Country Australia | ||
Sport Australian rules football | ||
AFL Queensland (AFLQ) is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland.
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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
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]:
Coach of the Century: Norm Dare.
Umpire of the Century: Tom McArthur.