Can the Bombers pull off a Miracle SUITABLY chastened by their unexpected surrender to Sandgate in the second semi-final, the Noosa Tigers are primed to gun down the Burleigh Bombers in the preliminary final at Fisherman’s Road on Saturday. The reaction to the late-season hiccup, according to captain Adam Bovalino, has been nothing but positive as the Tigers regrouped for their march for another crack at Sandgate next weekend. more -->

STATE ASSOC DIV 1 GRAND FINAL PREVIEW IF only Coorparoo coach Michael Gibson could turn back time and re-invent what it took for the club to stage a remarkable grand-final turnaround back in the 1980s. more -->

Robina v Kedron State Association Div 2 Grand Final Kedron and Robina will take to O’Callaghan Park on Saturday afternoon for the highly anticipated State Association Division Two Grand Final. more -->

Brad Horn Wins Duncanson/Todd Medal PALM Beach-Currumbin’s representative midfielder Brad Horn has taken out the Pineapple Hotel Cup’s prestige individual award, the Duncanson/Todd Medal, in most fortunate circumstances.
Horn, in his first season with the Lions, polled 24 umpires votes – a figure matched by Noosa’s defender/midfielder Luke Brauer – who was denied a tie because of a round-18 suspension that ruled him ineligible. more -->

State Association Grand Finals at Zillmere This weekend at O'Callaghan Park Zillmere the State Association Grand Finals will be played. more -->

Roos go two for two, taming the Buffalos Robina has secured their second grand final’s birth in two years, downing Beenleigh by 27 points at Kianawah Road yesterday afternoon. more -->

Roos out in straight sets again MAROOCHY-Northshore face an off-season of soul-searching after the Roos were bundled out of the premiership race – in straight sets for the second year in as row on Sunday.
Playing on home turf at Fisherman’s Road, the Roos were out-bustled by the Burleigh Bombers, who led all the way for a 12.12 (84) to 9.8 (62) victory in the elimination first semi-final. more -->

Kings reign over the champions COORPAROO ended the two-season reign of Wynnum by sentencing the 2008 and 2009 champions to mothballs in the preliminary final at Lemke Road Oval on Saturday. Giving coach, former Fitzroy and Brisbane Bears defender Michael Gibson extra grey hairs, the Kings survived a superb comeback from the Vikings to win by 13.10 (88) to 11.9 (75). more -->

Hawks soar to 16-year high SANDGATE stormed into their first grand final in almost two decades with a gutsy win over flag favourites Noosa in a quality clash at Weyba Road on Saturday.The Hawks, clearly back to the sort of form that carried them to nine straight victories to start the season, took the gripping second semi-final by 15.9 (99) to 12.16 (88), carrying the club into its first grand final appearance since 1994 more -->

Aaron Pianta creates Bomber History with 200th IT has taken him perhaps a season or two longer than he would have liked, but Burleigh’s attacking weapon Aaron Pianta will finally bring up game number 200 for the Bombers in Sunday’s first semi-final against Maroochy-Northshore. One of the genuine nice guys in the competition the big bloke will hold a special place in Burleigh’s history by becoming the first to play in 200 seniors matches. more -->

Mothballs for either Bombers or Roos MAROOCHY-Northshore linchpin Ben Mathews is fit and ready for a key battle against another former AFL player in Simon Fletcher in Sunday’s sudden-death first semi-final against Burleigh on the Sunshine Coast.
Mathews, the former Sydney Swan who has been a super performer for the Roos since retiring from the AFL, has convinced club bosses his problem knee is right. more -->

Winner goes Straight into Grand Final THE chance is there for Noosa and Sandgate to put themselves in a position to end long premiership droughts when they clash in the second semi-final on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday.
Noosa, who have been ever so close to taking the big one for the past two seasons, have not won a grand final since their days in the Brisbane AFL competition in 1997. more -->

State Association Div 1 Prelim Final Preview IF results this year are any sort of form guide, then defending champions Wynnum will start warm favourites to eliminate Coorparoo from the State Association division one flag race on Saturday. more -->

Last Chance For Roos or Buffaloes this week The week off between round 18 and the second second semi final did little to prepare Beenleigh for its clash with Kedron. The Buffaloes withered under the pressure from the in-form Lions, succumbing to a 10.19 (79) to 9.7 (61) defeat. more -->

Pride of Lions secures final Kedron has slowed the momentum of the minor premier’s hunt for the finals by beating the well-rested Buffalos by a convincing 18 point margin. more -->

