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Feb 15, 2008 USFooty: Good Match for Springs
If you're old enough to have watched sports on television during the 1980s, chances are you spent more than a time transfixed by one game in particular on ESPN. That game was, and still is, Australian Rules football. Read more » |
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Feb 14, 2008 LIVE coverage of NAB CupFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Australian Football Fans in North America Get Pre-Season Perk Read more » |
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Feb 13, 2008 Sheeds wants AFL Round 1 overseas
Former Richmond and Essendon great Kevin Sheedy has called for future AFL seasons to commence with Round 1 played outside of Australia. He made the comment at the AFL Coaching Conference on the Gold Coast, Queensland. As strong an advocate for international footy as worldfootynews.com is, even we might hesitate to seriously suggest such a dramatic change due to the risk of alienating supporters in Australia. Read more » |
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Feb 11, 2008 Nation's First Female PresidentPress Release
The Mighty Milwaukee Bombers Australian Rules Football Team have once again led the nation, this time with the appointment of the first female President of a USAFL football team. Read more » |
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Feb 8, 2008 Kooka Michael Johns on American Idol
Former Atlanta Kookaburra Michael Johns is impressing many people after his great audition on American Idol in San Diego. Known to us here in Atlanta as popular local singer Mike Lee, Michael has spent many a night here in Atlanta entertaining his fans and close friends at the now closed but legendary CJs Landing nightclub. Read more » |
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Feb 6, 2008 Media Alert
Media Alert What: (See below) When: Friday, February 8, 1:00 p.m. Read more » |
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Feb 5, 2008 Nashville Kangaroos Tryouts and Recruitment Day
February means one thing to me as coach of the Nashville Kangaroos Football team: only one more month until training officially starts! We had such a terrific year in 2007 both on and off the field, that not even the cold winds nor the snow can dampen my enthusiasm for what is possible in 2008. As the entire administrative staff has been getting prepared to launch 2008, I feel like I have been more busy than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest! Read more » |
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Feb 1, 2008 USFOOTY Office Manager, Julie Upton, moving on:On behalf of everyone involved with USFooty over the past 3 ½ years and the future, the USAFL Executive Board would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Julie for her constant and tireless work above and beyond the call of duty. The additional work we all put into football is because of our love for the game and the people involved in the USA and no one exemplifies this attitude better than Julie. Read more » |
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Jan 31, 2008 USFooty Launches Alumni AssociationOver the last 10 years USFooty has seen a large number of Aussies take the field. Many of those Aussies have left the USA and have moved around the world, with a large number of them having moved back to Australia. Every person who has played, or been involved, in the League for the last 10 years has had an impact on our growth. Each club is stronger for each individual’s involvement. That in turn has created a League that has the privilege of hosting the largest Aussie Rules football carnival in the world each year. Read more » |
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Jan 30, 2008 New look player registration for 2008Among the many areas of focus that the Board has been working on in the off-season is Player Registrations. As agreed to by USAFL Club Delegates at the 2007 Annual Administrators’ Conference at the national championships, there will be a new look registration process for the 2008 USAFL season. Read more » |
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Jan 23, 2008 Hall of Fame launchedRead more » |
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Jan 22, 2008 Revolution Squad Hitout in LA
Last year, this weekend saw AFL teams North Melbourne and the Sydney Swans at UCLA as part of the G’day USA festival. This year however, the match was replaced by an Australia vs England cricket match featuring Steve Waugh alongside Russell Crowe and Mel Gibson taking on Robbie Williams, Simon Jones and Daniel Radcliffe (who Carlton assure us is a fan of the Old Dark Navy Blues). Read more » |
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Jan 21, 2008 Did you get your medal???
To mark the League's 10th Anniversary the Board announced a USAFL Team of the Decade, a USAFL All-American Team of the Decade and Umpires of the Decade at our National Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. Read more » |
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Jan 18, 2008 Welcome to our new National Umpire DirectorAs a part of the League's commitment to improve Umpire training, accreditation and conditions, a second umpire Board Portfolio position has been created, that of National Umpire Director. We are delighted to announce that Seth McElvaney has agreed to take on that role. Seth will work closely with Brian Green who is our National Umpire Coach.
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Jan 17, 2008 Last Call for 2009 Nationals RFPThe selection process for the 2009 Nationals is about to move to the next phase. We have extended the final date for proposals to January 28th. Proposals will be assessed and discussed at the upcoming Executive Board Retreat on February 8 and 9. The final step will be an in-person visit to the one or two short listed hosts to confirm the facilities and sign contracts. Read more » |
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