Outside 50, a show that brings you everything about Aussie Rules Football in the USA, with chats to local players, coaches, administrators and the characters & legends of the game in the USA. Also a special guest or two may drop in for an entertaining chat about footy. We are sure to have a footy topic or guest that interests you coming up as we also discuss the USAFL Regional Championships, National Championships and other footy events happening around the USA.
On Outside 50's Ep30 we talked with Katie Klatt a Sacramento Sun, San Francisco Iron Maiden, Vice Captain of the USA Freedom, a Melbourne Uni Mugar and now a potential Boston Lady Demon. Katie was one of the first U.S. women to travel to Australia to try and make it in the AFLW. Since then, she’s back in the States obtaining her Master’s Degree at Harvard while looking to take a more relaxed approach to the game. The women’s game has grown so much over the years, and Katie loves seeing the continual improvement of competition. Katie recommends women players to take the game seriously if they want to compete in Australia and also to fine tune and really work on basic skills. While in Boston, Katie is likely to connect with the Boston Demons to train which will be her third USAFL club, but overall is just looking forward to being back on the field like the rest of us during these COVID times. Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and even Youtube and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Buy a famous Sherrin football here in the USA at www.playaussie.com
Ep29 of Outside 50 we sat down with Colin Smith, President of the Boston Demons. The theme of the episode kept revolving around camaraderie and how much of a close-knit group the Demons truly are, especially being one of the oldest clubs in the USAFL. Over the years, the club has managed to be successful because of the bond shared by its players. As President, Colin really explains how he really wants to push for more recruitment in the coming seasons, and to continue to develop local areas to play metro games as well as continuing to strengthen the women’s team and women's involvement in the club. The Boston Demons club in regular years usually look forward to playing teams like Montreal and Portland, however, with the uncertainty of this season the Demons are trying to get some training going while just keeping their always cohesive culture game strong. You can find the Boston Demons active on all social media platforms and visit their website at https://www.boston-demons.com Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and even Youtube and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Buy a famous Sherrin football here in the USA at www.playaussie.com
On this Episode 28 of the Outside 50 podcast, we have a chat with Simon Ansell from the LA Dragons Football Club. Simon arrived in Los Angeles from Sydney a few years back and got involved with the Dragons pretty soon thereafter. Simmo talks candidly with us about the positive welcome that he's received so far, the growth of the game in the States, and his own unique perspective growing up in the rugby league-dominant Sydney suburbs. Simmo also relates how the LA is probably the best place in the USA to play footy with weather that suits all year round play and those social activities that we all know coincide well with footy clubs. You can find the LA Dragons on all Social Media apps of course and visit their website at www.ladragons.com Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and even Youtube and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Buy a famous Sherrin football here in the USA at www.playaussie.com
Ep27 of Outside 50 changes gears a little as we chat about the coaching side of footy with Des Moines Rooster, Donnie Hess. Being in “America’s Heartland,” there are a different breed of players who are predominately American and have a love for the physical side of the sport. Donnie recently transitioned over into the head coach for the Roosters, but has a strong background in coaching his local youth basketball team. Donnie also discusses the fate of the 80/35 tournament that the club hosts yearly and how he hopes the women’s side can grow from the tournament as well. Donnie attributes the success and strength of the Roosters to having such a great group of men and women who have developed strong bonds and friendships over the years. If you need anything, the Roosters are always there for their teammates. For more information on the Des Moines Roosters please check out their Facebook and Instagram pages @DesMoinesRoosters and their website www.desmoinesroosters.com. Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Buy a famous Sherrin football here in the USA at www.playaussie.com
