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Melbourne Demons v Port Adelaide Power in Alice Springs

  • Wednesday, May 21 2014 @ 09:01 am ACST
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Australia

All but the most fervent Melbourne and Port Adelaide supporters probably saw the scheduling of the Demons/Power encounter at TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs, as a lesser match in the upcoming Indigenous Round. 

With a round that starts with a clash between Sydney and Geelong on Thursday 29th May, and then features the showcase “Dreamtime at the ‘G” clash between Essendon and Richmond on the Saturday night, one could be excused for missing the Demons v Power clash crammed in between.

 

2014 USAFL Season Preview: Women's Division

  • Wednesday, May 21 2014 @ 07:30 am ACST
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North America

We conclude this six part series of the 2014 USAFL Season Preview with a preview of the Women's Division.

Women's Division
Now onto the Women's Division, home of the 3-time Denver Lady Bulldogs.  This team is a dynamo and will be strongly defending to go for the rarest of rare, a 4-peat.  Once again, we will go in alphabetical order, with their final standings last year and first analysis for Nationals in 2014.  With that, let's begin:

Shaheens continue their build to IC14

  • Tuesday, May 20 2014 @ 09:28 am ACST
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International Cup 2014

The Pakistan Shaheens, based mainly on expat Pakistanis living in Melbourne, are continuing to gather their numbers as the 2014 AFL International Cup approaches.  An article by Zain Nabi recently appeared in the Express Tribune.

After gaining impressive numbers early on it seems there was a drop off but the Shaheens are now rebuilding ready for IC14.

Once selection was complete, the players were trained rigorously including workouts and sessions on the technicalities of the game. However, many of them started dropping out and there came a time when the number of available players was barely 10. “I think it was good for us.” (Kashif) Bouns recalls. “It showed us how many of them were genuinely interested and we then built on from there to reach the stage where we have a bunch of dedicated players, some of whom will feature in the international cup.”

See Austraian football: Kick start for more.

 

GB Bulldogs name squad for IC14

  • Tuesday, May 20 2014 @ 05:44 am ACST
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International Cup 2014

The Great Britain Bulldogs have named their squad for the 2014 International Cup, featuring a large contingent of UK nationals who are currently playing Down Under.

Of the 27 members in the primary squad, 13 are presently playing league football in Australia - 10 in Victoria and one each in Queensland, South Australia and NSW.

A number of players will be familiar to WFN readers from previous cups, including Anthony Trigg and Adam Ballard, who were offered places training with VFL clubs Preston and Port Melbourne respectively after the IC 2011 and have remained in Australia.

The squad's British-based component is mainly a mix of London and regional England players. No players from the Scottish league were selected, although two players from Welsh club the South Cardiff Panthers made the cut.

Read on for the full squad list.

2014 USAFL Season Preview: Western Region

  • Sunday, May 18 2014 @ 09:39 pm ACST
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North America

This is the fifth part of the six part series of the 2014 USAFL Season Preview as we conclude the Men's Division in the Western Regional.

Western Region
The Western Region lays claim to the most teams in any region (9) and also is the most unpredictable region for teams that can contend for titles this season.  The Western Regional tournament is in Los Angeles in late September just before the Nationals and it will be interesting to see where everyone sits after that.  There are several teams rising in the region, but several teams also faltering so severely that a refocus in another division is in order.  With that, here are the teams in the Western Region, in alphabetical order:

2014 USAFL Season Preview: South Central Region

  • Sunday, May 18 2014 @ 06:12 am ACST
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North America

This is the continuation of the six part series on the 2014 USAFL Season Preview as we preview the South Central Region.

South Central Region
The South Central region has the claim this year as having the #1 team in the nation (Austin) as well as an up-and-comer (Houston) and a newbie (Tulsa) all in the same area.  It is also where a team that was barred (Dallas) will return to the Nationals.  A lot of questions in this region and several teams will definitely vie for Division titles.  With that, here are the teams in alphabetical order:

2014 USAFL Season Preview: North Central Region

  • Friday, May 16 2014 @ 09:33 pm ACST
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North America

This is part three of the six part USAFL Season Preview Series as we preview the North Central Regional.

North Central Regional
The Midwest regional has the 2nd most teams of all the regions (7) and several of the teams are definitely are up-to-caliber for Division titles.  One of the teams is returning after several years’ absence and some teams are rebuilding as well.  This region will be hosting the Nationals (Columbus) and also the Central Regional (Indianapolis), but also has the newest team in the league (Indianapolis).  

2014 USAFL Season Preview: Southeast Division

  • Friday, May 16 2014 @ 06:31 am ACST
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This is part two of the six part series on the USAFL Season Preview as we preview the Southeast Division.

Southeast Region

The southeast regional has the most dynamic teams in the nation as three of the top ten teams in the nation Nashville (#5), North Carolina (#9) and Fort Lauderdale (#10) are in this region. This is a potent region and will have a big say in the Divisional makeup on the road to Columbus.

2014 USAFL Season Preview: Northeast Region

  • Thursday, May 15 2014 @ 08:55 am ACST
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North America

This week we run a special 6 part series as Alex Benjamin looks across the whole of the US and back at their 2013 season and gives his predictions on the 2014 season.   Looking at each team you will see a summary with their final 2013 record, points and where they finished in the unofficial standings last year, Alex then gives his prediction where he thinks teams will be ranked ahead of the 2014 Nationals based on how he thinks they might perform this year.  The summary for each team begins as follows:-

Team (Win-Loss record 2013, Points for 2013 based on wins, Finish Rank: Where the team finished 2013 on Alex's USAFL Weekly Report unofficial ladder)

Over to you Alex...

As we begin 2014, there are a lot to questions to be answered after the 2013 season.  One of the biggest questions that I have been asked is about the return of the Dallas Magpies and their return to the Nationals after the disqualification from 2012's Nationals in Mason and their subsequent ban from the 2013 Nationals in Austin.  There are also other issues with clubs that haven't been playing in the Nationals, let alone in the USAFL, and if they will return to footy at all.  I start my look at all the USAFL clubs with the Northeast Region.

Warriors make first squad announcement for IC14

  • Wednesday, May 14 2014 @ 06:45 am ACST
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International Cup 2014

The Irish Warriors have named the first 14 squad members for the 2014 AFL International Cup to be staged in Melbourne, Australia from August 9th to 23rd this year. The Warriors are the current holders of the International Cup, having won the most recent tournament in 2011 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after a dramatic comeback victory over Papua New Guinea.

They are also the only nation to have won the tournament twice - having also won the inaugural tournament in 2002.

The 14 selected are European-based players, and the majority of them played in the 2013 European Cup winning side. This is a completely new selection of Irish-based players from the victorious 2011 team with most of that squad now retired from International duty.

Croatian Footy Alive and Strong

  • Wednesday, May 14 2014 @ 06:37 am ACST
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Europe

Ed: This story courtesy of Harley Vague.

It was a great mild Sunday afternoon for Football. The Zagreb Dockers arrived early and setup a canopy, barbeque and refreshments. The first game of the double header was between the Zagreb Dockers and the new team, the Slavonski Tigers journeying from roughly 200km east of Zagreb.

Even though the new team was winless in its first two outings, the Tigers had performed well. The Dockers had a very tall ruckman and a much larger squad and opened their scoring account in terms of seconds but from then on the game went goal for goal with the Tigers slowly edging in front.

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