USAFL News
Jul 14, 2022 Misty Mountain Hop - Previewing the Western RegionalsWest Virginia may have been “almost heaven,” but in Colorado you’re topologically closer to it. Yes, there are mountains in Colorful Colorado. And from Westminster City Park, you can see most of them in the backdrop as you go up to take your specky. It’s just picture perfect. And thus we return for the third time as part of the USAFL Regional Championships Series, and the final leg of this year’s tour. We were here for the 2017 Westerns and 2019 Centrals, and further in from all of those pointy things in the background, it’s one of the best fields we’ve played on. Read more » |
Jun 16, 2022 Like Disco Lemonade - Previewing the Central RegionalsWater water everywhere, and not a drop to drink. Though I do hear the skating is pretty good. Ice hockey, curling, lakes, elongating the letter “o”, and lutefisk. These are some of the things that Minnesota does right. Though you might have to trust me on the lutefisk part because I’m staying a Tiger Warner torp away from fermented fish on a plate. Read more » |
Jun 3, 2022 Kick Around and Find Out - Previewing the Eastern RegionalsPhiladelphia is a city that was born from hard work. It loves its industry. It loves its sweat and its meddle. We embrace winners, but if you give your all, we applaud you even if you don’t get the job done. Aaron Rowand played just two seasons for the Phillies but the fact that he broke his nose running into a wall in pursuit of a fly ball against the Mets means he never has to shout drinks in this town. Read more » |
May 24, 2022 USAFL 25th Anniversary EventsUSAFL 25th Anniversary ~ 1997-2022The USAFL is proud to celebrate its 25th Anniversary in 2022. On September 6th, 1997, the first Nationals was held in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the Saturday evening, a meeting behind the barn took place with a small group of AFL- loving Aussies and took the leap to start the United States Australian Football Association. The rest is history. Read more » |
May 23, 2022 Regional Championship Series Set for Grand ReturnAfter a three-year absence, American footy’s traveling road show is back. The USAFL Regional Championship Series makes its return starting June 4th and will be proverbially rocking the suburbs of Philadelphia, the Twin Cities, and Denver this summer. Regionals returns to its regular format after the COVID-19-19 pandemic wiped out the entire 2020 season, and the USAFL Summer Series took place in six cities last August. Read more » |
May 20, 2022 What's On Tap: May 21, 2022The weather is getting warmer, and that must mean footy season is hotting up with it. It’s the final weekend before Memorial Day, and the last before the USAFL Regional Tournament Series kicks off in Philadelphia in two weeks’ time. A month’s worth of full season football is now arrears, and as a heatwave comes to the west coast and the mercury goes up, so doe the Aussie Rules action here in the USAFL. Read more » |
Mar 16, 2022 Sport Saved My Life Twice: The Story of Shawn SadowskiThe first time was Australian Rules Football and the second was Wheelchair Curling. Meet Shawn “Boomer” Sadowski. Boomer found footy when he was 19. He was a troubled youth and footy kept him off the street and gave him his first group of mates. In 2014 Boom was in a car accident and woke up to find himself a paraplegic. His home therapist introduced him to the Olympic Curling Coach and after his first curl he “was hooked”. He had found his second group of mates. Read more » |
Mar 14, 2022 Aussie Sports USA Inks Sponsorship DealThe USAFL is pleased to announce that a sponsorship agreement has been reached with Aussie Sports USA as an official apparel supplier of the USAFL. The agreement is in place from 2022 through the 2024 season. Aussie Sports has been providing uniforms and apparel to USAFL clubs since 2009. They bring decades of experience volunteering for sporting clubs in the US and Australia. They are passionate about helping clubs grow from the ground up and are readily available to offer support and advice to new clubs. Read more » |
Jan 24, 2022 Letter from the President: USAFL Board Retreat 2022Dear Presidents and USAFL Community, The USAFL Board held the 2022 Board retreat in Ontario CA January 8 and 9th. The Board retreat was held mostly in person with a couple of Board members attending remotely and all portfolios joining via Zoom sessions. I want to thank all Board members and Portfolio representatives for taking the time to attend. Read more » |
Jan 19, 2022 Australia Day USA 2022Australia Day, commemorated on January 26th every year, celebrates the culture and heritage of one of the most unique countries on the planet. In Australia, it's celebrated with barbecues, beach cricket, and other merriment. Read more » |
Dec 30, 2021 That Was the Season That Was 2021The beauty and the tyranny of playing a game with an oblong ball is that you never know how it’s gonna bounce. Sometimes, it goes the way you want it to, leading to a magnificent goal or continuing a long thrilling run down the wing to set up a teammate. Other times, however, it bounds away into nothing, causing absolute chaos in the process. Read more » |
Nov 10, 2021 Austin Serves Up Home Cookin' for 6th TitleAustin is the home of some of the best food in the country, if not the universe. And so, it’s pretty fitting that their footy club, the Crows, would make the most of their home cookin’, literal and metaphorical, during their home Nationals. Read more » |
Oct 17, 2021 Wind and Weathering - Day 1 at the USAFL NationalsThe wild winds of Texas swept swiftly and certainly on Saturday at the 2021 USAFL Nationals. A cool and blustery day that turned calm and warm, and then windy again, brought with it the ascension of new challengers and old heroes within striking distance of October glory. It was a day of big wins, big comebacks, and an upset or two. And it sets us up for an exciting Championship Sunday at the Onion Creek Soccer Complex in Austin. Read more » |
Oct 16, 2021 Nationals 2021 Live StreamNationals Day 1 MatchesNationals Day 2 MatchesRead more » |
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