Bond AFL

Develop your game. Protect your future.

Bond supports Australian Football athletes progressing through elite junior pathways, state leagues and pre‑professional environments, with a study model that adapts to the reality of high‑performance football.

Whether you’re coming through a school program, state pathway or club‑aligned system, Bond provides an environment where you can pursue football at a high level while completing a degree — without compromise.

Bond University AFL: Changing the Game in University Sport in Australia

A pathway aligned with elite football

Bond’s AFL pathway supports athletes balancing high training loads and pre‑season demands, regular competition schedules, strength and conditioning priorities,  and their studies. 

Athletes are supported to maintain consistency across both sport and study through structured planning and flexibility, while progressing performance. 

 

School, academy and club connections

Bond works closely with high‑performance schools and academies, club programs and development squads, and emerging and pre‑professional football pathways

This pathway suits athletes who understand the importance of building both on‑field performance and long‑term career readiness.

Training and performance environment

AFL athletes benefit from access to strength and conditioning facilities, the High Performance Training Centre, and recovery facilities to support load management

Training environments support both in‑season maintenance and pre‑season development blocks.

Coaching from AFL greats

Meet the coaches behind Bond’s AFL program, shaped by experience at the game’s highest level.

Beyond football

Our athletes are driven to succeed at the highest level of AFL, and we support that ambition every step of the way. Alongside this, Bond ensures every footballer graduates with:

  • A completed degree
  • Strong professional capability
  • Confidence for transitions beyond competition
How coach Andy Lovell builds confidence in Bond AFL scholarship students

Latest AFL news

  • Francis faces dual examinations

    Nick Francis is staring down the ultimate double-header. One final test will be in the exam hall. Another will follow on the football field. On Saturday morning, Francis will sit the final exam of his law degree.

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  • Showtime for our QAFLW

    A massive game for our QAFLW team this weekend as they head up the M1 to take on Coorparoo. A win would put them in second place on the ladder and likely earn Bond another shot at Southport in the first week of finals.

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  • Bull Sharks find light in the gloom

    It's rare for a team to walk away from a 37-point loss feeling more confident than when they ran onto the field. But that's exactly where Bond University's QAFLW side finds themselves after taking on ladder leaders Southport.

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  • Double header showdown at The Canal

    A massive weekend of AFL at The Canal with our QFA men hosting Coolangatta and our in-form QAFLW women up against competition front-runner Southport Sharks.

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  • Bull Sharks ready to launch

    Our QFA men will look to continue their undefeated run against Coomera this weekend, while our QAFLW women line up for the first in a run of tough games.

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  • Examination block awaits Bull Sharks

    Over the next three weeks, the Bull Sharks face the only two teams they’ve lost to this year.

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  • Bull Sharks hunt another win

    Our top of the ladder QFA Men host Tweed Tigers on Saturday at The Canal, while our QAFLW Bull Sharks enjoy a bye after a dominant performance last weekend.

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  • Crunch time for QAFLW women, new foe for QFA men

    Our QAFLW team hots Morningside and our QFA men host Pac Pines.

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  • Bull Sharks brace for Hornets nest

    Our QAFLW were back on top last weekend against Broadbeach, which was a much-needed confidence boost. Our QFA men also took the win, sitting comfortably at the top of the ladder.

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  • Cats and Roos for Bull Sharks

    Our QAFLW's bubble was well and truly burst by a rampant Southport Sharks outfit. Meanwhile, our QFA men go from strength to strength.

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Our partners

AFL Queensland

Bond University is proud to be an official sponsor of AFL Queensland and the naming rights sponsor of the QAFLW State League Competition.

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Brisbane Lions AFLW

Bond University is a co-Major Partner of the Brisbane Lions Women’s Team and has been a partner since the inaugural AFLW season in 2017.

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Ready for the next step in your sporting journey?

The Bond Elite Sport Program (BESP) helps athletes balance the demands of training, travel and competition with university study through academic flexibility, personalised support and access to a high-performance environment.

Whether you're competing at state, national or international level, BESP provides tailored support to help you thrive in both sport and study.

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Take the next step

  • Bond University is part of the Australian Institute of Sport’s Elite Athlete Education Network (EAEN), which offers flexible study options. The University supports elite athletes in balancing their studies and sport by providing flexible academic arrangements tailored to high-level student-athletes. Explore the Elite Sport Program
  • Talk to our Elite Athlete Team to find out how you can pursue your sporting goals without putting your education on hold. We’ll help you balance training and study with the support and flexibility you need to succeed in both. Talk to the elite athlete team