Talent news

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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Sky’s the limit for Indigenous footballers

The Adam Goodes Talent Program has produced two exciting prospects who will feature in the Sydney Swans Academy after Indigenous footballers Shaydon Close and Chris Holten relocated from Kempsey to Sydney to pursue their AFL dream.   The talented players

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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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Women’s Exhibition match coming to Sydney!

The AFL  has announced a 10-match Women’s Exhibition Series to be played in 2016. Matches will be played between March and September across three rounds in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane. Round One will include players currently training in state academies

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Tadhg Kennelly named new Allies Coach

The AFL today announced former Sydney Swans star Tadhg Kennelly will assume the role of head coach of the Allies, which will compete in Division 1 of the 2016 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. The Allies, comprising players from NSW/ACT, Queensland,

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Eastlake launches the Canberra Demons

Eastlake Football Club is pleased to introduce the Canberra Demons as the new and only NEAFL team representing the ACT. Following the recent change to the NEAFL competition, which has left one team representing the Canberra region, the Eastlake Football Club has

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Callum Mills: “Eat, sleep, train…and loving it”

Callum Mills has quickly and effortlessly taken to life as an AFL footballer, embracing the repetitious and strenuous workload after only two months as a Sydney Swan. This article originally appeared on the Sydney Swans website. By Sydney Swans Media   Mills,

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Posted in Featured News, Front page news, Sydney Harbour, Sydney South/Illawarra, Talent news, Uncategorised

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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Posted in ACT/South Coast, Community, Featured News, Female News, Hunter/Central Coast, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Sydney Harbour, Sydney South/Illawarra, Talent news, Western Sydney