World Footy News

Further to our story Audio, photos and stories from Warrnambool launch, the complete audio of the media conference for the Warrnambool launch of the 2008 Australian Football International Cup is listed below in mp3 format. We're also looking to provide a podcast link (not available at time of writing).

Some of the interesting parts of the session included Kevin Sheedy pushing for India's inclusion, rating the US Nationals as approximately D grade amateurs in Melbourne (readers should make no mistake, that's still a good standard of footy), and suggesting that in ten years a full round of premiership points matches could be played outside of Australia. He also discussed the Victoria versus Dream Team match, and a nice story about Essendon's Japanese guests. David Matthews also further articulated a message he has delivered before, that the AFL should steadily increase its game development commitment internationally. WFN's Troy Thompson also asked a leading question about how much the AFL will promote the forthcoming tournament.