Welcome to World Footy News - independent news and views from the international Australian Football community.

World Footy News was created to foster awareness of Australian Football ('footy' to those in its traditional homelands of southern and western Australia) around the globe and to aid communication between clubs, leagues and individuals playing and supporting Aussie Rules. Note that we do not seek to thoroughly cover general football news within Australia, as there are numerous websites and other media dedicated to that.

We aim to provide independent reporting and as such are not affiliated directly with any clubs, leagues or organisations. We do however gratefully acknowledge the support of those groups that along the way have helped us bring you the news.

WFN includes modest advertising to cover costs. Any profits will be directed to improving our coverage and a junior development fund.

Articles are moderated before posting. You can contact a writer by clicking on their name and following the instructions. Our main regions of responsibility are:

Aaron Richard - Co-founder, editor and Europe and South America correspondent, temporarily covering Asia

Brett Northey - Co-founder, Chief Editor, business and staff coordinator, and Africa and miscellaneous correspondent

Ash Nugent - Assistant editor, Middle East, Indian sub-continent, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji correspondent

Troy Thompson and Chris Adams - USA correspondents

Salvatore Capoferri - Canada correspondent

Peter Parry - International Rules and Wales correspondent

Rod Shaw - Papua New Guinea and New Zealand correspondent

Sean Finlayson - Australia and miscellaneous correspondent

Stephen Alomes - history correspondent

Damian Waldron - site support (but for technical queries please contact Aaron or Brett)

Sean McPhillips - Main banner artwork (with Brett Northey)

We also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of other individuals who have contributed to the site - their names appear on stories that they have submitted - but also to everyone who has passed on information that has allowed us to compile the news. A list of some of our past contributors can be found here: Former Contributors

Browse through the site, and if you have something to contribute feel free to write an article for us (generally best to contact us first) or add a link. We request that when submitting an article, please create an account using something similar to your real name, and fill in the details so we can confirm who you are.

Positions Vacant: We are always looking for more volunteer staff. In particular we require someone to cover Asia and Ireland. No experience is necessary, we can show you the ropes and supply you with background information and contacts.

Last Updated Monday, January 28 2008 @ 03:41 PM EST