Grand final rematch set for QAFLW opener
LAST year’s QAFL Women’s grand finalists will open up a brand new season on April 15 with the full official fixture released last week. Reigning premiers University of Queensland will host the team they beat in the decider, Southport, in front of home fans at Brighton Homes Arena. The Red Lionesses will have the chance […]
Suns announce 2023 U18 Female squad
GOLD Coast Suns Academy has announced its Under 18s Female squad for the 2023 season, with the announcement of a 37-player list to compete in both the Coates Talent League and other Northern Academy matches. The squad ranges in age from 2005-born talents to 2007-born players, giving fans a chance to catch some of the […]
Queensland to Maroon on the ‘Map’ in rep clashes
STATE football will return to the eastern coast of Australia, with Queensland and Tasmania set to do battle in a double-header of men’s and women’s representative football next year. In a throwback to bygone years, Australia’s most northern state and most southern state, will converge on the latter at North Hobart Oval for a huge […]
Lions roar to share BnFs as Banks-Smith run away winner in the J.A. Grogan Medal
A PAIR of former teammates shared the medal named after their premiership captain, while a Tasmanian stood above all others in the Sunshine State to run away with the J.A. Grogan Medal. Current Brisbane Lions young gun Lily Postlethwaite and past Brisbane player Selina Priest tied in the Emma Zielke Medal on the Queensland Australian […]
UQ goes back-to-back in overtime classic
THE University of Queensland (UQ) has created history in the Queensland Australian Football League Women’s (QAFLW), with the Red Lionesses winning back-to-back premierships after defeating Southport 5.1 (31) to 3.6 (24) in an overtime classic. Red Lionesses’ co captain Marnie McGorm had a final game to remember, as did Laura Ernst who was playing in […]
PREVIEW | 2022 QAFLW Grand Final
THIS s it. The final Sunday of the Queensland Australian Football League Women’s (QAFLW) season. The Big Dance. Whatever you want to call it, the 2022 QAFLW Grand Final is upon us, with the University of Queensland Red Lionesses and the Southport Sharks set to do battle to decide who will lift the premiership trophy […]
Combatant’s journey to the 2022 QAFLW Grand Final
IT IS just about the end of another QAFL Women’s season, and for both the University of Queensland (UQ) and the Southport Sharks, there is one match left to see who will be the queens of the land in the Sunshine State. Both teams have certainly faced their challenges in 2022, from weather interruptions in […]
Southport too strong for neighbours in Prelim
THE Southport Sharks have capped off a remarkable debut season in the QAFLW with a Preliminary Final win over Bond University to win through to the big dance. The win was set up by a stellar second quarter from the Sharks, after they kicked four goals to none in the term. Southport did much of […]
Sharks circle remaining QAFLW Grand Final spot
BOND University and Southport will clash to determine which Sharks side is more superior to face University of Queensland (UQ) in next week’s Queensland Australian Football League Women’s (QAFLW) Grand Final. The preliminary final is tipped to be a beauty after Bond University used their double chance after struggling to score last week against UQ, […]
Bottom-age key forwards shine as Walter, Davies dominate
WITH the Allies AFL Under 18 Championships campaign done and dusted, there were plenty of Queensland representatives who headed back to their state league clubs last weekend. Playing out Round 17 of the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL), there were some massively one-sided results, which included wins of 86 and 65 points, while the others […]
