QUEENSLAND COMMUNITY AWARD FOR NAB AFL AUSKICK NAB AFL Auskick has taken out the Community Award at the recent ACHPER awards ceremony for its contribution to promoting active and healthy living throughout Queensland. more -->

KEY SIGNINGS FOR THUNDER NT Thunder has this week bolstered its big man stocks with the signing of Mark Bradley, Cameron Roberts & Robert Hale. Head Coach Murray Davis(pictured)said “Mark is a quality person and he’s shown a real respect for the game, the way he approaches his football will be a real bonus for our whole playing group”. Bradley currently playing with Waratahs brings a wealth of experience and to the squad. more -->

GO WEST YOUNG MEN Two of the promising younger players from the QAFL are heading west to try their luck in the WAFL.
Western Magpies Best and Fairest winner Ben Heffernan-Roper and Mt Gravatt strongman Andrew Scott (pictured) have both been linked to perennial WA heavyweight club Subiaco more -->

A STATE LEAGUE TEAM FOR SUNSHINE COAST? AFL Queensland is to revisit the establishment of a State League team on the Sunshine Coast. This will be done via an exhaustive feasibility study to be conducted over the next 12 months by Shane Johnson, a vastly experienced AFL identity and a life-time supporter of the game on the Sunshine Coast. more -->

JOEL GARNER JOINS MAGPIES DINNER LINE-UP West Indian fast bowling great Joel Garner (pictured) has joined a VIP line-up for the Western Magpies Sportsman’s Night at the club on Friday, 27 November. In Brisbane as manager of the West Indian team that will play Australia in the first Test at the Gabba, Garner will join AFL legend Ron Barassi and former Australian Test fast bowler Rodney Hogg on the guest panel. more -->

STARCEVICH & KENNEDY JOIN ASPLEY In a huge coup for the club, Aspley have announced the appointment of Craig Starcevich and Matthew Kennedy as strength and conditioning coaches. Following illustrious AFL playing careers, both men have established themselves as renowned and respected strength and conditioning coaches. Together they will form an unprecedented pairing to provide Aspley with strength and conditioning training unr more -->

REDLAND BOMBERS REQUIRE COACHES The Redland Football Club are seeking Expressions of Interest for the recently vacated positions of:
1. Under 18’s Coach
2. Reserves / Development Coach
3. Sports Trainers
All applicants must possess at least a Level One Accreditation and Resumes must be emailed through to cmillar@aflq.com.au. For further enquiries, please contact the Club’s Development Manager, Craig Millar on 0411 054 426. more -->

BOMBER BOOST – DZUFER AND WEIGHTMAN SIGN ON Redland Bombers looking to build on their much improved fourth in the 2009 Velocity Sports Cup have beaten off rival QAFL clubs and signed Sunshine Coast duo Daniel Dzufer and Ben Weightman. more -->

HAVE DINNER WITH BARASSI, HOGG AT MAGPIES The Western Magpies AFC are holding a silent auction for the final two remaining VIP seats at the head table for the Sportsman’s Night featuring Ron Barassi (pictured) and Rodney Hogg at the club on Friday, 27 November. This is your last chance to sit at the table with the legendary AFL identity and former Test fast bowler for what promises to be a bumper occasion. more -->

GILLILAND TAKES THE CHOCOLATES AT DITTMER PARK Mt Gravatt closed off season 2009 with their Presentation night on Friday Night with 4 players lead by Nathan Gilliland dominating the senior vote count. more -->

KAHLEFELDT TRAINING AT TIGERS Hard running Southport midfielder Justin Kahlefeldt has capped off a stunning 2009 season by being invited to train pre Christmas at Richmond. Kahlefeldt who won this years Best and Fairest at the Sharks and made his State debut against Tasmania was also selected in the Velocity Sports Cup 2009 Team of the Year. more -->

ILETT SIGNING A BOOST FOR THUNDER QAFL newcomers the NT Thunder are buoyed by the signing of inaugural Captain Jarred Ilett and fellow leadership group member Aaron Motlop for the upcoming 2010 season. Ilett who made a habit of hitting in hard and low – and often in his first year earned the respect of all QAFL followers. more -->

HUGHES AND PFEIFFER LATEST SHARKS SIGNINGS Hot on the heels of securing the signature of Grogan Medallist Matt Payne Southport have added recently delisted AFL players Cleve Hughes (Richmond) and Darren Pfeiffer (Carlton) to their already impressive list. Hughes the number 24 selection in the 2005 NAB AFL Draft played a total of 16 games at Richmond after being recruited from SANFL club Norwood. more -->

NEW AFL ACADEMIES FOR BRISBANE, GOLD COAST The AFL today announced it would introduce AFL Club-based academies in Queensland and New South Wales to develop young local talent. The Academies will be designed as a means of growing the national talent pool in the interests of all AFL Clubs and providing opportunities for elite players to remain in their home state under a bidding system. more -->