This Outside 50 podcast, we talk with Bob DeGemmis of the Detroit Australian Rules Football Club. Bob is a footy veteran who played with both the New York Magpies and the former Baltimore Washington Eagles combination, (before they split into two separate teams) then relocated with his family to the Motor City, Detroit Michigan, a few years ago. Bob shares with the US Footy News team the various aspects of recruiting Aussie Rules footballers in a city that has had its challenges in recent years, as well as various strategies for how to grow the game nationwide from here on. Bob is also passionate about spreading the message of footy to the youth of the USA, including his own kids, and has high hopes for men's, women's and Auskick programs in Detroit's near future. You can find the club on Facebook at Detroit Australian Football Club on their facebook, follow them and be part of their story. https://www.facebook.com/detroitfooty/ Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Buy a famous Sherrin football here in the USA at www.playaussie.com
Ep25 of Outside 50 has one of the most involved footy players in the United States, NY Magpie's Drea Casillas. Some might even call her Wonder Woman, Drea talks all things women’s footy from her many roles with starting the NY Lady Magpies to playing on the US Freedom team to being a founder of the Women’s Association and a former board member of the league and now President of the NY Magpies club itself. Wow. Drea's impressive athletic background also lends her to be a role model and leader on the off the field for women’s footy. She’s one of the strongest and most determined players in US footy today. Drea in 2019 played at her 14th USA Nationals after recently giving birth to her son last year. Committed to continually growing the game of footy across the US and especially for her home team in New York, Drea's leadership of the women NY Magpies inspires an entire club, driven for success on the field, but also having a sense of community and involvement for all men and women, to be able to feel welcomed into an Aussie Rules Football family. Visit the New York Magpies website at http://newyorkmagpies.com/ Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Buy a famous Sherrin football here in the USA at www.playaussie.com
Ep24 of the Outside 50 podcast features traveler Robbie Scarallo, a former Tampa Bay Tiger Shark and recently a new member of the New York Magpies. Robbie a dual citizen shares his unique perspective as a co-founder of the Tiger Sharks in Tampa and talks about how the team has a bright future ahead. Robbie also chats what he hopes is in store for his time with the Magpies in NY once the USAFL season is finally underway and shares with us what the game of footy means to him as a dual citizen of the USA and Australia. Rick, Tara and Ben also take some time to chat about the formal cancellation of the USAFL regional tournaments and what it means heading forward for the rest of the 2020 season. You can find out more about the Tampa Bay Tiger Sharks on their website https://www.tbfooty.com Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Visit them to buy a Sherrin footy! www.playaussie.com
Great Ep23 today with guests Stu Nicol and Al MacGlashan of the Chicago Swans FC. Both Stu and Al have a long history to talk about with footy here in the USA, Al especially who first starting seeking out sports to play in Chicago in 1999 after originally coming over from Geelong Victoria, for a 6 month working holiday. Stu is more recent but a true Chicago legend already, reports also an unusual path to footy in Chicago as being a native Scotsman he has been able to represent Scotland in the Euro Cup on two occasions. Stu has a real passion for the game and its growth but also the social events that come with the game, and that bind a team like the Swans together, and has done so for many many years. With the intro of women's footy to Chicago recently and that part of the club growing exponentially, Stu and Al relate how great it is to have now women playing in a Chicago uniform but also taking key roles on the administration of the sport. You can find out more about the Chicago Swans on their website http://www.chicagofooty.com Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Other links of interest: Visit the USAFL website here www.usafl.com In business? Join the USAFL LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafl/ We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani, Tara Cilke and Ben Martinez Ep22 of Outside 50 showcases newly appointed President of the Wisconsin Wombats, Caitlin O’Malley and her efforts to increase recognition of the club and recruitment efforts in the coming year. Caitlin is one of the few women Presidents across the USAFL and has a unique perspective on how to best grow her club as she takes a more active role on the administration side of footy. Currently a Division 4 club, she sees the Wombats moving up divisions in just a few years’ time with the expansion of the club and skill development of the players. The Wombats struggle with retention and recruitment as do many clubs that are in more transient cities, however, Caitlin coming in with new ideas and her leadership skills will no doubt improve efforts to increase