Sport
15 Jul 10 | THE future of sport in Coffs Harbour looks bright with Coffs City United Football Club and Diggers Ex-Services Cricket Club joining forces to form the Forsyth Park Trust, which will give a facelift to Forsyth Park on McLean St.
18 Jun 10 | MID North Coast AFL Juniors hosted their counterparts from the North Coast at Blackbutt Park, Wauchope, in what is to become an annual event for the best young AFL footballers from the Lower Clarence to the Camden Haven.
17 Jun 10 | THE match of the season is on at Leisure Park this Saturday when the two most successful clubs of the decade meet head to head to decide a clear premiership favourite.
10 Jun 10 | THE long weekend in June is scheduled for representative football and consequently this Saturday there are no games in the local competition as the AFLNC representative side travels to Bellvue Oval in Armidale to face Tamworth/Armidale (TAFL) for local bragging rights.
10 Jun 10 | IT will be a Queen’s Birthday long weekend to remember for two Coffs Harbour under-16 years RAMS players when they travel to Sydney to take part in a talent camp.
03 Jun 10 | WHILE the North Coffs Kangaroos will start very warm favourites on Saturday at Leisure Park where they host the Nambucca Valley Lions, this is still no doubt the match of the round.
27 May 10 | COFFS Swans were languishing at the bottom of the table a week ago, but a brave victory over the Nambucca Lions sees them only a win away from storming into finals contention.
24 May 10 | TWO North Coast players have been selected in the NSW team following last week's Primary Schools' Sports Association's state carnival.
20 May 10 | IN season’s gone this Saturday’s contest at Fitzroy Oval against the Nambucca Valley Lions would have been a formality for the Coffs Swans, but how that has changed in 2010.
14 May 10 | THE traditional local derby between the North Coffs Kangaroos and the Coffs Swans at Leisure Park on Saturday is expected to be a torrid and fiery contest.
07 May 10 | THE Sawtell/Toormina Saints will be out to complete a hat-trick of victories over the other Coffs Coast-based sides when they take on the Coffs Swans at Fitzroy Oval on Saturday afternoon.
06 May 10 | A TENSE two-week wait proved all worthwhile North Coffs players Brendan Norton and Nick Bailey when the NSW/ACT RAMS under-16 years squad was announced this week.
29 Apr 10 | WELL it is only one round into local AFL and the two standout sides of the last decade North Coffs and Sawtell/Toormina are already shaping as the sides to beat in 2010. Both recorded impressive victories last week to sit in the top two spots on the ladder.
23 Apr 10 | A NEW season and a new coach – will we see a new attitude from the Coffs Swans in 2010?
I guess we won’t have to wait long to find out as the Swans host Port Macquarie in the opening AFL North Coast round at Fitzroy Oval on Saturday.
15 Apr 10 | THE season-opening round of the AFL North Coast competition is only a week away, but may not proceed unless the league is able to recruit more umpires to adjudicate games.
30 Mar 10 | COFFS Harbour's Daley Bear has traded the beach for a pair of football boots as he follows his dream to make it onto an AFL list.
25 Mar 10 | NORTHERN NSW players dominate the Northern Heat under-16 years AFL squad to contest state selection trials in Sydney next month.
12 Mar 10 | FORMER South Melbourne captain John Rantall has joined the AFL North Coast board to assist in the development and growth of the game.
22 Feb 10 | THE AFL (NSW/ACT) has upped its emphasis on quality coaching across the board and appointed Peter Chadwick and Scott Abercrombie to ensure the best coaching practices are being implemented at all North Coast clubs. With registration weekends approaching for Auskick and junior AFL teams in Northern NSW, players and parents can be confident of seeing quality coaching practices throughout 2010.
19 Feb 10 | WITH the AFL season fast approaching, young players on the North Coast are encouraged to sign up with their local club over the next two weeks. AFL North Coast Juniors president Tony Linnett is buoyant about the development of the competition, with another strong year expected.