2016 Wrap up from Pakistan AFL

Story: Tayyab Chattha, President Pakistan AFL A great year for AFL in Pakistan, now closing in on 500 players in the Junior, Mens and Women divisions around the country! The 1st Pakistan National Aussie Rules Championship was held on 27-28 September 2016 played in Jinnah Stadium ,Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad.Where 10 TEAMS participated from all […]

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INDONESIA GARUDAS WIN ALL-ASIAN CUP

AFL Asia YouTube Channel ALL ASIA CUP Highlights!! The Indonesia Garudas have won the inaugural AFL Asia All-Asian Cup in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Friday 14 October. The All-Asian Cup featured Asian national Aussie Rules players from across Asia, culminating in a 3-way tournament featuring the China Reds, the Indonesia Garudas and Team […]

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Philippines Eagles win ‘Best ever Champs’

The Philippine Eagles have defeated the Singapore Wombats to win their first ever Asian Championships in spectacular fashion, with a come from behind win in torrential rain at RMIT Vietnam’s Saigon South Campus. A record 520 registered players, including an ever-improving 70 local players representing 13 clubs from across Asia arrived in Ho Chi Minh […]

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Scotch College U18’s Victory!

We at AFL Asia normally reserve our stories to the awesome things happening within Footy in Asia. This is slightly different! A video has been circling around Asia from the Scotch College U18’s that sparked our interest. The Video shows a tall 16yo Aussie rules footy player for Melbourne’s Scotch College first 18. Seen here […]

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Bali Masters plays a massive 29 teams

2016 Aquarius Bali Masters 9’s Report and photos Story by Greg Hinchliffe, Bali Geckos The 2016 Aquarius Bali Masters 9’s was held last weekend, the 10th and 11th of June, at the Canggu Club in Bali. It was a massive success. It is the biggest gathering of AFL teams in Asia and this year hosted […]

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Manila Cup Wrap up!

The 2016 AFL Asia/Philippine AFL Manila 12’s International Cup was played at the prestigious Manila Polo Club on Saturday May 28th. Teams arrived at the ground to see one huge field worthy of 18 a side footy. The grass was pristine and plush and the extra space was glorious, even extravagant compared to some of […]

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Grassroots footy on the rise across China

On the back of the massive headlines to come out of Port Adelaide’s China strategy, grassroots footy right across Greater China continues to grow strongly. Record numbers at South China AFL games, a new “Greater China Cup” tournament and the re-emergence of the Beijing Australian Football League (BAFL) show efforts by AFL Asia’s China Clubs […]

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AFL Asia’s 2016 ANZAC Round

The 2016 AFL Asia season will heat up on Saturday 23 April with another big round of ANZAC games across the region. Matches will be played in Vietnam, Thailand and Hong Kong, with commemoration events to also accompany the games. AFL Asia President Darren Whitfield was excited about the Round ahead in saying “Anzac Day […]

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South China AFL shows Women’s debut!

SCAFL women’s debut! Following the inclusive nature of Australian Rules Football the South China Australian Rules Football League (SCAFL) welcomed their first female players in the recent Round#2 tournament in Macau on the weekend. Played at The Macau Intenational school (TIS) on Saturday. The grass grounds are perfect for 12 a side footy, the 8 […]

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Vietnam’s Mixed AFL 9’s showcase Ladies’ talent!

The Vietnam Swans report the success of the mens and ladies mixed AFL 9’s competition from Saigon. Running from November to January the competition involved 4 teams playing 8 games each. President’s comment “It’s great to see the ladies getting into Footy, full credit to the guys and girls organizing this. With Women’s Footy coming […]

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