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Surge of Women Playing Footy

May 13, 2011 | posted by Kathryn Hogg
Surge of Women Playing Footy

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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Three West Islanders heading Down Under

April 06, 2011 | posted by Kathryn Hogg
Left to right: Lindsay Belzie, Kyle Graham, Aimee Legault, Ronan Shaughnessy, Margo Legault at US Nationals 2010 in the State of Kentucky.

This is a very exciting year for Australian Rules Football, as the International Championship (World cup) takes place this year in Australia. This is the first year that there will be a Women's Division with six teams competing: Canada, USA, Italy, Ireland, Papau New Guinea and a combined Multicultural and Indigenous team. The women’s section of the IC11 will be played between the 15th - 27th of August, 2011 in Sydney and Melbourne.

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Montreal

Sacramento Press: Australian Rules Football Club

March 30, 2011 | posted by Amy Bishop

by Hossana Paida, published on March 28, 2011

While most Americans may be more familiar with sports such as football, soccer or basketball, very few have heard of Australian Rules Football.

Australian native Amy Bishop, 31, explained that Australian Rules Football, also known as “footy” or “Aussie rules,” is a very popular sport in Australia, and it is unlike rugby, soccer or any other sport.

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“Footy” National Champion Denver Lady Bulldogs Celebrating Win All Week

October 18, 2010 | posted by Kelli Modica

GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Staff Members Play On Winning Women’s Team at U.S. Australian Football League Championship

Celebration is a daily affair right now for the Denver Bulldogs Women's Australian Rules Football Team, which last weekend won the 2010 U.S. Australian Football League National Championship in Louisville, Ken.

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Denver

Kookaburras Find it Tough

October 01, 2010 | posted by Kathryn Hogg


Tuesday 7 September 2010

The much anticipated debut of Ireland's first Australian Rules Football side took place on a rainy pitch in Kilrea on Saturday.

The Kilrea Kookaburras invited a combination side of Dublin/Derry Gaelic players nicknamed the "Dubderrys" to do battle with.

The match also served as a selection trial for the National side, who will travel to take part in the European Championships in Milan in October, so all girls were out to impress.

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Ireland
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Merrimac's Geoghegan shines at Aussie 'footy'

August 08, 2010 | posted by Kathryn Hogg


By John Vellante
Globe Correspondent | August 8, 2010

The event received very little, if any, attention in this neck of the woods, but the US and Canadian women’s national teams squared off in the Australian Rules Football 49th Parallel Cup last weekend in Toronto.

For the record, Canada won, 34-15.

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2010 Freedom
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Baltimore-Washington

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