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A complete guide to the AFL bidding system

Have you struggled through many sleepless nights trying to work out how the AFL’s new bidding system works? Don’t worry: your questions, concerns and ‘what ifs’ are all answered here. By Emma Quayle This article originally appeared on The Age

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Posted in ACT/South Coast, Featured News, Hunter/Central Coast, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Sydney Harbour, Sydney South/Illawarra, Talent news, Under 18 RAMS

Hopper tops Champion Data Draft pool

Leeton’s Jacob Hopper has been ranked the top Draft Prospect in this year’s crop by stats gurus Champion Data, with two NSW/ACT RAMS teammates joining the 18-year-old in the top ten. It was a RAMS quinella, with North Shore gun

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Posted in Community, Featured News, Southern NSW, Sydney Harbour, Talent news, Under 18 RAMS

NSW pair star for Flying Boomerangs

NSW duo Shaydan Close and Cooper Kilpatrick have starred for the Indigenous rep side the Flying Boomerangs in their 62-point win over a Victorian diversity side in Melbourne on Sunday. Under blue skies at Punt Road Oval the Boomerangs led

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Posted in Featured News, Indigenous news, Northern NSW, Talent news

NSW pair set to fly with AFL Boomerangs

West Kempsey’s Shaydan Close and Cooper Kilpatrick from San Souci will represent NSW as part of the AFL’s premier youth indigenous talent squad. The 2015 AFL Flying Boomerangs squad will take on a Victorian Diversity All Stars team tomorrow, Saturday November 14, in

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Posted in Featured News, Indigenous news, Talent news

Swans eye ‘complete package’ Cal Mills

When Callum Mills officially joins the Sydney Swans at this month’s NAB AFL Draft, the club can thank its chairman Andrew Pridham for his involvement in securing the talented midfielder. This article originally appeared on AFL.com.au. By Callum Twomey. Mills

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Posted in Featured News, Sydney Harbour, Talent news, Under 16 RAMS, Under 18 RAMS

Stay at home: Dad’s advice pays off for Kennedy

Matthew Kennedy was still getting used to playing in the TAC Cup when the draft value index and new bidding system were finalised earlier this year. He figured he should read up on them, given they would have so much

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Posted in Featured News, Southern NSW, Talent news, Under 18 RAMS

Cairns cultural immersion for Macleay Valley Eagles

  A fledgling AFL club from the mid-North Coast of NSW had a unique post-season football trip recently, travelling from Kempsey to rural Far North Queensland. Macleay Valley Eagles played games against Cape York and Abergowrie College, and had a taste

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Posted in Community, Featured News, Female News, Northern NSW

Emu Plains Glenmore Park Lions raise $30,000 for charity

The Emu Plains Glenmore Park Lions Junior AFL club held their second Sportsman’s Lunch and raised more than $30,000 for the Ronald McDonald Family Room Nepean in the Neo-natal intensive care unit at Nepean Hospital. The Event organiser and club

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Posted in Community, Featured News, Western Sydney

Is Jacob Hopper the next Adam Treloar?

When Adam Treloar was eventually traded to Collingwood during this year’s AFL exchange period, the GWS Giants knew they’d lost an inside bull and a future superstar of the game — if he wasn’t one already. This article originally appeared

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Posted in Featured News, Southern NSW, Talent news, Under 16 RAMS, Under 18 RAMS

Fox Footy Phantom Draft – Top 25

With just over three weeks remaining until the 2015 NAB AFL National Draft, writers at FOX FOOTY have predicted their top 25 picks, with three NSW/ACT products in the top ten. PICK 1: CARLTON — JACOB WEITERING (Dandenong Stingrays) Class,

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Posted in ACT/South Coast, AFL Riverina Front Page, Featured News, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Sydney Harbour, Talent news, Under 18 RAMS