Written by Matthew Baigent – Team Manager for New South Wales Independent Schools GAME ONE – NZ HAWKS vs. NSW INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Unseasonably warm Wellington weather greeted both the New South Wales Independent Schools and New Zealand Hawks teams on 22 April 2017.…
Written by Leyla Kaya. The 2017 Rio Tinto Flying Boomerangs and World Team squads have been announced. The two teams of 25 teenage boys were selected by AFL Club recruiters based on their school attendance, leadership skills, and football displayed during…
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…
Photo taken by: Matt Corby Tasmania vs. GWS GIANTS Academy – North Hobart Oval The GWS GIANTS Academy travelled to Hobart to take on AFL Tasmania in Round Three of the NAB AFL Under 18s Academy Series. Opening the…
Written by Leyla Kaya. Last night, over 300 Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander, and Multicultural teenagers from across Australia attended the opening ceremony of the National Male Diversity Championships. Hosted this year by AFL NSW/ACT at Blacktown International Sportspark, the…
NAB AFL U18 ACADEMY SERIES The GIANTS Academy team will look to get their first NAB Under 18s Academy Series win this weekend after a disappointing defeat last week at the hands of the Gold Coast Suns. Heading to Hobart for Round…
After a thrilling start to the NAB AFL U18 Series, where the Sydney Swans Academy edged out the GWS GIANTS Academy by four points, Round 2 gets underway this weekend. The GWS GIANTS Academy will again host their opposition in…
The NAB AFL Under 18 Academy Series (formerly the Division Two Championships) gets underway tomorrow when AFL NSW/ACT hosts a double-header at Blacktown International Sportspark. MATCH DAY INFORMATION Venue: Blacktown International Sportspark – Eastern Rd, Rooty Hill NSW 2766 Entry fee:…
Henty footballer, Harrison Macreadie made his AFL debut last night against Richmond at the MCG. Macreadie was a part of the GWS Giants Academy for four years and was relocated to Sydney in 2016 to gain experience at a NEAFL…
It was a successful night for players from NSW/ACT at Friday’s NAB AFL National Draft, with nine players from the region selected overall, the highest number yet. This bettered last year’s result of seven players selected and included four in…
