Deja and Ruby shine for NSW/ACT Indigenous team

Heat ramps up the intensity

The second session of the Northern Heat program raised its own bar of expectations, building on what had already been an exhausting first session to continue to push the players beyond their comfort zones. The session continued the focus on…

Hard work is underway for Northern Heat

The new Northern Heat program literally hit the ground running at the first training session in Armidale on Saturday. To establish a baseline on players’ fitness, the entire squad was put through their paces in a gruelling session that featured…

Long, hot summer will reap rewards for Northern Heat

With Grand Finals having been played across Northern NSW you could be forgiven for thinking that local footy is now on an extended break, but for the 28 players that have been named in the Northern Heat program, the “off-season”…

Grow footy, get paid, have fun!

AFL NSW/ACT is seeking casual Development Officers to work in every town across the region, where the focus will be on recruiting school aged children to our great game. The role is particularly suited to school leavers who are looking…

North West’s finest in Teams of the Year

THE finest players in the region have been recognised with the naming of the AFL North West’s 2022 Teams of the Year. The teams were announced on social media on Friday and all players named in the two very strong…

Nomads defy underdog tag to take trophy

THE New England Nomads have won three straight finals to claim the 2022 AFL North West Senior Men’s premiership from fourth position. The Nomads won a true arm wrestle of a grand final against the Tamworth Swans after they were…

Saints premiership makes a point

A goal late in the last term by Kayla Sims has secured Inverell the Senior Women’s Premiership by the barest of margins. Gunnedah, who were undefeated all season, led a magnificent contest that was high pressured but fair by just…

Nomads out to crash Swans’ party

NO HOST likes an unwelcome party crasher but that’s exactly the role the New England Nomads will be trying to play when the face the Tamworth Swans in Saturday’s Senior Men’s Grand Final. The Tamworth Swans clearly finished on top…

The bundle of joy a win would bring

OPINIONS are divided as to who will win the Women’s Grand Final on Saturday between Gunnedah and Inverell. Although Gunnedah has been unbeaten throughout 2022, Inverell has run the Poochettes extremely close on two occasions this year. The Saints had…