About The Game
If you are not familiar with Australian Football, it is a high energy, fast paced, contact sport, requiring many attributes and physical components of a number of American sports. Having said this, it is quite unlike any other sport in the world. The basic aim of the game is to score as many goals as possible by kicking the ball between a set of posts at either end of the field. Players may move the ball around the field, either by kicking, handballing (punching the ball off your hand), or running with the ball. There are no pads and players are ...
About the Magpies
Who are the New York Magpies? We're an amateur Australian Football Club dedicated to establishing and growing our great Australian sport in the New York metropolitan area and across the USA. Established in March of '98 the club continues to experience great success both on and off the field, making it a premier organization within the US Australian Football community. We are always looking for new players and supporters, so click here to join the Magpies community. The Magpies are a New York Not-for-Profit Corporation and a qualified public charity under the Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Donations ...
Affiliate Clubs
Collingwood Football Club The New York Magpies are proud to be affiliate of the Collingwood Football Club. Established in 1892, the Collingwood Football Club is the biggest and most famous sporting club in Australia. The Collingwood Magpies have won 15 VFL/AFL premierships, and have contested more Grand Finals (42 - including two in 1977 and 2010) than any other club in Australia. The New York Magpies and Collingwood Football Club both share the black and white colors and the Magpie logo and are both committed to growing the Magpies brand internationally. 2010 was truly the year of the Magpies, with the New York Magpies ...
Latest New York Magpie News
Australia Day Costume Party Wrap
The New York Magpies Australia Day party in 2012 took on an iconic feeling with numerous well known Australian’s joining the Magpies to celebrate the greatest country in the world. Angus Young from AC/DC mixed with Chopper Read and the Red Wiggle while Pat Cash faced off with Pat Cash and Lleyton Hewitt got involved as well. Contrary to popular rumour Warwick Capper is not the Magpies latest recruit... [Read more]
Australia Day 2012
Snow isn’t quite sand, clouds aren’t quite sunshine and rain boots certainly aren’t thongs but that’s no excuse for not joining the New York Magpies for the Australia Day Costume Party at the Australian Bar & Restaurant in Midtown. With free beer and Australian Sangria from 8pm till 9pm, $5 Cooper’s and Jacob’s Creek all night, meat pies by the truckload and... [Read more]
New Magpies President elected
As part of the recently held Annual General Meeting, Nick Walker, the current secretary of the New York Magpies, was elected President replacing Ed McCormick who had held the position for the past 3 years. McCormick will remain involved with the Magpies, supporting Walker and the rest of the management team. Other long-standing Magpies management team members Jonathan McClelland, Adam Mantzaris and... [Read more]
2011 Award Winners announced
Jack Taylor, Dan Lehane and Christina Licata won the major awards for season 2011 at the New York Magpies Presentation Night which was held on Saturday the 5th of November at club sponsor The Galway Hooker. Long serving Magpies Jonathan McClelland, Michael Payne and Ojas ‘Juice’ Desai were honored with life membership at the cocktail event which was well attended by Magpies, their family... [Read more]
New York prove too classy for BWE
In the last game before the National Titles, the Magpies were strengthened by having almost a full strength squad to pick from. The coaching staff laid out the challenge to play 4 strong quarters of football and not drop off. Mantzaris started in the ruck and consistently gave first use of the ball to the engine room consisting of Smith, Taylor, Murphy and McCormick. They got plenty of touches early... [Read more]
Former NY Magpie appointed to Essendon FC Board
The club would like to congratulate one of our alumi, Christopher Heffernan, 170 game AFL veteran and AFL Premiership player, for his appointment in October to the Essendon Football Club Board. He is a champion player, an amazing clubman, and dedicated individual. We wish him all the best! During the week, NY Magpies Marketing Director Brett Smiley had the pleasure to catch up with Heff and asked him... [Read more]
New York Defeat Boston in Gutsy Come From Behind Win
Boston came out firing to honor the passing of one of their clubmen and got the jump on the Magpies who looked sluggish in their first game after the mid season break. The Magpies back six of Kyle, Caine, McMaster, Davis, Caldwell and Smith held firm under immense pressure and managed to repel most of Boston’s attacks. In the second quarter the forwards started to find the ball with Bowen, Collins... [Read more]