numbers. The Wombats pride themselves on coming together as a close-knit group of players turned friends, that all happen to enjoy the great game of footy, with Caitlin leading the way to a bigger, always improving club. You can find out more about the Wombats join them on FB at https://facebook.com/WisconsinWombats Fb @WisconsinWombats IG @wisconsinwombats Buy some Wombats Merchandise at https://teespring.com/stores/wombats-official-team-gear Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Other links of interest: Visit the USAFL website here www.usafl.com We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani, Tara Cilke and Ben Martinez Ep21 of Outside 50 is a fantastic chat with Paddy Smallwood of the Bogota Bulldogs in Colombia Sth America. Paddy originally from Bairnsdale 3 hrs south east of Melbourne, tells of his journey to establishing one of the first teams in Sth America and certainly the first team to play games against USA teams. The Bogota Bulldogs hit the world footy news recently when they played games against the reigning USAFL National Champions the Austin Crows and then the Crows main adversaries the Denver Bulldogs. Starting and building an Aussie Rules team in a non English speaking nation like Colombia is no easy task, and takes a lot of work and luck as Paddy relates and given that Sth American countries are so entrenched in the game of soccer, it is hats of to Paddy and his clubmates to see what they have achieved so far. As we know footy is in hold for now, but the Bogota Bulldogs have high hopes still of playing games regularly in the USA whilst further developing the game south of the equator. You can find out more about the Bogota on their website http://www.bogotabulldogs.com/ Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Other links of interest: Visit the USAFL website here www.usafl.com In business? Join the USAFL LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafl/ We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani, Tara Cilke and Ben Martinez Ep20 coming atcha with expat Max DePina of the USA Revolution and Seattle Grizzlies. Max is currently playing in Melbourne Australia but we discuss his start with footy on the Seattle Grizzlies and USA Revolution teams. The Seattle Grizzlies have come a long way since Max joined them several years back and continue to gain momentum in the footy community. He has watched his team grow from having to borrow players from other teams, to having two full men’s and one women’s teams at the USAFL Nationals last year. On Max’s Australian journey, the most valuable takeaway for any American coming over to play footy in Australia Max relates is "to be a sponge". While abroad, Max continues to fine-tune his skills while always learning something new from his Australian teammates in efforts to continue growing the game back home and building the Seattle Grizzlies club when he returns. You can find out more about the Seattle Grizzlies on their website http://www.seattlegrizzlies.com/ Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Other links of interest: Visit the USAFL website here www.usafl.com In business? Join the USAFL LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafl/ We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani, Tara Cilke & Ben Martinez A fantastic chat with James Waddell from Denver Colorado, a truly interesting footy story. James tells us about being an International Baseball Scout after finishing his baseball career in Australia. An avid footy player through even his baseball career, James currently still plays with the Denver Bulldogs when he can. Add being Honorary Consul General of Australia in Denver, he continues to help develop youth Aussie Rules Footy and is truly a 'Renaissance Man' when it comes to athletics in the United States and Australia. James (or Wads as he is known to his teammates) talks about how American players must think differently to be successful in the AFL, and the advice he gives to Americans trying their hand at footy down in Australia. James' experiences in professional baseball both in Australia and the U.S, and his love of the game and unusually legend AFL player Alex Jesaulenko of Carlton, whilst also a raving fan of his home town West Coast Eagles, gives him a unique perspective on the world of international sport. You can find out more about the Denver Bulldogs on their website www.denverbulldogs.com Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Buy your Sherrin footballs there. Other links of interest: Visit the USAFL website here www.usafl.com In business? Join the USAFL LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafl/ We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/
