I bet you two-Bob you can't beat Jacob If anyone bets you $20 that you cannot beat Yam Island's Jacob Bob in a sprint, it would be best to nod your head in agreement and hold on to your money.
The 15 year old covered 20m in an impressive 2.93sec in Melbourne yesterday at the AFL Kickstart National Under 16 Indigenous Camp. more -->

Side stepping way to top Rex Liddy could have been the Far North's next Matt Bowen if he wasn't destined to follow in the footsteps of Courtenay Dempsey and Jarrod Harbrow.

The 17-year-old Australian rules prodigy has the same stunning sidestep as his famous uncle who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys.
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Bay out to nab States Cup Trinity Bay State High School will compete against the best schools from Mackay and Townsville after winning the Far Northern leg of the NAB Northern States Cup.

Eight high schools fielded teams in the Far Northern under-14 pool competition. more -->

Cairns just short as the Crusaders go back to back: Far North Dominates Kookaburra Selection The Piccones Cairns Lions had to settle for runners up for the forth year in a row at the U16 Queensland Country Championships in Rockhampton on the weekend, after the Cape York Crusaders pipped the Lions by 2 points in a nail biting game. more -->

Jye Bohm debuts for Brisbane Lions reserves Port Douglas product Jye Bohm made his debut for the Brisbane Lions reserves at the GABBA on Friday night against the Northern Territory in the AFLQ State League. The game was the curtain raiser to the Collingwood v Brisbane Lions game which was played in front of a packed house. more -->

State call awaits Kookaburra, Far North talent A tenacious midfielder and a silky smooth left footer from the Far North are in line for state guernseys after starring at the AFL Queensland State Under-16 Championships in Brisbane.

Kookaburra's Luke Chitty and Western District's Peter Yagmoor cracked the 31 man squad which was announced on Monday.
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Moss, Liddy Fly Maroon Flag in South Africa North Queenslanders Lewis Moss (former North Cairns junior) and Rex Liddy (former Redlynch junior) are flying the Sunshine State flag on the AIS-AFL Academy squad tour of South Africa.
Moss and Liddy, members of the training squad with the new Gold Coast AFL franchise, left for South Africa on Sunday for an 18-day tour which includes matches in Cape Town and Perth. more -->

Under 16 Cairns Lions Team named The Piccones U16 Cairns Lions team has been named to compete in the Queensland Country Championships in Rockhampton this weekend.

The squad has been training hard since early February playing an impressive lead up game against the Cairns Masters and some of the squad having the experience of playing against Essendon Districts and Riddell Football leagues in Melbourne last weekend. more -->

Lions test their mettle in heartland Australian Rules is a religion in Victoria and Cairns Lions under 17 coach Eddie Skiba expects his players to immerse themselves in it when they arrive in Melbourne this morning.

The Lions will spend four days in the Victorian Capital playing games against representative sides from Essendon District Football League (tonight) and Riddell Football League (Sunday.) more -->

Star Lions off leash in Cairns Brisbane Lions Coach Michael Voss will unleash game breakers Jonathan Brown and Luke Power upon Melbourne at Cazalys in Friday night's NAB Challange fixture.
The star duo, who have played more than 350 AFL games between them, did not turn out for the Lions in the club's two-point loss against Essendon last Friday at Telstra Dome. more -->

Cairns Lions go down in Melbourne The Piccones U17 Cairns Lions team was left well short aganst both of their Victorian based opponents in Melbourne on the weekend.

The Lions team had their first hit out against the very strong Essendon Districts Footall League on Thursday evening at Sydenham. On a ground that the Victorian drought has not been kind to, the hosts were never headed. more -->

Melbourne Challenge for Cairns Lions On Thursday the Piccones U17 Cairns Lions will head to Melbourne to embark on a “Melbourne Footy Feast”.

The team will play two games while in Melbourne, one against the strong Essendon Districts Football League on Thursday evening and the second against Riddell Football League on Sunday. more -->

Young Lions Start Campaign Full of Confidence The Piccones U16 Cairns Lions started their journey to the Queensland Country Championships with an impressive and confidence boosting performance against the Cairns Masters team at Watson’s Oval on Wednesday evening more -->

Lions have nine in time for selection Cairns Lions' footballers have won nine of the 22 spots available in the Queensland Country Kookaburras squad which will play at next month's AFL Queensland Under-18 Championships in Brisbane.

The Lions spent the weekend in Rockhampton playing at the Under-18 Country Championships, which are essentially a seclection trial for the Kookaburras.
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U18 Cairns Lions Team Named for Country Championships The Piccones U18 Cairns Lions Team will head down to Rockhampton on the weekend to compete in the U18 Queensland Country Championships. The main focus of the tournament is to select the U18 Queensland Country Kookaburras team to compete at the State Titles in Brisbane in March. more -->

Under 17s Cairns Lions team named for Melbourne Footy Feast An Under 17s Cairns team will travel to Melbourne for 4 days in April for a feast of AFL, including a game against Essendon Districts F.L and another against Riddell F.L. The games will be a great challenge for the Cairns players and will also give them the experience of Melbournes strong AFL culture. more -->

Under 16s Cairns Lions team named for Rockhampton The U16 Cairns Lions will head to Rockhampton to compete in the U16s Queensland Country Championhips in April. A large squad of between 50-60 players has been training hard since early February preparing for the championships and for their own club football.

The depth this year has been very impressive and the overall attitude so far has been very good. Unfortunatley the time has come to trim the squad down with the start of the club season upon us and the country championships not far away. I would like to thank all players on their efforts so far and wish everyone the best for their season of club football.

Please click below to view the Under 16s Cairns Lions squad. more -->

Kookaburras Run out of legs and bodies The Queensland Country Kookaburras saved their best effort until last in their final game of the U18 State Championships but ran out of legs and able bodies just falling short to the Western Taipans at Coorparoo on Saturday.

The Kookaburras started the game strongly with key forward Jye Bohm and midfielders Stanis Susuve and Nat Congoo setting the standard. The Kookaburras and the Taipans went goal for goal through the entire first half with the Taipans taking a 1 point advantage into the main break. more -->

Future Bright For Young Tigers The North Cairns Senior team may have had some lean times in recent years but the future is bright as a wave of talent comes through their junior ranks.



5 of the 9 U18 Kookaburra representatives, Josh Marriot, Madhi Chizari, Tim Hanly, Michael Lovell and Marley Anderson as well as shadow Josh Avison are all Tigers juniors. Also leading the next wave of talent is U16 Luke Chitty who has been part of the Brisbane Lions Academy program for the past 2 years. more -->

Kookaburras Ready For State Championships 9 Cairns players will head down to Brisbane on Friday to compete in the U18 Queensland State Championships. Josh Marriot, Madhi Chizari, Tim Hanly, Michael Lovell, Marley Anderson, Jordan Butterss, Mitch Nicholson, Jye Bohm and Chris Hunt were selected in the Queensland Country Kookaburra team from their performance in the U18 Queensland Country Championships last weekend in Rockhampton as well their commitment and attitude to the summer development training program. more -->

Ten From Cairns Make Kookaburra’s Ten players from Cairns U18 were rewarded with selection in the Queensland Country Kookaburra team after their performances at the U18 Queensland Country Championships in Rockhampton on the weekend. more -->