AFL International Cup 2017 dates clarification
Recently it has emerged via social media that the dates for the AFL International Cup 2017 had been set. Today the AFL confirmed that these dates are proposed dates only and at this stage have not been...
View ArticleHistoric Northern Storm AFLCNE Teams Named
The inaugural Northern Storm football teams for the upcoming clashes against the England Dragonslayers and the AFL London tournament have been announced on the AFLCNE website. This is the first...
View ArticleTigers Bare Fangs – NTFL Round 15
With the Northern Territory Football League just three rounds away, the jostling for top five positions took some interesting turns on the weekend. Along the way, the Tiwi Bombers may have surrendered...
View ArticleDubai Dingoes Aiming Higher
The second half of the AFL Middle East competition got under way last Friday after the winter break. Whilst the scheduled Muscat Magpies versus BM Bulls match had long been cancelled, the other match...
View ArticleFooty Returns in France
The French football season is due to return this weekend after an extended break for the winter and festive seasons. Barring new unwanted delays, the rescheduled Round One match between the Bordeaux...
View ArticleThrowing a Klatt among the big guns
Katie Klatt’s rapid ascent to the top of the US womens footy scene in just two years was remarkable, now she has a chance to take the next step up. That is to head to Australia. With the women’s game...
View ArticleAFL Club Academies Granted Green Light
The AFL has granted Victorian based clubs the opportunity to develop their own talent academies to boost the development of players from non-traditional football backgrounds, or to fast-track...
View ArticleTRAINING FOR SIX. Chapter 2: Training for Two
By Matt Zurbo this originally appeared on The Footy Almanac website here. Two players, now we’re cooking! Especially in summer time, when most of your mates can’t be stuffed. But, also, after training,...
View ArticleShark Numbers Increase
Today I met with East Fremantle Football Club's CEO Darryn Fry. Primarily it was to take charge of some uniforms destined for Canada's newest men's club the Victoria Sharks. (Victoria is the capital of...
View ArticleCrocs And Eagles' Epic Draw – NTFL Round 16
Just two rounds remain until the NTFL finals series begins and Round 16 provided plenty of excitement as teams jostled for finals berths. In the highlight of the round the Crocs and Eagles played a...
View ArticleTRAINING FOR SIX. Chapter 3: Training for Three
By Matt Zurbo this originally appeared on The Footy Almanac website here. Training for Three. Now we’re cooking. Training with only 3? Many an empire has started with less. Now you can practice forward...
View ArticleFooty field proposed for Tulsa's Chandler Park
It looks like there will be new field for the Buffaloes, the Tulsa Buffaloes to roam. Tulsa county have allocated a footy field space in the Chandler Park area as part of an $18 million upgrade of the...
View ArticleNorth Leinster Giants And Dublin Demons Unite For 2016
After s self-imposed hiatus for the 2015 season, one of the ARFLI (Australian Rules Football League Ireland) foundation teams, the Dublin Demons, will return in a merger with the North Leinster...
View ArticleDubai Dragons Back In Familiar Territory
The AFL Middle East Grand Final will be a replay of last season’s clash between the Dubai Dragons and the BM Bulls. The Bulls had already secured their place when they secured a grand final berth...
View ArticleBorneo Lads Making Waves In Darwin
The 2015/16 season for the Waratah Warriors in the Northern Territory Football League has largely been one to forget. Whilst the fixture shows a winless season to date, the club has used the year as a...
View ArticleFavourites March Onwards – NTFL Round 17
The brutal truth is that the top four won and the bottom four lost. One round out from the finals and we are left with a very compelling and confronting truth. In a season which has seen so many close...
View ArticleVietnam to host 2016 Asian Championships.
The Vietnam Swans will host the 17th AFL Asian Championships at RMIT Saigon campus on Saturday 15 October, 2016. Confirmation was announced at the AFL Asia Annual General Meeting which was held on...
View ArticleBorneo Bear Makes NTFL Premier League Debut
Back in December 2015 it was reported that four Borneo Bears National players had been invited to join the Darwin Waratah’s to train and play in the 2015-2016 NTFL season."One of the major highlights...
View ArticleA Smile On A Kid’s Face
Often lost amongst the crash and bash of senior based footy – men’s or women’s – is the layer of talent that stands to receive the baton after the existing playing groups have become too old to keep...
View ArticleHeatherley and Tatupu named in NAB Challenge Squad
NZ imports Kurt Heatherley and Shem Tatupu (pictured) have been named in Hawthorn's 29-man squad to take on Carlton in the opening match of the 2016 NAB Challenge pre-season series on Thursday night...
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