USAFL News

Jun 3, 2011

Official, Main Host Hotel for 2011 Nationals Announced

Wyndham Garden

The USAFL Nationals committee is pleased to announce that the Wyndham Garden Hotel will be the main host hotel for the 2011 Nationals.

All meetings, the USAFL Annual General Meeting (AGM), clinics and the Friday night registration and welcome function will be held at the Wydham.

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May 30, 2011

A Case for AFL's International Development

Last week in a Herald Sun article, Hawthorn President, Jeff Kennett questioned the rationale and the AFL's commitment to growing the game outside of Australia.  "I don't know why they do it.  AFL football will never be an international game.  To be quite honest, I would rather my players, if they were asked, didn't go on the trip. It's an unnecessary risk. I think it's just a junket for the officials of the AFL and the media.'' 

Mtutuzeli Hlomela (Mtutu), the South African Captain at the 2008 International Cup, who has greatly contributed to the development of the game in South Africa responded to Kennett's comments with the following letter.

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May 29, 2011

New York Magpie Selected to World XVIII Team

World XVIIINew York Magpie Dan Lehane has been selected to the World XVIII Team for 2011.  The World XVIII Team is comprised of some of the best Under 18 players from around the globe and this year the team will compete in the National Under 16 Championships alongside the Australian state teams and the South Pacific representative side.

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May 27, 2011

Happy Memorial Day Weekend

The USAFL Board and Staff members would like to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable long Memorial Day weekend as we welcome the unofficial start of summer.

"And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier’s tomb, and beauty weeps the brave". — Joseph Rodman Drake, To the Defenders of New Orleans

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May 27, 2011

More AFL on ESPN2!

ESPN

We are please to announce that ESPN 2 will be broadcasting additional games for the remaining of the season.  We will do our best to inform you of upcoming matches.  Next weekend there will be two games broadcast and one at this stage for the following weekend. The details are as follows:

Saturday, June 6
5am EST - Collingwood Magpies vs. St. Kilda Saints
12am EST (midnight) - North Melbourne Kangaroos vs. Adealaide Crows

Sunday, June 11
4am EST - Geelong Cats and Hawthorn Hawks

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May 23, 2011

Stateside Footy - Episode 11-02: Boston Demons vs. New York Magpies

Stateside Footy presents an Australian Rules Football match between the Boston Demons and New York Magpies, played on April 30, 2011 in Yonkers, N.Y. Stateside Footy is a cable access TV show produced at WCTV - Wilmington Community Television in Wilmington, MA. It features Aussie Rules Football as it is played in the U.S.A.

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May 23, 2011

Grilla: The Voice of the USAFL

Grilla

Rod "Grilla" Grljusich has pioneered play by play announcing for the United States Australian Football League first bringing his market specific brand commentary to the USAFL Nationals in Kansas City back in 2003 and this year's National in Austin to be his ninth consecutive year behind the MIC.

Grilla’s dynamic and colorful style has influences dating way back to his adolescent years from an infatuation with American sports presentation, ignited through an involvement with baseball as a State player and keen spectator. In 1995, after 12 years as a semi professional football player in the Western Australian Football League (Triple A equivalent), Grljusich evolved on a career as play by play announcer for minor community through to major commercial Radio and TV networks calling and covering Australian Rules.

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May 20, 2011

Stateside Footy - Episode 11-01: 2011 Season Preview & Women's Footy

Stateside Footy presents another two-part episode to kick off its second season. The first part is a preview of the Boston Demons 2011 Australian Rules Football season including interviews and highlight footage. The second part presents a Women's Footy match played in Yonkers, N.Y., featuring female footballers from the Boston, New York, and Baltimore-Washington teams. Stateside Footy is a cable access TV show produced at WCTV - Wilmington Community Television in Wilmington, MA. It features Aussie Rules Football as it is played in the U.S.A.

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