The Saints in New Zealand - was it a success?
The bald figures state that over 22,000 attended the first AFL game for premiership points in New Zealand in 2013 and yet just over 13,000 attended this year. Did that make the venture unsuccessful as...
View ArticleAFL Japan Season 2014 Kick-Off and Anzac Day weekend events
AFL Japan kicked off the 2014 season last on Sunday 20th April in a match where 2013 Top League Premiers, Tokyo Bay Suns defeated the Eastern Hawks by a whopping 110 points. Final score: 21.26 (152) to...
View ArticleIn like Flynn
Port Adelaide Power's first international recruit, Irishman Daniel Flynn, has returned to the club after initially looking to be lost. Back Down Under for just a week, Flynn is straight into Port's...
View ArticleHaggis Cup Women’s match – Tigers defeat Sharks
The following article is from the Tyne Tees Tigers detailing the tremendous efforts of their Women’s footy team in their Haggis Cup battle with the Glasgow Sharks. The Tigers were victorious in their...
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2014 ANZAC Cup at Villers-Bretonneux, France
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Villers-Bretoneux. The Aussies (selected from across Europe) were training together for the first time. There was an emphasis on clean crisp movements that made the...
View ArticleHiroshima to boast new Australian Rules team
The city of Hiroshima, located in western Japan on the main island of Honshu, will forever be etched in history as the first city to be bombed by a nuclear weapon. On August 6th, 1945 the USAAF B-29...
View ArticleWorld Rankings - Vikings Slaughter Elks
In a match not well publicised (on either Denmark or Sweden’s websites) and somewhat overshadowed by the 7th edition of the Anzac Cup at Villes Bretonneux, France, Sweden hosted Denmark in an...
View ArticleFrench finalists decided in thrilling final round
In one of the closest seasons in recent years, the CNFA home and away season concluded on the weekend with a fight to the wire for finals places. As mentioned in a previous article, the Cergy-Pontoise...
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Odense Lions make their debut in DAFL
Last year, World Footy News ran the article Anatomy of a new club – Denmark’s Odense Lions on the emergence of a new Australian Rules football team in the Danish city Odense. Last weekend the Lions...
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First women’s game in Scandinavia
New Danish club, the Odense Lions, have combined with Swedish club, the Helsingborg Saints, to hit the ground running with a competitive hit-out for two women’s club teams. The club was delighted to...
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AFL New Zealand Name Their Annual Heritage Team
AFLNZ have made their second annual selection of their Heritage team. To be eligible player must be born in New Zealand or have one parent born there. This is more stringent than the one for the NZ...
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New Swedish team is up, up and away in Uppsala
The city of Uppsala is the fourth largest in Sweden, and is located just 70 kilometres (a shade over 40 miles) to the north-west of the nation’s capital city, Stockholm. It will also soon be home to...
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North Lanarkshire Wolves join Scottish party
Australian Rules football in Scotland is certainly taking plenty of twists and turns throughout 2014 as it prepares for a bigger and brighter future. Whilst the Aberdeen Eagles had to withdraw...
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Madrid hosts international clash between Spain and Scotland
Last weekend a squad of talented Scottish footballers, selected in the national Scottish Clansmen team, boarded flights to Madrid to take on the Spanish Bulls at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid...
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Scottish footy taking Giant strides
As was hinted in the recent story North Lanarkshire Wolves join Scottish party, yet another Aussie Rules team has entered the Scottish football scene, this time in the heart of Glasgow. As the game...
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Croatian Footy Alive and Strong
Ed: This story courtesy of Harley Vague.It was a great mild Sunday afternoon for Football. The Zagreb Dockers arrievd early and setup a canopy, barbeque and refreshments. The first game of the double...
View ArticleWarriors make first squad announcement for IC14
The Irish Warriors have named the first 14 squad members for the 2014 AFL International Cup to be staged in Melbourne, Australia from August 9th to 23rd this year. The Warriors are the current holders...
View ArticleInternational Broadcast Schedule AFL 2014 Round 9
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View Article2014 USAFL Season Preview: Northeast Region
This week we run a special 6 part series as Alex Benjamin looks across the whole of the US and back at their 2013 season and gives his predictions on the 2014 season. Looking at each team you will...
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2014 USAFL Season Preview: Southeast Division
This is part two of the six part series on the USAFL Season Preview as we preview the Southeast Division.Southeast Region The southeast regional has the most dynamic teams in the nation as three of the...
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