Ep18 of the Outside 50 podcast is back with some new co-hosts and with Dani Marshall, the first U.S. woman player to make it in the AFLW. From Colorado to Arizona to Melbourne, we got an inside look at her footy journey to stardom with the Western Bulldogs and her new life in Melbourne Australia. Dani shares with us the feeling of her first goal in the AFLW and what it takes to keep up with training when not on the field. As a leader in the advancement of women’s footy in the United States and in Australia, she exemplifies what it means to be a true athlete through grit, determination, perseverance, and her true love of sport. Find out more information or connect with Dani Marshall online through Instagram: @daniannemarshall and the Western Bulldogs AFLW https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/teams/aflw Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Other links of interest: Visit the USAFL website here www.usafl.com In business? Join the USAFL LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafl/ We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. In 1997 an end of year tournament was held in Cincinnati Ohio with teams from the USA and one from Toronto. At the after party held in a far away barn across the state line in Indiana, a meeting was held late'ish in the evening, out the back of the barn from the rowdy crowd. "The Meeting Behind the Barn". That meeting lit by one overhead light and with a group of about 10 footy lovers from around the country, became the birth of the USAFL as we know it today. On this Outside 50 podcast we hear the stories of three attendees of that very meeting nearly 24 years ago. Paul 'Plugger' O'Keefe, Rich Mann and Mike Powers recount the events leading up to that weekend and night, and much of the history they made soon after growing the game of Aussie Rules Football across the USA to what it is today. From around a dozen games in 1997, the games total grew to over a hundred in just a few years, thanks mostly to these three footy lovers and many other club founders around the USA. And the event held at the end of the year, named on that 1997 weekend and won by the Cincinnati Dockers team, was the USAFL National Championships. The USAFL Naationals has now become the biggest Australian Rules Football event in the world. Paul, Rich and Mikey, chat with Outside 50 podcast host Wayne Kraska about those formative years, the characters they remember and the lifelong friendships they made. The people that made the USAFL what it is today, and we are pleased to say they are still going strong and still playing, at least at the Nationals. ;) From the vision of Paul O'Keefe and the support of Rich and Mikey plus, and the others at that meeting and club leaders that followed soon after, we should applaud them often, pay respect and due acknowledgment, as without them many of us would not be enjoying footy as we know it in the USA today. 'The Meeting Behind the Barn' is a historic story of footy growth, passion and the love of the game, that we hope this tale will live for as long as the game is played. Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project from day one. Other links of interest: Visit the USAFL website here www.usafl.com In business? Join the USAFL LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafl/ We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. In this episode we discuss in some detail the USAFL, among other things, it's apparent blackballing of our podcast even though we have only been spreading the news of Aussie Rules footy in the USA, talking to its players, administrators, supporters and even the USAFL's own umpires. We have been disturbed by the lack of acknowledgment by the USAFL's Media Department and the USAFL itself, in ignoring a great coverage of Aussie Rules footy in the USA for no cost or resource strain to them. And also why the USAFL media is arbitrary to put it mildly, and biased recently to the extent of up to 75% (up until now we should add) in covering AFL and AFLW football, when there are 45 clubs and over 50 teams here in the USA, that should we feel be constantly highlighted, talked about and promoted. Also we explain upcoming changes to the Outside 50 podcast and usfootynews.com moving forward, where Rick Shaibani will take over full control and assemble his own team for the podcast and Wayne Kraska will bid farewell and concentrate on another project centered around his business, Play Aussie USA, a sole importer of Sherrin Footballs to the USA and a current USAFL sponsor. Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project up until Episode 16 Other links of interest: Visit the USAFL website here www.usafl.com In business? Join the USAFL LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafl/ We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. In this episode we head over to the west coast of the USA and a great chat with Michael Ross, Head Coach of the San Diego Lions, a team with a long history in the USAFL. Michael originally from Foster in Victoria, played with the Sale Football Club in the Latrobe Valley League. Michael talks about keeping the San Diego club together during these unexpected times and also some of the highlights of the team. One being a full game versus the crew of the HMAS Brisbane when it ported in San Diego when on military