April 17, 2025
Power AFL women blitz Muswellbrook Cats in opening round triumph Port Stephens Power senior women's AFL squad celebrate their emphatic first up win over Muswellbrook Cats at Ferodale Oval.
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Power AFL women blitz Muswellbrook Cats in opening round triumph

PORT Stephens Power senior women’s AFL team capped a big day for the club after trouncing the Muswellbrook Cats 94-6 at Ferodale Oval. The 88 point triumph preceded the Power men’ s team’s historic victory over the Cats at the same venue later that afternoon. It was a powerful and dominant performance by the Power […]

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Port Stephens Power men’s AFL side celebrate first-up victory Local Power AFL junior products Noah McKimm, Alex Brady, Toby Ruhl and Riley Johnston.
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Port Stephens Power men’s AFL side celebrate first-up victory

HISTORY-making Port Stephens Power AFL men’s team has opened their 2025 Hunter Central Coast Seniors Black Diamond Plate campaign in winning fashion. Fielding a senior men’s team for the first time, the Power line-up etched their names in the record books with an encouraging 73-45 victory over the Muswellbrook Cats at Ferodale Oval. Tall on-baller […]

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Superfish Ebony and Stefan to spearhead Nelson Bay contingent at swimming championships Emerging Nelson Bay swimmers Lara Budd, Ebony Nix, Lachlan Parker, Stefan Grant and Randal Ingram are competing at the Australian and New Zealand Age Swimming Championships.
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Superfish Ebony and Stefan to spearhead Nelson Bay contingent at swimming championships

CORLETTE superfish Ebony Nix and Stefan Grant are chasing national swimming championship medals in different countries. The talented duo are part of a strong Nelson Bay Swim Club contingent that will participate in this week’s Australian Age Swimming Championships at Brisbane Aquatic Centre. Thirteen year old whiz kid Stefan – the club’s youngest national qualifier […]

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Pickleball stalwarts Tony Mayers and John Grace win Australian Masters doubles Port Stephens pickleball hot shots Tony Mayers and John Grace with Anna Bay’s John McDonald and Doonbah’s Terry Broadbent.
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Pickleball stalwarts Tony Mayers and John Grace win Australian Masters doubles

PORT Stephens pickleball warriors Tony Mayers and John Grace have a spring in their step when they prepare for action on the court. Having formed a potent doubles partnership on the national circuit, the experienced duo are savouring deserved honours on the seniors pickleball scene. Fingal Bay hotshot Mayers and the power-hitting Grace from One […]

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Boost for Gropers’ 2025 Hunter Suburban first grade rugby campaign Talented Nelson Bay rugby recruits Will Clark, Oliver Edwards, Jacob Affleck and Jarrod Zuvela will boost the Gropers’ first grade men's squad in 2025.
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Boost for Gropers’ 2025 Hunter Suburban first grade rugby campaign

NELSON Bay Rugby Club will invest in a proven youth policy in its quest for championship honours in the 2025 Hunter Suburban Men’s Rugby competition. The Gropers will parade an exciting batch of promising colts for this year’s first grade campaign under the guidance of new coach Zion Takarua. Still reeling from their shock 12-7 […]

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Tigers’ legend Neil Pringle and Sharks Hall of Famer David Peachey share spotlight in Port Stephens Former Parramatta and Kangaroos forward John Muggleton, Cronulla Sharks Hall of Fame inductee David Peachey and Balmain Tigers legend Neil Pringle were guests of the Port Stephens Family of League.
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Tigers’ legend Neil Pringle and Sharks Hall of Famer David Peachey share spotlight in Port Stephens

THEY don’t breed them any tougher than rugby league personality forward Neil “Bing” Pringle. A fine ball runner and cover defender in his heyday, the legendary Newtown and Balmain lock held his own against some of the greatest rugby league champions during the rough and tumble 1970s. Pringle, 72, took a trip down memory lane […]

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Steve Smith injures elbow ahead of Sri Lanka Tests Steve Smith is under a fitness cloud for Australia's tour of Sri Lanka after injuring an elbow. Photo: Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS.
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Steve Smith injures elbow ahead of Sri Lanka Tests

  STAND-IN Australian captain Steve Smith has suffered an elbow injury just 10 days out from the first Test in Sri Lanka, potentially delaying his departure for a crucial pre-series camp. The 35-year-old damaged his right elbow while throwing in the field for the Sydney Sixers in their washed-out Big Bash League derby against the […]

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AFL North Coast juniors selected to Swans Academy Thirty-nine of the region’s juniors have been selected to the Sydney Swans Academy.
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AFL North Coast juniors selected to Swans Academy

  AFL North Coast’s best juniors have been selected to the QBE Sydney Swans Academy squads for 2025. Thirty-nine of the region’s juniors will benefit from the Swans Academy’s professional development program, with a record ten players chosen to be part of the Swans Academy’s top-end programs. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy exists to increase […]

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Young driver pursues Speedway racing Brody Faulds with his AMCA National car.
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Young driver pursues Speedway racing

  BRODY Faulds is pursuing his passion for speedway racing. The 19-year-old decided two years ago that he wanted to enter motor racing, so the Newee Creek driver bought his own AMCA National car. So far, he’s had fifteen race meetings in his young career, mainly at Grafton and Lismore speedways, with a best place […]

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NSW Waratahs squad coming to Gloucester Waratahs lock Fergus Lee-Warner. Photo: supplied.
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NSW Waratahs squad coming to Gloucester

    THE NSW Waratahs are heading to Gloucester. “The team is excited to get out of the city and experience a change of scenery,” said Waratahs lock Fergus Lee-Warner. “The NSW Waratahs aim to be a source of pride and inspiration for the entire state, both on and off the field, from the bush […]

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