Falcons Soar Again in VWFL Premier Division Grand Final
Darebin have defeated rivals Diamond Creek 14.7 (91) to 6.6 (42) in the 2013 VWFL Premiers Grand Final to end a record unbeaten season with the Susan Alberti Cup and the title of VWFL Champions.The...
View ArticleNo AFL Challenge Match in London this year
Due to the extended cricket season in the UK this year, there will not be a post-season match between two AFL sides at The Oval in London for 2013. The AFL Europe are hoping for the fixture to return...
View ArticleAFL Asia formed
Further to Shane Hendrickson's article on the Asian summit earlier this week - we have received the following press release.MEDIA RELEASE FROM AFL ASIA - AFL ASIA FORMED BY ASIAN FOOTY Australian...
View ArticleAFL Round 21- International Broadcast Schedule
The international broadcast schedule for the AFL Round 19 can be seen below. All times are correct at the time of publishing and WFN takes no responsibility for changes to the schedule. Our friends at...
View ArticleFrench exchange student takes to Footy in Qld
15 year old French exchange student Leopold Khalfi has received some local media attention after pulling on the navy blue jumper of Coolaroo in the AFL Darling Downs, a country Queensland league based...
View ArticleCairns primary schools meet in “2nd Women in AFL Challenge”
Early last year two primary schools in Cairns, Queensland, faced off in the final of the Gold Coast Suns Cup. After a classic encounter, Freshwater State School defeated Gordonvale State School by a...
View ArticleNew Zealand Kahus international debut against Australians
The AFL New Zealand U-18 Kahus – Maori for Hawks – will play their debut game against the touring Australian Youth Girls High Performance Academy team in October. The format of this first ever showdown...
View ArticleEuro Cup in Bordeaux: a real chance to boost French development
The 2013 Axios Euro Cup will be held in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles close to Bordeaux, the fifth biggest city in France. The organization is managed by the local team, Bordeaux Bombers, in close cooperation...
View ArticleLödde Chiefs take field as Sweden's newest club
Sweden's newest team, the Lödde Chiefs, played their first game last night against the famously technicolour Landskrona Bulldozers. Amazingly, the team was only founded on Thursday. They fielded...
View ArticleWFN World Rankings Post 2013 European Championships
Additional commentary, Brett NortheyAfter several informal releases, worldfootynews.com today publishes our first formal World Rankings since 18th May 2013.There's been plenty of movement in the lower...
View ArticleLooking back at Masala FC's successful debut season
The Masala FC has completed its first season in the VAFA's Club XVIII Division, and although the side only managed two wins for the year, the beginnings of the club's mission of exposing new players...
View ArticleFoundation member of AFL Timor-Leste running for Australian parliament
Luke Gosling, one of the key foundation members of the footy scene in East Timor, is standing as the Labor Party candidate for the seat of Solomon in the 2013 Australian federal election.Gosling spent...
View ArticleHong Kong take out 14th Asian Championships
The 14th annual Asian Championships have taken place in Thailand, with the Hong Kong Dragons taking out the coveted title for the second consecutive year. The Dragons went through undefeated and beat...
View ArticleNorthern Lights Player Shares Her IC14 Dream For Athletic Health Prize
Toronto based Northern Lights player Renee Tong has found a novel way to help raise so money to compete in next year’s International Cup: A contest where the winner is awarded $10,000 towards their...
View ArticleAxios Euro Cup Team Preview – Croatian Knights
In the first of a series of articles looking at the preparation and prospects of the various nations competing at this year’s Axios Euro Cup in Bordeaux, we look at the story of the Croatian Knights....
View ArticleLajamanu Footy – “The lifeblood of the community.”
The red dust of the Australian outback is the best in the world. Or the worst, depending on your point of view and your direct association with it. But that dust doesn’t dull the love of footy in...
View ArticleAxios Euro Cup Team Preview – Iceland Ravens
In the second of our series of articles looking at the preparation and prospects of the various nations competing at this year’s Axios Euro Cup in Bordeaux, we look at the story of the Iceland Ravens....
View ArticleSwan Districts double at WAWFL Grand Final
Sunday the 25th August saw the perfect window of good weather for the WA Women’s Football League Grand finals to be held. For the first time a youth girls league moved into the season proper providing...
View ArticleAFL fines Essendon, locks 2013 season at 9th and applies draft sanctions
STATEMENT FROM AFL CHAIRMAN MIKE FITZPATRICK ESSENDON FC HEARING - 27 AUGUST 2013 I want to start by addressing all Australian football supporters. The AFL Commission shares your anger and frustration...
View ArticleEligible Indigenous players named for IR series
The AFL today announced the names of the players eligible for selection in the Indigenous Australian Rules team which will play in the 2013 International Rules Series in Ireland.Supported by Coles and...
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