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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vic...-1227053066831
$1.5m down drain on Chinese footy dust bowl
The site of the Tianjin AFL oval in China.
AN AFL oval launched in China with much fanfare and a $1.5 million investment has been sitting unused with a power pole in the field of play.
Melbourne City Council Lord Mayor Robert Doyle and two other councillors opened the oval in 2011, during an $18,000 ratepayer-funded trip to China, but since the launch the ground has sat idle.
At the time, the council said the oval was the result of a five-year collaboration between the City of Melbourne, AFL and Melbourne Football Club.
The council even enlisted Melbourne architect firm Thomson Perrett to design and deliver the oval.
In 2011, Melbourne Football Club chief executive Cameron Schwab said the club was excited about supporting a team in the Tianjin region — to be called the Demons.
Since then the growth of the game in the region has stalled — with the Tianjin Demons failing to be formalised.
Robert Doyle in Tianjin, launching what was meant to be the first purpose-built Aussie Rules oval in China.
The AFL turned to leagues in Shanghai, southern China and Hong Kong, leaving the ground dormant — other than the electricity surging through the power pole.
While Tianjin, a city of 14 million people, has boasted a couple of players in the AFL China team that played in the International Cup, it does not have a team of its own.
A council spokeswoman said there were plans to remove the pole in due course.
“During a business mission to China, we supported the launch of the oval with the AFL and Melbourne Football Club to promote the game and Melbourne to China and to encourage visitors,’’ she said.
AFL spokesman Patrick Keane said the league did not contribute to the oval and does not have a presence in Tianjin.
Mr Keane said the AFL had a limited budget to help grow the game internationally.
A Melbourne Football Club spokesman said it had supplied local players with jumpers and some training gear.
“Aside from the opening of the ground, MFC hasn’t travelled to Tianjin and believes the ground was no longer in use due to the lack of AFL activity in Tianjin,” the spokesman said.
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Wookie please give it a rest mate, your game will never have a international presence
http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/10/08/au ... onal-game/
Australian rules football at an international level is often regarded with some amusement by the association football, rugby union and rugby league crowds, primarily because of its lack of competition outside the country.
Australia also don’t generally partake in the international scene outside the occasional Under-18 or Under-16 tour.
For all that, the amateur Australian rules scene is thriving internationally.
Eighteen countries came to the recent International Cup in Melbourne, including the debut of Indonesia and Pakistan. Five countries entered the women’s division – with the US and Canada supplying another two teams.
The competition was won by Papua New Guinea, who defeated Ireland in the men’s competition, and Canada, who won over Ireland in the women’s division.
The International Cup is a full-length, 18-a-side competition held on full size oval pitches.
Last weekend, 17 European countries competed in the Euro Cup which was held in London, with a record five countries entering women’s teams. The competition was won by Denmark for the first time.
The Euro Cup is a nine-a-side competition played on rugby pitches with slightly tapered corners to give it an oval feel. Matches consist of 20-minute halves. In years where there is no International Cup, the Europeans also compete in the European Championships, an 18-a-side tournament.
This weekend, the USAFL Nationals will be held in Dublin, Ohio. The US Nationals is the largest Australian rules football tournament in the world, and will feature almost 40 teams from across the United States and Canada, including about 10 women’s sides. In total, almost a thousand players will descend on the town for two days.
US nationals consist of 18-a-side matches for the top two divisions, 16-a-side for the middle two divisions and 14-a-side for the bottom two divisions. They also play a lightning carnival format.
Further this weekend, AFL Asia is staging the Asian Championships. This is a 10-team competition (eight countries plus Hong Kong and Macau) being played in the Philippines, featuring teams with admittedly large numbers of expats but a considerable number of locals as well. This is a 16-a-side competition, but allows for up to 10 players on the bench.
At the end of November, the USAFL will stage its first College Championships since 2008. This will be a 10-a-side competition hosted by Texas A&M University.
So while Australia isn’t participating at the international level outside of the International Rules, and while there are no professional competitions outside of Australia, there’s still plenty of amateur footy going on around the world.
I love your passion for your chosen sport but why do you put your mind through this torture its not healthy..
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http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/10/08/au ... onal-game/
Australian rules football at an international level is often regarded with some amusement by the association football, rugby union and rugby league crowds, primarily because of its lack of competition outside the country.
Australia also don’t generally partake in the international scene outside the occasional Under-18 or Under-16 tour.
For all that, the amateur Australian rules scene is thriving internationally.
Eighteen countries came to the recent International Cup in Melbourne, including the debut of Indonesia and Pakistan. Five countries entered the women’s division – with the US and Canada supplying another two teams.
The competition was won by Papua New Guinea, who defeated Ireland in the men’s competition, and Canada, who won over Ireland in the women’s division.
The International Cup is a full-length, 18-a-side competition held on full size oval pitches.
Last weekend, 17 European countries competed in the Euro Cup which was held in London, with a record five countries entering women’s teams. The competition was won by Denmark for the first time.
The Euro Cup is a nine-a-side competition played on rugby pitches with slightly tapered corners to give it an oval feel. Matches consist of 20-minute halves. In years where there is no International Cup, the Europeans also compete in the European Championships, an 18-a-side tournament.
This weekend, the USAFL Nationals will be held in Dublin, Ohio. The US Nationals is the largest Australian rules football tournament in the world, and will feature almost 40 teams from across the United States and Canada, including about 10 women’s sides. In total, almost a thousand players will descend on the town for two days.
US nationals consist of 18-a-side matches for the top two divisions, 16-a-side for the middle two divisions and 14-a-side for the bottom two divisions. They also play a lightning carnival format.
Further this weekend, AFL Asia is staging the Asian Championships. This is a 10-team competition (eight countries plus Hong Kong and Macau) being played in the Philippines, featuring teams with admittedly large numbers of expats but a considerable number of locals as well. This is a 16-a-side competition, but allows for up to 10 players on the bench.
At the end of November, the USAFL will stage its first College Championships since 2008. This will be a 10-a-side competition hosted by Texas A&M University.
So while Australia isn’t participating at the international level outside of the International Rules, and while there are no professional competitions outside of Australia, there’s still plenty of amateur footy going on around the world.
I love your passion for your chosen sport but why do you put your mind through this torture its not healthy..
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