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Jun 24, 2012 USAFL Appoints New Treasurer The USAFL has appointed Keith Nelson as league treasurer effective June 1, 2012. As planned, former treasurer Adam Coleman stepped down from his duties after a three-year term that had seen significant financial organization. The league had several candidates for the open position. Executive board members and USAFL Advisory Board member Gary Lerch conducted interviews during the two month-long search before recommending Nelson’s appointment. Read more » |
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Jun 17, 2012 Jacks Fall to ‘Roos in Away Game The Columbus Jackaroos (4-1) traveled south on June 16 to face the Nashville Kangaroos (6-1) in a pivotal MAAFL game. In what turned out to be a heated contest the Nashville Kangaroos defeated the Columbus Jackaroos 13.14.92 to 8.6.54 in order to move to 7-1 on the season and hand the Jacks their second loss of the year. Read more » |
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Jun 16, 2012 Buffaloes trail on scoreboard but come out way ahead. On a warm but overcast morning in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Coach Dustin Brasel was smiling. He carried that smile all day long...for good reason. The Tulsa Buffaloes were scheduled to host the Dallas Magpies and the Kansas City Power. Going into the game he was worried that he would need players form both visiting teams to round out his team. Game day had arrived and he was surrounded by 16 eager Buffaloes. It was decided to play 16's. He had a full team (bolstered by 2 blokes from Wichita). 17 total players ..."magnificent" he thought. Read more » |
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Jun 9, 2012 Dave Zitko from St Louis Blues Goes Down Under Back in January, I received a message on Facebook from a guy I played footy with on the U23 Revolution team a couple years ago. The Revolution is the U.S. National team and the U23 team is the team for players 23 years old and younger. He asked me if I was interested in playing in Australia for a season. I replied back and said I was interested, and shortly after got an email from the Revolution head coach, Matt Bishop. At the time, I had no idea what was happening, but several people were working to find a team for me in Australia. Read more » |
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Jun 7, 2012 Dallas Top Dogs The Dallas Magpies continued their strong start to the season defeating the Denver Bulldogs and the Austin crows comfortably on June 2nd in Allen, TX. In what was expected to be the biggest game in club history, the pies went into the first game confident but wary of the Bulldogs winning history and on-field strength and experience. Perfect conditions for football on a calm Saturday morning made for a great contest and from the very first bounce it was a fierce contest. Read more » |
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Jun 5, 2012 Columbus ARFC Featured in Local Online Magazine The Columbus Jackaroos and Jillaroos were featured in 614 Magazine, promoting the club and upcoming events including the 2012 49th Parallel Cup and future Nationals. Read more » |
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Jun 2, 2012 Jackaroos Top River Rats On a cool June afternoon the Jackaroos went down South to take on the 2011 Division 4 champions, the Ohio Valley River Rats, in the home of the 2012 national tournament, Cincinnati, Ohio. The first ever opponent of the Jacks in 2008, this matchup has always held special importance for members of the club and is awash with emotions despite the lopsidedness of this rivalry with Columbus’s only loss coming during the regular season of 2010. Read more » |
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May 27, 2012 Denver's Lara Porter Heads Down Under for the Season Denver Bulldog and USA Freedom player Lara Porter is heading off to Australia this weekend to play a season of football in Brisbane, Australia. Lara participated in the 3rd placed Freedom squad at the 2011 International Cup in Australia. After discussing an idea with Leigh Barnes, Freedom Head Coach, long time Brisbane resident, player, and coach he set Lara up to play a season with the Yeronga Devils. Lara will return to the USA in time for the 49th Parallel Cup on August 4. Read more » |
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May 23, 2012 MHz Networks Launch AFL Channel on Roku MHz Networks announced today that they have launched an AFL channel on Roku. "MHz Networks is elated to join forces with the USAFL in promotion of Aussie Rules in the U.S. After nearly 20 years of supporting and broadcasting the sport nationwide, as well as working with the Baltimore-Washington Eagles in our local TV viewing area (Washington, DC Metro), it seems fitting to expand our involvement even further. We congratulate the USAFL in all of the outreach they have done for the promotion of the sport in the U.S." - Stephanie Misar, Marketing Director, MHz Networks Read more » |
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May 17, 2012 The Rising of the Sacramento Suns The Sacramento Australian Football Club (SAFC) is pleased to announce that the men’s and women’s representative teams are now officially named the Sacramento Suns. The SAFC is excited that the club will now boast both a men’s and women’s, nicknamed the Lady Suns, representative team that will participate in the 2012 USAFL National Tournament to be held in Mason, OH, during the weekend of October 13-14. The Suns and Lady Suns first official games will be against the Las Vegas Gamblers and the Arizona Lady Hawks, respectively, in Las Vegas on July 28. Read more » |
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May 16, 2012 Join the Magpies Women's Campaign to Tackle Violence
The New York Magpies are joining the Center for Anti-Violence Education (CAE) in Brooklyn, New York to raise awareness about violence and build stronger communities through our participation in the 2012 Punch-a-thon. On June 3, 2012, the Lady Pies will punch 1,000 punches representing confidence and empowerment for all survivors of violence. Read more » |
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May 16, 2012 Houston Lonestars New Kit Proves Worthy The Lonestars finally unveiled the long awaited strip and it looks fantastic! Our first run with the new kit saw only 8 players make the journey to play against Baton Rouge. While small in numbers – we were big on effort to win a hard fought contest against the Tigers in a 10 a side match. The storms stayed away which meant perfect conditions for footy and Clark Park was in excellent condition. The Lonestars got off to a great start kicking into the wind and played strong contested footy all around the ground. The match was close all day and after taking a 3 goal lead Read more » |
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May 14, 2012 Two US Representatives Selected for World XVIII Team The USAFL is pleased to announce that two players have been selected to the AFL’s World XVIII team that will compete in the NAB AFL U16 National Championships which will be held in Sydney, Australia July 7 - 14. Nolan Ellis, of Denver and Brandon Heicklen, of Los Angeles will be competing on a team made up of some of the best young talent from around the world against some of the top talent from across Australia. This opportunity has been several years in the making for both athletes. Read more » |
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