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AFL Canberra looks to shatter mental health stigma, again!

Not all wounds are visible, and this weekend AFL Canberra clubs come together to break down the stigma surrounding mental health during the league’s second annual R U OK? Round. The R U OK? Round will occur on August 3-4

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Football Park to host AFL Canberra Hall of Fame Function in 2019

Football Park will see host to the annual AFL Canberra Hall of Fame this Friday. Seven individuals will be celebrated for their outstanding contribution to Australian Football in Canberra. Alan Ray (Three-time Ainslie Best & Fairest) will be inducted, along

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Young and Gudgeon represent Canberra in AFL National Inclusion Carnival

Molongolo Juggernauts player Hallam Young and Ainslie Football Club Junior Alumnai, Cameron Gudgeon represented Canberra in the AFL’s National Inclusion Carnival this week. The atWork Inclusion Carnival brings together footballers with an intellectual disability from across Australia to take part

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Diversity Talent Program to launch at Phillip Oval in 2019

AFL NSW/ACT are looking for male and female players of Multicultural* or Indigenous background aged 13 to 15 to join the Diversity Talent Program. This six week talent program is designed to provide an opportunity for these kids to further

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Miller, Neale and Wynd to be honoured as Legends in Canberra’s Hall of Fame

AFL Canberra will launch a special category of inductees known as Legends at the 2019 Hall of Fame Function.  Keith Miller, Tony Wynd and Kevin ‘Cowboy’ Neale will be elevated to Legend status for their significant positive impact on the

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History created – Molonglo launch Inaugural Pride Round in Canberra

A game-changing match of football is set to make history as the Molonglo Juggernauts host AFL Canberra’s inaugural Pride Game when they meet the ANU Griffins in Round 12 of the UNSW Canberra Women’s Community League. The game, scheduled to take

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AFL Canberra’s School Holiday Clinics – the most fun you can have!

AFL NSW/ACT will be offering a range of AFL School Holiday Clinics this July School Holidays with the chance to keep active and play footy with mates being the highest priority. Football Park will see plenty of action with the

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Four to be inducted into AFL Canberra’s Hall of Fame in 2019

AFL Canberra will induct four players into the Football Hall of Fame to recognise their stellar contribution to our game in the nation’s capital. Alan Ray (Three-time Ainslie Best & Fairest) will be inducted, along with the Joanne Foster (Vice

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Tully to lead Youth Girls GIANTS Academy

As part of the GIANTS’ ongoing efforts to expand the reach of their talent identification and player development pathways the Youth Girls GIANTS Academy program has returned to Canberra in 2019. The Youth Girls GIANTS Academy will offer players from

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‘The glue that kept our family together’ The special signficance behind Woden’s fight against MND

Originally published by RiotACT  (Lachlan Roberts) When Russell Fort first heard his grandmother was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2009, he turned to his computer and googled MND. He had never heard of the disease; not even his

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