The AFL has announced a major $8 million extra investment to help bring community football back and ensure the grassroots game thrives, following two years disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Community football is the foundation of the game and the…
The AFL’s CEO has filmed a video message thanking players, coaches, volunteers and supporters of community football across Australia. Watch the video below and read its accompanying letter. To everyone involved in community football in 2021 – thank you!…
AFL Broken Hill partnered with Lifeline last weekend to bring the fifth annual How’s Ya Mate Round to the Silver City. Lifeline Broken Hill Country to Coast invited three AFL legends to the far west for an unforgettable weekend…
2021 saw an unprecedented number of community clubs getting involved in Sir Doug Nicholls Round across NSW and the ACT. For two rounds 28/29 May – 5/6 June, clubs were invited to celebrate the contribution Indigenous players have on…
AFL releases guidelines for concussion management in community football Minimum 12-day post-concussion return period in addition to obtaining medical clearance AFL makes two key concussion focused appointments Head of Concussion Innovation and Research – Assoc. Professor Catherine Willmott Head of…
To our AFL Footy Family, As we wrap up a season of community football like no other this weekend, I’d like to take the opportunity to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Community Football network across the State and…
To our footy family, On Monday afternoon the NSW Chief Health Officer, Dr. Kerry Chant, wrote to State Sporting Organisations issuing new recommendations relating to community sport. Since receiving the updated advice, AFL NSWACT has been working closely with Sport…
AFL NSW/ACT has released another date for Community Football Clubs to undertake the Emergency Response Coordinator (ERC) Course to ensure they are compliant in season 2020. The online ERC course is for Club Officials and will take place on Monday,…
Across New South Wales and the ACT, the signs of footy returning are everywhere; last year’s mud is being clapped off boots, fresh paint is being etched into the grass and mums and dads are rinsing out their thermos mugs.…
To Our Football Community, Recently we provided an update about the work underway to determine a roadmap for a return to community footy. Our intention was to provide a more detailed outline at the end of this month, following the…
