Domestic footy up and running in NZ
Both the Auckland and Canterbury Leagues are well advanced in their seasons whilst the Wellington league will commence the first weekend in October for a short 6 game regular season before a Grand...
View ArticleTimor Leste footy may rise again – All it needs is…YOU!
Inor da Silva just loves Australian Rules football. A member of the Timor Leste Crocs International Cup team in 2011, Inor still lives the game as much as he can. His social media pages are littered...
View ArticleNorth Queensland premierships decided for 2014
The seasons have been completed in AFL competitions across northern and central Queensland over the past few weekends. Following is a brief rundown on each of the major competitions. For the victors,...
View ArticleDynasties, Cycles and Golden Eras
Watching the 2014 AFL Grand Final was an absolute treat. Whilst the result was lopsided with Hawthorn giving Sydney a hiding, it was a pleasure to be watching two of the three clubs who have enjoyed...
View ArticleAFL Commission head recalls PNG's IC victory
AFL Commission Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick was an onlooker at the 2014 International Cup (pictured here at the Women's Grand Final with fellow commissioners Linda Dessau and Sam Mostyn) and it's pleasing...
View Article2014 Axios Euro Cup Men's Draw
The full draw for this weekend's Axios Euro Cup was released earlier this week. The men's draw features 16 nations for 2014, separated into four groups. The Prince Charles Group will feature: Italy,...
View Article2014 Axios Euro Cup Women's Draw
The draw for the women's competition for the 2014 Axios Euro Cup in London has been released. This year the women's draw features a record five teams competing across 10 matches for the title. This is...
View ArticleFrom The Footy Almanac: SANFL Grand Final
Malcolm Ashwood's article about the 2014 SANFL Grand Final appeared last week on The Footy Almanac website. Norwood's three in a row performance continues the Dynasties theme from Wes Hull's earlier...
View ArticleTim Harcourt's new book Trading Places out today
Can Aussie Bum crack the Spanish market? For the answer to this question and all your queries about doing business in 33 countries check Tim Harcourt's new book Trading Places – the airport economist’s...
View ArticleFarum Cats enviable premiership record
A recent story by World Footy news reported on the great AFL/VFL eras. The article left open the possibility of clubs around the world coming forward with their own eras of greatness. It certainly...
View ArticleTommy Walsh heads home
Irishman Tommy Walsh has advised the Sydney Swans that he will return home to Ireland. Walsh was recruited to the Club via a trade with St Kilda at the end of the 2011 season. He made his AFL debut in...
View ArticleNTFL season under way tomorrow – with strong safety message
The following is a press release from the AFL Northern Territory to mark the beginning of the 2014/15 season tomorrow, as well as endorsing the message of major sponsor, TIO, about road safety and the...
View ArticleExciting Irishman joins Essendon
The following article is from the Essendon Football Club’s website detailing the club’s decision to recruit young Irishman, Conor McKenna as an International Rookie. Essendon Football Club is...
View ArticleGrand Final attention turns to Kazza field
The AFL Vanuatu season reaches it's conclusion tomorrow (Saturday October 4th) at Kazza field in Port Vila. The Mele Eagles managed to book a date with the Erakor Golden Star Tigers for the 2014 AFL...
View ArticleMitchell goes home; and 1 Canadian plus 10 NSW players in the GF
Buried amid the free agency news, the fall out from the Grand Final, James Hird and Essendon - the news that Sydney's American Rookie Patrick Mitchell has pulled the pin and heading home is barely...
View ArticleWest Coast swoops on Irishman Paddy Brophy
In a huge couple of weeks for the recruiting of Irish footballers, the West Coast Eagles have swooped on 20 year old Paddy Brophy on the final day of Draft Combine testing in Melbourne. Paddy is from...
View Article2014 Axios Euro Cup – London: Group results and standings
The Euro Cup for 2014 is well under way. The games for the group standings have been completed and the results for both men’s and women’s are listed below. The semi-final results will be added to this...
View ArticleDenmark Vikings take out men’s Euro Cup – Irish Banshees win the women’s title
The 2014 Axios Euro Cup is over for another year after the event was completed under cloudy skies at the London Irish Rugby Club. With a record 21 teams competing this year (16 men’s teams and 5...
View ArticleEssendon Football Club embracing India
Earlier in 2014 the Essendon club undertook their latest multicultural program, Embracing India. Within Australia the program was designed largely to develop and grow a working relationship with...
View ArticleAnalysis by the numbers (team by team review) – Axios Euro Cup 2014
Without the ability to watch all teams over the course of all matches at the Euro Cup it is difficult to do an all-team analysis. For that reason, this analysis looks at the performances of all teams...
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