The Easter school holidays are always a great time to relax and recharge with friends and family. But for many talented footballers from NSW and the ACT, it was a chance to hone their skills in a game they love…
AFL NSW/ACT CEO Sam Graham delivered a key note address yesterday at Affinity Intercultural Foundation in Sydney on the AFL and cross-cultural understanding. Affinity’s mission is to create and sustain enduring relationships with people through intercultural and interfaith dialogue. Graham…
Originally published by GWS GIANTS Media. The first Peruvian AFL player, Nick Shipley, is inspiring the next generation of GIANTS. Shipley’s mother Jessica was born in Peru’s capital, Lima and immigrated to Australia alongside her extended family when she…
The 2018 IEC Cup was played last week at Blacktown International Sportspark, with over 250 students from Intensive English Centres across Sydney participating. In it’s ninth year, the IEC Cup saw teenage boys and girls play in an AFL 9s round-robin…
Alex Jesaulenko was born in Austria in late 1945, shortly after the Second World War ended in Europe. His parents were Russian and Ukrainian and the family immigrated to Australia in 1949. Alex lived in Canberra playing Rugby and Soccer…
Two players from the AFL NSW/ACT region have been selected as a part of the Diversity All Stars team for 2018. Sarah Heptinstall from the Southern Power in Sydney and Emily Pease from the Belconnen Magpies in Canberra were both chosen in…
Unity Grammar from Austral in Western Sydney has taken out this year’s Bachar Houli Cup. The GWS GIANTS along with AFL NSW/ACT, held the competition today at Progress Park in Auburn, with the high school competition hosting 13 teams from…
The final day of the 2018 AFL National Diversity Championships played out in Blacktown today, with two Grand Finals taking place. Victoria took home the All Nations Championship, beating out Tasmania in a heart-stopper. In the Kickstart Cup, another close…
Day Three of the 2018 AFL National Diversity Championships kicked off with a bang for the AFL NSW/ACT All Nations squad, taking their first win of the tournament. Coming up against the Northern Territory, the lead changed multiple times over…
It was an unlucky Monday for both the AFL NSW/ACT Kickstart and All Nations squads on Day Two of the 2018 AFL National Diversity Championships in Sydney. Queensland took revenge for yesterday’s defeat by the AFL NSW/ACT Kickstart squad, outlasting…
