Queensland Australian Football League Women's

Last updated

QAFLW
Sport Australian rules football
Inaugural season 2001
Owner(s) AFL Queensland
No. of teams8
CountryAustralia
Headquarters Brisbane, Queensland
Most recent
champion(s)
Bond University
(1st premiership)
Most titles Logan
(5 premierships)
Sponsor(s) Bond University
Related
competitions
AFL Women's
VFLW
SANFLW
WAFLW
AFL Sydney Women's
Official website aflq.com.au/qaflw/

The Queensland Australian Football League Women's (QAFLW) is the highest-ranked Australian rules football women's league in Queensland. It provides elite women footballers the opportunity to play in a semi-professional environment. Many players from this league have represented their State, earned All-Australian honours, and participated in AFLW.

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There are five senior women's Australian rules football leagues in Queensland governed by AFL Queensland. The second-tier of women's football in South-East Queensland is the Queensland Football Association Women's (QFAW), which was introduced in 2017. This competition is designed to allow women who are new to the game to develop their football understanding and skills, and also provide new clubs with an entry point into women's football.

Clubs

QAFLW Clubs

ColoursClubNicknameLocationGroundWebsite
Aspley Football Club colours.jpg
Aspley Hornets Brisbane, Queensland Graham Road, Carseldine Official Site
Bond University Football Club colours.jpg
Bond University Bull Sharks Gold Coast, Queensland Bond University Oval, Robina Official Site
Carlton AFL icon.svg
Coorparoo Kings Brisbane, Queensland Giffin Park, Coorparoo Official Site
Maroochydore Football Club colours.jpg
Maroochydore Roos Sunshine Coast, Queensland Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex Official Site
Southport Football Club colours.jpg
Southport Sharks Gold Coast, Queensland Fankhauser Reserve, Southport Official Site
University of Queensland Football Club colours.jpg
University of Queensland Red Lionesses Brisbane, Queensland UQ Oval No.2, St Lucia Official Site
Wilston Grange Football Club colours.jpg
Wilston Grange Gorillas Brisbane, Queensland Hickey Park, Stafford Official Site
EssendonDesign.svg
Yeronga South Brisbane Devils Brisbane, Queensland Leyshon Park, Yeronga Official Site

QFAW Division 1 Clubs

ColoursClubNicknameLocationGroundWebsite
Geelong icon.svg
Broadbeach Cats Gold Coast, Queensland Kombumerri Park, Mermaid Waters
(currently Subaru Oval)
Official Site
Kedron Football Club colours.jpg
Kedron Lions Brisbane, Queensland E.K. Anderson Oval, Kedron Official Site
Moreton Bay Lions Football Club colours.jpg
Moreton Bay Lions Moreton Bay, Queensland Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, Burpengary Official Site
AFL St Kilda Icon.jpg
Morningside Panthers Brisbane, Queensland Jack Esplen Oval, Hawthorne Official Site
RichmondDesign.svg
Redcliffe Tigers Moreton Bay, Queensland Nathan Road, Kippa-Ring Official Site
AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg
Robina Roos Gold Coast, Queensland Scottsdale Drive, Robina Official Site
Sandgate Football Club colours.jpg
Sandgate Hawks Brisbane, Queensland Lemke Road, Taigum Official Site
Clunes Football Club colours.jpg
Sherwood Magpies Brisbane, Queensland Powenyenna Oval, Chelmer Official Site
Melbourne AFLW icon.png
Surfers Paradise Demons Gold Coast, Queensland Sir Bruce Small Park, Benowa Official Site

QFAW Division 2 Clubs

[1]

