Australian Football Association of North America
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The Australian Football Association of North America (AFANA) is a non-profit organization that formed out of the campaign to save television
coverage of Australian rules football
in the United States
and Canada
in 1996. AFANA has an emphasis on the fan, and aims to help the game to develop and to improve its exposure in North America
, including better TV coverage.
A major success of the lobby group was the televising of AFL matches from 2006 by Setanta Sports
(USA) and MHz Worldview
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(USAFL) to get television exposure for local matches.
parties held in North America (and sometimes Europe
and Asia
). These yearly parties are typically held the day of the Grand Final and usually feature Australian food and beverages as the staple refreshments for the event.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
coverage of Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1996. AFANA has an emphasis on the fan, and aims to help the game to develop and to improve its exposure in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, including better TV coverage.
A major success of the lobby group was the televising of AFL matches from 2006 by Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports is an international sports broadcaster based in Dublin, Ireland. Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events...
(USA) and MHz Worldview
MHz Worldview
MHz WorldView is an independent, non-commercial Public television network that broadcasts newscasts and other programs from around the world. It is owned and operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation who also run MHz Networks....
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United States Australian Football League
The United States Australian Football League is the governing body for Australian rules football in the United States. It was conceived in 1996 and organized in 1997....
(USAFL) to get television exposure for local matches.
Grand Final Parties
One of AFANA's major services is the posting of announcements of the many AFL Grand FinalAFL Grand Final
The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match, traditionally held on the final Saturday in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia to determine the Australian Football League premiership champions for that year...
parties held in North America (and sometimes Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
). These yearly parties are typically held the day of the Grand Final and usually feature Australian food and beverages as the staple refreshments for the event.
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See also
- US Footy
- AFL CanadaAFL CanadaAFL Canada is the governing body for men's and women's Australian rules football in Canada....