Queensland Touch Football (QTF) is the official state body of touch football in Queensland and a member of Touch Football Australia (TFA).

The Queensland Touch Association was established 20 January 1979, when it was agreed to affiliate with the newly formed Australian Touch Association (2 December 1978), known as Touch Football Australia. (Till 2013 it was known as Queensland Touch Association)

QTF Provides services (events. development, etc) to 6 regions, 72 affiliated touch football associations, As of 2024 QTF has 70,000+ members and more than 130,000 participants across Queensland making touch football one of the highest participated sports in the state.

First Meeting and elected Committee

1979 – January 20th

• The Queensland Touch Association was formed at a Meeting held at the Melbourne Note!, Brisbane. The Meeting was chaired by Mr Noel Gardner of Redcliffe and was attended by the following:

R. Heathwood, S. McAllister, N. Gardner (Redcliffe), D. Bateson, J. Bardsley, L. Mowles, P. Hoiberg, J. Leahy, R. Mowles, D. Purvis (Metropolitan), G. Balkin, W. Daley, Rausenbach, P. Bliss (Brisbane), I. Young, Cox (Nambour), J. Wyatt, B. Roker, P. Eggers (Gold Coast), W. Pierce, J. McAllister (North Queensland), M. Hooper, R. Eustace (Ipswich), J. French, J. Pobar (Toowoomba), C. Gittins, V. Reynolds (Central Queensland), R. Vawdon, P. Smith, J. Pemberton (N.S.W.).

• The attendance of representatives from Sydney, Cairns, Townsville and Rockhampton was made possible by Ansett Airlines.
• The following Officer bearers were elected:
• President: Paul C. Eggers.
• Secretary/Treasurer: Russell Mowles.
• Public Relations Officer: John Bardsley.
• Vice Presidents:
  • Nth Queensland — John McAllister.
  • Central Queensland — Vince Reynolds.
  • Sth East Queensland — Wayne Daley.

1980

The Q.T.A. Referees Association was formed at a Meeting held at the Melbourne Hotel, Brisbane, attended by

Lyle Lohman (Innisfail), Ray Eustace (Ipswich), Col Clark, Russell Mowles, John Bardsley (Brisbane Metropolitan), Lou Crane, Vince Reynolds (Rockhampton), Bruce Holland, Holland (Bundaberg).The Meeting was chaired by Paul Eggers.

Election of Office bearers:

• President and State Director – Col Clark (Brisbane Metropolitan)
• Secretary/Treasurer – Ray Eustace (Ipswich)
• Vice-Presidents:
  • North Queensland – Lyle Lohman
  • Central Queensland Lou Crane
  • Wide Bay/Burnett – Bruce Holland
  • South East Queensland – Ray Eustace

October – Inaugural QTA State Championships were held at Finsbury Park and Davies Park in Brisbane.

Results

• Men’s Open – Divisional:
  • South East Qld. (3) North Qld. (0)
• Men’s Seniors – Divisional:
  • South East Qld. (2) North Qld. (0)
• Women’s Open – Divisional:
  • South East Qld. (5) Central Qld. (2)
• Men’s Open – Teams:
  • Metropolitan Eagles (2) Metro. Untouch. (0)
• Men’s Seniors – Teams:
  • Redcliffe (2) Ipswich (1)
• Women’s Open – Teams:
  • A.P.I. (5) Gold Coast (1)

From the Queensland Year Book 1982:

Life Members

Paul Eggers (1986)

1974, Paul called a meeting and formed the Gold Coast Touch Association, and was appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the Association.

1978 Paul was at the meeting where the Australian Touch Association was formed in 1978 and was elected the Co-Director of Promotions.

1985 – 1989 Vice President of the Australian Touch Association

1979 Paul formed the Queensland Touch Association and was named the Foundation President of the Association, a role he held through to 1992.

1980 Paul was involved in the organisation of the first National Championships in 1980.

1986, he was named the foundation President of the Federation of International Touch (FIT), a role he held through to 1990.

Paul returned to the TFA Board in the 2006/07 period as a Director.

Paul received foundation Life Membership of the Queensland Touch Association and the Gold Coast Touch Association

Life Member of South Queensland and Border Districts Touch Association.

Paul became a TFA Life Member in 2011.

