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300 up for Nipper

THIS weekend Bruce Alp will umpire his 300th AFL North Coast match. ‘Nipper’ first started blowing a whistle 13 years ago and now he is on the verge of a tremendous milestone. “It actually means a lot. It’s actually an

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Dockers receive a funding boost

PLANS to extend the length of the ground at South West Rocks have been given a boost thanks to the application from the Dockers receiving conditional funding from the Australian Football Facilities Fund (AFFF). The Dockers entered plans to extend

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Dates set to catch-up postponed matches

THE matches that were postponed on the weekend due to wet playing fields have had dates locked in to play catch-up games. The Senior Mens match between Sawtell/Toormina and Macleay Valley will now be played on the King’s Birthday long

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Best and Fairest Medal named in honour of Cambridge

AN important player in the early history of the AFL North Coast’s Women’s competition is being recognised with a tremendous honour. The player judged each year as the AFL North Coast’s Women’s Best & Fairest will now be awarded the

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Enormous growth in female playing numbers

THE number of female players in the AFL North Coast continues to grow. The first woemn’s competition was played in 2018. That same year was also the second year for the Youth Girls. In that fledgling year there were 106

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AFL North Coast junior rep teams finlised

THE AFL North Coast has announced four of the six North Coast Force representative teams that will compete at the Northern NSW representative carnival in Coffs Harbour on July 8, 9 and 10. All three of the Force girls teams

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Junior numbers continue to rise

THERE will be a record number of teams playing each Sunday when the AFL North Coast’s junior competition starts on Sunday, April 6. Numbers have consistently grown over the past five years and in 2025 the number of teams have

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Coaches for senior rep teams locked in

IT’S now known who will be calling the shots when the North Coast Force senior representative teams are playing in Gunnedah on June 28. Katika Adams will be coaching the women’s representative team when the Force women battle it out

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Senior fixture for 2025 released

THE fixture for the 2025 AFL North Coast senior competition has been finalised and it’s now little more than six weeks until the season begins. When the first bounce of the season takes place on April 12, the AFL North

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Venues for Junior Force trials announced

THE selection trials for the 2025 North Coast Force junior representative teams are going to be held at two venues in March. On Sunday, March 23 the first of the selection trials will be held at E.J Biffin Playing Fields

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