2025 FQ Academy Northern Conference Carnival

Welcome to Endeavour Park in Cairns for the Northern Conference Junior and Youth Carnival for the 2025 season.

Football Queensland wishes to acknowledge the Gimuy-walubarra Yidi and the Yirrganydji peoples, the traditional custodians of the lands on which we gather to play this weekend and we pay our respects to their elders past and present.  FQ extends that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at the event. 

We welcome the players and their coaches to this event and look forward with anticipation to competitive games that demonstrate sound football-based competencies as well as good team spirit and sporting behaviour. 

Success is, of course, measured in different ways and we will look to see how the players implement their individual competencies, practiced and refined at training sessions, into team play.  Whilst individual skill is crucial, the timing, context and execution of footballing actions are also important.  Whilst we expect players to perform at a strong level, we understand that development is a progression, with players progressing at different rates and in different aspects of the game.

Our thanks go to all match officials for their role in ensuring the carnival runs in full accordance with the Laws of the Game.

To those watching from the sidelines, we extend a warm welcome. Your encouragement, applause, and recognition of effort are invaluable to the players, and your support is greatly appreciated.

We wish everyone involved a rewarding, enjoyable, and memorable weekend.