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BW Lady Eagles Take Down Lady Pies

BW Lady Eagles Take Down Lady Pies

In the first match on US soil for the East Coast Women’s League, the Baltimore Washington Eagles hosted the New York Lady Magpies to a 9 a side game in nearly perfect footy weather at Frank C. Bocek Park. With the teams’ successful recruiting efforts in 2012, both Baltimore-Washington and New York had players experiencing their first ever full-tackle game. At the center tap, rookie ruck for the... [Read more]

Join the Lady Pies’ Campaign to Tackle Violence

Join the Lady Pies’ Campaign to Tackle Violence

The New York Lady Magpies are joining the Center for Anti-Violence Education (CAE) in Brooklyn, New York to raise awareness about violence and build stronger communities through our participation in the 2012 Punch-a-thon. On June 3, 2012, the Lady Pies will punch 1,000 punches representing confidence and empowerment for all survivors of violence. As a women’s team in a largely male-dominated... [Read more]

The Lady Pies Travel North

The Lady Pies Travel North

The Lady Pies traveled to Montreal, Canada for the first ever women’s tournament in the city with Boston, New York, andMontreal vying for the 2012 AFL Quebec Women’s Pre-season Cup. Lady Magpie veterans led the team of mostly first-time players against a more experienced Boston Lady Demons team in the first match of the weekend. While the new Lady Pies’ gained their footing, Boston came out for... [Read more]

Magpies beat Swans in tough Windy City showdown

Magpies beat Swans in tough Windy City showdown

It was a windy day as the New York Magpies took on the Chicago Swans in their second away game in a row. New York hadn’t travelled to Chicago for 7 years and were looking forward to testing themselves against the Swans. The Magpies were severely impacted before the first bounce with the withdrawal of Smiley, Squires, McLoughlin, Overell, Spiteri and Blandford due to injuries and unavailability.... [Read more]

AFL International Dev. Manager visits Magpies

AFL International Dev. Manager visits Magpies

The New York Magpies were recently honoured to host AFL International Development Manager and former Fitzroy, Collingwood and Hawthorn player Tony Woods as part of a fact finding trip to the United States. Woods was very generous with his time during his visit, especially when taking the Magpies for a training session mere hours after getting off the plane from Australia! As well as training, where... [Read more]

New York retains ANZAC Plate

New York retains ANZAC Plate

The New York Magpies kicked off their 2012 season with 2 hard fought wins against the Boston Demons in Massachusetts. After the long bus ride from New York to Boston, the day began with Magpies coach Glenn Ormsby announcing the leadership group for 2012, consisting of Jordan McIntyre, Todd Smith, Jack Taylor, Bryan Caine, Brad Davis, Mike Murphy and David Kyle. The game started fast and furious with... [Read more]

2012 Season Kicks Off

2012 Season Kicks Off

The New York Magpies will kick of their 2012 season this Saturday, April 28th with a trip to Boston to battle in the annual ANZAC Plate game with the Boston Demons. The game is scheduled to commence around 1pm at Ipswich River Park in North Reading (the address is 235 North Street, North Reading for any interested supporters in New England). The Lady Pies also begin their season on Saturday and... [Read more]

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