Playing in Australia

Tagging for Mansfield the latest step in American's footy odyssey

Dan Sarbacker

COUNTRY footy is full of legend and lore. Country footy is not full of Americans. So what's an American doing playing senior footy in the competition considered the best in the bush, the Goulburn Valley league?

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No quarter given in Aussie rules

GROWING up in the US, I spent a lot of time around the game of football, also known as “gridiron”. I had my first football before I came out of my mum’s womb. It is a sport I grew up watching on television and played with my friends in the front yard.

James Hildenbrand Update

USA to AUS - The Intern from Texas

G'day Mate! My name is Julie Fisher and I am a proud Austin, Texan working at the Claremont Football Club (in Perth, Western Australia) until May 2010. I am currently enrolled at Texas State University, but I am satisfying my last course credit by working here at the footy club. I found out about this amazing opportunity through Study Australia which helps send students abroad for education and internships. I have been at the club for two months now and I am enjoying every second of it!

Magpies Sign Californian

MAGPIES SIGN CALIFORNIAN BIG MAN

Wednesday, 10 February, 2010

The Western Magpies have thrown their recruiting net across the Pacific to sign 24-year-old Bryan Dragus from Los Angeles, California.

On the strength of his first training session for the club on Monday night, having arrived in the country last Saturday, the Magpies have confirmed the 198cm / 98kg American, who has played just eight games of football in his life, will be included on the club’s 2010 QAFL Senior List.

Western Magpies sign Californian Big Man

The Western Magpies have thrown their recruiting net across the Pacific to sign 24-year-old Bryan Dragus from Los Angeles, California.

On the strength of his first training session for the club on Monday night, having arrived in the country last Saturday, the Magpies have confirmed the 198cm / 98kg American, who has played just eight games of football in his life, will be included on the club’s 2010 QAFL Senior List.

American Playing AFL

Shae McNamara

Zach Johns Update

Zach Johns is currently in Perth and has been there for 2.5 weeks. He is training and started with fitness tests las Saturday. He is currently trying out for the Claremont squad. See below for the story from an article in then WA.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/wafl/6527075/change-of-scener...

Change of scenery for aspiring WAFL trio

CRAIG O'DONOGHUE, The West Australian November 28, 2009, 12:41pm

Change of scenery for aspiring WAFL trio

Claremont have taken left-field recruiting to another level by adding a former AFL boundary umpire, a former professional tennis player and a former US college footballer to their pre-season training squad.

Haden Martin, Harrison Keyser and Zach Johns wouldn't have even been on the radar of suburban clubs, but they all contacted Claremont and asked if they could try their luck over summer.

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