Name: Tim Smith Number: 13 Club: Birmingham Bears Position: Forward Minded Wing Back Pocket Roving Quarterback Nickname(s): Timmy Tango VPSport Nationality: British Occupation: Lame duck VPSport, Birmingham Uni Started playing Aussie Rules Football because: Wanted to impress girls Least funny teammate: Ian McNicholas Fave away game destination: Adis Ababa Meal you eat the night before … Continue reading »
The Huddersfield Rams have secured The Grosvenor Casino at Folly Hall as a new 2012 sponsor. To welcome the sponsor to ALF CNE we have moved the League Lightning Round which was scheduled for 21st July at Huddersfield to the 14th July. All clubs will be in Huddersfield on this date and are looking forward to meeting the … Continue reading »
Name: Andrew Batchelor Number: 1 Club: Nottingham Scorpions Position: Ruck Nickname(s): Batchy Nationality: Australian Occupation: Mineral Processing Engineer Started playing Aussie Rules Football because: I was injured and couldn’t play rugby for a time so went looking for a Gaelic Football club and discovered the Scorpions Least funny teammate: Woody Fave away game destination: Huddersfield … Continue reading »
Name: Ashley Smash Swift Number: 8 Club: Nottingham Scorpions Position: Wherever the ball is Nickname(s): Potato Nationality: English Occupation: Chocolatier Started playing Aussie Rules Football because: My mum got with an Aussie Least funny teammate: Jamie Fave away game destination: Worksop Meal you eat the night before a game: Well I did have pizza Scrunch … Continue reading »
Round 3 of AFL CNE action featured 2 games in Nottingham and 1 game in Wolverhampton. England provided a bleak, cold day but the players more than made up for in with three top quality games. The first game at Nottingham saw Manchester maintain their unbeaten record for 2012 with a hard-fought win over Sheffield. … Continue reading »
Name: Alasdair Lindop Number: 23 Club: Manchester Mosquitoes Position: Half back – Midfield Nickname(s): Bundy Nationality: Scottish Occupation: Marine Biologist Started playing Aussie Rules Football because: I wasn’t good at anything else Least funny teammate: Eddo Fave away game destination: Huddersfield Meal you eat the night before a game: Pizza (pineapple and pepperoni) Scrunch or … Continue reading »
Name: Spike Kilheeney Number: 33 Club: Manchester Mosquitos Position: Half Forward Nickname(s): Michael Nationality: English Occupation: Plumber Started playing Aussie Rules Football because: My older brother Killa got me into the game Least funny teammate: Jessy (the kid) Fave away game destination: Worksop Meal you eat the night before a game: Beef Stew Scrunch or … Continue reading »
Nottingham hosted all three games in a bumper AFL CNE round. After having the bye in the first round Nottingham came out in full force and defeated an undermanned Huddersfield. The game was tighter than the scores suggest but the Scorpions sent a message to the rest of the league that they’re going to be … Continue reading »
Name: Guy Bartle Number: 24 Club: Wolverhampton Wolverines Position: Full/Half Back Nickname(s): Gizzo Nationality: English Occupation: Student/ Guitar Luthier Started playing Aussie Rules Football because: An ex-girlfriend, from Adelaide, introduced me in mid-2009 Least funny teammate: Matthew Hawkins Fave away game destination: Manchester Meal you eat the night before a game: Steak, bacon and cheese … Continue reading »
Name: Ian Mitchell Number: 6 Club: Wolverhampton Wolverines Position: Full back/Half back/On ball Nickname(s): Mitch Nationality: English Occupation: P.E. teacher Started playing Aussie Rules Football because: I spent a year in Australia where I watched a lot on TV and went to a game or two. I had a few kickabouts with mates whilst there … Continue reading »
Get to know the players who grace the field each week with the AFL Central and Northern England Player Profiles. New profiles featuring players from all clubs will appear regularly throughout the season. What’s Andy Batchelor’s favourite romantic film? Who phones Mike Kilheeney at 4am? What’s Garth Nevin’s favourite root vegetable? Find out in the … Continue reading »
The 2012 Central and Northern England League season commenced on Saturday 28th April with three games at Wolverhampton and Manchester. After long pre-seasons all six competing clubs were raring to go. Wolverhampton surprised many by pulling off a close win against arch-rival Birmingham. It was the Wolves’ first ever win in the league will be … Continue reading »
With just 5 days to until Round 1 we preview each team’s chances for season 2012: Wolverhampton After a challenging first season in the league last year Wolverhampton look to be the big improvers of 2012. With the youngest team in the competition their locally grown talent look to have made giant leaps this year. … Continue reading »
Despite their modest performance at last year’s International Cup, the GB Bulldogs can now boast something that no other country can answer to: the rise of two of their players, Adam Ballard and Anthony Trigg, through football to VFL level. Though the numbers of foreign players are now increasing, at AFL level to date, all … Continue reading »
On the 17th of March was AFL Central and Northern England St Patrick’s Day tournament, hosted by the Manchester Mosquitoes at their home ground in Burnage. Six teams participated in the event, with the hosts facing off against teams from Sheffield, Huddersfield, Nottingham, Wolverhampton and Birmingham. The day was a raging success and was a … Continue reading »
Sunday November 27th saw the very first staging of the ‘Nathan Blakey Movember Cup’ which pitted AFL Central and Northern England rivals Sheffield, Manchester & Wolverhampton against the newly formed team from Leeds. Named in honour of a former Mozzie and staged in conjunction with the Movember Foundation, the aim of the day was to … Continue reading »
