SAWTELL/TOORMINA’S Youth Girls team came within 24 hours of trying to complete an undefeated season when a statewide lockdown was called due to rising COVID-19 numbers in NSW the day before the grand final was going to be played.…
THE win of Fraser Duryea in the 2021 Brian Saville Medal count has placed the Northern Beaches star in rare company. Duryea has become only the second player in the 40 year history of the AFL North Coast to win…
TWELVE months ago Gina Cardillo had never pulled on a football boot. Now the super fit midfielder is the toast of the AFL North Coast women’s competition after winning the League Best & Fairest award. Cardillo’s ability to get from…
IN a virtual elimination final at Wayne Richards Park, it was Port Macquarie who made it to the final four and Northern Beaches who ended up missing out. Port Macquarie’s 26-point over the Blues means the Magpies will now meet…
NORTHERN Beaches tuned up for the finals with a hard fought but convincing win over Port Macquarie. The Blues kicked two goals in each quarter to secure a 41-point win but Port made them work hard for it. Coach Adrian…
IF footy was a poker game, Saturday’s match between Port Macquarie and Northern Beaches would be the equivalent of both teams standing up with all of their chips on the table in waiting for the river card to decide the winner.…
SATURDAY’S win over Sawtell/Toormina was the result of gradual improvement over the past month for the Lismore Swans. Coach Ken McPherson said his team’s ability to control possession was a major factor in the 26-point win over the Saints. “Over…
Sawtell/Toormina has moved up to second position on the ladder after recording its sixth consecutive victory. The Saints led from go to whoa against the Lismore Swans although they were challenged before drawing away in the last quarter. The home…
THERE are only two rounds remaining before the finals start and the make-up of who will be playing at the business end of the season in either the seniors or women’s competitions is still unknown. In the seniors the Coffs…
IT’S amazing that over the course of a long football season just how much of a difference a few points here or there can make. Sawtell/Toormina’s senior team is a classic example. The Saints won their fifth consecutive match on Saturday…
