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Nov 30, 2012 Saints Open Door to Revolution Several USA Revolution players will join Australian Football (AFL) club St Kilda (the Saints) in their high altitude training camp in Boulder, Colorado this weekend after the team’s arrival on Tuesday. USA Revolution Coach Matt Bishop is pleased that his players will finally have the chance to be involved in an AFL camp being undertaken in the United States. Read more » |
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Nov 28, 2012 Healthier men, one moustache at a timeWe have almost reached the end of Movember and some of the USAFL lads are looking very swish in with their fancy facial hair. Check out the story behind Movember and how it all started back in 2003 in the Melbourne backyard of Adam Garone. Read more » |
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Nov 26, 2012 Division One Outcome On November 19 the Dallas Magpies submitted an appeal to the USAFL Board regarding the decision to vacate the Division One championship title. The Executive Board reviewed the appeal and decided against any change to the sanctions. A decision to cheat and falsify records was made and the club must take responsibility for those actions. The following factors will be taken into account for the 2013 season: Read more » |
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Nov 21, 2012 Super Storm Sandy is Not Old News On this Thanksgiving week, in the US and around the world, we would like encourage you to take a moment to think of those who were affected by Hurricane Sandy. Even though it is weeks after the devastating storm hit the Northeast Coast of the US are still cleaning up and trying to recover from this unprecedented event. New York was one of the worst hit areas and a number of members the New York Magpies were greatly affected by the tragedy with several veteran players losing their homes and having to relocate. Read more » |
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Nov 8, 2012 Bombers meet Denver Dogs After another exhausting day of high-altitude training, the playing group caught up with seven time USAFL champions the Denver Bulldogs for dinner. Eleven members of the Bulldogs playing group, including a few Bombers supporters, jumped at the chance to dine with their favourite players. Read more » |
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Nov 2, 2012 2012 Nationals Review The 2012 Nationals will be remembered in the history books for not only being the League's 15th Anniversary, but for also not recording a Division I Championship team. Despite the Dallas Magpies being stripped of their Division I Championship Title, the tournament was a big success with an outstanding level of football across all divisions. Thirty seven teams were spread across the 4 men's divisions and the women's division. A number of new teams took the field this year including the Sacramento Suns in Division III, the Houston Lonestars in Division IV and the San Francisco Iron Maidens Read more » |
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Nov 2, 2012 2012 Honors & Awards In its 15th year the United States Australian Football League recognized a number of outstanding individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of Australian Football here in the USA. First, a great honor was bestowed upon two of the League’s legends in Rich Mann and Denis Ryan. They both were inducted into the USAFL’s Hall of Fame at the Welcome Function on Friday, October 12. Only one other individual has ever been inducted into the Hall of Fame, the League’s founder, Paul “Plugger” O’Keeffe. Read more » |
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Nov 2, 2012 Welcome your new 2013 USAFL Board Members Welcome to the 2013 USAFL Board Members who were elected at the 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mason, Ohio on October 12. This year's Board remains mostly unchanged with a number of USA National team representatives and long time members of the USAFL community comprising the group. The 2013 Board has 2 new additions, Keith Nelson, who took over in mid-2012 as Treasurer and Andrew Werner as VP Central. Former VP Central, Dan Sarbacker, has taken on another role in the League working as with the League's strategic development and partnerships. Read more » |
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Oct 30, 2012 2012 Division One Championship Vacated The USAFL has concluded an investigation in relation to Dallas Magpie Jason Sutherland’s participation at the 2012 USAFL National Tournament and it was found that Jason was ineligible to participate with the Dallas Magpies at this year’s Nationals. The investigation revealed that Sutherland was an active member of Central District Football Club in Adelaide for their entire season which ended October 7. Read more » |
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Oct 26, 2012 Mo'way - it's Movember already!! 30 Days hath September, April, June and Movember! That's right, Movember is back! This year the USAFL will be participating once again in the fantastic event to help raise money for a great cause. Movember is all about bringing back the moustache, having fun and doing it for a serious cause; men's health, specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives. Mo Bros commit to growing a moustache for the 30 days of Movember, and in doing so become walking and talking billboards for the cause. The moustache is our ribbon, the symbol by which we generate conversations, awareness and raise funds for men's health. Read more » |
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