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Talented locals get Swans Academy call-up

THREE AFL North Coast players have been called up to play for the Sydney Swans Academy. Beau Guthrie from the Coffs Breakers and Port Macquarie’s Cedar Barry have been chosen to play in the Swans’ under-16s team that will be

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Magpies getting on a roll

PORT Macquarie’s two senior teams recorded strong wins on Saturday to entrench their spots in the finals positions. There’s still a lot of football left in 2022 but the Magpies have found form over the past couple of weeks. The

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Tigers maintain unbeaten record

A SIX-GOAL win over Sawtell/Toormina has seen Grafton’s men continue its unbeaten start to the 2022 season. While the final score of 16.15 (111) to 10.5 (65) looks like a comfortable victory for the Tigers it was anything but. Sawtell/Toormina

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Tigers hold on in a Nana Glen nail biter

NANA Glen provided an unusual backdrop to an exciting match that saw Grafton just edge ahead of Port Macquarie. A couple of hand held lawn mowers were fired up early on Saturday morning at Len Towells Oval to mark out

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Tigers and Saints produce wet Indigenous Round show

INDIGENOUS Round was celebrated in style at Richardson Park on Saturday. As the AFL community celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and players, and their incredible contribution to Australian football, Sawtell/Toormina provided a spectacular show of Indigenous dancing, acknowledgement

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Angus picked in Allies squad

SAWTELL/Toormina player Angus Anderson has earned himself a wonderful football honour. Angus, who turns 19 this week, has been selected in the Allies squad to play in the NAB AFL National Championships. Every match of the championships will be closely

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Lions and Blues kids get a run

THE E.J Biffin Playing Fields were an oasis of football activity on Sunday surrounded by a sea of closed grounds across the North Coast. In further evidence of what can be achieved when clubs work together, the junior matches between

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Blues bounce back with first half blitz

HAVING kicked just two goals in 200 minutes, Northern Beaches found form in front of the big sticks to record its first win of the season over Sawtell/Toormina. The Blues battle to kick goals became a thing of the past

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Signs of success for Saints

SAWTELL/TOORMINA is taking nothing but the positives from last week’s loss in the opening round. The Saints were comfortably beaten by the Coffs Breakers but they’ll be taking good vibes with them against Port Macquarie according to senior coach Nic

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No singing the Blues at Northern Beaches

CONCERNS that approximately half of last year’s team will be missing for Northern Beaches in 2022 appear to be unfounded. The Blues started their season in hot fashion with a convincing victory over Grafton. The Grafton side was light on

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