Northern Heat impresses in Gold Coast hit outs

Former Kangaroo aiming to become a Swan

Jack Dadd is starting to make his mark on the footy field in the big smoke, with the Sydney Swans taking notice and including him in their VFL setup. The former Tamworth Kangaroo spent much of last season playing in…

The Heat is on!

All is in readiness for the two Northern Heat squads ahead of their end of program practice matches on the Gold Coast in three weeks’ time. The squads had their last training hit out at the impressive new Wiigulga Sports…

Hard work pays off for the Heat

Northern Heat players have done the hard yards over the Christmas and new year period, with excellent fitness testing results recorded at Saturday’s training session. Having been provided with a strength and conditioning program by Heat coach and former Sydney…

Sydney Swans like the cut of locals’ jibs

Two stars of the AFL North West Women’s competition have taken the next step forward in their careers, having made the cut to gain inclusion in the Sydney Swans Academy NAB League squads. Ruby Spark (17, Tamworth) has been included…

Big picture is emerging for Heat players

The Northern Heat program took a huge leap forward at Saturday’s training session in Armidale with the players putting together the basics from earlier hit outs as the Heat style of play started to emerge. When players had the ball…

Local prospects are on Swans radar

Three of the North West’s brightest young footy prospects have been included in the Sydney Swans summer Benchmarking program, giving them the chance to press for inclusion in Swans underage teams. Dusty Hagon (17, Tamworth), Ruby Spark (17, Tamworth), and…

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…