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AFL Queensland (AFLQ) is the governing body of Australian rules football in the state of Queensland. A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL), went into voluntary liquidation. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

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Affiliated Leagues

The premier league in Queensland is a two division semi-professional Australian rules competition, Australian Football League Queensland State League (AFLQSL) operating out of South East Queensland this was formerly known as Queensland State Football League or the QSL it was deemed too similar to the soccer abbreviations. Salary Cap The AFL Queensland State League is classed as a semi-professional competition as it has a salary cap for each division South East Queensland (SEQ is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population The organisation also runs the multi-division amateur AFLQ State Association out of South East Queensland. AFLQ State Association (formerly AFL South Queensland) is an Australian rules football association which includes clubs from South East Queensland. South East Queensland (SEQ is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population Other regional leagues include:

All Regions include their own affiliated junior Leagues. There are several Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland. The Australian Football League Cairns is a semi-professional Australian rules football league that includes clubs from the Cairns region in Queensland, AFL Capricornia is an Australian rules football competition in the Rockhampton and Gladstone regions of Central Queensland, Australia There are several Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland. There are several Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland. There are several Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland. There are several Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland.

Representative Side

The Queensland Scorpions are the state representative side and include under 16s, under 18s and open age groups and compete at the National 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. AFL PNG is the peak promotional body for the Sport of Australian rules football in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania

Location

The league's offices are currently based at Lions Football Park (also known as Giffin Park), Coorparoo, and this is where most finals matches have been played from 1998. 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 Grogan Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the best and fairest player in home and away rounds of each season's QAFL/Queensland State League competition The medal has been awarded since 1946.

Queensland Team of the Century

On 16 June 2003, the Queensland Team of the Century was announced at a gala function staged by AFLQ at the Brisbane Convention Centre. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is Brisbane's premier convention and exhibition centre

The Team of the Century is 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. Marcus Ashcroft (born 25 September 1971 in Melbourne) is a former Australian rules footballer who holds the records for the most games for the Brisbane Bears Gavin Crosisca (born 15 September 1968 in Brisbane, Queensland Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL, and current Scott McIvor (born 9 August 1966 in Queensland) was a former Australian rules footballer who played mainly with the Brisbane Bears but also had stints with Dick Parton (died 20 April 2006 was an Australian rules footballer who achieved notable success in his home state of Queensland. Jason Hadfield Dunstall (born in Brisbane, Queensland on 14 August 1964 is a former Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Michael Voss (born 7 July 1975 is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions and also a former Australian rules footballer usually playing midfield for Australian Jason "Aka" Akermanis (born 24 February 1977 is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Western Bulldogs. Malcolm Roberto "Mal" Michael (born 24 June 1977 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea) is an Australian rules footballer who usually plays at Norm Dare (born 10 September 1948 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.

Umpire of the Century: Tom McArthur. Tom McArthur is a former Australian rules football field umpire in the Queensland Australian Football League.

Sources

  1. The Brisbane Courier 1903 to 1933, weekly match reports and articles
  2. The Daily Mail 1903 to 1914, weekly match reports and articles
  3. Saturday Sports Observer 1903 to 1912, weekly match reports and articles
  4. John Morton's Queensland Australian Rules Year Book 1960 by John Morton, 1960
  5. Queensland Team of the Century Football Record Official Programme, AFL Queensland, 2003

See also

External links

This is a list of Australian rules football leagues in Australia. List of junior Australian rules football leaguesJunior specific leagues typically are confined to growth markets (such as New South Wales and Queensland where there are not as many senior Australian rules football in Queensland has a history which dates back to the 1860s
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