The Canadian Northwind team is selected from the best Canadian-born players from clubs across the country. ...more
Australian football has been played competitively in Denmark since 1991. Seven clubs play in the Danish Australian Football League. ...more
Footy has been played for years in Britain, but a league wasn’t formed until 1989, with eight teams playing in the inaugural season the next year. ...more
The ARFLI was formed in October, 2000, a year after footy sides formed in Dublin and Belfast. The league has expanded to seven clubs. ...more
Footy has been played by children since the 1930s, when students attended schools in Victoria, and is considered Nauru's national sport. ...more
The PNG Mosquitoes finished second to Ireland in the 2002 International Cup and were narrowly defeated by New Zealand in the 2005 Grand Final. ...more
Footy got its start ten years ago off the back of a rugby match, when two schools played an exhibition game in front of 5000 spectators.. ...more
Sweden’s first Australian football side, the Helsingborg Saints, were established in 1993 and joined the nearby Danish Football League. ...more
Footy has caught on rapidly in schools and universities, and the Chinese Red Demons will compete in their first International Cup this year. ...more
Finland runs a nine-a-side competition in a four-team league, as well as playing international games against Sweden and England. ...more
Australian Football in India is just starting to emerge with players having been involved in the game for less than 12 months. ...more
Australian football first surfaced in Japan when Carlton and Hawthorn played a VFL exhibition match at Yokohama stadium in 1986. ...more
New Zealanders have been playing Australian football for as long as Aussies have. In 1882 there were 36 New Zealand clubs playing the sport. ...more
In January 2008, 100 young men were introduced to Australian football with the aid of a DVD, some expat-Aussies and a whiteboard. ...more
A South African team participated in the inaugural Australian Football International Cup held in Melbourne in August 2002 and in 2005. ...more
Footy in the US started with a couple of guys who wanted to have a kick. That kick became contagious and has continued to grow. ...more
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Andrew Mackie recalls being drafted by the Cats in 2002.
The Greater Western Sydney Giants reveal their new identity in front of 900 guests at Sydney Showgrounds
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