Expansion
It was originally announced that the Gold Coast Football Club would field a side in the QAFL as preparation for a 2011 AFL debut, however it was later announced that an underage team would be fielded in the TAC Cup instead. The AFL has since announced that the QAFL will nonetheless be slightly remodeled from the 2009 season onwards. Towards the end of the 2008 season, it was announced that a Northern Territory representative side will compete in the QAFL Division One from 2009, with the team to be based out of Darwin or Alice Springs.
Completing the new look competition will be two teams promoted from the current QAFL Division Two, the Aspley Hornets and the Western Magpies. Aspley will move up to the highest division of the competition in order to replace Zillmere as the northern representative in the competition after Zillmere were unable to obtain a license to compete due to financial difficulties. The Magpies are re-entering Division One after being demoted to the second division after the completion of the 2004 season, and proving themselves strong and capable of competing in the QAFL Division One with three consecutive senior grand final appearances for two premierships, four consecutive reserves grand finals for three premierships and solid off-field development.
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