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AFL and Telstra Launch Major Local Footy Grants Program

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

Northern Heat program getting hotter this summer

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

Alice to make AFLW debut

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

Purple patch seals win for Poochettes

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

Saints perfect to the end

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

Hall’s famed Gillies Medal victory

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

Sophie the umpire’s choice in Women’s B&F award

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

Swans win Extra Time thriller

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

Saints win back-to-back Under 14 titles

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

Finals, the pointy end of the season is here

AFTER 15 rounds of Home & Away matches the finalists in both the women’s and men’s competition have been decided. In a first for the AFL North West, the finals venues have been decided based upon the finishing order of