World Footy News

The OAFL is gearing up for their 1000th game this coming weekend. Scheduled for Saturday, July 18th at 1:00 p.m. at the Humber North field, the Toronto Eagles will face the High Park Demons.

Now in its 20th year, the OAFL has seen over 1,500 players join in the game since its inception and has grown to a ten-team league, with one associate club in 2009. The Toronto Eagles (formerly the Toronto Panthers) and the High Park Demons (formerly the Mississauga Mustangs) were the original two teams that started playing in the OAFL.

It will be a game for all to enjoy and an opportunity for both Canadians and Australian’s living in Ontario to have fun supporting the mix of Canadian and Australian players.

“This is a really exciting milestone for the OAFL,” said Fraser Parrott, Executive Director of the OAFL. “It is Australia’s national sport and it gives us great pride to celebrate a sport that has been played in Canada since 1989. The OAFL has been growing rapidly over recent years and we are getting stronger with each year.”

The Ontario Australian Football League (OAFL) was formed in 1989 by two teams in Toronto consisting of a group of home sick Australian boys who got together for a kick. From this one-off game, the league has evolved into the largest Australian football league outside the golden shores of the mother land.

The future for the oldest and largest football league in the northern hemisphere looks bright. Growing by an average of 10-15% each year it can be expected that ‘Footy’ in Canada is here to stay.