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Top First Nations and Multicultural talent comes to town

HALF a dozen AFL North Coast players are in Sydney this weekend as part of the AFL NSW/ACT’s Youth Leadership Program. The best First Nations and multicultural Australian rules footballers from across NSW and the ACT Edward Redfern, Oto Ryan,

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Northern NSW AFLW watch – Round 8 Preview

Held across both rounds seven and eight, the AFLW will recognise and celebrate the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women and girls to Australian Rules football and the broader community. All 18 clubs will wear unique jumpers as

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Northern NSW AFLW watch – Round 7 recap

The Sydney Swans suffered a 13-point loss to Hawthorn at Henson Park on Saturday afternoon, unable to withstand a late surge from the Hawks in hot conditions. The Swans (3-4) started brightly but were unable to find their third goal

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Northern NSW AFLW Watch – Round 7 Preview

Across rounds seven and eight, the entire competition will recognise and celebrate the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women and girls to Australian Football and the broader community. With only 4 games left of the home and away

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Northern NSW AFLW watch – Round 6 Recap

Sydney has won a tantalising contest against Port Adelaide to pull away in the final quarter and win by 15 points as it kept its finals hopes alive. Leading by just two points at three-quarter time, the Swans snatched their

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Carissa wins national Volunteer of the Year prize

PORT Macquarie Magpies president Carissa Embling has taken out the top overall honour in the 2023 Toyota AFL National Volunteer of the Year Awards. As the winner of the Toyota AFL Community Volunteer of the Year, Carissa is the recipient

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Byron wins flag in battle of the Magpies

THE Byron Bay Magpies put the pedal to the metal from the opening bounce and didn’t let up in the 2023 AFL North Coast Grand Final against Port Macquarie. In a battle of the competition’s two Magpies teams, it was

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Lions roar on Grand Final stage

Nambucca Valley proved far too strong in the Reserves Grand Final, winning by a massive 121-points over Port Macquarie. The Lions had 29 scoring shots, almost one scoring shot per two minutes, and had the result sewn up before half

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History beckons for Grand Final victors

HISTORY will be made on Grand Final Day at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Saturday. In the women’s Grand Final which starts at 12.10pm, either Northern Beaches or the Coffs Breakers will become the first club to win a

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Any Port in a Junior Grand Final storm

THREE of the five AFL North Coast Junior Grand Finals were won by the Port Macquarie Football Club. In 2023, the Magpies fielded two teams in the Under 12 Mixed, Under 14 Mixed and Under 16 Boys age groups. The

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