The IFAF Officiating Committee has appointed David Sinclair to the panel for this years event which will be held in Austin, Texas from June 29th to July 7th.

David was a founding member of the VGOA in 1986 and has worked more than 350 games, mainly at Referee and Umpire. He will work the Umpire position during the tournament.

David becomes the third VGOA official to be appointed to IFAF World Cups after Tony Martin (2009 Juniors – USA) and Paul Mercer (2011 Seniors – Austria) and we wish him every success.

The Victorian Eagles have finished their 2012 campaign in 4th place, losing the playoff for 3rd to the Queensland Sundevils 27-14.

The Eagles lost their 2nd match of the round robin tournament 51-22 to the reigning champion NSW Wolfpack.

In the final of the inaugural AGL championship, the WA Raiders defeated NSW 42-35 to win the inaugural Australian Gridiron League Championship. The Raiders won their first National Championship in 2001.

Congratulations to all the players from across Victoria who represented their state with pride!

The Victorian Eagles hosted WA in the first match of the new Australian Gridiron League on Saturday 17th March at the State Hockey Centre in Parkville  (map).

In front of a big crowd and glorious sunny Melbourne skies the visitors jumped out to an early lead with a touchdown and 2 point conversion. WA continued to move the ball and scored again early in the 3rd and the scoreboard didn’t change again as they ran out 16-0 winners.

Full stats, video and photos coming soon. Thanks to everyone who attended and supported the Australian Gridiron League.

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We were the first league to advertise on television, now we are going to broadcast a monthly show as well!

Gridiron Victoria is partnering with community station Channel 31 to beam our sport into homes across the state and we need your help.

The goal is to produce a half hour spot for 9 months of the year, showcasing each of our clubs, covering the 2012 senior and junior seasons as well as the inaugural Australian Gridiron League tournament in our very first show. We would like ideas on:

• Format – Panel, like Before the Game or just a couple of people like Blokesworld
• Segments – What should we cover? Plays of the week, officials, rules, funny stories etc
• Anything else?

We are looking for anyone with post-production, multimedia, editing, audio, camera operating experience to volunteer their time to help the league. If you’re interested, please email sam.weller@gridironvictoria.com.au or post your comments below.

Sponsorship History

Ultimate Performance Supplements sponsored the Victorian Eagles Team in 2010.

U.P.S provided Ultimate ProForm supplements for after training sessions and games, Ultimate Energy  pregame supplements and Ultimate Recovery for half time. At the time U.P.S asked for nothing in  return as they were just trying to grow awareness of their brand.

Current Offer

U.P.S has offered a promo code for anyone associated with Gridiron in Victoria. If anyone enters the  word “GRIDIRON” in the comments section of the U.P.S website during a purchase the will donate the  following:

• $5.00 from each 4kg tub of Ultimate Sustain, ProForm and Iso85+
• $2.50 from each small item consisting of Ultimate Slim, Hulk, Tri-Carn, Gaba, DAA, Glyco Load,
• Male, Burn Capsules, L Glutamine, Creatine, B.C.A.A or any other supplement.

Sponsorship Plan

U.P.S think that all Victorian players should have the opportunity to represent their state for free and  they want the money from this offer to offset the participation fees of every Victorian Eagles player for the future.