HK Darkside and Kowloon Cobras crowned inaugural HAFL Champions
The Hong Kong Dragons hosted their enormously successful and inaugural HAFL & HAFLW Grand Finals on the weekend, as both the HK Darkside & the Kowloon Cobras lifted the premiership cup for the very first time. The whole club celebration had a genuine family feel about it as the Grand Final day proceedings kicked off […]
Continue readingFlashback – The Inaugural AFL Asian Championships of 2000
AFL Asia Advisory Board member Rob “Spearsy” Spurr shares his recollections from the inaugural Asian Championships of 2000 Q. What happens if you combine an eccentric Kiwi, a Javanese silversmith, a Brunei ruckman and a lost goat? A. A highlights package from the inaugural AFL Asian Championships of 2000. 1. Prelude By 1999, a number […]
Continue readingAFLX Season Launch in Cambodia
The Cambodian Eagles & Cambodian Apsaras are excited to launch their club’s 2021 AFLX Season which kicks off tomorrow afternoon. The Eagles and Apsaras planned a 7 round AFLX season last year prior to COVID-19 hitting and despite the stop start restrictions throughout the year they were able to successfully fit in 5 rounds. International […]
Continue readingAFL Asia’s Jam-packed calendar of events in 2020!
If you thought that the AFL Asia 2019 calendar of events was massive, well look out as the 2020 season is going to be an absolute monster year, with more football games, tours, tournaments, local leagues and events spread right throughout an extremely busy and jam-packed 12 months! Tournaments and games have already been played […]
Continue readingAFL Asia Top 10 Achievements of the Decade
As we countdown the final days of 2019, AFL Asia has taken an opportunity to reflect on the biggest achievements over the past decade throughout the region. Whilst the exact order of the top 10 may be debated, no one can dismiss that its been an outstanding decade for those involved in the AFL Asia […]
Continue readingSwanny Sensational at 2019 Asian Champs
If Brownlow votes were awarded for contributions made both on and off the field at our recent AFL Asia 2019 Asian Championships, the all too familiar “D. Swan 3 Votes!” would’ve been bellowed from the clouds! Former AFL superstar, 2011 Brownlow Medalist and Collingwood FC legend Dane Swan was our unofficial ‘2019 Asian Champs Ambassador’ […]
Continue readingAwards & Champions of Asia
The 2019 AFL Asian Champs are done and dusted. Congratulations to all the winning teams and award winners from what was an incredible day of Asian Footy! Infinity Division 1 Leading Goal Kicker: Simon Bach (Indonesia Volcanoes) Best Player: Sam Agar (Hong Kong Dragons) 2019 Infinity Division 1 Asian Champions: PNG Muruks Thai Expat Club […]
Continue readingWarrior Women Taste Victory – 2019 AFLW Asian Champs Results
Words Matty Gale – Photos Kai Photography The Malaysian Warrior Women’s have put their 2018 disappointment behind them and in doing so have deservedly become the AFL Asia 2019 Thai Expat Club AFW Asian Champions and the toast of Women’s Football within Asia, after going through the tournament undefeated and beating their Grand Final opponents […]
Continue readingPNG Claim Their First Champs – 2019 Asian Championships Division 1 Men’s Results
Words Matty Gale – Photos Kai Photography Let it be known, there’s a new heavyweight of Asian Football as the PNG Muruks deservedly hoisted the AFL Asia 2019 Asian Championships Infinity Division 1 trophy after defeating the Hong Kong Dragons by 22 points in Saturday’s Infinity Division 1 Grand Final at the Thai Polo & […]
Continue readingThe Swans Take Flight – 2019 Asian Champs Division 2 Men’s Results
Words Billy Crang – Photos Kai Photography After claiming the inaugural AFLW Asian Championships in 2018 the Vietnam Swans Men have claimed their first ever Asian Championships trophy in a dominant display over favorites and hosts the Thailand Tigers. Division 2 carried plenty of intrigue at the tournament’s outset, how would the youth, pace and […]
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