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Queensland Australian
Football League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 QAFL season
Formerly
List
    • Queensland Football League (QFL) (1903–27)
    • Queensland Australian National Football League (QANFL) (1927–64)
    • Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) (1964–96; 2009–)
    • Queensland State Football League (QSFL) (1997–99)
    • AFL Queensland State League (AFLQSL) (2000–08)
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1903; 121 years ago (1903) in Brisbane, Queensland
First season1904
No. of teams12
Region Queensland
ConfederationAFL Queensland
Most recent
champion(s)
Morningside
(2024)
Most titlesMayne (15)
TV partner(s)YouTube
Level on pyramid2
Related
competitions
Queensland Football Association
Official websiteaflq.com.au

The Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL /ˈkwɒfəl/ KWOF-əl or "Q-A-F-L") is an Australian rules football competition organised by the AFL Queensland, contested by clubs from South East Queensland.

Founded in 1903 it was previously known as the Queensland Football League (QFL), Queensland Australian National Football League (QANFL), Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) and AFL Queensland State League (AFLQSL), the QAFL is the premier semi-professional competition in Queensland.

Since its inception, more than fifty teams have played in the premiership competition. The premier division currently features 12 teams from as far north from Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, throughout the Brisbane Metropolitan Area and as far south as Palm Beach on the Gold Coast near the New South Wales border. The league is headquartered in Brisbane. However teams from the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast have dominated the competition since 2015.

History

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Prior to formation of the QFL, a precursor existed in the form of the Queensland Football Association (QFA) between 1880 and 1890. However poor alignment with the Victorian Football Association, a failure to secure intercolonial tests and its failure to rein in the popularity of rugby saw its ultimate demise. Following a decade long hiatus in the sport, Australian rules saw renewed interest during the Federation of Australia and fans in Queensland at the turn of the century regrouped floating the idea of a new competition that would endure in the state.

The Queensland Football League (QFL) was formed in July 1903 at a meeting with 50 present at the South Brisbane Cycling Club and a total of 150 signed on as members.[1] Unlike the previous league which affiliated with the VFA, this new body decided to affiliate with the Victorian Football League.[2] Practice matches were held in August that year in the Botanical Gardens and attracted large crowds and interest.[3] The first premiership was held in 1904 with most games being played at Queen's Park, a sporting facility within the grounds of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

Australian Football Premiership Grand Final at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, 1907. Locomotives defeated Wynnum by 40 points

From 1905 to 1914 games were regularly played at the Brisbane Cricket Ground. Clubs included Brisbanes, Locomotives, Ipswich, Citys, Valleys, South Brisbane, North Brisbane, West Brisbane and Wynnum.

South Brisbane, Premiers in 1914

Between 1915 and 1919 the competition went into recess owing to World War I.

Action from the 1923 Grand Final between Brisbanes and Valleys at Perry Park
Old Court Whisky Queensland Australian Football Trophy seasons 1926-1932

In 1926 Melbourne brewery Old Court Whisky donated the trophy to the competition. The first winner was Brisbane.[4]

In August 1927 at a meeting of the Australian National Football Council it was decided that each of the state leagues were to include the words 'Australian National' in their names. Accordingly, the QFL was renamed the Queensland Australian National Football League (QANFL) and football continued a steady growth in Brisbane.

Taringa vs Wests Australian rules football match QANFL match at Perry Park in the 1930s

Yeronga and Taringa fielded senior sides in the league for the first time in 1931, both having an immediate impact[5] and finishing runner up in the years to follow.

In 1964 the QANFL dropped the 'National' reference to their name and became the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL), a limited liability company.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the QAFL saw a boom in popularity, boosted by televised matches it saw crowds of 500 to several thousand attending blockbuster matches, modest in comparison to attendances drawn in traditional football states but significant nonetheless.[6] The QAFL and the Gold Coast league both competed directly with the VFL for local marketshare in 1982.[7]

Brisbane Bears VFL licence and QAFL-Cronin Consortium

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With its popularity increasing, the QAFL began to seek a VFL licence. In 1985 the QAFL had decided that pushing for a Melbourne-based club to relocate to Brisbane. However, after several failed attempts to relocate Melbourne clubs including Fitzroy and Richmond, it soon became evident that the VFL's preference was a new licence.

