World Footy News

Best known in footy circles as the place where Essendon legend Tim Watson grew up, Dimboola is a small country town in the Wimmera region of Victoria about 330kms west of Melbourne. It is a traditional wheat/sheep farming area.

The town population is around 1600.  Their footy team play in green and gold and are known as the Roos. And now it will be home for this footy season for Terence Brasch. 

At home in Oregon state, USA Brasch like many Americans discovered Aussie rules late at night on TV.  Then he got together with some mates for a kick at OSU, before finding a more regular footy fix with the Porland Steelheads.   Brash is the latest lucky participant in the USAFL's footy exchange program where the league send a promising young American to Australia to further their footballing education.  His application was successful and soon would be on his way to Dimboola.

The Roos have wasted no time to get the eager import into his kit (No. 26) and on the field.  He received his green and gold jumper on Thursday night and has been named in the Reserves on Saturday.  They will be playing away, further west at Nhill, a town that is pretty much half way between Melbourne and Adelaide. 

Terence might  find some time for a post match chat over a beer during the season with fellow Wimmera league club Minyip-Murtoa's coach in Jaye MacCumber.  Their North American connection is that Jaye played footy in Canada and coached the Canadian team at the 2011 International Cup.

For more on Terence's season (and get the full back story so far)  you can follow his well written blog at http://www.footyabroad.com and follow him on Twitter @WhereIsTerence