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After a great deal of work by the California Australian Football League (CAFL), the governing body of footy in the States - the United States Australian Football League (USAFL), and the Australian Consulate, we are extremely excited to announce the finalized details for the Australia Week 2004 Family Day BBQ on January 18 at UCLA.

The 2nd Annual Australia Day battle between the Florida Redbacks and the Atlanta Kookaburras will take place at the Sarasota Polo Grounds at the corner of University Parkway and Lorraine Rd. in Sarasota on Saturday, January 24th, 2004. The two teams will battle for the Australia Day trophy which is currently held by the Kookaburras. Atlanta defeated the determined Redbacks in the first meeting between the two teams in January 2003 and the Redbacks are determined to get what they consider to be their trophy, back, in 2004.

Thanksgiving is traditionally a Football Holiday in these United States. We take it for granted that we will watch our favorite teams on the tube, feast on a big bird, and take a ball out to the local field to test out our reflexes. However, for golden Southern California the past few years have celebrated this tradition with a twist. We like to try new things out here, so after the US Footy Nationals we start looking forward to the Turkey Bowl an all-comers game of Australian Rules Football usually held in the Orange County area on the weekend before Thanksgiving.