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Indigenous culture centre stage at North Coast footy

Dozens of football clubs in NSW and the ACT are throwing their support behind the AFL’s annual Sir Doug Nicholls Round which kicks off this weekend. More commonly known as Indigenous Round, this week of footy celebrates Aboriginal and Torres

Girls continue to build North Coast footy reputation

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

Lions and Blues kids get a run

THE E.J Biffin Playing Fields were an oasis of football activity on Sunday surrounded by a sea of closed grounds across the North Coast. In further evidence of what can be achieved when clubs work together, the junior matches between

Off field teamwork is the key to 2022 season

We’re three rounds into the Senior Competition and two rounds into the Juniors, and it’s great to see club footy back on the North Coast. It’s been made possible by the outstanding efforts of volunteer club administrators who haven’t let

Blues bounce back with first half blitz

HAVING kicked just two goals in 200 minutes, Northern Beaches found form in front of the big sticks to record its first win of the season over Sawtell/Toormina. The Blues battle to kick goals became a thing of the past

Celebrating the key role of Umpires

  This weekend AFL North Coast will be celebrating the start of Community Umpiring Week. The objective of Community Umpiring Week is to increase the awareness of umpiring as a choice & as an additional activity to playing. Community Umpiring

Force has spots for Youth Girls 13 & 17, plus boys U17

With the League’s new Youth Girls competition underway, it’s now time to give these future stars of our game the chance to shine on the representative stage! A girls Under 13 train-on squad was announced following the North Coast Force

Signs of success for Saints

SAWTELL/TOORMINA is taking nothing but the positives from last week’s loss in the opening round. The Saints were comfortably beaten by the Coffs Breakers but they’ll be taking good vibes with them against Port Macquarie according to senior coach Nic

No singing the Blues at Northern Beaches

CONCERNS that approximately half of last year’s team will be missing for Northern Beaches in 2022 appear to be unfounded. The Blues started their season in hot fashion with a convincing victory over Grafton. The Grafton side was light on

Breakers win clash of local rivals

THE Coffs Breakers flexed their muscle in the season opening local derby against Sawtell/Toormina. The venue of the match was changed little more than 24 hours prior to the start of the match and the Breakers relished playing the Anzac