National Volunteers Week takes place from 8-14 May 2017, celebrating the contribution of all volunteers – AFL or otherwise – right across Australia. Every week in New South Wales and the ACT, thousands of volunteers commit their time and energy…
Sydney will host five of the AFL NSW/ACT Open Female Academies tomorrow as they square off at Blacktown International Sportspark. AFL NSW/ACT Female High Performance Coach and GWS GIANTS AFL Women’s Head Coach, Tim Schmidt says the matches will act…
Following squad selection for the Youth Girls Northern Academy Series two weeks ago, the final GWS GIANTS and Sydney Swans Academy teams have been announced for this weekend’s competition. The teams – each playing in the colours of their Swans…
AFL NSW/ACT has named their Youth Girls State Squad to attend the upcoming Northern Academy Series in Coffs Harbour. To be held from 21 April to 23 April, the squad will be divided evenly into teams named GIANTS and Swans, and will compete against teams…
The first ever AFL Sydney Juniors Under 12s Girls Competition was launched over the weekend with 20 new teams joining the Sydney Harbour contest for 2017. Over 300 girls and their families were present at the event where they were…
It’s a Saturday night in Canberra. Skyfire – one of the nation’s capital’s biggest events – is on down the road, but a record six thousand people have arrived at UNSW Canberra Oval to see the GIANTS Women’s team play…
Two players from the AFL NSW/ACT Talent Pathway have been nominated for the 2017 NAB Rising Star Award in the AFL Women’s competition. Nicola Barr of the GWS GIANTS was yesterday announced as one of the final two nominees for 2017 for her…
2016 was a big success for NSW/ACT Female Footy The U18 Youth Girls team were undefeated and claimed the Division Two National Championships for the first time. From this team, five players were selected for the All-Stars Youth Girls match with two making the…
Tarnee Tester has spent majority of her life living in Broken Hill, however it is all about to change. Tester has been selected into the 2017 WAFC Senior Development Squad, which requires her to live and play AFL in Western…
2016 has been a big year for women’s footy so it was fitting that women were invited to participate for the first time in the 2016 AFL National Masters Carnival held on the Gold Coast. ACT player Pam Andrew led…