Regional Club Awards Evening Wrap-up The Northern Raiders have finished 2009 with their Annual awards night at the Virginia Golf Club. Guest speakers included Jamie Charman and Cheynee Stiller with the MC being Richard Champion. Money raised on the night will be put back into the Raiders Program.Congrtaulations to all award winners. more -->

Whitecross Hawthorn's Most Improved Brendan Whitecross closed an outstanding break-out season at Hawthorn by winning the club's "Most Improved Player" Award. more -->

Former Raider Ben Warren tells of his rise mto AFL ranks. Former Northern Raider Ben Warren has told of his bitter/sweet promotion to the senior ranks at North Melbourne in his third season at Arden Street. more -->

Former Northern Raiders Ryan Thomson kicks GCFC to victory Former Raider Ryan Thomson (pictured) was the hero for the Gold Coast Football Club after slotting a goal in the dying seconds to hand the club a thrilling three-point TAC Cup win over the Oakleigh Chargers on Saturday, according to the Gold Coast Bulettin. more -->

Former Northern Raider in line to make AFL debut Queenslander Brendan Whitecross will get his first taste of AFL football tomorrow, making his NAB Cup debut for Hawthorn against Melbourne in Launceston tomorrow. more -->

Former Northern Raider makes impressive AFL debut Former Northern Raider Ben Warren won lavish praise from North Melbourne coach Dean Laidley after an eye-catching AFL debut yesterday. more -->

Raiders Under 18 2009 Training Schedule The Northern Raiders Under 18 squad of 35 players will recommence training after the Christmas break on Tuesday the 6/1/09 at O'Callaghan Park. more -->

Raiders wet weather policy Well done and thank you to all those who continue to turn up to all training sessions - especially in the rain. Yes, training will still be on when it is raining, training wil not be on if there is lightning and thunder. Keep up the good work and continue to and allways train to your maximum potential at every session.

Thanks to all the coaches and staff that are giving their time to train te Raiders players and assist with their development.

Keep an eye on the website for latest updates on the Raiders Summer training program. more -->

Under 18 Summer Training Cancelled 17/11/08 Due to wet weather the Sandgate AFC grounds have been closed. At this stage the Under 18s will be right to train on the grounds at Zillmere JAFC Wednesday however please check the website Wednesday in case the weather persists. more -->

Under 13/14 Summer Training Cancelled 17/11/08 Due to wet weather the grounds have been closed. At this stage the Under 16s will be right to train on the ground Wednesday however please check the website Wednesday in case the weather persists. more -->

Under 18 Raiders Pre Xmas Summer Training Schedule For a complete schedule of the Raiders Pre Xmas Summer Program please go to downloads and click on Under 18 Raiders Pre Xmas Summer Training schedule 08 / 09. more -->

Attention - Under 18 Raiders Training Venue Change Please note that the first training session for the Under 18 Raiders squad on Monday 3rd November session will remain at O'Callaghan Park, Zillmere starting at 6pm. However thereafter the Monday will be held at the Sandgate Football Club on Lemke Road, Taigum from the 10th November 2008 onwards from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Also note that the Wednesday session will still be at O'Callaghan Park, Zillmere from 6:00 to 8:00pm with the Friday session at Sandgate State High School from 4:00 to 6:00pm. more -->

Squad - Northern Region Summer Program The Northern Region Development Program held their annual Summer Program testing day at O’Callaghan Park, Zillmere on Sunday 26th October. Every registered junior AFL footballer was invited down to the testing day with a final squad selected to participate in a 9 week training program. more -->

Northern Raiders Presentation Night 2008 The Northern Raiders AFC held their annual presentation night down at the Kedron AFC on Sunday July 27th. All the boys form the Under 14, 16 and 18 squads were in attendance to congratulate individual efforts throughout the year. more -->

Summer Program Information (Under 13/14/16) The Northern Region Under 13-14-16’s Testing Day is coming up which leads into our Summer Program intake. All registered AFL Brisbane Juniors players were sent an invitation in the post or via email to attend. This is a great opportunity for young AFL enthusiasts to gain some extra training and development over the summer period. more -->

2008/09 AFL Lions Academy Initial Squad Announced After a great week of football played at the Gold Coast Stadium (Carrara) earlier this month, the initial squad for the 2008 – 2009 AFL Lions Aacdemy has been finalised. more -->

2008 Under 14 State Development Championships In front of a large crowd at Gold Coast Stadium the Gold Coast Stingrays had to battle it out to the final siren against a vallant Northern Raiders team that never gave up to win the AFL Lions Academy State Under 14 Development Championships by 16 points. A huge well done to all the boys on the day as well as all the coaching staff and support staff that helped to get these boys this far. more -->

Brisbane North Boys make Queensland Under 16 side With the carnival having concluded it meant the time had come for the Queensland selectors to pick a 32 man side to take on the rest of Australia in the Under 16 National Championships. The eventual Grand Finalists will go on to play the curtain raiser to the AFL Grand Final in front of around 70,000 people. more -->

Wrap Up of the Under 16 State Championships The Under 16 State Development Championships was held over the May 1st – 5th period which saw the best Under 16 players in all of Queensland and Papua New Guinea play off in a tournament held at O’Callaghan Park, Zillmere. more -->

State Under 16 Championship Results The Australia Post AFL Queensland State Under 16 Development Championships were held over the Labour Day weekend at O'Callaghan Park, Zillmere. The cream of Queensland's Under 16 talent was on display and showed all that were present the exceptional quality of these up and coming young players. more -->

Northern Raiders Under 14 Squad The Northern Raiders Under 14 squad has been named with Graeme 'Bomber' Adams as head coach. First training session will be this Wednesday 30th April from 4:00pm - 5:30pm. more -->

Raiders Forward Declan Beavan makes AIS/AFL Squad Congratulations to Northern Raiders power forward Declan Bevan for being selected in the Under 18 AIS/AFL Academy side for 2008. This is a tremendous achievement only afforded to the best young players in Australia. more -->

Northern Raiders Testing Day - Under 14 All Under 14 players in the Brisbane North region are cordially invited down to the Northern Raiders Testing Day with the Northern Raiders AFL Development Program. more -->

Under 18 State Development Championships This weekend see the first round of the AFL Queensland - Australia Post 2008 State Development Championships. more -->

Northern Raiders Under 16 State Champions Northern Raiders Under 16's have won 'back to back' State under 16 Championships after they defeated the Country Kookaburras by 17 points in the Grand Final on Thursday. Congratulations to coach Graham Adams, his staff and players on another successful campaign. more -->