# AFL Queensland

AFL Queensland Limited (AFLQ) is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland formed in 2000 and based at Leyshon Park in the Brisbane suburb of Yeronga. AFL Queensland has over 216,000 participants (including Northern Rivers which is governed by AFLQ) playing at all levels of football from the introductory NAB AFL Auskick program to the AFL Masters Competition. AFL Queensland covers 13 regions, 24 leagues and 159 clubs.

## History

In 1999 the Queensland State Football League which previously oversaw Queensland's competition went into voluntary liquidation and the Queensland Australian Football Council was dissolved. A new governing body, AFL Queensland Limited was founded adopting the AFL brand due to formally affiliating with the AFL Commission in Melbourne.

## Affiliated Leagues
### Premier South East Queensland leagues

The highest grades of men's and women's Queensland community football are/were:
* QAFL (1903–present)
* QAFLW (2001–present)

### Developmental Leagues

* Queensland Football Association (QFA)

### Interschool Competitions

* AFL Queensland Schools Cup (2016-present)

### Regional AFL Queensland leagues

* AFL Cairns (1956–present)
* AFL Capricornia (1969–present)
* AFL Darling Downs (1971–present)
* AFL Mackay (1970–present)
* AFL Mount Isa (1967–present)
* AFL Townsville (1955–present)
* AFL Wide Bay (1987–present)
* AFL Cape York (1992–present)
All regions include their own affiliated junior leagues.

### Foreign AFL Queensland leagues

* AFL Fiji
* AFL Nauru
* AFL PNG
* AFL Solomon Islands
* AFL Vanuatu

## 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.

## Previous Australian rules governing bodies in Queensland

* Brisbane Football Club, governed the code between 1870 until it deferred governance to the VFA in 1877.
* Victorian Football Association (1877–1880), following this period the code was known as Victorian Association.
* Queensland Football Association (1880–1890), governed the code and its regional associations as an affiliate of the Victorian Football Association.
* Queensland Football League (QFL) (1903–1996), also known as the Queensland Australian National Football League (QANFL) and Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL)
* Queensland Australian Football Council (1997–1999) which oversaw the Queensland State Football League (QSFL)

## Grogan Medal

The Grogan Medal is awarded to the best and fairest in home and away rounds of each season's competition.
A best and fairest for the league has been awarded since 1946 however before it became a medal in 1947 and 1948 it was a trophy donated by Col Loel and Mick Byles known as the "Col Loel-Mick Byles" trophy. It was awarded to Kedron's Erwin Dornau in 1947, and Coorparoo's T. Calder in 1948 before being replaced by the Grogan Medal in 1949.

## 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 History Item:
| 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.
Umpire of the Century: Tom McArthur.