Russell Mowles (1986)

1973 Foundation Player – Brisbane Touch Football Association
1974 – 1981Foundation Secretary – S.E.Q.T.F.A. (Brisbane) – Later Known as Metropolitan Touch Football Association (now BMTA)
1978 Foundation Secretary of South Qld TFA (Region)
1979 Awarded Life Membership of Metropolitan T.F.A.
1982 – 1985 President – Metropolitan T.F.A.
1985 – 1986 – Foundation President of Brisbane City T.F.A. (Region)
1979 – Foundation Secretary/Treasurer of Qld Touch Association and Served as Secretary Until 1984
1980 – Co-Ordinator of the Inaugural Qld Touch State Championships
1980, 1982 and 1983 – General Manager of The Qld Touch Teams Competing at National Championships
1979 – 1993 – Qld Delegate to Australian Touch Association
1985 – 1996 – President Qld Touch Association
1986 – Awarded Life Membership of Qld Touch Association
1994 – 1997 – President of Australian Touch Assn And Delegate to F.I.T.
1995 – General Manager Australian Teams – World Cup
2000 – Awarded A.S.M for Services to Touch Football

Barry Doyle (1987)

Bill Pierce (1987)

Ray Eustace (1992)

Peter McNeven (1992)

1978-1985 Foundation President – Squash United Touch Club
1980-1985 Vice President – Ipswich Touch association
1982-84 Ipswich Delegate to SEQTA
1982-1985 Coach of SUTC – three successful Men’s “A” titles
1983-84 South East Queensland Delegate to QTF
1984 Vice President – South East Queensland
1984-85 Foundation Secretary – South West Queensland Touch
1984-95 Ipswich Delegate to SWQTA
1984-97 Queensland Board of Management
1986-87 President – Ipswich Touch Association
1986-1987 Coach of ITA Men’s Open team to three successful Men’s Open titles
1987 Coach of SWQTA Men’s Open team to a State Men’s Open title
1988-1990-1992 Coach of Queensland Men’s Open team to three successful National titles
1991-1999 Coach of the Australian Men’s Open team winning three World Cups.
1992 Queensland Delegate to TFA
1995-1996 Coach of Queensland Men’s Open team to back-to-back State of Origin titles without losing a game.
2004 First coach to be inducted into Australian Touch Football “Hall of Fame”.
2010 Awarded “Men’s Coach” – 30 Years of Australian National Championships
2011 Peter McNeven Medal, struck in honour of coaching excellence, Awarded “Elite 8’s Men’s Coach of the Championship”.
2013 – and current Federation International Touch Coaching Commission Chair
2014 Federation International Touch Board Member

Richard Munroe (1993)

Bill Ker (1996)

Bill’s involvement with Touch Football has been extensive, starting off as Vice President of Gold Coast Touch in 1976.

Bill was also a keen player and attended the first North Queensland Championships.

Bill was the Executive Officer of Queensland Touch from 1984 to 1994

CEO of the then Australian Touch Association, from 1994 to 2005. During this time Bill was one of three committee members who initiated and introduced the National Touch League concept.

Bill served from 1995 to 2007 on the World Cup events committee and is now the Secretary General of the Federation of International Touch (FIT). Bill’s many achievements also include being a Level 5 referee and being awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.

Bill is also a Life Member of the Gold Coast and Queensland Touch Associations.

The Bill Ker medal is named in his honour for staff in the TFA network who have reached 12 or more years of service to the sport.

Bill Ker became a Life Member of TFA in 2014

Alan Satchell (2000)

Patrick Carroll (2010)

1973: Began playing Touch in the Brisbane Touch Football Association

1979: Began playing Touch in Redlands Touch Association

1987: Redlands Delegate to South Coast Touch Association

1988: Vice President South Coast Touch Association (later changed to South Queensland and Border Districts Touch Association)

1989 – 2002: SQBD Administrator

1989 – 2002: SQBD Delegate to Queensland Touch Association

1991: Organised a Parliamentary Reception for all SQBD World Cup representatives

1992 – 1996: QTA Director of Junior Development

1992 – 1996: State Coach Men’s Over 40

1993: Life Member of Redlands Touch Association

1993: Completed Graduate Diploma of Sport Coaching at University of Queensland

1994: Developed, planned and helped deliver the content of the inaugural Queensland Development Camp for Under 20 participants

1995: Australian Assistant Coach World Cup Men’s Over 40

1996: Developed, planned and organised the inaugural Queensland Junior State Cup

1998: Coach of the South Africa Men’s Open Tour for the Tour of South East Queensland and NSW State Cup

2007 -2011: Chairman of QTA

2007 – 2010: QTA Delegate to Touch Football Association (TFA)

2009: Life Member of SQBD

2010: Life Member of QTA

2014 – Present:  Federation of International Touch Coaching Commission Member

David Field (2023)

1981: Began playing Touch Football
1993: Began refereeing Touch Football in Townsville
1997 – 1999: Technical Director at North Queensland Touch
1999: Received Level 5 Referee Badge at NTL
2000: Received Level 6 Referee Badge at NTL
1999, 2001 & 2004: Referee at State of Origin
2003: Awarded 10 Year Service Award
2004 – 2007: Represented Australia as a referee at 19 International Events
2004 – Present: President at Bundaberg Touch
2004 – Present: Referee Director at Queensland Touch Football
2008 – Present: Member on the TFA National Referee Panel
2011 – Present: Board Member at Central Queensland Touch
2011 – Present: Referee Director at Central Queensland Touch
2011 – Present: Member on the Federation of International Touch Referee Panel
2023: Awarded 25 Year Service Award at NTL
2023: Awarded Volunteer of the Year at QTF Awards