Originally published by The Australian. In the northern suburbs of Sydney, a sporting shift is under way. Prestigious girls schools are seeing an AFL surge in an area traditionally dominated by their male counterparts playing rugby. “I think the idea…
Canberra’s Bec Goddard has been named the 2017 Football Woman of the Year. Goddard was presented the award at the annual Fujitsu General Grand Final Comedy Debate in front of more than 1,000 guests at Crown Palladium today. Goddard is…
The AFL has released the names of players invited to the 2017 NAB AFL Women’s Draft Combine, which will be held at Etihad Stadium on 3-4 October 2017. Four players from New South Wales have been selected to attend including…
In a year of firsts for the AFL Women’s competition, the first ever AFLW State of Origin match will take place on 2 September 2017 in Melbourne. The match between Victoria and the Allies (all other states) will play…
Have you been inspired by the GIANTS inaugural AFL Women’s season and think you’ve got what it takes to become our next star? The GIANTS are hosting an AFLW Testing day at the WestConnex Centre on Sunday, September 3 to…
The AFL is pleased to announce Debbie Lee and Bec Goddard will coach the Victorian and Allies teams in the NAB AFL Women’s State of Origin match during the Celebration of Football week. The match between Victoria and the Allies…
AFL NSW/ACT is pleased to announce the signing of five Female Football Ambassadors to promote female football within the region. The AFL NSW/ACT Female Football Ambassadors include 2017 GWS GIANTS AFL Women’s team members, Maddy Collier, Erin McKinnon, Nicola Barr,…
Written by Leyla Kaya. South Coast Boundary Umpire Shauna Flynn has been announced as a finalist for the 2017 NSW Community Sports Awards in the Young Official Category, as awarded by Sport NSW. With over 500,000 people across New South…
Round 7 of the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership season is set to celebrate Community Umpiring Week – an initiative to encourage people to get involved in umpiring AFL at a grassroots level. AFL National Umpiring Development Manager, Adam Davis said with more…
AFL North West will launch the inaugural Women’s competition in the region this weekend, with four teams set to compete in the new tournament. The Greater Bank AFLNW Women’s Competition will see Armidale, Inverell, Moree, and Tamworth fielding women’s teams…