In 1986 the QAFL formed a consortium with Paul Cronin for a new VFL licence and the consortium won its bid for a new Brisbane based club. However the QAFL fell out with the Christopher Skase backed Brisbane Bears when the decision was made to base the new club at Carrara on the Gold Coast instead of the QAFL's preferred venue, the Brisbane Cricket Ground. The decision would begin a bitter and long protracted battle between the QAFL and the Bears[8] which was not resolved until 1991.

The admission of the Brisbane Bears and to have the club based on the Gold Coast had a huge impact on the QAFL's crowds, with attendances falling from an average of 500 to just 50.[9] Combined with the Bears poor on field and off field performances, the QAFL was severely weakened over the following years resulting in its voluntary liquidation in 1999.[citation needed]

2000: Restructure

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In 2000 the QSFL was replaced by a new organisation, AFL Queensland (AFLQ). The new premiership competition was called the AFLQ State League.

Recent history

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In November 2010 the AFL Queensland's Premier Division merged with AFL Canberra to form the North East Australian Football League, featuring all of its previous teams as well as the Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions reserve teams in the Northern Conference of the league.[10]

As a result, the QAFL was disbanded in favour of localised competitions throughout Queensland. The structural changes to the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) competition at the end of the 2013 season resulted in several clubs being relegated from the NEAFL, giving rise to a rebirth of the QAFL. As of 2014, there are 10 clubs who compete in the QAFL, most of which are based in South-East Queensland. After spending the 2021 season in the VFL, Aspley rejoined the QAFL in time for the 2022 season.

Seasons and venues

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Uniforms

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Clubs

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The Queensland Australian Football League operates on a single table system, with no divisions, conferences nor promotion and relegation from other leagues.

Locations of the teams on the Sunshine Coast, North of Brisbane


Location of participating clubs across Brisbane (Sunshine Coast teams not shown)
Location of participating clubs on the Gold Coast, South of Brisbane

Current clubs

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Football Club Name Colours Nickname Home venue Est. First
season
Premierships
Total Recent
Aspley
Hornets Graham Road Oval 1964 2022 2 2023
Broadbeach
Cats Subaru Oval 1971 1997 1 2021
Coorparoo
Kings, Roos Giffin Park 1996 2025 - -
Labrador
Tigers Cooke-Murphy Oval 1964 1997 0
Maroochydore
Roos Neil Upton Oval 1970 2020 0
Morningside
Panthers Jack Esplen Oval 1947 1947 10 2020
Mount Gravatt
Vultures Southside Toyota Oval 1964 1994 2 2007
Noosa
Tigers Noosa Oval 1970 2021 0
Palm Beach Currumbin
Lions Salk Oval 1961 1997 2 2018
Redland-Victoria Point
Sharks Totally Workwear Park 2020 2021 0
Sherwood Districts
Magpies Powenyenna Oval 1991 1991 1 1996
Surfers Paradise
Demons Sir Bruce Small Park 1962 2014 1 2019
Wilston Grange
Gorillas Hickey Park 1945 1950 3 1972

