Sherrins in Jakarta : Celebrating 30 years of an unlikely footy club

September 25, 2025

This week, past and present players will gather at an inner-city Jakarta ballroom to mark the 30 year anniversary of the city’s local AFL footy club.  It’s an unlikely occasion for a club that began randomly, evolved consistently, declined covidly and rebooted recently in the humid urban jungle of the city known affectionately as the […]

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Asia footy’s Field of Dreams in Chon Buri

September 4, 2025

By Chris McAsey Disclaimer: Last weekend’s Asian Championship in Chon Buri was my first, so I don’t have any benchmarks. But wow! The evening before at Siam Country Club for Sundowners, I’d chatted to some clearly exhausted volunteers who had spent the day setting up. Arriving at Thai Polo Escape early the next morning, I […]

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Dragons’ hot streak to Div 2 women’s title

September 3, 2025

By Chris McAsey The Hong Kong Dragons powered through an unbroken run of five wins to take out the Div 2 Women’s Asian Championship in Chon Buri. Incredibly, the Dragons were only scored against in one match, a 5.5.35 to 1.1.7 win over the Thailand Tigers. The Dragons combined a hard running and skilled midfield […]

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All-conquering Warriors take Div 2 men’s title

September 3, 2025

By Chris McAsey The Malaysian Warriors have taken out the Men’s Division 2 title at the Asian Championships after an undefeated run through the competition. The Warriors were too strong for Japan in the Grand Final, running out comfortable winners 5.3.33 to 1.2.8. Despite Malaysia’s dominance of the draw, there was hot competition for the […]

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Who will fill post-PNG power vacuum?

September 2, 2025

By Chris McAsey There was always going to be a new team crowned Division 1 Asian Champion in 2025, with a new regional structure meaning PNG would not be joining the competition. But which team would emerge as the new powerhouse? Before PNG’s run of four consecutive wins (2019 and 2022 – 24, with two […]

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Even top tier shows how far women’s footy has come

September 2, 2025

By Chris McAsey A narrow victory to Singapore over Malaysia in an absorbing Grand Final showed just how far women’s footy has come in Asia after six years of international competition. And while the Singapore Wombettes have now won three of those Championship titles, a host of nations are snapping at their heels thanks to […]

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Hong Kong footy’s high mark after dominating Div 1

September 1, 2025

By Chris McAsey The Hong Kong Dragons have won their first Asian Championship since 2015 with a dominant performance against Singapore in the Men’s Division 1 Grand Final. The Dragons kept Singapore scoreless in the Grand Final, no mean feat on a lush deck at the Thai Polo Escape in Chon Buri. Hong Kong’s talls […]

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All Asian teams named for 2025

September 1, 2025

The All Asian teams for 2025 have been named after the Asian Championships in Thailand wound up over the weekend. Fourteen men’s teams and eight women’s teams represented 11 countries across Asia, from which 24 players were selected based on their performances across the tournament. The players selected were a mix of Asian Champs veterans […]

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Wombettes win a thriller to take Div 1 women’s title

August 31, 2025

By Chris McAsey The Singapore Wombettes have taken out the Women’s Division 1 Championship in Chon Buri with a nail-biting Grand Final win over the Malaysian Warriors. Malaysia had a shot at goal on the siren to win the match, but the ball flew wide for no score and Singapore hung on to win by […]

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