The 2023 AFL National Championships – U18 Boys begins this weekend, with South Australia hosting our Allies at Adelaide’s Thebarton Oval on Sunday, 4 June 4. The Championships will feature the country’s most talented under 18 boys footballers, with scouts…
Photo: Ron Arel/The Daily Advertiser . Mitchell Hardie became the fifth Leeton Whitton Crow in the past 12 years to be drafted last night, following his selection to the Geelong Cats in the 2023 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. Hardie, 25,…
AFL NSW/ACT thanks the dozens of community clubs and schools which celebrated Indigenous culture in the game during Sir Doug Nicholls Round over the past fortnight. Sir Doug Nicholls Round highlights the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people…
The Australian Football League has launched a national campaign to highlight the importance of showing respect for umpires at all levels, from community football through to the elite game. There are more than 15,000 umpires in community football nationwide –…
Angela Vassallo: “At 13 I joined my local junior umpire group in the city east region in Sydney. My first night at training was one of the most daunting experiences I have ever had as I was the only girl…
The Allies squad for the 2023 AFL National Championships – U18 Boys has been announced. A total of 31 players (12 NSW/ACT players) have been selected in the Allies squad, comprising players from the Northern Territory, NSW/ACT, Queensland and Tasmania.…
The final day of Community Umpiring Week this year also happens to be Mother’s Day! So we wanted to acknowledge three mother-daughter umpiring combos from across NSW/ACT. We spoke with these three mother/daughter umpire pairs about what umpiring means to…
A combination of U18 boys from NSW/ACT (12 from GIANTS Academy, 12 from Swans Academy) will face off against South Australia in a trial game that will be played at Thebarton Oval in Adelaide on Sunday May 14 with a…
This week marks the commencement of Community Umpiring Week, where the AFL celebrates its umpires throughout the nation, particularly our community umpires, who work to make our game safe, fun and fair each week, often without the plaudits they deserve.…
Written By Rod Gillett 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. There’s a sign as you drive into Finley welcoming you…
