Artie Smith Oval, home of the Bomaderry Tigers, has won the 2023 Ken Gannon Community Football Facilities Award for NSW/ACT. The Tigers played Round 2 of the AFL South Coast season at its improved home ground on the weekend with…
AFL South Coast umpires have taken to Thomas Dalton Park as pre-season training resumed following the lengthy off-season. A lot has changed in the six months since Grand Final day, with an updated coaching panel, travel pay and new pay…
As part of the AFL South Coast Women’s & Girls Growth Strategy, AFL South Coast, in collaboration with AFL NSW/ACT, presented to all clubs in late 2023 the opportunity to apply for up to $500 in financial support. This support…
Figtree local Makinley Gillespie has accepted the role of AFL South Coast Young Leader for 2024. The role, a traineeship in partnership with Sports Ready provides an opportunity for a 2023 school-leaver to join the AFL, supporting AFL South Coast’s…
Following a strong response to the application process, AFL South Coast are thrilled to announce the signings of representative coaches for six of our 2024 squads. Kiama’s Bryce O’Connor and Andrew Britton return to oversee the Under-15s Boys, whilst Shellharbour’s…
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…
Following the Illawarra Storm’s incredibly successful 2023 tour of Northern NSW, AFL South Coast are excited to announce that all representative coaching positions have been made vacant and are now open to community nominations. In 2023, the six Illawarra Storm…
Following yet another successful AFL Illawarra Juniors and AFL Shoalhaven Juniors season, the clubs from both leagues have endorsed a competition rebranding in 2024. The two competitions will fall under the AFL South Coast Juniors banner from 2024 onwards, as…
Storylines School-based Aboriginal Traineeship (Storylines SBAT) participant Kiah Shine graduated the program on Friday December 8, completing near three years of involvement with AFL NSW/ACT. Ms Shine, a student at St John’s Catholic High School in Nowra, began the program…
The 2024 AFL South Coast season will see the Phase One rollout for the National Participation Framework for junior football. Phase One of the rollout incorporates the Under-9s competition and will see minor changes for the South Coast. Across the…