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Fixture release = Footy is back

  It’s been a long off-season with no matches since the AFL Central West competition shut down on August 9 2021. Cricket kits have (almost) been put away, and footy season has returned after AFL CW finalised the 2022 senior

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Applications open for ’22 Rep Coaches

  With the 2022 AFL Central West season around the corner, AFL Central West have formally opened applications for head coach and assistant coaching positions with each of the six representative sides. These sides participate in the Shoalhaven Junior Carnival,

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Development Squad seek coaches for upcoming season

AFL Central West are searching for assistant coaches to join their Development Squad panel in 2022. This opportunity is open to anyone located in the Central West willing to work in our boys and girls pathway. Trainings run from 5:30-7pm

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Primary School Championships launch local footy season

AFL Season has arrived in the Central West with four local gala days for the 2022 Primary School Championships. Local finals were held in Dubbo (Tuesday February 22), Forbes (February 24), and Bathurst (February 25). Winners from these carnivals later

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Football in Forbes back in the fray

Forbes is on the cusp of bringing footy back for the first time since 1986. The Forbes club, colloquially nicknamed the Swampies, is pushing to enter the AFL Central West fold with an under-12s side. It plans to add under-10s

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Central West stars join state’s elite

One hundred and twenty of the best footballers from NSW and the ACT will compete in the first round of the Women’s Summer Series this Saturday, 12 February at Tom Wills Oval, Sydney Olympic Park. Four sides (two representing the GIANTS,

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AFL Central West benefit from Toyota gear grant

AFL Central West has had two clubs benefit from the 2022 Toyota Good for Footy Gear Grant program. For the third year running, Toyota is providing 100 female football teams around the country the funding required to supply new uniforms

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The end of an internship: Ben Neely

  An addition to the 2o21 season was the appointment of Ben Neely on a local media internship. Ben, studying a degree in Sports Journalism at Charles Sturt University (CSU) provided weekly content for our website. Ben’s role helped create

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Football season isn’t over for junior GIANTS Academy stars

  Last week’s announcement of the GWS GIANTS Academy first-phase selections has seen eight Central West stars included in the squad. The region has seen gradual  improvement in talent over the past few seasons, and the eight selections help showcase

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The class of ’21 – AFL Central West Hall of Fame announced

  The virtual setting was less than ideal, however AFL Central West pushed on inducting it’s first Hall of Fame class. Friday’s announcement, celebrated via the league’s social media channels symbolised another positive step forward for the league. For forty

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