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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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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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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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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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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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Off field teamwork is the key to 2022 season

We’re three rounds into the Senior Competition and two rounds into the Juniors, and it’s great to see club footy back on the North Coast. It’s been made possible by the outstanding efforts of volunteer club administrators who haven’t let

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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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