MAGPIES TO TEST NEW TALENT AGAINST THE KOOKABURRAS OF ATLANTA

DALLAS — The Dallas Magpies are looking to avenge 2004’s last second loss to the Atlanta Kookaburra’s this weekend.

The game will be played at the Magpies home field, Lookout Park, on Saturday the 25^th of June at 2pm Admission is Free.

The home game will put the undefeated Magpies (3-0 in the MAAFL, 4-0 overall) up against the 4^th placed Kookaburras (1-1 in the MAAFL, 3-2 overall) in a bid to maintain their hold on first place in the Mid-American Australian Football League.

Last year, the Magpies lead by four points with under a minute remaining. But a final seconds effort by the Kookaburras saw them kick a goal just before the final siren sounded. The game played in Atlanta, Georgia on August 28^th was the first ever game played between Dallas and Atlanta, as it was Atlanta’s first year in the MAAFL.

The Kookaburras will be looking to knock the Magpies off top spot this weekend. As the second game in the rivalry between these two teams, the Magpies will be trying to even the score. This MAAFL match will be a crucial game for both squads as they try to get a leg up in the 2005 league race and the coveted automatic Division I bid in the USAFL National Tournament.

“This game will likely be the best game of the year to be played in Dallas,” Coach Rackham said. “Atlanta are a tall physical team, and play a similar style of footy as we do. But we’re coming off a great performance in Cincinnati where every player contributed to a win, and we’ll need that same type of effort Saturday”.

“I’ve seen tremendous improvement in our play already this year, and I expect it to continue against the Kookaburras,” he added.

The 2005 Magpies Schedule/Results:

Date	Opponent	Results
April 2	vs. Baton Rouge	W 42-10
May 7	@ Milwaukee	W 67-41
May 21	vs. Chicago	W 59-54
June 11	@ Cincinnati	W 80-27
June 25	vs. Atlanta
July 16	@ Baton Rouge
Aug. 13	vs. Nashville
Aug. 27	@ St. Louis

About the Dallas Magpies:

The Dallas Magpies are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, dedicated to fostering national and international amateur sports competition as well as promoting a cultural exchange between Americans and Australians. The Magpies participate in the Mid American Australian Football League, a division of the United States Australian Football League, and also have a player, Brandon Blankenship, competing on the U.S. National team during international competition. The team is active in promoting the Australian national sport and Australian culture through clinics at area schools and by sponsoring events such as the annual Australia Day and ANZAC Day celebrations in the Metroplex.

For more details on organizing a school clinic, playing footy with the team or supporting the Dallas Magpies Australian Football Club, e-mail the recruiting department (recruiting@dallasfooty.com).