exercises a year or so back. With the season in a holding pattern right now Michael also explains the plan forward for the Lions schedule, but also some of the events they use to bring unity in the club and keep players in the fold. Find out more information on the San Diego Lions head over to www.sandiegolions.com Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Other links of interest: Visit the USAFL website here www.usafl.com In business? Join the USAFL LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafl/ We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. With footy on hold we continue the conversations switching this time to the men and women in white, well the men and women in orange or green as they are now. On our show, Steve Arnott & Jeff Persson of the USAFL Umpires Association. Combined, Steve and Jeff have umpired somewhere around 700 USAFL games in the past 21 years. Steve was awarded USAFL Legend status in 2019 and has been umpiring here in the USA since 1999. Steve arrived here in the early 90s and prior to that took up umpiring in Sydney. Jeff, a USAFL Life Member since 2012 gives us an in depth view of umpire coaching and accreditation in the USA and how the steps taken in recent years has boosted the strong and continual development of umpires across the USA. Jeff continues to umpire and play when he can with the Nashville Kangaroos. Find out more information on the USAFL Umpires Assoc here. www.usaflua.org Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 podcast? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Other links of interest: Visit the USAFL website here www.usafl.com In business? Join the USAFL LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafl/ We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. On today's show we catch up with Ryan Downey of the Atlanta Kookaburras. In his sixth year with the Kookaburras, Ryan like some others came from mainly a rugby background. Of note Ryan talks about the challenges the teams like Atlanta in the South have faced over a long period, where the second closest team to them is in Ohio, a 6 hour drive away, and how the development of closer teams recently can only benefit the future of footy in the South. Also while we are talking about footy in the South, Wayne Kraska our co-host, chats about the team he started in Nth West Georgia the Rome Redbacks. A smallish town of only 35k people Krazz tells about there being no lofty goals other than the continual development of the game to new people and regions in the USA. Visit the Atlanta Kookaburras online at https://www.atlantafooty.com And look up the Rome Redbacks at https://romeredbacks.com Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Other links of interest: Join the USAFL LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafl/ We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. On today's show we have a fantastic chat with Austin Crows Ben Martinez who has been with the Texas Austin Crows since 2017. Ben along with Tara Cilke and Darren Green, who we have chatted to on recent podcasts, is assisting the promotion of Aussie Rules Football in the USA by using social media groups and also partnering with the USAFL itself in their efforts of reaching corporate entities for greater awareness and sponsorship of USA Aussie Rules Football. Ben of course relates some of the great culture of the Austin Crows that has made them the #1 team in the country winning five Div 1 USAFL Premiership trophies in the last 7 years. As well as relating why Austin and the state of Texas itself is a magnet for many Aussies living or visiting the US. Visit the Austin Crows online http://www.austinfooty.com Join Ben, Tara and Darren's effort here on the USAFL LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafl/ We also invite you to join the USA Supporters of AFL and USAFL here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AussieRulesInTheUSA/ Interested in being on the Outside 50 show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. On today's show we were thrilled to chat to Tara Cilke of the Denver Lady Bulldogs. Tara has spent 5 years playing with the Bulldogs and has played in a winning Div 1 women's National Championship team. The Denver Bulldogs led the way for many years in women's footy racking a bunch of National titles and now are focusing on bringing more women to the sport in the Denver area. Tara talks about all things women's footy at the Bulldogs and her enthusiasm for the upcoming 2020 season and women's footy in general shines through. Along with that Tara with Austin Crows player Ben Martinez, she is embarking on a significant project to assist the USAFL to broaden their marketing and sponsorship reach. Exciting stuff and well worth a listen later in the show. Visit and like the Denver Bulldogs on Facebook here or see them on your Social Media of preference by just searching for Denver Bulldogs. They also have a great website at www.denverbulldogs.com Interested in being on the Outside 50 