Spirit of the Revo’s Live

It has been a three year wait for the American Revolution. For many of the players that time had passed in a blink of an eye, but for the new members of the Revolution it had been an eternity. The thrill, excitement and pride of representing your country had been bottled up through training camps, selection trails and tryout matches. The wait was now over and they were in a position that no Australian can find themselves – representing their country on the Australian Football field.

For the Danes the wait had been even longer. The Vikings competed in the inaugural Cup in 2002 and finished a credible forth – one step higher up the ladder than the Americans – but were unable to make the 2005 edition due to finances.

It was this break from International play that most concerned USA Coach, and former USAFL League President, Robert Oliver, “They are an unknown quality and we cannot afford a let down in our first match”. It was the unknown qualities of the Danish back in 2000 that led to the Revolutions first ever defeat during the Atlantic Alliance Cup in London. This was the only previous results between the teams and the Danes lead the series 1-0. Coach Oliver said his team strength was intensity of the Revo’s and that they would never be beaten for effort. He felt this was a recipe to deal with an unknown quality.

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- Paul “Plugger” O’Keeffe
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