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Volunteer in the Spotlight: Jacquie Sultana

Week Two of Volunteer in the Spotlight features Jacquie from the South West Tigers.   Name: Jacquie Sultana Club: South West Tigers (who play at Greenway Park, Carnes Hill) Nick Name: Jacques Time Volunteering: 3 years What is Your Main Position at Your

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The Toyota Good for Footy Raffle is back for 2018

Toyota Good for Footy

The Toyota Good for Footy Raffle is back bigger than ever in 2018, and this year Toyota is aiming for another record-breaking season. Last year, 418 grassroots clubs raised a huge $682,000, that they used to upgrade facilities, buy new

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Nominations open for the 2018 AFL NSW/ACT JS Sports Representative Carnival

  Nominations are now open for the 2018 AFL NSW/ACT JS Sports Representative Carnival over the June long weekend. The JS Sports Representative Carnival will feature teams from differing regions in the Greater Sydney area, over a three day period

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Episode 3 of AFL & Thomas & Friends™ released

The AFL is pleased to announce the third episode in the collaboration with Thomas & Friends has been released on the AFL Kids YouTube page. In an international first between the two brands, four short episodes have been produced and

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Episode Two of AFL & Thomas & Friends™ released

Tracey the Tram

The AFL is pleased to announce the second episode in the collaboration with Thomas & Friends has been released tonight on youtube.com/aflkids. In an international first between the two brands, four short episodes have been produced and centre around Thomas and

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Sydney Umpires gather for Super Session

  This week, hundreds of umpires from across Sydney came together for the first annual ‘Sydney Super Session’ at Spotless Stadium. Gathering umpires from across the AFL, NEAFL, AFL Sydney and AFL Sydney Juniors leagues, the session was designed to

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AFL Sydney Juniors celebrate Volunteers Week

Volunteers Week

This weekend marks AFL Sydney Juniors Volunteers Week, a time to celebrate the hardworking individuals who make our league what it is. From coaches, grounds staff and canteen managers, to club presidents and  photographers, volunteers remain the backbone of the AFL Sydney

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Girls kicking goals for cultural melting pot

  Originally published by The Australian. On the first night of training for the Bankstown Bullsharks, an under 15s girls Australian football team in southwest Sydney, Olivia Cole turned up to an empty field. “Not many people knew about it,”

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Volunteer of the Year nominations closing soon

Nominations for the AFL NSW/ACT Volunteer of the Year close on 30 June 2017. To nominate your eligible (see below) volunteers, please fill out the form on the AFL NSW/ACT website here.   AFL NSW/ACT have two volunteer recognition awards:

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Shoosh for Kids campaign launches

Shoosh for Kids

Written by Leyla Kaya. AFL NSW/ACT has partnered with the Office of Sport for the Shoosh for Kids Week campaign. The aim of the campaign is to encourage Clubs to create safe and supportive environments for kids playing sport, and to

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