World Footy News

The following is a press release from the Sacramento Australian Football Club

May 15, 2012, Sacramento, CA – The Sacramento Australian Football Club (SAFC) is pleased to announce that the men’s and women’s representative teams are now officially named the Sacramento Suns.

The SAFC is excited that the club will now boast both a men’s and women’s, nicknamed the Lady Suns, representative team that will participate in the 2012 USAFL National Tournament to be held in Mason, OH, during the weekend of October 13-14.
 

The Suns and Lady Suns first official games will be against the Las Vegas Gamblers and the Arizona Lady Hawks, respectively, in Las Vegas on July 28.

On August 18 the SAFC will be hosting the Denver Bulldogs men’s and women’s teams, both defending USAFL Men’s Division 1 and Women’s Division Champions respectively, in Davis, CA, and possibly with other USAFL clubs.

“This is an exciting and, at the same time, a very ambitious year for the club,” exclaimed SAFC President Saleh Tyebjee, “We are ready for the challenge and look forward to the Sacramento community getting behind us as we try our best to represent the area on the national Australian Football stage.”

The Sacramento Suns logo, designed by club members, attempts to capture the local landmarks that identify us throughout the country, as well as elements of the greatest game on grass, Australian Football.


The logo includes the prominent gold Tower Bridge set in the foreground of the mighty Sierra Mountains, with a glowing sunrise beginning another glorious day that Sacramento is well known far across this great land.

The logo is bordered by a stylized shape of a typical Australian Football and the 4 white stripes at the very top of the logo cleverly represent the laces of the football and, if turned upside down, also represent the goals used in the sport. This shape is commonly used in logos associated with Australian Football.

The colors of red and yellow, along with the name, were chosen not only for their relevance to the Sacramento area but also because they are used by the Gold Coast Suns, one of 18 professional teams in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The SAFC have established a relationship with the Gold Coast Suns and they have provided their blessing for us to claim an affiliation with the club.

A uniform has also been designed for the Suns and the jersey is, of course, designed using the the same color scheme and includes the new Suns logo, a bright and prominent Sun, along with a stylized version of the Tower Bridge.



Players for the Suns teams will be chosen from the local Sacramento Australian Football League (SAFL), which begins on May 19, in Davis. The majority of the games will be played at James McClatchy Park in the downtown neighborhood of Oak Park on Saturday afternoons. Spectators are welcome and potential players are encouraged to come and try the game and perhaps pull on a Suns jersey someday. The full SAFL Schedule can be seen at www.sacfooty.com/eventsschedule.htm

For more information on the SAFC visit www.sacfooty.com or email info@sacfooty.com.

For further information on Australian Football:
Australian Football League - www.afl.com.au
United States Australian Football League - www.usafl.com