QAFL Seniors Player Focus: Rhys Nicholls (Gold Coast SUNS Academy/Allies)
IN continuing our extended Player Focus series, we take a look at a prospect who stood out recently in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Seniors. This week, we put Gold Coast SUNS Academy prospect Rhys Nicholls under the microscope, as he returned to senior action for the Labrador Tigers in their 50-point home loss […]
QAFL Women’s weekend preview: Round 10 – Finals order up for grabs in crucial clashes
JUST three rounds remain in the competition and seven teams remain in the hunt for six spots. Finals could well be settled though depending on results of the weekend, with sixth placed University of Queensland capable of snatching a finals spot over Wilston Grange if the Red Lionesses can defeat Maroochydore and the Gorillas lose […]
QAFL weekend preview: Round 7 – Last chance for reigning premiers, Vultures to tackle undefeated Panthers
RED hot Mt Gravatt is making its way up the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) ladder after three wins in four games to go outright fourth on the table. The Vultures side looked down and out in the opening couple of rounds, but has steadily built together a winning streak to be back at a […]
QAFL Women’s weekly wrap: Round 9 – Sharkettes go outright top as Red Lionesses snatch crucial win
BOND University has enjoyed a strong 65-point victory over Wilston Grange in Round 9 of the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition to take outright top spot on the ladder. The Sharkettes booted the first eight goals of the game to run away 11.13 (79) to 2.2 (14) victors, with Taylor Smith and Casidhe […]
Swans record GIANT win as Suns hold off Lions
SYDNEY Swans and Gold Coast Suns academies have won back-to-back games against the GWS GIANTS and Brisbane Lions academies in the second round of the Northern Academy Series over the weekend. The Swans had a much easier time than the Suns, always looking in control of their match on their way to a dominant 53-point […]
QAFL weekly wrap: Round 6 – Cats claw their way to top as Roos break three-game losing streak
BROADBEACH has stunned Palm Beach Currumbin with a five goals to one final term to run over the top of the Lions in a battle of the two undefeated clubs to claim top spot on the table. The win saw them roar into favouritism for the flag with the other undefeated side in Morningside having […]
QAFL Women’s weekend preview: Round 9 – Drawn compatriots to do battle again
WITH a month of Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s football remaining, the eight teams are jostling for the best possible ladder position heading into finals. Six of the eight sides will make finals – which makes it interesting with only the top five teams seemingly all but home unless one has a major slip-up. […]
Northern Academy Series preview: Round 2
GOLD Coast Suns and Sydney Swans Academies will be keen to double-up with victories over their respective cross-state rivals, Brisbane Lions and GWS GIANTS Academies when the Northern Academy series continues this weekend. Originally scheduled to face off against Academies from opposing states, the border restrictions between Queensland and New South Wales have made life […]
QAFL Women’s weekend wrap: Round 8 – Top five move 10 points clear of bottom three
THE top five spots in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition look sealed and delivered after Round 8 results saw the teams occupying those spots move 10 points clear of the bottom three. Bond University and Maroochydore’s postponed match from Round 7 was officially ruled a draw on the ladder, meaning the Sharkettes […]
QAFL weekend wrap: Round 5 – Magpies and Vultures snatch crucial wins
SHERWOOD and Mt Gravatt have snatched crucial wins against bottom two sides, Wilston Grange and Labrador respectively to ensure the Magpies and Vultures remain in touch with the top three of the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL). While two of the top three sides – Broadbeach and Morningside – continued their undefeated run and Palm […]
