AFL’s bold plan to recruit young Chinese-heritage stars in NRL heartland

AFL School Villages aims to recruit non-English speaking stars in NSWChinese Australians played footy on Ballarat gold fields 140 years ago

The AFL has launched a fresh invasion into traditional rugby league territory by announcing the creation of two AFL School Villages and a $560,000 investment focused on growing the game in culturally diverse communities in New South Wales.

The first AFL School Villages will be in Hurstville in Sydney’s south, and Parramatta in the greater west, both culturally and linguistically diverse communities and heartland NRL regions serviced by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Parramatta Eels respectively.

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