World Footy News

Australians are being urged to "pick up a football and Kick Around Australia" on Thursday August 7, to mark the day 150 years ago, when the first recorded Australian football match took place. Many Primary and Secondary schools will hold "footy-themed" days, whilst organisations are being encouraged to allow staff to wear their team's colours to work.

It is one of many events that mark the 150th anniversary of Australian football, although disappointingly the official event has been downgraded from "Kick Around The World" to "Kick Around Australia". WFN is still encouraging footy fans around the world to celebrate - Grab a footy and take a photo (preferably in front of a recognisable landmark) and send it through to us. We will display them in a later article.

To avoid spam, our "About Us - Contact Us" section only allows you to send text emails to WFN staff. Either include a link to the photo in the email or notify us that you have a photo to share, and we will reply to your email address requesting the photo.