The 2016 NAB Challenge has been officially launched by AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan as tickets go on-sale to members and the general public. There will be 27 matches in 21 regional and metropolitan centres across the four weeks of competition,…
MORE than 180 children from Yagoona Public School have taken part in a four-week, after-school AFL Auskick program. A record number for any NSW/ACT After-SChool Auskick program in 2015! This article originally appeared in the Canterbury-Bankstown Torch titled ‘Kicking goals for…
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…
GWS GIANTS and Sydney Swans superstars will take the game to regional and rural communities around NSW/ACT as part of the 2016 Australia Post AFL Community Camp. The Sydney Swans will hold their community camp on Monday February 8 and…
There is no better way to kick off 2016 than by taking part in the GWS GIANTS’ Kids in the Park clinic on January 19. It all takes place at the GIANTS’ HQ at Sydney Olympic Park. This article originally appeared…
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…
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…
Those who say the academy recruiting pool is too large need to understand the positive effects the system is having on the AFL as a whole, according to GIANTS coach Leon Cameron. This article originally appeared on the GWS GIANTS’…
After eight NSW/ACT players were taken in Tuesday’s National Draft, a further five local products have been added in today’s rookie Draft. Kyle Galloway and Sam Murray went to the Sydney Swans, GWS GIANTS committed to Daniel Lloyd, Wagga’s Jock…
Talented quartet Callum Mills, Jacob Hopper, Matt Kennedy and Harrison Himmelberg have produced New South Wales’ best ever result at the AFL national draft in Adelaide after they were all picked in the first round and within the first 16…
