AFL Queensland
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| Sport | Australian rules football |
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| Jurisdiction | Queensland |
| Regional affiliation | AFL |
| Headquarters | Yeronga |
| Chairman | Dean Warren |
| Other key staff | Barry Gibson (State Football Operations Manager) |
| Official website | |
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AFL Queensland (AFLQ) is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. AFL Queensland has over 216,000 participants (including Northern Rivers which is governed by AFLQ) playing at all levels of football from the introductory NAB AFL Auskick program to the AFL Masters Competition. AFL Queensland covers 13 regions, 24 leagues and 159 clubs.[1]
These bodies include
Affiliated Leagues[]
Premier South East Queensland Leagues[]
The highest grades of men's and women's Queensland community football are:
- Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) (1903-)
- AFL Queensland Women's League (QWAFL) (2001-)
- North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) (was the highest level from 2010-2020)
Developmental Leagues[]
- Queensland Football Association (QFA)
(AFL Northern Rivers
Regional Leagues[]
- AFL Cairns (1956-)
- AFL Capricornia (1969-)
- AFL Darling Downs (1971-)
- AFL Mackay (1970-)
- AFL Mount Isa (1967-)
- (reintroduced 2017)
- (reintroduced 2017)
- AFL Townsville (1955-)
- AFL Wide Bay (1987-)
All Regions include their own affiliated junior Leagues.
Representative Side[]
The "Queensland Scorpions" are the state representative side and include under 16s, under 18s and open age groups and compete at the AFL Under 18 Championships and other state championships.
The "Country Kookaburras" represent the regional areas outside of South East Queensland, have under 14's, 16s, under 18s and open age groups and compete at the Australian Country Championships.
Due to the 2005 alignment with AFL PNG, both sides can also include players from Papua New Guinea.
Location[]
The league's offices are currently based at Leyshon Park, Yeronga.
Previous Australian rules governing bodies in Queensland[]
- Queensland Football League (QFL), later Queensland Australian National Football League (QANFL) and Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) (1903–1996)
- Queensland Australian Football Council (1997–1999) which oversaw the Queensland State Football League (QSFL)
Grogan Medal[]
The Grogan Medal is awarded to the best and fairest in home and away rounds of each season's competition. The medal has been awarded since 1946.
Queensland Team of the 20th Century[]
On 16 June 2003, the Queensland Team of the 20th Century was announced at a gala function staged by AFLQ at the Brisbane Convention Centre.
The Team of the 20th Century is selected from the best home-grown talent and read as follows [1]:
| Backs: | Marcus Ashcroft | ||
| Half Backs: | Gavin Crosisca | Zane Taylor | |
| Centres: | Scott McIvor | ||
| Half Forwards: | Dick Parton | ||
| Forwards: | Jason Dunstall (vc) | ||
| Followers: | Ken Grimley | Michael Voss (c) | Jason Akermanis |
| Interchange: | |||
| Mal Michael |
Coach of the Century: Norm Dare.
Umpire of the Century: Tom McArthur.
See also[]
- List of Australian rules football leagues in Australia
- Australian Rules football in Queensland
References[]
Sources[]
- The Brisbane Courier 1903 to 1933, weekly match reports and articles
- The Daily Mail 1903 to 1914, weekly match reports and articles
- Saturday Sports Observer 1903 to 1912, weekly match reports and articles
- John Morton's Queensland Australian Rules Year Book 1960 by John Morton, 1960
- Queensland Team of the Century Football Record Official Programme, AFL Queensland, 2003
External links[]
- Australian rules football governing bodies
- Australian rules football in Queensland
- Sports governing bodies in Queensland