Footy 9s is an exciting new sport that is coming to Europe!
Footy 9s is played on rectangular fields, allowing the sport to be played on any soccer or rugby field.
There are 3 great formats to choose from – Men’s Footy, Women’s Footy and Touch Footy.
Get Involved
If you are keen to be involved with the development of the sport in Croatia, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us via info@aflinternational.com.
AUSTRALIA & CROATIA
Croats were first noticeable in Australia during the gold rushes of the 1850s in Victoria. At this time, Croats were coded as “Austrians” because most of Croatia was a part of the Habsburg Empire. Since the independence of Croatia in the 1990s, an official embassy has been opened in Canberra and consulates have been opened in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
Resident Australian population born in Croatia (2016 census) – 43,688
Australian residents of Croatian descent (2016 census) – 133,264
AFL PLAYERS
Alan Didak | Ray Gabelich | Darren Gaspar | Ilija Grgic | Nathan Hrovat | Allen Jakovich | Glen Jakovich | Addam Maric | Ivan Maric | Val Perovic | Steven Salopek | Peter Sumich | Jacob Surjan | Jon Dorotich | Matthew Pavlich | Craig Starcevich
The Republic of Croatia extends in a crescent from the plains of the Danube, Drava and Sava Rivers in the east to the Gulf of Venice in the west and then southward along the Adriatic Sea to the border of Montenegro.
Croatia is bordered by Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its extensive Adriatic coastline on the south-west includes nearly 1,200 islands and islets, 48 of which are permanently inhabited. The largest islands are Cres and Krk.
Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Dinaric Alps with the highest point of the Dinara peak at 1,831 metres near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the south to the shore of the Adriatic Sea which makes up its entire southwest border.
Its capital city is Zagreb, which forms one of the country’s primary subdivisions, along with its 20 counties. A country of striking natural beauty with a stunning coastline, Croatia is very popular as a tourist destination.
