Macleay Premier League sides the Macleay Valley Rangers and Kempsey Saints have advanced through to round three of the FFA Cup automatically, under the new format which has combined four leagues from the outset.
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For the first time, the northern conference, which consisted of Northern NSW Football’s (NNSWF) four regional member zones Football Mid North Coast, Football Far North Coast, North Coast Football (NCF) and Northern Inland Football (NIF), was included as one rather than four separate draws.
Given the number of clubs entered in the competition, NNSWF will be start in the FFA Cup at round two to align with the national rounds further in the tournament.
The two Macleay sides have received a favourable draw and won’t play their first FFA Cup match until round three, as they were both given byes.
Fellow Football Mid North Coast clubs Port Saints and Port United received a bye for the first round of the cup.
Taree Wildcats will tackle North Coast Football outfit Westlawn Tigers in round one.
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