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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The AFL industry will be celebrating Women’s Coaching Month throughout July, and AFL North Coast acknowledges the important contribution that female coaches are making to the local footy scene. Katika Adams (Breakers Reserves), Bec Minichilli (Sawtell Women), and Shannon Goodenough…
TRY AS hard as they could in six previous meetings, Northern Beaches could never overcome the Coffs Breakers. That all changed on Saturday. The Blues toppled the top of the ladder Breakers and proved they’re worthy premiership contenders with a…
