Three of the North Coast’s brightest young footy prospects have been included in the Sydney Swans summer Benchmarking program, giving them the chance to press for inclusion in Swans underage teams. Will Kelly (17, Port Macquarie), Beau Guthrie (16, Coffs…
Mikey Luxton (18, from Grafton) and Hamish Anderson (18, from Sawtell) will trial for a place in the Southport VFL program over the next four weeks, starting from Tuesday 15 November. The region’s strong link to the Southport footy club…
In a real coup for the region, the Sydney Swans launched their inaugural First Nations Academy in Coffs Harbour last night with a strong contingent of new and current players taking part. The second Academy program launches in Port Macquarie…
The Sydney Swans are set to launch the newly created First Nations Academy to help identify the next wave of Indigenous stars, with Academy centres to be based in two North Coast locations. The Swans are renowned for having an…
Angus Anderson’s season as an elite football nomad takes on a new dimension on Sunday when he runs out for the Allies in the opening match of the Under 18 National Championships. Having already played for the Sydney Swans Under…
Deja Barlow will not only be representing AFL North Coast when she steps out on the national stage this week, she’ll also be proudly celebrating her Aboriginal heritage as part of the Woomeras national Indigenous team. Deja, 16, is a…
After 40 years of footy in the region, AFL North Coast is continuing to build on the sport’s local history as the first ever Youth Girls Under 13 representative team is announced. The introduction of a second Youth Girls age…
AFL legends Alastair Clarkson and Ryan O’Keefe followed up their visit to Lismore to support the Swans with a stop at C.ex Coffs for ‘Clarko’s Counter Lunch’ last Friday. The two greats entertained a crowd of local coaches, Presidents, and…
Record numbers participating in the selection process sees the North Coast Force in the enviable position of announcing some of the strongest teams in recent history. Representative teams have been named in the Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, and…
April Devine has been rewarded for strong performances during the recent Summer Series with selection in the NSW/ACT team for the 2022 NAB AFLW Under 19 Championships. April, who turns 19 at the end of this month, is one of…
