Port Macquarie Magpies legend Jesse Schmidt was rewarded for 20 seasons Senior club footy with Life Membership at the club’s recent presentation night. Having debuted back in 2002 as a precociously talented 13 year old (in an era before…
Kevin “Shifter” Sheehan OAM is the AFL’s Talent Ambassador, and is universally regarded as the leading judge of young footy talent across the country. In an article today (18.11.21) on the AFL website, Shifter rates local product Angus Anderson as one…
Following the recent decision that has seen the North West competition become an AFL managed League, a new position of Competition Co-ordinator is being recruited by AFL NSW/ACT to help to deliver competitions across Northern NSW. The Competition Co-ordinator role…
The Northern Heat program had its first full training session on Saturday, which doubled as the selection trial for a number of players who were unable to be involved two weeks ago. A further eleven players have been added to…
The coaching glass ceiling on the North Coast is about to be smashed as two locals strike out to become the region’s first Level 3 accredited coaches. Katika Adams and Matt Anderson are leading the way for local coaches as…
The North Coast Academy of Sport (NCAS) has announced its 2021/2022 AFLW squad, with a bumper crop of talented young women making the grade. The program has gone from strength to strength in both numbers and talent, just as the…
The AFL North Coast footy community has got behind the Boots for Community Kids in style, with over 50 pairs donated to kids in the Daly River region of the Northern Territory. Most of the boots were ones that…
The first crop of selected players into the 2021/2022 Northern Heat program have been announced, including the first ever group of Under 15 players. As a result of COVID restrictions, not all athletes were able to put their names forward…
AFL North Coast has celebrated the outstanding efforts of the local umpiring fraternity with an online presentation to acknowledge high achievers in all disciplines. This is the first time that Umpires have been recognised in such a way and is…
The below article was written by AFL Media to look at the challenges faced by two NSW/ACT products as they prepare for the draft, including the North Coast’s own Angus Anderson. It’s not about the destination, but the journey…