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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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Nomads defy underdog tag to take trophy

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

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Nomads out to crash Swans’ party

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

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Nobody could keep up with the Jones

TAMWORTH Swans midfielder Josh Jones was a runaway winner of the 2022 Tony Gillies Medal. In the first eight rounds of the season, Jones was awarded 20 votes by the umpires including six best-on-grounds to build a 10 vote lead

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Eliza proves a dab hand at footy

CONSIDERING it was her first year of playing footy, Eliza Hand had a debut season to remember. The Tamworth Swans ruck claimed the Women’s Best & Fairest award having polled 21 votes from the umpires in just nine matches. The

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