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The newest team in the AFL Middle East competition, the BM Bulls, have added a new entry into their history books by winning their first official premiership match. In just a few short weeks of competition the Bulls have already impressed with their competitiveness, and are now adding victories.

In their outing at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai last week the BM Bulls were too good for their opponents, the Abu Dhabi Falcons. The final score saw a 28 point win to the new kids on the block, with a final score:

BM Bulls 13 13 91 d Abu Dhabi Falcons 9 9 63.


This result will be remembered fondly for many years. The early predictions for the Bulls were for a team that would be competitive from their first match, and that has proved true. Their first round match was against the Doha Kangaroos, last year’s premiers, where they went down by just 25 points in Qatar.

Only back in October the Bulls reached the grand-final of the Pre-Season Cup, beating some higher fancied rivals and losing the final by a mere eleven points to perennial powerhouse, the Dubai Dragons. Along the way they had wins against Doha, Abu Dhabi and the Dubai Dingoes, as well as an earlier two point loss to the Dragons.

At the time it may have been seen as an anomaly that the new team did so well, but their win last week proves that the Bulls are here to stay, and they intend to take on all opposition believing they can win. That is an enormous credit to the players and club who have worked extremely hard to get the club up and running so well so quickly.

The BM Bulls now have a break until February when they will finish out the season with matches against the Dubai Dragons, Muscat Magpies and Dubai Dingoes. But already they have tasted a victory and might yet upset a few more apple carts and maybe reach the grand-final in March.

Time will tell.























Left: The BM Bulls