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All the latest news from the New York Magpies (archive).
Apr 29  The Magpies feature in the AFL Record with Tiffany Cherry Apr 29  Straight after the success of their headline gig at the Boat Basin for the Barons NY Magpies ANZAC Day 2008, SECOND DAN release their brand new album “Bringing Down Goliath” at the Mercury Lounge on Wednesday, May 21, 9pm. It is going to be a huge night for all magpies, fans and screaming ladies, alike to join the band to celebrate our own home-grown talent making it large in the US! Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster. Get in quick before they sell out! Apr 22  Garth Nevin takes a Screamer over Denver. The Magpies made the journey to the inaugural FastStream Florida Invitational at the brand new Broward Country Cricket complex in Laurderhill Florida on April 11th. The facilities were excellent and the ground was one of the best the Magpies have played on. The 85 degree heat was welcomed by the Magpies after a long winter. The team had a successful start to the season winning 2 out of 3 games. Last seasons premiers Denver Colorado Bulldogs were the prize victim of the Magpies campaign, falling 1.2 (8) to 2.3 (15). A tightly contested battle against Washington/Baltimore saw the pies nudged out by one point which suggests that Eagles are the team to beat in the North East. The result of the third match against host team Florida Redbacks (teamed with the Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids) was a narrow victory by the pies. Most Valuable Player for the tournament was awarded to Joel (Man Mountain) Keating who made a huge impact in all three matches. The fastest man over 70 meters was taken out by the Magpies Joey (Disco) Discepola. Apr 08  The Allies came away with a big victory over the Victorians to kick of this years footy season on April 5th. The annual fixture is always a great game and this year was no exception with a close game until the Allies kicked clear in the 4th Qtr. Apr 05  New York Magpies alumni and legend, James “Pato” Patterson was recently named in the Center for the United States Australian Football League’s Team of the Decade. Old Scotch’s Patterson named in USAFL Decade Team Congratulations to a deadset legend of the game and the Pies are all the richer for having Pato around. The “mature gentleman” in the photo is our coach, Rob Oliver. Apr 02  The New York Magpies Greg Cumming and Dylan Bryant catch up with Paul Kelly and chat about the upcoming tournament in Florida and ANZAC Day celebrations. Maybe we will see Paul perform at a Magpies event in 2009?? Mar 30 Photos from the first outdoor training for 2008. Held at Van Cortland Park in the Bronx. We had about 45 people in attendance which is a fantastic turn out. Lots of new faces and 6 women who are forming a womens team for 2008. Great start to 2008 Pies. Mar 20  Pre-season training part 2. Mar 20  The boys and girls partaking in a bit of pre-season training. It’s going to be another fantastic year judging by the level of interest and participation so far. Go Pies. Mar 05 BARONS SPONSORS the MAGPIES (NYC)
NYC’s No. 1 Australian Football team signs new sponsor BARONS
New York – Barons Brewing Co. is excited to be the new major sponsor of the US AFL ‘New York Magpies’. The NY Magpies and US AFL are dedicated to establishing and growing our great Australian sport in New York and across the USA. 50% of players on field must be non-Australian, keeping the playing field fair and the game growing outside the ex-pat community. NY Magpies Top Rookie, local boy Walt Lin, was awarded Best on Ground countless times in 2006 ahead of his Aussie team-mates and fell just short of winning Magpies 2006 Best and Fairest; a sure sign that the US AFL recruitment drive is working. The Magpies also quietly boast of their 2 ‘Joel’ secret weapons; Joel Daniher and Joel Keating, both with strong family ties to the world of AFL. Keating’s 2 brothers are Brisbane Lions Clark Keating and Crows Aaron Keating, and Daniher is one of the large Daniher clan, who all seem to be born with AFL blood in their veins. The NY Magpies are one of 45 clubs across the US who form the US AFL. The 2008 footy season kicks off in June; the first Magpies game being against North Carolina on June 21. “The Pies are very excited to have Barons Brewing Co. on board as our premier sponsor. Our mission is to share the great Aussie Rules game with NY and the USA. Our partnership with Barons couldn’t be more appropriate; it’s a truly Australian quality craft beer, and the NY Magpies are proud to be sharing and promoting it in the US.” said Dylan Bryant, Director Marketing & Events, NY Magpies. Barons Brewing Co. is well known for their premium quality ingredients, passion and attention to detail. Their story is a simple one; two mates