Football codes
Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders about playing AFL (Aussie rules), rugby league and soccer for fun and fitness.
AFL
Information about AFL for Indigenous communities is available by contacting AFL Queensland.
Play AFL
AFL is for people of all ages and abilities. Find out how you can play:
- Auskick (for children of primary school age)
- AFL junior football (for children 8 years of age or over who have mastered Auskick)
- Youth AFL (for youth 13-18 years of age)
- Open aged AFL.
Females in AFL
Find out where females can play AFL in Queensland.
Umpire AFL
Find out how you can become an AFL umpire.
Rugby league
Play rugby league
Find a rugby league club in your area.
PlayNRL schools program
PlayNRL is an in-school program that introduces primary school students to the game of rugby league .
Be a coach or referee
You can learn how to become a rugby league coach or referee online.
Soccer/football
Contact Football Federation Australia (FFA) for information on the Indigenous Football Participation Pathway which aims to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples playing football.
Get into soccer/football
To get started in football: