The Australian Football League has launched a national campaign to highlight the importance of showing respect for umpires at all levels, from community football through to the elite game. There are more than 15,000 umpires in community football nationwide –…

The AFL has locked in fixtures for the 2023 Smithy’s VFL season, which will see Queensland teams The Southport Sharks, The Brisbane Lions and The Gold Coast SUNS all vying for the flag.    The fixture release includes the full…

The AFL has released the fixtures for Round 1 of the 2023 Smithy’s VFL season. The competition will commence the weekend of March 24-26, aligning with Round 2 of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership season. The 2023 Smithy’s VFL season…

The Brisbane Lions will host the Southport Sharks in the VFL second qualifying final at Moreton Bay Sporting Complex on Saturday at 1:35pm.    Brisbane go into the game as favourites. They defeated the previously undefeated Casey Demons last week…

Submitted. The Southport Sharks and Geelong Cats will go head-to-head in a blockbuster VFL clash on Thursday Night at Fankhauser Reserve. After three rounds, both teams sit in the top 8. Southport lost to Richmond in Round 1 but defeated…

By Chris ‘Yeendy’ Yeend When you look back and reflect on Sherwood’s 2021 season, you cannot help but be blown away with how much it achieved with the young and developing list it had. The Pies handed Labrador a 40-point…

The AFL has locked in the Victorian Football League (VFL) 2022 fixture for Rounds Two to Eight. Round Two will see the Gold Coast Suns take on the Sydney Swans in a Friday night (1 April) battle at Blacktown International…

By Peter Blucher Thirty-four Queenslanders listed with AFL clubs will eagerly await the start of the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership, but none more so than four who are unlikely to play in Round 1. Gold Coast’s Connor Budarick and Rory…

Round One of the 2022 VFL season to be played on March 25/26/27 21 teams will play 18 games each in a 22-round home-and-away season Top eight will contest a four-week finals series Grand Final scheduled for the weekend of…

By AFL Media. The AFL has announced the 2022 VFL season is set to begin on Saturday March 26, 2022, which will see state league men’s footy return to Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales after a second year affected…

The AFL has today released its COVID-19 vaccination policy for all VFL, VFLW and Talent Pathway players and football staff.   In general terms, the Policy will require all VFL, VFLW and Talent Pathway players and Football Program Staff to…

By Brendan Rhodes ASPLEY spearhead Matt Hammelmann believes he is a much better player than the young Brisbane Lions Academy product who managed two goals from 12 AFL matches between 2015-17. And the star full-forward’s figures back that up at State…

The AFL has announced the 2021 VFL and VFLW Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday October 7 from 6.30 AEDT to recognise and reward the outstanding year of football in the VFL and rebel VFLW Competition. The major virtual…

The AFL has today informed all 22 VFL Clubs that the 2021 VFL Premiership Season will not be completed, due to the challenges surrounding the COVID-19 situation across the country.   A 2021 VFL Premier will not be awarded with…

Beloved Queenslander Jarrod Harbrow has announced his retirement after 261 games over 15 AFL seasons. The 33-year-old started his football journey in Cairns as a junior at the Manunda Hawks and later the South Cairns Cutters. He left the tropics…

Aspley Hornets Football Club has advised the AFL and AFL Queensland of its intention to join the QAFL in 2022 and withdraw its license from the VFL competition.  Aspley advised of its renewed focus on the role the club plays in…

The AFL has today announced an update to the 2021 VFL Premiership Season.   As a result of the evolving COVID-19 situation across the country, previous interruptions to scheduled games and an extension to the Victorian State Government lockdown, the…

Submitted by Peter Blucher. A small but very significant moment in Gold Coast Suns history will leave the club this week with the retirement of veteran ruckman Zac Smith. It was a moment eight minutes and five seconds into the…

The AFL has today announced an update to the 2021 VFL Premiership Season.   As a result of the evolving COVID-19 situation across the country and previous interruptions to scheduled games, the 2021 VFL home-and-away season will move to a…

This weekend’s VFL ‘Coast Clash’ will be a tough, physical, and fast contest as both teams have so much to play for.   The Sharks, who are currently on top of the VFL ladder, need to win to ensure they…

The AFL has today announced an update to the 2021 VFL Premiership Season.   As a result of the evolving COVID-19 situation across the country and previous interruptions to scheduled games, the 2021 home-and-away season will move to a 14-round…

13 Queenslanders will fly the flag for the Allies when the NAB AFL Under 19 Championships kicks off next month on the Gold Coast, with the AFL today announcing the initial 2021 squad. Representing the north of the state includes…

The AFL has today confirmed the final list of eligible players who have nominated for the 2021 NAB AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft.   The nomination period closed at 5.00pm AEST on Tuesday May 25, 2021. 602 players across all major football leagues across…

The Southport Sharks have had a bumper start to the 2021 VFL, winning four of their first five games, and are currently fourth on the ladder. This week they take on the Gold Coast Suns in the inaugural VFL Coast…

The AFL is proud to be partnering with the Brisbane Lions, the Queensland and Australian Governments and Ipswich City Council to build the new $70 million Brighton Homes Arena in Springfield, west of Brisbane.    Once completed in September 2022,…

Round Seven of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season celebrates Community Umpiring Week with the aim to encourage people to get involved in umpiring Australian Football at the community level. To mark Community Umpiring Week in Queensland we’re shining a…

Submitted by Peter Blucher.  It is a grossly premature to start putting Eric Hipwood into a conversation with the all-time Queensland football greats, but he has certainly posted an impressive 100-game deposit on a five-star career and already made the…

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…

ANZAC Day holds a special place on the AFL Queensland calendar and is recognised each year by our state-wide leagues and clubs. Anzac round matches pay tribute to the sacrifice of the servicemen and women of Australia and New Zealand…

The first all-Queensland VFL derby will take place at 1pm tomorrow with the Southport Sharks at home against the Aspley Hornets. The two teams last clashed 595 days ago in the 2019 NEAFL Preliminary Final, with the Sharks claiming a…