AFL Queensland Women's League

QAFLW
Sport	Australian rules football
Inaugural season	2001
Owner(s)	AFL Queensland
No. of teams	8
Country	Australia
Headquarters	Brisbane, Queensland
Most recent; champion(s)	University of Queensland; (1st premiership)
Most titles	Logan; (5 premierships)
Sponsor(s)	Bond University
Related; competitions	AFL Women's; VFLW; SANFLW; WAFLW; AFL Sydney Women's
Official website	aflq.com.au/qaflw/

There are five senior women's AFL leagues in Queensland governed by AFL Queensland.

The Queensland Australian Football League Women's (QAFLW) is the highest league in the State and provides elite women footballers the opportunity to play in a semi-professional environment. Many players from this league have represented their State, earned All-Australian honours, and participated in AFLW.

The second-tier of women's football in South-East Queensland is the Queensland Football Association Women's (QFAW), which was introduced in 2017. This competition is designed to allow women who are new to the game to develop their football understanding and skills, and also provide new clubs with an entry point into women's football.

Clubs[]

QAFLW Clubs[]

Club	Nickname	Location	Ground	Website
Aspley	Hornets	Brisbane, Queensland	Graham Road, Carseldine	Official Site
Bond University	Bull Sharks	Gold Coast, Queensland	Bond University Oval, Robina	Official Site
Coolangatta Tweed	Bluebirds	Gold Coast, Queensland	Len Peak Oval, Coolangatta (currently Eximm Oval)	Official Site
Coorparoo	Kings	Brisbane, Queensland	Giffin Park, Coorparoo	Official Site
Maroochydore	Roos	Sunshine Coast, Queensland	Maroochydore Multisports Complex	Official Site
Southport	Sharks	Gold Coast, Queensland	Fankhauser Reserve, Southport	Official Site
University of Queensland	Red Lionesses	Brisbane, Queensland	UQ Oval No.2, St Lucia	Official Site
Wilston Grange	Gorillas	Brisbane, Queensland	Hickey Park, Stafford	Official Site
Yeronga South Brisbane	Devils	Brisbane, Queensland	Leyshon Park, Yeronga	Official Site

QFAW Division 1 Clubs[]

Club	Nickname	Location	Ground	Website
Broadbeach	Cats	Gold Coast, Queensland	Kombumerri Park, Mermaid Waters (currently Subaru Oval)	Official Site
Burleigh	Bombers	Gold Coast, Queensland	Bill Godfrey Oval, Burleigh Waters	Official Site
Kedron	Lions	Brisbane, Queensland	E.K. Anderson Oval, Kedron	Official Site
Moreton Bay	Lions	Moreton Bay, Queensland	Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, Burpengary	Official Site
Morningside	Panthers	Brisbane, Queensland	Jack Esplen Oval, Hawthorne	Official Site
Mount Gravatt	Vultures	Brisbane, Queensland	Dittmer Park, Upper Mount Gravatt (currently Southside Toyota Oval)	Official Site
Robina	Roos	Gold Coast, Queensland	Scottsdale Drive, Robina	Official Site
Surfers Paradise	Demons	Gold Coast, Queensland	Sir Bruce Small Park, Benowa	Official Site

QFAW Division 2 Clubs[]

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North[]

Club	Nickname	Location	Ground	Website
Alexandra Hills	Bombers	Redlands, Queensland	Keith Surridge Park, Alexandra Hills (currently Swoosh Finance Oval)	Official Site
Hinterland	Blues	Sunshine Coast, Queensland	Palmwoods	Official Site
Ipswich	Eagles	Ipswich, Queensland	Limestone Park, Ipswich	Official Site
Moorooka	Roosters	Brisbane, Queensland	Alexander Park, Moorooka	Official Site
Noosa	Tigers	Noosa, Queensland	Noosa AFL Ground, Noosaville (currently ROCOCO Oval)	Official Site
North Shore	Jets	Sunshine Coast, Queensland	North Shore Multisports Complex, Mudjimba	Official Site
Pine Rivers	Swans	Moreton Bay, Queensland	Rob Akers Reserve, Strathpine	Official Site
Redcliffe	Tigers	Moreton Bay, Queensland	Nathan Road, Kippa-Ring	Official Site
Sandgate	Hawks	Brisbane, Queensland	Lemke Road, Taigum	Official Site

Central[]

