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Invitation to contest Japan Cup
AFL Japan extends invitation to footy clubs from around the world to contest the Japan Cup. The Japan Cup has been held every two years since around 2001 and this year will be contested on October 10th...
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Scottish Season Reaches Finals Stage
With the demise of the Aberdeen Eagles from the Scottish Australian Rules Football League landscape a couple of seasons back there may well have been concerns for the growth of the game in Scotland....
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Footy Continues To Grow Legs In Poland
The following article by James Gottschalk on the AFL Europe website looks more deeply at the new growth of the game of Australian Rules football in Poland. The expansion of Australian Rules Football...
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Lions ROAR..!! AFL London Premiers 2015
The North London Lions have pulled off one of the most remarkable finals series by downing highly fancied favourites the West London Wildcats to claim the 2015 AFL London premiership. Not only have...
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Footy To Soweto?
Australian Rules football in South Africa took another monumental step towards nation-wide development with the recent involvement of a team from Soweto being included in a recent competition in...
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Oslo West Reaches First Kenguru Cup Final
The Norwegian local Australian Rules football competition has moved into power mode now as the major national competition heads towards its 2015 decider. The Kenguru Cup pits the three main Norwegian...
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Kiwi Kurt extends contract with Hawks
Hawthorn announced yesterday the New Zealander Kurt Heatherley had been re-signed to a contract extension. There was some speculation that other clubs might seek the services of the key position...
View ArticleAFL announces structural changes
The AFL recently announced a number of changes to the organisation's management structure. While these moves may appear to be a long way removed from how footy around the world fits into the AFL jigsaw...
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2015 AFL Round 20 - International broadcast schedules
Friday night footy at the SCG kicks off Round 20 with Sydney hosting Collingwood. Once again viewers around the world can access matches live or delayed on a number of TV networks or stream the...
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Internationals in Round 17 VFL action
Looking at the internationals in the VFL this week the headline act was the ruck clash between Americans Mason Cox the International Rookie and Alex Aurricchio who went through the same combine as Cox...
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Merseyside Takes To Field For First Time
In a “massively successful game yesterday for all involved” the Merseyside Saints in Liverpool took to the field for the first time in a match against the Wolverhampton Wolverines last weekend. The...
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Brit Cup Action in Huddersfield 2015
Now that most of the national Australian Rules football competitions across England have wound down, the Brit Cup fires up with the Huddersfield Rams hosting the event this weekend. Hosted last year...
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Belfast Redbacks Hard To Beat For Irish Flag
The 2015 ARFLI competition moves into its final round of matches before the finals series this weekend. Whilst the Belfast Redbacks have enjoyed a terrific season, undefeated after seven rounds, it is...
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2015 AFL Grand Final parties around the world
For the past 10 years, World Footy News has collated an extensive list of Grand Final Parties around the world to help viewers find them. And with the 2015 AFL Grand Final being just 50 days away we...
View ArticleAFL Women's match international viewing
The AFL Women's match from Etihad Stadium starting in just under an hour between Western Bulldogs and Melbourne will not be streamed on WatchAFL streaming services. The AFL has advised that you need to...
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World Ranking following 2015 49th Parallel Cup
The 2015 edition of the 49th Parallel Cup between Canada and the United States was played on the weekend of 31/7/15 and 1/8/15 with both men's and women's matches played out. There was mixed success...
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AFL gets $2.508 billion broadcast rights deal done
The AFL last night announced it had completed the broadcast rights deal for the period 2017-2022. The deal for Australian free to air, Pay TV and digital media rights will provide the clubs and players...
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AFL Multicultural Program Wins Prestigious Award
The following is a media release from the AFL Diversity Unit highlighting the recognition of the Multicultural programs both at a football and wider community level. Being involved first hand there is...
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Rams Secure Brit Cup Victory
The 2015 Brit Cup was held last weekend at Huddersfield, with the local Rams team hosting the event for the first time. In an event that was dominated for many years by London based clubs (West London...
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McLachlan To Pursue Multicultural And Indigenous Player Plan For AFL
Following on from yesterday’s lucrative broadcast deals for the AFL, Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan announced at the National Press Club in Canberra a potential scheme to help develop and grow the...
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