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Red and white wedding: SCG now house of Tyrell

He’s got the footwork of Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and the hands of Benji Marshall. Now he’s going to be a Sydney Swan. This article originally appeared on the Daily Telegraph website. By Neil Cordy. Having already plucked Kieren and Brandon Jack

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Posted in Featured News, Sydney Harbour, Sydney South/Illawarra, Talent news

Four 2016 NAB Challenge games in NSW/ACT

NSW/ACT will host four matches in the 2016 NAB Challenge pre-season AFL competition, with two games in Sydney and one each for Canberra and Wagga Wagga. The Sydney Swans will kick off the region’s pre-season fixtures with a twilight game

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Posted in ACT/South Coast, AFL Riverina Front Page, Central West, Featured News, Hunter/Central Coast, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Sydney Harbour, Sydney South/Illawarra, Talent news, Western Sydney

Study and Sherrins: Behagg’s balancing act

This article originally appeared on the Manly Daily website.By Jon Geddes The HSC isn’t the only big test that Collaroy schoolboy Lachlan Behagg is currently swatting for. Before his final exam in next Friday in multi media, the 18-year-old student

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

Nathan Gray Multicultural Community Ambassador of the Year

Strathfield South High School teacher Nathan Gray has been named 2015 AFL NSW/ACT Multicultural Community Ambassador of the Year. Gray, who heads the PDHPE/Sport program at Strathfield South High, was chosen ahead of a raft of other outstanding nominees, his

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Posted in Featured News, Multicultural news, Sydney Harbour

Chris Bishop named Coach of the Year

AFL NSW/ACT is delighted to announce Chris Bishop from the Terrigal Avoca club has been selected as AFL NSWACT State Coach of the Year for 2015. Bishop steered the Panthers’ Premier Division side to a Black Diamond flag in 2015, having

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Posted in Coaching news, Featured News, Hunter/Central Coast

Three top 10 Draft picks for NSW?

After the completion of last week’s NAB National Draft Combine, afl.com.au’s Draft expert Cal Twomey has updated his predicted top 25 picks, with three NSW players in the top ten. This article originally appeared on afl.com.au By Cal Twomey Many

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

Kennedy set to realise Draft dream

By Callum Twomey This article originally appeared on afl.com.au. Three weeks ago, as the best draft prospects battled it out in under-18 finals around Australia, some AFL club recruiters were arriving in Narrandera after making the four-and-a-half hour drive from

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Posted in AFL Riverina Front Page, Featured News, Southern NSW, Talent news, Under 18 RAMS

RAMS duo dominate on the MCG

By Callum Twomey Mobile forward Harry Himmelberg enhanced his draft stocks with a best-afield display for the Allies in their win over the NAB AFL Academy on Grand Final morning. The 191cm forward kicked a goal and had 19 disposals

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Posted in ACT/South Coast, AFL Riverina Front Page, Featured News, Sydney Harbour, Talent news, Under 16 RAMS, Under 18 RAMS

Harmer calls time after 14 years

He has played 14 seasons, about 234 games, won two grand finals and was named Best on Ground in his final game. Now Young Saints AFL Club’s Geoff Harmer will put away the boots as he retires from the sport.

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Posted in Featured News, Southern NSW

Lucky 13 NSW/ACT Academy nominees

By Callum Twomey Highly rated Greater Western Sydney academy pair Jacob Hopper and Matthew Kennedy are among 25 players eligible to be listed by the northern academy clubs at this year’s NAB AFL Draft. Hopper and Kennedy, tipped to attract

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Posted in ACT/South Coast, AFL Riverina Front Page, Featured News, Hunter/Central Coast, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Sydney Harbour, Talent news, Under 16 RAMS, Under 18 RAMS