The Play AFL app is the ultimate mobile app for everyone involved in community footy. It is a free iOS and Android app that houses fixtures, ladders, results, and statistics for every league that utilises the competition management system, PlayHQ. With Play AFL, you'll have the ability to favourite players, teams, clubs, grades and leagues, giving you quick and easy access to the players and games you care about most. Play AFL's user-friendly interface is designed for everyone, no matter where they are, so that they can stay connected and engaged with teams, clubs, and community footy.

No, anyone can download the app and access content without needing to login. To complete certain tasks such as updating your profile, managing a team, or registering, you will need to log in to your PlayHQ account via your device's web browser.

Tasks such as managing a team lineup or entering scores cannot be completed inside the Play AFL app. This requires access to the PlayHQ platform via a web browser. To manage your team's lineup or enter scores, log in to your PlayHQ account using a web browser on your device and navigate to the "My Teams" section.
For more information on this functionality, visit Manage my team

Registration links can be found via the Club or League's page, under the 'Registration' tab. Once the correct link is found, your device's browser will open and, if you are logged in, you can complete your registration here
 

• If you are looking to play for the first time, head to Play.AFL to find a club to register to.
• If you have already registered and have a PlayHQ account, login to your account via PlayHQ using a web browser on your device.

The Play AFL app is specifically designed for Community Footy and competition based formats (ie AFLX/AFL 9s) users. The app allows users to access NAB AFL Auskick Centres in order to find more details and direct users to the Centre's registration links, contact information and websites. No session or group information is available.

The Play AFL app is only for competition-based registrations. Only players involved in Community Footy and competition based formats (ie AFLX/AFL 9s) are available.

A great way to add all your teams, players, grades or leagues as bookmarks or quicklinks is to add them as ‘Favourites’. Once added as a favourite they are shown in a list on the Favourites tab and shown in a carousel/horizontal slider on the home screen. See the Favourites FAQ section for more information

No, Play AFL is only for the sport of AFL (Australian Rules Football). Specifically designed for Community Football and competition based formats (ie AFLX/AFL 9s).

Yes, Play AFL is a global application.

To refresh a page, pull down on the screen with your finger or thumb, and then release it. This action triggers the app to check for new information or updates and refreshes the content you are viewing.

There are a number of ways to find a team.
 

1. If the team is part of a club, find the team by searching for the club and then select the competition and season in which the team is competing in
2. Find the team by searching for the league that hosts the competition the team is competing in. The correct season of the competition, and the grade must be selected
3. Find the team within the grade’s fixture or ladder, or from within a game centre
4. Find the team via a player’s profile page. All profile pages have a list of teams that the player is allocated to

Once you land on the team’s home page - a star icon  at the top of the page can be selected to add the team as a favourite.

 

Favourite a player via a player’s profile page. There is a star icon  at the top of the page that can be selected to add the player as a favourite.

Players can be found via player search or throughout the application in game line ups, game statistics, grade statistics and best player sections.

 

Favourite a club via a club’s home page. There is a star icon  at the top of the page that can be selected to add the club as a favourite. Clubs can be found via the Club Search.

Favourite a league via it’s home page. There is a star icon  at the top of the page that can be selected to add the league as a favourite. Leagues can be found via the Search bar.

Find a grade by searching for the league that hosts the competition the grade is in. The correct season will need to be selected first before reaching the grade list.

Grades can also be reached via a team. Inside a team page, there is a quick link to the grade the team competes in.

Select the grade you want to favourite, once you land on the grade’s fixture, a star icon  at the top of the page can be selected to add the grade as a favourite.

 

The Team Schedule is powered by Teams only, therefore the teams of your favourite player must also be added as a favourite to generate the games on the Team Schedule

To remove a favourite, simply visit the home page of the favourite you wish to remove, and tap the star icon  at the top of the page. Once the star is in a deactivated state, the favourite will be removed from both the favourites list and the home screen.

Alternatively, inside the Favourites list, ​​swipe from right of screen to left of screen on the favourite you wish to remove, a bin icon  will appear, use the bin icon to remove the favourite.

There is also the option to bulk delete and bulk unpin favourites using the 'Edit' option in the favourites section.

Note: If you only want to remove a favourite from the Home Screen, use the pinning feature instead! That way, the favourite is still available in the favourite’s list, but doesn’t take up screen real estate on the home page.

This message is displayed when an administrator has chosen to hide certain information from the public. If you are seeing this message and believe there should be access to the information or view in question, please contact the organisation or competition administrator directly to request access or clarification.

