The AFL Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round celebrates Indigenous culture and players, and the impact it has had on our game. In October 2015, the AFL Commission approved the AFL’s Indigenous Advisory Council’s proposal to honour Aboriginal Icon Sir Doug…
In the lead up to this weekend’s Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round, the Saturday Daily Telegraph did a feature story on AFL NSW/ACT Indigenous Program Manager, Katriina Heikkanen. Read the full story below. Aussie Rules’ Indigenous Ambassador is taking the game to…
Two outstanding Indigenous AFL players have made the Flying Boomerangs squad to compete at the NAB AFL U16 Championships on the Gold Coast in July. Treigh Stewart (Batemans Bay Seahawks) and Che Munro (Glebe Greyhounds) recently travelled to Townsville for…
The annual Under 15 AFL National Diversity Championships commence this Sunday in Townsville and AFL NSW/ACT will once again be represented by a Kickstart team and an All Nations side. The Championships feature over 300 Indigenous and Multicultural players across…
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…
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…
