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Female Academy Information

NSW/ACT female academy training starts up this week. Sydney East Where: Matraville High School, Anzac Parade, Chifley Night: Monday’s from 6:30-8pm (start training at 6:30pm) Commences: 30th Jan, 2017 Key Contact: Kieran Emery (0410 358 500) Sydney West Where: Blacktown

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Expression of Interest – Female Academy Coaches

n 2016, AFL NSW/ACT launched the first ever Female AFL Academies in the region, giving 200 females the opportunity to hone their skills ahead of the AFL Women’s competition in 2017. In 2017, the female academies will be based across five regions – Sydney East,

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2017 AFL NSW/ACT Female Academy Information

2016 was a big success for NSW/ACT Female Footy The U18 Youth Girls team were undefeated and claimed the Division Two National Championships for the first time. From this team, five players were selected for the All-Stars Youth Girls match with two making the All-Australian Youth

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2017 AFL NSW/ACT Female Academy Information

Female Academy

2016 was a big success for NSW/ACT Female Footy The U18 Youth Girls team were undefeated and claimed the Division Two National Championships for the first time. From this team, five players were selected for the All-Stars Youth Girls match with two making the

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AFL announce eight teams for the 2017 National Women’s League

Maddy Collier

AFL NSW/ACT are delighted that that the Greater Western Sydney GIANTS will field a team in the new National Women’s League (NWL) in 2017. History was made when AFL Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick announced the clubs that have been granted a

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Win would have been better than BOG, says Collier

NSW/ACT defender Maddy Collier says she would have preferred the taste of victory over being named best player for her team in Sunday’s loss to South Australia at Adelaide Oval. “It’s obviously a good personal achievement to be named best,

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Player profile: Nicola Barr

Ahead of NSW/ACT’s representative match against South Australia on Sunday, 5 June at Adelaide Oval, we profile some of the players to watch – first up is Nicola Barr. Nicola Barr is a 20-year-old Sydney Swans Academy member who plays for

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2016 Youth Girls Nationals Fixture

The annual Youth Girls National Championships commence this Sunday, 1 May in Melbourne. In it’s seventh year, the Championships aims to offer talented U18 females pathways to higher honours including 50 players selected to participate in the curtain raiser to the

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NSW/ACT women’s state team revealed ahead of huge test in Adelaide

The NSW/ACT open women’s state team that will take on South Australia on June 5 at Adelaide Oval has been announced. The talented list was selected from the recent Academy series that culminated in the first ever women’s AFL match

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Trainor blazing a trail for women in AFL

It’s clear women’s football is kicking goals in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The region is pushing for a team in next year’s inaugural national women’s competition and the opening chapter to that journey took place last

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