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2014 USAFL National Championships Dublin, Ohio | |
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League | United States Australian Football League |
Sport | Australian rules football |
Number of teams | 26 |
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The 2014 USAFL National Championships was the 18th installment of the premier United States annual Australian rules football club tournament. The tournament was held in Dublin, Ohio from the 11–12 October. The National Champions from the men's competition were the New York Magpies and from the women's competition the champions were the Denver Bulldogs.
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between goal and behind posts.
Dublin is a city in Franklin, Delaware, and Union counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 41,751 at the 2010 census. Dublin is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio.
The New York Magpies is a United States Australian Football League team, based in New York City, United States. It was founded in 1998 by an American, Erik Kallhovd. They play in the Eastern Australian Football League. The New York Magpies play their home games at Tibbetts Brook Park.
2014 USAFL Div 1 Grand Final | |||||
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Sunday 12 October (4:00 pm) | Orange County | def. by | New York | Daree Fields, Dublin, Ohio | [Report] |
2.0 (12) 2.1 (13) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.2 (8) 2.4 (16) | Umpires: Ross McLaren, Steve Arnott Geoff Cann Medal: Marcus Jankie | ||
Rank | State | Team | Change |
1 | New York Magpies | ||
2 | Orange County Bombers | ||
3 | Calgary Kangaroos | ||
4 | Denver Bulldogs | — | |
5 | Austin Crows | ||
6 | Minnesota Freeze | ||
7 | Golden Gate Roos | — | |
8 | Dallas Magpies | N/A | |
9 | Los Angeles Dragons | ||
10 | Columbus Jackaroos | ||
11 | Houston Lonestars | ||
12 | Quebec Saints | N/A | |
13 | Baltimore Washington Eagles | ||
14 | Chicago Swans | ||
15 | Nashville Kangaroos | ||
16 | Boston Demons | ||
17 | Sacramento Suns | — | |
18 | Philadelphia Hawks | — | |
19 | Cincinnati Dockers | ||
20 | Des Moines Roosters | — | |
21 | Portland Steelheads | ||
22 | Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids | ||
23 | North Carolina Tigers | ||
24 | Tulsa Buffaloes | ||
25 | Atlanta Kookaburras | — | |
26 | Milwaukee Bombers | N/A |
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