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Magpies getting on a roll

PORT Macquarie’s two senior teams recorded strong wins on Saturday to entrench their spots in the finals positions. There’s still a lot of football left in 2022 but the Magpies have found form over the past couple of weeks. The

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No shortage of guts and determination for Force

The North Coast Force program continues to make its mark on the representative scene with day two of the carnival marked by gutsy team and individual performances. A bout of overnight illness impacted each team, meaning that they really had

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Force makes strong start to carnival

Day one results at the Hunter Challenge Cup sees the North Coast Force program sitting in second position on the ladder after making a great start to the representative carnival. All five teams performed impressively to see the Force trailing

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Ready to unleash full Force in the Hunter

All is in readiness for the North Coast Force representative program to launch an assault on the Hunter Challenge Cup across two days of the long weekend. The event is being staged at Tuggerah on Saturday and Sunday (11 and

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Tigers maintain unbeaten record

A SIX-GOAL win over Sawtell/Toormina has seen Grafton’s men continue its unbeaten start to the 2022 season. While the final score of 16.15 (111) to 10.5 (65) looks like a comfortable victory for the Tigers it was anything but. Sawtell/Toormina

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Tigers hold on in a Nana Glen nail biter

NANA Glen provided an unusual backdrop to an exciting match that saw Grafton just edge ahead of Port Macquarie. A couple of hand held lawn mowers were fired up early on Saturday morning at Len Towells Oval to mark out

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Deja gains selection in national team

Deja Barlow will not only be representing AFL North Coast when she steps out on the national stage this week, she’ll also be proudly celebrating her Aboriginal heritage as part of the Woomeras national Indigenous team. Deja, 16, is a

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Tigers and Saints produce wet Indigenous Round show

INDIGENOUS Round was celebrated in style at Richardson Park on Saturday. As the AFL community celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and players, and their incredible contribution to Australian football, Sawtell/Toormina provided a spectacular show of Indigenous dancing, acknowledgement

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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

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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

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