Hong Kong kids in Adelaide
- Saturday, July 12 2014 @ 10:15 pm ACST
- Contributed by: Cam Homes
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The following article appeared on the AustraliaPlus.com website earlier this week.
Australian football is played widely overseas with international participation estimated at more than 100,000 participants. There are clubs and links with the game all over the world. In Hong Kong, the local team the Hong Kong Dragons was established 24 years ago. It currently has a membership base of 50-60 players participating in the South China Australian Football League and the AFL junior AusKick program. AusKick, the AFL's development program is popular with both boy and girls both in Australia and abroad.
The half-time AusKicker game, where AusKick associations are invited to play on AFL grounds during senior matches is a traditional part of the spectacle and an unforgettable experience for all involved.
At the Port Adelaide versus Essendon game on Saturday July 5, 45 chldren aged between 4 and 14 years and their parents travelled from Hong Kong to Adelaide to take part. The junior players wore jumpers from their four local Hong Kong teams as well as Hong Kong Dragons and Port Adelaide strips.