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The German Eagles have landed in Melbourne

AFL International Cup German Eagles

Gehören mit zu den Favoriten: Die deutsche Nationalmannschaft in Melbourne Source: German Eagles

Melbourne is hosting the 2017 AFL International Cup. It runs from 6 to 19 August and 18 nations are participating, including Germany's national team. We invited two of the team's 26 passionate amateur players to our studio.


Fabian (Full Forward) and Tim (Wing) are both from Hamburg. To represent Germany is a "dream come true", they say. Back home they train twice a week.

AFL International Cup German Eagles
"Was uns an Technik abgeht, machen wir durch Fitness wett": Fabian Cordts und Tim Rohrssen Source: SBS

To learn more about each national team, including the German Eagles, go to the AFL International Cup's official guide.

Australian Rules Football
Die Profispieler in der Australian Rules Football Meisterschaft verdienen jährlich sechs- bis siebenstellige Summen Source: AAP
And this is how we teased the event in May

Deutsche Premiere bei der "Aussie Football WM"


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