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THE DALLAS MAGPIES HEADEDLOOK TO TAKE FLIGHT AGAINST SWANS TO NASHVILLE FOR ROUND FOURBEGIN QUEST FOR 2004 MAAFL CHAMPIONSHIPTRAVEL TO CHICAGO TO CONTINUE MAAFL DOFOUR

The Dallas Magpies Australian Rules Rules Football Club, looking to to maintain its unblemished -move up the MAAFL standings in round four against Nashville earlier this month record, hits the road for the first time this seasontravel to Nashville on July 24 to face the Kangaroos for their second away gamematch in the for a crucial Mid-American Australian Rules Football League ChicNashville Kangaroosly 24ne 5. seeks to avenge repeat its only league loss from last yeardominance over the Chicago Swans when itthey begins travel to Chicago for their first road game of the 2004 Mid-American Australian Football League season on JuneMay 15^th against the defending champion St. Louis Blues.

The game between the league rivals will begin at 2 p.m. The game has been moved from Crowley Park toin Nashville, TennesseeNatat Crowley Park in Richardson.

Dallas leads the all-time series 12-0. In MAAFL play this year, Nashville is 1-2, while Dallas is 2-1 in MAAFL play this year. .

Last year, the Magpies, in its first year in the MAAFL, and Blues up , played host to the ‘Roos, and, in a fine display of football, the Magpies came from behind in the final quarter to steal a victorythe Dockershome team Cincinnati. In wWhat started out as an even battle in the first half opened out to an almost 6six goal lead for the visitors. After a spirited address by coach Ian Russell and a few positional changes, the Magpies dug deep and kicked 8 goals to 0 in the final term. The final score: Dallas 11.11(77) to Nashville 11.3 (69).

The ‘SwansRoos will be seeking revenge against the ‘Pies, and to notchget their first victorynotch for in the series rivalry. In their last meeting oOn April .ust26, 2003, the visiting -Magpies were trampled by a St. Louis stampedea thorough the of the season. The Blues, showing no mercy, running up the score for

The MAAFL kickoff match will be a crucial game for both squads as they try to get a leg up in the 2004 league race and the coveted automatic Division I bid in the USAFL National Tournament.

Dallas is now a game back of Atlanta, which who is 3-0, and half a game back of Milwaukee, which is 2-0 in MAAFL games this year., After round four there will be only one undefeated team as Atlanta travel to Milwaukee in what looks to be the game of the round. and isarea are sis stheiritsfor the league opener in the opening round of the MAAFLo handed Chicago a 93-point drubbing.ere they were comfortably beaten by a very strong Atlanta team.While tT, meanwhile,began the season by ingedof ,9-point ll in Round 1

The Magpies, after a dramatic come-from-behind victory over defending league champion St. Louis in the opening round, fell to 1-1 in MAAFL play after the loss to Chicago. The Swans, who trailed by as many as five goals in the second half, staged a furious fourth-quarter rally to pull out a five-point win. Dallas countered the Chicago loss with a resounding victory over Cincinnati. With key road games coming up against current league leader Atlanta and a contending Nashville squad, it will be crucial for the Magpies to gain a home win against the struggling Dockers.

As with all road games in the MAAFL, this game will be hard fought, but Wwith tThis time theThe Magpies have back homeMAAFL title on the linethe home field advantage, , and with the history in the series, the edge should go to the Magpies in since they have had the edge in the Magpies/Swans rivalry, leading the lifetime series 4-2, and that coupled with the disappointment of being runners-up for the 2003 MAAFL championship should give the Magpies an edge in this heated growing rivalry.

The 2004 Magpies MAAFL Schedule/Results:

Magpies 2004 MAAFL ScheduleDate:	Opponent	Results
May 15 — vs. St. Louis	vs. St. Louis	W 69-60
June 5 — @ Chicago	@ Chicago	L 89-84
June 26 — vs. Cincinnati	vs. Cincinnati	W 64-14
July 24 — @ Nashville	@ Nashville
Aug. 28 — @ Atlanta	@ Atlanta
Sept. 11 — vs. Milwaukee	vs. Milwaukee

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 in i

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internationalI 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, visit www.dallasfooty.com or e-mail the recruiting department (recruiting@dallasfooty.com).

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