AFL: The Bakers Creek Tigers and the Mackay Eastern Swans have taken out the Whitsunday Sea Eagles pre-season carnival.

In oppressive 34-degree heat teams from throughout the Whitsundays battled it out in a series of two 12-minute halves.

Whitsunday Sea Eagles president Ben Hall described the event at the Whitsunday Sportspark as the biggest on the club's annual calendar.

"The turnout has been fantastic and the day has been fantastic, really positive," he said.

In lieu of no grand final fixtures being held at the Whitsunday Sea Eagles' home ground, they host an annual carnival.

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Hall said it was a vital fundraiser for the Sea Eagles.

"Today is our biggest day of the whole year. Today sets us up for the rest of the year."

Based on the financial success of the pre-season carnival, the Sea Eagles are going to have a good year, Hall said.

The side drew a short straw when they were matched against last year's premiership winning team the Mackay City Hawks.

They lost this game and also went down to Curra Swans in game nine.

Grand final winners, the Bakers Creek Tigers, surprised many by triumphing over Thuringowa in what turned out to be a narrow three-point margin. It is the first pre-season grand final they have won since 1997.

The Eastern Swans women were also shock winners against the Mackay Magpies.

It's the first game the Magpies girls have lost since the team's inception in 2014.

Magpies coach Peter Thiele said the club fielded a much younger team in the pre-season carnival and was confident of a win in the lead-up to the grand final.

But it was not to be, the Swans emerged convincing winners, the Magpies managing to score only one behind the Swans' 26 points.