show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. Today's show highlights the Richmond Virginia Lions. We chat with club founder Darren Green and new play Ian McCormick, who found the sport whilst teaching in Geelong Victoria. The RVA Lions have and are taking a very different path towards future success by building relationships through community projects, as they have a limited expat community in the Richmond VA area. This approach is certainly worth a listen to anyone involved in growing Aussie Rules Football in the USA. With new and unique local initiatives and the support of other USAFL clubs to their north and south, they are on the road to forging a new path for Aussie Rules football to be enjoyed along the east coast of the USA. Visit and like the RVA Lions on Facebook here or see them on your Social Media of preference by just searching for RVA Lions. Interested in being on the Outside 50 show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. On the show today we meet up with Martin Coventry of the Portland Steelheads & Sockeyes, one of the most decorated players in the USAFL with 15 Best & Fairest Award (MVP) wins and a host of other successes. From early days or footy with the North Carolina Tigers to National Championship wins with the Steelheads, Martin's story is certainly worth a listen, with a few amusing anecdotes to go with it. Visit and like the Portland FC Facebook here. We also have on the show Andrew Beh of the Jacksonville Saints. First established in 2018 the Saints had a pretty good start to their club with a few players teaming up in 2019 with the Boston Demons to win the Div 2 USAFL Eastern Regionals in Raleigh NC. Andrew conveys how he set out to work on the structure of the club from the beginning and began to grow the sport for the first time in the northern east area of Florida for the first time. Visit and like the Jacksonville Saints on Facebook here. Interested in being on the show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on www.usfootynews.com
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. We intro the show with a short remembrance for Patrick Bilder of the Tampa Bay Tiger Sharks. Pat or 'Patty' as he was known to many, was tragically lost in an accident over the weekend. We chat with Danny Cowser of the newly formed Wasatch War Gulls, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and learn how they came to be and a little about Danny's background. Somewhat isolated from many other teams because of distance that hasn't stopped Danny's enthusiasm to have a kick with some friends and start the War Gulls on the path to success. Visit and like the War Gulls on Facebook here. We also have on the show Mark Piorkowski of the Memphis Hounds a team still in development. Mark caught the footy bug when back up in Boston but when he moved to Tennessee and Memphis this past year, he thought he would have a go at starting a team there. Certainly a big task for someone on their own, but with a little help, one day another USA team will be fully formed. Visit and like the Memphis Hounds on Facebook here. Interested in being on the show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thank also to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Find this and all future podcasts on iHeart Radio, Spotify, iTunes, Google, Alexa, Stitcher and always on https://usfootynews.com
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. In this episode we recap the first 6 and explain a little why we are here and producing podcasts about USA Aussie Rules. Then we are entertained greatly by Dallas McCulloch VP of the Hawaii Eagles, a brand new club in 2019. Dallas does tell us a little of his background and some of his early experiences with Aussie Rules including some time playing with the Austin Crows and down in Melbourne, but also some of the lighter moments as well and recruiting Punk & Heavy Metal Rock friends, who he often works with as a Punk Rock band tour manager. There is some good times to be had in Hawaii as we all know, but if you want to take a trip to play a little footy as well, Dallas should be your first drinking buddy we think. Buy him one for us. You can find out more about the Hawaii Eagles on their Facebook here or IG or Twitter social networks. We also touch base with Justin Ward of the Savannah Hurricane also a new club in 2019. The Hurricane are having an Invitational Tournament on May 2nd this year, for men's and women's teams and any players, and Justin fills us in on how he started to love playing footy originally with the Atlanta Kookaburras club, before moving to Savannah, Georgia, quite a few years ago. The Hurricane have a website www.savfooty.com and join them on Facebook while you are at it. Also check out another Podcaster Craig Wessels in the USA talking about Aussie Rules Footy, search for 'A Yank on The Footy' on your favorite Podcast app and give him a listen. Here he is on Stitcher. Interested in being on the show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project.
