Explore India and help grow footy!
The AFL India 2026 National Championships are being held in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand state from 23 – 25 January – and you have a chance to get involved. The 2026 Championships will feature teams from 11 states across India, from Tamil Nadu in the south to Uttar Pradesh in the north, Maharashtra to […]
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Vietnam Swan tackles 2,000km walk to fight human trafficking
Vietnam Swans footballer Jake Norris, a lifelong player and passionate advocate for youth wellbeing, is currently trekking over 2,000 kilometres from Hanoi, Vietnam to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Jake and his Irish friend Sean Down are walking to raise funds for the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, which rescues children from human trafficking across Southeast Asia. The […]
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No ‘me’ in Thai team, but there is a Dee
By Chris McAsey Making the transition to Australian football can be challenging for athletes who have specialised in one sport, particularly if that sport prioritises elite skills in one area. Perhaps that’s why Thai multi-sport athlete Dee Makris looks like such a natural on the footy field. Dee did most of her schooling in America, […]
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Paul pays it forward at Asian Champs
By Chris McAsey One of the most enjoyable things about footy in Asia is the reaction of those who experience it for the first time – particularly Australians who don’t realise how much the game has grown in recent years. AFL Field Umpire Paul Rebeschini has both played and watched a lot of top level […]
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Sophoan Peou: the beating heart of Cambodian footy
By Chris McAsey Many people have contributed to the rapid growth of footy in Asia over the past decade, but few have performed as many roles – and with as much passion and conviction – as Cambodia’s Sophoan Peou. Player, umpire, coach, mentor – Sophoan has been a trailblazer for footy in Asia. In a […]
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Sherrins to be a tipping point for Philippines footy
By Chris McAsey Footy in the Philippines is on the rise again after a Covid hiatus, with a new wave of development sweeping through the archipelago fuelled by passion, persistence – and 10 shiny Sherrins. The Philippines Australian Football League (PAFL) recently pocketed the new Sherrins for winning AFL Asia’s 2025 tipping competition, a prize […]
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Man on a mission: Talha flies the flag for Pakistan
By Chris McAsey There’s no questioning the commitment of every player who took the field at the 2025 Asian Championships in Chon Buri, but there were a handful of players who went above and beyond the call. Talha Yousaf, who pulled on a jumper for the Barbarians (a composite team made up of players from […]
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Annie’s flying start with the Dragons
By Chris McAsey When the Hong Kong Dragons women’s team powered undefeated through Division 2 at the 2025 AFL Asian Championships, one of their newest recruits was also one of their brightest sparks — despite never having played AFL before. For Annie Buntine, a rugby union player from Australia’s Mornington Peninsula now living in Hong […]
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Lito lights it up with clutch goals in Chon Buri
By Chris McAsey One of the matches of the tournament at the 2025 Asian Championships in Chon Buri was the men’s Division 2 clash between the China Reds and Philippine Eagles. China looked more skilled across the board, but the Eagles brought intensity and threw everything at the contest. In a physical encounter with lots […]
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Raine rules the midfield in Year of the Dragon
By Chris McAsey The 2025 Asian Champs saw the formation of a second women’s division for the first time, highlighting the rapid growth of women’s footy in Asia. And the new division produced one of the standout team performances of the Champs, with the Hong Kong Dragons powering through an unbroken run of five wins […]
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