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Saints Under-14s earn Grand Final glory

THE Inverell Saints have won the AFL North West Under-14s Mixed premiership but the Tamworth Roosters made them work hard for their glory. The Inverell team may have gone through the season undefeated but there were times when the Tamworth

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Blue Heelers get a taste of rep footy

YOUNG players from the North West Blue Heelers program enjoyed a large dose of representative football at the Northern NSW Championships. The three day event held in Coffs Harbour saw 27 teams from North Coast, Hunter Metro, Hunter Country, Central Coast

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Swans are flying high

THE Tamworth Swans are soaring at the top of the men’s ladder and now have a very healthy percentage. The Swans travelled to Narrabri and walked away with the biggest win of the season after kicking 35 goals with 13

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Local footy shows its community Pride

AFL North West and AFL North Coast have joined forces to celebrate Pride Round for the first time in each League’s history, recognising the gender diverse people in each League and celebrating the contribution they make on a daily basis

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Saints retain Kevin Pay Memorial Shield

IT was an arm wrestle at Varley Oval but in the end Inverell ran out the contest against the Tamworth Swans the stronger to win the Kevin Pay Memorial Shield for a third straight year. Wearing the Collingwood colours to

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Bags of goals the order of the day

EVERY team has played each opponent once and at this stage of the season the Tamworth Swans sit atop the men’s tree and for the women it’s Gunnedah who is leading the way. The local derby at Tamworth was a

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Roos overcome plucky Bulldogs

THE two Tamworth teams maintained their unbeaten status in the men’s competition while Gunnedah and Inverell continue to lead the way for the women. At Tamworth No.1 the Kangaroos men jumped out of the blocks quickly against Gunnedah and led

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Dogs and Swans earn a pair of wins

GUNNEDAH”S men’s team recorded its first win of the season after a tight tussle at Moree. The Bulldogs again got off to a slow start against the Moree Services Suns/Narrabri Eagles and were trailing by 8 points at the first

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First chances for Youth Girls to play

THE AFL North West’s first foray into Youth Girls footy is forging ahead. Four dates and venues have been selected for girls born in 2005, 2006 and 2007 to try their hand at playing a ‘Mini Series’ of football matches

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Top teams show hot early season form

THE Tamworth Kangaroos are off to a perfect start to the 2022 with both their men’s and women’s teams undefeated after two rounds. On Saturday the Roos were at Tamworth No.1 Oval against the New England Nomads and both matches

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