFL Senior Men’s competition when it secured its second-consecutive premiership with a 42-point win over Redland Victoria Point at Giffin Park.   The Hornets joined the QAFL competition ahead…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   ASPLEY has been crowned the 2023 QAFL Reserves Premiers after overcoming an impressive Broadbeach outfit by 14-points at Giffin Park.   The Hornets missed the 2022 Grand Final by less than a kick and after…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend   MAROOCHYDORE tasted its first premiership victory in the QAFL when they defeated Palm Beach Currumbin by eight-points in the Colts Grand Final at Giffin Park.   The Roos led by 21-points heading into the final…

The 2023 J.A. Grogan and Emma Zielke Medal Night was held at The Gabba on Sunday 10 September, recognising Queensland’s best QAFL and Bond University QAFLW Players.   The full vote counts from the following awards can be accessed here: …

Thursday Island, with a total area of 3 sq km and a population of 2,805, located 39km north of Cape York Peninsula, is a tiny ‘home’ to some really big personalities. Like NFL Super Bowl champion Jesse Williams, dual Olympic…

The 1970 QAFL grand final is remembered for the intervention of police and trainers to quell a series of wild brawls, a withering Sandgate comeback that delivered a drought-ending premiership, and Warren Lloyd. The then 19-year-old ruck/forward starred at full…