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On Saturday, May 3, the Ontario Australian Football League, OAFL, will celebrate its 20th year in Canada with a preseason tournament to be hosted at Humber College's North Campus, near the intersection of Highway 427 and Finch Avenue. The preseason tournament will encompass seven clubs from across Toronto plus teams from Hamilton and Guelph. The day will include 4 practice matches in the lead up to the exhibition match between Canada's National Australian Football Team, Northwind, and the OAFL All-Star team.
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The Northwind, in conjunction with the Etobicoke Kangaroos, will be holding an Anzac Day Party on Friday, April 25th at Philthy McNasty's on King Street West.
There will be giveaways, door prizes, a major prize draw and more! And, the Collingwood vs. Essendon match will be played (tape-delayed). Let's have a great night to kick off the season and the biggest year in Canada yet!
Download the flyer
(PDF, 1.7 MB).
With the post Christmas election for President and Vice President finalized the new AFL Canada Executive got down to business with the first of their monthly meetings on February 2nd, 2008. The new team of dedicated professionals includes:
Darrel Perry - President
Peter Campion - Vice President
Robert Parker - Director
Dan Noone - Treasurer
Dan Walker - Secretary
For more details on their impressive credentials look in the About Us section of this website. This new group of talented and passionate individuals has high expectations for taking Australian football in Canada to the next level. One of the first orders of business is to create a 2008 Business Plan and long term vision for growth. Prior to the implementation of any of the initiatives which the new President was elected on, the Executive are working with the outgoing AFL Executive to ensure that all financial reporting is up to date. In addition, in order to improve communication to all levels of Australian Football in Canada the minutes from the monthly meetings will be made available on the AFL Canada website. Stay tuned for an exciting 2008 season.
January 22, 2008 by Danny Walker
Just a quick note to remind those interested in trying out for Northwind this year. We'll be holding four winter training sessions:
- Saturday, January 26, 2007
- Saturday, February 23, 2007
- Saturday, March 15, 2007
- Saturday, March 29, 2007
All sessions will be held from 5:15 - 8:00 pm at the Metro Sports Centre in the east end of Toronto. See you there.
Metro Sports Centre
1510 Birchmount Road
416-751-0500
www.metrosportscentres.com
Northwind General Manager Martin Walter was recently in Melbourne scouting for Canadian born footballers in Australia. While there, he was interviewed along with Sydney Swans General Manager Tony Morwood on 3AW Sports Today.
Listen to the 3AW interview (MP3).
Update: Martin also made an appearance on 107.9 FM ABC Ballarat. Listen to the ABC interview (MP3).
