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Port chasing top-two position

ROUND 10 PREVIEW: Port Macquarie’s women have climbed to the top of the ladder and now the Magpies men are chasing a berth in the top two rungs on the ladder. The Magpies travel to Sawtell on Saturday now trailing

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Big Freeze coming to Port on Sunday

Wayne Richards Park is set to be painted blue on Sunday as the Port Macquarie Juniors get right behind the Big Freeze Community Round. The Port Macquarie players and will be playing in blue Big Freeze 9 socks while there

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Grand Final rematch to be a ripper

ROUND 2 PREVIEW: It’s been almost eight months since Port Macquarie won a nail biting Grand Final against the Coffs Breakers and now they meet again. The Breakers play host to the Magpies on Saturday with four matches to be

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League and Manager both spread wings

New season, new age groups, new clubs, a new venue, and there will soon be a new Community Football and Competition Manager with news that Paul Taylor is moving into a new role within AFL NSW/ACT. After nearly eight years

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Breakers clean sweep of local derbies

ROUND 1 REVIEW: The Coffs Breakers started the 2023 season with four wins from four matches against local rival Sawtell/Toormina. The Saints produced a memorable Anzac Round ceremony and event but it was the Breakers who proved stronger. The closest

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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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Club profile: Magpies pushing to stay top of the tree

The AFL North Coast Senior Competition gets underway in just over three weeks, so we’ll use that lead-in to preview each team in the Seniors and Women’s grades. Tune in every Tuesday and Thursday to see how each of the

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Supporting club leaders to grow and thrive

AFL NSW/ACT is fast tracking the learning and development of five first-time club presidents across Northern NSW who are participating in the Club President Mentoring Program. This program is designed to support the presidents as they learn the ropes of

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Sydney Swans like the cut of locals’ jibs

Three stars of local footy have taken the next step forward in their careers, having made the cut to gain inclusion in the Sydney Swans Academy NAB League squads. Will Kelly (17, Port Macquarie) and Beau Guthrie (16, Coffs Harbour)

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Women taking the lead on North Coast

THE strong female presence in the AFL North Coast can no longer seen as being just on the ground. Women have been a driving force off the ground for many clubs for a long period of time yet in a

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