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Vita.Mn @work: Sport from Down Under isn't just for men
September 1, 2011 - 3:22pm — kjh
Photo by John Noltner
The Minnesota Freeze Australian Rules Football Club practiced at Lake Calhoun
The Minnesota Freeze Australian Rules Football Club practiced at Lake Calhoun
Vita.mn | By Todd Nelson | Aug 25, 2011
Kathryn Hogg is giving Australian Rules Football a kick in this country and in its homeland Down Under.
Hogg is a founding member of the women's team of the Minnesota Freeze Australian Rules Football Club and helped organize the first women's exhibition match in this country. read more »
International women's AFL action at Rouse Hill
August 24, 2011 - 8:28pm — kjh
Aug 18, 2011 | Isabella Lettini
THE USA team (red, white and blue jerseys) outplayed hosts Australia 72-0 in their International Cup AFL tournament match at Bruce Purser Reserve, Rouse Hill, on Wednesday, August 17. Five women's teams and 18 men's squads are competing in the tournament, which ends August 27:
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Game Day 5 - Canada's Northern Lights top the US Freedom
August 21, 2011 - 7:36pm — Little Pommy Girl
As the traditional USA vs Canada footy rivalry continued, the Canadian women came out trumps at Auburn yesterday, the Northern Lights defeating the USA Freedom by 18 points. read more »
Bendigo's Andrew Hickey puts girls' footy on the map in Ireland
August 21, 2011 - 7:29pm — kjh
ADAM BOURKE
19 Aug, 2011 03:48 PM
AUSSIE Rules for women is thriving in Ireland thanks to the dedication of former White Hills footballer Andrew Hickey. He talks to ADAM BOURKE about his journey from Scott Street Oval to becoming an international coach.
WHEN Andrew Hickey moved to Ireland to marry his partner Marie two years ago he thought his only contact with Aussie Rules would be via the internet. read more »
American girls play by Aussie rules
August 21, 2011 - 6:17pm — kjh
19 Aug 11 by Andrew Prentice
AMERICA’S female Aussie Rules players couldn’t wait to swim at Manly Beach today, despite the cold.
The USA Freedom team, here for the International Cup, have been impressive on the field, beating an Australian Indigenous Multicultural team and PNG Flames. This afternoon they play Canada, at Auburn. read more »
Two women named to Aussie rules team
July 22, 2011 - 1:56pm — kjh
Iain Colpitts | Jul 21, 2011
Australia Bound: Sherelle Kelly-Witt (left) and Lisa Tazzman (right) of Mississauga have been named to Canada's Australian rules football team for the International Cup, taking place in Australia from Aug. 15-17
A pair of Mississauga women have been selected to represent Team Canada at the upcoming International Cup Australian rules football tournament, taking place in Australia from Aug. 15-27. read more »
Women take Aussie Rules international
July 14, 2011 - 8:19pm — kjh
Derek Van Diest | Edmonton Sun | July 11, 2011
Neda Dalili had never heard of Australian Rules Football before she was asked to take up the sport.
Lucy Nolan, a native Australian, knew the game existed, but was unfamiliar with the rules and had never played prior to moving to Canada.
Now, both are members of a national team heading off to Australia this August to participate in an international tournament. read more »
Off the beaten path — Aussie Rules
June 23, 2011 - 3:15pm — kjh
Scott Fisher | Calgary Sun | June 21, 2011
It’s one of the toughest sports known to man.
And women.
Australian Rules football isn’t just for big, hairy, toothless, testosterone-driven men anymore.These ladies can get down and dirty, too.
Calgarian Caitlin Kidd got involved in the sport after watching her older siblings.
“I had three brothers who were already playing and they encouraged me,” Kidd said. read more »
Playing rough runs in family
May 25, 2011 - 7:10pm — kjh
Caitlin Kidd, right, goes in for a tackle during a match against Team USA.
By Greg Meachem - Red Deer Advocate
May 24, 2011
To the uninitiated, the sport may resemble a form of on-field anarchy, but Australian rules football actually contains the elements of several well-known competitive activities. read more »
Surge of Women Playing Footy
May 13, 2011 - 5:24pm — kjh
ABC News in Western Australian did a story of women breaking down barriers in Australian Football and the current growth of women's footy.
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