AFL Vanuatu GF result and Olinda Ferny Creek visit
The AFL Vanuatu 2014 Grand Final was run and won on Saturday by perhaps the underdog in Mele Eagles who overcame the Erakor Golden Star Tigers by at the end a comfortable 33 point margin. Ryan Bonga...
View ArticleSIAFL duo wrap up Darling Downs season with finals
As reported earlier this year– 2 representatives from Solomon Islands AFL (SIAFL) were playing the year with AFL Darling Downs side Coolaroo. Francs Ramo and Peter Nuku were afforded a chance of a...
View ArticleAFL Europe’s “start-up grants” helping launch new clubs
The provision of grants by AFL Europe to new and emerging football clubs has seen some successes in recent years that have helped to populate national leagues with new clubs, expansion and greater...
View Article2014 US Nationals in Dublin, OH this weekend
The 2014 US National Championships kick off this Friday ahead of a big weekend of footy in Dublin, Ohio. This year's tournament will have four men's divisions and a women's division. The weekend will...
View ArticleUSAFL Nationals Day 1 - Results
Day 1 of the US Nationals is complete with Calgary, New York and Orange County all undefeated in Divison 1. On today's form Orange County would be expected to beat Minnesota in their match tomorrow...
View ArticleOdense Lions – Purring with the aid of a grant (or two?)
“It might not be the biggest of grants, but it was so important when we were only nine guys running around talking about making Odense Lions into a big club. We don't use the footballs we got anymore...
View ArticleDublin College University - Another brick in the Irish footy wall
Myles Treanor from the Dublin College University (DCU) is the current club chairman and has put together the following information regarding the fledgling club from Ireland. DCU were the recipients of...
View ArticleSlavonski Brod Tigers – Taking nothing for grant-ed in Croatia
Tomislav Vlaović, current president of the Slavonski Brod Tigers in Croatia, knows his club has benefitted from the AFL Europe grants program. “We received both grants: the Goal Post Grant (GPG) and...
View ArticleNew York Magpies are 2014 National Champions
The New York Magpies have taken the 2014 US National Championship title defeating Orange County by just three points in a tight arm wrestle Grand Final Match.Grand Finals results of each division in...
View ArticleNZ Girls No Match Yet for Aussie Girls
The International Cup held in Melbourne sadly lacked a NZ Women’s team but the NZ U 18 Kahu recently completed their two game series for the AFL International Youth Girls’ Cup against the Australian U...
View ArticleVAFA U 18 deliver masterclass in footy to U 18 NZ Hawks.
Touring teams provide AFL New Zealand High Performance players with the best opportunity to test and push their skills, and VAFA were certainly effective at that. With the annual two game series this...
View ArticleHawthorn Premiership Cups roll into Darwin this Weekend
The following is a press release from the AFLNT detailing the arrival of Hawthorn’s back to back premiership cups for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. For more information please contact Hannah West at:...
View ArticleWombat Heaven – Singapore Wombats take out Asian Championships
The Philippines Australian Football League proudly hosted the 2014 Asian Championships last weekend where teams met to decide which was the best Australian Rules football nation in Asia. Described as...
View ArticlePre-Season Cup a success for AFL Middle East
Who would have thought that an eight week old club could reach the grand final of a long established competition in their maiden outingω Well, that’s exactly what happened in Dubai when the BM Bulls,...
View ArticleThe Big Rooster brings Aussie Rules football to Myanmar
The following article by Thomas Kean appeared in the Myanmar Times in September during the lead up to the Asian Championships in 2014. The work of Julian Clark has become legendary throughout Asia, and...
View ArticleNRC Eagles’ academic approach to footy in Northern Ireland
Kevin McSorley, Development Officer for Australian Rules Football League Ireland (ARFLI), has taken the game of Australian Rules football and transformed it from simply a sport to a subject of study,...
View ArticleEssendon FC 'embrace' India
The Footy players from Bengal had not yet gotten over the festive spirit when they were served up another delightful treat. They got some true Aussie Footy flavour as 4 of the finest Footy players from...
View ArticleFarum Juniors Drive Danish Dynasty
The Farum Cats have played off in ten of the past eleven Grand Finals in the Danish Australian Football League, for seven premierships, including the last four in a row – the last three of which have...
View ArticleMadrid Bears host Manchester Mosquitoes
The Madrid Bears Australian Football Club has hosted an international match over the weekend with the Manchester Mosquitoes headed south for a visit to Spain. The match was played at the Rugby fields...
View ArticleFremantle Dockers sign Irishman Sean Hurley
The Irish Independent newspaper reports that Kildare product, Sean Hurley, will join the club for the 2015 season. Almost buried under the activity of Free Agency and Trade Week, the news is welcomed...
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