REPORT CARD QLD
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:34 pm
Another season of expansion for QLD!
Total participation reached 157,704 – up 8�5 per cent�
• Queensland again recorded the largest AFL school participation in Australia with over 100,000 primary and secondary school students�
• Seven Queenslanders were selected in the first AFL Women’s Draft�
• The Gold Coast again hosted the NAB AFL Draft with a week-long program of events�
• The $13 million Burpengary Regional Sport Park – AFL Precinct opened�
• In 2013, there were 45 Queenslanders on AFL club lists�
• More than 8000 people attended Townsville’s first NAB Cup match between the Gold Coast Suns and North Melbourne�
• The introduction of a ‘Hub’ model for program delivery�
• Townsville hosted the National KickStart Championships
in April�
• More than $40 million of infrastructure projects were completed�
• The $5 million AFL Cape York House education and boarding facility for Indigenous youth was officially opened�
• The third season of the North East Australian
Football League (NEAFL) saw the Brisbane Lions reserves storm home to take out their second straight NEAFL premiership, defeating the Sydney Swans reserves by nine points�
The Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns reserves teams faced off in the inaugural Mackay Anzac Day NEAFL Clash in front of 4000 fans�
• The Northern Rivers team took up residence at the Byron Bay Sports and Cultural Complex�
• Eleven Queensland players were added to AFL club lists for season 2014�
• The third Richmond v Gold Coast Suns match at Cazalys Stadium in Cairns attracted a crowd of 11,197�
• The Bachar Houli and Diversity Cups were premiered in South East Queensland�
• An under-6 club program was launched across Brisbane� • Volunteers Michael ‘Tiger’ McCormick and John Durkin
received AFL Merit Awards for services to the game�
• The NEAFL under-22 side defeated South Australia in Adelaide�
• Cairns hosted the Women’s National Championships – the first time the event had been held outside a capital city�
• The Kinderkick motor skills program for children aged three-five was piloted across Brisbane and the Gold Coast�
• AFL Queensland, the Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions delivered AFL Community Camps in Townsville, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast�
• QClash6 in round 15 attracted a crowd of 27,170 – the largest crowd at the Gabba in 2013�
• The NEAFL Northern Conference held its first player Combine�
Another state with alot of ex-pat Vic's
(lies lies and more lies - eh AFLcrap1!)
http://www.AFL.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20 ... Report.pdf
Total participation reached 157,704 – up 8�5 per cent�
• Queensland again recorded the largest AFL school participation in Australia with over 100,000 primary and secondary school students�
• Seven Queenslanders were selected in the first AFL Women’s Draft�
• The Gold Coast again hosted the NAB AFL Draft with a week-long program of events�
• The $13 million Burpengary Regional Sport Park – AFL Precinct opened�
• In 2013, there were 45 Queenslanders on AFL club lists�
• More than 8000 people attended Townsville’s first NAB Cup match between the Gold Coast Suns and North Melbourne�
• The introduction of a ‘Hub’ model for program delivery�
• Townsville hosted the National KickStart Championships
in April�
• More than $40 million of infrastructure projects were completed�
• The $5 million AFL Cape York House education and boarding facility for Indigenous youth was officially opened�
• The third season of the North East Australian
Football League (NEAFL) saw the Brisbane Lions reserves storm home to take out their second straight NEAFL premiership, defeating the Sydney Swans reserves by nine points�
The Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns reserves teams faced off in the inaugural Mackay Anzac Day NEAFL Clash in front of 4000 fans�
• The Northern Rivers team took up residence at the Byron Bay Sports and Cultural Complex�
• Eleven Queensland players were added to AFL club lists for season 2014�
• The third Richmond v Gold Coast Suns match at Cazalys Stadium in Cairns attracted a crowd of 11,197�
• The Bachar Houli and Diversity Cups were premiered in South East Queensland�
• An under-6 club program was launched across Brisbane� • Volunteers Michael ‘Tiger’ McCormick and John Durkin
received AFL Merit Awards for services to the game�
• The NEAFL under-22 side defeated South Australia in Adelaide�
• Cairns hosted the Women’s National Championships – the first time the event had been held outside a capital city�
• The Kinderkick motor skills program for children aged three-five was piloted across Brisbane and the Gold Coast�
• AFL Queensland, the Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions delivered AFL Community Camps in Townsville, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast�
• QClash6 in round 15 attracted a crowd of 27,170 – the largest crowd at the Gabba in 2013�
• The NEAFL Northern Conference held its first player Combine�
Another state with alot of ex-pat Vic's
(lies lies and more lies - eh AFLcrap1!)
http://www.AFL.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20 ... Report.pdf