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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 04: Cooper Collins of the Suns kicks the ball during the 2025 Coates Talent League Boys Round 05 match between Eastern Ranges and Gold Coast Suns Academy at Box Hill City Oval on May 04, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Craig Dooley/AFL Photos)

AFL Draft watch: Inside word on U18 Suns Academy superstars

Gold Coast’s under-18 men’s academy is stacked with talented stars who are set to take the AFL world by storm in years to come. With the 2025 AFL Draft only a couple of months away, we profile every player in the Suns Academy.

Unsung heroes of the 2025 QAFL competition. Pictures: Highflyer Images, Facebook and Brooke Sleep Media.

Elite 26: Unsung heroes of QAFL finals charge

With the 2025 QAFL finals fast approaching, coaches and captains have lifted the lid on the players that have consistently flown under the radar but have been vital to their team’s top eight push.

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Matt Hammelmann of the Redland Victoria Point Sharks during the 2025 QAFL grand final. Picture: Highflyer Images

NAMED: Best players from QAFL grand final day

We reveal the stars of QAFL grand final day including a former Brisbane Lions forward who booted a stunning nine goals. Details inside.

2025 QAFLW grand final best on ground Sunny Lappin. Picture: AFL Queensland

REVEALED: Best players from QFA/QAFLW grand finals

It was an action packed weekend of footy with some of the Gold Coast’s best Aussie rules players battling it out for premiership glory. See who we rated as the best players in the QFA Div 2 South and QAFLW grand finals this weekend.

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Troy Selwood and (inset) Adam Selwood

‘Holy s—, this is nuts’: Selwood tragedy brings mental health crisis into focus

The tragic deaths of Troy and Adam Selwood prompted Coolangatta coach Pearce Hanley and his players to confront the mental health crisis in their own ranks – launching a grassroots awareness round aimed at breaking the silence gripping young Aussie men.

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QAFL colts Australian football Mt Gravatt v Morningside. Saturday July 12, 2025. Picture, John Gass

QAFL colts footy race to the finals – the road ahead; Vultures first win

QAFL colts finals’ sneak peek – how the road ahead is looking for your club and bold predictions on which team will finish where.

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QAFL colts footy Morningside v Maroochydore 28 June, 2025. Picture, John Gass

QAFL colts in pictures – bumper 180+ image gallery

QAFL colts in pictures – bumper 180+ image gallery celebrating the footy season so far after sensational round 14 upset wins by Coorparoo and Labrador.

Social pictures from Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood Magpies. Aaron Hammond, Josie Scott, Bronwyn Sargent, Beau Hammond Noah Hammond , Teddy Scott. Picture: Lachlan Onions

GALLERY: Fans flock to People First Stadium for Suns, Pies blockbuster

A sellout crowd was predicted to flock to People First Stadium on Friday night for the blockbuster AFL clash between the Gold Coast Suns and Collingwood Magpies.

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Tasmania and Queensland players battle for possession. Picture: AFL Tasmania

Ranked: Every player from Tasmania and Queensland state games

Tasmania and Queensland went head-to-head in thrilling state games last weekend and among the top performers were ex-AFL players. See every player’s stats.

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QAFL colts footy Sherwood v Broadbeach 28 June, 2025. Picture, John Gass

QAFL colts’ footy’s most underrated players revealed

Who were the QAFL colts’ most underrated footy players? All is revealed here as teams start to peer toward their runs toward the finals.

IPSWICH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 06: Oscar King of the Suns celebrates a goal during the Marsh AFL National Dev. Championships U16 Boys match between Brisbane Lions Academy and Gold Coast Suns Academy at Brighton Homes Arena, on July 06, 2025, in Ipswich, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

AFL Draft watch: Meet the stars of the Suns under-16 boys academy

With a focus on the 2027 AFL Draft and beyond, we have analysed every talent currently in the Gold Coast Suns under-16 boys academy squad. Get the inside word on every member of the squad here.

Mean Warria of the Gold Coast Suns Academy. PIcture: Instagram/AFLQ

AFLW Draft watch: Inside word on all 32 Suns U16 Academy players

The daughter of an AFL Hall of Famer, sister of a current Gold Coast Suns AFLW gun and a bottom-age all-Australian star highlight the stacked Gold Coast Suns under-16 girls academy program. Discover the top prospects and strengths of all 32 stars here.

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QAFL Colts Australian rules football round 12 between Mt Gravatt and Surfers Paradise. Saturday June 21, 2026. Picture, John Gass

QAFL colts special: The tough types of footy

QAFL colts footy special: Meet the tough types from your club who put their bodies and heads into places most would never dream of doing.

QAFL colts between Sherwood and Wilston Grange Saturday June 14, 2025. Picture John Gass

QAFL colts Players of the Month as Magpies, Hornets join top side Noosa

QAFL colts Players of the Month special as Sherwood and Aspley join Noosa at the top of the table.

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