USAFL News

Dec 19, 2005

Nominations Close for LA Game Players

Thank you to all those who have nominated for the Aussie All-Comers and Revolution teams to play before the main match (Sydney v Kangaroos) on Sunday January 15 as part of LA Week.  We're looking forward to an exciting game.

- Office Manager
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Dec 12, 2005

Exciting Opportunities for all Footy Players

Dec 7, 2005

LA Week Tickets Available

The USAFL is pleased to announce that as part of Australia Week 2006 we have organised a fantastic weekend for all Australian Rules football fans in the USA. This is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for every member of the USAFL to be part of our football history.

Come to UCLA on Sunday 15 January to see reigning AFL Premiers the Sydney Swans play an AFL-sanctioned game against the most successful team of the 90’s, the North Melbourne Kangaroos for the Qantas Cup.

Dec 5, 2005

Scholarship Winners Announced

The USAFL is delighted to announce the winners of our Scholarships. Daniel Harrison of the Florida Redbacks has been selected for the Macquarie Scholarship, and Rob Lutostanski of the Arizona Hawks is the winner of our AFL scholarship.  Congratulations, Danny and Rob – we know you will represent the USAFL well and are sure your time in Australia will be an exciting and demanding one.

We asked Rob and Danny to put down their thoughts on being selected.  Here is their response:

Nov 18, 2005

Coaches Named for Revolution v Australia Clash

Coaches have been named for the Revo V Australia match in LA.  The US Revolution position has been vacant since Coach Alan Nugent, who led the team to a fantastic 3rd Place in this year’s International Cup in Australia, retired due to increasing work commitments. The Revolution Coaching Position will be decided later this year as the Board reviews the needs of our Revolution Program.

Nov 10, 2005

The Chance of a Lifetime

The USAFL is pleased to announce a fantastic weekend for all Australian Rules Football Fans in the USA during January 13-15, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for every member of the USAFL to be part of footy history.

Oct 27, 2005

Nationals Sweep America

The spirit of footy in America was caught on tape by Chris Gilbert during the 2005 National Championships. Chris is a freelance Aussie journalist based in New Jersey. He came to the Nationals to find out about how the sport was being introduced into the States. He caught the essence of how the Australian game and culture has found a home in America.

Click Here to view the video (30Mb .mov file).