This message is displayed when a player has decided to set their profile to ‘Private’ within the system. Private profiles will not appear in any player search results and will not have an accessible profile page. If one of your favourite players is now Private, they should be removed as a favourite. For more information:

• Private Players FAQs
• Private profile settings for participants

Favourites can be edited inside the lists in the favourites section. To bulk delete and bulk unpin favourites, use the 'Edit' option in the favourites section. To delete individual favourites, swipe on the individual favourite's tile from right to left to reveal a ‘Bin’ icon  . Tap this icon and the favourite will be deleted from favourites and from the home screen (where applicable).

If you only want to remove a favourite from the Home Screen, use the pinning feature instead! That way, the favourite is still available in the favourite’s list, but doesn’t take up screen real estate on the home page. Swiping on the tile from left to right will reveal a ‘Pin’ icon. Tap this icon to ‘Pin’ or ‘Unpin’ the favourite to the home screen.

Users can add up 50 favourites in each category.

The Team Schedule is a snapshot of your pinned, favourite team’s next games. In general, all games in the ‘Week Ahead’ (next 7 days) will show, and then your team’s next event (game or bye) in ‘Next Round’.

 

Only ten teams (with a status of Active or Upcoming) are allowed to be ‘Pinned’ to home. Once ten teams have been pinned, no more will be added to the home screen. To edit which teams are pinned and which are not, simply edit your favourites list. You can unpin teams individually, or use the 'Edit' button to bulk unpin teams.

The Team Schedule is powered by favourite teams, so the team must be a favourite in your favourite team’s list to show games in the schedule. Teams are seasonal. When a new season begins, a new team is created in the system, and that team must be added again as a favourite.

If the team has this icon  the team is in a “Completed” season and you will need to find the new version of that team for the new season.

The Team Schedule is ordered by game dates and times. Since byes do not have game times, they appear on the scheduled round date. There may be some occasions where round dates differ to game dates and in this instance, byes may show on a different date. Check the team's individual fixture if you wish to confirm.

Pinning is a feature that allows you to choose which of your favourites appear on the Home Screen.

Favourites are automatically pinned to the home screen when you first add them (unless you have reached your limit). To pin a favourite, find the item in your favourites list. Swiping on the tile from left to right will reveal a ‘Pin’ icon. Tap this icon and the favourite will be added to the home screen.

To unpin a favourite, find the item in your favourites list. Swiping on the tile from left to right will reveal an ‘Unpin’ icon. Tap this icon and the favourite will be removed from the home screen. Alternatively, you can unpin multiple teams at one time by using the 'Edit' button in the favourites section.

Only TEAMS have a limited amount of pins available on the home screen. Ten teams (with a status of Active or Upcoming) are allowed to be ‘Pinned’ to home. Once ten teams have been pinned, no more will be added to the home screen. To edit which teams are pinned and which are not, simply edit your favourites list.

Sharing allows users to easily send information to other users using their phone's messaging service, or email, or any application that includes communication tools. Within PlayAFL, users can share links to games, players, teams, grades, clubs and leagues.

Simply find the page or content you wish to share, whether it's a game, a player's profile, a team, a grade, a club or a league. Once there, use the 'Share' icon at the top of the page with the up arrow.

Yes, teams are seasonal. When a new season begins, a new team is created in the system, and that team must be added again as a favourite.

To have a team assigned to your profile in the Teams section, the competition administrator must allocate you to the team. Simply being selected for a game lineup will not add that team to your profile. Teams can still be added as a favourite and power the Team Schedule on the home screen without player allocation.

It is also important to note that if you have represented a team via a Game Permit, these teams will not appear in your team’s list.

 

A team’s fixture or team tile on the Team Schedule will say “There are no upcoming games for this team” when a team has finished their season’s games, or when they have finished their regular season games and the competition administrator has not yet assigned them to finals’ game.

A team’s fixture or team tile on the Team Schedule may say “There is no fixture available for this team” for a few reasons:

• A team may not yet be allocated to a grade
• A team may be in a grade that does not yet have a fixture
• A competition administrator may not be ready to show the fixture publicly
• A competition administrator may have chosen to hide the fixture for some reason

Competition administrators will hide fixtures and games when they are not confirmed and/or not ready to be released to the public. If you believe this is incorrect, please contact the competition administrator.

What does the completed icon  next to my team mean?

The completed icon indicates that the team is in a season that has finished. If the team is playing again in a new season, a new team will be created in the system, and you must add that new version of the team as a favourite.

Yes, grades are seasonal. When a new season begins, a new grade is created in the system, and that grade must be added again as a favourite.

What does the completed icon  next to my grade mean?

The completed icon indicates that the grade is in a season that has finished. If the same grade is used in a new season, a new grade will be created in the system, and you must add that new version of the grade as a favourite.

