AFL Queensland
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
AFL Queensland (AFLQ) is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland.
Affiliated Leagues
The premier league in Queensland is the North East Australian Football League, which operates out of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory as well. The highest grades of men's and women's Queensland community football are the QAFL and the QWAFL.
Other regional leagues include:
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.
However, the AFLQ State League Grand Final was once again played at the Gabba in 2005, marking the centenary of the first Grand Final played at the ground when City defeated Valley in 1905.
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 | Dick Verdon | Wayne Stewart |
| Half Backs: | Gavin Crosisca | Don Smith | Zane Taylor |
| Centres: | Scott McIvor | Doug Pittard | Des Hughes |
| Half Forwards: | John Stackpoole | Dick Parton | Barry Clarke |
| Forwards: | Ray Hughson | Jason Dunstall (vc) | Owen Backwell |
| Followers: | Ken Grimley | Michael Voss (c) | Jason Akermanis |
| Interchange: | Keith Leach | Alex McGill | Noel McGuinness |
| Mal Michael | Gordon Phelan | Clem Ryan |
Coach of the Century: Norm Dare.
Umpire of the Century: Tom McArthur.
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
See also
- List of Australian rules football leagues in Australia
- List of Australian rules football junior leagues
- Australian Rules football in Queensland