July 20, 2009 - TORONTO, Ont. – Excitement was in the air on Saturday when The Toronto Eagles faced-off against the High Park Demons for the 1000^th league game in Canada.

 

Played at the Humber College North field, numerous fans of the game watched in amazement as the Eagles defeated the Demons (Eagles 23.9.147 def. Demons 2.4.16) in gruelling game.

 

Now in its 20^th year, the OAFL has seen over 1,500 players join in the game since its inception and has grown to a ten-team league, with one associate club in 2009. The Toronto Eagles (formerly the Toronto Panthers) and the High Park Demons (formerly the Mississauga Mustangs) were the original two teams that started playing in the OAFL.

 

Finishing Round 8, the results for Division 1 are as follows:

 

 

Toronto Downtown Dingos 15.19.106 def. Toronto Rebels 1.0.6

Guelph Gargoyles 9.11.65 def. Hamilton Wildcats 9.9.63

Toronto Eagles 23.9.147 def. High Park Demons 2.4.16

Etobicoke Kangaroos 13.10.88 def. Ottawa Swans 1.4.10

Central Blues 8.9.57 def. Broadview Hawks 7.6.48

 

 

Etobicoke Kangaroos                      8          8          0          0          767     307     249.8 32

Toronto Eagles                                  8          7          1          0          806     397     203.0 28

Toronto Downtown Dingos             8          6          2          0          572     338     169.2 24

Hamilton Wildcats                             8          5          3          0          619     392     157.9 20

Central Blues                                     8          5          3          0          567     393     144.3 20

Broadview Hawks                             8          4          4          0          564     494     114.2 16

Guelph Gargoyles                             8          2          6          0          402     571     70.4    8

Toronto Rebels                                  8          1          7          0          330     711     46.4    4

Ottawa Swans                                   8          1          7          0          203     592     34.3    4

High Park Demons                           8          1          7          0          228     841     27.1    4

  

The Ontario Australian Football League (OAFL) was formed in 1989 by two teams in Toronto consisting of a group of home sick Australian boys who got together for a kick. From this one-off game, the league has evolved into the largest Australian football league outside the golden shores of the mother land.

 

The future for the oldest and largest Aussie football league in the northern hemisphere looks bright. Growing by an average of 10-15% each year it can be expected that ‘Footy’ in Canada is here to stay. Visit www.oafl.ca for more information.

  

For further information please contact:

 

Susanne Simic

Simic Public Relations for the OAFL

T: 416-622-3358

e-mail: Susanne.simic@sympatico.ca