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Umpires go above & beyond to ensure matches go ahead

With illness and a lack of availability leaving a huge hole in the umpiring ranks this weekend, ten dedicated Umpires stepped up to ensure that all eight matches in the Senior Competition were covered on Saturday’s Pride Round. Several of

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Local footy shows its community Pride

AFL North Coast and AFL North West have joined forces to celebrate Pride Round for the first time in each League’s history, recognising the gender diverse people in each League and celebrating the contribution they make on a daily basis

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Last chance to join Force Under 13

This is the last call for the 2022 season for players wanting to be considered to be added to the North Coast Force Under 13 representative team. Due to injuries to several members of the originally selected team there are

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Angus adds Allies honours to bumper season

Angus Anderson’s season as an elite football nomad takes on a new dimension on Sunday when he runs out for the Allies in the opening match of the Under 18 National Championships. Having already played for the Sydney Swans Under

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No shortage of guts and determination for Force

The North Coast Force program continues to make its mark on the representative scene with day two of the carnival marked by gutsy team and individual performances. A bout of overnight illness impacted each team, meaning that they really had

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Force makes strong start to carnival

Day one results at the Hunter Challenge Cup sees the North Coast Force program sitting in second position on the ladder after making a great start to the representative carnival. All five teams performed impressively to see the Force trailing

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Ready to unleash full Force in the Hunter

All is in readiness for the North Coast Force representative program to launch an assault on the Hunter Challenge Cup across two days of the long weekend. The event is being staged at Tuggerah on Saturday and Sunday (11 and

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Deja gains selection in national team

Deja Barlow will not only be representing AFL North Coast when she steps out on the national stage this week, she’ll also be proudly celebrating her Aboriginal heritage as part of the Woomeras national Indigenous team. Deja, 16, is a

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Indigenous culture centre stage at North Coast footy

Dozens of football clubs in NSW and the ACT are throwing their support behind the AFL’s annual Sir Doug Nicholls Round which kicks off this weekend. More commonly known as Indigenous Round, this week of footy celebrates Aboriginal and Torres

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Girls continue to build North Coast footy reputation

After 40 years of footy in the region, AFL North Coast is continuing to build on the sport’s local history as the first ever Youth Girls Under 13 representative team is announced. The introduction of a second Youth Girls age

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