Munich Kangaroos
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The Munich Kangaroos is an Australian rules football club in Munich, Germany
[edit] History
The Munich Kangaroos were founded by Australian expats in the mid-1990s. Along with the Frankfurt Redbacks they are one of only two German clubs formed before the year 2000.
The Roos made an early attempt to start a league based around Munich, named the German Australian Rules Football Association, beginning with two teams in Munich - the Bayern Blues and Munich Whites. This league did not eventuate, with the Roos and Redbacks coming together to form the Australian Football League of Germany in 1999. Munich have played in the AFLG premiership season since the true home and away setup began in 2003.
The Munich Roos wear blue and white, the colours of the AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos, but also the traditional colours of the state of Bavaria (Bayern) of which Munich is the capital.
The Roos also host the Oktoberfest Cup, which has been held around Oktoberfest time most years over the past decade.
The season generally runs from April to August, with the finals played in early September. Training takes place during the season on Thursday evenings from 18:00 in the Hirschgarten park, 5 minutes walk from the train station Laim, and even closer to a major beergarden.
The official pub - all AFL clubs in Germany do have one - is The Arc.
[edit] Premierships
- 2003
- 2005 Munich Kangaroos 13.8 (86) defeated Frankfurt Redbacks 0.4 (4) by 82 points.
- 2006 Munich Kangaroos 7.13 (55) defeated Rheinland Lions 7.6 (48) by 7 points.
