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Bakersfield kitted out and ready to play

  • Wednesday, October 19 2005 @ 01:31 am ACST
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North America


The Bakersfield Barbarians founder Leigh Hickling knew his Christmas had come early when the fledgling club's first set of jumpers arrived. All those well established around the world started somewhere, and maybe when those first Guernseys arrived was when they really felt that it was all really happening - or maybe that came the first time they copped a big bump. There's no doubt the uniforms look great and now the team awaits their imminent first game.

Australia vs Ireland 1st Test - Subiaco, Perth - TV details

  • Tuesday, October 18 2005 @ 04:13 am ACST
  • Contributed by: Sean Finlayson
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International Rules The 2005 AFL International Rules Series will be televised in the following locations:

Australia

  • Melbourne (live Friday 21st October @ 8:30 EST - Channel 9)
  • Perth (live Friday 21st October @ 8:30 EST - Channel 9)
  • Adelaide (live Friday 21st October @ 8:30 EST - Channel 9)
  • Tasmania (live Friday 21st October 9:30pm TDST - Channel 9)
  • Brisbane (delayed Saturday 22nd October 12:10am EST - Channel 9)
  • Sydney (delayed Saturday 22nd October 12:10am EST - Channel 9)
  • Newcastle (delayed Saturday 22nd October 12:10am EST - Channel 9)
  • Gold Coast (delayed Friday 21st October 10:00 pm EST - Channel 9)
  • Darwin (delayed Saturday 22nd October 12:10am EST - Channel 9)

Elsewhere in the World

  • Hong Kong (Friday, 21 October 2005 at 23:00 - ABC Asia Pacific)
If you have any local information for the benefit of international viewers, feel free to contact WFN staff.

UPDATE:

Advice from AFANA is that when they last checked there would be no international coverage besides Ireland and on ABC Asia Pacific, although there would probably be some sort of coverage, radio and or delayed video, on the AFL web site. However, AFANA are also chasing news that the games may be shown, delayed by 2 days, on US satellite TV. AFANA will have the latest information on their site as soon as it is available.

RSS feed back up and running - plus comments policy change

  • Tuesday, October 18 2005 @ 02:15 am ACST
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Site Just a quick note to say that our RSS feed is working again, having been out of action for a few weeks due to a problem when we changed servers. For those unfamiliar, RSS feeds allow news headlines to be sent straight to your email or RSS reader.

Our commenting policy has now been changed to disable the commenting option on new stories. Read on for more details.

On (or better still 'off') politics and footy

  • Monday, October 17 2005 @ 09:58 am ACST
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Europe For purveyors of timely footy news 'and' commentary, this contribution may come a little late in the day. That 'day' being yesterday, when a story about the EU Cup winners Belgium -- a team I am currently managing -- was posted.




Belgians take out EU Cup

  • Sunday, October 16 2005 @ 03:28 am ACST
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Europe In the first 9-a-side EU Cup held in London last weekend October 9th, Belgium (represented by the Brussels Saints) defeated Sweden 78-37. Ten sides competed in the cup, representing nations from around Europe.

A Game of Our Own: Celebrating Australian Football Traditions in 2008

  • Sunday, October 16 2005 @ 01:16 am ACST
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General News

The following article was written and sent to us by Associate Professor Stephen Alomes. Stephen is a historian of football and of Australian nationalism at Deakin University in Victoria, and a supporter of the international growth of Australian Football. He was a keen spectator at the 2005 International Cup. His article also appeared in a recent AFL Record in the Last Line column. As time permits Stephen will continue to contribute to WFN and we welcome him on-board.

AFL typecasts its International Rules team

  • Friday, October 14 2005 @ 06:55 am ACST
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International Rules

This year's International Rules series between the selections of the AFL and GAA is coming up and the Australian team has been picked with an emphasis on a tactical approach to beating the Irish rather than basing the squad on the All-Australian team. WFN takes a preview of the Aussie side.

Brisbane holds squad trials in Ireland

  • Thursday, October 13 2005 @ 07:38 am ACST
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Europe

After a long time at the top of the AFL ladder, the Brisbane Lions are rebuilding their aging team. One innovative recruiting strategy involves the Lions hosting trials this week to identify potential Australian footballers within Ireland's Gaelic sports community.

English embrace international footy at Brit Oval

  • Thursday, October 13 2005 @ 07:23 am ACST
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Europe

The curtain-raiser to last weekend's AFL Challenge Cup at the Brit Oval, London, was the international match between Ireland and Britain.

This wasn't an expat event, both sides were composed fully of Irish and British lads under International Cup qualification criteria. Unlike the Eagles v Dockers match that followed, the game was also Australian Rules by the rulebook - in other words it was melee free, and the standard impressed the crowd that had grown by the last quarter to several thousand. We got the views of some of the people involved and some ideas of future plans.

US Nationals footage available via WebTV

  • Wednesday, October 12 2005 @ 01:54 am ACST
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North America

Sports fan and Canadian-based WebTV broadcaster 'Myk Aussie' has recently made available documentary footage of the 2005 USFooty nationals in Milwaukee, parts one and two of a four-part series available for viewing online.

Looking back - media reports on the International Cup

  • Wednesday, October 12 2005 @ 12:07 am ACST
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International Cup 2005

The 2005 Australian Football International Cup received much wider mainstream media coverage than it did in 2002. There was a greater awareness within the media leading into the tournament, and several nations were very adept at grabbing attention, which all helped raise the event's profile. As most of the international leagues finish off for 2005, here is a look back to the Cup as we list just a small number of the many stories from mainstream press that was also available on the internet.

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