Women's Australian Football Association

Leigh Barnes, head coach of the US Freedom Women's Australian Football team, has announced the captain and assistant coaches for 2013.

With 3 year captain Judith Stein stepping down as captain, Barnes and his staff embarked on a search for the best possible replacement.  When the dust settled, Eileen Geoghegan of the Baltimore-Washington Lady Eagles was the consensus choice. 

Weeks after Sandy hit the East Coast, I stood in the thick of its wreckage in Belle Harbor, Queens. As the sun set, I quickly packed up the vans along with thirty other Magpies before nightfall to head back to the City. A tattooed man driving a Bobcat stopped in the debris-filled street, providing one of the only sources of light, and said to me, “Not just anybody comes out here to help.” For us, it was never a question. That’s what family does. One of our own – longtime Magpie Shane Batty – lives in Belle Harbor.

The AFL has released two Kicking Guide videos.  One geared for players and the other geared towards coaches. Both are presented by Gary Lyon and Mathew Lloyd.

• Kicking Guide for Players
• Kicking Guide for Coaches

Learn the kicking skills of the modern game of Australian Football from the current stars of the game.

Garry Lyon and Matthew Lloyd present the basic mechanics of effective kicking.

Another long season, another memorable Nationals! Not so common for the Lady Demons, as this was only our second year but what a year it’s been!! Our success has been measurable starting with an impressive collection of coin from our half-naked plunge into the Atlantic on Australia Day. Let’s check that tide chart next time, okay?