“Last Cab To Darwin” – New Aussie Rules movie
Apologies this was published after the filming mentioned below, due to worldfootynews.com being in the process of major site maintenance.Northern Territory football, and the game overall, will soon...
View ArticleOpinion: Wellington simply must succeed
I was going to simply comment in response to the article Wellington AFL Game Doubt? but decided this issue is so significant it deserves as much focus as possible.So I repeat the title. Wellington...
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Budapest the epicentre of Hungarian footy?
An entry on the AFL Europe website showed the allocation of a start-up grant for a Budapest based Australian Rules football team in 2013. Whilst many readers possibly salivated at the thought of...
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Toulouse Hawks remain French Champions
The Toulouse Hawks have made it back to back French titles in their home city overnight, defeating the Paris Cockerels in a stirring match. The final score of 104 to 62 suggested a big win, but the...
View ArticleAussie Rules the World : The Movie
Aussie Rules the World is a new movie to be released in Australia on July 21st. It covers the issues of Aussie rules looking outside to the world for a place beyond its home shores. International footy...
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Norwegian raid nets Sweden Cup
A Norwegian team comprising players from the Oslo Crows has crossed the border into neighbouring Sweden and stolen the silverware – the 2014 Sweden Cup. The annual event was held over the weekend, and...
View ArticleSolomon Islands Footy – Bigger, Bolder, Brighter…Later.
Not all nations can afford to make it to Australia for the International Cups, and it should not be seen as a measure of strength or support of the game if a nation doesn’t get there. There are more...
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Out Of Africa
The following article, written by Conor Walsh on the AFL website, looks at an upcoming Australian Rules football match between two African countries not usually seen mentioned Australian Rules football...
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PNG Flames IC14 hopes extinguished
In an unfortunate blow to the upcoming International Cup the National women’s team, the PNG Flames will not now be coming to the event. This will be felt throughout the football community in Papua New...
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A footy holiday to Vanuatu - Part 1 - boots and footys
It's not uncommon for Australians - especially those south of the Murrumbidgee - to take a winter holiday to sunnier tropical locations and so it was the plan for my family to head to sunny Vanuatu...
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A footy holiday to Vanuatu - Part 2 - Kazza field and those pesky crab holes
A family holiday in June in Vanuatu - a great escape from winter in Melbourne. Staying at the Iririki Island Resort - we had plans for some simple and lazy resort time. However - we also had a Saturday...
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Baulkham Hills Hawks' generosity reaches across the world
Gab Donnelly has spent a fair bit of time recently lurking around her local post office with large parcels. In her role as treasurer with the Baulkham Hills Hawks juniors in the north west suburbs of...
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SIAFL Grand Final set to wrap up testing season
The 2014 SIAFL (Solomon Islands AFL) Grand Final takes place tomorrow afternoon in Honiara. With a season interrupted by a deadly and damaging storm early this year – the season culminates with the...
View Article2014 Flying Boomerangs squad named
The AFL this week announced the 2014 Flying Boomerangs squad which will compete at the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships in July on the Gold Coast. Coached by Eugene Warrior, former Port Adelaide and...
View ArticleWorld Team 2014 squad announced
The AFL today announced the 2014 World Team squad which will compete at the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships on the Gold Coast in July. AFL Hall of Famer Anthony Koutoufides has been named head coach of...
View ArticleNZ Kahu out of International Cup
By Rod ShawThe New Zealand women’s team is not yet ready for competition at the International Cup in 2014.AFL New Zealands’s Mick Coulthard said “The main contributing factor is the age of the girls...
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White River Demons take out SIAFL decider
The following press release provided by SIAFL.Solomon Islands AFL hosted the 2014 Grand Final on Thursday between the White River Demons and the Central Coast Eagles. The stage was set for an exciting...
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First ever Footy tournament in Bengal
Footy returned to its birthplace in India on the 15th of June as Kolkata hosted the first ever ‘ARFAI Bengal State Championship’ in Salt Lake, West Bengal. Six teams with players hailing from Bongaon,...
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DAFL confirm no Denmark Vikings at the IC14
After months of speculation, the DAFL have officially confirmed that the Denmark Vikings national team will not be travelling to Australia for the 2014 International Cup. National team coach Páll Tómas...
View Article2014 AFL International Cup draw - coming soon!
For everyone keenly awaiting the final list of teams and match schedule for the 2014 AFL International Cup, we're pleased to report that the Men's competition draw is due to be released this Monday,...
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