AFL ASIA LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AT ALL TIME HIGH
The growth of local development continues to amaze those within AFL Asia footy circles and was certainly on display at our recent AFL Asia 2019 Asian Championships at the Thai Polo & Equestrian Club, Pattaya, Thailand. Record numbers of local players were a wonderful feature of our highly successful ‘Asian Champs’ with approximately 150 local […]
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All-Asian Men’s Team
All Asian Squad Returns at AFL Asia 2019 Asian Championships After a long absence the very popular and well received All-Asian Team guernseys were reintroduced as an innovative way of rewarding the AFL Asia 2019 All-Asian Team. The wonderful initiative was firstly introduced by Singapore Swans Legend ‘Rooster’ during the mid-2000’s and was an opportune […]
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20 Years of Asian Champs Memories
The AFL Asian Championships are turning 20 and we asked for some photos documenting the epic tournaments held all over the Asian continent in the past 2 decades. We got some great contributions and would love to continue to build on this. Factual corrections or any more Champs pics can be sent to our Facebook […]
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Japan are back at the Asian Champs!
Japan are finally back involved on AFL Asia’s biggest stage and it’s showcase event for the first time since 2016, with 2 teams gearing up to participate at the AFL Asia 2019 Asian Championships to be held at the Thai Polo & Equestrian Club in Pattaya, Thailand on Saturday August 31st. THE JAPAN WARRIORS The […]
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Simon Highfield – Asia Development Manager (ADM) Position Announced
Following the release of the job description in May, we received a huge amount of interest in the position, with over 100 applications received of exceptionally high standard. Following a rigorous process involving two rounds of interviews with a panel of AFL and AFL Asia representatives, we are pleased to announce the successful candidate is […]
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AFL Asia Lions breakthrough on big stage in Shanghai!
The 3rd AFL Asia Shanghai Curtain Closer match has seen the AFL Asia Lions have finally break through on the big stage with a comprehensive 21 point victory against the AFL Asia Dragons (Team AFL China Dragons) following the Port Adelaide Football Club and St. Kilda Football Game at Jiangwan Stadium (Adelaide Arena) on Sunday. […]
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Shanghai Cup Rejuvenated
This year’s AFL Asia 2019 Shanghai Cup has been significantly rejuvenated with the scheduling of the Port Adelaide vs. St. Kilda game on the Sunday, which has directly boosted the number of participating teams, including 5 Open Division Teams, 3 Masters Division Teams, as well as 11 Junior Division Teams (5 x Under 12, 4 […]
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Sophoan Peou Heads To The Shanghai Cup Whistle In Hand
Women’s AFL development throughout Asia has been one of the great stories of the game’s development throughout the region in 2018-2019. One of the most unique and inspiring stories to come out is that of Cambodian Apsara’s player and more recently umpire, Sophoan Peou who has managed to get herself to China for the Shanghai […]
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2019 AFL Asia Rising Star Awards
AFL Asia would like to officially congratulate Rami Chan (Hong Kong Dragons & Lantau Lizards), Manisa McCalman (Malaysian Warrior Women’s), Tyler York (Thailand Tigers) and Liu Rong (China Reds & Guangzhou Scorpions) on being announced as the 2019 AFL Asia Rising Star Award recipients! AFL Asia heavily invests in our Local Development strategies and the […]
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AFL Asia Footy Participation Grows Across The Continent
None of us would deny that AFL is Australia’s signature game, but as shown in the AFL’s 2018 International Participation Figures it’s increasingly becoming many Asian residents’ game – Alongside other regions of the world of course! The countless member clubs across Asia work tirelessly to introduce and develop our great game and it’s outstanding […]
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