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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="3fa285a1erkjxk.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Aussie Rules Global Invasion</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aussie Rules Global Invasion"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Indonesia"><U>Indonesia</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Japan"><U>Japan</U></A>   |   <B>Other</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=9.375% BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="3f9d4fe0erkjxk.png"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#00BFBF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Other</I></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="301" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 144 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="49f6d790.png" border=0 width="109" height="121" ALT="Bitmap Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Other Nations Include:</B></div> <div> <B>Brunei</B></div> <div> <B>China</B></div> <div> <B>India</B></div> <div> <B>Lebanon</B></div> <div> <B>Malaysia</B></div> <div> <B>Philippines</B></div> <div> <B>Singapore</B></div> <div> <B>Thailand</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <I><B><U>News</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="716" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="710"><div> <B>AFL's punt into China</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 341 WIDTH="710"><div> <B>China</B></div> <div> Feb 6 2006</div> <div> From the Herald Sun</div> <div> Australian<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>football is planning to conquer China, with the appointment of the first football ambassador to the country.</div> <div> The AFL, Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne City Council and AusAID are backing the push to take Aussie Rules to the world's most populous nation. </div> <div> Sports management graduate Tom Matessi, 23, will be posted to Tianjin, a city of 10 million, about 120km southeast of Beijing. </div> <div> Among his tasks will be to help organise the Demons team visit to China in October or November, which will be tied to a TV marketing campaign introducing Melbourne to the Chinese. </div> <div> The Demons fan said the potential for making inroads into a country of 1.3 billion was huge. </div> <div> "In China at the moment people are intrigued by Western culture, including sports. </div> <div> "I'm expecting it to be a big challenge and I know it's a strange place, but we've got nothing to lose," he said. </div> <div> His mission will also involve introducing the Australian game to schools through fitness programs, establishing Auskick training sessions, creating teams of Chinese players and finding sporting fields big enough to play on. </div> <div> The game would have to be modified to be played on smaller Chinese athletics and soccer fields and the tough physical aspects would need to be introduced carefully, Mr Matessi said. </div> <div> AusAID is paying for the Australian Youth Ambassador through its grants program. </div> <div> With Melbourne and Tianjin sister cities for 25 years, Mr Matessi will be based at the Melbourne Council's office there. </div> <div> Melbourne's mayor John So said the council had been working on the project for several months, with the backing of the Tianjin Government.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="717" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="711"><div> <B>The Philippines will host the 2005 Asian Championships</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 549 WIDTH="711"><div> <B>Philippines</B></div> <div> May 5 2005</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="716" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 246 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="4a4c1d10.png" border=0 width="193" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="509"><div> It's official! The Philippines will host the 2005 Asian Championships on September 10 in Manila. This will be the sixth annual Asian Championships.</div> <div> The inaugural event was held in Jakarta in June 2000, with teams from Indonesia, Brunei, Hong Kong and Singapore competing. Indonesia took the cup in the grand final against Hong Kong. The 2001 Asian Championships were held in Bangkok with Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia competing.  Singapore took the cup from Indonesia in the final. In 2002 the championships moved to Singapore and was contested between Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong and a combined China/Malaysia side. The final was a repeat of 2002, but with Indonesia winning back their crown. The 2003 the Asian Championships went north to Hong Kong, with 2 sides from Hong Kong competing along with Indonesia and China. Hong Kong beat Indonesia in a close final.  In 2004, the Asian Championships were held in Kuala Lumpur with the biggest turnout to date with seven teams participating - Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Jakarta, Bali, Thailand and China. Hong Kong went on to win the final by defeating Singapore making it back to back victories for the Hong Kong Dragons.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> This year, it is anticipated that there will be about 10 teams participating which would, of course, include the Philippine Eagles making their much anticipated Asian Championships debut. This would make the event the biggest Asian Championships to date. Malaysia has set the bench mark with a fantastic event in 2004, so the Eagles have got to work hard to put on an event to rival the Warriors effort. The Philippines Australian Football League (PAFL) has only been going for one year and to date has had many successes at domestic level with a healthy competition being held weekly last year with adapted rules and smaller ground size so that we can play with teams of at least 6 and up to 9 or more (sure beats training!). The weekly comp ran from May 1 to August 28, and included a number of social events that culminated in the inaugural Annual Presentation Dinner held last November. The Philippine Eagles have already had one international game against the reigning Asian Champions, the Hong Kong Dragons. </div> <bR> <div> The game was in Manila and was a nine a side match played in a very competitive spirit. We had a great turnout from all our supporters with a great day (and night) had by all. </div> <div> PAFL has put together a hard working and dedicated committee who are all committed to the growth of PAFL and we feel that hosting the Asian Championships will help to further enhance PAFL's development. We are confident we can put on a great tournament that will be truly memorable for all who choose to visit us. We extend an invitation to all and hope to see you in Manila in September!  