AFL Europe Updates - October
With the impending European Championships in Wimbledon, London, this weekend, another flag for the Paris Cockerels in the CNFA and other footy news across Europe, go to their website for updates. The...
View ArticleCats Take Out Baltic Cup In Estonia
The St Petersburg Cats have added another trophy to their ever-growing cabinet by taking out this year’s first ever Baltic Cup to be played in Tallinn, Estonia. The event saw teams from Russia,...
View ArticlePakistan Rich For Australian Football Expansion
Michael Gallus was asked if there was one word that could describe his recent trip to the footballing heartlands of Pakistan. He answered, “simply extraordinary!” Sadly, for Michael, that’s two words,...
View ArticleParis Cockerels Retain Delayed French Title
In a match postponed since poor weather washed out the June Grand Final date, the premiership decider for the CNFA was played two weekends ago with the reigning premiers – Paris Cockerels – taking on...
View ArticleBulls Take Out AFL Middle East Pre-Season Cup
The winning ways of the Multiplex Bulls have continued in the Middle East with the team taking out the 2019/20 Pre-Season Cup after downing the Dubai Dingoes in the final. This follows on from the...
View ArticleAcross The Top – North Queensland Winners
The 2019 season is over for the five key Northern and Central Queensland football leagues. Winners might still be partying; others might still be planning, building and devising ways to bring down the...
View ArticleMcBride To Be ... A Bomber
Marc McGowan reports on the www.afl.com.au website that Essendon will add yet another Irishman to their list for the 2020 season and beyond. Building on their success with Conor McKenna (fourth in the...
View ArticlePolish Devils Growing New Horns
The appearance of the Polish Devils in Norrtälje, Sweden, for this year’s Euro Cup was exciting. That excitement, and a growing sense of permanence, grew further when the team arrived in Tallinn,...
View ArticleRioli Back For Tiwi Bombers - Possibly
Word seeping out of Darwin suggests that a Hawthorn and, AFL and Northern Territory legend might be making a comeback…if not this weekend, maybe soon after. Seems an inevitability, but Cyril Rioli...
View ArticleIrish Banshees and Great Britain Bulldogs Take European Championships.
The following article from AFL Europe reviews last week’s European Championships played at Wimbledon, London, for supremacy in the 18-per side format. The Irish Banshees were remarkable, not being...
View ArticleSantiago Saints Down Bogota Bulldogs For Their First Andes Cup
The Chilean champions, the Santiago Saints, have caused an upset of sorts by downing the titleholders – the Bogota Bulldogs – to win this year’s Andes Cup. The match, played for the first time outside...
View ArticleCanine Cup – Osaka Dingoes v Mongolian Wolves
In another historic first for footy in Asia, the newest footy nation, Mongolia, have already gathered enough talent and numbers to undertake a journey to Japan to play the Osaka Dingoes. The two will...
View ArticleToreadors and Blues Impress – CNFA
The new French footy season got under way this weekend with matches in Paris and Toulouse. Whilst two of the results were not surprising, one was down in Toulouse. On paper, the Paris Cockerels, Paris...
View ArticleBombers Back In The Game – NTFL
The rumoured return of Cyril Rioli for the Tiwi Bombers did not eventuate, but the club still enjoyed a successful and exciting weekend with their first win of the season. Maybe the Bombers won’t need...
View ArticleWhat Happens When A Football Club Dies?
Sometimes clubs die. That is an inevitability, just like businesses closing their doors. Economics, geography, changing populations, competition and even climate can conspire to cause clubs to...
View ArticleAFL Japan/Asia Special Game - Osaka Dingoes vs Mongolian Wolves
Recently established Mongolian Wolves and AFL Japan GO League club, Osaka Dingoes had organised a special match to gain experiences and to enjoy the Australian Rules for both sides. It was held on...
View ArticleBattle For Power In Middle East Intensifies
If you thought that the Dubai Dragons’ reign as a power would end with their loss to the Multiplex Bulls in last season’s Grand Final, think again. Rather than ceding their title as the greatest and...
View ArticleWFN World Rankings Post European Championships 2019
WFN World Rankings Post 2019 European Championships UPDATE Amended 2/11/19 Rank Country Rating Rank Prior Champs PlayedAustralia...
View ArticleBeijing Bombers Down Shanghai Tigers in China Cup
In a footy world where some leagues have been dominated by particular clubs over long periods of time (think Paris Cockerels, Manchester Mozzies, Dubai Dragons), it is refreshing to see a competition...
View ArticleSeismic Rumblings On Bathurst Island
You didn’t need a seismograph to measure the ground shaking on Bathurst Island yesterday. You could feel the earth move in Darwin. The epicentre was at Wurrumiyanga, the main centre on Bathurst...
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