Roos bound into preliminary final The Robina Roos have taken the necessary step to further their intentions of a 2010 premiership flag by fighting off a determined Caboolture side by six points at Scottsdale Drive on Saturday afternoon. more -->

Bombers bury their Salk Oval bogy BURLEIGH dumped reigning champions Palm Beach-Currumbin from the Pineapple Hotel Cup premiership race with victory in the elimination final played at Salk Oval on Sunday.
Producing far more grunt than the Lions – to use the term ‘finals football’ is perhaps a better way to describe it – the Bombers came from 21 points down at quarter-time to win running away by 16.17 (119) to 12.11 (83). more -->

Hawks dine out on Roo stew SANDGATE surged back into the sort of form needed to win premierships when they smashed Maroochy-Northshore in the qualifying final at Lemke Road Oval on Saturday.
In one of Sandgate’s most dominant performances for decades, the Hawks regained some of their outstanding early-season form and won easily by 12.18 (90) to 6.4 (40). more -->

Panthers dethrone the Kings A SENSATIONAL opening term that rocked the opposition set up Caloundra for a big win over Coorparoo in the State Association division one second semi-final at North Street Oval on Saturday.
What was expected to be a close tussle was turned into a cakewalk for the Panthers after they blasted 9.5 to 1.2 in the first quarter. more -->

Little between finals rivals IF form is a reliable guide then there should be little between top guns Caloundra and Coorparoo when they clash in the State Association Division 1 major semi-final at North Street Oval on the Sunshine Coast today. more -->

State Association Div 2 Second Semi Preview When these teams met in round twelve of the home and away season, they did so with a near undefeated record between them, each having only the one blemish to their for and against tallies and Beenleigh secured a tight six point victory, despite a season-best seven goal haul from Kedron’s, Vince Elliott. more -->

State Association Div 2 First Semi Preview When these teams first met in round seven, Caboolture claimed a thirty-seven point victory before their home crowd at Alexander Barr Oval. Thirteen weeks later, Robina played host to the Lions in similar fashion, swinging thirty-six points back in their favour. more -->

Lions ready for the Bombers DUAL premiership coach Craig O’Brien says the Lions have a few tricks up their sleeves for Gold Coast rivals Burleigh in the elimination final at Salk Oval on Sunday. Keeping in mind events of round 17, when O’Brien lashed out at what he thought was illegal off-the-ball incidents, things could be interesting in the wake of Burleigh’s surprise one-point victory that day. more -->

Midfield battle to decide the issue TAKING control of the engine room will be a major focus of rival camps when Sandgate and Maroochy-Northshore square off in the qualifying final.
Rival coaches Peter Somerville (Maroochy) and Ben Long (Sandgate) both agreed the vital midfield exchanges are going to play a huge role in determining which side emerges victorious and earns a crack at Noosa in next weekend’s second semi-final. more -->

Hunter an honoured Hawk SANDGATE have produced a series of club icons and now the name Glen Hunter can be added to the illustrious list. In what could be a perfectly timed occasion, Hunter is set to play his 200th seniors game for the Hawks in Saturday’s big Pineapple Hotel Cup qualifying final against Maroochy-Northshore. more -->

Minchev takes out the Col Tobiasen Medal At a packed Wynnum RSL Adam Minchev held on to win the 2010 Col Tobiasen medal from fast finishing team mate Ben Eden and Scott Gillett from Wynnum more -->

State Association Div 1 First Semi Final Review Wynnum was the venue for the first semi final in the State Association Division 1 on Saturday more -->

State Association Div 2 Finals Week 1 Review It was all happening on Saturday at the Division 2 finals in week 1, if this is any indication of what this year's finals series is going to be, look out! more -->

Div 1 First Semi Final Wynnum line up this week against Alex Hills in the div 1 First semi final the loser of this game will drop out of the finals race. more -->

Div 2 Finals Week 1 Preview This week is the first round of the Div 2 semi final matches, after this weekend there will be only for left to fight out this year's race to the flag. more -->

Positions Vacant Looking for a coaching position please go to the positions vacant link for all community club positions in football. more -->

Devils Advocate Matt Lockyer IF Israel Folau and Karmichael Hunt are chasing any tips on their switch to Australian rules, they need look no further than one man and his name is Lockyer. more -->

Hawks set up possible home final SANDGATE have their eyes firmly on hosting rights for the qualifying final after trouncing flag contenders Burleigh by 62 points at Lemke Road Oval on Saturday.
The Hawks scored by 22.9 (141) to 10.9 (69), a result that took them to within a win of second-placed Maroochy-Northshore with one round remaining before the play-offs. more -->