Club	Nickname	Location	Ground	Website
Jindalee	Jags	Brisbane, Queensland	Jindalee Recreational Reserve	Official Site
Kedron	Lions	Brisbane, Queensland	E.K. Anderson Oval, Kedron	Official Site
Mayne	Tigers	Brisbane, Queensland	Enoggera Memorial Park	Official Site
Moreton Bay	Lions	Moreton Bay, Queensland	Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, Burpengary	Official Site
Morningside	Panthers	Brisbane, Queensland	Jack Esplen Oval, Hawthorne	Official Site
Mount Gravatt	Vultures	Brisbane, Queensland	Dittmer Park, Upper Mount Gravatt (currently Southside Toyota Oval)	Official Site
Redland-Victoria Point	Tigers	Redlands, Queensland	Ern Dowling Oval, Victoria Point (currently Totally Workwear Park)	Official Site
Sherwood	Magpies	Brisbane, Queensland	Sherwood Oval, Chelmer	Official Site

South[]

Club	Nickname	Location	Ground	Website
Ballina	Bombers	Ballina, New South Wales	Fripp Oval, Ballina	Official Site
Beenleigh	Buffaloes	Logan City, Queensland	Dauth Park, Beenleigh	Official Site
Broadbeach	Cats	Gold Coast, Queensland	Kombumerri Park, Mermaid Waters (currently Subaru Oval)	Official Site
Burleigh	Bombers	Gold Coast, Queensland	Bill Godfrey Oval, Burleigh Waters	Official Site
Byron Bay	Magpies	Byron Bay, New South Wales	Cavenbah Centre, Byron Bay	Official Site
Jimboomba	Redbacks	Logan City, Queensland	Glenlogan Oval	Official Site
Labrador	Tigers	Gold Coast, Queensland	Cooke-Murphy Oval, Labrador	Official Site
Robina	Roos	Gold Coast, Queensland	Scottsdale Drive, Robina	Official Site
Surfers Paradise	Demons	Gold Coast, Queensland	Sir Bruce Small Park, Benowa	Official Site
Tweed Coast	Tigers	Pottsville, New South Wales	Seabreeze Oval, Pottsville	Official Site

Premiers[]

QAFLW Grand Finals[]

AFLQ Women's League
Season	Premier	Runner-up	Score	Margin	Venue	Best on ground
2001	Redlands	Alexandra Hills	6.5 (41) - 1.2 (8)	33 points	-	-
2002	Surfers Paradise	Alexandra Hills	5.6 (36) - 2.3 (15)	21 points	-	-
2003	Morningside	Surfers Paradise	2.7 (19) - 3.0 (18)	1 point		-
2004	Surfers Paradise	Morningside	8.6 (54) - 5.2 (32)	22 points	-	-
2005	Morningside	Kedron	7.7 (49) - 4.7 (31)	18 points	-	Debbie Lowe (Morningside)
2006	Logan	Kedron	8.12 (60) - 5.9 (39)	21 points	-	-
2007	Logan	Surfers Paradise	6.13 (49) - 0.4 (4)	45 points	-	-
2008	Logan	Surfers Paradise	7.3 (45) - 6.8 (44)	1 point	-	-
2009	Logan	Western Magpies	8.7 (55) - 1.3 (9)	46 points	-	-
2010	Logan	Western Magpies	7.5 (47) - 4.6 (30)	17 points	Giffin Park	Jenille Pasfield (Logan)
2011	Yeronga South Brisbane	Morningside	8.12 (60) - 7.9 (51)	9 points	Giffin Park No. 2	Kate Lutkins (Yeronga)
SEQAFL Women's League
2012	Yeronga South Brisbane	Zillmere	11.5 (71) - 3.3 (21)	50 points	Giffin Park No. 2	Emily Bates (Yeronga)
2013	Coorparoo	Yeronga South Brisbane	5.14 (44) - 6.6 (42)	2 points	E.K. Anderson Oval	Jordan Zanchetta (Coorparoo)
QWAFL
2014	Coorparoo	Zillmere	7.8 (50) - 2.5 (17)	33 points		Megan Hunt (Coorparoo)
2015	Coorparoo	Coolangatta Tweed	12.5 (77) - 5.5 (35)	42 points		Emma Zielke (Coorparoo)
2016	Coolangatta Tweed	Yeronga South Brisbane	5.7 (37) - 4.11 (35)	2 points		Leah Kaslar (Coolangatta)
2017	Yeronga South Brisbane	Coorparoo	10.15 (75) - 9.3 (57)	18 points		Emily Bates (Yeronga)
2018	Wilston Grange	Coorparoo	5.7 (37) - 3.5 (23)	14 points		Kate Lutkins (Wilston Grange)
QAFLW
2019	Coorparoo	Bond University	14.10 (94) - 2.6 (18)	76 points		Paige Parker (Coorparoo)
2020	Yeronga South Brisbane	Coolangatta Tweed	8.8 (56) - 1.3 (9)	47 points	Bond University Oval	Jordan Zanchetta (Yeronga)
2021	University of Queensland	Bond University	15.5 (95) - 8.7 (55)	40 points		Dakota Davidson (University of Qld)

