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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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Saints perfect to the end

INVERELL maintained its unbeaten record all the way through the season, climaxing in a 16 point win over the Tamworth Swans in the Grand Final. But the Saints didn’t have it all their own way in the season decider played

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Sophie the umpire’s choice in Women’s B&F award

AFTER not playing football last year, Sophie Ranken certainly made sure her return to the game was a good one. The Tamworth Swans midfielder claimed the Women’s Best & Fairest award having polled 23 votes from the umpires in just

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Swans win Extra Time thriller

THE Tamworth Swans have reached a second straight men’s grand final but the margin was only a matter of centimetres. The Swans defeated the New England Nomads in the Preliminary Final but not before the match ended in a draw

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Late charge by Roos wins local derby

FOR the second time this year the Tamworth Derby saw two nail biters played, only this time the results from the earlier meeting were reversed. The Tamworth Kangaroos were forced to come from 13 points down at 3/4 Time of

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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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Swans win local derby after the siren

ROUND 2 REVIEW: The Tamworth Swans have opened their season with a last gasp victory over local rival the Tamworth Kangaroos. The Kangaroos led the local derby by three points with the siren imminent. That was before Lachlan Bennetts-Inkster had

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Club profile: Steady as she goes at Swans

THE final edition of the AFL North West preview series is here. We’ve been looking at men’s and women’s teams ahead of the 2023 season start and we conclude our series today with a club that came oh so close

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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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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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