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During the second International Cup, staged in
Melbourne in August, World Footy News spoke with New Zealand AFL General
Manager Rob Malone. Originally from Western Australia, where he played for West Perth in the WAFL (he also had a short stint at St Kilda), Malone has a
professional background in football administration, including Football Manager at West Perth and General Manager at Claremont. During the train trip to Wangaratta we
discussed the quality of the Kiwi team and the challenges facing the game.
Their following game against Samoa confirmed for this author that
Malone's rating of his squad was on the mark, as the Falcons demolished what
was an otherwise competitive unit, before completing the tournament
undefeated. Below is a transcript of the interview and a link to the
audio, however the latter is relatively poor quality due to background
noise levels on the train. We'll bring you further exciting news about NZ
footy in the next few days.