ACT/South Coast

AFL legends to ride 1433km for suicide prevention

Puka Up

Originally published by the Herald Sun. FOOTY greats will pedal 500m for every Aussie lost to suicide in a gruelling ride from Sydney to Melbourne as they fight to put the issue on the national agenda. AFL superstars Wayne Schwass,

Tagged with:
Posted in ACT/South Coast, Featured News, Front page news, Slider

NAB AFL Draft Combine Player Review: Jack Powell

Jack Powell

Canberra’s Jack Powell will be hoping his 2017 NAB AFL Draft Combine results are enough for clubs to take notice ahead of November’s NAB AFL Draft. Having met with several AFL club recruiters over the three day event, Powell’s performance

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in 2017 NAB AFL Draft Combine, ACT/South Coast, Canberra Demons, Featured News, Front page news, GWS GIANTS, NAB AFL Draft, Slider, Talent news, Uncategorised

Goddard named Football Woman of the Year

Bec Goddard

Canberra’s Bec Goddard has been named the 2017 Football Woman of the Year. Goddard was presented the award at the annual Fujitsu General Grand Final Comedy Debate in front of more than 1,000 guests at Crown Palladium today. Goddard is

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in ACT/South Coast, AFL Women's, Featured News, Front page news, Slider, Talent news

Powell powering on to NAB AFL Draft Combine

Jack Powell

  There have been many famous Australian Football names come from the nation’s capital. Bolton, Bruce, Steele, and Jesaulenko – just to name a few. At a local level the Powell moniker has made a name for itself, but as

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in ACT/South Coast, Canberra Demons, Featured News, Front page news, GWS GIANTS, NAB AFL Draft, NAB AFL U18 Championships, Slider

Darwin hosts SSA National Under 12s Carnival

Last week, Darwin hosted teams from both New South Wales and the ACT as they competed in the School Sports Australia National Under 12s AFL Carnival. While New South Wales and the ACT often bind together to play as one

Tagged with: , , ,
Posted in ACT/South Coast, Featured News, Front page news, Landing Page, Schools news, Slider, Uncategorised

In like Flynn: Umpire gains Volunteer Award nom

Shauna Flynn

  Written by Leyla Kaya. South Coast Boundary Umpire Shauna Flynn has been announced as a finalist for the 2017 NSW Community Sports Awards in the Young Official Category, as awarded by Sport NSW. With over 500,000 people across New South

Tagged with: , , ,
Posted in ACT/South Coast, Community, Featured News, Female News, Front page news, Slider, Uncategorised

Briody sisters having a “BALL!”

2017 Community Umpiring Round

  Round 7 of the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership season is set to celebrate Community Umpiring Week – an initiative to encourage people to get involved in umpiring AFL at a grassroots level. AFL National Umpiring Development Manager, Adam Davis said with more

Tagged with: , , , ,
Posted in ACT/South Coast, Community, Featured News, Front page news, NEAFL, Slider, Umpiring news

Youth Girls take over Bateau Bay

Youth Girls

The AFL NSW/ACT Youth Girls State Cup was held on the weekend of October 24 and 25 in Bateau Bay, NSW. Nine teams from across all regions of NSW and the ACT travelled to the Central Coast town, to participate in

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Posted in ACT/South Coast, Central West, Featured News, Female News, Front page news, Hunter/Central Coast, Northern NSW, Slider, Sydney Harbour, Talent news, Western Sydney

And the 2016 NEAFL MVP is…

  Payne wins second NEAFL MVP in a one-vote thriller Originally posted on the NEAFL website. Aspley champion Matthew Payne has re-written the history books after claiming a second NEAFL Most Valuable Player Award by a single vote in thrilling

Tagged with: , , , ,
Posted in ACT/South Coast, Featured News, Front page news, NEAFL

Preview: AFL Canberra v AFL Sydney

For the third year in succession the best senior female and male talent playing in the AFL Canberra and AFL Sydney competitions will go head-to-head for bragging rights. The two matches will be played this Saturday at Gungahlin Enclosed Oval,

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in ACT/South Coast, Featured News, Front page news, Sydney Harbour