Irish Warriors Squad Named For IC17
The fortunes of the Irish men’s and women’s squads for the upcoming IC17 tournament in Melbourne next August are already on the rise with their announcement last month of the men’s Warriors squad....
View ArticleShanghai Match To Be Telecast To Chinese Audiences
In a move which will see our great game reach more casual Chinese viewers than simply the attendance at the game, the AFL is negotiating with local Chinese broadcasters. It is hoped that the Gold...
View Article2016 World Footy News - World Team
The AFL's All Australian team was announced back in September this year. State of Origin football is in a long hiatus - but theoretical State teams are announced each year - the Big Footy Forum has a...
View ArticleGB Bulldogs Announce Preliminary IC17 Squad
With less than a year to go until the next International Cup in Melbourne, nations are already making provisions to assemble lists and support personnel ready for the event. The GB Bulldogs...
View ArticleInternational footy teams to play School Round
International cup teams could be heading back to school. World Footy News has received information that Melbourne schools have been in talks to host an International Cup match in August. Depending on...
View ArticleSheedy's Indian Summer
Nick Bowen from the www.afl.com.au website reports that Essendon’s legendary coach has taken the initiative to push for his club to pursue an AFL match in India. With former head of football in India,...
View ArticleAfghan Refugee, Zimra, Flying High In Toowoomba
Late last year the ABC reported about a young girl in Toowoomba who was taking Australian Rules football by storm, and in the process taking apart cultural and gender stereotypes to be an amazing role...
View ArticleLondoners Barging Their Way Into Women’s Aussie Rules Football
Naomi Ackerman has reported on the Evening Standard website the “clamour to join London teams as hard-hitting game soars in popularity”. With the inaugural AFL Women’s league competition about to kick...
View Article2017 National Diversity Championships In Sydney
After successive years being held in the tropics of Queensland, this year’s National Diversity Championships will move to western Sydney. Blacktown will become the hub of entertainment after...
View ArticleBulls To AFL Middle East Grand Final
In one of the closest ever battles to reach finals in AFL Middle east history, the Multiplex Bulls are the first team guaranteed to play in this season’s decider. The competition returned from its...
View ArticleGB Bulldogs International Appearances List
To enhance interest in the fortunes of the GB Bulldogs team for this year’s IC17 in Melbourne, the following list has been prepared to list all players to have had the honour of representing the Great...
View ArticleUCC Bombers To Host 2017 Fitzpatrick Cup In Cork
It is now less than two weeks until the next instalment of the Fitzpatrick Cup, this year to be played in Cork and hosted by the UCC Bombers. The www.afleurope.org website has the following...
View ArticleMackay To Have Its Day – Finally
The North Queensland city of Mackay sits on the cusp of a day of redemption. Last season the hopes of the local community were dashed by Mother Nature when a week long deluge of rain washed out their...
View ArticleJharkhand Crows Take Out Indian National Championships
The 5th instalment of the ARFAI National Championship has been held in Howrah Maidan, Kolkata at the Sailen Manna Stadium. The event boasted 12 teams across two divisions, with the best 200 players...
View ArticleCelebrating 100 years of Wanderers and Waratah
This weekend sees an historic occasion for football in the Northern Territory when two of the founding clubs clash to celebrate 100 years of footy in the NT. The following media release from the AFLNT...
View ArticleCairns Footy Icon Awarded Order of Australia Medal
Rick Hanlon is an iconic name when it comes to the development of the game of Australian Rules football in Cairns and throughout Cape York and the Torres Strait islands. His influence has been felt far...
View ArticleSouth American Football On The March
A new opportunity now exists for any club looking for something exciting, challenging and very different in their footy season. Why not head to Santiago, Chile, and take up a new offer from the...
View ArticleFijian AFL Star Breaking New Ground
David Rodan was born in Fiji and left with his family to come to Australia when he was just three years old. He has become one of a small band of Fijian descent players in the AFL, a list which...
View ArticleNothing Stopping These Guys
Scotland is still in the grip of winter. Animals hibernate or hide in burrows. Footballers do the same in pubs. But the teams from the West Lothian Eagles and the Kingdom Kangaroos made a mockery of...
View ArticleThree Weeks Left Until NTFL Finals – The Prospects
The 2016/17 NTFL season is getting very close to the pointy end as teams now jostle for their finals positions, or at least their best possible finishes. Interestingly, the top two teams are already...
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