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New York Magpies

Submitted by Anonymous on June 23, 2002 - 8:59pm

News Release - June 21th, 2002

The New York Magpies will be playing their 50th game on Saturday June 29th on home soil home against the Baltimore-Washington Eagles. In its short history, the Magpies have grown from a simple dream by a few football-mad Australians and Americans in 1998, to a club with a player roster of 40, and social club of 700 people.

Revolution Announces Player Call-Ups

Submitted by Anonymous on June 19, 2002 - 8:59pm

Only 8 weeks till the Inaugural International Cup

The American Revolution, the National Australian Football team of the
United States, is proud to announce the call-up of three alternates:

BJ Gambaro (St Louis Blues)

Andy Lindsey (Orange County Bombers)

Matt Jagger (St Louis Blues)

ABC News

Submitted by Anonymous on June 18, 2002 - 8:59pm

On February 28, 2002 ABC News did a small piece on Aussie Rules - check out the video footage here.

And our response to the report...

March 1, 2002

Dear Mr. Lee:

Imagine my surprise when a friend of mine called me last night and said hey, we were just on ABC News. I assumed he was talking about Australian football, but beyond that I had not a clue. Later on, he forwarded me a web link with the piece ABC News aired on footy.

Umpires

Submitted by Anonymous on June 18, 2002 - 8:59pm

There was a recent article published by theage.com.au about the "crap" that umpires have to put up with - take a look at it here



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USFooty Story

Submitted by Anonymous on June 17, 2002 - 8:59pm

A story featuring the Milwaukee Bombers Australian Football Team has won first prize in the Milwaukee Press Club 2001 Excellence in Journalism Contest. The piece which aired on the Milwaukee FOX affiliate, WITI, took top honors in the Sports Within a Newscast category.

FOX6 sports reporter Mark Concannon and sports photographer Michael Leach spent a rainy Thursday night with the Bombers last year. The story praised by the judges as "fun and watchable" featured USfooty Founding President Paul O'Keeffe and Milwaukee Bomber and current Revolution player Jason Becker.

2002 Admin Conference

Submitted by Anonymous on June 17, 2002 - 8:59pm

If you missed out on the Administrators Conference, then take a look at the full report here.




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Canada withdraws

Submitted by Anonymous on June 17, 2002 - 8:59pm

Unfortunately, Canada has had to withdraw from the International Cup that is to be held in Melbourne in August. You can read the article by John Jelley here



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U23 Revolution

Submitted by Anonymous on June 12, 2002 - 8:59pm

The USAFL in conjunction with USA Athletes International is excited to announce the entry of an under 23 Revolution (US National) Australian Football Team for the 2003 Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia May 17 24.

This team will consist of the best footy players in the US who are US citizens and under 23 years of age. This team represents the future of footy in the US and maybe even the future of footy in Australia! It is hoped that this is the beginning of a great relationship between the USAFL, USA Athletes International and the Arafura Games.

USFooty Newsletter - June 2002

Submitted by Anonymous on June 11, 2002 - 8:59pm

U23 Revolution to Darwin!

Submitted by Chris Adams - secretary@usfooty.com

The USAFL in conjunction with USA Athletes International is excited to announce the entry of an under 23 Revolution (US National) Australian Football Team for the 2003 Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia May 17 24.

Jeff Purcell

Submitted by Anonymous on June 11, 2002 - 8:59pm

This article appeared in the sports pages of the June 4 edition of a Phoenix newspaper. Click Here to view the article.



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