This weekend, the first ever AFL Premiership match in China takes place in Shanghai, when the Port Adelaide Power tangle with the Gold Coast Suns.  The game, played at the Jinangwan Sports Stadium, begins at 1:15am USEDT Sunday / 10:15pm USPDT Saturday.

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Roughly a half century ago, several astronauts walked on the moon and called it “a giant leap for mankind.”

Sydney, Australia, may as well be as far away as the moon.  And the surface of the Sydney Cricket Ground may very well be as hallowed and non-descript as that as our closest satellite rock.

And yet, when Kim Hemenway and Katie Klatt step onto the pitch this Friday night (US time), they will be making a leap of their own.  Not just for American Aussie Rules, but for all of women’s sports.

Towering American Mason Cox will head to Australia later this month to be trialed by four AFL clubs interested in signing him as an international rookie.

Cox, who at 211.4cm is the tallest player ever tested by the AFL in Australia or overseas, was a standout at last month's USA Combine at Los Angeles.

His speed, agility and ball-handling impressed onlookers, so much so that he will travel to Australia and take another important step towards joining an AFL list.