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August 2024 Odin Mortgage Coaches Polls

Submitted by Brian Barrish on August 25, 2024 - 4:24pm

Time stops for no one, and rarely does the USAFL season.

The 2024 AFL TransAtlantic Cup has dominated the attention of the international Aussie Rules world for the past month.  But back home, the march towards Nationals carried on with sixteen men’s games and two women’s games.

There were slight effects thereof upon the August edition of the Odin Mortgage Polls.  The Women’s top 10 remained exactly the same as July, while the Men’s top 20 saw slight but significant movement up and down the table.

July 2024 Odin Mortgage Coaches Polls

Submitted by Brian Barrish on July 19, 2024 - 6:37am

I feel a Freeze in the atmosphere.

No, not just that my air conditioning is turned up high thanks to the summer heat.  It’s the chill of a brand new team at the top of the July Odin Mortgage Women’s Poll.

Minnesota’s ascension was one of a slew of post-regionals shifts to both the Women’s and Men’s tallies.  No fewer than 21 of the thirty spots found themselves with new occupancies, including all top six spots for the women and seven of the top ten for the men.

June 2024 Odin Mortgage Coaches Polls

Submitted by Brian Barrish on June 18, 2024 - 12:19am

Before we get into the June Polls, a bit of a disclaimer.  The timing of this poll was changed to coincide with a promotion from our sponsor, Odin Mortgage.  So while this is coming out a couple of days after the Super Regionals, all of the votes were gathered prior to the weekend.

And while we won't know how this past weekend in Ohio or next weekend in Utah will affect how the pollsters thought of the teams, we have a pretty good idea as to how they felt heading into it.

May 2024 Odin Mortgage Coaches Polls

Submitted by Brian Barrish on May 17, 2024 - 12:48am

The 2024 season is roughly 20 games old, it's time for our first Odin Mortgage Poll set.  Teams are still waking up from hibernation, and starting to stretch their sea legs.

With a base built of the back of the preseason poll ranks - determined by the 2023 USAFL Nationals - a handful of coaches cast their vote for where they think each of the teams sits after a small sample size.

The answer to that question?  Well, not much of a difference from seven months ago.  But there was some movement.

What's On Tap: May 18, 2024

Submitted by Brian Barrish on May 16, 2024 - 7:41pm

Ah May.  Spring air, warm sun, and for many clubs, well into the 2024 USAFL Season.

The dynamic makeup of the USAFL means that some teams have several games under their belt, perhaps a few metros here and there, and are well into midseason form.  Others are just beginning to stir, beginning or are posed to begin their journey to hopefully raising a trophy or two in Austin come October.

Life Members and Hall of Fame Class of 2022

Submitted by Brian Barrish on September 26, 2023 - 10:31pm

25th Anniversary Life Member Inductees

Life Membership of the USAFL is a recognition of an individual’s excellent service to football in the USA. It is given for a combination of service beyond normal expectations, tenure and specific skills that has a national component. Life Membership is an Australian tradition of recognition and is included as part of the USAFL Hall of Fame.

On any given year maybe one or two people are awarded Life Membership. To highlight the significance of the 25th Anniversary we recognized six new members.

25th Anniversary Club Heritage Teams

Submitted by Brian Barrish on September 19, 2023 - 10:49pm

At its very core the USAFL is a club-based organization and the clubs are the lifeblood of the league. We wanted a special way to celebrate the Leagues 25th Anniversary by recognizing those at the Club level that have made a special contribution.

We asked every club to nominate a Club Heritage Member who epitomizes the spirit of their club. Someone that has been instrumental in making your club what it is today. If the club has a men’s and women’s side your club has selected two Heritage members, one representing each team.

What's on Tap: 9/9/23

Submitted by Brian Barrish on September 7, 2023 - 6:47am

Cue up the Europe, we're entering the final countdown.

With five weeks until Nationals, the seeding committee's computers are starting to whirr.  Time to dust off the hard drives, I reckon.  And so we come upon the last big weekend of matches of season 2023, though there are still some captivating matchups after this weekend.  A bunch of regional rivarlies are in store, and one big milestone by a pioneer in the women's game.

What's On Tap: June 3rd

Submitted by Brian Barrish on June 3, 2023 - 1:07am

June is well and truly bustin’ out all over.

We start to move into the summer months of the year, and the action is invariably hotting up along with the mercury.  We’re now three weekends away from the first ever USAFL Super Regionals in Kansas City, but before that, there are some blockbuster rounds of Aussie Rules ahead of us.

Camps, Tourneys, Rivalries Cap Off Busy May

Submitted by Brian Barrish on June 2, 2023 - 6:49am

Photo: Travis Mai

April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers brought us four full weekends for Aussie Rules goodness.  As we get set for a monster month of June, which includes a super weekend and the first Super Regionals, here is a look back at what transpired on the footy ovals of North America:

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