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AFL Europe filmed the draw for the upcoming Euro Cup tournament and posted the following video online.

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Stateside Footy - Episode 12-07: Quebec Saints vs Boston River Rats Stateside Footy presents a "Metro-style" modified Australian Rules Football match played in June 2012. This match is between the visiting Quebec Saints and the Boston River Rats, a representative group from the Boston Demons Australian Rules Football club.

This episode was recorded on location at Briggs Field on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. Stateside Footy is a cable access TV show produced with the assistance of WCTV - Wilmington Community Television in Wilmington, MA. It features Aussie Rules Football as it is played in the U.S.A.

Original full article can be seen at http://irishwarriorsaussierules.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/warriors-ready-for-edinburgh/

This year’s Irish Warriors team is a mixture of new players and experience with management trying to blood players for next year’s European Championships being held in Dublin and retain a core of experienced players.  From last year’s winning team only six players return, they are captain Dave Lally, Kevin McSorley, Ryan McCloskey, Muiris Bartley, Bobby Byrne and John O’Regan. 

Four players won medals at the International Cup in Australia last August, Ger Walls, Eoin O’Sulleabhain,

John Enright and team of the tournament player Kevin O’Brien who is now based in London having moved from Western Australia.  There are five players making there debut in the Irish jumper this weekend, there are Redbacks pair, Sean McMahon and Sean Paul Henry, Swans duo Richie Duignam and Kevin Brennan and Demons dynamo Paul Redmond.

This year is the first year a joint European women’s team has appeared at the Euro Cup and is undoubtedly a sign that the women’s game is spreading beyond Ireland, Italy and Switzerland. The players come from across the UK, France and Spain with other women from Italy, Germany, Spain and Scandinavia registering their interest but unable to make it to Edinburgh.

The team is as follows:

Hazel Stevenson (Scotland) Stacy Hughes (Scotland)
Kirsty Grey (Scotland) Nicky Thompson (Scotland)
Eileen Miles (Scotland) Vanessa Temple (England)
Sophie Morris (England) Berengere Portal (France)
Gazelle Hazimeh (France) Rebecca Sigieur (France)
Sabrina St Claire (Spain) Hayley Sadler (Australia)

In a story World Footy News has been following for some time, the St Kilda Football Club today announced their partnership with Wellington City Council in New Zealand, which will see the Saints become the first AFL club to play for AFL Premiership points outside of Australia.

In a history making agreement between St Kilda FC, the AFL and Wellington City Council, the Saints will play the Sydney Swans at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand on ANZAC Day in 2013.

Years of specualtion as to when and where this would happen on the World Footy News website are now over as the deal has been finally made.

 

 Please note that these details are correct at the time of publishing. WFN accepts no responsibility for any changes to these times by broadcasters. Please check local guides or afl.com.au. 

2012 TOYOTA AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON – AFL Finals Week 2 INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST SCHEDULE Friday 14 September  – Saturday 15 September.

GAME	DATE	DAY/NIGHT	MATCH	VENUE	STATE	LOCAL TIME	EST	CST	WST	GMT	NETWORK
SF2	Friday 14 September	Night (N)	Adelaide Crows vs. Fremantle	AAMI Stadium	SA	20:15	20:45	20:15	18:45	10:45	Channel 7
SF1	Saturday 15 September	Night (N)	Collingwood vs. West Coast Eagles	MCG	VIC	19:45	19:45	19:15	17:45	9:45	Channel 7

Since its launch in 2010, Stateside Footy has been aired on 69 Local Access cable TV channels in 19 states of America and viewed online almost 14,000 times in a true grass roots effort to raise awareness of the game.

Today we have two episodes below from the 2012 Boston's Metro Footy season.

The Atlanta Sounds program recently featured Jim Batten from the Atlanta Kookaburras accompanied by the sounds of a game and photos of match action.  The video can be seen below.

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Further to the media statement this morning the Port Adelaide Football Club confirmed the death of player John McCarthy in Las Vegas in the following statement. Our condolences to John's family and friends and the PAFC.

The following statement has just been released by the Port Adelaide Football Club. 

The Port Adelaide Football Club has been informed that an Australian man who has died in Las Vegas is believed to be one of its players.

 

At this point, the club is unable to confirm the identity of the player involved in this tragedy as family members are still being informed.

 

A group from the Port Adelaide playing group left Adelaide on Saturday for a holiday.

 

The club is in contact with members of the travelling group and is working with U.S. authorities while investigations continue.

 

Port Adelaide general manager (football) Peter Rohde is on his way to the United States to be with the players.

 

The club has also made contact with its other players still in Australia.

 

The Port Adelaide Football Club is attempting to ascertain more information and is unable to make any further comment.
 

Stateside Footy presents coverage of the inaugural Boston Lady Demons Womens' Footy Tournament. This episode features three "Metro-style" modified Australian Rules Football matches played in June 2012. These games consist of two 15-minute halves each and feature round-robin action between the Montreal Angels and the New York Lady Magpies as well as the host club, the Boston Lady Demons.

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