Camps kick goals again

AFL Community Camps are done and dusted for 2023 with more than 25,000 kids participating following a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19.

Brisbane Lions players visited more than 12,000 students across 51 schools in the Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast, Darling Downs and Southeast Queensland regions.

Speaking at the Super Clinic in Toowoomba, Lions’ defender Brandon Starcevich reflected on his own experiences with AFL visits and the role Community Camps play for young fans.

“I grew up in Perth and remember having some West Coast Eagles players coming to my primary school,“ he said.

“I was a Freo supporter, but it was pretty cool to have some AFL players at your school, running a few clinics and chatting with them.

“They were definitely role models and superstars in my eyes so it’s pretty weird to be on the other side of it now.” an opportunity to play in the intrastate representative game, after a highly successful inaugural match last year.

As the program eyes its eighth year for the men, players are chomping at the bit to represent their regions.

Queensland competitions manager Mitch Simpson said the prestigious clash was a key event in the Queensland football calendar, which players looked forward to each year.

“The North Queensland versus southern Queensland representative games are a fantastic way to showcase the up-and-coming talent that exists across regional and South

East Queensland,” he said.

“It’s always exciting to see the new talent that emerges from the squads.

“Over the past couple of years, all squads have had a good mix of youth and experience, which we can expect to see again this year.

“There’s a really strong rivalry between the two sides, which has made the clash a very popular event among the players.

“It was a clean sweep for North Queensland across both the men’s and women’s games last year, so southern Queensland will be wanting to square the ledger this year.”

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