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The Domestic Game in official partnership with American Football Ireland. Hosts Rob Caldwell, Kelly Dwyer and Joe Kinahan bring you the insights and stories; game coverage, club and player stats and analysis, previews, reviews, predictions, and power-rankings; featuring all teams across American Football Ireland. Behind the scenes interviews with those who run the sport. Team-led episodes. All this and more on The Domestic Game.
Following on from Episode 37, where all things Wolfhounds in 2023 were promoted (back in March), we check back in across all codes ahead of a calendar full to the brim of events!Â
Leading the way, our Senior Kitted Irish Wolfhounds will kick off the wolfhounds calendar tomorrow. We host Turkey in the first competitive IFAF European Championship game ever hosted in the country.Â
We host the European Flag Football Continental Championships soon after, in Limerick on the 18th-20th of August. For the first time, Ireland will enter into both codes with a Menâs and Womenâs flag team.
Up next will be our Irish Wolfhounds Youths who take on Naples Community School as part of the GIFT programme on the 25th of August!Â
In this episode, Joe chats with captains Mark Davidson and Marty Mulrey of the Irish Wolfhounds Senior Kitted team. In Flag, Menâs team captains Ray Burke and Jean-Luc Tubritt and Womenâs Irish Wolfhounds Flag captains Helen Smyth and Jenny Kavanagh chat all things ECs, and welcome back Alan Lomasney, Head Coach of the Irish Wolfhounds Youth team.
Special thank you to all of our guests.Â
Wishing the very best of luck to all our Irish Wolfhounds from The Domestic Game; Official Podcast of the Irish Wolfhounds.
Following on from Episode 37, where all things Wolfhounds in 2023 were promoted (back in March), we check back in across all codes ahead of a calendar full to the brim of events!
Leading the way, our Senior Kitted Irish Wolfhounds will kick off the wolfhounds calendar tomorrow. We host Turkey in the first competitive IFAF European Championship game ever hosted in the country.
We host the European Flag Football Continental Championships soon after, in Limerick on the 18th-20th of August. For the first time, Ireland will enter into both codes with a Menâs and Womenâs flag team.
Up next will be our Irish Wolfhounds Youths who take on Naples Community School as part of the GIFT programme on the 25th of August!
In this episode, Joe chats with captains Mark Davidson and Marty Mulrey of the Irish Wolfhounds Senior Kitted team. In Flag, Menâs team captains Ray Burke and Jean-Luc Tubritt and Womenâs Irish Wolfhounds Flag captains Helen Smyth and Jenny Kavanagh chat all things ECs, and welcome back Alan Lomasney, Head Coach of the Irish Wolfhounds Youth team.
Special thank you to all of our guests.
Wishing the very best of luck to all our Irish Wolfhounds from The Domestic Game; Official Podcast of the Irish Wolfhounds.
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On Saturday 8th July, underdog Causeway Giants look to thwart the mighty Wexford Eagles. On Sunday 9th July, in Limerick, the Vikings make a second appearance in the Div1 Bowl, but this time the Louth Mavericks stand between them and the championship title. The last regular season matchup between these two Div2 titans came down to the wire, so this Bowl isnât to be missed.
MTU Stadium, Cork, will host our XXXV Shamrock Bowl on 16th July. In a story thatâs eerily like the 2022 season, the reigning national champions UCD look to run it back, while the undefeated Dublin Rebels take a pop at their 10th Shamrock Bowl title.
Weâre joined by Fionn Molloy from the North Dublin Pirates, Craig Dooley from the Cilldara Crusaders, Phil Gunning from Belfast Trojans and Ayo Mumuni from Cork Admirals. They cover their own season, give us their insights to their respective divisions and deliver some bold bowl predictions!
Weâre joined by Liam Ryan offensive coordinator of the UL Vikings and Paddy Sweeney Defensive Tackle Coach at UCD, we look at the business end of the season across all divisions, and the discuss how playoffs are shaping and early bowl predictions.
Special thanks to Liam Ryan and Paddy Sweeney
The second installment of our 2-part Season Preview covers the Premier Division.Â
With special thanks to Liam Ryan.
