AFL targets international market with new AFLX venture

The Australian Football League (AFL) has confirmed it will stage its first State of Origin game for over two decades as part of efforts to raise funds for those affected by the country’s bushfire disaster.

The Australian Football League (AFL) Aussie rules football competition has trialled a new seven-a-side version of the game in an effort to raise the sport’s international appeal.

The Australian Football League (AFL) is keen to expand its International Rules venture with the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) to New York, with a trial game potentially taking place in the US city later this year.

Andrew Demetriou, one-time chief executive of the Australian Football League (AFL) Aussie rules competition, has joined forces with the former Football Federation Australia (FFA) chief executive Ben Buckley to launch a new sports technology business.