Results – Round One

admin — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:58:35 +0000

1STS
9.14.68 def Wimbledon Hawks 6.11.47
Best: Tom Woods, Josh Cutten, Soggy, Danny Ryan, Greg Chapman.
Goals: 3 Andrew Slevision, 2 Greg Chapman, Taz, Greg Hesse, Josh Oakey, Ollie Creamer.

2NDS
5.13.43 def Dragons 3.9.27
Best: Luke Howard, Scott Giffard, Matty Nolen, Steve Tindale, Jake Mansell.
Goals: 2 Luke Howard, 2 Charlie Slim, Kris Minette.

3RDS
6.3.39 def Wimbledon Hawks 3.8.26
Best: Doug Baker, Phil Barnard, Junior Brown, Nick Sward, Jimmy Lloyd.
Goals: 2 Phil Barnard, 2 Niall Curkpatrick, Charlie Slim, Andy Roper.

Pete McGettigan

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:42:09 +0000

Nickname: Pistol

Hometown: Melbourne

Previous Clubs: St Bedes Mentone, Australia

Favourite Position: Reverse Cowgirl

Occupation: I’m in the Elevator Business. It has its ups and downs.

Favourite type of food: Anything but the coach’s cooking.

Best Movie: Hot Rod, Blades of Glory, Spice World

Favourite drink: Kroni, Sex on the Beach

Favourite Nightspot: Infernos & Ground Zero

Best pick-up line you have used?: ‘Have u ever been to India?? Get this In-di-ya!’

Whats so good about playing Aussie Rules in London?: Giving Hesse shit.

Nick Maddock

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:26:23 +0000

Nickname: Auto
Hometown: Newcastle, StrayaPrevious Clubs: West Newcastle/Wallsend, Cardiff & Koondrook-Barham
Favourite Position: Reverse Cowboy
Occupation: Pediatric Fitness Facilitator
Favourite type of food: West Cornwall Pasty Co.
Best Movie: Old School
Favourite drink: Hurt Locker, Jager Grenade, Tequilabite, Beak Locker (mostly Wahoo Challenge signature drinks)
Favourite Nightspot: The Swan (Stockwell) & Torture Garden
Best pick-up line you have used?: I’m afraid of the dark. Can you turn the light off when I go to sleep?
What is so good about playing Aussie Rules in London?: Cheap drinks at The Wahoo & The Netball Club

2011 Season Draw

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:06:11 +0000

ANZAC CHALLENGE (Round Robin Lightening Premiership) – Saturday 7th May @ Acton

Please note that all games at played on a Saturday except for Round Seven vs Wandsworth Demons and the first weekend of finals.

Round	Date	Team		Venue
1	14^th May	Wimbledon Hawks (Conference v Dragons)	A	Motspur Park
2	21^st May	West London	H	Wimbledon Common
3	28^th May	Wandsworth Demons	H	Wimbledon Common
4	4^th June	North London	A	Bounds Green
5	11^th June	London Swans (Social @ Reading)	A	Ply Park, Hackney
6	18^th June	Wimbledon Hawks (Conference v Dragons)	H	Wimbledon Common
7	26^th June (Sun)	Wandsworth Demons	A	Clapham Common
8	2^nd July	North London Lions	H	Wimbledon Common
9	9^th July	West London	A	Barn Elms
10	16^th July	London Swans (Social vs Reading)	H	Wimbledon Common
Finals	23/24^th July			Barn Elms
Final	30^th July			Barn Elms
GF	6^th August			Barn Elms

Clayton Fitzgerald (The one with the dress on)

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:02:55 +0000

Nickname: Fitzy (I dont know why?)

Hometown: Perth

Previous Clubs: Im a bit of a footy slut and have played all throughout country WA

Favourite Position: Hungover

Occupation: Unemployed, Professional Backpacker

Favourite type of food: I dont eat. Im always on a liquid diet.

Best Movie: Fried Green Tomatoes (I love a good cry)

Favourite drink: Goon

Favourite Nightspot: Shephards Bush Green

Best pick-up line you have used?: “If I were a stop light, I’d turn red everytime you passed by, just so I could stare at you a bit longer.”

Whats so good about playing Aussie Rules in London?: It gives me a chance to do something because without the club I would just be a bum….

