QAFL Women's

QAFL Women's
SportAustralian rules football
First season2001
Owner(s)AFL Queensland
No. of teams8
CountryAustralia
HeadquartersBrisbane, Queensland
Most recent
champion(s)		Bond University
(1st premiership)
Most titlesLogan
(5 premierships)
Sponsor(s)Bond University
Related
competitions		AFL Women's
VFLW
SANFLW
WAFLW
AFL Sydney Women's
Official websiteaflq.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.

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

Colours Club Nickname Location Ground Website
Aspley Hornets Brisbane, Queensland Graham Road, Carseldine
(currently Zupps Aspley Oval) 		Official Site
Bond University Bull Sharks Gold Coast, Queensland Bond University Oval, Robina Official Site
Coorparoo Kings Brisbane, Queensland Giffin Park, Coorparoo Official Site
Maroochydore Roos Sunshine Coast, Queensland Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex
(currently Domino's Park) 		Official Site
Moreton Bay Lions Moreton Bay, Queensland Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, Burpengary Official Site
Morningside Panthers Brisbane, Queensland Jack Esplen Oval, Hawthorne Official Site
Southport Sharks Gold Coast, Queensland Fankhauser Reserve, Southport Official Site
University of Queensland Red Lionesses Brisbane, Queensland The Meadows, St Lucia
(currently Base Architecture Meadows) 		Official Site
Wilston Grange Gorillas Brisbane, Queensland Hickey Park, Stafford Official Site
Yeronga South Brisbane Devils Brisbane, Queensland Leyshon Park, Yeronga Official Site

QFAW Division 1 Clubs

Colours Club Nickname Location Ground Website
Broadbeach Cats Gold Coast, Queensland Kombumerri Park, Mermaid Waters
(currently Subaru Oval) 		Official Site
Noosa Tigers Noosa, Queensland Noosa AFL Ground, Noosaville
(currently ROCOCO Oval) 		Official Site
Palm Beach Currumbin Lions Gold Coast, Queensland Salk Oval Official Site
Redland-Victoria Point Tigers Redlands, Queensland Ern Dowling Oval, Victoria Point
(currently Totally Workwear Park) 		Official Site
Sandgate Hawks Brisbane, Queensland Lemke Road, Taigum Official Site
Sherwood Magpies Brisbane, Queensland Powenyenna Oval, Chelmer Official Site
Surfers Paradise Demons Gold Coast, Queensland Sir Bruce Small Park, Benowa Official Site

QFAW Division 2 Clubs

[1]

North

Colours Club Nickname Location Ground Website
Caloundra Panthers Sunshine Coast, Queensland Carter Park, Caloundra Official Site
Gympie Cats Gympie, Queensland Ray Warren Oval Official Site
Hinterland Blues Sunshine Coast, Queensland G Rae Oval Official Site
Ipswich Eagles Ipswich, Queensland Limestone Park, Ipswich Official Site
Jindalee Jags Brisbane, Queensland Jindalee Recreational Reserve Official Site
Kedron Lions Brisbane, Queensland E.K. Anderson Oval, Kedron Official Site
Mayne Tigers Brisbane, Queensland Enoggera Memorial Park Official Site
Moorooka Roosters Brisbane, Queensland Alexander Park, Moorooka Official Site
North Shore Jets Sunshine Coast, Queensland North Shore Multisports Complex, Mudjimba Official Site
Pine Rivers Swans Moreton Bay, Queensland Rob Akers Reserve, Strathpine Official Site
Redcliffe Tigers Moreton Bay, Queensland Nathan Road, Kippa-Ring Official Site

South

Colours Club Nickname Location Ground Website
Alexandra Hills Bombers Redlands, Queensland Keith Surridge Park, Alexandra Hills
(currently Swoosh Finance Oval) 		Official Site
Ballina Bombers Ballina, New South Wales Fripp Oval, Ballina Official Site
Beenleigh Buffaloes Logan City, Queensland Dauth Park, Beenleigh Official Site
Burleigh Bombers Gold Coast, Queensland Bill Godfrey Oval, Burleigh Waters Official Site
Byron Bay Magpies Byron Bay, New South Wales Cavanbah Centre, Byron Bay Official Site
Jimboomba Redbacks Logan City, Queensland Glenlogan Park, Glenlogan Official Site
Labrador Tigers Gold Coast, Queensland Cooke-Murphy Oval, Labrador Official Site
Mount Gravatt Vultures Brisbane, Queensland Dittmer Park, Upper Mount Gravatt
(currently Southside Toyota Oval) 		Official Site
Pacific Pines Power Gold Coast, Queensland McAuley Parade Oval, Pacific Pines Official Site
Robina Roos Gold Coast, Queensland Scottsdale Drive, Robina Official Site
Tweed Coast Tigers Pottsville, New South Wales Seabreeze Oval, Pottsville Official Site

