AFL Quebec Awards Night 2014
Phil Manassa & Elaine Gilmore named Quebec’s best & fairest for 2014.AFL Quebec’s night of nights saw Phil Manassa awarded the league’s top honor after a tightly contested points race which...
View ArticleTitle fight in Doha – Dragons roast reigning premiers
Last weekend saw the long-awaited and much anticipated grand final rematch between last year’s AFL Middle East combatants, the Doha Kangaroos and the Dubai Dragons. A usual with these re-matches the...
View ArticleInternational Rookies light up Rookie Draft
With the 2014 AFL Rookie Draft complete, the final list has a predicted yet pleasing smattering of international players. Most of these had already been announced by clubs earlier in the year when...
View ArticleAustralian Indigenous Female Woomeras squad to tour NZ
The Australian Inaugural AFL Indigenous Woomeras Tour to New Zealand will depart from Melbourne for Auckland on Saturday, December 6. Launched earlier this year at the National Youth Girls...
View ArticleMulticultural Community Ambassadors – Catalysts for International Growth?
Having this week received both a recommendation and invitation to become a Multicultural Ambassador, I thought it prudent to brush up on information about their role and the wider aims of the AFL’s...
View ArticleNPC in Wellington To Crown NZ's Best Province
This year's NPC will be held in Wellington this weekend. With 4 teams competing- Auckland, Canterbury,Otago and Wellington it should be a great weekend of footy. Auckland's team is dominated by the...
View ArticleSt Kilda Saints Successful Community Camp in New Zealand.
The Saints have returned with their Community Camp Camp to their 2nd home, and have met with supporters, local AFL players and schools. Players and club staff visited Auckland, Wellington and...
View ArticleBachar Houli program receives $200,000 grant
The following story from Jennifer Phelan at afl.com details the granting of funding to Richmond player, Bachar Houli, to allow his leadership academy for Islamic participants to develop and grow...
View Article2014 Oceania Youth Cup underway in Fiji
The 2014 AFL U/15 Oceania Youth Carnival got started on Monday with a Lightening Cup tournament held at Albert Park in Suva, Fiji. With national teams from host Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga and Nauru as well...
View ArticleEssendon Recruit - Conor McKenna, AFL Europe Talent Program Graduate
When Essendon Football Club went so hard to secure the signing of Irishman, Conor McKenna, after his performance at the AFL Draft Combine, it raised the question. Why? The following video from AFL...
View Article2014 Oceania Youth Cup day 2 results
Day 2 of the 2014 AFL U/15 Oceania Cup Carnival in Suva, Fiji, witnessed the first matches of the main Oceania Cup tournament after Mondays lightning carnival.The AFL's Ben Drew described the...
View Article2014 Oceania Youth Cup day 3 results
After a rest day on Wednesday, and some warnings about bad water, the 2014 AFL U/15 Cup carnival in Suva, Fiji, continued on Thursday with largely one sided – on the scoreboard at least – matches.AFL...
View ArticleFiji take out 2014 AFL Oceania Youth Cup
The 2014 AFL U/15 Oceania Cup Carnival in Suva, Fiji has wrapped up on Friday with the finals well contested.AFL Pacific development officer Ben Drew summaries the day :We certainly witnessed some...
View ArticleEnglish prospect Sam has the will to make the big time.
The 2014 AFL Europe Talent Combine took place in Dublin, Ireland, over the weekend. Whilst the vast majority of attendees were from Ireland, one Englishman, Sam Willatt, was there to fly the flag for...
View ArticleIrish invasion to continue, says Kennelly
Ryan Davidson from the http://afl.com website has reported on the 2014 AFL Europe Talent Combine, held in Dublin over the weekend. AFL International Talent Manager Tadhg Kennelly believes the influx...
View ArticleAustralian Woomeras spear New Zealand Kahus
Parrs Park in the West of Auckland is the setting for the return match of women’s U18 Football, the Australian Woomeras versus the New Zealand Kahus. It’s the last football game on the N.Z. football...
View ArticleNews from AFL Japan - 2014 Top League Grand Final
Tokyo Bay Suns victorious in AFL Japan Top League.The AFL Japan Top League2014 Grand Final was played out between the Tokyo Bay Suns and the Tokyo Goannas at the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club on...
View ArticleThrough The Looking Glass – Croatian Footy 2014/2015.
In coming weeks World Footy News will be looking at the 2014 seasons for leagues across Europe, as well as looking towards the 2015 season. This first article features a look at the Australian Rules...
View ArticleDanish Dream: Mikkel keen to pursue an AFL career
Danish footballer Mikkel Kjoge has dreams to follow in the footsteps of fellow Dane, Aksel Bang, and make it to an AFL team list in Australia. Having just tested at the AFL Europe Talent Combine in...
View ArticleThe Footy Almanac 2014 - Footy written by the fans
The Footy Almanac is a game by game account of every AFL match of the season. Over 150 shameless one-eyed writers tell the story of their day following the footy. They are passionate fans. The result...
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