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2015 AFL Round 23 - International broadcast schedules
The final home and away round of the 2015 season kicks off at Docklands Stadium with Richmond hosting North Melbourne. Once again viewers around the world can access matches live or delayed on a number...
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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 Article"What is AFL?" video aimed at North America
To celebrate the first ever AFL match where an American born and raised player (Jason Holmes) competed against a Canadian born and raised player (Mike Pyke) last weekend the AFL have released "What is...
View ArticleFooty players aiming for zero
While this video was produced with Australia in mind, we thought it worth sharing with the world. #heroesforzeroesViolence against women is a disgrace at any level but when you consider some women face...
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Ås Battlers Take Norway’s Kenguru Cup Crown
The recent trend of European premierships being won by teams going into Grand Finals as underdogs has continued in Norway as the Ås Battlers defeated the Oslo West team by just three points in the...
View ArticleAFL confirms Week 1 2015 Final Series fixture
The AFL tonight confirmed the fixture for week one of the 2015 Toyota AFL Finals Series, to be as follows (all times are local): Friday September 11 Second Qualifying Final, West Coast v Hawthorn at...
View ArticleFooty back on NZ free to air TV for finals and beyond
After having the luxury of most games on Free to Air TV in NZ last year, 2015 has seen the return of the bad old days for TV coverage of the Australian code after the collapse of Sommet Sport network....
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Internationals in VFL Finals action
We take a look at the International Players in Week 1 of the 2015 VFL Finals Series.Week 1 of the VFL Finals kicked off with Box Hill Hawks easily accounting for last year’s Premiers Footscray by 40...
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More Irish headed to AFL Combine and clubs
AFL Europe will be represented at the AFL's National Draft Combine in Melbourne in October by Darragh Joyce (left) and Colin O'Riordan. After testing well at the AFL's Combine in Ireland late last year...
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2015 AFL Finals Week 1 - International broadcast schedules
The first week of the 2015 Finals series kicks off in Perth with the West Coast Eagles hosting Hawthorn. Once again viewers around the world can access matches live or delayed on a number of TV...
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Where's Footy Going in North America Now?
An editorial from Rob de Santos the Chairman of AFANA on the future of Australian football in North America. This editorial original appeared at www.afana.com on August 30, 2015.A week ago the first...
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Three Cities Tournament In Prague
Last month saw the “Battle Of Three Armies”, to borrow from Peter Jackson, when teams from Austria and Germany met in Prague, Czech Republic, for a tournament. It is the first such event between the...
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Scandinavian Finals Fever Strikes
The footy season is nearly at an end, or in some cases finished, for most of the competitions across Scandinavian countries. Whilst the Norway final of the Kenguru Cup was completed earlier this...
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American Korcheck signed to be next big Blue
The Carlton Football Club has signed US basketballer Matt Korcheck as a Category B International Rookie.Korcheck, who stands at 6”10 (208cm) and weighs 105kg, caught the eye of recruiters at a Florida...
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McKenna Making His Mark
In a season many people at Essendon would rather forget, there were a few little gems here and there which lifted spirits and gave a pointer to a far better future. One of those was the initial form...
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Internationals in 2015 VFL Semi Finals
Last year’s VFL Premiers Footscray went down to Essendon at North Port Oval by 11 goals. After an even first quarter the Bombers piled on the goals. Conor McKenna (Ire) kicked one goal for Essendon in...
View ArticleLaos Elephants in Western Australia
Elephants play footy at Wanneroo AFC, Perth, WA. in effort to promote and develop Aussie Footy Internationally.Earlier this year in July two Laotian Australian Rules footballers played an invitational...
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Mauritian AFL team fails to take flight – A Metaphor
Tijs Lejeune is a Year 12 student in Canberra. For his English subject he was asked to write a paper which reflected his area of sporting or community interest – in this case his desire to learn more...
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Icelandic Footy A Cautionary Tale
It is just possible that Australian Rules footy in Iceland saw our game in the most dramatically beautiful country on earth. With its amazing mix of sub-Arctic, volcanic, coastal, mountain and...
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Swedish Juniors In Södermalm Securing Future
The lifeblood of future Australian Rules football competitions world-wide is and will increasingly be the development of junior pathways. Ultimately, it will not be enough for the game to grow simply...
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