Local football clubs across Australia will receive an $8 million boost over the next four years as the AFL and Telstra unveiled Telstra Footy Country Grants. With a pool of $2 million to be distributed each year starting in 2024, eligible…
THE highly successful Northern Heat program will return across the 2023/24 off season to provide selected players with the chance to take their game to the next level. In exciting news for the program, this summer will see a girls…
PORT Macquarie Magpies president Carissa Embling has taken out the top overall honour in the 2023 Toyota AFL National Volunteer of the Year Awards. As the winner of the Toyota AFL Community Volunteer of the Year, Carissa is the recipient…
THE Byron Bay Magpies put the pedal to the metal from the opening bounce and didn’t let up in the 2023 AFL North Coast Grand Final against Port Macquarie. In a battle of the competition’s two Magpies teams, it was…
Nambucca Valley proved far too strong in the Reserves Grand Final, winning by a massive 121-points over Port Macquarie. The Lions had 29 scoring shots, almost one scoring shot per two minutes, and had the result sewn up before half…
THE Coffs Breakers became the first team to win two Women’s premierships. The previous four Women’s Grand Finals saw four different winners, including the Breakers in 2020. Saturday’s 16-point win over Northern Beaches saw the Breakers become the first to…
Sawtell/Toormina’s Under 18s team was the toast of the town after claiming the premiership with a 46-point win over the Coffs Breakers in the Grand Final. The Saints set up an early advantage that their opponents couldn’t overcome. The Sawtell…
HISTORY will be made on Grand Final Day at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Saturday. In the women’s Grand Final which starts at 12.10pm, either Northern Beaches or the Coffs Breakers will become the first club to win a…
THE AFL North Coast’s Senior Best & Fairest counts has seen Byron Bay Magpies players claim the highest individual accolade in both the men’s and women’s competitions. Midfielder Lilli Hutchings earned two votes in the final Home & Away round…
THREE of the five AFL North Coast Junior Grand Finals were won by the Port Macquarie Football Club. In 2023, the Magpies fielded two teams in the Under 12 Mixed, Under 14 Mixed and Under 16 Boys age groups. The…