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Gunnedah's Cameron Mitchell takes on the Inverell defence as Matt Hannay looms in the background during last years Tier 2 prelminary final. The Red Devils are hoping for a big year on and off the field as they celebrate 125 years since the club was formed.  Photo: Samantha Newsam 160815SNA05

GUNNEDAH will have some new faces at the helm as they commemorate over a century since their formation.

Gunnedah Devils plan for super season

New Armidale coaches Damien Schmude (left) and Luke Stephen.

NEW Armidale coaches Damien Schmude and Luke Stephen are buoyed by the young talent coming through the club ahead of the Blues’ tilt at an historic fourth straight New England premiership.

Armidale Blues back to the future with coaches

NARRABRI will have a new face at the helm as they chase a third straight Central North premiership, with Nick Lennon taking over the first grade reins.

Narrabri stalwart to take over as coach

Bears bearing Christmas greetings and signing on for another season (from left) Shane Wadwell, Scott Blanch, coach Brad McManus and Richard Clegg at Bear Park on Saturday. Photo: Barry Smith 281115BSE02

NORTH Tamworth Bears celebrated their Christmas party and sign-on day all in one at Jack Woolaston Oval on Saturday.

North Tamworth Bears reboot for new season

Armidale’s Elijah Rasiga completes a drill at the first session of the new Greater Northern Academy in Tamworth. He and his academy squad members will be hoping to make it into GN Under 16 and 18 sides for revamped Country Championships next year. Photo: Geoff O’Neill 211115GOB05

GREATER Northern representative rugby league teams will not only have a new female chief in 2016 but they will have different formats.

Tiger cubs to play under a new format

GNA training start for (from left) Koen Reiri, Thomas Pickersgill and Lachlan Chard. Photo: Geoff O’Neill 211115GOB09

KOEN Reiri, Thomas Pickersgill and Lachlan Chard all had their first taste of the Greater Northern Academy on the weekend.

Players come from far and wide to join academy

Muswellbrook’s Brock Matthews  completes a passing drill at Saturday’s GNA session at Jack  Woolaston Oval. Photo: Geoff O’Neill 211115GOB06

GREATER Northern Academy’s 41 squad members sweated and swatted when the new 2015-16 program began in 40 degree heat on the weekend.

Heat on league academy squad

Narrabri’s Tom Baker (yellow) wraps up this fellow triallist during Sunday’s Junior Gold Cup 17s trials at Gunnedah. Photo: Gareth Gardner 151115GGG07

WESTERN Province coaches were impressed by what they saw when the Junior Gold Cup (JGC)  17s hopefuls were put through their paces at Gunnedah on Sunday.

Western talent impresses coaches at Gunnedah trials

Presenting the United In Compassion with some football funds yesterday (from left) Tim Coates (NIF chairman), Lucy Haslam and Troy Langman (United in Compassion), outgoing NIF general manager Steve Griffith and new NIF GM Gavin Flanagan. Photo: Geoff O’Neill 051115GOA03

NORTHERN Inland Football chose a “local” charity as the beneficiary of its big end of season games, a charity started out of memory of a former footballer Daniel Haslam and his courageous fight against bowel cancer.

Soccer kicks in for charity inspired by one of their own

The 2015-16 GNA squad in Tamworth on Saturday. Photo: Gareth Gardner  311015GGD06

FORTY one young rugby league hopefuls were inducted into the 2015/2016 Greater Northern Academy Squad at the Tamworth Sports Dome on Saturday.

Academy squad kicks season off at Tamworth

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 No 8 David Pocock will be one of the key men for Australia, say our three former Wallabies.

AS the Wallabies prepare for battle with Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in the early hours of tomorrow morning for rugby’s biggest prize,  Leader rugby writer  Samantha Newsam canvassed the thoughts of some of our local Wallabies.

Our three former Wallabies on the World Cup final

Dylan Porter offloads during the recent GNA trials. He was one of 41 players selected in the 2015/16 GNA intake and will be inducted today. Photo: Barry Smith 101015BSH09

THE 2015/2016 Greater Northern Rugby League Academy squad will assemble at the Tamworth Sports Dome at noon today for the first session of the new program.

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