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AFL Sydney-Canberra rep teams primed for Tassie match

By Dr Rod Gillett . Sydney Swans’ 2012 Norm Smith medallist, Ryan O’Keefe, is up for the challenge of coaching the combined Canberra-Sydney men’s representative team against Tasmania at York Park, Launceston this Saturday (20 July) in what is a

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Canberra/Sydney rep game: Squads revealed

AFL Canberra and AFL Sydney are pleased to advise the Men’s and Women’s squads for the upcoming representative fixtures against Tasmania at UTAS Stadium, Launceston on Saturday, 20 July. Coaches for each squad are available here. . . Final Teams

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NSW HoF Legend inducted into AFL Hall of Fame

By Ashley Browne, originally for afl.com.au . The induction of Ralph Robertson into the Australian Football Hall of Fame matters a great deal to the Australian football community of Sydney and in particular, those whose passion for the game predates

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Canberra/Sydney rep game: Coaching panel announcement

AFL Sydney and AFL Canberra are pleased to advise the following key updates ahead of the much-anticipated Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s representative football matches to be played between a combined AFL Sydney & AFL Canberra team against Tasmania on

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Ray’s millenary makes him one of our greats

Photos by Nat Sports Media . Ken Ray is the perennial milestone man. Google the Sydney-based goal umpire and you’ll see a plethora of articles relating to his 500th Premier Division match, his 600th match, his 800th game and his

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Canberra and Sydney ready to roll in rep match 

The most talented women and men from AFL Canberra and AFL Sydney will go head-to-head on Saturday, 18 May in two hotly anticipated contests.  The leagues will meet for the first time since 2016, and with only a handful of

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Accessing NSW Active Kids vouchers in 2024

The following Memo to Clubs was sent to all AFL NSW/ACT clubs by Community Football Manager, John Boulous, on 31 January 2024. . As announced by the NSW Government in June 2023, the Active Kids Voucher (‘AKV’) program will expire

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Rep footy returns as AFL NSW/ACT offers more talent opportunities

The best senior male and female players from AFL Canberra and AFL Sydney will play against Tasmania in 2024, giving them a chance to represent their club, league, state or territory. The exciting news is part of a suite of

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Vale Brian Langton: 1948-2023

The AFL NSW/ACT football community is in mourning following the loss of The Honourable Brian Langton, who passed away on Monday, 16 October, aged 75. Mr Langton had been an integral part of AFL Sydney’s tribunal for more than 15

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Dane Swan plays for South West Sydney Blues

A crowd of more than 500 were treated to a champagne display on a sunny Saturday at Rosedale Oval, Warwick Farm. Dane Swan, Collingwood’s five-time All Australian, Brownlow Medallist and three-time Copeland Trophy winner, can now add a win in

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