Toronto, Ontario: The Ontario Australian Rules Football League “The OAFL” held its Annual General Meeting on November 22nd where it elected a new President and Board of Directors. The election of this new Board comes at a time where the OAFL is experiencing rapid growth and has begun to initiate junior development programs across Southern Ontario.

On October 3rd the Toronto Eagles won their third premiership in four years, defeating the Etobicoke Kangaroos with a complete performance in the 2009 Ontario Australian Football League grand final. The Roos finished the regular season undefeated with 14 wins but the Eagles are one of the most domimant clubs in world footy and to be feared in any premiershio decider.

The day also saw the Quebec Saints travel to Ontario to contest the Division Two flag against the Broadview Hawks' second side.

The Calgary Kookaburras are one of the more progressive clubs abroad, especially for women playing the game. The club under the guidance of ex-Aussie Jake Anson have set a high bar when it comes to development and player participation.

Taking two teams to the US nationals gives more girls exposure to the game at a higher level, Jake also has plans to take on board a development coach from Australia in 2010 to help raise the skill level in this Canadian club even more.

The Collingwood Football Club is set to embark on another high altitude training camp in Arizona, USA. The majority of the playing group and coaching staff will fly out from Melbourne on Monday 23 November, and will utilise the world-class training facilities at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff for two weeks.

The group will depart Melbourne airport at Tullamarine on midday flight, and will return to Melbourne on Wednesday 9 December. http://Collingwoodfc.com.au will provide daily video updates from Flagstaff.

The club has previously held training camps in Flagstaff, Arizona in 2005, 2006 and 2008. New American recruit Seamus McNamara will not make the trip, remaining in training in Australia.

Newly signed Collingwood International rookie Seamus McNamara can be seen in action in this latest Youtube video. The video covers some of his trialling with Collingwood previous to the signing announced today - please be advised the Shae's stomach contents will appear during the film. The footage is just a small part of the upcoming Yellow Magic documentary.

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The Collingwood Football Club today announced it has signed American Seamus McNamara to a two-year international rookie contract. The 24-year-old, who hails from Milwaukee in the US state of Wisconsin, is a powerful athlete who stands 204 centimetres and weighs 104 kilograms.

McNamara trialled with the Magpies in Melbourne back in September, and returned on the weekend to commence pre-season training with the team, after accepting the club’s contract offer. Collingwood’s national recruiting manager Derek Hine told http://collingwoodfc.com.au that McNamara could develop into a ruck or key forward option.

The Ottawa Swans Australian Football Club is seeking applications for the position of Head Coach for the 2010 season. The Head Coach requires strong leadership qualities and is counted on to develop an excellent on-field product and to inspire team members to perform at a consistently high level .

The following are the minimum expectations of the Swans Head Coach in 2010:
- A strong commitment to develop Australian football in Canada's National Capital Region ;
- A focus on the development of first and second year players ;
- A full commitment to the position for the entire 2010 Ontario Australian Football League season, including pre-season planning, training, the regular season, and playoffs ;
- Knowledge and understanding of Australian football;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (communication skills in French would be considered a strong asset ); and
- An ability to write detailed match reports.

Press Release from Denver Bulldogs.

Mason, Ohio – October 11th, 2009. The Denver Bulldogs are once again the Australian Football National Champions. The US Footy League National Championship tournament was held over the October 11th weekend in Mason, Ohio. Thirty two men’s and eight women’s teams from across the US and Canada competed for the title.

On April 20th this year Australian Navy frigates the HMAS Sydney and HMAS Ballarat set sail for a world tour which included a July stop on the United States northeast coast. The trip was for several reasons including taking part in operation Northern Trident. It wasn't all wargames and the Aussie sailors combined forces to take on one of the top USAFL sides, the Baltimore-Washington Eagles. Both men's and women's matches were played. In the men's, the match-fit Americans proved to be too strong, winning Eagles 16.9 (105) to HMAS Sydney / Ballarat 10.2 (62).

A gallery of the day can be seen on the Australian Navy website.

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Highlights of the Denver Bulldogs vs Seattle Grizzlies Grand Final courtesy of USFootyNews.com.