World Footy News

The Footy Show on Australia's Channel Nine features a football news wrap by reporter Craig Hutchison, and tonight "Hutchy" reported that Sudanese immigrant Majak Daw is a chance to be rookie listed by an AFL club. Daw has featured in the news previously, with only a few years in the game, and could be the first of a wave of African immigrants to make it to the highest level in Aussie Rules.

Daw is still reportedly very "raw" in his football skills, but a short piece of footage shown on the Footy Show demonstrated his potential, with a spectacular mark and in a separate play he roved the ball and cruised away from three opponents who appeared to be trying twice as hard but were unable to match his speed. If Daw is rookie listed it should be a boost for the cause of introducing the many recent African arrivals to the great Australian game, and perhaps introduce a new level of athleticism to the sport.

More about the promising young player in an article in The Age, called Out of Africa.