We reach the final installment of our 2022 season coverage with all things Flag Football Bowls!Recorded ahead of his departure from the role, Director of Flag Football, Coach Guillaume "GP" Poznanski (got it right that time!) chats with Kelly about where Irish Flag Football started, how it's grown and where it's going into the future. Joe and Kelly chat with Conor "Brenno" Brennan, Niall "Kinger" King and Jack Lynch of the Westmeath Minotaurs. They they chat about the road to the Bowl and going from a slow drive that resulted in playing man-down football, to a winning drive in becoming your Glas Bowl Champions of 2022.And to cap it off,  Kelly chats with Joe "The Unsackable Giant" Grey and Ryan "Reccles" Eccles from the Emerald Bowl-winning South Dublin Panthers as they describe the ethos and work ethic in their club, and the emotions on gameday which brought them to an undefeated season in 2022. With special thanks to Guillaume Poznanski, Conor Brennan, Niall King, Jack Lynch, Joe Grey and Ryan Eccles.Up Next: Season Preview; Winners and Losers, Part IIIf you're interested in continuing GP's good work as Director of Football, then get in contact with American Football Ireland today at recruitment@americanfootball.ie
Joining The Domestic Game as a special host is Liam Ryan from the UL Vikings. Liam has worn many hats in AFI over his 20 years in Irish American Football. Depending on what generation AFI you are, you'll either know him as a player, coach, AFI management staff or the 2022 Shamrock Bowl and Flag Football finals commentator.Â
In this episode (the "winners and losers" episode), Kelly, Joe and Liam cover the teams across divisions 1 and 2 of American Football Ireland and give their predictions ahead of the 2023 season.Â
Join us during the week for our Flag Bowl 2022 Episode, and again next the weekend for 2023 Season Preview; Winners and Losers, Part II where we'll cover the Premier Division teams.
With special thanks to Liam Ryan.
Covering one end of the island to the other, Alan Lomasney, HC of the Cork Admirals Youth, and Niall Lyons, HC of the Donegal/Derry Vipers Youth, join The Domestic Game to discuss the next generation of athletes in AFI. We chat recruitment, reward, future superstars and why your club should have a Youth team.
With special thanks to Alan Lomasney and Niall Lyons.
As Rob leaves the team, he has left this much-anticipated jewel of an episode. Â Covering the past season, he catches up with Division 1 and Division 2 Bowl winners.Â
He chats Tony Rogers about the Antrim Jets' meteoric rise over the 2022 season which finished with a shut-out win (22-0) against the hot-favorites Louth Mavericks in Newforge Sports Complex on the 31st July 2022. On the same day, the Westmeath Minotaurs came victorious in a tight game against the UL Vikings, finishing 16-13, to achieve what they had left on the pitch in the 2019. Rob chats with Bill Dougherty & Andrew Paton from the Westmeath Minotaurs as they give us the inside scoop as to what lead their teams to success this year, and what they plan to do to keep the club growing from strength-to-strength into 2023.
Congratulations to the Antrim Jets and Westmeath Minotaurs. Commiserations to Louth Mavericks and the UL Vikings.
With special thanks to Tony Rogers, Bill Dougherty and Andrew Paton, and extra special thanks to Rob Caldwell. Peace!
As we move towards the end of the flag football regular season, Joe and Kelly take a look at how the playoff picture is shaping up across all divisions, reflecting on preseason projections and taking note of teams who have far surpassed expectations!Â
Joining us on this episode to share his insight is Coach Andrej Barlafa of the Dublin Rebels, Irish Wolfhounds and Youth football.
With special thanks to Coach Andrej Barlafa.
With training camps wrapped up, the player roster announced, and the days counting down to our first national team fixture since 2019, Kelly and Rob sit down with Irish Wolfhounds Head Coach Ciaran Oâ Sullivan, Offensive Coordinator Andy Dennehy and Defensive Coordinator Brendan Kelleher as they, and the pack, prepare for our kick-off into the IFAF European Championships, starting with Team Spain in Madrid this Saturday 22nd October 2022. The game can be streamed from 6pm at https://vuvuzela.es/. Live stream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQo2CkTDkc With special thanks to Coach Ciaran Oâ Sullivan, Coach Andy Dennehy and Coach Brendan Kelleher. Episode art based on graphics originally posted by the Official Irish Wolfhounds social accounts.
