JUST weeks after being drafted by Collingwood, Angus Anderson was back at Richardson Park where his football journey first began. With almost 50 juniors from the Sawtell/Toormina Saints in attendance, Anderson signed autographs, answered questions, handed out some Magpies merchandise…
CONTINUOUSLY striving to do the right thing and make a positive difference has seen Northern New South Wales’ Participation Lead Matt Crawley honoured during the AFL’s 2025 ‘Speccy Awards’. The ‘Speccy Awards’ are the AFL’s Recognition and Reward program that acknowledges…
FORMER Sawtell/Toormina player Angus Anderson has created AFL North Coast history by becoming the first male player from the region to be drafted onto the primary list of an AFL club. The 22 year-old was selected with Pick 57 in…
AFL North Coast clubs will receive immediate financial relief from the AFL in the wake of heavy rain and flooding events that have hit the region. The AFL’s Community Relief Fund has made an initial pledge of $50,000 to support…
AN important player in the early history of the AFL North Coast’s Women’s competition is being recognised with a tremendous honour. The player judged each year as the AFL North Coast’s Women’s Best & Fairest will now be awarded the…
THE fixture for the 2025 AFL North Coast senior competition has been finalised and it’s now little more than six weeks until the season begins. When the first bounce of the season takes place on April 12, the AFL North…
IT HAS just become a whole lot easier to coach footy as the AFL rolls out the biggest changes to its coach accreditation in the past 30 years. Whether you are considering coaching for the first time or looking to…
The AFL has set its sights on having one million registered participants by 2033 nationally, with that ambition to be fuelled by $1B of investment into game development and community football in that time. The game had nearly 530,000 registered…
THE introduction of Superkick and revival of AFL Nines on the Coffs Coast has proven to be a great success. Coffs Coast Superkick is a new program that started this year and saw 24 kids aged from 7 to 12…
A stroll into the centre of the MCG as the crowd builds before a game was the thrill of a lifetime for AFL North Coast umpire Montana Harvey. The amazing opportunity for the umpire came via AFL Female Mentorship Program…
