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Extra Time needed at Junior Grand Final

THE Under 12 Grand Final needed Extra Time to separate Inverell/Glen Innes and Gunnedah/Tamworth after the nail-biter ended in a draw at the end of four quarters. Inverell/Glen Innes held on to a slender lead late in the last quarter

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North West rep teams announced

WITH representative football just around the corner, the players who will represent the AFL North West Blue Heelers have been selected. Teams have been picked for the Blue Heelers mens, womens and Under 13 teams. MEN’S REPRESENTATIVE TEAM GUNNEDAH INVERELL

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Junior Gala Days locked in for 2025

THE dates and venues for the AFL North West’s Junior Gala Days have been finalised. The first Gala Day will be held on Sunday, May 4, the day after the senior season starts. The venue for the first event will

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Senior fixture for 2025 released

THE fixture for the 2025 AFL North West senior competition has been finalised and it’s now little more than ten weeks until the season begins. When the first bounce of the season takes place on May 3, the AFL North

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Nail biting win for Inverell women

IT WASN’T until an unlikely shot at goal after the siren fell short that Inverell was finally able to celebrate winning a tight Women’s Grand Final. Facing the previously undefeated Gunnedah, Inverell found themselves involved in an arm-wrestle for the

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Rekunow first Poochette to win big prize

GUNNEDAH captain Katrina Rekunow is the first Poochettes player to win the AFL North West’s Women’s Best & Fairest award. After finishing seventh in the Best & Fairest count in 2022 and fifth last year, Rekunow took her game to

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Exciting season ahead for juniors

AN additional age group and a strong commitment to the Gala Day format have laid a foundation for what promises to be an exciting 2024 for the AFL North West’s juniors. This season will see an Under 12 age group

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Naismith to make Tigers debut

GUNNEDAH product Sam Naismith is set to play his first AFL game in 1,353 days when he plays his first game for Richmond on Saturday. The ruckman has been selected to play in the Tigers’ Opening Round clash against Gold

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Senior fixture for 2024 released

THE fixture for the 2024 AFL North West senior competition has been finalised and it’s now little more than eight weeks until the season begins. When the first bounce of the season takes place on April 27, the AFL North

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Australia Day Awards for Poochettes

THE Gunnedah Shire Council has honoured the Gunnedah Poochettes in its Australia Day Awards. The premiership winning Poochettes women’s team was named as Gunnedah Shire Council’s Sports Team of the Year. And to top off a huge awards ceremony held

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