Tag: country
Victorian country footballers hoping their AFL dreams can come true at draft
Some of the country’s best young Aussie Rules footballers will be hoping their dreams can become reality when the 2023 AFL Draft gets underway tonight…
Country young gun Harley Reid set to take AFL by storm
Dreams will become reality for the best up-and coming footballers when the 2023 AFL draft gets underway. Of the players whose names will be called…
Country footy league investigating gender inequality after claims of racism and sexism
One of the country’s first female football leagues is investigating the treatment of female players across the competition and making several changes after the exodus…
Stranded country SA clubs eye options after league collapses
A country South Australian football league says it is open to providing a home for two football clubs left stranded after their competition collapsed last…
Country footballer goes to Supreme Court to fight 8-week suspension before final
A country footballer will miss his side’s finals campaign after a “legally misconceived” attempt to overturn his suspension in the Supreme Court. Key points: Leongatha’s…
Why this country team had to fold
After more than a century, a proud country football and netball club is folding. Its demise tells a bigger story about rural Australia. The night…
Changes ordered after review of country football club racism, sexism claims
A country football league in Western Australia has been ordered to have female representation on its board and introduce an Indigenous welfare officer after claims…
Proposed new country SA footy league reveals new name ahead of expected split
The Riverland Independent Football League will be known as the Murray Valley Football and Netball League from next season if its split from its current…
Could a new Country Week team revive footy in the Gascoyne?
Rivalry runs high in the Gascoyne Football Association’s league of just three teams, but for the first time in more than 25 years, the region’s…
Country footballer finds kicking 24 goals in one game little cause for celebration
It may have been a record-breaking afternoon, but Brad Congress says he is not sure kicking 24 goals in a game of football is cause…