The New England Nomads held their own against the Tamworth Kangaroos in the first outing since September 2023. In the men’s game the Nomads lost 5.10.40 to the Tamworth Roos 8.10.58. It was an excellent effort on the part of the team, many of whom had never played before. The game saw the welcome return of old players Johnathan Frost, Hunter Greene, David “Modra” Richards, Caleb Dobos and Wulu Hall.

In the women’s game the Nomads failed to score. But this was not in anyway an accurate reflection of the quality fo the play. New coach Leighton Smith did an admirable job and the standard fo the football was very high. Next week! The scores were New England Nomads 0.0.0 to the Tamworth Roos 12.17.89.

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Hunter Greene, a member of the legendary 2022 premiership team, has been appointed captain for the 2025 season.

We look forward to seeing Hunter lead the team back from the wilderness of 2024 to our rightful spot as a leading team in 2025.

Heath Forsyth
Updated March 19 2025 – 5:32pm, first published March 18 2025 – 3:27pm

Nomads President Adrian ‘Starry’ Walsh (pictured), along with new coach Ash Arkit will lead the Club’s 2025 charge towards another AFL North West premiership. Nomads President Adrian ‘Starry’ Walsh , along with new coach Ash Arkit will lead the Club’s 2025 charge towards another AFL North West premiership. New England Nomads President and club games record holder, Adrian ‘Starry’ Walsh is confident 2025 will be the year the club gets back to its winning ways.
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Ash Arkit 2025 New England Nomads’ Senior Coach

New to Armidale, the former South Australian did not need to be asked twice to be the onbe to steer the Nomads back into the 2025 North West competition, With experience in his playing days at Port Adelaide SANFL club and numerous competitions throughout South Australia and Western Australia, Ashely not only brings an Australian Rules football pedigree, he brings a team building and player management style of coaching, on and off the field which is exactly what is is required to bring AFL back to the New England.

After an extensive search, the committee has also appointed Leighton Smith as the women’s coach (more information to come in another post).

Nomads are back!

Unfortunately with the turnover of players at the end of 2023 the Nomads were not able to field a team in either the men’s or the women’s competition in 2024. This is the first time since 1998 that we have not had a team.

We hope to return better and stronger in 2025.