Calgary Kangaroos

Calgary Kangaroos
Names
Full name Calgary Kangaroos Australian Rules Football Club
Nickname(s) Kangaroos, Roos
Club details
Founded 2002
Colours      Blue      white
Competition AFL Canada USAFL
Premierships USAFL Men's Division 2(2): 2009, 2010
Ground(s) Inland Athletic Park
Queen Elizabeth High School
Other information
Official website "www.foxspulse.com/club". 

The Calgary Kangaroos are an Australian rules football club based in Calgary, Canada. They welcome all new players, regardless of prior experience, practice at Queen Elizabeth High School in Kensington, play games at the Inland Athletic Park and are members of AFL Canada. The Roos also run introductory training sessions at various elementary and high schools across the city, in an effort to grow the sport locally. The current number one ticket holder of the club is the Calgary City Mayor, the Honourable Mayor Naheed Nenshi[1]

The Calgary Kangaroos regular season consists of a series of home and away games between the three (3) Metro teams the Bears, Cowboys and Wolves. The Wolves team were created in 2015 owing to the growth of the club, and went on to win the Calgary Metro Championship in their inaugural year.[2] During the season there are trips to Vancouver, Kelowna and Edmonton. The trip to Edmonton is to play for the for the Capitol Cup.[3]

The Calgary Kangaroos are Canada's most successful football club having been a regular feature in the USAFL National Championships finals. The Roo's were Division Two runners up in 2008, and then went on to win back-to-back Division Two titles in 2009 and 2010, earning a Division One promotion. In 2011, Calgary played their way through to the Grand Final, but lost to a more accurate Denver 3.2.20 to 0.5.5. The less said about 2012 the better.[4] In 2013, Calgary again played its way into the Division One Grand Final, being beaten by the home team, Austin Crows 4.2.26 to 4.1.25.[5]

In 2014, the Roos had 13 Canadian players selected to represent Team Canada in both the men's and women's competitions at the 2014 AFL International Cup in Melbourne, Australia.[6]

Year Calgary Champion USAFL Nationals Result Bears Best & Fairest Cowboys Best & Fairest Wolves Best & Fairest Bears Canadian Best & Fairest Cowboys Canadian Best & Fairest Wolves Canadian Best & Fairest Bears Most Improved Cowboys Most Improved Wolves Most Improved Troy Rose Award
2015 Wolves Div 1 Pool B Liam Terrell Michael Karutz Keith Vogler Bruce Gillis Mathew Kidd David Swinden Allan Crane Joshua Mason Anthony Singh Lachlan Griffiths
2014 Bears Div 1 Pool B David Kalinowski Dane Rolfe - Andrew MacLean Mathew Kidd - David Swinden Kevin Zucht - Lachlan Griffiths
2013 Cowboys Div 1 Runners Up David Kalinowski Dane Rolfe - Andy Yardy Matthia Singh - - - - David Kalinowski
2012 Bears No Comment Luke Kelleher Dan Morrison - - - - - - - Gareth Williams
2011 Cowboys Div 1 Runers Up Jack Moddle Dan Morrison - Jack Moddle Matthia Singh - Mark Terstappan Dan Findlay - Jack Moddle
2010 Bears Div 2 Champion - - - - - - - - - William Grant
2009 Unknown Div 2 Champion - - - - - - - - - David Rowe
2008 Unknown Unknown - - - - - - - - - Beau Corps
2007 Unknown Unknown - - - - - - - - - Gareth Williams
2006 Unknown Unknown - - - - - - - - - Bradley Copeland
2005 Kangaroos - - - - - - - - - - Kristen Judge
2004 Kangaroos - - - - - - - - - - Chris O'Connell
2003 Kangaroos - - - - - - - - - - Chris O'Connell
2002 Kangaroos - - - - - - - - - - Troy Rose

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-7259-0-0-0&sID=154776&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=30769714
  2. ↑ http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=1-7993-111808-0-0&sID=161609&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=35976360
  3. ↑ http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-7259-0-0-0&sID=154776&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=31534157
  4. ↑ https://usafl.com/news/2012/10/30/2012-division-one-championship-vacated
  5. ↑ https://usafl.com/news/2013/10/22/home-team-wins-national-championship
  6. ↑ http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-7394-0-0-0&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=28257898

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