World Footy News

The US National Women's team, the US Freedom, will be touring Australia this coming August. The team will play matches in Sydney, Cairns, Melbourne and Bendigo in Australia as the first ever tour by an US women's team to Australia. The team will be coached by Australian expatriate Wayne Kraska and US Revolution (and International Cup) representative Dan Sarbacker. The Captains are Jenny Sarbacker, Helen Spink and Tina Arend. The team is drawn from across the US, with Arizona, Atlanta, Denver, Milwaukee, Minnesota and New York clubs represented.

The development of Aussie Rules for women in the US has seen great expansion in the handful of years it has been underway - and it is hoped this tour will provide even more incentive for women to play the game. The tour is a major milestone in the development of women's footy not just in the US but outside Australia, and should pave the way for future international tournaments. While on the Australian tour they will be assisting in developing the game in Australia also, as the Bendigo visit is aimed to help Bendigo establish an adult women's team to complement the three junior teams already playing there.

The full team and schedule is listed below.

Wed Aug 5th Depart Los Angeles
Fri Aug 7th Arrive Sydney (afternoon visit with the Sydney Swans)
Sat Aug 8th Game v SWFL rookies, Mahoney Reserve Marrickville
Mon Aug 10th depart for Cairns - Play CWFL - Monday 7.00pm at Cazaly Stadium
Wed Aug 12th fly to Melbourne
Thu Aug 13th V-Line sponsored trip to Bendigo.
1.00pm Schools clinic in conjunction with AFL Victoria
3.00pm Clinic for Freedom players ran by Chyloe Kurdas AFL Victoria
5.00pm Game v Bendigo development squad
Fri Aug 14th Guests of AFL Haw v Adel MCG
Sat Aug15th - Game v Latrobe Uni womens team 10.00am. (Venue TBC).

Name	Age	Height	Current Club	Position	Occupation	Original Home Town
Tina Arend - VC	30	5 '8"	Arizona Hawks	Half Back	Insurance Executive	Mesa, Arizona
Karla Mascarenas-Pack	34	5' 6"	Arizona Hawks	Full Back	Data Analyst	Phoenix, Arizona
Courtney Church	29	5' 2"	Arizona Hawks	Rover	Administrative Manager	Mesa, Arizona
Danica Weston	26	5' 9"	Arizona Hawks	Ruck	Student	Phoenix, Arizona
Judith Stein	35	5' 6"	Atlanta Kookaburras	Forward	Physical Therapist	Fairfax, Virginia
Carly Harrington	34	5' 10"	Atlanta Kookaburras	Wing	Operations Manager	Atlanta, Georgia
Nikki-Nicole Peoples	34	5' 6"	Atlanta Kookaburras	Half Back	Naval Officer	Milpitas, California
Dewi Mitchell-Schierholz	32	5' 7"	Atlanta Kookaburras	Half Back	School Teacher	Markham, Ontario
Kelli Modica	27	5' 0"	Denver Bulldogs	Rover	Study Abroad Advisor	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Anna Thexton	22	5' 7"	Denver Bulldogs	Half Forward	Student	Denver, Colorado
Jenny Sarbacker - Captain	27	5' 7"	Milwaukee Bombers	Center	Recreation Therapist	Madison, Wisconsin
Helen Spink - DVC	25	5' 4"	Milwaukee Bombers	Half Back	Student	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Denielle Beilfuss	33	5' 2"	Milwaukee Bombers	Rover	Nurse Practitioner	Slinger, Wisconson
Suzy Thomas	32	5' 4"	Milwaukee Bombers	Half Back	School Teacher	Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Sheree Stiles	31	5' 6"	Minnesota Freeze	Half Back	Wildlife Biologist	Narrandera, New South Wales
Marie LaVictoire	29	5' 5"	Minnesota Freeze	Wing	Human Factors Engineer	Flint, Michigan
Kathryn Hogg	46	5' 10"	Minnesota Freeze	Ruck	Software Engineer	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Christina Licata	26	5' 3"	New York Magpies	Half Forward	Writer & ESL Instructor	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Beth Cartier	27	5' 7"	New York Magpies	Wing	Marine Biologist	Southboro, Massachusetts
Corynne Pereira	23	5' 7"	New York Magpies	Ruck Rover	Student	Wantagh, New York
Monica Robbins	26	5' 9"	New York Magpies	Ruck	Advertising Executive	San Diego, California
Siobhan McHale	24	5' 3"	New York Magpies	Half Forward	Student	Long Island, New York
Rebecca McHale	22	5' 3"	New York Magpies	Half Forward	Strategic Hospitality Manager	Long Island, New York
Andrea Casillas	27	5' 7"	New York Magpies	Full Back	Student	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coaches
Wayne Kraska			Atlanta Kookaburras	Head Coach	Operations Specialist	Melbourne, Victoria
Dan Sarbacker			St Louis Blues	Asst Coach	Project Manager	Madison, Wisconsin
Alan Mobley			Atlanta Kookaburras	Asst Coach	Software Developer	Jacksonville, Florida