Women’s Coaching Month has officially kicked off in the AFL, as the football community celebrates and recognises the contribution of women and girls in coaching roles across the country. Established in 2020 and proudly supported by BHP, Women’s Coaching Month…
The AFL has launched a program to fund new uniforms for junior and youth girls in community football. Community leagues, clubs and umpire associations across Australia can apply for funding to go towards uniforms through a new program launched by…
Congratulations to Kristie Whittard from the Manly Bombers, Manly Warringah Wolves and the Sydney Swans Academy for being named AFL NSW/ACT’s 2022 Chemist Warehouse AFLW Community Ambassador. After a lifetime of being around footy, Kristie’s knowledge of the game fused…
Originally published on Hills Shire Times They are only young but these AFL enthusiasts from Sydney will soon be sporting trailblazers. The introduction of AFLW has sparked an explosion of interest in the girls and women’s game in Sydney’s west…
The 2017 National Female Diversity Championships were run in Byron Bay last week with two teams from the New South Wales and ACT region taking part – Kickstart (Indigenous) and All Nations (Multicultural). The All Nations team, involving players who were…
This week, Pittwater Tigers Youth Girls player, Ellie Shefts will represent her state at the 2017 AFL Female Diversity Championships in Byron Bay. Here, Youth Girls footballers of Multicultural and Indigenous backgrounds from across Australia, will participate in a week-long,…
GWS Giants AFLW player and AFL NSW/ACT Female Ambassador, Maddy Collier has been awarded the 2017 Jill Lindsay Scholarship. Federal Women’s Minister, Michaelia Cash presented the Scholarship at the AFL’s ninth annual Women’s Industry Lunch, which celebrates women within the sporting industry,…
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…
