Junior football is a huge part of Phil Lane’s life. The joint AFL NSW/ACT Junior Coach of the Year has been coaching the next crop of football players in Sydney’s western suburbs for two decades. So many junior coaches get…
Ash Lamb is AFL NSW/ACT’s Volunteer of the Year for Community Umpiring Service in 2021. He works tirelessly to support around 40 umpires who officiate matches on the Sapphire Coast. Lamb is AFL Sapphire Coast’s umpiring coach, he develops the…
Darryl Howe has only worked at St Gregory’s College in Campbelltown for two years, but the PDHPE teacher is already having a big impact on the students’ sporting experiences. His work on the AFL program earned him AFL NSW/ACT’s Primary…
Aaron Harvey from the Glen Innes Celts is one of two AFL NSW/ACT’s Junior Coaches of the Year for 2021. Harvey moved to the town on the northern tablelands with his family in 2016 and immediately set about bringing AFL…
Liz Symes is AFL NSW/ACT Disability Inclusion Volunteer of the Year for 2021. Liz is the Bathurst Giants’ treasurer and 2021 she developed and ran a Kickability program for the club. Kickability is a program similar to Auskick for people…
Article first appeared on the NSW Football History Society’s website. The NSW Football History Society’s first annual lunch and awards event at the Magpies Sports Club this week proved very popular with members and guests. The audience were regaled with…
The Toyota Good For Footy Gear Grant program is back for the third-season running, with 100 female football teams around the country to benefit from funding to supply brand new, specially designed uniforms. Applications are now open and will be…
The AFL has announced a major $8 million extra investment to help bring community football back and ensure the grassroots game thrives, following two years disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Community football is the foundation of the game and the…
Wheelchair AFL was front and centre over the weekend at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation in Narrabeen. Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT delivered two fantastic, inclusive and free multi-sport days to give athletes and interested observers alike the chance to…
The best footballers in NSW and the ACT will meet in February 2022 to contest the inaugural Women’s Summer Series. Four teams (two each representing the Swans and GIANTS) will face off in a five-week series, with around 120 players…
