AFL Queensland Limited (AFLQ) is the governing body of Australian rules football in the state of Queensland, formed in 2000.
Previous Australian rules governing bodies in Queensland include:
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 in 2000, adopting the AFL brand due to formally affiliating with the AFL Commission in Melbourne.
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.
AFLQ is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. Its offices are 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.
Trisha Squires led AFLQ, while Dean Warren was chair.
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. 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.
The Queensland Football Hall of Fame was established in 2008, the code's 150th anniversary. It aims to recognise "players, coaches, administrators, volunteers, teams, media, and venues that have made a most significant contribution to the game of Australian football in the state". The inaugural event named 150 people, which included seven "Legends" of the game: Arthur Collinson (administrator and umpire), Jason Dunstall, Harry O'Callaghan (player, coach, administrator and umpire), Michael Voss, Leigh Matthews, Tom McArthur (umpire), and Dick Verdon (champion full-back who played with Sandgate and Coorparoo; captained and coached the state.
The inductions continued until 2016, although without ceremonies. The event was revived in 2023, when 86 people were inducted into the Queensland Football Hall of Fame, and eight current inductees elevated to Legend status.
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:
Coach of the Century: Norm Dare
Umpire of the Century: Tom McArthur
The highest grades of men's and women's Queensland community football are/were:
All regions include their own affiliated junior leagues.