Denver Bulldogs 2011 USAFL Champions

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Denver Bulldogs 2011 USAFL Champions

Authored by: RevoOldBoy
on Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 12:15 pm ACDT

Chris,

They dont have a pure metro program but they do have a version they have created called Aussie Ball. It's co-ed with no tackling. But it brings all levels of players out. Some go on to the Bulldogs others just play Aussie Ball.

Many detractors have always pointed to a large number of very good Aussies on the squad. But I would point to the fact that over the 8 championships we have won, only two players, both Americans, have been on all 8 squads.

Our Americans have been as good as any in the game. The two I referenced above both were named to the All World squads in different IC's. Plus the Dogs have put in 10-12 other Rev's over the years.

Plus off the top of my head, 4 of the Paul Roos medals the club has won (Best & Fairest for the entire tournament) were Americans

Denver Bulldogs 2011 USAFL Champions

Authored by: RevoOldBoy
on Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 12:18 pm ACDT

And I cant speak to what other clubs do but the Dogs train 3 times a week, with typically ~20 players from ANZAC day to the NAT's with an extreme focus on fitness. When I talk to others I dont get the same sense of team commitment.

Denver Bulldogs 2011 USAFL Champions

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 01:53 pm ACDT

How about Denver's altitude? It's the "Mile-High City" so that must help with fitness. If they also work harder at it than other clubs, then come the end of a tournament with many games that must surely be a factor. So:

high quality Aussies on the field playing well themselves
high quality Aussies on and off the field raising the bar for the Americans
high quality Americans (which might just be good luck, but also with a lot of coaching support)
superior fitness due to training and altitude

Still, you'd expect another club, if it had a large player base to draw on, would eventually move ahead. But does such a club exist? Does an US city have a metro league drawing on more than 100 players yet?

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