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Newsletter Date 30th Apr, 2012 Volum1 Issue 8

AFLSAMOA AFLSamoa is the Representative of the Australian Football League

(AFL) in Samoa.

Gday Samoa

AFL Clinic Joseph Falesa

selected in

South Pacific

Squad

Time On

On the 14th of April 2012 the Australian High Commission in partnership with the Government of Samoa ran there monthly 5km run or 3km walk, supporting healthy lifestyles in the lead up to Samoa’s 50th anniversary of independence. AFL Samoa were asked to run a free Aussie Rules Clinic at the end of the run introducing the game to Primary and Senior School Students in Apia. AFL Samoa are proud to say the clinic was a huge success with more then 60 Students par-ticipating in the clinic. On the day there was a Handball competition and a Kick for Goal competition run with heaps of prizes given out on the day to the winners of each competition.

G’day Samoa Australian Fun Run– AFL Samoa runs Clinic for Students

Up-Coming Events and Programs

G’day Aus-

tralian Fun

Run

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Upcoming

Events and

Programs

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Joseph

Falesa

arrives

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Time-on

News

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3rd of May- AFLSamoa Monthly Meeting.

May– Army Reserves to take on Samoa.

May– SamoaKICK to be Launched.

June– Senior 9’s to Launch.

AFL Samoa’s Development Officer with

Australian High Commissioner His Excellency

Dr Stephen Henningham

Students in town been shown the correct

technique in kicking the Sherrin.

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AFL Samoa welcomed back Joseph Falesa yesterday a prod-uct of Lepa and Lotofaga College who just returned from the intensive Australian Football Rules (AFL) South Pacific train-ing and selection camp held in Auckland, New Zealand. The camp was held across four days last week attracting the best under 16 boys from the Pacific region, all vying for their se-lection in the 2012 South Pacific Squad to play in Western Sydney, Australia at the National U16’s Championships from 4-14 July 2012. The four day camp tested the athlete’s fitness, skills and game play as well as leadership sessions, testing at Massey University and an individual squad review and video footage of the camp. Andrew Cadzow AFL’s Oceania’s Development Manager said “The camp was of the highest standard, best I have seen. The quality was very good and Joseph performed and be-haved admirably. Andrew also believes that the inclusion of Samoa at the Oceania Cup on an annual basis will ensure more students like Joseph will get the opportunity to be seen overseas and to showcase their skills against the best within the Pacific. AFL Samoa with the assistance of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MESC), funded Joseph’s trip to New Zealand giving him the opportunity to travel and play AFL overseas. AFL Samoa had previously suggested with Joseph turning 17 later this year that it might be a hindrance to him making the Oceania squad for the July tour of Australia. The pre camp thoughts were more focussed towards readi-ness for the 2013 under 18’s carnival and as an encourage-ment for other aspiring Samoan footballers to not just play the game but the possibility of gaining international experience. As it has transpired, Joseph has been named in a four man emergency list of the preliminary partial squad announced.

Joseph Falesa selected in South Pacific AFL Squad

G’day Samoa AFL Clinic

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Back Home: Joseph Falesa arrives at Faleolo

International airport coming back from the

AFL’S South Pacific Training and Selection

Camp.

Mr Gabel Stathis, development officer for AFL in Samoa, was thrilled while waiting on the arrival of his rising star at the Faleolo International Airport yesterday saying, “Joseph has performed well above expectations at the camp. To be named on the emergency list of the squad is a bonus and a minor victory in itself for AFL Samoa. Being the only Samoan that attended the camp Joseph is an example of where this game can take other motivated football-ers.” Joseph now has the option to travel to Australia for the under 16 National Championships where he can further de-velop his game. Upon arrival at Falelolo International airport Joseph commented on the camp saying “I was very pleased to get the opportunity to be selected for this AFL programme,” he said “I was able to share the Samoan culture to some of the students in the pro-gramme since I was the only Samoan there.” “I would like to thank AFL Samoa and the MESC for funding my trip and it’s memories I will cherish forever,” he added. AFL Samoa would like to acknowledge and thank MESC for the support they have shown towards the development of AFL in Samoa. Without their assistance Joseph's travel to New Zealand would have not been possible.

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Phone: +6857293589

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