The Hudson River Rats shocked the heavily favoured Times Square Tourists in the 2010 NYCAFL grand final. The Rats started strongly and continued their surprising form throughout the game to keep the Tourists at arms length. The skill and class of the Tourists came to the surface however and threatened the Rats after halftime. It […]
Recently, the New York Magpies made headlines with their first appearance as a team in The Wall Street Journal. Read the full article below or pick up your own copy in the July 15th edition of The NY Wall Street Journal. It’s a Different Kind of Football A Hard-Core Group of 70 New Yorkers Has […]
New York travelled to Philadelphia to take on the much improved Philly Hawks. With heavy, persistent rain throughout the day, the pies could tell early it was going to be a tough game. In old fashioned wet weather footy, the Hawks jumped out of the blocks early while the Magpies had another slow start. This […]
After a successful ANZAC day celebration in which the Magpies organized one of the largest Australian gatherings in New York, Phillip Scanlan, the Australian Consul-General in New York, invited some of the event organizers and team leadership to his home for drinks. With a beautiful view of the river as a background Mr. Scanlan thanked […]
The recent NYCAFL Draft saw the strongest and deepest turnout in Magpies history. In all, 34 players with a significant amount of talent participated in the 2010 draft. There was much speculation and hype on who would be taken No.1. with many analysts predicting either Dave Wittmer or Greg Smith to be the first pick. However […]
The Magpies have started the season well and with a few key outs this past weekend Coach Ormsby asked for a strong effort from the team. With ESPN filming the game the Magpies jumped out of the blocks well and kicked out to a strong early lead. Dawkins and McMaster were proving a handful up […]
