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Community club raffle winners confirmed

After more than 20,000 entries, the winners of the 2014 AFL NSW/ACT Community Club Rafffle were drawn on Friday August 1, with 16 fantastic prizes claimed.

Posted in ACT/South Coast, AFL Riverina Front Page, Central West, Football Services news, Front page news, Hunter/Central Coast, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Sydney Harbour, Sydney South/Illawarra, Western Sydney

AFL NSW/ACT Preview: Round 20

The Sydney Swans are looking to bounce back from last week’s close loss to Hawthorn, tackling Essendon, while the GIANTS are out for revenge over Richmond.

Posted in ACT/South Coast, AFL Riverina Front Page, Central West, Front page news, Hunter/Central Coast, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Sydney Harbour, Sydney South/Illawarra, Western Sydney

Paul Kelly Cup Final set for SCG

Dozens of year 5/6 students will flock to the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday, August 4 to compete in the annual Paul Kelly Cup Primary School AFL competition.

Posted in ACT/South Coast, AFL Riverina Front Page, Female News, Front page news, Hunter/Central Coast, Northern NSW, Schools news, Sydney Harbour, Sydney South/Illawarra, Western Sydney

Kennelly appointed to IRS Coaching Panel

NSW/ACT RAMS Under-16 coach and former Sydney Swans player Tadhg Kennelly has been appointed to the Australian coaching panel for the 2014 IRS.

Posted in AFL Riverina Front Page, Coaching news, Front page news

Record RAMS draft numbers

Following recent TAC Cup success and an undefeated National Under-18 Championships campaign, a dozen NSW/ACT RAMS have been rewarded in a big way.

Posted in ACT/South Coast, AFL Riverina Front Page, Central West, Front page news, Hunter/Central Coast, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Sydney Harbour, Sydney South/Illawarra, Talent news

Young RAMS fall to Jets

Fielding the most inexperienced team of their entire TAC Cup campaign, the NSW/ACT RAMS lost to Western Jets by 60 points at Burbank Oval on Saturday.

Posted in ACT/South Coast, AFL Riverina Front Page, Central West, Front page news, Hunter/Central Coast, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Sydney Harbour, Sydney South/Illawarra, Talent news, Under 16 RAMS, Under 18 RAMS, Western Sydney

NSW/ACT Notebook: Round 18 Review

The split round has finished and the Swans are on top of the table, despite going down to the Hawks, meanwhile the GIANTS came close but couldn’t tame the Cats.

Posted in AFL NSW/ACT Notebook, AFL Riverina Front Page, Front page news, Talent news

NSW/ACT Notebook: Round 18 Preview

The Swans and Hawks do battle this Saturday night in the second stage of the split-round, meanwhile Finley’s Tom Hawkins battles injury.

Posted in AFL NSW/ACT Notebook, AFL Riverina Front Page, Front page news, Talent news

Connor’s got talent to Byrne

The 2016 draft is more than two years away but Byrne is already on the radar of AFL clubs after a standout performance at the AFL national under 16 championships.

Posted in AFL Riverina Front Page, Front page news, Southern NSW, Talent news, Under 16 RAMS

Hawks star hails NSW pathway

NSW product Luke Breust says player academies like those in Sydney and Greater Western Sydney are a vital pathway for players in the state to make the AFL.

Posted in AFL Riverina Front Page, Front page news, Southern NSW, Talent news, Under 16 RAMS, Under 18 RAMS