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One for the history books; Shamrock Bowl XXXIV saw UCD overcoming the previously-undefeated Dublin Rebels to win the first Shamrock Bowl in their club legacy. The score finished 52 - 24.  In Episode 29, we retell the story of this clash of AFI titans, featuring soundbites from the bowl and one-month-on interviews with both teams featured at Kingspan Stadium on 7th August 2022.  With special thanks...

Rob and Joe preview AFI's 2022 Flag Football season; running through the layout of the divisions and leagues, and giving their pre-season power rankings of each team competing! 

Kelly and Rob preview the biggest game of the season. Shamrock Bowl XXXIV sees UCD take their first appearance on the main stage, while the Dublin Rebels will be gunning for their 10th Bowl. Who better to chat to the Head Coaches of our semifinalist teams? In this episode, we welcome HC Alan Lomasney from the Cork Admirals and HC Kevin “Coach K” Klatt from the South Dublin Panthers. With special t...

As we reach the climax of the season, Rob and Joe preview the Division 1 and Division 2 Bowls. The Double-Header event is taking place at the home of the NI Razorbacks in Newforge Sports Complex on this Sunday 31st July. The Division 2 Bowl sees the almost-perfect-season Louth Mavericks facing an Antrim Jets side that's building momentum. In the Division 1 Bowl, the UL Viking's will clash with Wes...

'Tis the (playoff) season and do-or-die time for our remaining AFI teams! Kelly and Joe cover the upcoming Div1 playoff picture. That picture sees the #4 Vipers @ #1 Minotaurs and the #3 Crusaders @ #2 Vikings, this Sunday 17th July. After winning the Tulip Bowl in the Netherlands, Irish Wolfhounds OC Andy Dennehy rejoins the team to discuss the matchups across the Premier playoffs. These feature...

As we head into the final Gameweek of the 2022 AFI Senior Kitted Regular Season, Joe and Robbie break down the last 2 weeks of action, which included some massive scorelines, and 3 undefeated teams in Ireland being whittled down to 1. The boys also leave their predictions for who emerges from the battle for the playoffs -- and the battle for survival -- in the Premier Division.

In this special episode, we give love to our athletes and coaches preforming on the international football scene across Europe and the UK. Matty O’Meara (Crusaders & Panthers); played on the Irish Wolfhounds u20s who played against AFW American Select team in 2018, he was due to start against Bristol Pride before that game was cancelled, he’s now on the senior Irish Wolfhounds team. He has int...

As the play off picture tightens further, Kelly, Rob & Joe review the last 2 week's worth of action which saw playoff dreams smashed and secured in equal parts, and top tier clashes for the ages.  We look ahead to 3rd of July, previewing what effects wins, losses and different scenarios will have on the playoff picture. 

Rob re-joins Kelly and Joe as playoff spots start to become scarce across American Football Ireland With the Mavericks having clinched the first playoff spot of Div2, a win for the Jets this week will go along way in helping them to secure the second. The Razorbacks will be hoping to disrupt that plan, predicted to beat the Pirates before the forfeit was announced, the Razorbacks still need the Gi...

Recorded ahead of the games last Sunday, for your audible pleasure, listen to Joe and Kelly get it ~sometimes right~ but mostly very wrong in their Week 10 predictions ahead of time. We recap from Week 9 and look ahead as far as Week 11. With some teams having secured playoff spots, which remaining teams are looking playoff-bound? And which are in the running risk of elimination and/or relegation?...

Your hosts Joe, Kelly and Rob review games played since the end of April, which, in the Premier League, saw two shutouts with Panthers @ Rhinos finishing 0-17, and Admirals @ UCD finishing 0-20. Our Belfast teams not having much luck in Dublin with the Rebels rolling over the Knights and the Trojans at home with games finishing 30 - 7 and 38 - 6, respectively. The Cowboys were upset by the Rhinos...

With the recent announcement that American Football Ireland will be hosting the IFAF European Flag Championships in August 2023, we sat down with the newly appointed head coach of Wolfhounds Flag Dan Shaw to discuss his plan's for the squad, his approach to player selection and the road to Limerick 2023. Dan first stepped into football in Ireland as the Head Coach of the Coleraine Elks Flag Team i...

