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AFL Asia is on a mission to grow Australian Rules Football across Asia, creating opportunities for players of all ages to enjoy and excel in the game we love. But to continue our growth and make an even bigger impact, we need your support! Next week the AFL Asia Cup, a ground-breaking three-day tournament is […]

Chris McAsey Cambodia is quietly confident of making a mark at the Asia Cup after surprising many with its performances at the Asian Championships. Footy has gone from strength to strength in the Kingdom in recent years, with clubs welcoming and retaining new local players to build a solid core group for the national team. […]

Thailand is hoping the strength of its community development program and team spirit will drive success at the inaugural AFL Asia Cup. With a standout local development program in place, the Thailand men’s and women’s teams have been training together leading up to the tournament. President of the Thailand Tigers Jake McIntosh says the focus […]

By Chris McAsey Laos is ready to take on the Asian powerhouses in Ho Chi Minh after getting experience into young national players at the Asian Championships in August. A relative minnow in terms of population, Laos has focused on developing national players and sent a team made up almost entirely of local players to […]

By Chris McAsey China national coach Michael Ouzas is confident the Dragons men’s and women’s team will put up strong showings at the AFL Asia Cup after an intensive period of local development. ‘There’s been great improvement across the whole squad in the past year due to a packed calendar of games including the highly […]

By Chris McAsey Pakistan is confident it will field significantly stronger teams at the inaugural AFL Asia Cup than its last international outing at the 2023 Asian Championships. After their breakthrough win at the 2022 Asian Championships in Men’s Division 3, Pakistan found the going tougher in Division 2 in 2023, finishing with a 1-1-2 […]