GUNNEDAH product Sam Naismith has landed at a second AFL club. Naismith, 31, joins Richmond following a consistent 2023 season with Port Melbourne in the VFL. Prior to spending last season at Port Melbourne, Naismith played 30 games for the…
Local football clubs across Australia will receive an $8 million boost over the next four years as the AFL and Telstra unveiled Telstra Footy Country Grants. With a pool of $2 million to be distributed each year starting in 2024, eligible…
THE highly successful Northern Heat program will return across the 2023/24 off season to provide selected players with the chance to take their game to the next level. In exciting news for the program, this summer will see a girls…
FORMER Gunnedah player Alice Mitchell is set to realise her AFLW dream on Sunday. Mitchell has been named by the Sydney Swans to make her AFLW debut in Sunday’s local derby against the GWS Giants at North Sydney Oval. The…
FOUR third quarter goals in the space of eight minutes was the burst of scoring Gunnedah produced to win the 2023 AFL North West Women’s premiership. Playing in front of their home crowd and with a sideline DJ playing Baha…
INVERELL maintained its unbeaten record all the way through the season, climaxing in a 16 point win over the Tamworth Swans in the Grand Final. But the Saints didn’t have it all their own way in the season decider played…
Tamworth Kangaroos captain Matthew Hall’s excellent on-field performances in 2023 have been rewarded with the Tony Gillies Medal. Hall was named as the AFL North West’s player of the season after the counting of the umpires votes. The 24 year-old…
AFTER not playing football last year, Sophie Ranken certainly made sure her return to the game was a good one. The Tamworth Swans midfielder claimed the Women’s Best & Fairest award having polled 23 votes from the umpires in just…
THE Tamworth Swans have reached a second straight men’s grand final but the margin was only a matter of centimetres. The Swans defeated the New England Nomads in the Preliminary Final but not before the match ended in a draw…
INVERELL’S Under 14 team produced a strong Grand Final performance to win the premiership for a second consecutive year. The Saints proved too strong for the Tamworth Roosters in the second half kicking four goals to one after the main…