Only leagues that use the PlayHQ competition management system will be found in the league search, and have fixtures, ladders, results and statistics available.

Your profile, or any of your children or dependant’s profiles, can be set to ‘Private’ by accessing the profile page after logging into PlayHQ.com.

Private profiles will not appear in any player search results and will not have an accessible profile page. The profile’s name will be hidden from public display in all areas including game line-ups, game statistics and grade statistics.

 

If you cannot find yourself in player search or have noticed that your name is appearing as a “Private Player” in games you have competed in, it may be because your profile is set to ‘Private’ and is not visible to the public. To change your profile setting, please login to your profile via PlayHQ.com and follow the instructions to set your profile to ‘Public’.

There could be several reasons why a player may not appear in player search results including:
 

• The player has set their profile to private. Their profile will be hidden from public view and will not be listed in the player search results
• The search input does not meet the required criteria (e.g. incorrect spelling was used, the first name or last name was not included)
• The player has never registered to a competition. Player search is only for competition registrations and does not include players who registered to programs (like NAB AFL Auskick)
• The player has registered, but the registration requires approval by an administrator, and the approval has not yet happened
• The person being searched has only registered for other roles such as coaches, team managers, or volunteer-based roles, so they will not appear in the player search results

To find a team, you must first search for the League that the team is playing in, or the club that the team is affiliated with. This is because there are thousands of teams to search for across the AFL database. Once you have found the League or Club, you can then select the relevant Competition, Season, and Grade to find the team you are looking for.

 

To find a team, you must first search for the League that the team is playing in, or the club that the team is affiliated with. Once you have found the league or club, you can then select the relevant competition, season, and grade to find the team you are looking for.

It's important to note that teams can also be found through a player's profile page, which lists all the teams that the player is currently allocated to.

If you are unable to find your team through search, please ensure that you have selected the correct League or Club, and that you have selected the correct Competition, Season, and Grade.

To find a grade, you must first search for the League that the grade is in. Once you have found the league, you can then select the relevant competition and season to find the grade you are looking for.

It's important to note that grades can also be reached via a team. Inside a team page, there is a quick link to the grade the team competes in.

Navigate to the grade where you wish to view the top stat leaders/goal kickers. Use the “Statistics” tab. Here there is a list of all players within the grade who have played at least one game and their corresponding goals. Grade lists are sorted by Goals (high to low) but this can be changed by using the ‘Sort’ button at the bottom and choosing how you wish to sort the list

 

Navigate to the game where you wish to view the top goal kickers. Use the “Statistics” tab. Here there is a list of all players within the game and their corresponding goals. Game Statistic lists are sorted by Player Numbers (low to high) but this can be changed by using the ‘Sort’ button at the bottom and choosing how you wish to sort the list.

 

The easiest way to see your next game is to add the team as a favourite. Once added as a favourite, the teams next two games are shown on the Home screens - Team Schedule.

Other ways to find games is by accessing a Team’s home page, where the team’s full fixture is displayed, or by accessing the competition’s grade fixture.

Finally, a team’s games can be found by clicking on the profile of someone in the team, navigating to their Teams list and clicking into the team’s full fixture from here.

Games that have commenced will have a status of either “In Progress” or “Live”.

A “Live” game means the game is underway and is being live-scored at the venue using the PlayHQ electronic scoring system. Real-time updates of scores, play-by-play events, the live clock, and statistics will sync within the app and users will receive the most up-to-date information.

An “In-Progress” game means the game is underway but is not currently being scored at the venue via the PlayHQ electronic scoring system. Games that never turn to ‘Live’ are generally scored on paper and results will be entered via an administrator at a later time. These games will not show any data in the play-by-play tab as it was not captured in the system

PlayHQ encourages venues to live score to enrich the participant experience on the app.

Live Scores are available from Version 1.1.0 and above. Please update your app in the appstore or playstore.

Live games will automatically update inside a game centre when line ups and statistics are visible. These feeds will populate scores in real time and you don’t need to do anything.

Watching a Live game’s tile on the home screen, a team fixture or inside a grade fixture, requires you to refresh your screen (pull-to-refresh) or navigate away and come back to get the updated scores.

 

This message is displayed when an administrator has chosen to hide certain information from the public. If you are seeing this message and believe there should be access to the information or view in question, please contact the organisation or competition administrator directly to request access or clarification.

PlayAFL is designed to support devices using iOS 13.0+ and Android 5.0+. PlayAFL is optimised for smartphones and may not provide an optimal experience on tablets.
While the app is compatible with the above, performance may vary depending on the device's specifications, operating system version, and other factors.