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Jul 29, 2015 USA Liberty Announce Captains for Parallel Cup The Freedom and Liberty coaching staff are pleased to announce the Liberty Leadership team for the upcoming 49th Parallel Cup being played in Fort Lauderdale, FL this weekend. Lizzie Even who led the the Liberty squad in 2014 at the International Cup will be back in 2015 as our Captain. Her 4th year in the program, Lizzie has developed into a fine leader with plenty of voice on and off the field, and the team will be looking to her come this Friday. Two vice-captains will serve the Liberty this year: Read more » |
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Jul 29, 2015 USAFL Top 20 Poll VI: Here Come the Crows... Here come the Austin Crows. Three games in the wind and rain of Wisconsin saw them huff, and puff, and blow down the competition. They pushed and clawed their way past New York – on the field and on the ladder -- into the #2 spot on the Top 20 poll, but would fall just one point short of overtaking top-ranked Orange County. Read more » |
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Jul 29, 2015 Etat D'Soleil - Pregaming the 49th Parallel Cup Women It says somewhere in a really old book that a lot of people read that one should “love thy neighbor.” And when it comes to Canada, we do really like our neighbors to the North. They are great people living in a beautiful country with much better healthcare laws and a lower drinking age than we have here. Read more » |
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Jul 27, 2015 2015 49th Parallel Cup - Ft Lauderdale, Florida, USA The 10th renewal of the 49th Parallel Cup carnival comes to the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida this weekend. Nearly 100 athletes representing both nations will take part in a total of four matches over two days – Friday, July 31st and Saturday, August 1st. The USAFL, in conjunction with AFL Canada, will be streaming all four PC matches live on YouTube. Both days’ coverage will begin at 5:45pm ET, with Brian Barrish and Denis Ryan leading the commentary team for the weekend. There will also be live updates on Twitter and Facebook. Read more » |
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Jul 23, 2015 From Sacto to the 'Gong: Kwoka's "Life Changing" Footy Journey With her flowing red locks, her long strides, and booming kicks, Lauré Kwoka is easily recognizable on the footy field. She has become a fixture in the midfield for the Sacramento Lady Suns, and her enthusiasm for the game has helped her become a better player in just three seasons of play. She stands out equally off the field too; gregarious, passionate, and with an almost permanent smile on her face. It’s what has made her a fantastic teammate, and an ambassador for the game at home and abroad. Read more » |
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Jul 15, 2015 Austin, Dallas, New York Ladies Take Centrals Honors Both the Austin Crows and Dallas Magpies entered Saturday’s Central Regional in Racine with the intention of staking their claim as threats in Division 1 at the National Championships. Both Texas sides proved their point, and took home championship cups to boot. And so too did the New York Magpies and Columbus Jillaroos, who combined to take down the Minnesota Freeze ladies. In doing so, both clubs also sent a message that they were not to be taken lightly. Read more » |
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Jul 9, 2015 Hello Wisconsin! - Pregaming the Central Regional Tournanment Middle America has been the hotbed of Australian Football in this country since the very beginning. Its teams and players, much like the land itself, have grown and expanded over the years, with new clubs sprouting up and older ones continuing to thrive. And though a few of those clubs from the yonder days of USAFL days footy past have faded into the horizon, the Central Region of the league is still very strong, and continue to boast skillful teams, excellent players, and the next generation of football pioneers. Read more » |
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Jul 8, 2015 USAFL Top 20 Poll V: Much Ado About Little Two massive tournaments took place prior to the 4th of July weekend, featuring six of the top 11 teams in the country, in addition to games scattered across the landscape. After all of that footy under the intense heat of late June, the net gain was one team moving two rungs up the ladder, with two others sliding up one spot. The Orange County Bombers, winners of the Western Regionals, remained in the top spot for the fourth poll in a row, taking top votes from seven of the nine panelists. Read more » |
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Jul 4, 2015 USA Revolution and Development Rosters Announced Representing 19 teams from coast to coast, the USA Revolution and Development squads rosters have been announced for the 2015 49th Parallel Cup matches against Canada. The rosters, selected by USA Revolution head coach Tom Ellis, assistant coach Dan Sarbacker, and the rest of their staff, are a mixture of veterans at the club and national level, as well as new American footballers who are the next generation of the sport's future in this country. Read more » |
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Jul 1, 2015 Bombers Fly, Suns Shine, Maidens Reign at Western Regionals Davis, CA -- 15 games were played over the course of nine hours under a broiling California sun on the outskirts of Sacramento this past Saturday. When all was said and done, the #1 ranked team in the country repeated as regional champs, the hometown Suns earned some well-deserved hardware, and the San Francisco Iron Maidens asserted themselves as favorites to reach a third straight chance for a National Championship. Read more » |
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Jun 30, 2015 Introducing the USA Revolution Coaching Staff I am pleased to announce the new coaching staff for the USA National Australian Rules Football Team, The American Revolution. This coaching staff includes 5 past Revolution players. I am excited to have them on board to help grow this great sport in the USA. I look forward to having them work with the next generation of American players to go where we have never gone before. Read more » |
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Jun 25, 2015 Capitol Thinking - Previewing the Western Regional Tournament "There's something about the weather that everybody loves, they call it the Indian spring of Sacramento / And when the sun is up in the sky, the wind is blowing by the riverside, most every day” - Middle of the Road, "Sacramento" The balance of power has shifted to the Western region of the USAFL, a movement that accentuated itself last season when all five competitive divisions last year saw at least one team from the Left Coast participate their respective Grand Finals. Read more » |
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Jun 17, 2015 USAFL Top 20 Poll IV: Upsets Upheave Pack Thanks to the Memorial Day holiday, our last poll was published on a Friday as opposed to the usual Wednesday. And so it is by that happenstance that 24 hours after that poll came out back on May 29th, that three teams pulled off significant upsets, proving our expert panel wrong. Read more » |
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