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Canada's Mike Pyke has thrown away a promising rugby career in France to join the Australian Football League's Sydney Swans in Australia. While Aussie Rules is a very different game to rugby (requires you to not only run but be highly skilled at jumping, kicking and catching), being a fullback...

At least in Australian Rules Football that is. Canada entered teams in the USAFL National Championships in Colorado Springs and made history by coming ome winners in division one - not just for the men's, but also the women's. The game has come a long way in Canada and this is proof. The...

Just a few days ago the Hawthorn Hawks defeated the Geelong Cats in the Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final in front of 100,017 fans. :idea: This time it is Toronto's turn A big crowd is expected to see Canada's finest battle it out at Colonel Sam Smith Park on October 4th. Get...

Team Canada (Northwind) has humiliated Finland in the Aussie Rules World Cup, keeping the Norwegians scoreless. Canada 12.18 (90) def Finland 0.0 (0) http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20080823024014986 The 16 participating nations include China, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, India...

Hey all. Its been ages since I've posted here, but I thought I'd get you all up to date on what's happening in Toronto's Aussie footy season since we've officially started playing. This year has seen debut of the OAFL's newest team, the Ottawa Swans. Though they lost their first game, they...

The Etobicoke Kangaroos will play the Toronto Eagles in Saturday's OAFL Grand Final after the Eagles defeated the Broadview Hawks in a tough Preliminary Final by 4 goals. The 2 clubs are the OAFL's top teams both having 13-1 regular season results and spilting their 2 games between them evenly...

It's on again, the much anticipated Australian Football League Grand Final in 2007. This year the game will be LIVE on Setanta Canada. Two new contestants are there this year Port Adelaide vs Geelong at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The game is sold out and will host almost 100,000...

Canada have defeated the USA at in the Ironbark International Challenge at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. 2,500 people received a great return on their investment seeing the home team, Northwind defeat an overrated American Revolution. It was the biggest crowd for an international test in...

It has been a while since my last Aussie Rules journal as I have been on holidays in Halifax and my club is still in pre-season training and I am still awaiting to see who gets to cover it on TV here but here goes. The opening round of the 2007 premiership season had the second biggest...

While an exciting Canadian Australian rules football scene that will see the Toronto Eagles defend the championship is still a while from kicking off, the Australian Football League has begun early with their knock-out format competition, the NAB Cup. While Australian clubs and media don't take...

International Rules, the great game which combines the rules of "Aussie Rules" and Gaelic football, has decided who is better between the Australian Football League and the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) of Ireland since 1998. The 2006 series, fought out this weekend was completely sold out...

Just like their friends the West Coast Eagles in the AFL, the Toronto Eagles have done the same at Humber Park ! Toronto Eagles 8.10 (58) Broadview 5.4 (34) Goal kickers: Toronto Eagles: Mark van Gelder (2), Andrew Garth (2), Aaron Falcioni, Tommaso Marchese, Kevin Minaker, Mike Vloet...

What a terrible movie. Typical Hollywood trash.

Thought I'd start a thread for the AFL, the world's best Aussie Rules action, the game where the big men fly. This season is living up to expectations of being an fearless, tough, physical, spectacular, fast, exciting and action packed. So far this year the average crowd has been 35,000 across...

The Commonwealth Games are underway in Melbourne, Australia. I heard that we're aiming for 400 gold medals. That's a lot.