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Bags of goals the order of the day

EVERY team has played each opponent once and at this stage of the season the Tamworth Swans sit atop the men’s tree and for the women it’s Gunnedah who is leading the way. The local derby at Tamworth was a

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Youth Girls Mini Series sees exponential growth

Match two of the Youth Girls Mini Series held in Inverell showed that momentum is building as numbers all but doubled on the first session which was staged just a week ago. A fantastic turnout saw 18 players take to

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Roos overcome plucky Bulldogs

THE two Tamworth teams maintained their unbeaten status in the men’s competition while Gunnedah and Inverell continue to lead the way for the women. At Tamworth No.1 the Kangaroos men jumped out of the blocks quickly against Gunnedah and led

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Indigenous culture centre stage across the nation

Dozens of football clubs in NSW and the ACT are throwing their support behind the AFL’s annual Sir Doug Nicholls Round which kicks off this weekend. More commonly known as Indigenous Round, this week of footy celebrates Aboriginal and Torres

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Dogs and Swans earn a pair of wins

GUNNEDAH”S men’s team recorded its first win of the season after a tight tussle at Moree. The Bulldogs again got off to a slow start against the Moree Services Suns/Narrabri Eagles and were trailing by 8 points at the first

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First chances for Youth Girls to play

THE AFL North West’s first foray into Youth Girls footy is forging ahead. Four dates and venues have been selected for girls born in 2005, 2006 and 2007 to try their hand at playing a ‘Mini Series’ of football matches

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Top teams show hot early season form

THE Tamworth Kangaroos are off to a perfect start to the 2022 with both their men’s and women’s teams undefeated after two rounds. On Saturday the Roos were at Tamworth No.1 Oval against the New England Nomads and both matches

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Celebrating the key role of Umpires

  This weekend AFL North West will be celebrating the start of Community Umpiring Week. The objective of Community Umpiring Week is to increase the awareness of umpiring as a choice & as an additional activity to playing. Community Umpiring

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Two further chances to join the Blue Heelers

It’s not too late to join the North West Blue Heelers development program, with the first two training sessions being offered as chances for players to be considered for selection. The Blue Heelers program is not only focused on individual

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First ever kennel of Blue Heelers announced

The North West Blue Heelers program has announced its initial intake of 31 players, with these trailblazers to be the first in the region’s rich AFL history to don the new Blue Heelers identity. The players were selected based on

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