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Arm wrestle contests go down to the wire

ROUND 3 REVIEW: The two Grand Final rematches both delivered outstanding games of football. The men’s match between the New England Nomads and Tamworth Swans at Bellevue Oval was an arm wrestle that was only able to be decided late

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Club profile: Saints have a point to prove

THE preview series of men’s and women’s teams ahead of the 2023 season start continues today with the club that won the women’s premiership last year. INVERELL 2022 Results – Mens: 3rd; Womens: Premiers. SUMMER TRANSFERS Mens – In: Nil.

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Senior fixture for 2023 released

THE fixture for the 2023 AFL North West senior competition has been finalised and it’s now little more than five weeks until the season begins. When the first bounce of the season takes place on April 22, the AFL North

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Girls clinics set to have AFLW involvement

Sydney Swans AFLW player Alice Mitchell will be the special guest at three girls come and try clinics to be run across the weekend. Mitchell is returning to the region to help grow girls’ participation numbers in the code ahead

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Supporting club leaders to grow and thrive

AFL NSW/ACT is fast tracking the learning and development of five first-time club presidents across Northern NSW who are participating in the Club President Mentoring Program. This program is designed to support the presidents as they learn the ropes of

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Hard work is underway for Northern Heat

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

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North West’s finest in Teams of the Year

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

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Saints premiership makes a point

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

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The bundle of joy a win would bring

OPINIONS are divided as to who will win the Women’s Grand Final on Saturday between Gunnedah and Inverell. Although Gunnedah has been unbeaten throughout 2022, Inverell has run the Poochettes extremely close on two occasions this year. The Saints had

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Thrillers the order of Preliminary Final Day

THOSE with heart issues should’ve been advised to stay away from Varley Oval on Saturday. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but nerves were jangling throughout Preliminary Final Day as both matches went down to the wire. The New England Nomads

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