Premiers

QAFLW Grand Finals

Season Premier Runner-up Score Margin Venue Best 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 time 7 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)
2024 Southport Bond University 8.6 (54) - 3.1 (19) 35 points People First Stadium Kaylee Kimber (Southport)

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)

Club Titles Premiership years Establ.
Logan 5 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 1973
Yeronga South Brisbane 4 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020 1928
Coorparoo 4 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 1996
University of Queensland 2 2021, 2022 1956
Morningside 2 2003, 2005 1947
Surfers Paradise 2 2002, 2004 1961
Southport 1 2024 1961
Bond University 1 2023 2015
Wilston Grange 1 2018 1945
Coolangatta Tweed 1 2016 2012

QFAW Division 1 Grand Finals

Season Premier Runner-up Score Margin Venue
QWAFA
2014 Caboolture Zillmere 13.9 (87) - 6.9 (45) 42 points Giffin Park
2015 Zillmere Caboolture 7.10 (52) - 6.6 (42) 10 points Ern Dowling Oval
2016 Maroochydore Yeronga South Brisbane 4.8 (32) - 2.5 (17) 15 points Hickey Park
QWFA Division 1
2017 Bond University Yeronga South Brisbane 8.2 (50) - 4.5 (29) 21 points Leyshon Park
2018 Aspley Hornets Coorparoo 4.1 (25) - 3.5 (23) 2 points Leyshon Park
QFAW Division 1
2019 Kedron Burleigh 6.6 (42) - 5.8 (38) 4 points Leyshon Park
2020 Southport Broadbeach 4.3 (27) - 3.4 (22) 5 points Bond University Oval
2021 Southport Surfers Paradise 4.6 (30) - 3.2 (20) 10 points Bond University Oval
2022 Surfers Paradise Moreton Bay 7.4 (46) - 6.8 (44) 2 points Leyshon Park
2023 Moreton Bay Morningside 7.5 (47) - 5.3 (33) 14 points EK Anderson Oval
2024 Sherwood Sandgate 5.2 (32) - 4.3 (27) 5 points South Pine Sporting Complex

QFAW Division 2 Grand Finals

Season Premier Runner-up Score Margin Venue
2017 Broadbeach Kedron 5.12 (42) - 3.5 (23) 19 points Leyshon Park
QFAW Division 2 North
2018 Jindalee Sandgate 4.12 (36) - 0.2 (2) 34 points Leyshon Park
2019 Ipswich Hinterland 6.3 (39) - 2.7 (19) 20 points Leyshon Park
2020 Noosa Hinterland 2.7 (19) - 2.4 (16) 3 points Moreton Bay Oval 1
2021 Noosa Ipswich 4.4 (28) - 1.4 (10) 18 points Lemke Road, Sandgate
2022 Noosa Pine Rivers 11.11 (77) - 4.2 (27) 50 points Leyshon Park
2023 Noosa Caloundra 7.5 (47) - 4.1 (25) 22 points Moreton Bay Regional Sports Park
2024 Jindalee Caloundra 5.1 (31) - 4.5 (29) 2 points Moreton Bay Regional Sports Park
QFAW Division 2 South
2018 Morningside Robina 2.4 (16) - 1.4 (10) 6 points Leyshon Park
2019 Surfers Paradise Mount Gravatt 8.7 (55) - 2.3 (15) 40 points Leyshon Park
2020 Jimboomba Beenleigh 4.4 (28) - 4.3 (27) 1 point Bond University Oval
2021 - Byron Bay
Tweed Coast		 not played - Bond University Oval
2022 Byron Bay Tweed Coast 5.4 (34) - 0.4 (4) 30 points Leyshon Park
2023 Tweed Coast Ballina 7.3 (45) - 2.1 (13) 33 points Fankhauser Reserve
2024 Burleigh Robina 9.11 (65) - 2.5 (17) 48 points Kombumerri Park
QFAW Division 2 Central
2021 Sherwood Jindalee 8.7 (55) - 3.5 (23) 32 points Bond University Oval

