The USAFL has received a small number of applications for the league roles of Treasurer and Account and are seeking further expressions of interest for the two positions.

The roles will begin June 2012 when the Board position of Treasurer will be vacated along with the contracted position of Accountant. The period for both positions will be from June 2012 until October 2012, when the new Board is elected at the Annual General Meeting. For full details on the two positions please click here.

The USAFL Board would like to have both positions filled by May 30, 2012. Applications should be submitted A.S.A.P. via email to Andy Vanica, USAFL President.

After three years of not contact footy, the full contact version of the game comes to Sacramento.  The following is from a press release from the Sacramento Australian Rules Football Club.

The Sacramento Australian Football Club (SAFC) has ambitious goals for the year 2012. Inaugurated nearly four years ago in 2009 by local Aussies Matt (pictured) and Amy Bishop, the club began as a recreational co-ed league aimed at developing the sport of Australian Football, or “Footy” for short. The Bishops, armed solely with their coercive Australian accents, knowledge and love of the game, were able to pique the curiosity of many. The recreational “tag” footy league grew rapidly as many found the game to be challenging, fun, and like no sport they have ever tried before.

The SAFC is part of a broader footy community governed under the USAFL, which oversees more than 30 clubs and 60 teams in the US. The co-ed game that has been played for the last four years in Sacramento is a modified, minimal-contact, version of the real game of Australian football, which is played by either men or women.

Bill Robert Producer/Host of Stateside Footy regularly brings us match coverage based around his home team the Boston Demons.   His program shows on many TV stations around the US and following on from his 2011 US Nationals coverage and heading into the 2012 season Bill would like to branch out to provide more coverage of more teams across the US.  But to do this he will need submissions from around the nation to add to his program.

Bill has asked us to help him get the message out.  So over to you Bill.

"The producers of "Stateside Footy" are looking to add some new segments to the program for the 2012 Australian Rules Football season. Simply put, we'd like to widen the breadth of what we're doing as far as shining the spotlight on Aussie Rules played here in the States. And, to do this, we are asking for your help.  

A new US TV deal has been announced by the AFL (see announcement below). Fox Soccer Plus will now televise two live games per round, a highlights show and the finals after a deal could not be reached to continue with ESPN. The deal already appears unpopular with many regular viewers in the US who cannot access the subscription channel from their provider.  Streaming coverage will still be available on LiveSport.tv.   At this stage the fate is unkown of coverage on MHz Networks, which is available free in some areas. 

As always for more specific details on US and Canadian TV coverage please check out our friends at www.afana.com

Talented US college basketballer Alex Starling has been signed by the Sydney Swans after testing showed he had the athletic potential to make the switch to the AFL.

Starling, 22, is finishing college in Florida but will make several visits to Sydney this year to meet with Swans’ coaching staff and develop his football skills.

Stateside Footy presents a pair of Australian Rules Football matches, played on October 8, 2011 at the USAFL Nationals Tournament in Austin, TX. The first half of the show features Women's Footy as a combined team featuring the Boston Lady Demons (along with players from Baltimore-Washington and Columbus) plays a 2x20 Women's Footy match against the Minnesota Freeze Women's team.

The second half features a 2x20 Division 4 match between a mixed team featuring reserves from Boston, San Diego and Seattle taking on a mixed squad of players from Dallas, Austin and Portland.

The Burnaby Eagles celebrate winning the 2011 BC Footy grand final for footy in Vancouver in today's video.

The USAFL club Minnesota Freeze have put out a recruitment video (below) ahead of their upcoming 2012 footy campaign.

The Aussie X program again features on Canadian TV's CNBC, this time as they take the footies to the Topcliff Elementary School.

I would like to tell you what this SBS interview with Margot is specifically about but mon français n'est pas si bon.