30,000 welcomed to an AFL match for free during Multicultural Round
The AFL and Australia Post are inviting up to 30,000 new arrivals to Australia to join in the celebrations this Multicultural Round, thanks to the My Passport to Australian Football campaign. Round 18...
View ArticleBombers Press Red and embrace Indian fans
As a feature of Multicultural Round, Indian AFL fans in Australia will be able to watch Essendon Football Club’s Sunday afternoon game on FOX Footy with Hindi and Punjabi commentary by PRESSING RED....
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IC14 Preview: Banshees looking for back to back result
The Irish Banshees are the defending International Cup Women's Division Champions. In 2011 they defeated allcomers including Canada in the Grand Final. Their squad was made up of players from Ireland...
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IC14 Preview: Nauru Chiefs look towards top tier
Nauru is a tiny Pacific Island nation that has the distinction of being the only country in the world that has Australian Rules as its national sport (assuming that status is disputed/shared by several...
View ArticleCommunity Round fixture released
The Community Round fixture has been released. Clubs across Victoria were asked to apply to host these matches and the AFL reportedly had a very strong response. So much so that many clubs missed out...
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IC14 Preview: AFL Fiji Tribe and Vonu
AFL Fiji return to the international arena with the Senior mens team "Fiji Tribe" and their first ever senior womens squad the "Fiji Vonu" looking to fight for a spot in the final of the mens and...
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IC14 Preview: Finland breaking the Ice for a second time
The Finland Icebreakers are readying for their second International Cup campaign this year, after attending back in 2008. With a relatively small local league and a limited pool of players to choose...
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IC14 Preview: Young Lions stalk top four
The South African Lions finished 11th in 2002, 8th in 2005 and roared up to 3rd in 2008. Their goal in 2011 was to make the Grand Final but they dropped to 5th. 2014 sees them return to Australia with...
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Croatia to take on Netherlands in Dalmatian friendly
On 2 August 2014 the small town of Drniš in Dalmatia, Croatia, will play host to a friendly match between Croatia and the Netherlands, a reply of the 2010 Euro Cup final. With the Croatian Knights...
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The pros and cons of AFL matches in regional Australia
With the AFL season closing in on finals time the smaller regional matches have come to an end for 2014. In saying that the two Tasmanian venues at Aurora Stadium and Blundstone Arena are still active...
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Chris Scott steps up to the Aussie coaching panel
AFL General Manager Football Operations Mark Evans tonight announced Geelong Cats coach Chris Scott would join the coaching panel under Alastair Clarkson for the 2014 Virgin Australia International...
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Andrew Embley to coach inaugural All Indochina Australian Rules Football team
AFL ASIA MEDIA RELEASE 2006 Norm Smith Medallist, Andrew Embley, from the West Coast Eagles has signed on as the inaugural coach of The Indochina All Stars, a combined football team of nationals from...
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A decade of World Footy News
Today marks 10 years since World Footy News ran its first story.In fact it was simply a message announcing our arrival and it wasn't until the next day that we ran our first proper footy story: 2004...
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American re-signs with Kangaroos
International rookie Eric Wallace has signed a new one-year deal to keep him at North Melbourne until at least the end of the 2015 season.The 196cm, 102kg former US college basketballer from North...
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IC14 Preview: The French Coqs
After a successful 2013-2014 season the French Coqs are returning to Australia to take part in their second IC. The team is eager to build on their great results in last year's Axios Euro Cup, where...
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IC14 Preview: NZ Hawks set to swoop?
We're closing in on the 2014 fifth instalment of the AFL International Cup and the world's footy nations are gathering for an assault on the Cup. Our previews continue with the 2005 champions and 2008...
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IC14 Preview: Japan Samurai bring youth and experience
Japan is an island nation in East Asia comprising a stratovolcanic archipelago extending along the Pacific coast of Asia. It lies between 24° to 46° north latitude and from 123° to 146° east...
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IC14 Preview: Northwind look to improve ranking
Canada's Northwind are ranked 9th for IC14 and could potentially finish higher depending how they fair against the stronger teams in their pool. With the largest organised league outside of Australia,...
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From The Footy Almanac: South African Lions heading to Jamestown
James Lang's article about the South African Lion's IC14 warmup appeared earlier this week on The Footy Almanac website.With the AFL’s International Cup set to commence in Melbourne later this month,...
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Internationals invited to 2014 Draft Combine
Four internationals have been invited to this year’s NAB AFL Draft Combine in Melbourne. Americans Marvin Baynham and Evan Bruinsma will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Eric Wallace, Patrick...
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