Category: North West Sport

Tamworth’s AFL 9’s competition hit the fields last night for its season opener. The social sport managing to draw 12 teams this season – some, with a competitive edge and others, simply there for a a bit of fun.

180 competitors will go head to head in a brand new campdraft competition in Tamworth this weekend. Some of them have travelled interstate for their chance to win $90,000 worth of prizes.

The inaugural winners of the Group 4 Nines competition will be decided this Saturday. The season finale is expected to draw plenty of spectators, but they’ll need to get in quick with limited tickets available.

Oxley Vale Attunga has beaten Tamworth FC in last night’s premier league decider at Scully Park. The game was interrupted, then delayed due to poor weather, before the match was decided by a penalty-shootout.

While this weekend marks the start of the Regional Bash for most participating teams, the Northern Inland Bolters still have another week to go. The tournament showcases the state’s best country cricketers, and the Bolters believe they’ve got a few of those.

The new season of the Women’s Big Bash League starts this weekend, with the entire competition to be held in Sydney. Tamworth’s Erin Osborne will line-up for the Melbourne Stars.

The New England Girls School has faced a few challenges in the last 12-months, delaying the completion of its sporting complex. But things are now back on track with the school’s muti-sport venue

Oxley Vale Attunga and Tamworth FC have been the two benchmark teams throughout the Premier League season. This Saturday they’ll go head-to-head in the grand final, where there’s more than a trophy at stake.

AFL 9’s made a cracking debut in Tamworth last year, taking on fourteen teams. The competition is set to hit the fields again next week, though management says it’s hoping for more registrations.

A local football program, designed to increase women’s participation in the sport, has returned to the field. The first round of “Kick On For Women” was held at Tamworth’s Viaduct Park last night, and it’s already shaping up to be a success.