Odense Lions Off To Perfect Start – DAFL (Denmark)
After playing finals in 2017, the Odense Lions dropped to a wooden spoon in the DAFL last season. Since then, the Lions have done a mountain of work on and off the field to build a better future and...
View Article2019 AFL International Broadcast Schedule Round 5
Round 5 of the 2019 AFL Season kicks off tonight in Brisbane with the Lions hosting Collingwood. The full international broadcast schedule for the round can be seen below.In addition to the TV networks...
View ArticleHistoric Ireland v England Universities Match
A new era in both university football and Irish/English rivalry commences this weekend with the inaugural Universities International Aussie Rules Test Matches in Dublin. The tournament marks another...
View ArticleEngland Down Ireland By A Whisker
The inaugural clash between the Irish Universities and the Great Britain NUL All Stars (National University League) took place in Dublin this weekend. The concept is almost the “lovechild’ of the...
View ArticleIrish Universities Women Dominate
The earlier game in Dublin on the weekend saw the Irish Universities Women’s team take on the Great Britain Universities. The following brief account of the match certainly shows that the women’s...
View ArticleAustin Crows top Bogota Bulldogs to take home Fossil Cup
Football networks have formed a world wide web of their own. It was really the growth of the internet that allowed expats to make footy a reality outside Australia as they found each other and were...
View ArticleAFLCNE kicks off with ANZAC round
The AFLCNE returned to kick-off the 2019 season on Sunday with the Huddersfield Rams hosting the Manchester Mosquitoes at the picturesque Lockwood Park.The Mozzies were out of the blocks early and took...
View ArticleOsaka Dingoes’ IMPACT Anzac Day Cup 2019
IMPACT Anzac Day Cup - Saturday 27 April 2019 12:00 - 16:30Izumi Sports Village, Kaiduka, Osaka, Japan By Yoshi Imagawa (Osaka Dingoes player and Public Relations Officer)Our third annual IMPACT Anzac...
View ArticleAround The Grounds - Euro Briefs
Following is quick run around some of the European leagues and their weekend scores. These were the only results available at the time of publishing story, but more may follow. Germany:Round 2️ AFLG...
View Article2019 ANZAC Cup Week Review
Angus Boyle from www.afleurope.org has compiled the following review of the 2019 ANZAC Cup played in Villers-Bretonneux as well as a look at the pre and post events connected with the occasion. To read...
View ArticleMy footy journey
I first picked up a Sherrin in October 2015. I had watched some AFL highlights on YouTube at that point and was instantly intrigued by Aussie rules: the pace of the game, the unique skills, and the...
View ArticleWomen's Aussie rules takes off in Germany
The AFLW season may be over in Australia, but the competition is just kicking off in Germany.While other neighboring countries like France and Switzerland have long been a key part of women's footy in...
View ArticleAuskick Program in West Japan
On Saturday 11 May, the Osaka Dingoes conducted an Auskick clinic at Shanichi Primary School in the city of Yasugi (Shimane Prefecture in western Japan). The small city with the population of 38,000...
View ArticleThe Americans are…..here!
Since the early days of the USAFL, American players have travelled to Australia to bathe in the full experience of being at an Aussie rules football club in Australia. Most come to play the game at...
View ArticleYoung Samoan star invited to Lions Academy
Like many young Samoans growing up in Queensland, 15-year-old Lamont Kalolo grew up playing rugby league, even making it to the Under-14 junior representative level. But unlike many of his Polynesian...
View ArticleInspirational Woman Gaining Accolades
Last year, World Footy News reported on a young woman who was defying the odds of gender, culture, religion, economics, geography, climate and other challenges to take the game of Australian Rules...
View ArticleA Footy Story That Needs Telling
The following story by Hamish McLachlan, printed in the NT News this week, highlights the incredibly difficult journey of indigenous footballers, as recently as just 25 years ago. In fact, in my own...
View ArticleRioli Returns In Coaching Role At Tiwi Bombers
Legendary former Hawthorn superstar, Cyril Rioli, will return to the game in an assistant coaching role for the Tiwi Bombers in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL). After his seemingly...
View ArticleDragonslayers and Banshees Take Euro Titles
The 2019 Euro Cup, held in Norrtalje, Sweden on the weekend, crowned the England Dragonslayers as the men’s champions and once again the Irish Banshees as women’s champions. The tournament is the...
View ArticleThe Long And Winding Road
Probably not what Paul McCartney meant when he wrote this song back in the late 1960’s, but the title certainly fits the journey for the Tyne Tees Tigers, now in their second full season as a part of...
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