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North Coast Force is bigger and stronger than ever!

The North Coast Force has announced its strongest representative teams yet, with the standard being driven by a record number of players nominating to trial. For the first ever time, well over 200 players took part in the trial process,

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Junior fixture shows further growth in player numbers

THE release of the AFL North Coast’s junior fixture shows that the young players in the region are in for an exciting 2023 with enormous growth in the number of teams playing. Last year the AFL North Coast junior competition

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Not too late to nominate for the Force

There’s been a fantastic response to the 2023 North Cost Force representative program, but there’s still time and space for more players to nominate. With the ongoing growth of Junior footy, the Force has gone from strength to strength in

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North Coast Force is looking for rep players

Nominations are now open for all players wanting to be involved in the North Coast Force representative program which also doubles as the first step in the Sydney Swans Academy talent pathway. Age groups for boys will be Under 13

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AFLW star power coming to the coast

In a huge boost for girls footy, AFLW star Cambridge McCormick will be sharing her passion and knowledge at the second “Force Girls Development Clinic”. With great excitement we can confirm that GWS GIANTS player and former Port Macquarie Magpies

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Attention coaches & managers – join the Force

Nominations are now open for coaches and managers wishing to be involved in the North Coast Force Junior representative program for 2023. Further to the announcement of additional support from the Sydney Swans Academy, Force coaches will have access to

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Sydney Swans expand support for North Coast

The Sydney Swans Academy has further strengthened its support of the North Coast talent pathway by adding to the existing partnership with the North Coast Force and Northern Heat programs, as well as reinstating a local Academy program. In 2023

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New girls’ footy development initiative confirmed

Girls aged 12-17 can nominate now to be a part of the new “Force Girls Development Clinics”. As announced late last year, pre-season 2023 will see the introduction of the Clinics to help prepare Youth Girls for the season ahead.

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Local products aim to Force their way into Southport

Mikey Luxton (18, from Grafton) and Hamish Anderson (18, from Sawtell) will trial for a place in the Southport VFL program over the next four weeks, starting from Tuesday 15 November. The region’s strong link to the Southport footy club

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Northern Heat program is set to return

The highly successful Northern Heat program will return across the 2022/2023 off season to provide selected players with the chance to take their game to the next level. The Heat program exists to build the footy IQ of players, transition

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