Calgary

April 28, 2012

Part of the Men's traditional BC Cup we had the opportunity to showcase our Women at 1pm at Burnaby Lakes Rugby Fields.

We started off really well on an unfamiliar field, size and 18 a side and after we loaned Calgary 4 players as they were short. Marlena scored a great goal and we added a couple of behinds which had us up by 8 points at quarter time.

With the growing popularity of women's football in North America, many clubs had new coaches in 2011 who are now looking forward to 2012.

Minnesota Freeze

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.

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.

“What I like about it is that it combines aspects of a lot of different sports,” said Red Deer native Caitlin Kidd, 27, a member of Canada’s Australian rules football national women’s team, the Northern Lights.

The Calgary Women’s Australian Football team, the Calgary Kookaburras, are currently looking to fill a Head Coach position and two Assistant coaching positions for the 2011 season.

The team is looking for individuals who have a strong knowledge of the game with the ability to create effective practices using a variety of drills to increase our fitness and game strategy.