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Seattle Grizzlies Australian Rules Football Team
Description
Initially, the Seattle Football Club was formed on Grand Final Day 1998 (September) after a discussion between a few Australian’s that lived in Seattle and wanted to bring the excitement of Australian Rules Football to the Pacific Northwest. Over the following three months the club recruited heavily resulting in over 40 people on our member list. On December 13, 1998, after a short introduction for the uninitiated, the first game with 7 players per side was played on a shortened field.
After the Christmas break a social gathering was held where an official committee was elected and the Seattle Jets was decided upon as our team name. A second game was played in late February with 8 new players deciding to pull on the boots.
In mid March we changed our name to the "Geelong Football Club of Seattle" upon gaining sponsorship from the associated professional club located in Australia. A few weeks later 13 players made the trip down to Santa Cruz for the Anzac tournament to play our first games against other clubs. After winning our first two games and surprising a lot of people with our skill level, we were beaten by a slim margin in the championship game by last years National runner-ups; all in all a great performance for our first outing.
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- Kirkland WA
- United States 98033
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