| 2023 QAFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Aspley 2nd premiership |
| Minor premiers | Aspley |
| Wooden spooners | Sherwood Districts |
| Grogan Medallist | Kwaby Boakye (Broadbeach − 21 votes) |
| Ray Hughson Medallist | Matthew Hammelmann (Redland-VP − 106 goals) |
| ← 20222024 → | |
The 2023 QAFL season was the 112th season of the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL), the highest-level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Queensland. The season featured 12 clubs, beginning on 1 April and concluding on 16 September.
Aspley won the QAFL premiership for the second time and the second year in a row, defeating Redland-Victoria Point by 42 points in the 2023 QAFL Grand Final. It was Redland-Victoria Point's first senior grand final since the merged club joined the QAFL in 2021.
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspley (P) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1779 | 982 | 181.2 | 62 | Finals series |
| 2 | Redland-Victoria Point | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1865 | 1202 | 155.2 | 56 | |
| 3 | Broadbeach | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1636 | 1167 | 140.2 | 54 | |
| 4 | Surfers Paradise | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1423 | 1171 | 121.5 | 48 | |
| 5 | Wilston Grange | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1485 | 1383 | 107.4 | 44 | |
| 6 | Palm Beach Currumbin | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1385 | 1583 | 87.5 | 34 | |
| 7 | Labrador | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1288 | 1470 | 87.6 | 30 | |
| 8 | Maroochydore | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1454 | 1422 | 102.3 | 28 | |
| 9 | Morningside | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1343 | 1602 | 83.8 | 28 | |
| 10 | Noosa | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1357 | 1711 | 79.3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Mount Gravatt | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1399 | 1780 | 78.6 | 20 | |
| 12 | Sherwood Districts | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 971 | 1912 | 50.8 | 4 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals series
Grand Final
| 2023 QAFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 16 September (2:05 pm) | Aspley | def. | Redland-Victoria Point | Giffin Park | |
| 4.4 (28) 8.7 (55) 12.8 (80) 16.12 (108) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.2 (8) 2.7 (19) 5.8 (38) 9.12 (66) |
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| 5: Freeman 3: Stackelberg 2: O'Dwyer, Toye 1: Best, Payne, Peppin, Watson |
Goals | 5: Hammelmann 1: Hausfeld, Matthews, O'Sullivan, Rolls | |||
| Dawson, Freeman, Payne, Harker, Craven, Wolbers | Best | O'Sullivan, Huddy, Hambleton, Hammelmann, William, Rolls | |||
See also
References
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- "QAFL Grand Final". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024.
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