The Northern Heat squads have had the final training run of the 2021/2022 program and are as ready as they’ll ever be to tackle their opponents in the end of program matches. The focus of the last training session was…
Montana Harvey is one of the new generation of young umpires enjoying the role. The 18 year-old now has a few years of experience behind her after first taking up the role in Glen Innes where her family is heavily…
Work is underway to build the Sydney Swans AFLW list ahead of their introduction to the competition next season, and six Northern NSW women are front and centre, pushing their claim for consideration. The Swans and Giants have kicked off…
A summer of doing the tough slog while no-one was watching has paid dividends for the players in the Northern Heat squads based on testing results achieved in Saturday’s first session of 2022. The two squads were put through their…
An exciting new partnership between the QBE Sydney Swans Academy and both AFL North Coast and AFL North West will provide greater opportunities for local players to make it to the big time. The partnership will see the North West,…
A life time love of footy is about to become a job of passion for Brad Greenshields who has been appointed to the role of Competition Co-ordinator for Northern NSW. Having started out as a junior player with Bayswater…
A combination of the generosity of the weather gods and the hard work of the ground staff at Sport UNE allowed Saturday’s Northern Heat session to go ahead as planned. The playing fields were in outstanding condition despite the month…
The Collingwood Magpies have shown their support for the Northern Heat by providing valuable training equipment for the program to use at all sessions. Northern Heat Sport Scientist Nic Morgan previously worked with the Magpies VFL team and this…
Following the recent decision that has seen the North West competition become an AFL managed League, a new position of Competition Co-ordinator is being recruited by AFL NSW/ACT to help to deliver competitions across Northern NSW. The Competition Co-ordinator role…
The Northern Heat program had its first full training session on Saturday, which doubled as the selection trial for a number of players who were unable to be involved two weeks ago. A further eleven players have been added to…
