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Nominate now for Blue Heelers program

Do you want to be the region’s next Sam Naismith or Alice Mitchell and play in the AFL or AFLW? Or do you just want to improve your AFL skills and knowledge to perform better in club footy? If you

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League and Manager both spread wings

New season, new age groups, new direction for the sport locally, and there will soon be a new Community Football and Competition Manager with news that Paul Taylor is moving into a new role within AFL NSW/ACT. After nearly eight

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Blue Heelers rep program set to return in 2023

As more players flock to Junior footy within AFL North West, the opportunity to be part of the Blue Heelers representative program will be offered again in 2023. The Blue Heelers program is supported by the QBE Sydney Swans Academy

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Club volunteers shine so others can play

Community footy doesn’t happen without the tireless efforts of club volunteers – whether that’s committee members, coaches and team managers, Auskick Co-ordinators, umpires, or game day volunteers. Finding new volunteers is an ongoing challenge, so retaining existing club volunteers is

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Northern Heat impresses in Gold Coast hit outs

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Kids flock to Swans throughout the North West

More than 1,500 school aged children engaged with the gospel of AFL across the five days that Sydney Swans players were in the North West region, and the message that the players gave was extremely well received. AFL players Sam

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Girls clinics set to have AFLW involvement

Sydney Swans AFLW player Alice Mitchell will be the special guest at three girls come and try clinics to be run across the weekend. Mitchell is returning to the region to help grow girls’ participation numbers in the code ahead

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Sydney Swans raring to visit the North West

The AFL Community Camp program returns this year to what it was pre-COVID, with two Sydney Swans players scheduled to visit several North West towns, ahead of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. For the past two years, AFL clubs

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Roadshow to support volunteers for season ahead

Are you taking on a committee, coaching, or Auskick related role within your footy club in 2023? AFL NSW/ACT wants to support you and is running the annual Education Roadshow to make sure you have all the info you need

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Drafting in a new crop of North West recruits

Momentum is building in the junior age group space with numerous school and community based programs being delivered across the North West region. Led by Khobi Devine, the first full time Development Co-ordinator in the region, programs are already underway

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