WHEN the inaugural inductees into the NSW Australian Football Hall of Fame are honoured in May, AFL North Coast stalwarts Jim and Jill Woodlock will be two of them. The honour is recognition for almost four decades of service to football…
THE fixture for the 2024 AFL North Coast senior competition has been finalised and it’s now little more than five weeks until the season begins. When the first bounce of the season takes place on April 13, the AFL North…
The AFL has made changes to its concussion protocols ahead of the 2024 season. All footballers playing outside the AFL and AFLW competitions will have to wait 21 days after suffering a concussion before returning to play, under new protocols…
NORTHERN Beaches and Nambucca Valley have formed a joint venture for the 2024 season. The Blues and the Lions will join together to field teams in all four senior grades this season. This development as well as Byron Bay returning…
ANYBODY thinking of becoming an AFL North Coast umpire in 2024 can learn more at an Umpire Come & Try Session being held in Coffs on Monday 4 March. The Come & Try Session is being hosted by Tyler Hollingworth…
NOMINATIONS are now open for coaches and managers wishing to be involved in the North Coast Force Junior representative program for 2024. The focus of the Force rep program will be on the development of the individual players, rather than…
The AFL has set its sights on having one million registered participants by 2033 nationally, with that ambition to be fuelled by $1B of investment into game development and community football in that time. The game had nearly 530,000 registered…
THE Byron Bay Magpies have entered into a joint venture with Northern Rivers neighbour the Ballina Bombers for the 2024 season. The move means that the Magpies will be playing in the QFA this season with both Byron and Ballina…
Local footy clubs across the country can now apply for Telstra Footy Country Grants with submissions for the new initiative opening today. Unveiled in September 2023 by the AFL and Telstra, Telstra Footy Country Grants will give local footy clubs an $8 million boost over…
MEMBERS of the Northern Heat Development Program gathered for the first time in 2024 and showed that they’ve spent the summer months working hard. Saturday’s session at the Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park was the first time the Heat’s…