SHARKS SNARE PAYNE Southport have signalled their intentions clearly to rival QAFL clubs by signing former Zillmere Eagles Grogan Medallist Matt Payne for the 2010 season. Payne a member of the losing Sturt SANFL Grand Final side has decided to return to the Sunshine State after a season in Adelaide which saw him play 14 senior games including four finals more -->

AFL CONTINUES TO GROW IN SUNNY STATE The AFL has released the participation figures for the 2009 season with Queensland breaking the 100,000 mark for the first time. more -->

BACK TO BACK B & F MEDALS FOR GOUGH An outstanding season from Morningside ruckman Jacob Gough has seen him take out his 2nd Devery-Kelly Medal for the fairest & Best award, held at the Morningside Football Club last Saturday night.
The 28-year-old polled votes in 11 games throughout the season, collecting a total of 108 to win midfield duo Paul Shelton (89) and Ryan Holman (82 votes). more -->

HART & STARCEVICH JOIN SHEEDY FOR LEVEL 2 Former AFL players Shaun Hart & Craig Starcevich will join Kevin Sheedy at the upcoming Level 2 Coaching Course to be held on the weekend of 14 & 15 November 2009. more -->

PETER LABI SIGNED BY CARLTON Dynamic half forward Peter Labi has become the second Papua New Guinean product in two months to earn an astonishing passage way to the AFL. The 17-year-old Mt.Gravatt speedster has signed a two-year International Scholarship with Carlton just four years after he was introduced to AFL football at school in his PNG birth town of Lae. more -->

MURRAY DAVIS APPOINTED NT COACH FOR 2010-11 The NT Thunder is pleased to announce that Murray Davis has been appointed Head Coach of the NT Thunder for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Murray has held the role of High Performance Manager over the past 12 months and that experience in addition to his coaching experience in the QAFL made him the ideal candidate for the position. more -->

“BOMBER” BEST AT MAGPIES Twenty One year old midfielder Ben Heffernan-Roper has capped off a fine 2009 Velocity Sports Cup season by claiming the Bill Peirce Medal for the Best and Fairest Player at the Western Magpies.
Heffernan-Roper polled 44 votes to be a decisive winner over diminutive midfielder Chris Judson. more -->

DOERING IS TOP TIGER IN 2009 Talented journeyman Jordan Doering has won the Labrador Best and Fairest Award in his first season in the QAFL. Doering who was named as Centre Half Back in the 2009 Velocity Sports Cup Team of the Year polled 82 votes to narrowly win from the fast finishing Jason Howard on 78 votes with Captain Aaron Shattock in third position on 71 votes. more -->

RECRUITING COUP FOR TIGERS Labrador Tigers have pulled off an early recruiting coup by signing former Brisbane Lions dual Premiership player Tim Notting for the 2010 QAFL Season. 30 year old Notting was taken at pick 26 of the 1996 AFL National Draft and played 208 AFL games and was a member of the 2001 and 2002 Brisbane Lions Premiership sides more -->

CAMERON ILETT THUNDER'S BEST & FAIREST MIDFIELDER Cameron Ilett is Territory Thunder's first senior club champion after a thrilling vote count at Darwin's Holiday Inn last night. The 24-year-old St Marys product won the inaugural best and fairest award by two votes from rover Mark McLean at Thunder's presentation night.Ilett (pictured) polled 130 votes to beat McLean on(128) more -->

QAFL CLUB BEST AND FAIREST RESULTS A number of QAFL clubs have already staged their Presentation Nights with the winners of Best and Fairest Awards being announced at Aspley, Broadbeach, Redland, and Southport. At Graham Rd former Noosa midfielder Lucas Matthews (pictured) capped off a consistent season winning the Hornets Best and Fairest Award from young gun Shaun Tapp and evergreen Brent Evans more -->

WASH UP FROM QAFL GRAND FINAL Mt Gravatt defender Tom Tarrant has been offered a nine match suspension based upon an early guilty plea for alleged incidents arising out of Sundays QAFL Grand Final at Giffin Park. Tarrant has been offered six matches for allegedly striking Morningside midfielder David Lillico during the first quarter. He has been offered three matches for allegedly striking Morningside forward Matt Logan. more -->

GIBSON CAPS MEMORABLE YEAR Rugged Morningside centre-half-back Ben Gibson crowned a memorable season by winning the Joe Grant Medal as best afield in the 2009 QAFL Velocity Sports Cup grand final. more -->

BLAIR HAD FAITH IN HIS MEN Morningside boss John Blair remained confident that his side would withstand the Mt Gravatt charge in the final quarter of today’s grand final, even when the Vultures drew to within three points. more -->

MORNINGSIDE MAGNIFICENT IN THE FINISH Morningside dug deep in the crisis to halt a Mt Gravatt charge and register a memorable 31-point victory in a tough QAFL Velocity Sports Cup grand final that was not decided until late in the final term. more -->