Dubai Dragons Win AFL Middle East Premiership
The Dubai Dragons have won their third flag in four years today when they defeated the league's newest team, the BM Bulls, today in Dubai. In a match which would re-write the history books no matter...
View ArticleWest London Wildcats Claim “Europe’s Best” Title
The West London Wildcats have won the inaugural AFL Europe Champions League tournament played in Amsterdam, claiming their place as the best Australian Rules football club across all of Europe. Whilst...
View ArticleGlasgow Sharks’ Bingo Solution
John McIntyre, president at the Glasgow Sharks in Scotland, is pretty proud of how his team is travelling in 2015. Apart from the usual match performances which tend to govern the day to day matters...
View ArticleAFL Middle East Grand Final Review
It is a week since the 2014/15 season finished in the Middle East, largely due to rest, recovery, work commitments and various celebrations. But in the clear air a week onwards, rather than the heady...
View ArticleBydgoszcz Wildcats – Polish Aussie Rules Returns
Earlier this year World Footy news reported on the rise of a new Australian Rules football entity in Poland, based in the city of Bydgoszcz. Since that time, Gareth Smith and his crew have worked...
View ArticleBlueprint For Success – The BM Bulls’ Story
The newest team in the AFL Middle East stable off talent enjoyed one of the most remarkable maiden seasons in any league for the 2014/15 season. To play their first game in the pre-season cup in...
View ArticleNT Thunder Opportunity For Remote Territory Players
The following press release from the AFLNT details the upcoming opportunities for remote Territorian youth at the Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre. As detailed in a previous article –...
View ArticleAcademy New Zealand Hawks complete NSW Tour
The Academy New Zealand Hawks recently completed a tour to Sydney where they played games against a NSW Independent Schools All Star Team and the Sydney Swans Academy. The Sydney Swans Academy were...
View Article2015 AFL Round 1 - International TV schedules
AFL footy is officially back in Melbourne on Thursday night. The season opener is Richmond vs Carlton at the MCG.Once again viewers around the world can access matches live or delayed on a number of...
View ArticleNZ broadcasting shrinks back to one delayed match per week
The AFL today confirmed the present broadcast coverage for the 2015 Toyota AFL Premiership Season into New Zealand.As a long standing international partner of the AFL, Sky NZ will again broadcast AFL...
View ArticleCroatia To Host 2015 Axios Euro Cup
In an announcement from AFL Europe, the Croatian city of Umag will host the 2015 Axios Euro Cup in an enormous coup for the rapidly growing Australian Rules football nation. According to the AFL...
View ArticlePyke reaches the peak of Aussie Rules Football
The following is an extract from an excellent article by Justin Robertson in the Toronto Star, the largest daily newspaper in Toronto, Canada. It looks closely, and proudly, at the success of Sydney...
View ArticleAnother Footys4all North Queensland Road-Trip
Back when Michael Gallus, director and founder of the Footys4all Foundation, first linked with the Pyramid Power junior football club in Gordonvale, Queensland, he saw and fell in love with Walsh’s...
View ArticleAFL Diversity Cup Comes Alive In Cairns This Weekend
The tropical North Queensland city of Cairns will play host to this year’s Kickstart Championships and All Nations Cup this weekend, which together comprise the AFL Diversity Cup. Last year’s event...
View Article2015 AFL Round 2 - International TV schedules
AFL Round 2 kicks off tonight in Perth with West Coast Eagles hosting Carlton.Once again viewers around the world can access matches live or delayed on a number of TV networks or stream the telecast...
View Article2015 AFL Multicultural Community Ambassador – Day One
It starts today. My new role as an AFL Multicultural Community Ambassador for 2015 kicks off with the opening ceremony and function here in Cairns to kick of the AFL Diversity Cup. Bought forward a...
View ArticleLions In Singapore? A Genuine Possibility.
The idea of an AFL premiership match being played in Singapore is a long, long way from being a reality, but news from the www.afl.com website suggests that the Brisbane Lions are looking at the...
View Article2015 National Diversity Championships Opening Night
A packed house of players, officials, volunteers and dignitaries filled The Tanks Arts Centre tonight to usher in the official welcome of the National Diversity Championships in Cairns. On a humid but...
View ArticleHaggis Cup 2015 Underway In Edinburgh
The 2015 Haggis Cup is about to get underway in Scotland. Played at the CSE Peffermill Playing Fields in Edinburgh, this years competition will feature men's and women's divisions again. Competing in...
View ArticleHalf Time
The Queensland Kickstart team were up against the Victoria/Tasmania team. After a half with the aid of a useful but not powerful breeze, Queensland faced a two goal deficit. To win from here would...
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