North

ColoursClubNicknameLocationGroundWebsite
Alexandra Hills Football Club colours.jpg
Alexandra Hills Bombers Redlands, Queensland Keith Surridge Park, Alexandra Hills
(currently Swoosh Finance Oval)
Official Site
RichmondDesign.svg
Caloundra Panthers Sunshine Coast, Queensland Carter Park, Caloundra Official Site
Geelong icon.svg
GympieCats Gympie, Queensland Ray Warren Oval Official Site
Hinterland Football Club colours.jpg
HinterlandBlues Sunshine Coast, Queensland G Rae Oval Official Site
Vfl williamstown icon.png
Ipswich Eagles Ipswich, Queensland Limestone Park, Ipswich Official Site
Harcourt Football Club colours.jpg
JindaleeJags Brisbane, Queensland Jindalee Recreational Reserve Official Site
Pimpinio Football Club colours.jpg
Mayne Tigers Brisbane, Queensland Enoggera Memorial Park Official Site
Moorooka Football Club colours.jpg
MoorookaRoosters Brisbane, Queensland Alexander Park, Moorooka Official Site
Noosa Tigers Football Club colours.jpg
Noosa Tigers Noosa, Queensland Noosa AFL Ground, Noosaville
(currently ROCOCO Oval)
Official Site
North Shore Jets Football Club colours.jpg
North ShoreJets Sunshine Coast, Queensland North Shore Multisports Complex, Mudjimba Official Site
Pine Rivers Swans Football Club colours.jpg
Pine RiversSwans Moreton Bay, Queensland Rob Akers Reserve, Strathpine Official Site

South

ColoursClubNicknameLocationGroundWebsite
EssendonDesign.svg
BallinaBombers Ballina, New South Wales Fripp Oval, Ballina Official Site
Beenleigh Football Club colours.jpg
BeenleighBuffaloes Logan City, Queensland Dauth Park, Beenleigh Official Site
Burleigh Bombers Football Club colours.jpg
Burleigh Bombers Gold Coast, Queensland Bill Godfrey Oval, Burleigh Waters Official Site
Jimboomba Football Club colours.jpg
JimboombaRedbacks Logan City, Queensland Glenlogan Park, Glenlogan Official Site
RichmondDesign.svg
Labrador Tigers Gold Coast, Queensland Cooke-Murphy Oval, Labrador Official Site
North Melbourne white.png
Mount Gravatt Vultures Brisbane, Queensland Dittmer Park, Upper Mount Gravatt
(currently Southside Toyota Oval)
Official Site
Pacific Pines Football Club colours.jpg
Pacific PinesPower Gold Coast, Queensland McAuley Parade Oval, Pacific Pines Official Site
Palm Beach-Currumbin Football Club colours.jpg
Palm Beach Currumbin Lions Gold Coast, Queensland Salk Oval Official Site
White Hills Football Club colours.jpg
Redland-Victoria Point Tigers Redlands, Queensland Ern Dowling Oval, Victoria Point
(currently Totally Workwear Park)
Official Site
RichmondDesign.svg
Tweed Coast Tigers Pottsville, New South Wales Seabreeze Oval, Pottsville Official Site

Premiers

QAFLW Grand Finals

SeasonPremierRunner-upScoreMarginVenueBest on ground
AFLQ Women's League
2001 Redlands Alexandra Hills 6.5 (41) - 1.2 (8)33 points--
2002 Surfers Paradise Alexandra Hills 5.6 (36) - 2.3 (15)21 points--
2003 Morningside Surfers Paradise 2.7 (19) - 3.0 (18)1 point Leyshon Park -
2004 Surfers Paradise Morningside 8.6 (54) - 5.2 (32)22 points--
2005 Morningside Kedron 7.7 (49) - 4.7 (31)18 points-Debbie Lowe (Morningside)
2006 Logan Kedron 8.12 (60) - 5.9 (39)21 points--
2007 Logan Surfers Paradise 6.13 (49) - 0.4 (4)45 points--
2008 Logan Surfers Paradise 7.3 (45) - 6.8 (44)1 point--
2009 Logan Western Magpies 8.7 (55) - 1.3 (9)46 points--
2010 Logan Western Magpies 7.5 (47) - 4.6 (30)17 points Giffin Park Jenille Pasfield (Logan)
2011 Yeronga South Brisbane Morningside 8.12 (60) - 7.9 (51)9 points Giffin Park No. 2 Kate Lutkins (Yeronga)
SEQAFL Women's League
2012 Yeronga South Brisbane Zillmere 11.5 (71) - 3.3 (21)50 points Giffin Park Emily Bates (Yeronga)
2013 Coorparoo Yeronga South Brisbane 5.14 (44) - 6.6 (42)2 points E.K. Anderson Oval Jordan Zanchetta (Coorparoo)
QWAFL
2014 Coorparoo Zillmere 7.8 (50) - 2.5 (17)33 points Leyshon Park Megan Hunt (Coorparoo)
2015 Coorparoo Coolangatta Tweed 12.5 (77) - 5.5 (35)42 points Leyshon Park Emma Zielke (Coorparoo)
2016 Coolangatta Tweed Yeronga South Brisbane 5.7 (37) - 4.11 (35)2 points Leyshon Park Leah Kaslar (Coolangatta)
2017 Yeronga South Brisbane Coorparoo 10.15 (75) - 9.3 (57)18 points Leyshon Park Emily Bates (Yeronga)
2018 Wilston Grange Coorparoo 5.7 (37) - 3.5 (23)14 points Leyshon Park Kate Lutkins (Wilston Grange)
QAFLW
2019 Coorparoo Bond University 14.10 (94) - 2.6 (18)76 points Leyshon Park Paige Parker (Coorparoo)
2020 Yeronga South Brisbane Coolangatta Tweed 8.8 (56) - 1.3 (9)47 points Bond University Oval Jordan Zanchetta (Yeronga)
2021 University of Queensland Bond University 15.5 (95) - 8.7 (55)40 points Leyshon Park Dakota Davidson (University of Qld)
2022 University of Queensland Southport 5.1 (31) - 3.6 (24) after extra time7 points Leyshon Park Steph O'Brien (University of Qld)
2023 Bond University Aspley 10.6 (66) - 2.5 (17)49 points Brighton Homes Arena Havana Harris (Bond University)

