US Footy

Submitted on Tue, 07/18/2017 - 1:20 PM EDT

Schedule summary and links to results by the day:

Aug 5/6 Round One matches – Royal Park
Aug 8 Round Two matches – School Round
Saturday Aug 11/12 Round Three matches – Community Round
Tuesday Aug 14/15 Round Four & Semi-Final matches – Royal Park
Saturday Aug 17/18/19 Division Finals, Women’s Grand Final – Etihad Stadium, and Men’s Grand Final – MCG

Will Cox Debut Follow Holmes?

Submitted on Wed, 08/26/2015 - 6:50 AM EDT

Brook "Boris" Kilpatrick reporting for AFANA

Former American college basketball player turned St Kilda Saint, Jason Holmes, probably felt a bit strange when the siren sounded to end his debut game against Geelong on Saturday night Australian time and the game just ended there.

Jason Holmes (45) runs through the banner prior to his debut last weekend in Aussie rules. Photo by Kim Densham for AFANA.

With the scores tied at 97 points apiece, the 6'8" (203cm) Chicago native could have been excused for expecting "overtime". The lack of extra time is one of the idiosyncrasies of Australian rules football. Ties, though unusual, are an accepted result after four hard fought quarters of footy. The quirky result aside, Holmes' debut was a success. Saints' coach Alan Richardson praised the work ethic of his American recruit. It was Holmes' ruck work that stood out, with his vertical leap and all-round athleticism drawing parallels to Nic Naitanui of the West Coast Eagles - who most experts agree is the most exciting ruckman in the competition. On the heels of Holmes, another American is on the verge of his debut.

Chicago Native Set to Debut for Saints

Submitted on Fri, 08/21/2015 - 6:56 AM EDT

Brook "Boris" Kilpatrick reporting for AFANA from Australia

In a week where Australians Jason Day (golf), Liam Hendriks (baseball), and Jarryd Hayne (American Football) have hit the headlines with performances in other professional sports, it’s the AFL's turn to return the favor with American born and raised Jason Holmes set to debut as a ruckman for Saint Kilda in the Australian Football League. Holmes will be the second US born player to appear in an AFL game, but the first who was raised in the States. Californian born Sanford Wheeler played 43 games for the Sydney Swans between 1989 and 1994 (he migrated to Australia with his parents at the age of five). After 20 years, it is also thrilling for AFANA and the USAFL to see an American finally make it to the AFL.

2014 AFL International Cup Fixture and Results

Submitted on Mon, 08/11/2014 - 9:02 PM EDT

Men's Standings - Women's Standings

Schedule summary and links to results by the day:

Saturday Aug 9 Official Launch at Federation Square & Parade of Nations at the MCG
Sunday Aug 10 Round One matches – Royal Park
Wednesday Aug 13 Round Two matches – Royal Park
Saturday Aug 16 Round Three matches Men– Community Round and Sunday Aug 17 - Women
Tuesday Aug 19 Round Finals & Division matches Men – Royal Park and Wednesday Aug 20 - Women
Friday Aug 22 Third place play off & Division matches Men – Royal Park
Saturday Aug 23 Women’s Grand Final – Punt Road Oval, Richmond
and Men’s Grand Final – MCG

AFL Interest In Junior Punter

Submitted on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 4:38 PM EST

A California high school football punter could go down in history as the youngest ever international Australian Rules football talent to be discovered. Brandon Heicklen, 14, has been a junior football star since the age of eight, two years after he first began learning through a junior kicking camp. Even at the tender age of 12, he was a prodigious kick and his 55 yard (50 meters) kicks have attracted the attention of the AFL.

In Memoriam: Richard Lipp, Co-Founder

Submitted on Sat, 03/03/2007 - 1:24 PM EST

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2006 USAFL National Tournament

Submitted on Tue, 10/17/2006 - 8:36 AM EDT

by Lisa Albergo, reporting for AFANA from Chicago

This year's USAFL tournament was held in Las Vegas, and the games were played on a large field adjacent to the University of Las Vegas. It was warm and sunny all weekend with an intermittent breeze providing a touch of relief from the hot weather. Once again, there were a few Australian celebrities in attendance. The biggest - literally - was none other than Robert "Dipper" DiPierdomenico. With him were former Hawk coach and current Match Review Panel chairman Peter Schwab, as well as Dave Matthews and his colleague Tom, who is in charge of AFLQ.