Rob, Kelly & Joe review games played, explain why the Premier 1 power rankings haven’t changed in the wake of the Rebel’s blowout win over the Rhinos, and the Panthers clinching a win over the Knights. Your hosts look as far as the 1st of May and give their predictions for all upcoming games across Premier, Div1 and Div2 leagues. **We have a new distributor, please re-subscribe, re-like and re...

Exactly what it says on the tin! Episode art: Lyndsay Mcveigh (Originally published 9th April 2022)

Joe does his first episode as a co-host as the guys discuss the AFI excitement so far from week 1 & 2, and the upcoming games until mid-April. (Originally published March 2022)

It's March 2022 and a competitive regular season is nearly upon us! Kelly and Rob chat about the Premier I (formerly SBC) teams who are winners and losers coming into this season as a result of "the covid nothing" years. We look at the month ahead and make predictions for our upcoming competitive fixtures. Joe K introduces himself as a member of the Domestic Game team; he talks about AFI's plan to...

Rob & Kelly are back (again) and cover the Jeff Reinebold clinic recently held by AFI in association with Irish NFL Show; they run through the Winners and Losers from the Covid19 break years from our DV2 and DV1 teams; and a guest interview with Sir Mike Ireland of the Principality of Sealand Seahawks travelling team who will face the South Dublin Panthers in Dublin on Saturday 19th February,...

Rob and Kelly are back after a 2 month hiatus to cover the Flag Football finals held in Monaghan which saw the South Dublin Panthers take the Glas Bowl and the Craigavon Cowboys take the Emerald Bowl over the Belfast City Lions and the Edenderry Eagles, respectively. In Kitted football, we cover Wolfhounds who recently hosted The 2 Johnnies featured on RTE, and the recently announced international...

Your hosts, Kelly and Rob, keep any allegations of disputes on The Domestic Game on the quiet. Congrats to the 4thandinches podcast for winning the best apology competition and for trying out for the Meath Bulldogs. Covering two weeks’ worth of AFI action; the final wolfhounds training, the flag football league kicked off in the South and the North, the Youth leagues kicked-off and a scrimmage bet...

We check on how some of our international players are getting on abroad specifically Finn Kearns who's topping the WR stats in the Maple League in Finland, Olawale Gazal and Kevin Mayo with North Park University in Chicago. The AFI Flag League Schedule has been recently announced. And we cover the matchup between the Cilldara Crusaders and the West Dublin Rhinos which saw the Crusaders clinching a...

Rob and Kelly are back and on-form with the usual game analysis and loads of Senior Kitted Football to discuss. Firstly, the final weekend of the Donaghy Group Cup between the N.I. Razorbacks, Causeway Giants, Antrim Jets and the Donegal/Derry Vipers, the latter team ultimately coming out on top with a perfect season. Rob & Joe K were there on the day to give live-game commentary. Speaking of...

Usual episode antics have been postponed for this very important announcement: This week all AFI members received a survey request to their inbox. Kelly interviews the man behind the request; our AFI Director of Development Gavin Nelson. A new face to American Football Ireland and certainly one that we are happy have in our community. Gavin has over 15 years of professional and volunteer experienc...

Last week it was announced that two of our own AFI players, Olawale Gazal and Kevin Mayo from the South Dublin Panthers have been signed to play NCAA Div III football with North Park University in Chicago, Illinois. The Wolfhounds kitted team return to training, so Kelly went to the National Sports Campus and caught up with Head Coach Ciaran O’Sullivan, National Program Director Alan Orr, players...

Week 8 and what a week it was! Dublin Bay Raptors, MU Hurricanes, Trinity, Westmeath Minotaurs, Dublin Rebels and the Edenderry Eagles battled it out in the Summer Shield Tournament Final with the Eagles ultimately coming out on top and maintaining their undefeated run. The Donegal Derry Vipers and Antrim Jets won their fixtures against the Causeway Giants and the NI Razorbacks, respectively, mean...

This week, Rob and Kelly reflect on Sunday's Cowboys @ Trojans game which finished 20-21 and look forward to the next round of friendly games for both teams. We make our predictions for Week 3 of the Donaghy Group Cup games which will see the Razorbacks take on the Jets, and the Giants take on the Vipers, kicking off this Sunday in Armoy. In Flag, we have a playoff picture with the Minotaurs due t...