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All the action at the top end of ladder

ROUND 4 PREVIEW: Community Umpiring Round will see both the New England Nomads and Tamworth Kangaroos men trying to ensconce themselves in the upper echelon of the AFL North West ladder. It will be the first road trip of the

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Community Umpiring Week puts umpires front and centre

This week the AFL North West will be celebrating Community Umpiring Week, where the AFL celebrates its umpires throughout the nation, particularly our community umpires, who work to make our game safe, fun and fair each week, often without the

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Gala Day a roaring success

THE wide smiles on the faces of the participants at Sunday’s first junior Gala Day was all the evidence that was needed to rate the day as a major success. Tamworth’s Riverside No.5 ground needed to have three junior ovals

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Arm wrestle contests go down to the wire

ROUND 3 REVIEW: The two Grand Final rematches both delivered outstanding games of football. The men’s match between the New England Nomads and Tamworth Swans at Bellevue Oval was an arm wrestle that was only able to be decided late

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Saturday is Grand Final rematch day

ROUND 3 PREVIEW: Two grades, two Grand Final rematches, two chances for the vanquished to exact some revenge. The women’s match at Inverell on Saturday and the men’s match at Armidale will pit the teams who played out a pair

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Gala Day on Sunday to start junior season

JUNIOR AFL for 2023 gets underway on Sunday with a huge day of footy at Tamworth’s Riverside Sporting Complex. Clubs from around the North West will be converging on Tamworth for a Gala Day with matches organised for kids in

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Swans win local derby after the siren

ROUND 2 REVIEW: The Tamworth Swans have opened their season with a last gasp victory over local rival the Tamworth Kangaroos. The Kangaroos led the local derby by three points with the siren imminent. That was before Lachlan Bennetts-Inkster had

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Bulldogs and Nomads men chasing first win

ROUND 2 PREVIEW: The men’s teams from both Gunnedah and the New England Nomads will be keen to reverse the results they recorded in last week’s opening round. The pair meet at Wolseley Park on Saturday with Gunnedah coming off

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Kangaroos bounce out of the blocks

ROUND 1 REVIEW: The Tamworth Kangaroos have been trying to stay under the radar all summer long but may not be able to stay unnoticed for much longer. The Kangaroos men were impressive in their opening round win over Gunnedah.

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Nomads and Saints start all over again

ROUND 1 PREVIEW: Having climbed the top of the AFL North West tree, reigning premiers the New England Nomads men and Inverell Saints women now need to return to ground level and start at the same place as everybody else.

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