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Pies swap old Irishman for new

  • Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 07:20 am ACST
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Collingwood’s Caolan Mooney will make his debut on Saturday afternoon, against Fremantle at the MCG, after a breakthrough five goal performance in the VFL last weekend.

 

The 19 year-old Irishman, from Rostrevor, County Down, has played only 13 games of Australian  football but his speed and quick grasp of the code has seen him improve at a rapid rate in the mere months he has been with club.

 

After being signed during the 2010 season , Mooney was rookie listed as an international draftee last December and has now been elevated to the senior list to replace Lachie Keefe. Keefe has been placed on the long term injury list after suffering a serious knee injury in the match against Adelaide in round nine.

AFL Round 14 - International TV Broadcast schedule

  • Wednesday, June 27 2012 @ 10:05 pm ACST
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 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 – ROUND 14 INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST SCHEDULE Friday 29 June  – Sunday 1 July.

AFL Women's Round

  • Wednesday, June 27 2012 @ 09:49 pm ACST
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In celebration of the outstanding achievements of women in football and their ongoing sponsorship of the Victorian Women’s Football League, Melbourne Football club celebrated last weekend’s Round 13 game against GWS Giants as “Women’s Round”.
 
Included in the celebrations were:
 
An all girls clinic on the MCG facilitated by Melbourne Demons players and participants of the club’s Trident Girls’ Academy, attended by over 100 girls.
 
“High Tea at the ‘G” inviting the women of Melbourne to enjoy high tea with Melbourne FC board member Karen Hayes, Director of Sports Performance Neil Craig and CEO Cameron Schwab.
Free tickets for 500 women and girls who play and administer football, including those from the VWFL.
 
AFL Victoria VWFL Academy and Victorian U18 State team Lap of Honour- the academy is made up of the best young female players in the state and the U18 squad recently won the 2012 Youth Girls National Championships.
 
The Guard of Honour will be made up of 50 young female Demons fans, lined up to cheers the players as they run through the banner.

Full World18 squad announced

  • Monday, June 25 2012 @ 06:52 pm ACST
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The AFL this week announced the full World18 squad adding the multicultural youths to the already named internationals that make up the 26-man squad.

The team will be coached by former St Kilda and Brisbane player Xavier Clarke. Clarke will benefit from the assistance of triple premiership former Brisbane player Chris Johnson who has been involved with the Under 16 championships the past two years.

118 players with multicultural background on AFL lists

  • Monday, June 25 2012 @ 05:21 pm ACST
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The AFL have published a list of multicultural players currently on AFL lists (international scholarship list not included).  A total of 118 players from a multicultural background (i.e. having at least one parent born overseas) are among the 841 players on AFL lists in 2012.  Of those 118, twenty one were born overseas.  See the full list below.

AFL launch 2012 Multicultural Round

  • Sunday, June 24 2012 @ 10:24 pm ACST
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Australia

The Australian Football League today launched the 2012 Toyota AFL Multicultural Round, a themed round to acknowledge and celebrate our game’s cultural diversity.

AFL General Manager National and International Development Andrew Dillon, AFL Legend Alex Jesaulenko, AFL Hall of Fame member Stephen Silvagni and AFL Multicultural Ambassador Nic Naitanui were in attendance. 

Australia Post Multicultural Team of Champions

  • Sunday, June 24 2012 @ 09:52 pm ACST
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The AFL today announced the Australian multicultural Team of Champions initial squad list of 50 (see table below). To be eligible to be selected the players must either have been born overseas or had at least one parent born overseas.

Jock McHale has already been named coach and Alex Jesaulenko has been named as captain. AFL General Manager National and International Development Andrew Dillon stressed those selected were based on available information and will accept other nominations should other eligible players come to light.  "The AFL will also ask the WAFL and SANFL to put forward its nominations for players who should be considered for selection.  Many records pre-dating 1930 are incomplete and we will welcome any further nominations from the public who can confirm any player heritage from the early years of our game that we may not have been able to confirm."

 

Beachside Sharks win 2012 SCAFL Grand Final

  • Monday, June 18 2012 @ 10:14 am ACST
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North America

By Corey Irwin

There’s a large group of Sharks in Santa Monica, but don’t worry, this breed isn’t vicious – unless you happen to be their opponent on the field.

While the rest of LA either mourned the fortunes of the Lakers or Clippers, or was waiting nervously on the fate of the Kings (they won), a small band of weekend warriors were celebrating the first 2012 sporting triumph for the city on Sunday afternoon.

Academy for China

  • Sunday, June 17 2012 @ 03:54 pm ACST
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Asia

The AFL continues to put in place opportunities for athletes around the world to be exposed to Aussie Rules and for their abilities to be tested in the style of the new "combines".  This is part of a wider AFL plan to one day see star players emerge from international markets, thus helping promote the game in both those markets and amongst immigrant communities in Australia.

The latest piece in that puzzle is an academy in Guangzhou, China.  Opening on July 9, with a total of 30 athletes to be selected for the two-week program, the AFL will select two players to attend the annual draft combine at Etihad Stadium that follows the AFL Grand Final.

Women's footy in Philly

  • Sunday, June 17 2012 @ 02:31 pm ACST
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North America

Some recent footage of women's footy in the USA, courtesy of Luke Anderson. Women's Aussie Rules football hit Philadelphia as players from Boston, New York, Montreal, Baltimore and Ontario joined forces to play a 14-a-side match on a full sized field. 

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