PLAYER ALERT | Connor Downie

Fantastic to see Connor Downie back amongst the action this afternoon with the Hawthorn Football Club. Connor made AFL history in Round 1 of the 2021 season by becoming the first ever player to debut in the Medical Substitute vest and to not be activated onto the field. Whilst Connor has had to bide his […]

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AFL Pakistan’s Level 2 accredited coach makes history

Congratulations Inam! AFL Asia would like to officially congratulate Inam Ul Haq on becoming the first Asian-born AFL Level 2 accredited coach that is currently residing in Asia! Inam is the most successful coach in the AFL Pakistan history books, having led his Tigers FC to the ultimate glory of being the National Champions of […]

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Local Thaiger cubs give back to community

Desperate times calls for desperate measures and the community outreach and assistance that is being personified by the Thailand Tigers and their local Auskick contingent is enormously inspiring to say the least. The local youngsters in conjunction with the Duang Prateep Foundation have been investing in their local communities by providing much needed food parcels. […]

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Footy’s back on the agenda in Japan

AFL Japan are delighted that the Japanese Government has eased its COVID-19 State of Emergency restrictions, which will allow its clubs the opportunity to return to training and hopefully get it’s A League & GO League AFL Japan seasons underway. The Olympic Games-hosting nation has been in a State of Emergency for the majority of […]

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More Thaigers young cubs to join scholarship program

The Thailand Tigers have proudly announced four additional recipients of their ‘Thailand Tigers AFL Sports Scholarship’, as well as one Kindergarten Scholarship. The scholarships were generously funded by members of the Thaigers Army who donated their refund from the cancelled Anzac Day tour to Kanchanburi, whilst large personal donations were also received from former Tiger […]

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History to be created in Cambodia

History will be created tomorrow as the Cambodian Eagles and Cambodian Apsaras launch Round 1 of their domestic competition with the newly-formed Nagas and Garudas facing off in men’s and women’s matches. Tomorrow’s season opening round is the first of an 11-round season in what promises to create a fierce but friendly rivalry and an […]

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Around the grounds in Cambodia & Pakistan

Absolutely fantastic to see footy being played again within the region as clubs begin to gear up for the 2021 season. The Cambodian Eagles and Cambodian Apsaras launched their 2021 AFLX season in style with the Blue team the big winners in a stunning conclusion to the opening round. Remarkably the Blue, Red and Yellow […]

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AFLX 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 […]

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Kashmir Solidarity Day & Game Day in Pakistan

It’s very rare that footy is played on a weekday, however tomorrow is a Pakistani National Holiday to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day and it’s an AFL Pakistan Game Day. AFL Pakistan invested in an Under 15’s program in 2019 and now have 3 teams who will contest in their first ever Under 15’s National Championships, […]

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