QFAW Division 1 Grand Finals[]

QWAFA
Season	Premier	Runner-up	Score	Margin	Venue
2014	Caboolture	Zillmere	13.9 (87) - 6.9 (45)	42 points	Giffin Park
2015	Zillmere	Caboolture	7.10 (52) - 6.6 (42)	10 points	Ern Dowling Oval
2016	Maroochydore	Yeronga South Brisbane	4.8 (32) - 2.5 (17)	15 points	Hickey Park
QWFA Division 1
2017	Bond University	Yeronga South Brisbane	8.2 (50) - 4.5 (29)	21 points	Leyshon Park
2018	Aspley Hornets	Coorparoo	4.1 (25) - 3.5 (23)	2 points	Leyshon Park
QFAW Division 1
2019	Kedron	Burleigh	6.6 (42) - 5.8 (38)	4 points	Leyshon Park
2020	Southport	Broadbeach	4.3 (27) - 3.4 (22)	5 points	Bond University Oval
2021	Southport	Surfers Paradise	4.6 (30) - 3.2 (20)	10 points	Bond University Oval

QFAW Division 2 Grand Finals[]

QFAW Division 2 North
Season	Premier	Runner-up	Score	Margin	Venue
2017	Broadbeach	Kedron	5.12 (42) - 3.5 (23)	19 points	Leyshon Park
2018	Jindalee	Sandgate	4.12 (36) - 0.2 (2)	34 points	Leyshon Park
2019	Ipswich	Hinterland	6.3 (39) - 2.7 (19)	20 points	Leyshon Park
2020	Noosa	Hinterland	2.7 (19) - 2.4 (16)	3 points	Moreton Bay Oval 1
QFAW Division 2 South
2018	Morningside	Robina	2.4 (16) - 1.4 (10)	6 points	Leyshon Park
2019	Surfers Paradise	Mount Gravatt	8.7 (55) - 2.3 (15)	40 points	Leyshon Park
2020	Jimboomba	Beenleigh	4.4 (28) - 4.3 (27)	1 point	Bond University Oval

QFAW Northern Rivers Grand Finals[]

Season	Premier	Runner-up	Score	Margin	Venue
2017	Lismore	Ballina	1.7 (13) - 1.0 (6)	7 points	Byron Bay Sports Complex
2018	Lismore	Tweed	8.11 (59) - 2.2 (14)	45 points	Byron Bay Sports Complex
2019	Byron	Tweed	2.6 (18) - 2.3 (15)	3 points	Oakes Oval
2020	Ballina	Byron	1.6 (12) - 1.4 (10)	2 points	Barry Shepherd Field

QAFLW Awards[]

Emma Zielke Medal[]

The medal is awarded to the best and fairest player in the league, and was named after Brisbane player Emma Zielke in August 2021.^[2]

Year	Player Name	Club	Ref.
2011	Jade Pregelj	Logan City	^[3]
2012	Tayla Harris	Zillmere	^[4]
2013	Kate Lutkins	Yeronga South Brisbane	^[5]
2014	Emma Zielke	Coorparoo	^[6]
2015	Emma Zielke Jordan Zanchetta	Coorparoo Yeronga South Brisbane	^[7]^[8]
2016	Leah Kaslar Sam Virgo	Coolangatta Tweed Yeronga South Brisbane	^[9]
2017	Kate McCarthy	Yeronga South Brisbane	^[10]^[11]
2018	Brittany Gibson Tori Groves-Little	Wilston Grange Coorparoo	^[12]
2019	Emily Bates	Yeronga South Brisbane	^[13]
2020	Belle Dawes Taylor Smith Jordan Zanchetta	Maroochydore Bond University Yeronga South Brisbane	^[14]

QAFLW Leading Goal Kicker[]

Year	Player name	Club	Goals	Ref.
2014	Maddie Protheroe	Coorparoo	53	^[6]
2015	Hayley Newberry	Yeronga South Brisbane	52	^[7]
2016	Jade Ransfield Kalinda Howarth	Yeronga South Brisbane Coolangatta Tweed	38	^[9]
2017	Jade Ransfield Maddison Peeters	Yeronga South Brisbane Wilston Grange	39	^[10]
2018	Jenae Govan	Coorparoo	34	^[15]
2019	Kalinda Howarth	Bond University	29	^[13]
2020	Taylor Smith Jamie Stanton	Bond University Coorparoo	15	^[14]
2021		University of Queensland Yeronga South Brisbane	20

QAFLW Rising Star[]

