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Footy’s officially back in NSW this week

If you’re anything like us, you’re busting for footy to return. The dust has long settled on season 2022 and we’re sick of watching the Big Bash and the tennis… Thank goodness for the Southern NSW Women’s Football League, which

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AFL umpiring group visit Coffs Harbour

Like players, AFL umpires need to ensure they are on top of their craft at all time. That includes honing their fitness, decision-making, rule application and, of course, connection with other umpires. In January, the group of 42 AFL-listed field

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Byron Magpies join AFL North Coast

AFL NSW/ACT is proud to announce Byron Magpies will be joining the AFL North Coast’s Senior Men’s and Women’s competitions in 2023. Byron Magpies will be the third club to join AFL North Coast’s senior ranks in three seasons, following

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Government funding paves the way for new AFLW venue

Photo: Leon Cameron and Charlie Gardiner of the Sydney Swans with Head of AFL NSW/ACT Tiffany Robertson, Kristian Purdie President Mac Uni AFL, Vice-Chancellor of Macquarie University, Professor S Bruce Dowton, Ministers The Hon Alister Henskens MP and The Hon

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NSW players named in 2023 NAB AFL and AFLW squads

Six NSW players have been named in the 2023 NAB AFL and AFLW squads, which each include 30 of the most talented 17-year-old male and female footballers across the country. The players selected will be eligible in the 2023 NAB

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Rolling Rams squad announced for national wheelchair champs

One of the fastest growing wheelchair sports in the country, wheelchair AFL, is set to thrust its way into the mainstream sporting arena next week, thanks to the 2022 Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championships which takes place from 21-25 November

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Parker and Hamilton dominate club B&Fs

Gabrielle Trainor Medal Alyce Parker has won her fourth consecutive Gabrielle Trainor Medal as the GIANTS’ best and fairest player. She’s the first GIANT (AFL or AFLW) to win four B&Fs at the club, and she’s only 22… Parker averaged

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Match report: Multicultural team too strong for Indigenous team

Two teams of 13-16-year-old girls assembled on Tom Wills Oval, Sydney Olympic Park today to play a game of footy. The teams comprised talented Indigenous or multicultural players, selected as part of Multicultural and Indigenous Youth Leadership Programs, supported by

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Aliesha Newman: AFL NSW/ACT’s Indigenous Ambassador

Photo: Phil Hillyard . Having just completed her first season as a Sydney Swan, speedster Aliesha Newman has signed on as AFL NSW/ACT’s Indigenous Ambassador, supported by Transport for NSW. Newman is a proud Ningy Ningy woman and is ready

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AFL Schools launches as gift to NSW/ACT primary school teachers

Photo: NSW Government’s Minister for Education and Early Learning, The Hon. Sarah Mitchell MLC alongside Alyce Parker (GIANTS) and students from Waverley College. . Today the AFL launched AFL Schools, a free program which offers more than 55 hours of

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