It was a long day at the office for the Nomads out at Wolseley Oval in Gunnedah. The reigning premiers showed why they are hot flat favourites for 2020 with their precision kicking, pace strong marking and hunger for the hard-ball. It was Frosty’s 150th game but unfortunately the Dogs’ 10 goal first quarter meant there was little to celebrate once the game got underway. The usual brigade of Clarrie, Rambo, Modra Richards, Phill Mitchell and Conor Nest battled valiantly all day but in the end to little no avail. Up forward Clarrie Barker kicked 3 goals and Luke “Rambo” Raymond and John “Joof” McKay kicked 2 apiece. The final scores were Gunnedah 26.15.171 to the Nomads 8.4.52. More »

The team to play the Gunnedah Bulldogs at Wolseley Oval on September 12 at 1.00 pm is:

Interchange: D’Gluyas, Dutaillis, Harrison Munday, Feltham.

Be at Wolseley Oval by 11.30pm

On a warm almost-spring like day at the Bellevue, and with a good crowd of supporters, the Nomads were unable to capitalise on their opportunities, and lost to the Tamworth Swans for the second time this year. It was a tale of two halves, with the Swans running rampant in the first and the Nomads playing clever football in the second. But unfortunately the goal-seeking radar was not switched on and the Nomads missed a series of shots which at other times they would have nailed. Up forward in the second half Clarrie Barker was a revelation kicking 4 goals while in defence Conor Nest continued the use of his go-go-gadget extension arms to intercept mark after mark. In the midfield Tom Hunt and Morgan Dunn also played their hearts out. Final scores were New England Nomads 9.12.66 to the Tamworth Swans’ 12.10.82 This makes reaching the grand final in a month much more difficult than it might otherwise have been. More »

The team to play the Tamworth Swans at the Bellevue on August 29th at 2.00 pm is:

Interchange: D’Gluyas,Hanks, Harrison Munday, Patrick Hunt

Be at Bellevue Oval by 12.30pm

Nobody could say, for sure, what was the worst or the second most miserable day but everyone who was there was adamant that Saturday was definitely the 3rd most miserable day of weather at the Bellevue EVER. Sleet, snow, sago and other words that begin with ‘s’ fell for much of the day making everyone’s lives—– even the plover in the midfield—difficult. After the first quarter it was very difficult to hold the ball and the only person who seemed to be able to mark was Mr Grippo, Conor Nest. Hard to know what to say about football in such weather. Up forward Jesse Petrascu and Charlie Pain scored two goals apiece and both were in the best players along with Morgan Dunn, Phill Mitchell and Ira Sulzberger (who was, as is his want, enjoying playing football). The final scores were Nomads 10.10.70 to the Tamworth Kangaroos 1.5.11. More »