brought together by the same passion for great tasting, well crafted Australian beer. Over time, fine tuning this to become a serious commitment – sharing their love of beer and the spirit of the Australian way of life. “Barons Native Range is the most Australian beer ever made – brewed with Australian Native spice instead of hops. Aussie Rules Football is one of Australia’s favourite sports; it’s a great example of our national obsession and commitment to sport. Barons are proud to be part of the US AFL. Together we can introduce New York City and the USA to a truly unique and exciting Aussie experience.” says Scott Garnett at Barons Brewing Co.Barons Premium Craft beers are proudly crafted in Sydney Australia. All are 100% Natural and Preservative free. www.baronsbrewing.com.au NY MAGPIES DIARY DATES
CONTACT Dylan Bryant - NY Magpies Director of Marketing & Events Rachel Appleton – Baroness of PR. M: 0420 938 152 E: rachel@baronsbrewing.com.au Feb 22  Jimmy and Dylan chat with Miss USA Rachel Smith about footy and the upcoming ANZAC Day party Feb 14  If you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em. Like everyone else we have a Facebook group. Come and be our friends. Thanks to Garth and Juice for setting this up.Feb 09  As per the previous post, here is a scan of a GQ article on Australian Football in the US and New York. Full version here [PDF]. Feb 09  Our club founder, Erik “Chucky” Kallhovd, has sent through some fantastic snapshots of the club history. This photo (full-size) is from the Australian Herald Sun newspaper dated March 12 1995. Chucky went on to found the New York Magpies. Feb 01  Our Marketing supremo Dylan catches up with Australia’s Shannon Noll. Dec 05 The boys enjoying themselves at the MOvember 2007 party. Dec 03 MOvember 2007 updateMOvember (the month formally known as November) is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year. At the start of Movember guys draw razors on the 30th of October and register with a clean shaven face. The MOvember participants known as MO Bros then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache and along the way raise as much money and awareness about male health issues, in particular prostate cancer, as possible. For the first time since Sydney ‘Mo Bro’ Andrew Garone and four mates came up with the idea in 2003, MOvember was brought to the United States in 2007. Work colleges, family and friends are the source of most donations however teams endeavored to raise awareness any way they could over the city. The team New York MOvember did a charity drive pub crawl from the west village to the east village with great success raising awareness about the charity by handing out marketing materials and divulging information. Jude Longerhan, a 2007 New York participant says “it’s a great charity, a great cause and the moustache is really helpful for raising awareness because people notice your ‘Mo’ and ask you about it”. The New York MOvember team was made up of 10 men from the New York Magpies Australian Rules Football Club (www.nyfooty.com). After a long season of footy the boys came up big during MOvember, raising over $7,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation (19th overall in North America). MOvember culminated for the New York participants at the end of the month after the Gala Party. The Gala Party was held at The Capitale on the 27th November to honour mo bros with accolades for the best mo, best group, ‘the lamo’ and most money raised. The party was a huge success, filled with Mo Bros and Mo Sistas (the female counterparts) in outstanding costumes inspired by their Mo and the 70s. The night was hosted by Randy Jones of the Village people and many a photo was taken with Hugh Heffner’s Playboy Bunnies. All participants received a new Phillips shaver to remove their new upper lip fury friends in the party gift bag. MOvember was received with open arms in the United States and will most likely grow exponentially the way it did in Australia. Over $520,000 was raised by 2,175 United States participants bringing the international tally to over $13 million raised. Donations can still be made on the MOvember website until December 10th, use reference number 80240 to donate to team captain Ben Squires. Nov 12 Dylan and Jimmy get shaved on live TV for MOvember. The boys are wearing their New York Magpies jumpers of course! Great stuff fellas. Nov 11  Jimmy and Dylan hang out with the famous Don Shula, the Hall of Fame NFL Coach from the undefeated championship season with the Miami Dolphins back in the 70’s. The lads caught up with Don at Fox TV while promoting MOvember. Good work lads. Nov 11  On the same trip the boys caught up with Randy Jones of the Village People. I don’t believe they ever won anything sports related but the it doesn’t matter. The boys are obviously chuffed.
