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Sunday, May 11, 2008 --- 75 days ago http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20080512013614389
 The AFL Great Britain squad for the 2008 Australian Football International Cup is all but finalised, but there is still time a sliver of hope for eager Englishmen, Scots and Welsh to force their way into the side. There's also traditionally been a healthy number of Irishmen, with players hailing from Northern Ireland but playing in Great Britain often included in the British Bulldogs. Bulldogs coach Charlie Kielty confirmed that some changes could occur, but the squad as listed on the AFL Great Britain website are in the prime position. "That is the squad at the moment. If we were leaving tomorrow 30 of those players would be on the plane. However, as we are still 4 months away, faces could change due to injury, bad form, personal issues, etc". Johnny Boyle reprises his captaincy role from the last Cup, and Edward Doe from the South Cardiff Panthers may well be the first Welshman to represent Great Britain in Australian Football.
The Bulldogs finished 6th in both 2002 and 2005. Late in 2007 they defeated Ireland for the first time and with a slowly growing pool of local players to choose from, will be hoping to climb the ladder. However just as the Brits will have improved, so will many other sides. Ireland have some old stalwarts returning, PNG have talent being developed in the Queensland leagues and the US are sure to be fiercely competitive as always. Canada have benefited from some junior development as have South Afr ... |
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