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Sport has long been compared to war, so it was no surprise footy players were keen to do a training session at the 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment headquarters in Lismore on Tuesday, March 9.
As an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, the 41st training night was the idea of Bombardier Thomas Hart, who runs out onto the forward line with the Lismore Swans AFC senior men’s team. BATTLE READY: Bombardier Thomas Hart (and Lismore Swans forward) took the Australian Football Club senior men s squad through a special training session at the 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, on Tuesday March 10, 2021. Photo: Alison Paterson
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