USAFL News

Feb 25, 2008

USFooty Store to close for several weeks

The USFooty Store is being relocated and as a result it will not be possible to place orders for several weeks after Wednesday, February 27.

To ensure timely delivery of USFooty store merchance please get your orders in before Wednesday.

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Feb 22, 2008

Updated Nationals Seeding system for 2008:

Many clubs have expressed concern in the process to develop the seedings for the Nationals. Issues raised included:

- clubs would develop their schedules to avoid difficult travel that may result in a loss to a lower ranked team
- it appeared that previous Nationals performance did not count to a given years seeding
- seedings were announced late and no clubs understood their likely division.  

Feb 20, 2008

Aussie Rules continues to grow on college campuses

Aussie Rules Football tries to build its membership

Often mistaken for rugby, the Australian rules football team is building its following at N.C. State.

For those who frequent Miller Fields, it is a familiar sight -- a group of men have marked off a large section of the field and are playing an unfamiliar game with an oval-shaped ball. They are the N.C. State rugby team.

Feb 15, 2008

USFooty: Good Match for Springs

This is one of several ads being used to help promote Australian football in America.

If you're old enough to have watched sports on television during the 1980s, chances are you spent more than a time transfixed by one game in particular on ESPN.

That game was, and still is, Australian Rules football.

Feb 13, 2008

Sheeds wants AFL Round 1 overseas

Former Richmond and Essendon great Kevin Sheedy has called for future AFL seasons to commence with Round 1 played outside of Australia. He made the comment at the AFL Coaching Conference on the Gold Coast, Queensland. As strong an advocate for international footy as worldfootynews.com is, even we might hesitate to seriously suggest such a dramatic change due to the risk of alienating supporters in Australia.

Feb 8, 2008

Kooka Michael Johns on American Idol

Former Atlanta Kookaburra Michael Johns is impressing many people after his great audition on American Idol in San Diego. Known to us here in Atlanta as popular local singer Mike Lee, Michael has spent many a night here in Atlanta entertaining his fans and close friends at the now closed but legendary CJs Landing nightclub.