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 to Tony Rodgers from Antrim Jets, Ross McCooey and Ty Henry from the Dublin Rebels, and Larry Doyle, Darragh Farrell, Mark Lawless and Tom Donovan from UCD.
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!Â
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 âCoach Kâ Klatt from the South Dublin Panthers.
With special thanks to HC Alan Lomasney and HC Kevin Klatt.
Episode art is based on a graphic created by Lyndsay McVeigh. Photography by Ian Humes, Paul McIlwaine Photography & others (please contact for credit)
A few points about the content in this episode:
-At the time of recording, the transfer of Brandon Atwell from Trinity to UCD satisfied requirements as per AFIâs bylaws and had been processed and approved by the Commissioner of AFI. Since recording, his eligibility has been reviewed by AFI committee and has been approved.
-The other podcast we reference is the 3&1 podcast. Check it out for more AFI content!
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 Westmeath Minotaurs in the final chapter of their trilogy. They're 1-a-piece against each other this season, but who will take the Bowl? In this episode, the boys chat with the Razorbacks' Robbie Walker & Lyndsay McVeigh, and the Crusaders' Nathan "Mango" Mangan. Robbie Walker began playing American Football in Northern Ireland in 1987 for the Eastside Jets, before moving on the play for the Tennets Belfast Giants and a few games for the Belfast Spartans. Finally, he moved to the Craigavon Cowboys; he won the Shamrock Bowl in 1990, receiving Defensive MVP for his Bowl performance, and went on to play the Brussels Raiders the next year. He was forced into retirement at the end of that season due to a nasty knee injury. This year, Robbie was invited down to Razorbacks' training "for a look" through Head Coach Gareth "Suntan" Millar's Dad. Recently described as "my right-hand-man" by HC Suntan, Robbie is now Assistant HC of the Razorbacks, in addition to being well-and-truly hooked to football again! Lyndsay McVeigh has been in AFI for 12 years, most of which time was with the 5-time Shamrock Bowl winning Belfast Trojans. She has worked her way up from reluctant chain crew member to team videographer. This year, 2022, has been a year of firsts for Lyndsay in AFI; she has become an American Football official, a member of the AFI Communications Department, and has joined the NI Razorbacks. Lyndsay can chat football as well as anyone we've ever met. We have a phrase about Lyndsay; if football paid her, she'd be minted! Nathan "Mango" Mangan is an Offensive Lineman for the Cill Dara Crusaders. He joined shortly after their IAFL2 Bowl win, and plays flag football with the them also. He is the club's Public Relations Officer since 2021. A Patriots fan and probably the only man in Ireland with a David Andrews jersey! In this episode, Mango gives some well-needed and long-overdue love to the linemen! With special thanks to Robbie Walker, Lyndsay McVeigh and Nathan "Mango" Mangan. Episode cover art based on a graphic by Dylan Coyle and Lyndsay McVeigh, photography by Ian Humes, CharMaeDucs photography, & others (please contact for credit)
'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 #4 Panthers @ #1 Rebels, and #3 Admirals @ #2 UCD on Sunday, 24th July.
With special thanks to Coach Andy Dennehy.
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 OâMeara (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, heâs now on the senior Irish Wolfhounds team. He has international playing experience in Spain and is currently quarterback for the Ravensburg Razorbacks in GFL1 in Germany. Kelly chats to him after his first game-start, as he prepares for a challenging upcoming fixture against the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns. Joe chats with Alex Kusmirek (Trojans & UCD), who both played together on the Irish Wolfhounds u20s. Alex is now a senior Irish Wolfhound who is no stranger to National Championships having won a number of them with the Trojans. Heâs also no stranger to international football, having played with Tamworth Phoenix, Kiel Baltic Hurricanes, and now with the Edinburgh Wolves who are currently pushing for a playoff spot. Alex gives insight to how international football can be beneficial, even when things donât go to plan. Last but certainly not least; Andy Dennehy (current OC for the Irish Wolfhounds, current coach for UCD, former quarterback and coach for the Dublin Rebels, 9-time Shamrock bowl winner; Rebels & UCD); and Michael Sykes (Irish Wolfhound and one of the top DBs in AFI for many a year; UCD), have played on opposing sides of the same pitch a number of times over the years. This Sunday 3rd of July, theyâll meet again in the Tulip Bowl â the National American Football Championship in the Netherlands. Andy; OC of the Amsterdam Crusaders; will look to overcome the Rotterdam 010 Trojans. Michael; current DB on the 010 Trojans D; hopes to thwart that plan. And of course, we ask each of our guests a few questions about The Domestic Game!
