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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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Local prospects are on Swans radar

Three of the North Coast’s brightest young footy prospects have been included in the Sydney Swans summer Benchmarking program, giving them the chance to press for inclusion in Swans underage teams. Will Kelly (17, Port Macquarie), Beau Guthrie (16, Coffs

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Hard work is underway for Northern Heat

The new Northern Heat program literally hit the ground running at the first training session in Armidale on Saturday. To establish a baseline on players’ fitness, the entire squad was put through their paces in a gruelling session that featured

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Moment that made Magpies premiers

IN the end a 100 minute slog between two desperate teams was decided by a single moment. Trailing by three points half way through the final term, Port Macquarie had forced a stoppage only 20 metres out from their goal.

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Premiership glory is up for grabs

THE day where heroes are made and legends are born is almost upon us. Saturday at C.ex Coffs International Stadium promises to be a drama filled day with a forecast predicting wet weather football will be the order of the

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Medal win places Duryea in elite company

Fraser Duryea has won the Brian Saville Medal for a third time. His wins in 2016, 2021 and now 2022 sees the Northern Beaches star join Brian Rava, Mark Couzens and Jesse Schmidt as three time winners of the Brian

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Senior Grand Final tickets are on sale

Tickets for Saturday’s Grand Finals of the AFL North Coast Senior Competition are on sale now via the Eventbrite platform. After a thrilling day of Preliminary Final action, the full line-up for the Grand Finals are now confirmed: 10:00am Under

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