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Footy Ratings on the Rise in NSW

NSW and QLD footy fans ensure strong ratings continue in the 2020 Toyota AFL Premiership Season Strong growth in television audiences in New South Wales and Queensland have ensured the 2020 Toyota AFL Premiership Season has returned with outstanding ratings

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Grassroots Sport Fund – Applications Now Open

  The Grassroots Sport Fund is part of the NSW Government’s Community Sport Recovery Package – helping support the sector to get back on its feet. The Grassroots Sport Fund will provide a one-off grant of up to $1,000 to

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New South Wales is AFL ready in 2020

  AFL NSW/ACT is looking forward to welcoming teams from Victoria and Queensland to New South Wales for the next block of fixtures as the Toyota AFL Premiership Season continues in 2020. Melbourne, Hawthorn, the Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane

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Return to Competition Education Sessions

Ground Manager

Ahead of the commencement of the 2020 Community Football Season, AFL NSWACT will be hosting a number of free online education sessions. Ground Manager Education Session Ground Manager webinar is primarily for prospective new Ground Managers but could also be

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“I was born and bred in Wagga and I’m proud of that”

Australian Football celebrates its 140th anniversary in New South Wales this year after the founding of the NSW Football Association in Sydney in 1880. To commemorate, 140 coaches, players, umpires, administrators and media personalities from both the Elite (VFL/AFL) and Community

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Return to Contact Training from 1 July

From Today, Wednesday 1 July, Clubs and Teams will be permitted to return to contact training and match practice.  In line with the recently revised NSW Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order (No 4) 2020, and the

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Formation of NSW Australian Football Association 1880

  “That the gentlemen present, or those who desire to do so, form themselves into an association to be called the New South Wales Football Association, and that they adopt the Victorian Football Association rules.” (Sydney Mail, 1 July 1880).

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A New South Welshman that represented Victoria

Australian Football celebrates its 140th anniversary in New South Wales this year after the founding of the NSW Football Association in Sydney in 1880. To commemorate, 140 coaches, players, umpires, administrators and media personalities from both the Elite (VFL/AFL) and Community

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AFL Reaffirms Commitment to AFLW

AFL tells clubs AFLW player payments and football department soft caps will be maintained in 2021. The AFL has informed AFL Club presidents and CEOs that the AFL Commission ratified a recommendation by the Football Operations Department for no change

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Ralph Robertson – Sydney’s first footy and war hero

Australian Football celebrates its 140th anniversary in NSW this year after the founding of the NSW Football Association in Sydney in 1880. One hundred and forty coaches, players, umpires, administrators and media personalities from both the Elite (VFL/AFL) and Community

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