..LATEST NEWS………………………
2004 Dallas Magpies Awards Winners:
Best & Fairest:
Grant Campbell
Best & Fairest Runner Up:
Seth Haesecke
Best
American: Brandon
Blankenship
Rookie
of the Year: Seth
Haesecke
Golden
Boot: Stuart
Rackham (most goals kicked)
October
10/11/2004: The USAFL has
reportedly signed a 3-year contract with the new All Sports Television Network.
[Full Story].
10/11/2004: The
Dallas Magpies Australian Rules Football Club finished their 2004 season on a
note they would rather forget. [Full
Story].
September
9/12/04: Magpies Go Down to the Bombers in the Final Home
Game [Full
Story]. Player’s
possession statistics.
9/12/04: Magpies
“Kid Around” to Teach Youths Aussie Rules
[Full Story].
9/8/04: The ‘Pies, still with a chance to take home the MAAFL
title in the final round of play, host to Milwaukee on September 11 in the
Mid-American Australian Rules Football League. [Full Story].
August
8/23/04: The Dallas Magpies
Australian Rules Football Club, looking to stake its claim on the MAAFL title
in round six, travel to Atlanta on August 28 to face the Kookaburras for their
third away match in the Mid-American Australian Rules Football League. [Full
Story].
8/16/04:
The Magpies hosted its 2nd TXAFL tournament of 2004 on the
weekend. In what was a great day of football for all new players and
spectators, all three teams finished with a win and a loss on the day. Baton Rouge
and the Austin Crows came together for the day’s matches. [Details]
8/11/04: The
Dallas Magpies will hold an Australian Football demonstration and clinic
for the many children who will attend the Pepsi KidAround over Labor
Day weekend. “The World's Biggest Kids Party” is Dallas/Fort
Worth's premier outdoor music and arts festival. [Full Story].
8/5/04: On the
weekend, the US “Revolution” National Squad and the US Uprising squad traveled
to Toronto, Canada for the Atlantic Alliance Cup. [Full
Story].
7/24/04: The ‘Pies
have moved into a tie for first place in the MAAFL with a dramatic win on Saturday,
over the Nashville Kangaroos. 13-9-86 to 10-18-78. The game, played in
Nashville, was very similar to the two teams’ previous match. [Full Story].
7/24/04: The ‘Pies
moved closer to the MAAFL cup in front of a large crowd wearing blue and
white…(more).
7/19/04: The
Magpies, looking to move up the MAAFL standings in round four, travel to
Nashville on July 24 to face the Kangaroos [Full Story].
7/15/04: Magpies
gave a successful presentation at the Dallas Children’s Museum yesterday. The presentation, directed by Gale
Emerson of the Dallas Magpies, was based mostly on Australian culture. [Full Story].
7/8/04: With
three games played of the season, the Magpies are gearing up for the remaining
three [Full Story].
6/26/04:
The Magpies moved to 4-1 on the season when they defeated Cincinnati in
the pouring rain. [Full Story].
Player stats.
6/24/04:
WAYNE CAREY, the greatest player of the modern era, has retired. The strapping
youngster from Wagga who forged a place in history… [Full
Story]
6/27/04: Get your FREE Magpies Sports Drink
bottle at the next home game… (more).
6/27/04: Magpies will host Cincinnati at Lookout
Park in Richardson at 2pm June 26th. [Full Story].
6/15/04: Brandon’s All-Star experience… (more).
6/14/04: The East triumphed again
in the 2nd Annual East v West Championship held in Atlanta on
Saturday…(more).
6/10/04: The
Dallas Magpies will give a demonstration of Australian sport and culture to
over 175 children between the ages of 3 and 10 at the Dallas Children’s Museum
on July 14th (more).
6/7/04: In perfect summer Michigan weather, the
Dallas Magpies traveled to the Windy City this past weekend to tackle the
Chicago Swans at Rodgers Park.
What ensued was a scrappy game of football that had numerous lead
changes… (more). Player
possession stats.
6/4/04:
The Magpies will send four players to the East West All-Star game in Atlanta
over July 12-13th . (more)
5/28/04:
The Magpie Look to take flight against the Chicago Swans on June 5th
at Rodgers Park in Chicago…(more).
5/24/04:
As Lone Star Cup got underway, the wind swept directly across the ground. The
new Magpie goal posts were shaking in the breeze like a Polaroid picture… (more).
5/15/04: The
Magpies remain undefeated at 3-0 by making it two in a row against
5/6/04: The
Magpies seek to avenge its only league loss from last year when it begins the
2004 MAAFL season May 15 against St. Louis… (more)
5/3/04: The
Magpies Awards have been updated as of completed games this year 2004. Best & Fairest, and Goal Kickers.
5/1/04: The
Magpies moved to 2-0 on the season when they defeated the Austin Crows in the
second game of a back-to-back outings. The score read 14.6(90) to 6.4(40). Read the players possession stats, and super coach’s recap.
4/17/04: The
Magpies moved to 1-0 on the season when they defeated a rookie filled Austin
Crows team in Austin during blustery conditions 8.10(58) to 4.7(31). Read the recap and players possession
stats.
4/8/04: The East
side training location and times has changed: 6:30pm at Lake Highlands. (more)
March:
3/31/04: The
Magpies reach out to the Dallas Fort Worth community. On a sunny but blustery
Friday, during their regularly scheduled physical education class,
approximately 240 boys and girls in third, fourth and fifth grades at Dickinson
Elementary in Grand Prairie got their first glimpse of a real, all-leather, fair
dinkum, Australian football. (more)
3/4/04: The Magpies have received their 501(c)(3) not-for-profit status. (more)