The Baltimore Washington Eagles are kicking off the 2007 season with the
United States' first-ever Ausball league. Composed of four teams from
around the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area, the Eagles have devised
a modified version of Australian Rules that accommodates players of all
genders and age brackets. This new, nine-a-side version is created as a
non-contact game (based on the "two-hand touch" American football version)
and is played on a rectangular soccer ground. Players still move and kick
A co-ed rec game will be played under the modified rules before the Metro grand final on Saturday, Nov 9, at 1pm at the DC polo grounds, corner of Independence Ave. and Ohio Dr. Its to see if we can get enough interest to get a rec league (and by progression, a women's team) going for next year. There will be a clinic first and then a short game at 1.30pm. There will be no tackling and it'll just be some fun.
