Talent
BRISBANE LIONS ACADEMY
As well as providing draftable talent to AFL/AFLW programs, the Brisbane Lions Academy exists to keep the best talent in Queensland, to develop athletes to better the standard of community football and to provide opportunities to staff and volunteer professional development.
To be eligible for selection in the Brisbane Lions Academy program players must reside in in the allocated zone; Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Darling Downs and Wide Bay.
GOLD COAST SUNS ACADEMY
The Gold Coast SUNS Academy is an innovative program that provides young athletes with a unique opportunity to participate in a first-class sport and education experience facilitated by AFL Queensland and the Gold Coast SUNS.
The Academy caters for young athletes in the Northern NSW and Gold Coast region as well as Far North Queensland (Rockhampton to Cape York) and Darwin metropolitan area.
Queensland Representative School Sport facilitates competitive pathways in 21 sports for students between the ages of 10–19 years, of which Australian rules football is one of.