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Nov 18, 2019 Make it Five For Austin As Crows Crow Again At the beginning of this decade, it seemed neigh impossible that anyone would reach the heights that the Denver Bulldogs had during the last one. Between 2000 and 2011, the Doggies had been to ten D1 Men’s Grand Finals and won eight. They were the team of the USAFL’s first decade, and the gold standard in the league’s formative years. Read more » |
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Nov 15, 2019 USAFL Player Injury Survey Dear USAFL Footballers! Read more » |
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Oct 20, 2019 Skills Competition Wows Crowd at Nationals 44 teams and nearly a thousand players gathered last weekend at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, for the 2019 USAFL National Championships. Over the course of Saturday and Sunday, eighty games whittled the field down to the six champions, who lifted the crown on Sunday evening. Read more » |
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Oct 14, 2019 Winning and Grinning - Day 2 at the USAFL Nationals The heat was hot and the ground was dry, and when the dust had settled on the 23rd USAFL Nationals, there were new and old champions crowned at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. The Austin Crows and San Francisco Iron Maidens added another cup to their cupboards, while the Arizona Hawks and Boston Demons had rare doubles, winning both men’s and women’s championships. MEN’S DIVISION 1 – AUSTIN MAKES IT FIVE FOR FIVE IN REPEAT AUSTIN 8.3 (51) DEF DENVER 1.2 (8) Read more » |
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Oct 12, 2019 Here Comes The Sun -- Nationals Day 1 Recap Florida’s heat may not have been at full blast on Saturday at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch, but the action on the field was definitely on fire. Following one full day of Australian Football, there are a handful of teams who are spending Saturday night at the 2019 USAFL Nationals with dreams of lifting hardware tomorrow bounding around their heads. Some are hoping that they’ll have fate on their side. And some have begun the year end festivities one evening early. Read more » |
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Oct 11, 2019 2019 USAFL Nationals Viewers Guide For the second consecutive year, the USAFL is proud to partner with GoLive SportsCast and ESPN3 to bring you extensive coverage of the world's biggest Australian Rules Football Tournament. A total of 30 matches will be broadcast from the Premier Sports Campus in Sarasota-Bradenton, FL; 26 of them on GoLive SportsCast by clicking the link below. The other four will be broadcast on ESPN3. Read more » |
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Oct 10, 2019 2019 Nationals Preview - Mens Division 2, 3, 4 Call this the undercard if you must, but there is plenty of talent, action, and excitement at the lower levels of the USAFL Nationals. Teams are competing not just for a trophy this weekend, but for the chance to move up a division at next nationals. From the champions of yore looking to claw their way back to the top, to teams who have been treading water for several years looking to make the breakthrough, to the new kids on the block, Divisions 2, 3, and 4 on the men's side have something for everyone. Here is a look at who each of these divisions will shake out. Read more » |
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Oct 9, 2019 2019 Nationals Preview - Womens Division 1 and 2 More and more women are playing Australian Rules Football. And more importantly, the football they’re playing is getting better with each passing year. For the first time in USAFL history, there will be not one, but two Grand Finals in the women’s divisions, with both competitions fielding six sides. All told, 24 clubs will be represented in the Women’s Competition as a whole, the most ever. Read more » |
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Oct 8, 2019 2019 Nationals Preview - Mens Division 1 “I'm back to livin' Floridays / Blue skies and ultra-violet rays / Lookin' for better days, lookin' for better days / Lookin' for Floridays.” – Jimmy Buffett, Floridays John Ringling. Now that was a guy who knew how to put on a show. Read more » |
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Oct 5, 2019 USAFL Movember Campaign -- Call To Action! USAFL Clubs, In last week's "Count Down to 2019 USAFL Nationals" newsletter we announced the partnership with the Movember Foundation for the 2019 USAFL Movember Campaign which will be kicking off at Nationals. We need all clubs to get involved this year as Movember is a MAJOR charity partner for the AFL and the USAFL will be building this partnership this year and in the future. Read more » |
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Oct 2, 2019 USAFL Introduces New Concussion Protocol Could you identify symptoms of a concussion? How long does a concussion last? When should a player return to play after a concussion? Introducing the USAFL Concussion Protocol that will help you know how to identify and manage concussion at your club. These easy to read resources have been developed specifically for USAFL players, coaches and umpires and contain important information that all members of the USAFL should become familiar with. The files are in the links below: Read more » |
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Sep 26, 2019 2019 USAFL Nationals Divisions Announced The USAFL is proud to announce the seedings for the six divisions to be contested at the 2019 USAFL National Championships in Sarasota, Florida to be held October 12-13 at the Premier Sports Complex in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. This year's tournament features 44 teams, representing nearly forty clubs across the USA and Canada. Read more » |
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Sep 20, 2019 Whats On Tap - 21 September 2019 It's hard to believe that this is the last weekend of the USAFL regular season. In three weeks' time, we'll be heading down to sunny Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, for the biggest Aussie Rules tournament in the world. First things first... one more blockbuster weekend of footy. Ten events from the coast of Maine to the beaches of San Diego punctuate this 2019 campaign, with teams getting one last little nudge in before the big dance. If you're near one of these matches / events, go on out and support local Aussie Rules in the USA. Read more » |
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Sep 13, 2019 Four AFL Umpires Return to 2019 Nationals The USAFL Umpires Association will once again be hosting a pre-Nationals umpiring clinic from 1-5pm on Friday, October 11th at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida. The clinic is free and open to all current umpires as well as those interested in learning. The USAFL and USAFLUA are once again excited to welcome four AFL field umpires – Shane McInerney, Ray Chamberlain, Chris Donlon, and Hayden Gavine -- who will be helping conduct the clinic as well as observing the tournament throughout the weekend. Read more » |
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