The Dallas Magpies are members of the Mid American Australian Football League (MAAFL). Many believe the Mid American Australian Football League (MAAFL) is fast becoming the benchmark league in the United States. Although the MAAFL spans what is described as the American mid-west, it still falls in the eastern half of the country.

In 2005, the Dallas Magpies capped of an undefeated season by beating last years premiers, the St. Louis Blues, by 26 points to win their first Mid American Australian Football League Championship. The history that these two clubs share dates back to 2003 when the teams tied for first place. St. Louis ran out eventual winners with a higher percentage and claimed the MAAFL championship. [Full Story].

With now seven teams spread from Milwaukee in the north to Atlanta in the south it's a fast rise for the MAAFL and the top matches are generating a very competitive atmosphere. The teams are basing their success on their ability to recruit American talent well through local Metro competitions with the league rule being that 60% of players on the field must be Non-Australian. This ensures teams are diligent about going after local Americans to play the game. Most of these teams are forming strong 'one team per city' units that will only increase the development curve of all teams wanting to aspire to be the best in the land.

Originally the MAAFL was just Nashville Kangaroos, Cincinnati Dockers, Chicago Swans and the Louisville Cats commencing in 2000. However all those teams predated that inaugural year as the Mid West teams in the US developed quickly after the first official Aussie Rules game between Cincinnati and Louisville in 1996.

St Louis Blues and Kansas City Power had MAAFL debuts in 2001 with Louisville not taking part and those five teams continued on into 2002. Dallas Magpies came on board in 2003 and in 2004 Kansas City decided to opt out of the competition but the MAAFL replaced them with two highly credentialed and well-organized clubs in the Atlanta Kookaburras and the Milwaukee Bombers. Atlanta is coming off a treble of SEAFL Premierships and Milwaukee a Premiership in division 2 of the 2003 Nationals.

For more information please visit the leagues website at www.midfooty.com.