AFL Cairns

AFL Cairns is launching Summer AFL 9’s next month, February 2012. The 8 week competition will be held on Wednesday Night February 1 and finishing on March 21, 2012. We encourage individuals, family groups, businesses, football clubs, committees and friends to join up and create your “own” team.

Forget about winning votes or a second term, today Mayor Val Schier’s focus is on winning a footy game. The Mayor is a surprise starter for the Manunda Hawks in the AFL Cairns Women’s League Pink Footy Day at Crathern Park.

An unstoppable North Cairns Tigers team brushed aside a one plater disadvantage at Watsons Oval on Saturday afternoon to remain undefeated through eight rounds of the Cairns AFL Women’s League competition.

AFL Cairns' long term accommodation partner Rydges have amazing deals for several of their outstanding properties for the Christmas and New Years period.

Trinity Beach Bulldogs have been forced to forfeit their AFL Women’s League clash with Manunda Hawks today after a tidal wave of injuries hit the club. Bulldogs’ training has begun to resemble a hospital emergency ward, with the list including – but not limited to – three broken arms, two broken fingers, a fractured cheekbone, two concussions, two ligament tears and a near-fractured vertebrae. President Kristen Lawless has never seen anything like it at the club.

South Cairns Cutters, an AFL Cairns Women’s League affiliate Club, are desperately seeking players for the 2011/12 season, which is currently underway. If you are 15+ & interested in playing Women’s AFL, please contact Meaghan on 0407 749 020 or Laura on 0402 702 414. Alternatively, please contact AFL Cairns on 07 4042 3000 for further information.

AFL Cairn Women's League and it's four member Clubs are seeking players for the 2011/2012 season, which kicks off this Saturday, 5th November 2011 at Watsons Oval, North Cairns.  If you are female, 15 years or older and interested in playing AFL, teams will hold sign-ons at Watsons Oval from 2:00pm on Saturday.  Alternatively, please contact AFL Cairns on 07 4042 3000 and we can put you in touch with a team.

With the release of the 2012 AFL fixture today, Cazalys Stadium will host their contractual Richmond v Gold Coast Suns match on Saturday, 14th July 2012.  The Round 16 Richmond home game will be a 4:40pm bounce.

DEVELOPING youth will be the focal point for newly signed South Cairns Cutters coach Grant Russell as he takes the reins of the AFL Cairns club for season 2012. 

The 55-year-old succeeds Chris Adams, after the club took the unusual step of advertising for the first-year coach’s position weeks before the season ended.

AFL 9s is the Australian Football League’s official alternative version of the game. It has been developed to provide an opportunity for all Australian Football enthusiasts, as well as those new to the game, with a match play experience that has strong parallels with the traditional game. Importantly, AFL 9s is easy to play, not too physically demanding and provides an environment whereby participation, enjoyment and safety are a priority.

Applications are invited for the following positions with the Manunda Hawks Football Clubb for season 2012

SENIOR COACH

SENIOR ASSISTANT COACH

RESERVE COACH

Re-live the Senior and Reserve Grand Finals played at Cazalys Stadium on September 17th, 2011. AFL Cairns Grand Final DVD's are available to purchase for $45 each, as well as every Senior match from the 2011 season. Contact AFL Cairns on 07 4042 3000 to secure your copy.

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