The Tulip Bowl will be livestreamed and the link is available here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfZLJzoDKZl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
With special thanks to Matty OâMeara, Alex Kusmirek, Michael Sykes  and Andy Dennehy.
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 Giants to win this weekend.
In Div1, the Minotaurs have secured their playoff appearance. The Vikings and Vipers, likely to finish the regular season on the same record, and with a draw head-to-head, will look to gain the biggest points difference to secure that all-important home-field advantage. In light of the Trinity forfeit, the Crusaders, still with an outside shot, will look to win out their next three games.
And in Premier Div, we preview the top-table clash of the two remaining undefeated teams in The Game of The Regular Season which will see 6-0 UCD make the short trip to De La Salle Palmerstown RFC to take on the 5-0 Rebels. A win for UCD will clinch a homefield playoff game along with the #1 seed.
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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?
Episode art curated from imagery originally created by Dylan Coyle, pictures by Ian Humes, Desmond Loughery and others (please contact for credit).
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 who won at home in Castleknock 28 - 16. Remaining in Premier, but looking ahead, will the Admirals put their first score of 2022 on the board against the Panthers in Palmerstown this Sunday? Will the following weekend see the Rhinos remain in winning form against a formidable UCD team? Will the Rebels roll over the Knights again, and will Loughran and The 'Boys return to winning ways against the Admirals in Craigavon?
Div1 saw the unfortunate news of a forfeit season from the Wexford camp, but with much excitement upcoming, we look to the Vipers who journey from one end of the country to the next to take on the Vikings at home, and we look to the midlands where Trinity will take on the Crusaders who will look to end the Students' shutout streak.
In Div3, Giants held the Pirates scoreless in a 6 - 0 finish. The Razorbacks upset the Jets at home, winning 20 - 16, but couldn't keep it going in the rescheduled fixture against the Mavericks (6 - 24). Razorbacks seek redemption against the Mavericks again this month. In this tight league, the Jets and the Giants will clash in the battle for playoff seeds, while the Pirates will take on the Jets at home, still looking to gain their first W of 2022.
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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 in 2016. He spent 3 years with the Belfast Trojans as a DB coach and also ran their flag team in his time there. After leaving the Trojans, he assisted the foundation of the Belfast City Lions and spent their first year as chairperson. At national level, he was previously DC with the Wolfhounds Flag team. Episode Content Correction: On reflection, it came across that we were collectively saying that there was a bias in player selection on the previous Wolfhound Flag team. Weâd like to be clear that was not the case. We were simply addressing the public/common knowledge that some clubs felt there was a bias. We apologise to Coach Guillaume Polanski for the error. GP is intrinsically passionate about the development of Flag Football in Ireland. As HC, GPâs goal was to build a steady growing national structure to prepare for future competitions. Given the strength that Wolfhounds Flag grew to, the future competitions on the horizon and how the team continues to grow from strength-to-strength under Coach Dan Shaw, we would say goal accomplished!
Coach GP continues his good work in AFI as our Director of Flag Football.
Rob, Kelly & Joe review games played, explain why the Premier 1 power rankings havenât changed in the wake of the Rebelâs 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.
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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 collect team & player stats and adds his calls on the month's fixtures in a quick-fire round of predictions.
(Originally published March 2022)
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, marking the start of football in 2022!
With special thanks to Sir Mike Ireland.
(Originally published February 20220
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 fixture between the South Dublin Panthers and the Sealand Seahawks.
(Originally published Dec 2021)
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Covering two weeksâ 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 between the Crusaders and the Minotaurs.
With Special Thanks to Jonny Keogh, Luke Carey, Conor Brennan, Jack Lynch and Paddy Lally
(Originally published September 2021)
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 38 -34 win.
(Originally published September 2021)
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 Joe K, the Westmeath Minotaurs returned to kitted football with a strong win over the Meath Bulldogs. We take a premature looking into the Division 1 league for 2022.
