Club News

2017 MVP Awards Night & Annual Meeting - Nov 1st

The Kookaburras cordially invite you to the 2017 Atlanta Kookaburras MVP Awards night and Annual General Meeting. Come and hear the vote by vote count as we crown the MVP for the Kookaburras for the 2017 season with the winner receiving the coveted Mike Powers Medal. Other awards for the night include Best First Year Player, Best Clubman, Most Improved, and a few other surprises. Also on the agenda is the 2017 Annual General Meeting with reports from all the leaders at the club and voting on who will lead Atlanta Kookaburras Inc. for 2018.

The event requires RSVPs, and cost per head will be by donation. Yes, you choose!!! $10, $15 or $20. A light buffet will be served, and domestic beer & wine will be included. You can buy your own drinks or try ours.

What: 2017 MVP Awards & Annual General Meeting
Where: Hudson Grill Brookhaven, 4046 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30319
When: Wednesday Nov 1st, 7.00pm - 9.30pm
Offer: Light Buffet meal, domestic beer & wine.
Cost: $10, $15 or $20 your choice, Cash or CC on night. RSVPs are important! FB, Teamo or email Ryan Downey This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Shoot The Hooch With the Kookaburras

The Atlanta Kookaburras are taking to the Hooch again for a fundraising event for the USAFL San Diego National Championships.

All is included in the price ($25), just rock up with your friends, pre event there will be a local game at Garrard Landing Park...then straight to the dock there to launch. You are all welcome to the game at 10.00am first then to the Shoot the Hooch event or you can just come for the fun on the river event. RSVPs will be required so we have enough supplies for everyone. Kids are free...but they might need their own vest that fits.!

So support the Kookaburras on their quest to reach SD in October and bring home some hardware.

Brent Bacon Awarded Life Membership of The Kookaburras

The Atlanta Kookaburras were very pleased to award long time player, coach and club legend Brent Bacon a Life Membership Award at the recent Baton Rouge away game. Brent first played for the Kookaburras in 2002 and has played 60 games and kicked 85 goals, leading Goalkicker for the Kookas, has also been Head Coach, Asst Coach & Captain as well as strategic club leader during different times for past 15 years. Brent was also an important component in bringing and organizing the very successful 2004 USAFL National Championships in Cumming GA, north of Atlanta.

After moving from Chicago having also being a great part of the Chicago Swans there, Brent wasted no time in making the Atlanta Kookaburras successful as well. Brent currently is just concluding two years again as Head Coach, stepping up after a request and like a true Kookaburra came out of a mini playing retirement to take the field in Baton Rouge the other week as the team was short on numbers. This sort of selfless act is what long time members and now new members of the Atlanta Kookaburras have seen and will always admire.

Brent was also named Club Captain earlier this year of the 20 Year Kookaburras Team of Champions at the Clubs 20 year anniversary celebrations.

From everyone here at the Atlanta Kookaburras past and present congratulations Brent "Pig" Bacon on becoming just the 6th Life Member of the Atlanta Kookaburras.

Kookaburras to San Diego With Your Help

The Kookaburras look to compete for hardware at 2017 USAFL Nationals in San Diego, CA. As a team of working professionals and students, we fund trips like this via our own money, generous sponsorships, and friends like you!

As the only Australian Rules Football club in the state of Georgia and one of only a handful in the South, the Kookaburras have been spreading our love for the game of footy and Australian culture throughout the region for 20 years. You can read more about USA Footy on the National website  www.usafl.com

We head to the 2017 USAFL Nationals in San Diego, CA this October, and while we expect every player to fund the bulk of his trip to the tournament, every dollar raised will help lower that cost and ensure that every member of the club who wants to represent the Kookas will be able to attend. 

We have been working hard on and off the field this year to improve our game, and we will make you proud in San Diego and intend to bring home some hardware!

We have enlisted the assistance of Crowd Fund App Fundly. Click on the image to be taken to our donation page.

Finally, please note that we are a registered 501(c)(3) organization, and your charitable gift is tax deductible!

2017 AFL Grand Final Watch Party - Friday Night Sept 29th

Come join the Kookaburras with our 18th Annual AFL Grand Final Watch Party. Celebrate the Superbowl of Aussie Rules Football by wearing your club colors (Prizes to the best dressed) of your favorite team or the teams playing. Playoff games can be seen on FS1 and FS2 but the Grand Final is only on FSP at a significant fee if you don't have that package. But the Kookas have you covered with our telecast, so come and enjoy the fun, the game and help us raise much needed money for our long trip to the San Diego USAFL National Championships in October.

Our hosts again will be the Tin Roof Cantina where we have been many times before. The night commencing at 10.30 pm, an hour or so before the live telecast starts will include great Meat Pies from the Australian Bakery of Marietta and Cumming, other snacks with plenty of beer and wine for all.

Tickets can be purchased from players and if they have run out online here or at the door. The Tin Roof has a capacity limit so to ensure you get to enjoy the night pre-booking is advised.

When: Friday September 29th at 10.30pm

Where: Tin Roof Cantina, 2591 Briarcliff Rd NE Atlanta

Cost: $25 per head, $20 for current players (Group discounts available for 4 or more guests, contact us)

Kookaburras Tailgating For Atlanta United

The Atlanta Kookaburras are excited to tailgate and show our support for the other footy club here in Atlanta (you know, the one drawing 45k fans per game in their first year!). We'll have beverages and Kookas merchandise on hand, and we will be raffling off 2 tickets to the upcoming Atlanta United game on July 4th for all of our generous donors (suggested donation $10). All proceeds from this tailgate will support the club as we look to raise funds for our trip to USAFL Nationals in San Diego this Fall.