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AFL NSW/ACT team up with Little Athletics NSW and ACT in 2017

AFL NSW/ACT is thrilled to announce a new sporting alliance with Little Athletics NSW and Little Athletics ACT. This alliance will connect participants of both sports with another option for summer and winter respectively and allow Community Clubs to build

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TYREPOWER NSW TO SUPPORT AFL COMMUNITY UMPIRING ACROSS NSW AND ACT FOR 2017 AND 2018

AFL NSW/ACT are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Tyrepower NSW for the next two years. Tyrepower will be the OFFICIAL COMMUNITY UMPIRING SPONSOR of AFL NSW/ACT supporting all umpires officiating in AFL NSW/ACT governed or affiliated leagues.* Michael

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Celebrating Canberra’s National Multicultural Festival

Written by Leyla Kaya. Last Sunday AFL NSW/ACT attended Canberra’s annual National Multicultural Festival, one of the biggest celebrations of cultural diversity across Australia. A free and family-friendly event, the three day festival was a great success with activities, cultural shows,

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AFL School Sport Pathway – Trials commencing soon

AFL School Sport Pathway Students 12 years and under and 15 years and under have the opportunity to trial and participate in the AFL School Sport pathway. Students will trial to represent their zone before being selected to participate at

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Beeson ready for first AFL Women’s home game

Written by Leyla Kaya. “It wasn’t something that I necessarily thought would ever happen, maybe twelve months ago I’d never have dreamed that there would be a professional women’s AFL competition” says GWS GIANTS AFLW player Rebecca Beeson. When she

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Swans ready for Coffs Harbour

The Sydney Swans will be returning to Coffs Harbour this weekend for their opening match of the JLT Community Series, followed by a three-day camp. The Swans will take on last year’s finalists North Melbourne at C.ex Coffs International Stadium

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AFL NSW/ACT and AFL Sydney partner with XBlades

AFL NSW/ACT are pleased to announce a new partnership with XBlades, a proud Australian company best known for its innovative football boots and also more recently for its elite apparel. XBlades is now the EXCLUSIVE AFL NSW/ACT APPAREL PARTNER and

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Empowering Multicultural and Indigenous girls to reach new heights

Written by Leyla Kaya. Last week, the 2017 Medleys and Rio Tinto AFL Woomeras Leadership Program saw fifty of the best Indigenous and Multicultural players from across the country come together.     The two groups participated in a six-day camp

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Multicultural Round at Home in Western Sydney

The focus of the AFL’s Multicultural Round has been secured in Western Sydney as part of a four-year partnership with the NSW Government. NSW Minister for Multiculturalism Ray Williams today announced the NSW Government has committed $480,000 over four years

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Jack kicks off new season for AFL juniors at Luna Park

A group of boys from St Aloysius College in Sydney were thrilled to meet Sydney Swans star Kieren Jack at Luna Park on Monday as part of the Australia Post AFL Community Camp. Jack spoke to the boys about how

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