Japan’s goal machine set to create havoc

January 13, 2025

By Chris McAsey Japan’s dynamic duo of small forwards – Rinto Kijima and Hiroki Mita – are men of few words. But they let action do the talking for them in scintillating performances at the recent AFL Asia Cup. The two forwards combined seamlessly in Japan’s attack with Rinto playing deep and almost unstoppable in […]

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Asia to shine at International Cup: AFLIC17 preview

August 3, 2017

The stage is set for the biggest ever AFL International Cup in history, with 25 teams from 11 nations all arriving in Melbourne this week, including the strongest ever representation from Asia. The new 2-division format kicks off this Sunday 6th August with all teams playing their first game at Melbourne’s Royal Park. We encourage […]

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2017 AFL International Cup fixture released

July 18, 2017

The fixture for next month’s AFL International Cup (AFLIC) has been released, with the 6 of the 8 teams in the new Division 2 coming from Asia. All teams will play a total of 4 round games with 1v2, 3v4, etc Grand Finals to follow, the opening round for all men’s and women’s divisions to […]

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