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Jun 15, 2011 Nationals Accommodation Options in Downtown Austin
For more information visit the 2011 Nationals accommodation information page » Read more » |
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Jun 13, 2011 Minnesota Freeze Capture Madison Midwest Invitational Title On Saturday, June 11 the Milwaukee Bombers hosted the first Australian Football tournament in Madison, WI. Participating teams were the Chicago United, Cincinnati Dockers, Des Moines Roosters, Milwaukee Bombers and Minnesota Freeze A and B. The Bombers have been wanting to attract more players from Madison, with the goal of eventually starting a club there, for several years. With that goal in mind the idea for a Midwest tournament came about in discussion after a Madison metro match last summer. While in Louisville for last year’s Nationals the Bombers discussed the tournament idea with Midwest clubs and based on the positive feedback decided to go ahead with plans for the event. Read more » |
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Jun 10, 2011 USAFL Nationals Logo 2011 Released The 2011 USAFL Nationals preparations are well underway. This week the USAFL released the official logo for this year's Tournament. The logo features a traditional Texan icon, longhorn cattle, which is cleverly designed using football goal posts for horns. The tournament organizing committee has been working with the Austin Sports Commission to ensure that this year's Nationals are a huge success, both for the USAFL and the Austin community. Read more » |
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Jun 9, 2011 Dan Lehane’s Journey to Australia to Represent the World 18
As part of his preparation Dan has embarked on a 6 week training program to ensure he is in top match condition for the tournament. He will also be travelling to Australia a few weeks early and playing some local games to get acclimatized. Read more » |
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Jun 6, 2011 Captain Kirk's International Odyssey Reaches the U.S.A!
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In January of this year, former Sydney Swan's Captain and 12 season AFL veteran Brett Kirk and his family of 6 embarked on a world wide tour to promote our great game of footy and the 2011 AFL International Cup. Brett's journey so far has taken him to the far corners of the globe including New Zealand, Sri Lanka, India, South Africa, Israel, the UK, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Canada and next week, the U.S.! Read more » |
In addition to the Nationals host hotel, the Wyndham Garden Hotel, the USAFL has also arranged hotel deals for participants at two downtown locations. The Radisson Hotel & Suites and the Hilton Hotel, both in Downtown Austin walking distance from Sunday night's festivities.
Dan Lehane is a 17 year old New York native who is in his fourth season with the New York Magpies. Dan has been selected in the World 18 team that will compete in the under 16 2011 NAB AFL U16 National Championships in Sydney, Australia during the week starting July 11.
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