Redbacks First Game Is A Win

The Rome Redbacks started their USAFL game history with a great 1st game win over their hosts the Atlanta Kookaburras on Saturday. Granted the Atlanta team helped out the Redbacks with some extra players to fill out their team, but it was still a historic day for the newly formed Rome Aussie Rules Football Club .

First time player Rome local, Randall Barnett was a notable contributor for the Redbacks along with team founder and coach Wayne Kraska. Linely Laverdure also made a huge contribution to the team as a fill in player having just arrived back from Australia.

The Rome team scored 12 goals 14 behinds for 86 points to Atlanta 12 goals 8 behinds 80 points. So a 6 point win that could have gone either way. The game was played in a friendly manner by both teams and the new club uniforms were shown off and recognized as some of the sharpest looking Aussie Rules football uniforms many players had seen.

The Rome Redbacks continue to practice twice a week here in Rome and look to recruit more players that want to play a fun, skillful, high scoring sport. If you just want to get fitter and meet some new friends you can also join in to play Social no tackle games coming up in the fall.

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Aussie Rules Football Explained

Where We Play & Practice

Mondays & Wednesday nights we are going to meet at Tolbert Park 300 Charlton St. NW, Rome, GA 30165 (meet on the Timothy Avenue side)

Our intended playing field is opposite Ridge Ferry Park North on Riverside Pkwy. There is a large open field there. 406 Riverside Pkwy NE, Rome, GA 30161

6.00pm both Monday and Wednesday evenings. Bring water of you own (we'll have some spare) and some energy.

The Rome GA Redbacks

The Rome GA Redbacks is probably the newest team in the United States Australian Football League. www.usafl.com

The team is named after one of Australia's most venomous spiders, the Australian Redback Spider. The Rome Redbacks is about bringing a great new team sport, a game of Aussie Rules Football, to Floyd County and in particular the Rome GA area. In doing that we will be helping people become fitter and healthier, make plenty of new friends and have a great time. No it is not rugby, we knew you thought that!!! It is far more fun and exciting.

The Rome Redbacks will be initially playing a safe friendly non tackle version of Aussie Rules Football that is completely safe called AFLS. It is a game that is high scoring and tons of fun. It can be played by anyone 13yrs or older 7 a-side or more and is primarily played as co-ed. AFLS which has been developed by our friends at the Atlanta Kookaburras, just to our south. The Atlanta Kookaburras have been part of the sporting landscape for 20 years. So we thought it was time we got a team together here in Rome. You never know one day we might have a team good enough to beat them. Won't that be a huge day for Rome GA?

And Aussie's as you might have heard love to socialize, and the Rome Redbacks will be no exception, with planned fun events along the rivers, nights out on the town and events the whole family can enjoy. Aussie Rules Football, or just "footy" as its called down there to the Aussies is about a few laughs, a few social drinks and a bunch of great mates. It is Australia's most played sport with elite men's and now women's teams competing for a Premiership Cup in September.

Once you play you will never be the same and will be hooked for ever.

So sign up for a practice game, training session or come along to a social event and meet a whole new bunch of new and interesting people.

Cheers!

Download The Rome Redbacks Flyer

It would be awesome mate if you downloaded our Rome Redbacks flyer and handed a few out or posted them up wherever you hang out. Thanks! We have a one page flyer or two to a page flyer. Just click on the images to download and share...Cheers!