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Hard work is underway for Northern Heat

The new Northern Heat program literally hit the ground running at the first training session in Armidale on Saturday. To establish a baseline on players’ fitness, the entire squad was put through their paces in a gruelling session that featured

Long, hot summer will reap rewards for Northern Heat

With Grand Finals having been played across Northern NSW you could be forgiven for thinking that local footy is now on an extended break, but for the 28 players that have been named in the Northern Heat program, the “off-season”

Grow footy, get paid, have fun!

AFL NSW/ACT is seeking casual Development Officers to work in every town across the region, where the focus will be on recruiting school aged children to our great game. The role is particularly suited to school leavers who are looking

Swans to launch Indigenous Academy on coast

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

Moment that made Magpies premiers

IN the end a 100 minute slog between two desperate teams was decided by a single moment. Trailing by three points half way through the final term, Port Macquarie had forced a stoppage only 20 metres out from their goal.

No case of grand final Blues at Northern Beaches

IT was a day that was three seasons in the making but finally the women from Northern Beaches can call themselves premiership players. After doing the grand final in 2020 and not being able to compete in the finals at

Casino Lions create club history

THE Casino Lions have won the club’s first premiership after winning the Reserves grand final against the Coffs Breakers. Four goals were kicked in the first half and it was the Lions who kicked all four of them to build

Breakers young guns win swimmingly

THE Coffs Breakers handled the slippery conditions better than their cross town rivals to win the Under-17s premiership. After 50mm of rain fell the night before the grand final between the Breakers and Sawtell/Toormina, both sides were faced with surface

Premiership glory is up for grabs

THE day where heroes are made and legends are born is almost upon us. Saturday at C.ex Coffs International Stadium promises to be a drama filled day with a forecast predicting wet weather football will be the order of the

Medal win places Duryea in elite company

Fraser Duryea has won the Brian Saville Medal for a third time. His wins in 2016, 2021 and now 2022 sees the Northern Beaches star join Brian Rava, Mark Couzens and Jesse Schmidt as three time winners of the Brian