The third annual NSW Parliamentary Friends of AFL event was held on Wednesday, 23 August with great representation from all sides of politics in the NSW Parliament, the AFL, the Sydney Swans and the GIANTS including current AFL and AFLW…
It’s a massive week for football in NSW and the ACT. There are community football junior and senior grand finals taking place all over, the AFLW kicks off with a Sydney Swans v GIANTS Derby, the Sydney Swans and GIANTS…
It’s official, 125,000 young Auskickers across the country have pulled on their boots this season to break the all-time registered participation record for the NAB AFL Auskick program. Eclipsing the previous record of 123,475 which was set in 2019, every…
This article first appeared on the NSW Australian Football History Society’s website. Check out the site for more great stories and facts about our game in NSW. . Nick Blakey pretty much grew up in the Swans changerooms. As a cheeky…
The AFL is delighted to partner with 5th Quarter Camps, a specialised footy program for NSW children and youth aged 6-16 years, founded by Toby Greene and Isaac Heeney. 5th Quarter Camps aim to equip participants with skills, knowledge, and…
AFL NSW/ACT is proud to announce the state and territory’s 12 Toyota AFL Volunteers of the Year for 2023. These outstanding footy people were selected from a record number of nominations received by AFL NSW/ACT. Each of the NSW/ACT winners…
The 2023 Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championships will be back in Victoria with the event to be held at State Netball & Hockey Centre from 1-5 November. After successfully returning in 2022 following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic,…
Many of the most promising under-17 boys footballers from New South Wales, ACT, Victoria and Queensland will be in action in Melbourne this Sunday, 13 August. The young stars will feature in a double-header at Werribee’s Avalon Airport Oval. The…
Newington College flipped the script on its arch rival, St Ignatius Riverview, winning the second ever Independent School Boys grand final, 81 to 13. In a perfect night for football at Gore Hill Oval, St Leonards, the boys in black…
St Ignatius Riverview and Newington College are carving out quite the story in the Independent Schools Competition. The cross-town rivals will face off on Friday night for the second ever grand final of the fledgling competition and the second grand…
