South East Queensland AFL
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| General information | |
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| Founded | 1969 in Brisbane, Queensland as South Queensland Australian Football Association |
| Sport(s) | Australian Rules Football (1970–present) |
| Affiliation | AFL Queensland (2006–present) |
| Participants level | Semi-pro / amateur |
| Area covered | South East Queensland |
| Known as | |
| 1970-1991 | (SQAFA) South Queensland Australian Football Association |
| 1992-1999 | (BAFA) Brisbane Australian Football League |
| 2000-2005 | (AFLSQ) Australian Football League South Queensland |
| 2006-2011 | (AFLQSL) Australian Football League State League & (AFLQSA) Australian Football League State Association |
| 2012-2013 | (SEQAFL) South East Queensland Australian Football League |
| 2014-2016 | (QFA) Queensland Football Association & (QAFA) Queensland Amateur Football Association |
| 2017-present | (QFA) Queensland Football Association |
| Competitions | |
| Current | Division 1 (since 1970) Division 2 (since 1970) Division 3 (since 1970) Division 4 (since 2000) Division 5 (since 2000) |
| Former | Division 6 (2012-2016) |
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Australian rules football in South East Queensland has a varied history and many changes were made especially in the 21st century.
Occasionally inter-zone matches are held with separate South East Queensland representative sides taking part, they include the Gold Coast Stingrays, the Suncoast Power, the Western Taipans, and the Northern Raiders. Additionally when the South East competes together they are known as the South East Bushrangers.
Competition football began in 1970 with the South Queensland Australian Football Association (SQAFA) for developing players for the QAFL. Most of the players were amateurs. In 1992, the league changed its name to the Brisbane Australian Football League (BAFL) and included clubs from the Sunshine Coast. Another name change in 2000 brought about AFL South Queensland. In 2006, AFL South Queensland was taken under the umbrella of AFL Queensland and rebranded as the Queensland State Association. In 2012, it was renamed South East Queensland AFL. Finally in 2014 the local level was divided into two leagues, the Queensland Football Association (QFA) and the Queensland Amateur Football Association (QAFA). Again in 2017 the name will change again to the Queensland Football Association (QFA), now covering five (5) divisions and the re-introduction of two (2) regional based leagues (AFL Northern Rivers & AFL Sunshine Coast / Wide Bay).
Notable former QFA regional Divisions
All four AFL Bundaberg-Wide Bay Clubs from 2002, Hervey Bay Bombers, Across the Waves Bundaberg Eagles, Brothers Bulldogs and Maryborough Bears were joined by teams further south, Gympie Cats, Pomona Demons, Glasshouse and Bribie Island to play one season against each other before reverting to their various regional leagues in 2004 once again.
Finals summary:
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