An exciting new partnership between the QBE Sydney Swans Academy and both AFL North Coast and AFL North West will provide greater opportunities for local players to make it to the big time. The partnership will see the North West,…
The Lions Under 15 team have been honoured with the Junior Sports Team Award at the Nambucca Valley Council’s annual National Celebration Day Awards. In an area that has traditionally been dominated by Rugby League, it’s fantastic to see that…
On behalf of the entire team at AFL NSW/ACT we’d like to wish our Northern NSW footy family a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! 2021 turned out to be another challenging season as a result of the…
A life time love of footy is about to become a job of passion for Brad Greenshields who has been appointed to the role of Competition Co-ordinator for Northern NSW. Having started out as a junior player with Bayswater…
As we come to the end of another challenging year, we have the opportunity to reflect on the community footy season for 2021. We take our hats off to our hardworking volunteers for their incredible contribution and resilience throughout this…
The Toyota Good For Footy Gear Grant program is back for the third-season running, with 100 female football teams around the country to benefit from funding to supply brand new, specially designed uniforms. Applications are now open and will be…
Jason Phillips has been awarded Life Membership of AFL North Coast for his dedicated service to local footy, with his links to the League spanning many of its 40 seasons. Having played in the Senior ranks as a teenager in…
The North Coast Academy of Sport (NCAS) AFLW program has started with a flurry of activity, conducting back to back sessions across the last two Saturdays. It hasn’t been just a case of too much footy is never enough, with…
A combination of the generosity of the weather gods and the hard work of the ground staff at Sport UNE allowed Saturday’s Northern Heat session to go ahead as planned. The playing fields were in outstanding condition despite the month…
The Collingwood Magpies have shown their support for the Northern Heat by providing valuable training equipment for the program to use at all sessions. Northern Heat Sport Scientist Nic Morgan previously worked with the Magpies VFL team and this…