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Education Roadshow supports incredible work of volunteers

More than 40 passionate and dedicated volunteers took part in the AFL North Coast Education Roadshow on Sunday, which is designed to provide support and training to club administrators, coaches and umpires. With separate sessions conducted for all three groups

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Senior club profile: Coffs Harbour Breakers

The Coffs Harbour Breakers formed in late 2014 from the merger of the League’s founding clubs North Coffs and Coffs Swans, and have quickly become a dominant force within the competition. Four consecutive Senior Grand Final appearances, two Senior Premierships,

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Senior club profile: Casino Lions

In this club profile we turn the spotlight on the second club to join our competition in 2021 – the Casino Lions. The Lions have re-formed for the 2021 season having last taken to the field competitively in the Northern

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Senior club profile: Northern Beaches Blues

The Northern Beaches Blues brought footy back to Woolgoolga in 2019 after a 13 year break, claiming the Reserve Grade flag in their first year, and having their Women’s team make the Grand Final in 2020. This year the Blues

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Senior club profile: Port Macquarie Magpies

The Port Macquarie Magpies were a foundation club of the North Coast League when it started in 1982, having participated in the New England competition in the previous season. The club endured a challenging season in 2020 but are back

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Commitment reaps rewards for Northern Heat squad

The Northern Heat squad wound up their training program in Armidale on Sunday and now turn all of their focus to the match against Southport Sharks Colts team at the end of the month. The recent bout of wet weather

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Senior club profile: Lismore Swans

One of the great features of the 2021 season is the inclusion of two new clubs. In this second edition of the club profiles we look at one of these new additions – the Lismore Swans (a.k.a. the “Flock”). The

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Senior club profile: Grafton Tigers

As we head towards the highly anticipated 2021 season, we’ll be profiling two Senior clubs per week to give you an idea of how each club is tracking. In this first edition we look at the reigning Senior Grade Premiers

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Swans announce North Coast Academy squad

The QBE Sydney Swans Academy has announced the details of the initial North Coast squad for 2021. The initial squad comprises 20 boys and girls in the Under 12 to Under 15 age bracket from across the region, and will

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Local girls to be part of Sydney Swans history

The QBE Sydney Swans Academy’s senior girls squads will create history on Sunday when they run out to play in the red and white for the first time. Front and centre will be four locals, with Phoebe Baptiste and Poppy

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