AFL Finals are here
The AFL tonight confirmed the fixture for week one of the 2014 Toyota AFL Finals Series, to be as follows (all times are local):Friday September 5 Second Qualifying Final, Hawthorn v Geelong Cats at...
View ArticleAFL Finals Week 1 International broadcast schedule
The AFL finals kickoff Friday night in Melbourne with the two Qualifying finals and two Elimination finals to be played this weekend. The full international broadcast schedule can be seen below....
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World Footy News World Rankings post International Cup 2014
With the 2014 AFL International Cup complete here are the Men's World Footy Rankings, the unofficial world rankings according to worldfootynews.comRises/falls have been calculated compared with our...
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Irish Pies retiring
AFL club Collingwood today announced that Irish pair Marty Clarke and Caolan Mooney have opted to return to Ireland and, possibly, Gaelic football (But we also hear the Belfast Redbacks might be able...
View ArticleHanley missing from All-Australian 40
The All Australian selection committee met this week to finalise the selection of the 40 players in the running to be named in the final All Australian team. Each panel member named their best 22...
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AFL Solomon Islands bitter sweet Big Meat Pie weekend – vale Graeme Wilson
While this weekend sees the annual ‘Big Meat Pie’ footy carnival – the event will be tinged with sadness at the news of the passing of former Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI)...
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Karmichael Hunt – Is there a silver lining?
The number crunchers will point to sheer statistics. A return of 44 senior games at a cost of millions of dollars. Little room for argument there. Maybe adding on his collection of reserve grade games...
View ArticleIC14 by the numbers
Here we've put together some statistics on the 2014 International Cup as well as past tournaments. Some are important numbers, some are useless trivia.Feel free to suggest some other numbers. The...
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IC14 Vignettes – Yuki Edward Akita (Japan Samurai)
The Japanese national team ventured to Melbourne hoping for success, and to leave with three wins from five starts would have bought heart to the players who made the journey. One of these players is...
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See Aussie Rules the World in London and Zagreb
The movie that brought footy around the world to Australia is now going offshore. Aussie Rules the World will be shown in London and Zagreb in the next two weeks. Details below or go to...
View Article2014 AFL Grand Final parties around the world
Every year since 2005, World Footy News has promoted an extensive list of Grand Final Parties around the world. And with the 2014 AFL Grand Final being played in just a few weeks we are calling for...
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Footy In Croatia – The never-ending journey to success
Much has been happening in Croatia during a hectic 2014. Some of the reports, such as the arrival of the Slavonski Brod Tigers, have been accurately reported, whilst some reports have been the subject...
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IC14 Vignettes – Kisione Taulani (Tonga Thunder)
With the International Cup for 2014 complete and most teams back home recovering and getting back to normal lives, players can reflect on their journey. The Tonga Thunder finished 6th overall after a...
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Nationals Take 4th Straight Victory in Big Meat Pie Clash
The Big Meat Pie Nationals vs Barbarians annual footy festival day was the place to be in Honiara across the weekend - below is a report from AFL Solomon Islands.The stage was set at King George VI for...
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IC14 Vignettes – Siteri Tadrau (Fiji Vonu)
The Fiji Vonu players at this year’s IC14 can all be proud of their place in history as representatives of the first Fijian women’s national team at an International Cup. But if at all possible,...
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IC14 Vignettes – Timothy Lindgren (Sweden Elks)
On purely a win/loss ratio, the Sweden team at this year’s IC14 came out in front with three wins from five starts. On that basis, the Swedes can be justifiably proud of their standing – going down...
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IC14 Vignettes – Hao [Howard] Zhang (China Dragons)
In this final instalment of the International Cup vignette series – one player interviewed per team of the 25 teams at the event – we chat with Hao Zhang, legendary player and team manager of the...
View ArticleAFL Europe makes news for wrong reasons
It's unusual to see AFL Europe make the mainstream news in Australia but unfortunately it has done so in controversial circumstances which may have an impact on all international AFL affiliates.The ABC...
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Northern Territory Football League ready for new season
As most competitions across Australia reach their finals time and begin to wind down for 2014, the people of the Top End are just waking to the pre-dawn of their new 2014/15 season. Whilst many are...
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International Broadcast Schedule 2014 AFL Finals Week 2
Geelong vs North Melbourne and Fremantle vs Port Adelaide Semi-finals are on this week with the winners headed for the Preliminary finals and the losers heading to the offseason.The international...
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