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October 2006
October 9, 2006 by Bill Frampton | View Comments (0)
The Toronto Eagles claimed their 10th Ontario Australian Football League Premiership Saturday, defeating the Broadview Hawks in the 2006 Grand Final at Humber North Oval in Toronto.
A beautiful fall afternoon with perfect football conditions greeted the teams as they lined up for the singing of the national anthem. Broadview won the toss and elected to kick to the north end of the ground.
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October 5, 2006 by Bill Frampton | View Comments (0)
The 2006 Ontario Australian Football League playoffs conclude this Saturday at 12:00 noon with the League's 18th Grand Final at Humber North Oval in Toronto between the Toronto Eagles and Broadview Hawks.
The Eagles earned their 14th Grand Final appearance two weeks ago when they won the Second Semi-Final. The Hawks qualified for their third appearance in the big game last week with a win in the Preliminary Final. Broadview's previous appearances in 1995 and 1999 were both against the Eagles and the Eagles won both times.
The Eagles (10-4) go in as favourites, having won both previous meetings between the teams this year including the Qualifying Final three weeks ago. It's been three years since the last time Broadview (10-5) beat the Eagles, but after winning two straight to get to the Grand Final they have to like their chances.
Both teams have been playing their best football of the season in recent weeks, this game should be a cracker.
There being no Canadian Nationals at this time the winners will be awarded the Conacher Cup, fittingly named in honour of Lionel Conacher, the greatest all-round athlete in Canadian sports history.
October 1, 2006 by Mike McFarlane
AFL Canada is seeking to fill the Head Coaching position and assistants for the men's national team. One assistant will be named from each province. These positions will be decided by the new national team coach.
The Northwind is looking for people to carry on the progress by the last coaching and management staff. These positions will run through the 2008 International Cup.
These are volunteer positions and will be appointed to run through to the end of 2008. The coaches will be required to pay the same proportion of costs as the players. A brief description of the positions will follow.
All applicants must forward an electronic resume to Mike McFarlane (mmcfarlane@aflcanada.com) by October 11, 2006.
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