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Women’s Coaching Month profile – Fran Williams

With July being designated as Women’s Coaching Month across the country we take the time to highlight the fantastic work of our own local female coaches. In this latest instalment we focus on Fran Williams, coach of the Port Macquarie

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Women’s Coaching Month profile – Shannon Goodenough

  With July being designated as Women’s Coaching Month across the country we take the time to highlight the fantastic work of our own local female coaches. In this first instalment we focus on Shannon Goodenough, coach of the Coffs Harbour

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Saints move into fourth spot

IT wasn’t pretty by any stretch of the imagination but dogged determination by Sawtell/Toormina has them sitting inside the top four for the first time in 2021. Sawtell/Toormina coach Bec Minichilli admits the result means that the Saints are now

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High stakes encounters for women

FOR the second time this season there will be three women’s matches played on the one day. And all of them have high stakes attached to them. Lismore Swans coach Ken McPherson summed up his team’s meeting against Northern Beaches on

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Holly’s star rises with Suns Academy inclusion

Holly Wall is marking herself as a player to watch following her recent elevation to the Gold Coast Suns Academy program. Holly, 15 from North Casino, joined the ranks of the Lismore Swans  in 2021 having played previously in mixed

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Tiger delight after first win

IT was a win eight matches in the making but it was worth the wait for Grafton. The Tigers recorded their first ever win in the women’s competition with a hard fought 11-point victory over Port Macquarie at Ellem Oval.

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Angus is set for VFL debut with Swans

Angus Anderson takes another big step forward in his footy career on Sunday when he runs out for the Sydney Swans Reserves in the VFL competition for the first time. Angus has earned selection for the VFL clash against the

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Tigers hunting for first victory roar

THE combination of Grafton’s improved form and a home game where the Tigers will be able to field close to a full strength team could result in the team’s first win in AFL North Coast women’s ranks. Last week the

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Blues and Swans forced to battle for wins

TRAILING be less than a goal half way through the third quarter and attacking relentlessly, Sawtell/Toormina players could’ve been forgiven for thinking they were on the verge of causing an upset against Northern Beaches. But with one clean forward thrust

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Swans getting on a roll

CHASING a third win on the trot, the Lismore Swans are continuing to snap at the heels of the competition leaders. Players like Karli Schafer, Lili Hutchings, Holly Wall and leading goalkickers Amy Keen and Laura Cahill have been driving

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