QFAW Northern Rivers Grand Finals

Season Premier Runner-up Score Margin Venue
2017 Lismore Ballina 1.7 (13) - 1.0 (6) 7 points Byron Bay Sports Complex
2018 Lismore Tweed 8.11 (59) - 2.2 (14) 45 points Byron Bay Sports Complex
2019 Byron Tweed 2.6 (18) - 2.3 (15) 3 points Oakes Oval
2020 Ballina Byron 1.6 (12) - 1.4 (10) 2 points Barry 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]

Year Player Name Club Ref.
2001 Billy Schloss Redland
2002 Monica O'Brien Surfers Paradise
2003 N/A
2004 Marlo Brack Logan City
2005 Marlo Brack Logan City
2006 Kara Fabian Logan City
2007 Sammy Franks Kedron
2008 Mica Cubis Kedron
2009 N/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]
2024 Steph O'Brien Southport [18]

QAFLW Leading Goal Kicker

Year Player name Club Goals Ref.
2014 Maddie Protheroe Coorparoo 53 [6]
2015 Hayley Newberry Yeronga South Brisbane 52 [7]
2016 Jade Ransfield
Kalinda Howarth 		Yeronga South Brisbane
Coolangatta Tweed 		38 [9]
2017 Jade Ransfield
Maddison Peeters 		Yeronga South Brisbane
Wilston Grange 		39 [10]
2018 Jenae Govan Coorparoo 34 [19]
2019 Kalinda Howarth Bond University 29 [13]
2020 Taylor Smith
Jamie Stanton 		Bond University
Coorparoo 		15 [14]
2021 Grace Brennan
Lexi Edwards 		University of Queensland
Yeronga South Brisbane 		20 [15]
2022 Rachael Vetter Aspley 25 [16]
2023 Maggie O'Connell
Jess Stallard 		Southport
Aspley 		26 [17]
2024 Jess Stallard Aspley 25

QAFLW Rising Star

Year Player Name Club Ref.
2013 Tayla Harris Zillmere [5]
2014 Maddy Roberts Coolangatta Tweed [6]
2015 Marley Beaven University of Queensland [7]
2016 Arianna Clarke Coolangatta Tweed [9]
2017 Tahlia Randall Wilston Grange [10]
2018 Nat Grider University of Queensland [20]
2019 Lily Postlethwaite Maroochydore [13]
2020 N/A
2021 Abby Hewett Wilston Grange [15]
2022 Ava Seton University of Queensland [16]
2023 Ava Usher Bond University [17]
2024 Dekota Baron Southport [18]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Whiting, Michael (4 August 2021). "Queensland football's tribute to Zielke, B&F medal named in her honour". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Jade wins women's medal – again". AFL Queensland. 22 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Three-way tie in NEAFL Grogan Medal". AFL Queensland. 10 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Southport's Kiel claims Grogan". AFL Queensland. 9 September 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Davey double at Grogan Medal". AFL Queensland. 15 September 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Grogan Medal Night Wrap". AFL Queensland. 20 September 2015.
  8. ^ "WATCH: Zielke and Zanchetta QWAFL B&F". AFL Queensland. 22 September 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "Grogan Medal and Awards Wrap". AFL Queensland. 11 September 2016.
  10. ^ a b c "Mills and Burge tie for Grogan Medal". AFL Queensland. 17 September 2017.
  11. ^ Fielding, Josie (18 September 2017). "Kate McCarthy wins QWAFL's Best and Fairest". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.
  12. ^ Wingard, Ant (17 September 2018). "Groves-Little becomes youngest ever QWAFL Best and Fairest winner". AFL Queensland.
  13. ^ a b c "Bates and Neate claim AFL Queensland top honours". AFL Queensland. 9 September 2019.
  14. ^ a b Black, Sarah (28 September 2020). "Fourth to a flag for Yeronga, Lions dominate awards". AFLW.
  15. ^ a b c Sleep, Brooke (12 September 2021). "Big cat Moncrieff dominates the 2021 AFL Queensland State League Awards Night". AFL Queensland.
  16. ^ a b c Sleep, Brooke (12 September 2022). "2022 J.A. Grogan and Emma Zielke Medal Awards Night". AFL Queensland.
  17. ^ a b c "GROGAN AND ZIELKE AWARDS NIGHT: ALL THE WINNERS". AFL Queensland. 11 September 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Powerhouse Performances Shine at AFL Queensland's Highest Individual Footballing Honours". AFL Queensland. 8 September 2024.
  19. ^ Cheadle, Josh (18 September 2018). "Groves-Little claims QWAFL B&F". Gold Coast. Telstra Media.
  20. ^ Wingard, Ant (3 October 2018). "AFLW the next chapter in Grider's Collingwood connection". AFL Queensland.