New Zealand Academy squad hope to follow Barklay Miller
Hot on the heels of St Kilda FC signing Barclay Miller, their third international scholarship from New Zealand – the footy news just keeps rolling in with the announcement of the New Zealand Hawks...
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The U.S.A. invades V.I.C.
Ed. - We welcome Scott Matheson to World Footy News as our newest writer. Scott is an Australian who spent many years in the USA, played in the USAFL at the Columbus Australian Rules Football Club and...
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Hiroshima To Host Commemorative ANZAC Day Tournament
The Japanese city of Hiroshima is all set to host a very special ANZAC Day Australian Rules football event. In a year which sees the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing and associated...
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Sheedy Returns Home
Last week the Essendon Football Club announced that club and Australian Football legend, Kevin Sheedy, would be returning to the club. The acquisition of Sheedy by the Bombers will prove a likely...
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NAB Challenge AFL Preseason International TV schedules
The NAB Challenge heads into week three on Thursday night starting with Geelong vs Adelaide at Simonds Stadium in Geelong .We bring you the international broadcast schedule (below). NetworkRegionGeel...
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Michael Long Learning & Leadership Centre Opens in Darwin
Last night was the officially opening of the Michael Long learning and leadership centre. The facility is designed to assist indigenous youth to follow a football pathway to career, leadership and...
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St Marys v Wanderers in NTFL Grand Final
The ultimate game of the 2014/15 NTFL season will be played tonight at TIO Stadium in Darwin. The premier AFL event on the Northern Territory calendar will see the all-powerful St Mary’s Saints...
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Happy Endings as David beats Goliath in Darwin
Wanderers Eagles have completed an amazing fairy-tale at TIO Stadium in Darwin tonight when they defeated St Marys to win the 2014/15 NTFL Grand-Final. Six weeks ago no-one would have predicted, or...
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Cox to the ruck rescue as Pies go down to Blues in Bendigo
American Mason Cox made a big step towards a career in the AFL today, playing his first footy match in anger. Recruited from the US AFL Combine which was held in Los Angeles in 2014, the 211cm ruckman...
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Cyclone Pam devastates Vanuatu
Across the weekend Vanuatu was hit by a category 5 cyclone which is as bad as it gets. Early reports of fatalities are patchy and will sadly be understated. The intensity of this storm was comparable...
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NAB Challenge AFL Preseason International TV schedules
The NAB Challenge winds up in this fourth week, matches beginning on Thursday night with Hawthorn taking on St Kilda at Docklands stadium.We bring you the international broadcast schedule for these...
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One Test only confirmed for 2015 series
The AFL and GAA today confirmed that the 2015 International Rules series will be just the one test between Australia and Ireland. This comes after some speculation that the AFL were pushing for an...
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Dragons v Bulls – A New Rivalry Dawns In Grand Final
The biggest day on the AFL Middle East calendar is about to arrive with Friday’s 2014/15 season Grand-Final. To be played at Seven’s Stadium in Dubai, this year’s event sets up another David and...
View ArticleFirst Australian football match in Phuket
As reported on WFN earlier (5th March) the Thailand Tigers took on the Malaysian Warriors in a Footy First in Phuket, Thailand.This report courtesy of Thailand Tigers Australian Football Club.After a 4...
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Tiwi Islands Footy: “Footy as it was a long time ago”
The following article from www.abc.net.au looks at the recent Tiwi Islands grand-final played last weekend, but largely hidden by the larger NTFL grand finals. It is a fascinating account of both the...
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Irish Swan inducted to Swans Hall of Fame
The Sydney Swans have elevated one player to Bloods Legend status and welcomed two new faces to the Hall of Fame at tonight’s annual Guernsey Presentation and Hall of Fame Induction Dinner, presented...
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Vote for Austrian footy to receive 1000 Euro from ING
Austrian Football in the form of the Styrian DownUnderDogs need you support. They are taking part in the competition ' ING-DiBa Club Tausender' in Austria.A total of 50,000 euros will be awarded to...
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NT Footy On The Rise
With the 2014/15 NTFL season done and dusted there is some evidence coming through that the game in the Northern Territory, most particularly the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) is enjoying...
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Amsterdam Comes Alive – AFL Europe Champions League
The sounds of umpire’s whistles, half time sirens, advice from the crowd and parochial cheering are about to announce Australian Rules football to Amsterdam in a big, big way as the inaugural AFL...
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Catalonia Recognised As Nation By AFL Europe
The following is a story written by Charles Miranda in Amsterdam for News Corp. It details the decision made by AFL Europe to recognise Catalonia as a nation in the lead up to this weekend’s European...
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