AFL

USA Freedom Squad Announced

Submitted by USAFL on March 29, 2011 - 1:22pm

USA Freedom Coach, Leigh Barnes, announced the USA Freedom squad for the 2011 AFL International Cup today. The team will travel to Australia in August to compete in the first ever women’s International Cup competition.

Six teams from the USA, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Italy, Ireland and a Multi-cultural Indigenous team will compete in this history-making event in Sydney and Melbourne from August 15-27.

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The USAFL and AFL Attend 2011 NFL Combine

Submitted by USAFL on March 3, 2011 - 4:51pm

The USAFL and AFL were guests of Under Armour at the recent NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Representing the AFL was Peter Schwab, AFL Director of Coaching. Doren James, Operations Manager attended on behalf of the USAFL. Several scouting and recruiting managers from Collingwood, Geelong, North Melbourne, Fremantle and the Gold Coast were also in attendance. With the AFL set to adopt free agency in 2012 AFL club representatives took the opportunity to meet with their counterparts from various NFL teams to gain insight into the draft process, player management and the NFL’s free agency system.

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The AFL are seeking new American talent

Submitted by USAFL on February 17, 2011 - 1:05pm

Shae McNamara A SERIES of meetings in the United States next week could be the first step in creating an AFL career path for American college athletes, in a plan to discover a new type of ruckman.

AFL director of coaching Peter Schwab will spend next week at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, which will also be attended by leading officials from several AFL clubs, with talent identification among his key objectives.

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Call for Nominations for the 2011 World XVIII team

Submitted by USAFL on December 15, 2010 - 7:49pm

The Australian Football League (AFL) are calling for nominations from around the globe for the 2011 World XVIII Team. Please see Memorandum from AFL International Development Manager, Tony Woods: Building on the success of the 2010 World XVIII team which competed in the NAB AFL under 16 Championships we would like to call for nominations for 2011.

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2011 AFL International Cup

Date:

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 14:37 to Sat, 08/27/2011 - 14:37

International Cup Date Change

Submitted by USAFL on November 22, 2010 - 1:00pm

The AFL have made some changes to the scheduling of the 2011 International Cup after taking into consideration the requests of participating countries nominated as well as the recently released 2011 AFL fixture. The tournament will be played in both Sydney and Melbourne from Friday August 12 through to Saturday August 27, 2011.

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Schwab Named Coaching Director

Submitted by USAFL on October 28, 2010 - 12:00am

THE AFL has announced that Peter Schwab has been appointed as the new AFL Director of Coaching.

AFL General Manager National and International Development David Matthews said Schwab would commence his new role in the AFL’s Development Department in early December after he completed his duties as chief executive officer of AFL Victoria.

Read the full story at afl.com.au

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International Cup 2011 Dates Released!

Submitted by USAFL on October 21, 2010 - 4:45pm

August 6-21 are the official dates for the 2011 International Cup in Australia. Official locations are not yet finalized. The USA Revolution and possibly Freedom will travel to Australia to compete in next years tournament. Clubs should consider these dates when setting their 2011 schedule.

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Are Magpies taking over the world?

Submitted by USAFL on October 20, 2010 - 12:20pm

Skipper of the Collingwood Magpies, Nick Maxwell just happened to be vacationing in New York recently and was spotted in a bar by the New York Magpies Ruckman.

The win for both the New York and Collingwood Magpies seems to have strengthened the bond between the two clubs and will continue to do so in 2011. New York are getting plenty of support from downunder.