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AFL North Coast junior rep teams finlised

THE AFL North Coast has announced four of the six North Coast Force representative teams that will compete at the Northern NSW representative carnival in Coffs Harbour on July 8, 9 and 10. All three of the Force girls teams

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Junior numbers continue to rise

THERE will be a record number of teams playing each Sunday when the AFL North Coast’s junior competition starts on Sunday, April 6. Numbers have consistently grown over the past five years and in 2025 the number of teams have

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Coaches for senior rep teams locked in

IT’S now known who will be calling the shots when the North Coast Force senior representative teams are playing in Gunnedah on June 28. Katika Adams will be coaching the women’s representative team when the Force women battle it out

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Senior fixture for 2025 released

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

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Venues for Junior Force trials announced

THE selection trials for the 2025 North Coast Force junior representative teams are going to be held at two venues in March. On Sunday, March 23 the first of the selection trials will be held at E.J Biffin Playing Fields

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Eagles fly into Senior stratosphere

FOR the first time in a decade the Macleay Vally Eagles will play in the Senior Mens competition. Jim Stirling Oval at South Kempsey will host senior matches after an influx of player interest over summer. The Eagles played seniors

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‘Bags’ remembered in new award

THE memory of AFL North Coast life member Warren Bagnall will be kept alive with the introduction of annual Club Championship award. The Grafton Tigers legend will be remembered each year when the most successful club across the senior competition

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Junior Force coaches appointed

The North Coast Force junior representative program for 2025 is already forging ahead with appointment of the coaches for the Boys and Girls teams. The Under 13s, 15s and 17s teams will play in the Northern NSW Championship being held

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Heat preparing for the big games

Members of the Northern Heat Development Program braved humid conditions during their first session of 2025. The talented boys and girls from both the AFL North Coast and AFL North West in the Under 17 age group repeated a 1km

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Senior rep footy full steam ahead in 2025

Sawtell/Toormina's Indi Loos gets a kick away for the North Coast Force despite the opposition attention from the North West Blue Heelers.

REPRESENTATIVE footy for both the men’s and women’s competitions will be played in 2025. In an exciting step for AFL in the North Coast region, the North Coast Force seniors will be playing matches at the end of June in

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