THE AFL’s commitment to growth in the North West has been further evidenced with a newly created Development Coordinator role to concentrate solely on the region. The full time position will have the task of further developing footy across the…
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…
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…
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…
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”…
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…
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…
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…
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…