July 3rd 2006: The Jersey Journal covers the upcoming New York Magpies game in Hoboken – Are you ready for some Aussie-style football? ‘Footy’ club heads to Hoboken for series.
June 17th 2006: New York Magpies 16.21(117) def. North Carolina Tigers 3.10(28). Photos and match report. May 13th 2006: EAFL Round 1: New York Magpies 12.5(77) def. Baltimore / Washington Eagles 6.7(43)
This Saturday the New York City Metroleague kicks off with Round 1 at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. Round One sees the Hudson River Rats playing the men from Long Island, the Suburban Tollmen. In the second game, the Village Bohemians play the Times Square Tourists in the battle for Manhattan bragging rights. Last Saturday’s New York’s Metroleague Draft saw Shane Batty go as the Number 1 pick to the Village Bohemians. The Hudson River Rats selected rover Toby Dymond with the second pick, while the Times Square Tourists selected big-man Matt Smith with the third pick overall. Reigning champions Suburban Tollman had the fourth pick and took Brooklyn native Jimmy Polulach. This season brings an exciting Metroleague schedule with six games during April and July, with the Championship game on August 5. All games will be held in the Bronx, with the exception of July 15 which will be held at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. January 28th 2006: The Herald Sun covers the fundraising event for Dylan Hartung that the New York Magpies participated in. Article online at Dylan chills out with the best.
April 26th 2006: Australian American Association Spring Cocktail Party at Cain Nightclub
The Pies inaugural Country vs. City clash – July 16 2005 The surprise victor Country come from (way) behind to score an upset win – details to follow. Magpies score a mention in the New York Times – July 7 2005 Vegemite Toast and Other Slices of Home Metroleague 2005 - we have a winner! The mighty Suburban Tollmen 8-0-48 defeated the Times Square Tourists 2-0-12 in the Metroleague 2005 Championship game. Relive the glory by reading the match report. T-Shirt Design Competition – Mar 24 2005 OK, so you've all seen the creative wizardry of our New York Magpies Team Tee-Shirts that we sell vigorously at Magpie events. Now it's your chance to feel like the creative Chelsea-type in our Magpies' "DESIGN THE SHIRT COMPETITION". Winners will receive a free shirt and the chance to have it sold at all our great Pies events in 2005! This competition is open to EVERYBODY, so whether you are a Pies player, supporter, or you found nyfooty.com by mistake today you can enter this great competition.
Your design should: Your design should be sent to no later than Monday, March 28 and should be in jpeg or word format. Winners will be notified by April 4. Good luck! VOTE JoCo – Jan 22 2005
Marathon Magpies – Nov 8 2004 Once again the New York Magpies were represented in the New York Marathon. This year it was Erik “Chucky” Kallhovd, Andrew “Bubba” Bridges, and Tina Gourlay. Congratulations to all three who completed the race. The question is, will we now get Chucky back on the football field? Twice Bitten – Oct 11 2004 The New York Magpies fell victim once again to the Denver Bulldogs in 2004, falling just short in the Division One Grand Final. It was the second time the Pies lost to Denver this season and the second year in a row New York lost to Denver at Nationals. The Pies took a lead into halftime, but Denver”s relentless second half attack wore down New York in the final 10 minutes to take the victory, winning their third successive title. |
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Welcome the latest supporter & future player (a ruckmen like his Dad) to the mighty New York Magpies team - Jack Vanasek born on the 4th May weighing in at 7lbs 4oz – Congrats to proud parents, Jim & Kathryn
