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Ireland 2013 – The More Things Change…
Of course, the above title should finish “…the more they stay the same.” Yet, oddly, in the case of Australian Rules footy in Ireland, that whole saying could be reversed. The more the game seems to be...
View ArticleSetanta named in squad for Giants
Irish convert to Australian Football Setanta O’hAilpin has been named in the Greater Western Sydney GIANTS 25 man squad to play Melbourne at the MCG this Sunday. O'hAilpin, who has not played for...
View ArticleInternational Broadcast Schedule: Round 4
The 2013 AFL season moves on to Round 4 this week. The international broadcast schedule can be seen below. All times are correct at the time of publishing and WFN takes no responsibility for changes...
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US Combine completed
The 2nd official AFL US Combine been completed in Los Angeles. Three athletes, David Grzesiak (pictured below) from the University of Wisconsin, Matt Sauey from the University of North Florida, and...
View ArticleMajak Daw selected to make his AFL debut
After 4 years at the North Melbourne FC, 22-year old Sudanese-Australian Majak Daw has finally been selected to make his debut for the Kangaroos against the Brisbane Lions this Sunday.Daw has created...
View ArticleAFLNZ asks - Why not come and have a go?
AFLNZ are seeking to maximise the impact of the St Kilda/Sydney game in Wellington. Leveraging on the Anzac Day game for AFL development provides a huge opportunity to initiate or further develop...
View ArticleNZ U18 Championships part of Anzac Day Football Bonanza for Wellington
AFL New Zealand's website has become a great resource for all the latest footy news in New Zealand. Here's a pointer to more positive news.As a result of the the Hawks Cup initiative developed jointly...
View ArticlePyke the focus as AFL becomes the talk of the town in Wellington
Mike Pyke, the Canadian ruckman who helped lead the Sydney Swans to a Premiership in 2012 is remembered in New Zealand for different reasons. Before his amazing code swap to AFL he was a rugby union...
View ArticleHeatherley sees the world as a Footy Convert
The journey of Hawthorn's rookie listed Kiwi, Kurt Heatherley, is explored in depth in an interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald this week. He has already travelled extensively in the Pacific...
View ArticleIreland avenge loss to Great Britain in return leg
Ireland defeated arch-rivals the Great Britain Bulldogs 9.4 (58) to 3.4 (22) on April 12th in Dublin, avenging their earlier loss in the curtain-raiser to the AIS vs Europe match in Guildford. In...
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South Pacific gain focus leading into Anzac Day clash
With the AFL’s first internationally staged match for 4 points set for Thursday (Anzac Day) in Wellington in New Zealand – the Australian media in particular has had their focus upon New Zealand and...
View ArticleFrance defeat the Australians in 5th ANZAC Cup
The 5th annual ANZAC Cup was played in Villers-Bretonneux, France last weekend, with the French running out 41-point victors over the Aussie Spirit - a side drawn from Australians resident across...
View ArticleWellington ANZAC Day schedule
The following is the run down for the historic Australian football ANZAC Day event today (April 25th) at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.5.00pmNew Zealand Hawks v South Pacific...
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South Pacific Academy U/18s go down to NZ Hawks
The curtain raiser match at last nights historic first AFL match for premierships points on 'foreign' soil saw the South Pacific Academy U/18s go down to the New Zealand Hawks.The article below is...
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The True Magic of Wadeye
“Football has a long history in the community of Wadeye that dates back to the start of the Mission in June of 1935. The families of Wadeye had their own traditional sport that involved throwing a...
View ArticleSwanning Around in Wellington
Rod Shaw is World Footy News' New Zealand correspondent but now based in Victoria. In a bold move for a volunteers-based website we sent him to Wellington for the first AFL regular season match to be...
View ArticleNZ Hawks too good in curtain raiser
The AFL Anzac Day clash was not all about the Swans and the Saints. A crowd which grew from around 100 to 2000 spectators saw a very good game of running football played between the NZ Hawks and the...
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New Zealand Prime Minister - We want an AFL club
For the many of us who dream of Australian football expanding more rapidly internationally there can be no doubt what would most accelerate the growth in any given country - having their own AFL club....
View ArticleSaints snare their first International Rookie
St Kilda have finally found their first international rookie in Porirua College's Joseph Baker-Thomas. Joseph is 16 years old and around 193 cm. He has a background in a variety of sports including...
View ArticleNZ: Who cares about Footy on April 26th?
Friday 26th April saw a united effort from the AFL, AFL NZ and the St Kilda Saints in a 4 hour promotion at Wellington's prestigious Basin Reserve.Well over 1,000 participants attended the event, which...
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