Year	Player Name	Club	Ref.
2013	Tayla Harris	Zillmere	^[5]
2014	Maddy Roberts	Coolangatta Tweed	^[6]
2015	Marley Beaven	University of Queensland	^[7]
2016	Arianna Clarke	Coolangatta Tweed	^[9]
2017	Tahlia Randall	Wilston Grange	^[10]
2018	Nat Grider	University of Queensland	^[16]
2019	Lily Postlethwaite	Maroochydore	^[13]

References[]

^ "QFAW fixtures revealed for 2021 season". AFL Queensland.
^ Whiting, Michael (4 August 2021). "Queensland football's tribute to Zielke, B&F medal named in her honour". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Jade wins women's medal – again". AFL Queensland. 22 August 2011.
^ "Three-way tie in NEAFL Grogan Medal". AFL Queensland. 10 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Southport's Kiel claims Grogan". AFL Queensland. 9 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Davey double at Grogan Medal". AFL Queensland. 15 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Grogan Medal Night Wrap". AFL Queensland. 20 September 2015.
^ "WATCH: Zielke and Zanchetta QWAFL B&F". AFL Queensland. 22 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Grogan Medal and Awards Wrap". AFL Queensland. 11 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mills and Burge tie for Grogan Medal". AFL Queensland. 17 September 2017.
^ Fielding, Josie (18 September 2017). "Kate McCarthy wins QWAFL's Best and Fairest". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.
^ Wingard, Ant (17 September 2018). "Groves-Little becomes youngest ever QWAFL Best and Fairest winner". AFL Queensland.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bates and Neate claim AFL Queensland top honours". AFL Queensland. 9 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b Black, Sarah (28 September 2020). "Fourth to a flag for Yeronga, Lions dominate awards". AFLW.
^ Cheadle, Josh (18 September 2018). "Groves-Little claims QWAFL B&F". Gold Coast. Telstra Media.
^ Wingard, Ant (3 October 2018). "AFLW the next chapter in Grider's Collingwood connection". AFL Queensland.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "QFAW fixtures revealed for 2021 season". AFL Queensland.

[2] Whiting, Michael (4 August 2021). "Queensland football's tribute to Zielke, B&F medal named in her honour". Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[2011Awards-3] "Jade wins women's medal – again". AFL Queensland. 22 August 2011.

[2012Awards-4] "Three-way tie in NEAFL Grogan Medal". AFL Queensland. 10 September 2012.

[2013Awards-5] "Southport's Kiel claims Grogan". AFL Queensland. 9 September 2013.

[2014Awards-6] "Davey double at Grogan Medal". AFL Queensland. 15 September 2014.

[2015Awards-7] "Grogan Medal Night Wrap". AFL Queensland. 20 September 2015.

[8] "WATCH: Zielke and Zanchetta QWAFL B&F". AFL Queensland. 22 September 2015.

[2016Awards-9] "Grogan Medal and Awards Wrap". AFL Queensland. 11 September 2016.

[2017Awards-10] "Mills and Burge tie for Grogan Medal". AFL Queensland. 17 September 2017.

[11] Fielding, Josie (18 September 2017). "Kate McCarthy wins QWAFL's Best and Fairest". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.

[12] Wingard, Ant (17 September 2018). "Groves-Little becomes youngest ever QWAFL Best and Fairest winner". AFL Queensland.

[2019Awards-13] "Bates and Neate claim AFL Queensland top honours". AFL Queensland. 9 September 2019.

[Black-14] Black, Sarah (28 September 2020). "Fourth to a flag for Yeronga, Lions dominate awards". AFLW.

[15] Cheadle, Josh (18 September 2018). "Groves-Little claims QWAFL B&F". Gold Coast. Telstra Media.

[16] Wingard, Ant (3 October 2018). "AFLW the next chapter in Grider's Collingwood connection". AFL Queensland.

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Representative side	Queensland
Governing body	AFL Queensland
Professional clubs	Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Suns
Statewide leagues	Queensland Australian Football League North East Australian Football League
Metropolitan leagues	Queensland Football Association
Regional leagues	Cairns Capricornia Darling Downs Mackay Mount Isa Northern Rivers Townsville Wide Bay
Women's leagues	Queensland Women's Queensland Youth Girls Competition Cairns Women's Capricornia Women's Mackay Women's Townsville Women's
Former leagues	League Championship Cup (2011-2014) Bundaberg (1972–86) Central Highlands (1983–97) Gold Coast (1961–96) Maryborough (1981–83) Sunshine Coast (1970–92) Wide Bay (1985–86) Wide Bay (1987–2016)
Principal venues	The Gabba Carrara Stadium Cazaly's Stadium
Major events	QClash Broadbeach vs Southport
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Teams in the NEAFL	Aspley Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Redland Southport
Defunct teams	City Coorparoo Kedron Grange Locomotives Maroochy Northshore South Brisbane Sunshine Coast Valley
List of clubs	List of Australian rules football clubs in Queensland