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Tursa Employment & Training Pre-Season Finals

The Tursa Employment & Training ANZAC Day Cup & Callan McMillan Memorial Shield Finals were able to proceed on Friday with three finals decided. Callan McMillan Memorial Shield ‘B’ Division Final Lismore Thistles SC 4 def. Goonellabah FC 0 Player of the Final: Akasha

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MiniRoos Football Expands to 417 teams in 2025

Players aged 5 to 11 eager to play football in 2025 have again come forward in record numbers this season, with 417 MiniRoos teams nominated. The explosion of interest in football, includes even more girls only teams than 2024 which

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Fixtures for Period Ended 4/5/6 July Now Available

The respective draws for each senior league, junior competition (ages 12 – 16), and MiniRoos (ages 6 -11) have been published to the FFNC website. FFNC advises that the respective draws are almost complete for the season and highlights that

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Players not permitted to wear Jewellery

We remind everyone that players are not allowed to wear jewellery during a competition fixture (meaning 12’s to seniors). It is also recommended that miniroos players also remove jewellery. There were several instances during the FIRST weekend of competition for

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Football Returns to Oakes Oval

Football will return to Oakes Oval for the first time since 2019 when the finals of the Tursa Employment and Training ANZAC Day Cup and Callan McMillan Memorial Shield competitions are contested across Friday 25th April and Saturday 26th April.

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Initial Junior Competition & Senior League Fixtures Released

The initial draws have been published to the FFNC website for all Junior Competitions (ages 12 -16) and Senior Leagues. Each junior competition and senior league is scheduled to commence on the weekend of 4/5/6 April with week two on

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Captain’s Armband

An amendment made relevant to Law 4 in the IFAB (an independent body that determines the regulations for the gameplay of football) Laws of the Game. Law 4 (which relates to The Players’ Equipment) and more specifically Clause 4.2 now

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Community Football Continues to Reach New Highs

On the back of record player numbers in 2024, this season is on track to see football progress even further, with the number of competition teams climbing to 259 (up from 251 in 2024). Player registrations are already at 6000 (which is on track to again achieve close

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ANZAC Day Cup and Callan McMillan Competitions signals start of Season 2025

The fixtures for the 2025 Tursa Employment and Training ANZAC Day Cup and Callan McMillan Memorial Shield competitions have been published to the FFNC website. Four ANZAC Day Cup Competitions (Premier League, Open A, Open B and Open C) and

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FREE Entry Level Football Rollout 2025

Every registered player aged 5, 6 or 7 in 2025, will receive a FREE football courtesy of Newcastle Permanent. An anticipated 1500 players in this age demographic are predicted to register, following on from the record numbers in 2024, where

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