Former clubs

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Colours Football Club Nickname(s) Location(s) Home Ground(s) Founded Status
Ascot No Nickname Brisbane Defunct
Brisbane (R) Lions Brisbane Brisbane Cricket Ground 1996 VFL
Brisbane * No Nickname Brisbane Brisbane Cricket Ground Defunct
Brisbane * No Nickname Brisbane Brisbane Cricket Ground Defunct
Caloundra Panthers Sunshine Coast North Street Ground 1973 QFA
City No Nickname Brisbane Brisbane Cricket Ground Defunct
Coorparoo (1935-1995) Roos Brisbane 1935 QFA*
Gold Coast (R) Suns Gold Coast Carrara Stadium 2009 VFL
Ipswich Ipswich North Ipswich Reserve 1870 Defunct
Kedron Redlegs Brisbane Kedron Oval 1937 QFA
Locomotives No Nickname Brisbane 1907 Defunct
Mayne Tigers Brisbane 1924 QFA
Norths No Nickname Brisbane Defunct
North Brisbane * Eagles Brisbane O'Callaghan Park Defunct
Northern Territory Thunder Alice Springs,
Darwin
Traeger Park,
Marrara Oval
2008 Defunct
Redland Sharks Redland 1966 Defunct *
Sandgate Hawks Brisbane Sandgate Oval QFA
Sherwood * Magpies Brisbane Active *
Southport Sharks Gold Coast Fankhauser Reserve 1961 VFL
Souths No Nickname Brisbane Defunct
South Brisbane * Devils Brisbane Defunct *
Uni. of Queensland Students Brisbane 1956 QFA
Valley Valleys Brisbane Defunct
Windsor-Zillmere * Eagles Brisbane O'Callaghan Park 1962 QFA
Western Districts * Bulldogs Brisbane 1991 Defunct *
Workshops No Nickname Brisbane Defunct
Yeronga * No Nickname Brisbane 1928 Defunct *
Yeronga South Brisbane * Devils Brisbane QFA
Zillmere * Eagles Brisbane O'Callaghan Park 1923 QFA
  • Brisbane (1920–1929)
  • Coorparoo set to return to the Queensland Australian Football League in 2025.
  • (R) = Reserves for AFL Seniors
  • Redland merged with Victoria Point to form Redland-Victoria Point
  • South Brisbane merged with Yeronga to form Yeronga South Brisbane
  • Western Districts was originally Taringa, and then from a merger with Sherwood was then named West Brisbane, then Western Districts
  • Zillmere renamed Windsor-Zillmere from merger with Windsor and then renamed North Brisbane through merger with Sandgate and then renamed Zillmere after demerger with Sandgate

Premiers

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The complete list of premiers teams is detailed below:[11][12] In 2010, the QAFL competition was disbanded and its teams became part of the NEAFL Northern conference.
In 2014, the QAFL competition resumed with several former clubs of the NEAFL being relegated to the competition along with several newly promoted teams.

