The Austin Crows players and fans participated in there second annual Habitat for Humanity Build Day on a hot July summer Saturday. Habitat for Humanity is a Christian based non-profit organization that organizes the donation of materials, man power and expertise to build homes for families in need.

The house in south east Austin was in its 2nd day of construction. The Crows duties for the day included, pre-build complaining about how hot it was, commenting on the amount of sunscreen on Blake's face and plenty of trips to the water station.

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This is the third year in a row the Austin Crows and the Irish Celtic Cowboys have contested a three game series International Rules Series. The rules combine elements from both games with the Irish advantage being the round ball and the Aussie advantage being the tackling. We thank the Austin Crows for the match report. On another hot and humid Austin summer day, the teams arrived at the Stassney field to once again see who has bragging rights as the best Footy team in Austin, Texas. The Crows were a little undermanned through injuries and unavailability but had a considerably younger team than their Irish rivals.

Six points are scored from a goal that goes under the cross bar and past the goalkeeper (as in regular soccer), three points for an over the cross bar goal similar to a goal in Australian football, and one point is scored just like a behind in Aussie Rules footy.

The game started off with Austin controlling the midfield duels and putting early scores on the board. Tensions flared late in the first quarter as all players adapted to the combined rules. Several players were sent off by the umpire in what turned out to be a fierce game. The Crows went into the quarter time break with a comfortable 15 point lead through overs (three pointers) to Campbell, Arnold, Gloster, Sam Harris and Sam Ryan. Crow ruckman Ryan Minnick was doing a wonderful job on dangerous Cowboy Rory. Colum Kelly was one of the few Irish Cowboys to win the ball but the Austin defense through King, Enslow, Bedford and Campo held firm.

Photo: Irish Cowboy marks strong in the pack. Photo by Tim Strauss.

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As he sat in the Mansfield footy club's change rooms last weekend, mud caked on his knees, Daniel Sarbacker watched intently as a number of children booted a small Sherrin to each other.

''I'm sitting here jealous that these kids have been kicking a football their whole lives,'' he said. ''They kick more consistently than I do.''

There's a good reason why Sarbacker's skills are not quite as silky as he would like. A decade ago, the 31-year-old American had never heard of Aussie Rules football, let alone tried to kick an oval ball. But since being introduced to the game back in 2002, he has taken to it with such gusto that while many of his university classmates are completing internships with world-leading corporations, he is immersing himself in rural Victoria's footy-obsessed sporting culture.

Photos by Adam McNicol.

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On Saturday June 19, the Columbus Jackaroos traveled in force to Mount Juliet, Tennessee for the Nashville Kangaroos' MAAFL season opener. No field in Nashville was big enough for this huge match, so the Roos' football management booked the grassy fields of the Glen Park Soccer Complex. The Kangaroos were keen to take revenge for their 2009 loss in Columbus, while the Jackaroos sought to bounce back from their recent loss in a heartbreaker against Chicago United.

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