Former Geelong Captain and current NFL punter for the Arizona Cardinal’s Ben Graham’s visited the Bay City Buccaneers for their opening game last weekend, and it featured in a news piece on Channel 10.
This is a fantastic coup for the league which is sure to help promote the game in Victoria. Kudos to the Buccaneers for getting Graham to toss the coin for the opening game against the Warriors.
If you picked up a copy of MX in Melbourne on Monday afternoon and headed for the sports section, the sight of AFL star Chris Judd in American Football pads might have been a little confusing.
MX ran a feature article about Collingwood’s US ruck import Shae McNamara and the transition from American Football to Aussie Rules.
The article also quoted GV president Dan Levin and the two worked through each position and which AFL star would be best suited to make the switch.
Click the image to the right for a larger view or you can download a PDF of the MX article on American Football here.
Fantastic opening weekend for Gridiron Victoria.
Kicking things off Saturday morning saw the Vic Bowl rematch between the reigning champion Monash Warriors, and the Bay City Buccaneers in Geelong. Ben Graham of NFL team Arizona Cardinals and former Geelong Cats Captain was the Buccaneers’ guest and tossed the coin pre-game.
(Ben is shown right with GV president Dan Levin – click the picture for a larger view)
The Buccaneers overcame a 6-6 half time stalemate to run away with the win 41-6. In the later game, the Melbourne Royals defeated the Ballarat Pioneers 38-0.
The other two games were at Ranger Field in Croydon with the Northern Raiders defeating a stoic Monash Barbarians 24-8, followed by a thriller with the host Croydon Rangers being defeated by the Western Crusaders 22-20.
One of our newest teams, the Gippsland Gladiators appeared on WIN Regional Tv last night with this news piece about their first season in Gridiron Victoria.
Check out the clip below!
Victorian Gridiron official Paul Mercer has been selected as part of the officiating crew for the Gridiron World Cup in Austria in July.
This appointment is well deserved and recognises Paul’s tireless dedication to the sport over many years.
Gridiron Victoria congratulates Paul and wishes him all the best as he joins the Australian team in Austria for the World Cup.
For more information about the upcoming world cup, check out the official 2011 American Football World Cup website or the Australian Outback Gridiron Team.