Seniors

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Season Premiers Runners-up Grand Final Venue Suburb
1904 Norths, Souths, Wests (1)
1905 City (1) Valley[13]
1906 City (2) Brisbane
1907 Locomotives (1) Wynnum
1908 Locomotives (2) City
1909 Wynnum (1) Valley
1910 South Brisbane (1) City
1911 South Brisbane (2) Wynnum
1912 Valley (1) South Brisbane
1913 Valley (2) Royal Australian Artillery[14]
1914 South Brisbane (3) Valley
1915
(No competition due to World War I)
1916
(No competition due to World War I)
1917
(No competition due to World War I)
1918
(No competition due to World War I)
1919
(No competition due to Influenza pandemic)
1920 Wynnum (2) Valley
1921 South Brisbane (4) Valley[15]
1922 Brisbane (1) South Brisbane
1923 Brisbane (2) Valley
1924 Brisbane (3) Windsor
1925 Valley (3) Brisbane
1926 Brisbane (4) Valley
1927 Mayne (1) Windsor[16]
1928 Mayne (2) Windsor
1929 Windsor (1) Mayne
1930 Mayne (3) Windsor
1931 Mayne (4) Taringa
1932 Windsor (2) Yeronga
1933 Windsor (3) Mayne
1934 Mayne (5) Taringa
1935 Mayne (6) Taringa
1936 Windsor (4) Mayne
1937 Windsor (5) Yeronga
1938 Windsor (6) Kedron
1939 Windsor (7) Kedron
1940 Windsor (8) Kedron
1941 Kedron (1) Mayne
1942 Mayne (7) Western Districts
1943 Kedron (2) Windsor
1944 Kedron (3) Windsor
1945 Workshops (1) Windsor
1946 Kedron (4) Windsor
1947 Windsor (9) Kedron
1948 Kedron (5) Windsor
1949 Windsor (10) Kedron
1950 Windsor (11) Mayne
1951 Windsor (12) Mayne
1952 Mayne (8) Western Districts
1953 Western Districts (1) Windsor
1954 Western Districts (2) Sandgate
1955 Wilston Grange (1) Kedron
1956 Sandgate (1) Windsor
1957 Sandgate (2) Coorparoo
1958 Mayne (9) Kedron
1959 Kedron (6) Wilston Grange
1960 Coorparoo (1) Sandgate
1961 Mayne (10) Coorparoo
1962 Mayne (11) Coorparoo
1963 Coorparoo (2) Mayne
1964 Coorparoo (3) Mayne
1965 Morningside (1) Mayne
1966 Mayne (12) Western Districts
1967 Mayne (13) Western Districts
1968 Coorparoo (4) Mayne
1969 Wilston Grange (2) Coorparoo
1970 Sandgate (3) Coorparoo
1971 Sandgate (4) Western Districts
1972 Wilston Grange (3) Sandgate
1973 Mayne (14) Wilston Grange
1974 Sandgate (5) Mayne
1975 Windsor-Zillmere (1) Mayne
1976 Windsor-Zillmere (2) Sandgate
1977 Western Districts (3) Wilston Grange
1978 Western Districts (4) Windsor-Zillmere
1979 Sandgate (6) Western Districts
1980 Kedron (7) Coorparoo
1981 Windsor-Zillmere (3) Kedron
1982 Mayne (15) Morningside
1983 Southport (1) Morningside Windsor Park Windsor
1984 Coorparoo (5) Morningside Windsor Park Windsor
1985 Southport (2) Mayne Windsor Park Windsor
1986 Coorparoo (6) Southport Windsor Park Windsor
1987 Southport (3) Windsor-Zillmere Windsor Park Windsor
1988 Windsor-Zillmere (4) Southport Windsor Park Windsor
1989 Southport (4) Windsor-Zillmere Brisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba
1990 Southport (5) Morningside Brisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba
1991 Morningside (2) Southport Brisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba
1992 Southport (6) Morningside Brisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba
1993 Morningside (3) Southport Brisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba
1994 Morningside (4) Kedron Grange Brisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba
1995 North Brisbane (5) Morningside Brisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba
1996 West Brisbane (5) Mount Gravatt Brisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba
1997 Southport (7) Mount Gravatt Brisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba
1998 Southport (8) Morningside Brisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba
1999 Southport (9) North Brisbane Giffin Park Coorparoo
2000 Southport (10) North Brisbane Giffin Park Coorparoo
2001 Brisbane (1) Southport Giffin Park Coorparoo
2002 Mount Gravatt (1) Southport Giffin Park Coorparoo
2003 Morningside (5) Mount Gravatt Giffin Park Coorparoo
2004 Morningside (6) Southport Giffin Park Coorparoo
2005 Southport (11) Morningside Brisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba
2006 Southport (12) Zillmere Gold Coast Stadium Carrara
2007 Mount Gravatt (2) Southport Gold Coast Stadium Carrara
2008 Southport (13) Morningside Gold Coast Stadium Carrara
2009 Morningside (7) Mount Gravatt Giffin Park Coorparoo
2010 Morningside (8) Labrador Giffin Park Coorparoo
2011 Northern Territory (1) Morningside Totally Workwear Park Victoria Point
2012 Brisbane (2) Northern Territory Leyshon Park Yeronga
2013 Brisbane (3) Aspley Leyshon Park Yeronga
2014 Morningside (9) Labrador Leyshon Park Yeronga
2015 Labrador (1) Morningside Leyshon Park Yeronga
2016 Labrador (2) Palm Beach Currumbin Leyshon Park Yeronga
2017 Palm Beach Currumbin (1) Labrador Fankhauser Reserve Southport
2018 Palm Beach Currumbin (2) Broadbeach Leyshon Park Yeronga
2019 Surfers Paradise (1) Palm Beach Currumbin Metricon Stadium Carrara
2020 Morningside (10) Broadbeach Leyshon Park Yeronga
2021 Broadbeach (1) Maroochydoore Fankhauser Reserve Southport
2022 Aspley (1) Broadbeach Giffin Park Coorparoo
2023 Aspley (2) Redland-Victoria Point Giffin Park Coorparoo
2024 Morningside (11) Redland-Victoria Point Springfield Central Stadium Springfield

All grades

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The complete list of premiers teams in all grades is detailed below.

