Female News

A new era for female footy in Sydney’s west

It’s an exciting time for female footy in Sydney’s west with the inaugural Western Sydney Youth Girls Competition for U15s launching next Sunday (May 1) with a gala day at Blacktown International Sportpark. All 11 teams involved in the fledgling

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Trainor blazing a trail for women in AFL

It’s clear women’s football is kicking goals in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The region is pushing for a team in next year’s inaugural national women’s competition and the opening chapter to that journey took place last

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Swans too strong for Giants in women’s match

THE SYDNEY Swans comfortably accounted for cross-town rivals the GWS Giants in a women’s exhibition match at the SCG on Saturday, winning by 29 points. Although both teams were able to get the ball inside their forward 50 zones consistently,

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NSW/ACT U18 Youth Girls team selected

The 2016 Youth Girls AFL National Championships are looming and 26 girls have been selected in the U18 NSW/ACT representative team. Melbourne will host the seventh Youth Girls AFL National Championships from May 1. The squad has been selected from the

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Say farewell to Adam Goodes and witness history

It’s going to be a memorable occasion at the SCG tomorrow. Sydneysiders will have the opportunity to bid farewell to one of the AFL’s most decorated players Adam Goodes. The dual Brownlow medallist who played 372 games for the Sydney

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Player Profile: Maddy Collier

Our second Player Profile ahead of this Saturday’s momentous women’s game at the SCG features one of the brightest prospects in New South Wales. Maddy Collier is an intelligent back and is one of the more experienced members of the

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Player Profile: Casey Samuels

We’re counting down to the first ever women’s match at the SCG between the Sydney Swans and the GWS GIANTS by introducing you to some of the stars of female footy in NSW and the ACT. The first player we’ll

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AFL NSW/ACT Academy Series Round 3 Review

The Sydney Swans and the GWS GIANTS U18 Academy sides played out another nail-biter on Saturday but it was the Swans who once again pinched a narrow victory at Kippax Oval in Canberra. The Swans Academy team won a 1-point

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AFL NSW/ACT Academy Series Round 3 Teams Named

The Sydney Swans U18 Academy side are pushing for a clean sweep against the GIANTS U18 Academy team in the third and final game of the AFL NSW/ACT Academy Series tomorrow at Kippax Oval in Canberra. The two sides went

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Academy teams named: Women to make history at SCG

The teams have been released for the second round of female Academy Games that will be staged over the next two Saturday’s between the Sydney Swans and the GWS Giants. In another first for female footy in NSW and ACT,

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