Female News

Female Academy matches a huge success

It was a landmark day for female footy at Lakeside Oval on Saturday as the U18 Youth Girls and Open Women represented the Sydney Swans and the GWS GIANTS for the first time in Academy history. The Swans finished over

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Talent Academy Series: GIANTS v Swans

The best NSW and ACT talent will be on display this Saturday at Lakeside Oval in Sydney. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy will take on the PM Capital GIANTS Academy in Under-16 and Under-18 matches for the second time in

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Female Footy booming in the Hunter and Central Coast

The future of women’s AFL looks extremely bright in the Hunter and Central Coast after the Black Diamond AFL Women’s competition unveiled four new teams that will take part in the 2016 season. The league has expanded to ten following

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A first for women’s AFL in NSW/ACT

Women’s AFL continues to go from strength to strength in New South Wales and the nation’s capital after the teams were announced for the first Academy games on March 19 at Lakeside Oval. The female players will represent either the

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Female Academy Teams Named

  Youth Girls – Swans Region   Youth Girls – Giants Region   Open Women – Swans Region   Open Women – Giants Region        

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Women’s footy to hit new heights in 2016

In a watershed day for female footballers in New South Wales and the nation’s capital, 200 women have been chosen to participate in the inaugural NSW/ACT Female Talent Academy.   Over 300 girls originally took part in training sessions across

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Baulkham Hills Girls go their own way

THE Baulkham Hills Hawks will field its first all-girls teams this year, thanks to the driving force of two local parents. This article originally appeared in the Hills Shire Times, by Stacey Roberts Baulkham Hills Australian Football Club’s registrar and

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First Female Academies to be launched

NSW/ACT is delighted to announce the launch of the first ever Female AFL Academies in the region, giving 200 females the opportunity to hone their skills ahead of the National Female competition in 2017. The female academies will be based

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NSW duo to tour NZ with Indigenous Woomeras

The 2015 AFL Indigenous Woomeras team, including NSW pair Brahe Reid and Tyeisha Tighe, departed for their tour of NZ on Sunday, December 6. Currently in its second year, the AFL Indigenous Woomeras program focusses on personal development and leadership

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Cairns cultural immersion for Macleay Valley Eagles

  A fledgling AFL club from the mid-North Coast of NSW had a unique post-season football trip recently, travelling from Kempsey to rural Far North Queensland. Macleay Valley Eagles played games against Cape York and Abergowrie College, and had a taste

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