  • S = Seniors
  • R = Reserves
  • C = Colts
Season Premiers (S) Premiers (R) Premiers (C)
1904 QFL Season Norths, Souths, Wests
1905 QFL Season City
1906 QFL Season City
1907 QFL Season Locomotives
1908 QFL Season Locomotives
1909 QFL Season Wynnum
1910 QFL Season South Brisbane
1911 QFL Season South Brisbane
1912 QFL Season Valley
1913 QFL Season Valley
1914 QFL Season South Brisbane
1915 QFL Season
(No competition due to World War I)
1916 QFL Season
(No competition due to World War I)
1917 QFL Season
(No competition due to World War I)
1918 QFL Season
(No competition due to World War I)
1919 QFL Season
(No competition due to Influenza pandemic)
1920 QFL Season Wynnum
1921 QFL Season South Brisbane
1922 QFL Season Brisbane (1920s)
1923 QFL Season Brisbane (1920s)
1924 QFL Season Brisbane (1920s)
1925 QFL Season Valley
1926 QFL Season Brisbane (1920s)
1927 QANFL Season Mayne
1928 QANFL Season Mayne
1929 QANFL Season Windsor
1930 QANFL Season Windsor, Mayne
1931 QANFL Season Mayne
1932 QANFL Season Windsor
1933 QANFL Season Windsor
1934 QANFL Season Mayne
1935 QANFL Season Mayne
1936 QANFL Season Windsor
1937 QANFL Season Windsor
1938 QANFL Season Windsor
1939 QANFL Season Windsor
1940 QANFL Season Windsor
1941 QANFL Season Kedron
1942 QANFL Season Mayne
1943 QANFL Season Kedron
1944 QANFL Season Kedron
1945 QANFL Season Workshops
1946 QANFL Season Kedron
1947 QANFL Season Windsor
1948 QANFL Season Kedron
1949 QANFL Season Windsor
1950 QANFL Season Windsor
1951 QANFL Season Windsor
1952 QANFL Season Mayne Morningside
1953 QANFL Season Western Districts
1954 QANFL Season Western Districts
1955 QANFL Season Wilston Grange
1956 QANFL Season Sandgate
1957 QANFL Season Sandgate
1958 QANFL Season Mayne
1959 QANFL Season Kedron
1960 QANFL Season Coorparoo
1961 QANFL Season Mayne
1962 QANFL Season Mayne
1963 QANFL Season Coorparoo
1964 QAFL Season Coorparoo
1965 QAFL Season Morningside Morningside
1966 QAFL Season Mayne
1967 QAFL Season Mayne Morningside
1968 QAFL Season Coorparoo
1969 QAFL Season Wilston Grange
1970 QAFL Season Sandgate
1971 QAFL Season Sandgate
1972 QAFL Season Wilston Grange
1973 QAFL Season Mayne
1974 QAFL Season Sandgate
1975 QAFL Season Windsor-Zillmere
1976 QAFL Season Windsor-Zillmere
1977 QAFL Season Western Districts
1978 QAFL Season Western Districts
1979 QAFL Season Sandgate
1980 QAFL Season Kedron
1981 QAFL Season Windsor-Zillmere
1982 QAFL Season Mayne
1983 QAFL Season Southport
1984 QAFL Season Coorparoo
1985 QAFL Season Southport
1986 QAFL Season Coorparoo
1987 QAFL Season Southport
1988 QAFL Season Windsor-Zillmere
1989 QAFL Season Southport
1990 QAFL Season Southport Morningside
1991 QAFL Season Morningside
1992 QAFL Season Southport
1993 QAFL Season Morningside
1994 QAFL Season Morningside
1995 QAFL Season North Brisbane
1996 QAFL Season West Brisbane
1997 QAFL Season Southport
1998 QAFL Season Southport
1999 QAFL Season Southport
2000 AFLQ State League Season Southport
2001 AFLQ State League Season Brisbane (R) Morningside
2002 AFLQ State League Season Mount Gravatt
2003 AFLQ State League Season Morningside Morningside
2004 AFLQ State League Season Morningside
2005 AFLQ State League Season Southport
2006 AFLQ State League Season Southport Morningside
2007 AFLQ State League Season Mount Gravatt
2008 AFLQ State League Season Southport
2009 AFLQ State League Season Morningside Morningside
2010 AFLQ State League Season Morningside
2011 AFLQ State League Season Northern Territory
2012 AFLQ State League Season Brisbane (R)
2013 AFLQ State League Season Brisbane (R) Morningside
2014 QAFL Season Morningside Morningside
2015 QAFL Season Labrador Labrador
2016 QAFL Season Labrador Morningside
2017 QAFL Season Palm Beach Currumbin Morningside Morningside
2018 QAFL Season Palm Beach Currumbin Broadbeach Western Districts
2019 QAFL Season Surfers Paradise Palm Beach Currumbin Wilston Grange
2020 QAFL Season Morningside Morningside Palm Beach Currumbin
2021 QAFL Season Broadbeach Labrador Labrador
2022 QAFL Season Aspley Labrador Palm Beach Currumbin
2023 QAFL Season Aspley Aspley Maroochydore
2024 QAFL Season Morningside Maroochydore Morningside
2025 QAFL Season

