Through The Looking Glass – AFL Italia Rebuilding For The Future

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Through The Looking Glass – AFL Italia Rebuilding For The Future

Authored by: Faramir
on Sunday, March 01 2015 @ 10:13 pm ACDT

Hi there, let me explain what happened to Lugano Bankers. They started playing 6-a-side exactly because the lack of players was making it impossible to have a believable number of teams. In fact, a new 'league' was set up, with another team from Milan (the Latinos) and a new one from Verona (the Wolverines, which I happen to captain), Orules Europe (http://www.orules.org), with also a Ladies division. We held a triple triangular in June 2013, won by Lugano, and then two friendly matches in October 2013 and April 2014. Last July a match between the ladies from Lugano and Polcenigo was played in Verona: since then, no more aussie rules matches have been held under that organisation, as we have been involved in the growing Gaelic movement in Central-Southern Europe, lending players to Rovigo GAA in particular. The Padua aussie rules team (the Swans), which applied to AFL Italia, is a direct emanation of their gaelic football team - Rovigo's arch-rivals. In the meanwhile - and speaking for Verona only - the number of players attending our training sessions has become too little and I decided to put the Wolverines on indefinite hiatus. You can read something on the Wolverines' first-year-run on http://issuu.com/sportdipiuverona/doc...piu-28/46. You can imagine how much I hope to restart the activity and let you know something new about it. Thanks for you attention, keep up the great work!

Through The Looking Glass – AFL Italia Rebuilding For The Future

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Sunday, March 01 2015 @ 11:22 pm ACDT

Thanks for the update Faramir. Disappointing to hear things have faded away somewhat. Italy seemed to come on quickly then drop away just as fast. Good luck for the future.---
Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

Through The Looking Glass – AFL Italia Rebuilding For The Future

Authored by: Cam Homes
on Tuesday, March 03 2015 @ 11:31 pm ACDT

Thanks for the info, Faramir.
Does shed some more light on the Italian footy scene.

Looks and sounds a bit like the fact that, two separate leagues were set up in Italy may have inadvertently worked against the growth and development of footy in the country.

Some teams/league only able to play at 6-a-side separate and not connected to teams playing at 9 or more-a-side, where maybe 2 divisions playing under the one umbrella might have been a better option.

Germany has divided their competition into 2 divisions at times when some teams couldn't find enough players to field a team at the top level. (In 2009 I think it was) and they are doing it again in 2015 so that two new smaller teams can enter the national comp.
Quite novel plans for this year but could prove very successful in expanding the German AFL.
I think their aim is to get as many players as possible playing regular matches thru a whole season.

As I have said before playing regular(weekly or fortnightly) matches with at least 3 or 4 teams (not playing against same old faces each week) seems to be a very important step in the development and growth of footy and stability of leagues in other parts of the world. It helps keep the non-committed and curious interested, hopefully until they become part of the committed.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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