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Owen-Auburn named Round 4 NEAFL Rising Star nominee

Originally published on NEAFL.com.au. Canberra utility Connor Owen-Auburn has earned the Round 4 NEAFL Rising Star nomination after being named among the Demons best in a five-point victory over Sydney University on Saturday. The 20-year-old has reinvented himself as a

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2019 Under-18 Rams Youth Girls team announced

The Under-18 AFL NSW/ACT Rams Youth Girls side set to take on Tasmania in late May and early June has been announced. Coached by Canberra’s Steve Mahar and assisted by GWS GIANTS AFL Women’s players, Alyce Parker and Louise Stephenson,

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2019 Joss Community Facility Grant program now open

  AFL NSW/ACT in partnership with the Joss Group are pleased to announce the opening of the 2019 Joss Group & AFL NSW/ACT Community Facility Grants. These grants have been designed to provide funding assistance to clubs who are looking

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NAB League: Swans go four from four

  Written by Madison La Pira. It was back to Blacktown this week for the Sydney Swans and GIANTS Academies competing in a double-header on Saturday. A win for the Swans against Victorian side, the Murray Bushrangers, left them as

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Abbie Dare becomes Round 6 Auskicker of the Year nominee

Abbie Dare, from New South Wales’ Lane Cove NAB AFL Auskick Centre, became the envy of all Auskickers on Friday when she was announced as the sixth weekly nominee for the 2019 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year competition. The

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GIANTS join ranks as Rams Youth Girls coaches announced

AFL NSW/ACT is pleased to announce the appointments of the 2019 Under-18 and Under-16 AFL NSW/ACT  Rams Youth Girls coaching panels. Canberra’s Steve Mahar will head up the Under 18s side this year, assisted by GWS GIANTS AFL Women’s pairing,

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NAB League: Bushrangers and Power on our turf now

The Sydney Swans and GIANTS Academies will host two powerhouse Under-18 Victorian clubs this Saturday at Blacktown International Sportspark in Round 4 of the NAB League. The Swans will come up against the Murray Bushrangers, the former club of AFL

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AFL NSW/ACT launches Reconciliation Action Plan

AFL NSW/ACT has proudly launched their first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) at a morning tea event at the Sydney Cricket Ground. More than 100 AFL NSW/ACT staff from across the state and territory were joined at the event by representatives

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Sydney Derby stats: who won and how

Ahead of Sydney Derby XVII, we take a look back at some of the stats from the 16 previous encounters between the Sydney Swans and the GWS GIANTS. For the record, the Swans hold an 11-5 wins margin over their

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GIANTS make Grand Final at 32nd Sikh Games

The annual Australian Sikh Games – a sporting and cultural event for the Australian Sikh community – were held in Melbourne over the weekend with six teams from the AFL entering the AFL 9s component of the competition. The GWS

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