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Eagles and Lions withdraw from rest of Senior season

THE Macleay Valley Eagles and Nambucca Valley Lions have made the decision that neither is able to continue fielding teams for the remainder of the 2025 AFL North Coast senior competition. Both clubs have struggled with player numbers at various

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Hunter Metro wins Simon Smyth Cup

THE North Coast Force produced it’s best performance at the Northern NSW Championship but it wasn’t quite enough to claim the Simon Smyth Cup. Across the six age groups in Coffs Harbour, the Force won 17 of their 36 matches

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Gunnedah hit with Force

THE North Coast Force produced a strong showing during an action packed day of representative football at Gunnedah. The men’s team played for the first time since 2018 and won back the Challenge Shield from the AFL North West with

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AFL North Coast reaches new record number of players

THE number of registered players in the AFL North Coast has hit the 1,350 mark. A number of players registered with a club last week to take the total number of players in the league past last year’s record number

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Participation programs fuelling growth across North Coast

WHILE the AFL North Coast community proudly shared the many stories of growth in player numbers in the community football space, it’s important to recognise the foundational work of the AFL Northern NSW Participation & Programs (P&P) team whose efforts

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Grand Final dates pushed back to later in the year

TO help catch-up games that have been missed due to the wet weather, the Grand Finals of both the Senior and Junior competitions have been moved back. The Junior Grand Finals which were originally fixtured to be played on Sunday,

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Rain affected clubs receive support from AFL

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

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Squad for Force women’s rep team named

STARS of the AFL North Coast’s women’s competition have been included in the initial squad for the women’s representative team. A total of 36 players have been chosen with a view to selecting a strong team that will be playing

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Initial men’s squad for rep game named

THE 22 men who will represent the AFL North Coast in the League’s first men’s representative match since 2018 will come the 40 players who have been named in the initial squad. The squad boats a mixture of exprerience and

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Awards honour many in North Coast history

RECENT announcements of Best & Fairest medals and a Club Championship Shield being named after AFL North Coast identities brings the question of how many of the League’s medals and awards bear the name of somebody in the League’s history.

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