Premierships by Club

Premiership tallies for the premier women's competition in Queensland (AFLQ Womens League 2001-2011, SEQAFL Womens League 2012-2013, QWAFL 2014-2018, QAFLW 2019-present)

ClubTitlesPremiership yearsEstabl.
Logan 52006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 20101973
Yeronga South Brisbane 42011, 2012, 2017, 20201928
Coorparoo 42013, 2014, 2015, 20191996
University of Queensland 22021, 20221956
Morningside 22003, 20051947
Surfers Paradise 22002, 20041961
Wilston Grange 120181945
Coolangatta Tweed 120162012
Bond University 120232015

QFAW Division 1 Grand Finals

SeasonPremierRunner-upScoreMarginVenue
QWAFA
2014 Caboolture Zillmere 13.9 (87) - 6.9 (45)42 pointsGiffin Park
2015 Zillmere Caboolture 7.10 (52) - 6.6 (42)10 pointsErn Dowling Oval
2016 Maroochydore Yeronga South Brisbane 4.8 (32) - 2.5 (17)15 pointsHickey Park
QWFA Division 1
2017 Bond University Yeronga South Brisbane 8.2 (50) - 4.5 (29)21 pointsLeyshon Park
2018 Aspley Hornets Coorparoo 4.1 (25) - 3.5 (23)2 pointsLeyshon Park
QFAW Division 1
2019 Kedron Burleigh 6.6 (42) - 5.8 (38)4 pointsLeyshon Park
2020 Southport Broadbeach 4.3 (27) - 3.4 (22)5 pointsBond University Oval
2021 Southport Surfers Paradise 4.6 (30) - 3.2 (20)10 pointsBond University Oval
2022 Surfers Paradise Moreton Bay 7.4 (46) - 6.8 (44)2 pointsLeyshon Park
2023 Moreton Bay Morningside 7.5 (47) - 5.3 (33)14 pointsEK Anderson Oval

QFAW Division 2 Grand Finals

SeasonPremierRunner-upScoreMarginVenue
2017 Broadbeach Kedron 5.12 (42) - 3.5 (23)19 pointsLeyshon Park
QFAW Division 2 North
2018Jindalee Sandgate 4.12 (36) - 0.2 (2)34 pointsLeyshon Park
2019IpswichHinterland6.3 (39) - 2.7 (19)20 pointsLeyshon Park
2020 Noosa Hinterland2.7 (19) - 2.4 (16)3 pointsMoreton Bay Oval 1
2021 Noosa Ipswich4.4 (28) - 1.4 (10)18 pointsLemke Road, Sandgate
2022 Noosa Pine Rivers11.11 (77) - 4.2 (27)50 pointsLeyshon Park
2023 Noosa Caloundra7.5 (47) - 4.1 (25)22 pointsMoreton Bay Regional Sports Park
QFAW Division 2 South
2018 Morningside Robina2.4 (16) - 1.4 (10)6 pointsLeyshon Park
2019 Surfers Paradise Mount Gravatt 8.7 (55) - 2.3 (15)40 pointsLeyshon Park
2020JimboombaBeenleigh4.4 (28) - 4.3 (27)1 pointBond University Oval
2021- Byron Bay
Tweed Coast
not played-Bond University Oval
2022 Byron Bay Tweed Coast 5.4 (34) - 0.4 (4)30 pointsLeyshon Park
2023 Tweed Coast Ballina7.3 (45) - 2.1 (13)33 pointsFankhauser Reserve
QFAW Division 2 Central
2021SherwoodJindalee8.7 (55) - 3.5 (23)32 pointsBond University Oval

