Australian rules football in South East Queensland has a varied history, and many changes were made especially in the 21st century.

[citation needed] The club played its first match on Saturday 9 June 1866 at Queen's Park (now part of the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens).

[3] By 1870 four more clubs had been created: Volunteer Artillery, Brisbane Grammar School, Civil Service and Ipswich, all adopting Victorian Rules over rugby football.

On 21 June 1890, South Melbourne Football Club toured, playing against Queensland on Albion Park.

[7] Over the next few years, rugby union's popularity in South East Queensland would swamp Victorian Rules.

Notable former Queensland Football Association regional Divisions All four AFL Bundaberg-Wide Bay Clubs from 2002, Hervey Bay Bombers, Across the Waves Bundaberg Eagles, Brothers Bulldogs and Maryborough Bears were joined by teams further south, Gympie Cats, Pomona Demons, Glasshouse and Bribie Island to play one season against each other before reverting to their various regional leagues in 2004 once again.