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Premiership race starting to heat up

Another intriguing round of AFL North Coast footy lies ahead as teams jostle for dominance on the field and on the ladder. Following this round, each Senior team will have played every opponent once and pundits will be in the

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Port seal first win in thriller, Breakers roll on

The Port Macquarie Magpies have registered their first win  for 2020, with a nail-biting one point victory against the fast finishing Grafton Tigers. The Magpies maiden win for the season is also the first in the top grade for rookie

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Night time footy’s a huge hit

With more grounds across the region being lit to match play standard, clubs are taking full advantage by scheduling evening and night time games, and the players are loving it! It’s not just the top grades that are being given

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Grafton Men and Breakers Women look to continue winning run

The resurgent Grafton Tigers make the long road trip to Port Macquarie to take on the rebuilding Magpies in the feature match of the round. Grafton are on a roll after consecutive wins which have set both the tone and

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Tigers and Saints sit pretty on top

  Unprecedented is a highly appropriate and much used word in this challenging year. Whilst not quite unprecedented, there’s something happening with the ladder in the Senior Competition that has been an all too rare sight in the past six

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Old rivalry reignites whilst local derby looms

  Intrigue surrounds round 2 of the AFL North Coast Senior Competition which features two teams playing each other for the first time in 15 years, and the latest instalment in the Coffs local derby. The last time that the

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Junior footy’s back!

The smiles on the faces and the excitement in the air justified the weeks and months of hard work by officials, volunteers, and administrators when the Junior Competition finally got underway on Sunday. Amongst all of the challenges presented by

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Close matches the highlight of round 1 in Seniors

  Grafton Tigers have sprung the first major surprise of the season, stinging defending Premiers Coffs Harbour Breakers in the opening round. Prior to Saturday the Tigers hadn’t tasted victory since round 3 of 2017, but there is a new

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Lions roar back into existence

Nambucca Valley Lions have started life back in the AFL North Coast Senior Competition in the best possible way, with victory against Northern Beaches Blues. Prior to the start of the match both teams lined up as the Blues unveiled

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The long, long wait is almost over!

After the longest “pre-season” in memory, all is in readiness for competitive Junior and Senior AFL to take to ovals across the North Coast this weekend. Players, coaches, officials, and volunteers will be rewarded for their patience and diligence around

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