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Embracing new Australians embracing our game

  • Tuesday, August 22 2006 @ 11:55 am ACST
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At last weekend's Adelaide versus Fremantle match, participants aged from 5 to 13 from the 'Sporting Chance' program formed a guard of honour for the Crow's players. All the children have immigrated to Australia over the past year from countries like Sierra Leone and The Sudan.

Lutheran Community Care established the 'Sporting Chance' program earlier this year, designed at introducing African youths living in South Australia to the Australian way of life, with the help of Kilburn and North Adelaide football clubs and the AFL's Adelaide Crows.

South African vice-captain honours Power star

  • Tuesday, August 08 2006 @ 01:12 am ACST
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At the 2005 International Cup the South African vice-captain, Benji Motuba, was an inspiration as he returned to the field from a recently broken collarbone. The injury was sustained whilst playing in the South Australian Riverland on a scholarship. After the Cup he returned to Africa where he met his baby son for the first time.

Aboriginal tour of South Africa doco on Australian national TV

  • Sunday, July 30 2006 @ 09:44 am ACST
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A documentary entitled "Flying Boomerangs" will air on the ABC's Indigenous Affairs program "Message Stick", covering the tour by young Aboriginal Australians to South Africa to play Aussie Rules against local teams. A preview of the program is available at the National Indigenous Times website. "Flying Boomerangs" will air on ABC TV on Friday August 4th (6pm) and Sunday August 6th (1.30pm).

Convicts need a few good men

  • Saturday, July 22 2006 @ 08:30 pm ACST
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The Convicts amateur footy side are set to repeat their successful 2005 tour of South Africa with another venture there in February 2007. The tour is a great chance to support international Australian Football whilst having a great holiday and visiting parts of South Africa that many tourists miss out on. They're looking for just a couple more players to field a well balanced side.

Glen Eira answers AFL's call

  • Thursday, July 20 2006 @ 12:16 pm ACST
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In recent years, the AFL has introduced a number of "themed" rounds each season. Rivalry, Grassroots and Heritage rounds each focussed on one particular aspect of football and gave it due recognition. Following their success, the AFL has introduced other complimentary rounds that have further played upon notions of "giving back" or "getting involved". One of the newly introduced themes this season was "Welcome to the AFL".

Aussies on the Road

  • Wednesday, July 12 2006 @ 12:03 am ACST
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AFL South Africa's program to send visiting Australian tourists into the townships to teach Australian Football was a great chance to personally experience the country in a way rarely available but with at times surprising similarities to home.

Swans' recruiting staff visit South Africa

  • Friday, June 30 2006 @ 12:23 am ACST
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Reigning AFL premier the Sydney Swans have sent two of their Talent Recruiting Managers to South Africa. Perhaps this is the first of many scouting parties that will head there to see what level the players are at.

South Africa all the rage for WA clubs

  • Saturday, June 10 2006 @ 07:46 am ACST
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As reported recently, the Western Australian Football Commission and AFL club Fremantle are interested in working with the AFL on the quickly growing South African footy program. It seems current league leaders West Coast aren't to be outdone by their local rivals, and are also discussing a training program there, no doubt looking at the excellent facilities at Potchefstroom.

Crows encourage new arrivals

  • Friday, May 05 2006 @ 11:53 pm ACST
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The Adelaide Crows have embarked on a program to encourage recent migrants to South Australia to become invovled in the great Australian game. Supporting other local football teams in the initiative, the AFL club recently invited thirty African children to a training session and tour of the facilities at AAMI Stadium (formerly Football Park).

Zimbabwean embraces less fashionable part of the game

  • Sunday, April 30 2006 @ 12:49 am ACST
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Aussie Rules may not have conquered the troubled African nation of Zimbabwe just yet, but it has won a convert in recent arrival to Australia Tinashe Nyatsanga. He quickly fell in love with the sport and is now one of the game's most sought after commodities - an umpire.

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