The AFL has announced that the 2020 Toyota NEAFL season will not proceed, following a meeting with all NEAFL clubs held yesterday afternoon. While the situation relating to COVID-19 remains a challenge for the entire community, the interstate nature of…
Dear AFL Community Clubs and local stakeholders, AFL NSW/ACT welcomes the ACT Chief Ministers announcement today that from 10 July 2020 contact community sport competitions can restart for participants in the ACT. To ensure players are well-prepared for competition, AFL…
Dear AFL Community Clubs and local stakeholders, AFL NSW/ACT welcomes the Acting Minister for Sports announcement today that from 1 July 2020 adult community sport competitions can restart at the same time as 18 years and under. To ensure players…
Major State Sporting Organisations in NSW have come together to provide a collaborative agreement for community sport across the state. The agreement comes with the welcome news from the NSW Government that all community sport can recommence from July 1.…
To our Valued Football Community, AFL NSW/ACT welcomes the NSW Deputy Premier’s announcement today that from 1 July 2020 community sport competitions can restart for those aged 18 years and under. We are excited to work with our Leagues and…
Emma Quayle explores the unique journey Lenny Hayes took from suburban Sydney to the top of the AFL. As first published on the GIANTS website. Lenny Hayes was the last player picked at the end of 1995, when the NSW-ACT…
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…
Last year, AFL NSW/ACT proudly launched our first ever Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) at the Innovate level. The RAP provides a framework to support the work our team across New South Wales and the ACT are doing to engage with…
In 2020 Reconciliation Australia marks twenty years of shaping Australia’s journey towards a more just, equitable and reconciled nation. Reconciliation is a journey for all Australians – as individuals, families, communities, organisations and importantly as a nation. At the heart of this…
“I get a tremendous kick out of football because I know my people in New South Wales follow my doings closely by the wireless and in the newspapers. This always spurs me on, and gives me added confidence” – Sir…