(R) = Reserves team for AFL Seniors team

Premierships by club (seniors)

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Premiership tallies for the top Queensland football division:[17]

  • Team names in bold currently play in the QAFL.
Club Titles Premiership years Establ.
Mayne Tigers 15 1927, 1928, 1930*, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1942, 1952, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1982 1924
Southport Sharks 13 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008 1961
Windsor [a] 12 1929, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951 1924
Morningside Panthers 11 1965, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2020, 2024 1947
Kedron Lions 7 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1980 1937
Coorparoo Roos 6 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1984, 1986 1937
Sandgate Hawks 6 1956, 1957, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1979 1943
Western Districts 4 1953, 1954, 1977, 1978 1920
Sherwood Districts 1 1996 1991
Zillmere Eagles [a] 5 1975, 1976, 1981, 1988, 1995 1962
Brisbanes [b] 4 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926 1922
South Brisbane 4 1910, 1911, 1914, 1921
Brisbane Lions (R) [c] 3 2001, 2012, 2013 1998
Valley 3 1912, 1913, 1925 1905
Wilston Grange Gorillas 3 1955, 1969, 1972 1945
Labrador Tigers 2 2015, 2016 1964
City 2 1905, 1906
Locomotives 2 1907, 1908 1905
Mount Gravatt Vultures 2 2002, 2007 1964
Palm Beach Currumbin Lions 2 2017, 2018 1961
Aspley Hornets 2 2022, 2023 1964
Wynnum Vikings 2 1909, 1920 1905
Surfers Paradise Demons 1 2019 1962
Northern Territory Thunder 1 2011 2008
Workshops 1 1945
Broadbeach Cats 1 2021 1971
Notes
  1. ^ a b Windsor and Zillmere are considered to be two separate clubs.
  2. ^ Not related to the Brisbane AFC (which had dissolved in 1887)
  3. ^ Reserve teams

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MISCELLANEOUS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LX, no. 14, 212. Queensland, Australia. 1 August 1903. p. 11. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Herald. No. 7882. Victoria, Australia. 7 August 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Victorian Game". The Telegraph. No. 9591. Queensland, Australia. 17 August 1903. p. 5 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Australian Football". The Telegraph. No. 17, 250. Queensland, Australia. 16 March 1928. p. 15 (CITY EDITION). Retrieved 26 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "SPEEDY AND CLEVER". Sunday Mail. No. 411. Queensland, Australia. 12 April 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 29 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL Qld attendances boosted by live TV coverage". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, no. 17,612. 18 December 1983. p. 23. Retrieved 8 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL Denial that VFL pulled rank over Qld match". The Canberra Times. Vol. 56, no. 16,926. 30 January 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 8 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Compromise is sought in Bears battle". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19,356. 4 October 1988. p. 22. Retrieved 12 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Bear not doing enough for locals". The Times. Vol. 74, no. 3,529. South Australia. 3 July 1987. p. 20. Retrieved 8 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ AFL's north east boost – AFL.com.au Archived 14 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ List of Premiers – QAFL Premiers 1905–2010 on QAFL website (Archive, 8 December 2010)
  12. ^ "Premiers".
  13. ^ "Fullpointsfooty.net". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008.
  14. ^ "Fullpointsfooty.net". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008.
  15. ^ "Fullpointsfooty.net". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008.
  16. ^ "Fullpointsfooty.net". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008.
  17. ^ QAFL premierships tallies
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