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AFL Reaffirms Commitment to AFLW

AFL tells clubs AFLW player payments and football department soft caps will be maintained in 2021. The AFL has informed AFL Club presidents and CEOs that the AFL Commission ratified a recommendation by the Football Operations Department for no change

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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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AFL Canberra Women’s Sponsorship Oppportunity

AFL Canberra would like to thank the Independent Property Group (IPG) for their valued sponsorship to the league for a number of years. IPG’s contribution has been tremendous for the development of the code in particular the IPG Women’s Competition and IPG Representative

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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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Youth Girls take over Bateau Bay

Youth Girls

The AFL NSW/ACT Youth Girls State Cup was held on the weekend of October 24 and 25 in Bateau Bay, NSW. Nine teams from across all regions of NSW and the ACT travelled to the Central Coast town, to participate in

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Tim Schmidt to coach GIANTS NWL team

Tim Schmidt coaching

On Sunday, the Greater Western Sydney GIANTS announced Tim Schmidt as the inaugural senior coach of the GIANTS’ National Women’s League team. The former AFL player has been working with AFL NSW/ACT as Female Football High Performance coach and has been instrumental

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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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Player profile: Codie Briggs

Codie Briggs

  By Caitlin Arnold Growing up running water at your local club is a fairly decent way to learn the ins-and-outs of Aussie Rules. Hearing the chatter amongst players as you sneak into post-goal celebrations, is enough to light anyone’s

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