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2017 AFL Pre-Season Fixture Released

The Australian Football League (AFL) today announced it would partner with Australia-wide Insurance Broker JLT (Jardine Lloyd Thompson) for the pre-season competition for the next three years, with today’s launch of the JLT Community Series. AFL General Manager Clubs and

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AFL Sydney Juniors – Commercial Partnership Opportunity

AFL Sydney Juniors are currently seeking Registrations of Interest for commercial partnerships that align with our code values and can support the continued expansion of Australian Football throughout Sydney. The continued growth of Australian Rules Football in Sydney presents a

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AFL Sydney Juniors Combine back in 2017

Players from the AFL Sydney Juniors competition and talented athletes are invited to come along to AFL Combine testing sessions in January. Participants will be tested using the latest AFL protocols and methods for skill and athletic testing (beep test, agility

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Club Waratah to receive upgrade

Last Thursday, Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres and Member for Heathcote Lee Evans announced AFL NSW/ACT will receive a $13,000 grant to improve club facilities at Club Waratah in Sutherland. The funding to install roller shutters to secure is drawn

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AFL NSW/ACT to undertake Future Directions of AFL Sydney Project

AFL NSW/ACT is excited to announce that it is undertaking a Future Directions of AFL Sydney Project with the objective to establish a long term vision and the strategic priorities of AFL Sydney (across men’s, women’s, juniors and independent schools competitions). AFL

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2017 NEAFL Fixture Announcement

Traditional contests and exposure for academy talent headline the 2017 North East Australian Football League fixture. The new season kicks off on April 1 with an opening round of matches spread right across the northern states in Brisbane, Gold Coast,

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NSW/ACT Implement Player Points System

AFL NSW/ ACT, in conjunction with the relevant leagues, has enhanced the Player Points System, which will be applicable to AFL Canberra, Riverina FNL, Farrer FNL and Hume FNL for the 2017 season. The Player Points System was first introduced

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Volunteers Grants 2016 now open

The Australian Government has just announced that the Volunteers Grants 2016 program is now open and community clubs within NSW and the ACT are encouraged to apply. These grants aim to support the efforts of Australia’s volunteers by providing small

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A record nine players from NSW/ACT selected at the 2016 NAB AFL National Draft

It was a successful night for players from NSW/ACT at Friday’s NAB AFL National Draft, with nine players from the region selected overall, the highest number yet. This bettered last year’s result of seven players selected and included four in

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Women lead the way growing AFL in NSW/ACT

More people are playing Australian Rules Football than ever before with the AFL announcing earlier this week that total participation had reached 1,404,176 across Australia in 2016. In NSW/ACT, total participation reached 237,549, an increase of 10.4% from 2015. This

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