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Magpies and Breakers playing for special prize

TWO great members of the AFL North Coast community will once again be remembered when Port Macquarie hosts the Coffs Harbour Breakers on Saturday. The two clubs will once again play for the Sheldon/Morgan Cup in memory of Paul Sheldon

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Best and Fairest Medal named in honour of Cambridge

AN important player in the early history of the AFL North Coast’s Women’s competition is being recognised with a tremendous honour. The player judged each year as the AFL North Coast’s Women’s Best & Fairest will now be awarded the

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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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Three clubs enjoy junior premiership spoils

THE six AFL North Coast junior grand finals saw three clubs lift at least one premiership trophy. Nambucca Valley proved itself the queen of the younger Youth Girls age groups winning both the Youth Girls 13s and Youth Girls 15s

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Broken down bus can’t stop Magpies

A COUPLE of hours before the Senior Men’s Grand Final was due to start, you could’ve forgiven Port Macquarie players for thinking their preparation for the big match had been thrown into disarray. The team bus had broken down on

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Hodoniczky wins Brian Saville Medal

PORT Macquarie midfielder Luke Hodoniczky capped off a prolific season with a runaway win in the 2024 Brian Saville Medal. The 21 year-old polled five best-on-grounds during the counting of the votes on his way to an impressive tally of

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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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