Tag: AFL
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GOLD COAST SUNS SET TO SHINE ON NORTHERN RIVERS PLAYERS
The Gold Coast Suns clearly love Lismore – announcing they’ll host their academy under 16s championships at Oakes Oval, just weeks after their pre-season game against the Sydney Swans.
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BURKINSHAW KICKS OFF CENTRAL COAST CRICKET ROLE
The man tasked with growing Central Coast cricket says exciting changes are on the way. Garry Burkinshaw once helped the Black Diamond AFL boost opportunities for female players and is looking to do the same in his new role.
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HEENEY STANDS TALL DESPITE SWANS LOSS
The Swans young guns stood tall in a disappointing 10 point loss to an injury-hit Adelaide outfit. Zak Jones and Isaac Heeney were impressive for Sydney. Jones collecting 27 disposals and a goal and Heeney finishing with 19 touches and a goal of his own.
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ISAAC HEENEY WELCOMES FIRST FEMALES TO SWANS ACADEMY
He’s a graduate of the Swans academy, so it was fitting that Isaac Heeney was on hand last night, to welcome the first female athletes to the club’s Youth Girls Program. “Had a bit of a speech to them and yeah we talked through what it’s like being in the academy and the opportunity they’ve…
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SWANS PREVAIL IN CLASH WITH WESTERN BULLDOGS
AFL and the Bombers comfortably accounted for Port Adelaide.. Hawthorn demolished Melbourne. Last night – the Eagles smashed the Suns, Carlton had no answers for North Melbourne and the Swans won an absolute thriller over the Western Bulldogs. The Dogs boasted a 22-point lead early in the second quarter – but Buddy Franklin proved the…
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PORT ADELAIDE CLAIM 23 POINT WIN OVER SWANS
The Sydney Swans will need to get back to basics, if they’re to beat the Giants in the Sydney derby this weekend. Leading Port Adelaide by 14 points at half time last night, the Power booted 7 goals in the third quarter to run away with a 23 point win. Despite the loss, it was…
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SYDNEY SWANS PREPARE FOR FIRST AFLX TOURNAMENT
The Sydney Swans trained through sweltering conditions in Coffs Harbour today, in the final countdown to the inaugural A-F-L-X tournament. It’s the second time the Swans have been in town over the past fortnight, raising the sport’s profile in the region.
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JAKE BROWN BACK IN COFFS HARBOUR WITH THE SYDNEY SWANS
Sydney Swans players have travelled across the state this week to encourage young boys and girls to take up AFL. As part of the community camp program, one of the Swans’ newest recruits was back at his old stomping ground in Coffs Harbour.
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SYDNEY SWANS COACH TAMWORTH YOUNGSTERS
In an region dominated by rugby league and union, the lesser played football code is bringing in the big guns to boost numbers for 20-18 and beyond. Several Sydney Swans stars were in town training some of the region’s smallest Aussie rules enthusiasts.
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NORTH COAST’S JAKE BROWN DRAFTED BY SYDNEY SWANS
Former Grafton and Coffs Harbour AFL junior, Jake Brown, has been drafted by the Sydney Swans. The 19-year-old former Sydney Swans Academy member is the first north coast player to be drafted into the AFL senior ranks. Brown, who started training with the Swans today, recently spent a period in rehab recovering from a back…