World Footy News

The World XVIII youth side is in Australia to compete in the NAB AFL Under 16 championships. Drawn from junior players from around the planet (excluding the South Pacific, competing as a separate side), the team features one Danish player, Mathias Biron.

With Denmark's league being one of Europe's oldest, and with a long record of junior development, it was perhaps a little disappointing that we couldn't see more of their young players at this tournament. But worldfootynews.com was pleased to help Mathias make the long journey down to Australia, making a donation to his family. We have limited resources so could only afford to assist one player this year, and the decision to help the young Dane was no particular preference, and we hope that in future we may be able to offer similar support to perhaps one player from a different country each year.

Early reports are that Mathias has performed well in the training and trial matches, with one knowledgeable onlooker telling WFN that he could well be Denmark's best player at next year's International Cup.

WFN's Troy Thompson caught up with Mathias on Friday for a quick chat. Listen to the audio here.