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AFL NSW/ACT celebrates inaugural First Nations Cup

The inaugural AFL First Nations Cup was held today in Sydney ahead of the AFL’s Sir Doug Nicholls Round next week. Bringing together 120 high school students from Sydney, Western Sydney and as far as Dubbo in New South Wales,

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Player profile: Codie Briggs

Codie Briggs

  By Caitlin Arnold Growing up running water at your local club is a fairly decent way to learn the ins-and-outs of Aussie Rules. Hearing the chatter amongst players as you sneak into post-goal celebrations, is enough to light anyone’s

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John Murray: Hume League’s Cultural Warrior

Jindera Clubman John Murray is extremely proud to see the Hume League celebrate the Indigenous Round for the first time in the league’s history. Selected teams will wear black, yellow and red socks. Murray acknowledges that although it has taken

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Posted in Featured News, Front page news, Indigenous news, Southern NSW

AFL honour Aboriginal icon Sir Doug Nicholls

The AFL Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round celebrates Indigenous culture and players, and the impact it has had on our game. In October 2015, the AFL Commission approved the AFL’s Indigenous Advisory Council’s proposal to honour Aboriginal Icon Sir Doug

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AFL Indigenous Program Manager taking the game to its grass roots

In the lead up to this weekend’s Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round, the Saturday Daily Telegraph did a feature story on AFL NSW/ACT Indigenous Program Manager, Katriina Heikkanen. Read the full story below. Aussie Rules’ Indigenous Ambassador is taking the game to

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