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Umpire recruitment gets an ‘elite’ boost

“Physical fitness, you get to improve your communication, managing people, making decisions, leadership, and they pay you to do it!” Six great reasons to get into umpiring local AFL that were given by “Razor” Ray Chamberlain when asked what’s behind

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Byron Magpies join AFL North Coast

AFL North Coast is proud to announce Byron Magpies will be joining the Senior Men’s and Women’s competitions in 2023. Byron Magpies will be the fifth club to join AFL North Coast’s senior ranks in five seasons, following the addition

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New initiative to focus on girls’ footy development

Pre-season 2023 will see the introduction of the “Force Girls Development Clinics” to help prepare Youth Girls for the season ahead. These development clinics are a brand new initiative within the region, designed to support girls aged 12 to 17

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Big picture is emerging for Heat players

The Northern Heat program took a huge leap forward at Saturday’s training session in Armidale with the players putting together the basics from earlier hit outs as the Heat style of play started to emerge. When players had the ball

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Women taking the lead on North Coast

THE strong female presence in the AFL North Coast can no longer seen as being just on the ground. Women have been a driving force off the ground for many clubs for a long period of time yet in a

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Start your career in sport with the AFL in Coffs

Are you keen to start a career in the sport industry having finished school this year? Then look no further as AFL NSW/ACT is offering a Young Leader traineeship in the Coffs Harbour office! This role will gain experience in

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Local prospects are on Swans radar

Three of the North Coast’s brightest young footy prospects have been included in the Sydney Swans summer Benchmarking program, giving them the chance to press for inclusion in Swans underage teams. Will Kelly (17, Port Macquarie), Beau Guthrie (16, Coffs

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Local products aim to Force their way into Southport

Mikey Luxton (18, from Grafton) and Hamish Anderson (18, from Sawtell) will trial for a place in the Southport VFL program over the next four weeks, starting from Tuesday 15 November. The region’s strong link to the Southport footy club

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Angus sings the Double Blues

Angus Anderson has signed his first professional contract, agreeing to join the Sturt Double Blues in the South Australian National Football League for the 2023 season. Angus, 19, spent this season in Sydney where he played for both the Sydney

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Deja and Ruby shine for NSW/ACT Indigenous team

Two of Northern NSW’s finest young female Indigenous talents have shone in a match played between the AFL NSW/ACT Indigenous and Multicultural teams in Sydney on Sunday. Deja Barlow (North Coast) and Ruby Spark (North West) have both participated in

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