QFAW Northern Rivers Grand Finals

SeasonPremierRunner-upScoreMarginVenue
2017LismoreBallina1.7 (13) - 1.0 (6)7 pointsByron Bay Sports Complex
2018LismoreTweed8.11 (59) - 2.2 (14)45 pointsByron Bay Sports Complex
2019ByronTweed2.6 (18) - 2.3 (15)3 pointsOakes Oval
2020BallinaByron1.6 (12) - 1.4 (10)2 pointsBarry Shepherd Field

QAFLW Awards

Emma Zielke Medal

The medal is awarded to the best and fairest player in the league, and was named after Brisbane player Emma Zielke in August 2021. [2]

YearPlayer NameClubRef.
2001Billy Schloss Redland
2002Monica O'Brien Surfers Paradise
2003N/A
2004Marlo Brack Logan City
2005Marlo Brack Logan City
2006Kara Fabian Logan City
2007Sammy Franks Kedron
2008Mica Cubis Kedron
2009N/A
2010 Jade Pregelj Logan City [3]
2011 Jade Pregelj Logan City [3]
2012 Tayla Harris Zillmere [4]
2013 Kate Lutkins Yeronga South Brisbane [5]
2014 Emma Zielke Coorparoo [6]
2015 Emma Zielke
Jordan Zanchetta
Coorparoo
Yeronga South Brisbane
[7] [8]
2016 Leah Kaslar
Sam Virgo
Coolangatta Tweed
Yeronga South Brisbane
[9]
2017 Kate McCarthy Yeronga South Brisbane [10] [11]
2018 Brittany Gibson
Tori Groves-Little
Wilston Grange
Coorparoo
[12]
2019 Emily Bates Yeronga South Brisbane [13]
2020 Belle Dawes
Taylor Smith
Jordan Zanchetta
Maroochydore
Bond University
Yeronga South Brisbane
[14]
2021 Shannon Danckert Bond University [15]
2022 Selina Priest
Lily Postlethwaite
Southport
Maroochydore
[16]
2023 Steph O'Brien Southport [17]

QAFLW Leading Goal Kicker

YearPlayer nameClubGoalsRef.
2014Maddie Protheroe Coorparoo 53 [6]
2015Hayley Newberry Yeronga South Brisbane 52 [7]
2016Jade Ransfield
Kalinda Howarth
Yeronga South Brisbane
Coolangatta Tweed
38 [9]
2017Jade Ransfield
Maddison Peeters
Yeronga South Brisbane
Wilston Grange
39 [10]
2018Jenae Govan Coorparoo 34 [18]
2019 Kalinda Howarth Bond University 29 [13]
2020 Taylor Smith
Jamie Stanton
Bond University
Coorparoo
15 [14]
2021Grace Brennan
Lexi Edwards
University of Queensland
Yeronga South Brisbane
20 [15]
2022Rachael Vetter Aspley 25 [16]
2023Maggie O'Connell
Jess Stallard
Southport
Aspley
26 [17]

QAFLW Rising Star

YearPlayer NameClubRef.
2013 Tayla Harris Zillmere [5]
2014Maddy Roberts Coolangatta Tweed [6]
2015Marley Beaven University of Queensland [7]
2016 Arianna Clarke Coolangatta Tweed [9]
2017 Tahlia Randall Wilston Grange [10]
2018 Nat Grider University of Queensland [19]
2019 Lily Postlethwaite Maroochydore [13]
2020N/A
2021 Abby Hewett Wilston Grange [15]
2022 Ava Seton University of Queensland [16]
2023 Ava Usher Bond University [17]

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