Finally, the Cowboys saw the fruition of their hard work over the non-competitive season with a 41-18 win over the Belfast Trojans.
(Originally published: August 2021)
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 experience in different areas of sportsâ development. He chats about his experience making positive impact on clubs and communities in sport, the purpose of the survey, his plans to support our grassroots AFI clubs and volunteers, the barriers to club development and his immediate advice that any volunteer/club can take on right now.
Donât worry, itâll be business as usual next episode đ
With special thanks to Gavin Nelson.
(Originally publishedÂ
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 OâSullivan, National Program Director Alan Orr, players Marty Caskey and Alex Kusmirek and Defensive Coordinator Brendan Kelleher. A new merger in the flag scene with the Tigers joining with the Raptors may future-proof the Raptors for the coming years and enhance their meme-game no end. This Sunday will see the finals of the Donaghy Group Cup where we will be onsite in Derry to capture the action between the Jets, Vipers, Giants and Razorbacks.
With special thanks to Ciaran O'Sullivan, Alan Orr, Brendan Kelleher, Alex Kusmirek, and Marty Caskey.
(Originally published August 2021)
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, meaning that the Donaghy Group Cup final will see a repeat of the group's week1 fixture of the Jets vs Vipers.
Looking ahead; with the SD Panthers unable to field a team, this weekend will see the Rebels @ Trojans friendly and the return of Wolfhounds kitted training.
(Originally published Aug 2021)
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 to play Trinity, the Raptors due to play the Canes, and the Rebels and Eagles sitting comfortably on a bye. We discuss potential outcomes and match-ups with merged Multicode and Flag-Only power rankings.
With special thanks to Peter Loughran, Ian Shaw and Joe Kinahan
(Originally published July 2021)
Rob returns to the 'Cast after a two week break with a proposal for the Donegal Derry Vipers. In kitted football, we cover the games up North which saw the Knights and Jets clinch wins over the Cowboys and Giants, respectively, and we look ahead to this weekends' upcoming fixture in Deramore Park which sees the return of Trojan football.
In flag, last week's Multicode Shield action saw upsets across the board.. which have meant BIG changes in the Power Rankings!
With special thanks to Marty Caskey, Chrissie McKee and Donal McCloskey.
(Originally published July 2021)
MU Hurricanes (flag) and Westmeath Minotaurs (kitted) QB Joe Kinahan is co-host to this week's episode of The Domestic Game. Joe is also on the Flag Football Board, has recently joined the AFI management team as IT & Web Admin and has a head full of football knowledge and stats.
He and Kelly discuss youth football, the controversial IAFL1 2019 final, Hurriances and Minotaurs football, the recent Flag-Only Shield action with updated power rankings, and look ahead to the upcoming kitted football fixtures.
(Originally published July 2021)
As Rob and The Lovely Naoimh are busy fixing a leak in their new home, this episode is a little one-host segment with Kelly covering last week's kitted football action from the Donaghy Group Invitation Cup. Joining the show is Vipers DE-turned-QB and AFI Board member Paul "Pensioner of Doom" O'Donnell.
(Originally published July 2021)
Your hosts Robbii Caldwell and Kelly Dwyer welcome the return of kitted football which saw the Knights take the W over the Cowboys with a 30-13 finish. We look ahead to this weeks' scrimmage between the Bulldogs and the Panthers, and the Donaghy Group Invitational Cup; a 4 week invitation league between the Razorbacks, Giants, Jets and the Vipers. We cover last week's Multicode and Flag-Only Shield tournaments, and give our power-rankings an update!
(Originally published July 2021)
So the Cill Dara Crusaders werenât too happy with some of the things we said in last weekâs episode. This week we chat to Crusaders Chairperson Jonny Keogh who Settles the Score. We cover the Flag action from the Inaugural Multicode Flag Shield and pick the weekends' top power-ranked teams.
Special thanks to Jonny Keogh from the Cill Dara Crusaders and Michael McQuaid from The Irish NFL Show.
(Originally published June 2021)
Your hosts Rob Caldwell and Kelly Dwyer discuss AFI Division 2 (previously IAFL 2) football in this pilot episode of The Domestic Game: Official Podcast of American Football Ireland.
(Originally published June 2021)