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2017 Unity Cup

  This Saturday the UTS Shamrocks will host the fourth installment of Unity Cup. Unity Cup is an annual fixture played between the Shamrocks and Auburn Giants to celebrate the cultural diversity of the women who play AFL. The Cup

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ANZAC Day AFL Sydney Round Preview

By Michael Shillito   After a week off over Easter, we’re back into it this weekend with a full round of Premier Division games coming up. Three Saturday afternoon games will be followed by an ANZAC Day blockbuster on Tuesday.  

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XBlades AFL Sydney Round 2 Men’s Rising Star – Brandon Clark (East Coast Eagles)

AFL Sydney would like to congratulate Brandon Clark who has been adjudicated as the Men’s Rising Star for Round 2 is from the East Coast Eagles.   Brandon is an exceptional player with the ability to win the contested ball,

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XBlades AFL Sydney Round 2 Women’s Rising Star – Zoe Devlin (UNSW/ES Stingrays)

  AFL Sydney would like to congratulate Zoe Devlin who has been adjudicated as the Women’s Rising Star for Round 2 is from the UNSW/ES Stingrays. 18 year old Zoe came to the UNSWES Stingrays this season and is a

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XBlades AFL Sydney Team of the Week – Round 2

Check out the XBlades AFL Sydney Team of the week for Round 2 here:

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AFL Sydney Round 2 Review

AFL Sydney Round 2 2017 Article by Michael Shillito Only two teams remain undefeated after the second round of Premier Division; and one of them is a team that was nowhere near the finals last year. It’s early days, but

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Wet Weather Update – Round 2 AFL Sydney, 8th April 2017

Please be advised of the below ground status for this weekend’s matches.   Ground Status Details Bensons Lane (Oval 2) OPEN Division 3 Campbelltown v Nor West has been moved from Monarch Oval to Bensons Lane (Oval 2) at 2pm,

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XBlades AFL sydney Round 2 Preview

Article by Michael Shillito   We’ve got another big weekend of footy action this weekend. Four Premier Division matches on Saturday afternoon will give us some more insight into where this season is going.   After an opening round bye,

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Round 1 Rising Star – Harry Palmer (UNSW/ES Bulldogs)

The Round 1 Rising Star is Harry Palmer of the UNSW Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs. It was an impressive debut from the 20 year old University NSW student whom hailed from Ainslee Fc in the Canberra AFL competition. Clean, confident and strong contested

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Round 1 Women’s Rising Star – Paige Pirotta (Auburn-Penrith Giants)

Paige has recently joined our club, having never played football before. Inspired by the AFLW competition, Paige started attending pre-season training sessions following an outstanding U20s Premier League and State Netball career. Playing in the ruck, Paige dominates the hitouts

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