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. Today we chat with Tom Ellis the USA Revolution Head Coach and hear about the prep of USA men's team readying for the International Cup in Queensland Australia in late July. Tom who first got involved in Aussie Rules in 1999 with the Denver Bulldogs, has been a player himself in two International Cups and this year will be his second as Head Coach. Tom discusses an exciting development for Revolution team with a swag of the squad coming from USA players now playing down in Australia, mostly in Melbourne, the historical home of the game in Australia. With a Revo camp coming up in late February in Houston Texas and a separate tour to Croatia with a team this year, the USA men's team development is certainly going ahead full steam. You can follow along with the Revolution team in the lead up to the IC on their Facebook page here. Interested in being on the show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Find this and all future podcasts on https://usfootynews.com
Outside 50 with your hosts Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska. Today Krazz talks with Christina Licata the USA Freedom Head Coach and gets the lowdown on the USA women's team build-up to the International Cup in Queensland Australia in late July. Christina who is the USA's sole Level 2 coach, (thats men's as well) tells us some of her history with Aussie Rules dating right back to 2005 where she was attending the last year of College at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona. We hear how technology is helping the Freedom coaches and Christina connect and track the 28 USA selected players and 6 emergencies athletic training programs as they prepare for the 2020 IC. With early games with the Arizona Hawks, Christina established the New York Magpies with her best friend Andrea Casillas, as well as being on the first tour of Australia with the Freedom team in 2009. Christina retired from player several years ago after repeated ACL knee surgeries took its toll. You can keep track of the Freedom team in the lead up to the IC on their Facebook page here. Interested in being on the show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Find this and all future podcasts on https://usfootynews.com
Outside 50 with your host Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska talk with Sara Rohner who has established the 46th team in the USAFL, the Centennial Tigers Australian Rules Football Club, just south of Denver, Colorado. Sara tells Outside 50 some of her decisions on how she thought it was time to leave the Denver Bulldogs team where she had played for many years and start another team closer to where she lived and several other interested people that she knows. Hear about Sara's time with the Bulldogs and her travels to Australia to try out for VWFL teams, and whats in store for the Tigers in 2020. You can read more about the Centennial Tigers on the website www.centennialtigers.com Interested in being on the show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Find this and all future podcasts on https://usfootynews.com
Outside 50, your host Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska, dive into the 2020 USA footy year discussing all the tournaments that are already on the table. With dates and info on all events from new and established events to the three Regional tournaments and finally to the USAFL National Championships in Norco California. We also chat with guest Rob Montanaro from Baton Rouge. Rob is a founding member for the Baton Rouge Aussie Rules Football Club in Lousianna. Being 4hrs+ from the nearest other USAFL team it has been a challenge to build the club. Rob tells how the game has survived in BTR since 2004. See more about the Baton Rouge Tigers here.. Interested in being on the show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Find this and all future podcasts on https://usfootynews.com
Outside 50 with your host Rick Shaibani & Wayne Kraska talk with Chris Adams who has been running an Auskick type program for kids aged 5-9 years in the Washington DC area since 2006. Chris tells of how he got the program going, the people that helped him and the results, with one player now on the DC Eagles women's team and his son CJ playing successfully with the Minnesota Freeze club. Read more about Saturday Morning Footy on their website. https://satmorningfooty.com Interested in being on the show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Find this and all future podcasts on https://usfootynews.com
The first ever episode of Outside 50, a show about USA Aussie Rules Football, as we dive into the game and the people that make it happen. On this episode your hosts Wayne Kraska and Rick Shaibani explain their background in the game we all love. Rick from the LA Dragons after just returning from a year in Australia relates his experiences of playing suburban footy Down Under and Wayne a USAFL Life Member, fills us in on what he has been up to during nearly 20 years of US footy playing, coaching and behind the scenes work. Interested in being on the show maybe? Drop us a line at usfootynews@gmail.com Thanks to Play Aussie USA for supporting this project. Find this and all future podcasts on https://usfootynews.com
© 2020-2025 Ivy Podcast Discovery LLC
