On January 22nd, the club held its 2017 AGM meeting at the Australian. An overall 2016 season recap was delivered to attendees in addition to a review of the club’s finances. After this review, elections were held for Board and Management positions. To start off, the club is pleased to announce that head coaches, Sean Holmesby […]
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2016 Reflections from Magpies Coach Sean Holmesby
We started the season in superb form, playing all of our opening five games in June, and walking away victorious in all of them. We witnessed some fantastic new talent to our lineup in those initial games, with experienced footballers Angus Twopeny, Harry O’Sullivan, Jason Maggs and James Mirtschin joining the Magpies in 2016. […]
2016 Reflections from Lady Magpies Coach Christina Licata
For the Lady Magpies, the 2016 season proved to be a tough one with a silver lining. We knew it would be a rebuilding year with former players moving across the coast, exploring the wonders of Africa, recovering from injuries, and working on the next generation of Magpies to come. However, despite the loss of […]
2016 End of Season Awards Night
The New York Magpies celebrated a fantastic 2016 season this December with an awards night to honor the players and club members who have contributed both on and off of the field throughout the year. In addition to the three Baby Pies that were born this year, the team celebrated Grace Koplow, James Andreozzi, Eddy Heppt and […]
New York Magpies Featured on ABC News
ABC’s Nikki Battiste caught up with the New York Magpies at one of our last trainings in 2015 to highlight how the Magpies are growing the game of Australian Football in the U.S.
2015 Reflections from Magpies Coach Jordan McIntyre
Coming into the season as the defending National Champions the expectations internally in 2015 were again very high, which they always are in NY. There were a lot of new faces in 2015, and the player turnover of around 30% presented a big challenge and the group really responded and worked well together. It was […]