November 24, 2006 by Bill Frampton | View Comments (0)The London Stallions, a new club hoping to join the OAFL in 2007, got some good press in the London Free Press today:
Read the article.
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.
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.
September 12, 2006 by Bill Frampton | View Comments (0)The Ontario Australian Football League regular season wrapped up on Saturday with Round 13 and the playoff picture was finally settled, but not before some riveting contests.
July 31, 2006 by Bill Frampton | View Comments (1)The Calgary Kangaroos won the West Coast Challenge, winning all three of their games. Vancouver Cougars finished second, followed by the Burnaby Eagles and the Seattle Grizzlies.
Vancouver 5.2.32 def. Burnaby 2.7.19
Calgary 12.8 80 def. Seattle 0.0.0
Calgary 9.9.63 def. Burnaby 2.3.15
Vancouver 6.6.42 def. Seattle 0.1.1
Calgary 5.5.35 def. Vancouver 1.4.10
Burnaby 8.9.57 def. Seattle 2.2.14
July 28, 2006 by Bill FramptonThe British Columbia Australian Football Association is hosting the West Coast Challenge this weekend in Vancouver in association with AFL Canada.
Four clubs have entered the event, three from western Canada and one interloper from the United States. The four clubs are the BCAFA's Vancouver Cougars and Burnaby Eagles, Calgary Kangaroos from Alberta and Seattle Grizzlies. AFL Canada clubs Victoria Lions, Calgary Bears and Red Deer Magpies opted not to compete this weekend.
The tournament will be played this Saturday at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver, with teams playing shorter games than the standard 80 minutes.
11:00 - Vancouver vs. Burnaby
12:00 - Calgary vs. Seattle
1:00 - Burnaby vs. Calgary
2:00 - Vancouver vs. Seattle
3:00 - Calgary vs. Vancouver
4:00 - Seattle vs. Burnaby
5:00 - Presentations
May 24, 2006 by Stefan Leyhane
The BC Football Association is hosting a footy tournament in July, inviting clubs from Canada and the U.S.
British Columbia Football Association requests your attendance at our West Coast Challenge (WCC) football event. The WCC will be held in Vancouver, Canada and will be jointly organized and run by Vancouver and Burnaby Football Clubs. The event will be held on July 22nd and 23rd and will be involving some of the best teams from Western North America.
Download the invitation letter
and presentation.
March 1, 2006 by Stefan Leyhane
The Guelph Gargoyles are hosting a footy tournament in August, inviting clubs from several countries.
The "Wellington's Boot Invitational" is a tournament about trying to promote and create enthusiasm for our sport throughout our leagues. So the Guelph Gargoyles AFC have decided to invite several of our favourite clubs that we like to cheer for, but would like to play against even more one day.
The tournament runs from August 4-8, 2006. More information can be found on the tournament page at their website.
November 15, 2005 by Bruce Parker | View Comments (0)
Players from the Ontario Australian Football League got together on Saturday to join forces with the City of Toronto Parks workers to put in an irrigation system at Humber College Park. The project was one of a long list of improvements to the field that the City has delivered on in the past two years. Through the use of the league's manpower, the majority of the 90 sprinkler heads were able to be installed before the ground froze.
The league had been lobbying the city to put in the irrigation system since the move to Humber College three seasons ago. The city's tight budget had previously prohibitted them from allocating the manpower to do the job. The OAFL provided the extra manpower to finish the trenching and backfilling to help complete the project. There is much anticipation for the possibility of a soft, green field through the hot and dry Toronto summer next year.
October 3, 2005 by Bill Frampton | View Comments (0)
The Ontario Australian Football League's 17th Grand Final was played Saturday at Humber North Oval in Toronto. The defending champion Toronto Dingos were next in line for the surging Lakeshore Rebels under sunny skies and 24° temperatures.
A close game was anticipated since the two teams had split their two meetings this season one win apiece. Lakeshore won by 24 points in Round 6 and the Dingos by 55 points in Round 12.
September 27, 2005 by Bill Frampton | View Comments (0)The penultimate game of the 2005 Ontario Australian Football League playoffs was played Saturday at Humber North Oval in Toronto. The Toronto Eagles met the surging Lakeshore Rebels in the Preliminary Final under sunny skies and 21° temperatures.
September 19, 2005 by Bill Frampton | View Comments (5)
The Ontario Australian Football League playoffs continued in dramatic fashion Saturday at Humber North Oval in Toronto, with the campaign tightening up as two of the closest Semi-Finals in league history were played.
June 29, 2005 by Chris O'Connell | View Comments (1)The BC Cup was a huge success in Vancouver with five teams — Vancouver Cougars, Burnaby Eagles, Victoria Lions, Seattle Grizzlies and Alberta Kangaroos (21 Calgary Roos plus 4 Red Deer Magpies) — taking to the field.
May 19, 2005 by Stefan Leyhane | View Comments (1)The regular season of the Ontario Australian Football League (OAFL) started this past weekend. Round 1 kicked off with a rematch of last year's Grand Final between the Toronto Downtown Dingos and Toronto Eagles. The Dingos sneeked out with another close win, this time by a mere three points.
Four of the five matches on the weekend were close tilts. This bodes well for the competitiveness we'll see in the league this year. A few of the clubs that missed the playoffs last year have beefed up their rosters and hope to make a run for the premiership.
Teams have the long weekend off before resuming with Round 2 on May 28th. Follow the season at www.ontariofooty.com.
March 8, 2004 by Mike TraversDo you live on Vancouver Island and want to play some Aussie Rules? Michael Shipley does and is forming a team for Victoria, BC. Anybody interested in getting out for a kick can contact Michael at: shippadippa@yahoo.com.