Greg Hesse

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:45:39 +0000

Nickname: Mini-Me, Wee Man, The Hoff, The Hoff-License

Hometown: Melbourne

Previous Clubs: De La Salle

Favourite Position: Anywhere in the Guts (Im a bit small for the ruck though)

Occupation: I do something in a Gym, Part-Time Shoe Model (I have very small feet and short legs)

Favourite type of food: Pasta with just one meatball

Best Movie: Anything video that involves Tony Modra

Favourite drink: Petrol

Favourite Nightspot: Anywhere I can look to score…

Best pick-up line you have used?: “Have you seen my LEG-CUTTER?”

Whats so good about playing Aussie Rules in London?: I couldnt get a game with the Wandsworth Demons so I came to Putney instead….

Ciaran McGreevey

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:24:58 +0000

Nickname: Red Hound

Hometown: Keady, Co. Armagh

Previous Clubs: Ceide Lamh Dhearg (I think its Irish)

Favourite Position: Physio’s Table

Occupation: Teaching Recruitment

Favourite type of food: Spuds

Best Movie: Michael Jackson – Moonwalker

Favourite drink: Guinness

Favourite Nightspot: Blayney

Best pick-up line you have used?: Stop drinking my beer

Whats so good about playing Aussie Rules in London?: The BRIT CUP – Great tournament that happens every year in July where only the EUs play.

Mark Bolton

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:54:55 +0000

Nickname: Bolts

Hometown: Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Previous Clubs: No previous aussie rules clubs, black and white for life!

Favourite Position: Forward line/Half forward

Occupation: Osteopath

Favourite type of food: Curry

Best Movie: The Waterboy

Favourite drink: Magners

Favourite Nightspot: Kellys, Portrush N.I, best club in UK

Best pick-up line you have used?: G’day Cobber tonights your lucky night!

What is so good about playing Aussie Rules in London?: Great sport to play through the summer, beats swimming cycling and running. Also a good friendly bunch in Putney!

2011 Season Dates Confirmed

admin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:29:24 +0000

The AFL London 2011 Season dates have now been confirmed. The Pies will be attending the Anzac Challenge on Saturday 7th May and then playing for 10 straight weeks without a bye including finals across 3 weekends. The season has been brought forward to allow the Great Britain Bulldogs team to attend to International Cup in Melbourne in August.

ANAZAC Challenge – Saturday 7th May
Round One – Sat/Sun 14/15th May
Round Two – Sat/Sun 21/22nd May
Round Three – Sat/Sun 28/29th May (Long Weekend)
Round Four – Sat/Sun 4/5th June
Round Five – Sat/Sun 11/12 June
Round Six – Sat/Sun 18/19th June
Round Seven – Sat/Sun 25/26th June
Round Eight – Sat/Sun 2/3rd July (Brit Cup in Worksop)
Round Nine – Sat/Sun 9/10 July
Round Ten – Sat/Sun 16/17th July
Finals – Sat/Sun 23/24th July
Finals – Sat 30th July
Grand Final – Sat 6th August

The club has the opportunity to play a mid week game the weekend before the Brit Cup if we wish to attend this tournament.

DONT BOOK ANYTHING HOLIDAYS FROM Saturday 23rd July to Saturday 6th August because this is when we will be playing FINALS!!!

Up and Coming Dates:

North vs South Flood Fundraiser Charity Match - Sunday 5th March, Old Deer Park

Booze Cruise: Saturday 19th March 2-6pm from Embankment Pier. More details to follow.

Pre-Season Match in Amsterdam – Saturday 16th April

Golf Day – Sunday 1st May, Central London Golf Centre http://www.clgc.co.uk/

End of Season Trip - To be held on the first weekend of Sept 2nd/3rd/4th. Likely destinations are either Lagos or Malta. Please let know which place you would rather go too and I will start looking at prices and accommodation. Lagos is slightly edging out Malta….

From Charlie Slim

Pre-Match in Amsterdam

admin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:26:47 +0000

Come and join the mayhem for The Putney Magpies Pre-Season Trip to ‘THE DAM’ to play the Dutch National Aussie Rules Football team ‘The Flying Dutchmen’

When: Saturday 16th April
Where: Sportpark Loopveld – Amsterdamse Cricket- en Hockeyclub “Veni Vidi Vici” Aanloop 7.

Get on board, book your flights and join in on the mayhem!! The club plans to stay at the Meeting Point Hostel in downtown Amsterdam.
http://www.hostel-meetingpoint.nl/
http://www.hostel-meetingpoint.nl/index2.htm

Flights are quite cheap (around £100 return Fri to Sun). Both Easyjet and BA fly from Gatwick to Amsterdam… This is an once in a life time opportunity…. To play an Aussie Rules match in Amsterdam!!!