AFLQ State Association

AFLQ State Association (formerly "AFL South Queensland") is an Australian rules football association which includes clubs from South East Queensland. Unlike the Queensland State League, the State Association is almost entirely amateur competition

History

AFL South Queensland was formed in 2000 from an almagamation of two open aged leagues leagues with long and proud histories, the Brisbane Australian Football League (BAFL) and the Gold Coast Australian Football League (GCAFL).

In 2006, AFL South Queensland was taken under the umbrella of AFL Queensland and rebranded as the Queensland State Association.

Representative Sides

Representative sides for AFLQ include:
* Bushrangers – representing the entire South East Queensland region [http://www.bushies.org/ Official Site]
* Gold Coast Stingrays – representing the Gold Coast region
* Suncoast Power – representing the Sunshine Coast region [http://suncoastpower.aflq.com.au/ Official Site]
* Western Taipans – representing the western regions, including the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba. [http://www.westerntaipansafl.com/ Official Site]
* Northern Raiders – representing the Northern Suburbs of Brisbane and Bribie Island. [http://www.northernraiders.com/ Official Site]

Current Clubs

Division 1

Possible Expansion

* Ipswich (There is already one senior club, but with a population of over 120,000 there is room for a single team).
* Beaudesert
* Boom population areas in the South West

Division 3 North

* Gympie Cats Blue and White
* Noosa Tigers Yellow, Blue, Red
* Pomona Demons Yellow, Blue
* Maroochydore Northshore Roos Blue, White
* Bribie Island Bulldogs Maroon, White
Possible Expansion

As this is a one team senior competition some smaller towns could join the existing clubs.

* Glasshouse Lions Rejoin
* Nambour
* Caloundra
* Coolum
* Maleny
* Buderim

Defunct / Hiatus Clubs

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Murri Mavericks || Murri, Kedron || [http://www.murrimavs.com/ Official Site]

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Glasshouse Hinterland Lions || Glasshouse Mountains || [http://www.glasshousefc.com/ Official Site]

ee also

*AFL Queensland
*AFL South Queensland

External links

* [http://qfl.aflq.com.au AFL Queensland State Association Website]