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Thanks Coach! Nominate your local coach now.

AFL Coach

Originally posted by Foxtel. This season, Foxtel and the AFL Coaches Association have come together to provide local coaches with an exciting opportunity to raise their game in a series of Masterclasses. The brand new and exclusive program will see

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Junior Umpires Hit the Big Stage

As part of the AFL’s Community Umpiring Week, a number of initiatives will be taking place across the state and territory to celebrate the contribution of Umpires at a grassroots level. State and territory-wide, community football teams will pause to recognise

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Posted in Slider, Sydney Swans, Talent news, Umpiring news

Joss Group Facility Grant applications open

Joss Group Community Grants

AFL NSW/ACT, in partnership with the Joss Group, are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2017 Joss Group & AFL NSW/ACT Community Facility Grants. The Joss Group Community Facility Grant Program is in its sixth year and has

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Representative Football nominations now open

Rep footy

Player nominations for Sydney Harbour Under 13s, 14s, 15s, 17s, and Youth Girls 15s and Youth Girls 18s are now open. If you would like to nominate for the June Long Weekend Representative weekend, please fill out the following form –

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First U12 Girls Comp launches in Sydney

Sydney Harbour Under 12s Girls

The first ever AFL Sydney Juniors Under 12s Girls Competition was launched over the weekend with 20 new teams joining the Sydney Harbour contest for 2017. Over 300 girls and their families were present at the event where they were

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Posted in Community, Facilities, Female News, Front page news, GWS GIANTS, Slider, Sydney Harbour, Youth Girls

New website launch

In preparation for the 2017 season, AFL NSW/ACT, in partnership with Sports TG, has now launched up to 12 brand new community football websites for 12 leagues from across the state and territory. With the websites going live as of Monday, the new

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Mills commits long term

Article originally posted by Sydney Swans. AFL Rising Star winner Callum Mills has committed to Sydney for the long term, inking a new five-year contract extension. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy product, who had two years to run on his

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GWS Youth Girls Coaching session

As part of the AFL’s commitment to women’s football the GWS Giants AFL Women’s side will be hosting a Youth Girls Coaching session on Tuesday, 28 February 2017. This session is specifically tailored and targeted to coaches of Youth Girls teams and

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2017 AFL National Talent Program

The 2017 AFL National Talent program will have a different look this year as the AFL alter the format of the Under 18 championship. For the past two decades the League has split the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships into two

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AFLSJ Combine back in 2017

Players from the AFL Sydney Juniors competition and talented athletes are invited to come along to AFL Combine testing sessions in January. Participants will be tested using the latest AFL protocols and methods for skill and athletic testing (beep test, agility

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