AFL Queensland Women's League

AFL Queensland Women's League
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	2001
No. of teams	6
Country	Australia
Most recent champion(s)	Coorparoo
Sponsor(s)	BLK
Official website

There are two senior women's AFL leagues in Queensland governed by AFL Queensland.

The Queensland Women's Australian Football League (QWAFL) is the highest league in the State, providing elite women footballers the opportunity to play in a semi-professional environment. Many players from this league have represented their State, earned All-Australian honours, and participated in the AFL's women's exhibition matches.

The second-tier of women's football in South-East Queensland is the Queensland Women's Amateur Football League (QWAFA), which was introduced in 2014. This competition is designed to allow women's who are new to the game to develop their football understanding and skills, and also provide new clubs with an entry point into women's football.

Clubs

QWAFL Clubs

Club	Nickname	Location	Home ground	Website
Coolangatta Tweed Heads	Bluebirds	Gold Coast, Queensland	Len Peak Oval	Official Site
Coorparoo	Navy Roos	Brisbane, Queensland	Giffin Park	Official Site
University of Queensland	Red Lionesses	Brisbane, Queensland	UQ Oval No.7	Official Site
Wilston Grange	Gorillas	Brisbane, Queensland	Hickey Park	Official Site
Yeronga South Brisbane	Devils	Brisbane, Queensland	Leyshon Park	Official Site
Zillmere	Eagles	Brisbane, Queensland	O'Callaghan Park	Official Site

QWAFA Clubs

Former Clubs

Bayside Bombers
Beenleigh Buffalos
Caloundra Panthers
Ipswich Eagles
Griffith Moorooka Reds
Logan Cobras
Morningside Wildcats
Noosa Tigers
Redcliffe Tigers
Southern Redbacks
Toowoomba Cougars
Western Magpies

Premiers

QWAFL Grand Finals

Season	Premier	Runner-up	Score	Margin	Venue
2014	Coorparoo	Zillmere	7.8 (50) - 2.5 (17)	33 points	Leyshon Park
2015	Coorparoo	Coolangatta-Tweed	12.5 (77) - 5.5 (35)	42 points	Leyshon Park

QWAFA Grand Finals

Season	Premier	Runner-up	Score	Margin	Venue
2014	Caboolture	Zillmere	13.9 (87) - 6.9 (45)	42 points	Giffin Park
2015	Zillmere	Caboolture	7.10 (52) - 6.6 (42)	10 points	Ern Dowling Oval

League Medalists

Year	Player Name	Club
2014	Emma Zielke	Coorparoo
2015	Emma Zielke & Jordan Zanchetta	Coorparoo & Yeronga South Brisbane

References

External links

Official website

Places where Women's Australian rules football is played

Australia: Women's Football Australia	National: AFL Women's (from 2017) Australian Capital Territory: ACT Women's Australian Football League New South Wales: Sydney Women's AFL Northern Territory: NT Women's Aussie Rules Football Association Queensland: Queensland Women's AFL South Australia: SA Women's Football League Tasmania: Tasmanian Women's Football League Victoria: Victorian Women's Football League, Youth Girls Competition Western Australia: West Australian Women's Football League

Oceania	New Zealand: Canterbury Australian Football League Papua New Guinea

Asia	Japan

America	United States: Women's Australian Football Association Canada: Alberta Footy Women's League, Canada Women's Australian Football League Argentina

Europe	England

Africa	South Africa

Australian rules football in Queensland

Governing body	AFL Queensland

Professional clubs	Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Football Club

Major leagues	North East Australian Football League Queensland Australian Football League Queensland Football Association Queensland Amateur Football Association

Regional leagues	Cairns Capricornia Darling Downs Mackay Mount Isa Townsville Wide Bay

Former leagues	League Championship Cup (2011-2014) Bundaberg (1972-1986) Central Highlands (1983-1997) Gold Coast (1961-1996) Maryborough (1981-1983) Sunshine Coast (1970-1992) Wide Bay (1985-1986)

Women's leagues	Queensland Women's Queensland Youth Girls Competition Cairns Women's Capricornia Women's Mackay Women's Townsville Women's

Principal venues	The Gabba Carrara Stadium Cazaly's Stadium

Major events	QClash Broadbeach Vs. Southport

NEAFL teams	Aspley Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Redland Southport

QAFL teams	Broadbeach Labrador Morningside Mt Gravatt Palm Beach Currumbin Sandgate Surfers Paradise UQ Red Lions Western Magpies Wilston Grange

QFA teams	Alexandra Hills Aspley Bond University Burleigh Caloundra Coolangatta Coomera Coorparoo Kenmore Maroochydore Mayne Moreton Bay Nambour & Hinterland Noosa Robina Springwood Yeronga South Brisbane

QAFA (A) teams	Beenleigh Carrara Griffith Moorooka Ipswich Kedron Park Ridge Pine Rivers Redcliffe South East Victoria Point Wynnum

QAFA (B) teams	Ballina Bribie Island Byron Bay Collingwood Park Glasshouse Greater Springfield Gympie Jimboomba Lismore Maroochydore Northshore Noosa Pomona Tweed Coast Woodsmen UQ Red Lions Yeronga-South Brisbane Zillmere

Former major teams	Coorparoo Kedron Grange Locomotives Maroochy Northshore Sherwood South Brisbane Sunshine Coast Valley Windsor Zillmere Wynnum Yeronga

List of clubs	List of Australian rules football clubs in Queensland

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