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Roosters show they aren’t chickens on the weekend

The long wait was finally over for junior AFL with the opening round being played on Saturday. The Tamworth Roosters were split with the under 14 team playing the newly formed Gunnedah side in Gunnedah while the under 17 boys

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See the AFL North West 2020 draws for all four competitions

The AFL North West draws for all four competitions have been finalised after a couple last minute changes. It was always going to be a season like no other and the draws reflect that with a shortened finals format in

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More teams nominate for AFLNW men’s competition

  Two more clubs have nominated teams for the AFL North West men’s competition meaning there will be a six-team competition in 2020. The Tamworth Kangaroos and the Inverell Saints will join the other four teams that had previously nominated

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All four AFL North West competitions to be run in 2020

  The AFL North West Executive has confirmed that all four competitions will go ahead in 2020 with at least four teams to be fielded in each. The women’s, under 17s and under 14s competitions will all have four teams

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AFL North West works toward a mid-July start date

  The AFL North West will meet with club presidents in the coming days as the league pushes toward a July 18 kick-off. The announcement that adult community sport could return from July 1 was welcomed by AFL North West

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Community football clubs given green light to train in groups of 10

Community football clubs have be given the green light to return to training in groups of, up-to, 10 people. Following the revised NSW Public Health Order which came into effect Friday 15 May, AFL NSW/ACT has endorsed a return to

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AFL North West working toward a return to footy

AFL North West officials and club representatives will meet next week to discuss a return to the football field in 2020. The meeting, to be held on Thursday, May 21, will see the AFL North West provide all clubs with

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Swans family take on the May 50K

The Georges set out to complete the May 50k for the same reason as thousands of other Australians – to raise funds for research into multiple sclerosis (MS). But the benefits have been more far-reaching than they expected. Not only

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New England Nomads face extra hurdle if season goes ahead

  James Treweeke expects 2020 to be one extreme or the other if an AFL North West season goes ahead. The New England Nomads could be a premiership contender again or they could struggle to get enough players to field

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Gunnedah coach hopeful of 2020 season going ahead

  Tomorrow marks the day AFL would have returned to fields around the North West. There’s always an air of excitement, and a sprinkling of nerves, as players prepare for the first round but not today. As the coronavirus situation

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