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John Northey’s Official online blog. This area will cover a range of topics and may often include a football drill that can be discussed directly with John and the Swooper Coach team.

Team. Team. Team.

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Noel Pemberton

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Rule Change 30 metres not 15.

So as the Swooper team sit back this Sunday afternoon, enjoying a frenetic game between the Bulldogs and Collingwood and looking forward to watching the Demons take on the Bombers after what could only be described as a week from hell for that club – perhaps we will comment on this later, but what really…

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What to do: Loose Ruckman in your Forward Line

An opposition ruckman has shown up on our forward line as the loose man.  What should we be ready to do now? Here’s some options – provide some of your own in the comments below or discuss the pros and cons of the options suggested. You need to be logged in to view the rest…

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Derrinallum Football Club – Billy Clarke

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