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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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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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Last chance for a ticket to the big dance

IT’S now or never for the teams competing in Saturday’s Preliminary Finals. For the victor it’s onward and upward to the Grand Final while it’s a case of curtains for the vanquished. Inverell will enjoy the luxury of home ground

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Swans, Poochettes qualify for Grand Finals

THE Tamworth Swans have earned the right to host the 2022 AFL North West Grand Finals. It was a big day for the Swans’ men and Gunnedah’s women who both won their 2nd Semi Finals to be the first teams

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Nail biters predicted for Semis

ALL four Semi Finals being played at Tamworth No.1 Oval on Saturday have the potential to go down to the wire. From the local derby that starts the day in the Womens 1st Semi Final to the Mens clash being

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Festival of Finals at No. 1 Oval

The first week of the AFL North West finals is upon us and Saturday brings a footy extravaganza at Tamworth No.1 Oval. Hosting rights for the first week of the finals this year go to the teams that finished in

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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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