LIVESTREAM: AFLQ Schools Cup, SEQ invitational footy
The son of Hawthorn champion Luke Hodge will be among players from 29 teams featuring at the AFLQ Schools Cup Primary Divisions and SEQ Invitational footy finals to be livestreamed at www.couriermail.com.au on Friday and Saturday.
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The son of Hawthorn champion Luke Hodge will be among players from 29 teams featuring at the AFLQ Schools Cup Primary Divisions and SEQ Invitational footy finals to be livestreamed at www.couriermail.com.au on Friday and Saturday.
Matches will also be streamed at the Gold Coast Bulletin and Sunshine Coast Daily, with the qualifying and preliminary final fixtures on Friday followed by 16 teams progressing to the semi-final and grand final fixtures on Saturday.
The games will be staged at the Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex.
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Damien Mitchelmore, AFLQ Schools and Growth Manager, was delighted with the success of the Schools Cup Primary Divisions this season.
“2020 has been a challenging year (due to COVID-19 disruptions), but to have had 2500 kids play in the revised competition across the state is just fantastic,’’ he said.
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The SEQ Invitational for secondary age students was formed following the cancellation of AFLQ Schools of Excellence competition in south east Queensland.
“There has been great support from participating schools and following on from the four gala days last month which saw nearly 750 students participate, we are set for some great football this weekend.
“It has been a challenging year for everyone and while we had to make the unavoidable decision to cancel the secondary divisions of the AFLQ Schools Cup, we are looking forward to this week’s event and are already planning to relaunch all divisions of the competition in 2021.’’
Teams from Palm Beach Currumbin SHS in the south to Park Ridge and Algester State Schools in the south west and across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast have qualified for the Schools Cup, including Brisbane private school St Laurence’s College.
St Laurence’s, a traditional rugby union powerhouse, will field a team which includes Cooper Hodge, the son of Hawthorn champion Luke.
College principal Chris Leadbetter said following a review of the AIC sporting program two years ago, “the Association listened to student voice and we decided to broaden our sporting options with AFL being one of the new sports adopted’’.
“The introduction of AFL into the AIC sporting association and the opportunity that exists through the pathway of the AFLQ Schools Cup is continuation of this broadening of experiences we offer at St Laurence’s College and this allows our students an opportunity to let their light shine inside and outside of the classroom.’’
Mitchelmore said AFLQ was “very grateful to have the ongoing support of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council for the running of our finals fixtures at the first class Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex’’.
“We want to also thank the AFLQ School Community for their ongoing support of our competitions and programs.’’
LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
SECONDARY INVITATIONAL and PRIMARY STATE QUALIFYING AND PRELIMINARY FINALS
9.30am:
Primary male: Eatons Hills v Stella Maris
10am:
Senior female: Park Ridge v Mountain Creek SHS
Primary female: Hillcrest v Oakleigh SS
10.40am:
Primary male: Algester SS v Kawungan SS
11.10am:
Primary female: Oakleigh SS v Glenvale SS
11.30am:
Senior female: PBC SHS v Narangba Valley SHS
11.50am:
St Laurence’s College v Eatons Hills SS
12.50pm:
Primary male: Currumbin SS v St Laurence’s College
1pm:
Senior male: Helensvale SS v Narangba Valley SHS
1.20pm:
Primary female: Algester SS v Moolooba SS
2pm:
Primary male: Kawungan SS v St Mary’s College
2.30pm:
Senior male: PBC SHS v Mountain Creek
3pm:
Primary male: St Mary’s College v Currumbin SS
3.30pm:
Primary female: Pool B runner-up v Pool A third place
4.10pm:
Primary male: Stella Maris v Algester SS
SATURDAY
8.15am
SEQ Inv: Jnr male
SEQ Inv: Jnr female
8.30am:
AFLQ Cup: primary female
AFLQ Cup: primary female
9.10am
AFLQ Cup: Primary female
9.30am:
AFLQ Cup: SEQ Inv Senior male
9.50am:
SEQ Inv: Primary male
10.30am:
AFLQ Cup: Primary male
11am:
SEQ Inv: Senior female
11.15am:
AFLQ Cup: Primary female
Noon:
AFLQ Cup: Primary Male