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Women’s Coaching Month profile – Fran Williams

With July being designated as Women’s Coaching Month across the country we take the time to highlight the fantastic work of our own local female coaches. In this latest instalment we focus on Fran Williams, coach of the Port Macquarie

Women’s Coaching Month profile – Shannon Goodenough

  With July being designated as Women’s Coaching Month across the country we take the time to highlight the fantastic work of our own local female coaches. In this first instalment we focus on Shannon Goodenough, coach of the Coffs Harbour

Tiger time comes to an end

REIGNING premier Grafton won’t be competing in the 2021 AFL North Coast finals series. Even before the Tigers match against the top of the ladder Coffs Breakers they needed to win all of their remaining matches and have other results

Saints move into fourth spot

IT wasn’t pretty by any stretch of the imagination but dogged determination by Sawtell/Toormina has them sitting inside the top four for the first time in 2021. Sawtell/Toormina coach Bec Minichilli admits the result means that the Saints are now

‘Do-or-die’ for Tigers against ladder leaders

REIGNING premier Grafton simply has to win on Saturday if the Tigers are going to be any chance of reaching the finals. Tigers coach Adi Campbell summed the situation Grafton finds itself in as simply “do or die”. The Tigers

High stakes encounters for women

FOR the second time this season there will be three women’s matches played on the one day. And all of them have high stakes attached to them. Lismore Swans coach Ken McPherson summed up his team’s meeting against Northern Beaches on

Holly’s star rises with Suns Academy inclusion

Holly Wall is marking herself as a player to watch following her recent elevation to the Gold Coast Suns Academy program. Holly, 15 from North Casino, joined the ranks of the Lismore Swans  in 2021 having played previously in mixed

Age won’t stop Hal from blowing his whistle

IT doesn’t matter what age you are, Hal Pearce said you’re never too old to be an umpire. “Give it a go,” Pearce urged. “I think it can be quite fulfilling and it’s good to see kids playing sport. And

Blues back on the winner’s list

NORTHERN Beaches bounced back from its last start loss to Sawtell/Toormina with a comfortable victory at home over Nambucca Valley. The Blues were never threatened by the opposition and scored a percentage boost with an 84-point win. Northern Beaches jumped

Angus makes impressive VFL debut

Angus Anderson made a successful VFL debut even though the Sydney Swans couldn’t hold on to claim victory over the Footscray Bulldogs. It was a tough setting to be making a debut, with the unbeaten Bulldogs sitting on top of