AFL Queensland Limited (AFLQ) is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland formed in 2000 and based at Leyshon Park in the Brisbane suburb of Yeronga. 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]
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| Sport | Australian rules football |
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| Jurisdiction | Queensland |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Regional affiliation | AFL |
| Headquarters | Yeronga |
| Chairperson | Trisha Squires (Head of AFLQ) |
| Other key staff | Laura Robertson (Offices Manager) Louise Thornton (People Business Partner) Mark Browning (Talent Manager) Josephine Fielding (Media Manager) Daniel Andrews (Facilities & Government Manager) Barry Gibson (Community Football Manager) Richie Lyons (Participations and Programs Manager) |
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History
editIn 1999 the Queensland State Football League which previously oversaw Queensland's competition went into voluntary liquidation and the Queensland Australian Football Council was dissolved. A new governing body, AFL Queensland Limited was founded adopting the AFL brand due to formally affilliating with the AFL Commission in Melbourne.
Affiliated Leagues
editPremier South East Queensland leagues
editThe highest grades of men's and women's Queensland community football are/were:
Developmental Leagues
editRegional AFL Queensland leagues
edit- AFL Cairns (1956–present)
- AFL Capricornia (1969–present)
- AFL Darling Downs (1971–present)
- AFL Mackay (1970–present)
- AFL Mount Isa (1967–present)
- AFL Townsville (1955–present)
- AFL Wide Bay (1987–present)
- AFL Cape York (1992–present)
All regions include their own affiliated junior leagues.
Foreign AFL Queensland leagues
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Representative Side
editThe "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
editThe league's offices are currently based at Leyshon Park, Yeronga.
Previous Australian rules governing bodies in Queensland
edit- Brisbane Football Club, governed the code between 1870 until it deferred governance to the VFA in 1877.
- Victorian Football Association (1877–1880), following this period the code was known as Victorian Association.
- Queensland Football Association (1880–1890), governed the code and its regional associations as an affiliate of the Victorian Football Association.
- Queensland Football League (QFL) (1903–1996), also known as the Queensland Australian National Football League (QANFL) and Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL)
- Queensland Australian Football Council (1997–1999) which oversaw the Queensland State Football League (QSFL)
Grogan Medal
editThe Grogan Medal is awarded to the best and fairest in home and away rounds of each season's competition.
A best and fairest for the league has been awarded since 1946 however before it became a medal in 1947 and 1948 it was a trophy donated by Col Loel and Mick Byles known as the "Col Loel-Mick Byles" trophy. It was awarded to Kedron's Erwin Dornau in 1947,[7] and Coorparoo's T. Calder in 1948[8] before being replaced by the Grogan Medal in 1949.
Queensland Team of the 20th Century
editOn 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 History Item:
| 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.
See also
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References
edit- ^ About Us on AFLQ website
- ^ "AFL Fiji | AFL Queensland".
- ^ "AFL Nauru | AFL Queensland".
- ^ "AFL PNG Development | AFL Queensland".
- ^ "AFL Solomon Islands | AFL Queensland".
- ^ "AFL Vanuatu | AFL Queensland".
- ^ "CODE TROPHY TO DORNAU". Truth. No. 2477. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1947. p. 14. Retrieved 4 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Calder's Trophy". Truth. No. 2527. Queensland, Australia. 29 August 1948. p. 11. Retrieved 4 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
Sources
edit- 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