More details will be progressively available at <A HREF="http://www.pafl.com.ph/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.pafl.com.ph/"><U><U>www.pafl.com.ph</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="717" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="711"><div> <B>Philippines show off new website</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 149 ><NOBR><div> <B>Philippines</B></div> <div> May 5 2005</div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="670" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 92 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="4aa8b560.png" border=0 width="139" height="86" ALT="Bitmap Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="523"><bR> <div> The <A HREF="http://www.pafl.com.ph/index.php?page=main" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.pafl.com.ph/index.php?page=ma"><U>Philippine Australian Football League</U></A> has come up with a fantastic new website. So why don't you do yourself a faver and check it out.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <I><B><U> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="718" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="712"><div> <B>Warriors launch new website</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 162 ><NOBR><div> <B>Malaysia</B></div> <div> Oct 6 2004</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="640" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 105 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="4a860630.png" border=0 width="96" height="99" ALT="Bitmap Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> The Malaysian Warriors have lauched a new website so <A HREF="http://www.malaysianwarriors.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.malaysianwarriors.com/"><U>check it out.</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></B></I></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="717" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="711"><div> <B>Tigers show off new website</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 48 WIDTH="711"><div> <B>Thailand</B></div> <div> Oct 6 2004</div> <div> The Tigers have a website up and running which you can <A HREF="http://www.southerners-bangkok.com/default_ie.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.southerners-bangkok.com/defau"><U>check out.</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="720" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="714"><div> <B>Tour of Oz Cancelled</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 48 ><NOBR><div> <B>India</B></div> <div> Mar 16 2004</div> <div> India has had to cancel it's tour of Australia due to visa problems, it is not clear at this stage if the will tour later in the year.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="718" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="712"><div> <B>Indian Tigers visit Melbourne</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 260 WIDTH="712"><div> <B>India</B></div> <div> Feb 24 2004</div> <div> India's national Australian football team, the Indian Tigers, will visit Melbourne next month to attend a training camp and play their first match against an Australian team. </div> <div> The undefeated Tigers will arrive on Saturday 13 March and depart on Saturday 20 March. Apart from honing their skills on the field, they will also attend coaching and umpiring clinics. </div> <div> A full itinerary will be released prior to their arrival. </div> <div> The visit is being organised by the International Australian Football Council (IAFC), which was formed in 1995 to promote and develop Australian football internationally. </div> <div> The visit follows the success of the inaugural National Training Camp in India, which was conducted by the IAFC in New Delhi in August 2003. The two-day camp was attended by 50 players from all over India eager to learn more about the world's greatest game. An additional camp was held in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. </div> <div> The sport's governing body in India, the India Amateur Australian Football Association (IAAFA), is keen to see India represented at the 2005 Australian Football International Cup in Melbourne. Eleven national teams attended the inaugural event in 2002, with Ireland defeating Papua New Guinea in the final.</div> <div> Courtesy of IAFC website</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="718" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="712"><div> <B>Hashem Ouaida - Steps being put in place</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 210 WIDTH="712"><div> <B>Lebanon</B></div> <div> Nov 6 2003</div> <div> Its been hectic. We have an office here in Northern Lebanon. At the moment there is no staff other than myself. At the moment I am organising recruiting, locating grounds (biggest hurdle that i have</div> <div> faced). But the interest here is fantastic. I organise training sessions for the participants to work on their skills. More like a skills work shop. When the skills are up to scratch, i will organise some scratch matches. At the moment we play mini footy. Which is half a normal footall sized ground, with 11 players, etc.</div> <bR> <div> I haven't had time to update the web site as yet for a very long time. Something which i will rectify ASAP. Internet here in Lebanon has a lot to be desired.</div> <bR> <div> Hashem Ouaida</div> <div> (Coach) </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>