USAFL News

May 26, 2005

A New Club joins the fold!

The Las Vegas Gamblers held ther first footy practice in Vegas on May 16, 2005.


Five wirey gents showed to take part in the inaugral LVG kickoff. It was a great start to building a team in Las Vegas. The city is rich with talent and has the potential to field a very good team.


For more information contact Jeremiah Cain on 702 255 4566 or visit their new web site - www.lasvegasgamblers.net.




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May 24, 2005

Game wrap up - Blues vs Power

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May 19, 2005

Revolution Update

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May 17, 2005

Documentary on USAFL being shown in Arkansas

AETN shares story of Australian football in America


CONWAY, Ark. (AETN) - Attracting players of all ages, the United States Australian Football League (USAFL) has created a familiar harbor for Australian expatriates searching for a taste of home while allowing Americans to participate in a demanding sport unlike anything else they've encountered. Learn about the sport's growing popularity in "Play On: The Story of Australian Football in America," airing on the Arkansas Educational Television Network Sunday, May 22, at 3 p.m.

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May 17, 2005

James Brunmeier's Journal

May 14-15

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May 13, 2005

Footy family featured

DELAVAN, Wis. — Local sports fans looking for a taste of Australian-rules football, don’t have to travel Down Under for a “footy” fix. The home office of the United States Australian Football League is now located in Delavan, and the Milwaukee club will host the national championship in October.

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May 13, 2005

US Creates Special Visa for Australian Workers

ADDITIONAL VISA CATEGORY FOR AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE


 Washington DC, May 11, 2005 In a first for Australia, the United States has created a separate visa category (E-3 visa) specifically for 10,500 Australian business people and professionals seeking to live and work temporarily in the United States.  This achieves some of the human capital mobility goals that Australia established in the Australia US Free Trade Agreement.  

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May 12, 2005

Denver Bulldogs to Host Tournament

When: June 4th 8am – 4pm & 5th 8am – 2pm
Where: Garland Park, Denver CO
Who: Denver Bulldogs, Arizona Hawks, San Diego Lions, Orange County Bombers, Golden Gate Roos, Seattle Cats, Mohave Greens


The Denver Bulldogs Australian Football Club, three time consecutive National Champions, are pleased to be hosting another Western Regional Football Tournament in Denver.

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May 12, 2005

MAAFL season starts in Atlanta

The new MAAFL season started as the old one ended, with defending MAAFL Premiers St. Louis handing the Kookaburras a defeat.  The game was a see-saw ripper with the Blues gutting through 10.10.70 to 9.7.61.  With so many players gone from last year's championship side, there is no telling whether the Blues can manage a third straight league title, but they started out with a tough win on the road at the renowned Horsey Park in the-overly-tittered Cummings, GA.
 

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May 4, 2005

College Update

This Saturday the Vandy Aussie Rules Clubs will take to the field at Elmington Park with five Vandy seniors wearing Black & Gold for the last time.....


President & Captain - Jonathan Mott will lead the team for the last time with seniors Evan Gardiner, Robert Caldwell, Jason Newquist, and Daniel Branscomb. The club was really founded and developed on these now senior players who have been playing with the club since their sophomore year.

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May 4, 2005

The Secret Life and Times of

Andrew Ehlers
President of the newly formed Chicago Australian Football Association Club
 
Your involvement with USFooty?
I am the fullback for the newly formed CAFA (Chicago Australian Football Association) club. Which consists of the two legacy clubs; the Chicago Swans and the Chicago Sharks. I derived from the Legacy Sharks side. Along with my playing responsibilities I was elected the inaugural President of this fine CAFA organization.

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Apr 29, 2005

NC Tigers vs Etobicoke Kangaroos

The North Carolina Tigers will play host to the Etobicoke Kangaroos of
Toronto Canada. The Kangaroos are on a tour of the United States and are
visiting a past player, Matt Gordon. Matt Gordon, a NC Tigers player, spent
last summer training with the Kangaroos while performing an internship in
Canada. In appreciation for Matt playing, the Kangaroos agreed to stop by
North Carolina and take on the Tigers. The game will be held Saturday, May
7 at 11:00 o'clock AM at Miller Fields on the campus of North Carolina

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Apr 29, 2005

Umpire Clinic at the Wild West Shootout

The scene was Las Vegas, the tournament- The Wild West Shootout, the temperature- a sizzling 90 degrees, so why not hold an umpire clinic as well?


In the backdrop of the pulsating Las Vegas strip, budding, new AFL accrediting umpires took their first steps to Level 1 accreditation. 


The new accreditation course, Level 1, Tier A, was the reason that 10 of us crowded into this hotel room at Terrible’s Hotel and Casino in Nevada.

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Apr 29, 2005

Umpiring at the Okay Corral

UMPIRING AT THE OKAY CORRAL


In the Summer heat of 2004, it struck the boys at the Tucson Javelinas, that this might just be about the perfect time to have an umpires clinic in Arizona.  Well, that was fine for the locals but it was a most interesting time for the Umpire’s Coach Brian Green, and his son Sam who slipped away from the melting snow in New York City to be confronted with the wilting cactus and howling coyote.

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Apr 28, 2005

Women's Footy Blasting Off

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