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AFL in Queensland - A Supporter’s Guide
AFL
Queensland History
2008 State League
2008 Home-and-Away Season
2008 First Semi-Final
2008 Second Semi-Final
2008 Preliminary Final
2008 Grand Final
2009 QAFL
2009 Home-and-Away Season
2009 Qualifying and Elimination Finals
2009 Semi-Finals
2009 Preliminary Final
2009 Grand Final
A Supporter’s Guide
Suggestion Box
A brief word on the name of the game -
although the game is officially called ‘Australian
football’, the slightly ambiguous nature of this name has led to many
other names being used over the years, such as ‘Australian rules’ or
‘Aussie rules’. In Queensland years ago the code was known as
‘Victorian rules’ or, to distinguish it from the other football codes,
the ‘Australian game’ or the ‘National game’. A modern trend
all over the country, especially among young fans, has been to dub the game
itself ‘AFL’, and this, I am increasingly inclined to believe, has a lot
of merit.
The game in Queensland has a long, albeit poorly documented history.
It’s this serious lack of recorded information which has led many to
believe that the game arrived in Queensland when the Brisbane Bears entered
the VFL competition in 1987. You can learn a little about the game’s
history here.
The beauty of following AFL is that it offers a variety of football
experiences: from the grassroots, community atmosphere of a local suburban
game to the silky skills and high intensity of the game played at the elite
level. On top of this, there are so many ways to get involved and be a
part of the fun. Players, coaches, supporters, umpires,
administrators, timekeepers, grounds people, bar people, holders of raffles,
the guy preparing the barbecue, the lady with the lamingtons, the attendant
on the scoreboard and all manner
of other volunteers and workers - there really is something for everyone,
and it feels good to know that you’ve played your part. Check out
our ‘Ways to get Involved’ page here.
Going to games
Games in the QAFL competition are generally played on a Saturday or Sunday
afternoon. In 2010 there will be eighteen home-and-away rounds in
which each team plays each other twice, and a final five.
The AFLQ web site is an excellent resource. The home page is
constantly updated with all the latest footy news so you can keep up-to-date
with all the goings-on in Queensland and the AFL competition. Here’s
the AFLQ home page: AFLQ
home page The most recent
fixtures, results
and premiership ladders of all of the major competitions in southeast
Queensland can be found here, and this information is constantly updated
throughout the season: Fixtures,
results and ladders All
fixtures for the 2010 QAFL season can be found here: 2010
QAFL fixtures Media
guide
Following is a guide to TV, radio and internet coverage of AFL in Queensland.
The weekly broadcast guide on the AFL website is available during the footy
season here: Broadcast
guide on official AFL website Foxtel
broadcasts several live games each round and features a number of other
footy shows, including ‘On the Couch’, ‘League Teams’, ‘The
Winners’ and ‘The Marngrook Footy Show’. Scores
and stats are updated during games on the AFL’s ‘Gameday Live’ feature
here: AFL’s
online ‘Gameday Live’ A
variety of videos can be viewed from the AFL Big Pond page here: Latest
AFL Big Pond videos The National
Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS) (FM 98.9 in Brisbane) provides an excellent
radio coverage of many games throughout the season: Details
of NIRS broadcast commitment The QAFL Footy Show screens throughout Queensland, New South Wales and
the ACT on the Foxtel Main Event Channel 518 on Friday evenings.
Further details can be found on the AFLQ website here: Details
of QAFL Footy Show
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