True Blues – Neale, Anthony, Edna, Jim, Chris and Terry Daniher NSW v Victoria 1990. All will be inducted into the inaugural NSW Australian Football Hall of Fame on Friday, 3 May. . By Neil Cordy Edna Daniher is having…
Painting of the Australian Light Horse 4th Brigade charge at Beersheba 1917 . By Dr Rodney Gillett . The mounted charge of the Australian Light Horse 4th Brigade at Beersheba on 31 October 1917 was an epic victory for the…
Artie Smith Oval, home of the Bomaderry Tigers, has won the 2023 Ken Gannon Community Football Facilities Award for NSW/ACT. The Tigers played Round 2 of the AFL South Coast season at its improved home ground on the weekend with…
By Tilly Werner . The Parramatta Goannas Alliance U14s Academy heads to Melbourne this week for an immersive football experience and camp. With a packed agenda that includes both on and off field events, including a match up with local…
AFL NSW/ACT’s Multicultural and Indigenous Youth Leadership Program returns these school holidays, with 41 girls from across NSW and Canberra headed to Sydney to show off their skills at an intensive three-day program from 19-21 April. These talented athletes will…
For the first time, AFL NSW/ACT will run inclusion training hubs in NSW and the ACT. Beginning in May, and running once per month, the hubs will give people aged 16 and older living with an intellectual disability the opportunity…
AFL Wheelchair is returning to NSW and the ACT in 2024 and is expanding on its 2023 format. Participants in Bankstown, Canberra, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong will all have the opportunity to play in AFL Wheelchair Hubs, which are weekly get…
The UTS Bats have broken new ground in NSW and the ACT as the state and territory’s first Women and Girls Community Football Chartered Club. The Women & Girls Community Football Charter is a commitment from clubs to work towards…
It’s been another bumper season in the Girls’ Independent Schools Competition, which has included extraordinary goals, high flying marks, nail biting finishes, and plenty of fun. For many participants, the Independent Schools Girls competition is about fun and fitness, as…
By Dr Rod Gillett . Harvey Thomas always wanted to be an AFL player, but even he never expected it to be quite like this. Not easy, just a bit extraordinary for an 18-year-old from Wagga straight out of school…