All games are on TSN2. The 2013 AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE broadcast schedule for the 2013 AFL Premiership is as follows*:

Monday, April 1 – Round 1

• Hawthorn Hawks vs. Geelong Cats at 12 a.m. ET

Sunday, April 7 – Round 2

• Collingwood FC vs. Carlton FC at 1 a.m. ET

Sunday, April 14 – Round 3

• Collingwood FC vs. Hawthorne Hawks at 1 a.m. ET

Friday, April 19 – Round 4

• Sydney Swans vs. Geelong Cats at 5:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, April 27 – Round 5

• Carlton FC vs. Adelaide Crows at 2:30 a.m. ET

Saturday, May 4 – Round 6

• Adelaide Crows vs. Hawthorne Hawks at 2:30 a.m. ET

Saturday, May 11 – Round 7

• Hawthorne Hawks vs. Sydney Swans at 5:30 a.m. ET

Saturday, May 18 – Round 8

• Collingwood FC vs. Geelong Cats at 5:30 a.m. ET

Friday, May 24 – Round 9

• Collingwood FC vs. Sydney Swans at 5:30 a.m. ET

Saturday, June 1 – Round 10

• Sydney Swans vs. Essendon FC at 2:30 a.m. ET

Sunday, June 9 – Round 11

• St. Kilda Saints vs. West Coast Eagles at 2:30 a.m. ET

Friday, June 14 – Round 12

• Carlton FC vs. Hawthorne Hawks at 5:30 a.m. ET

Friday, June 21 – Round 13

• Hawthorne Hawks vs. West Coast Eagles at 5:30 a.m. ET

Friday, June 28 – Round 14

• Sydney Swans vs. Carlton FC at 5:30 a.m. ET

Friday, July 5 – Round 15

• Carlton FC vs. Collingwood FC at 5:30 a.m. ET

Saturday, July 14 – Round 16

• Collingwood FC vs. Adelaide Crows at 5:30 a.m. ET

Friday, July 21 – Round 17

• West Coast Eagles vs. Sydney Swans at 2:30 a.m. ET

Saturday, July 27 – Round 18

• Geelong Cats vs. St. Kilda Saints at 5:30 a.m. ET

Saturday, August 3 – Round 19

• Carlton FC vs. Fremantle FC at 5:30 a.m. ET

Friday, August 10 – Round 20

• Sydney Swans vs. Collingwood FC at 5:30 a.m.

Friday, August 16 – Round 21

• Hawthorne Hawks vs. Collingwood FC at 5:30 a.m. ET

Saturday, August 24 – Round 22

• Geelong Cats vs. Sydney Swans at 2:30 a.m. ET

*Schedule subject to change

Festivities will kick off at noon, and we have the east and west fields booked until 4 PM for some footy, including our traditional match against the Vancouver Gaelic Association. Then starting at 6 PM we have the 3rd floor of Ceilis’ downtown location (670 Smithe St) booked. We’ll be raffling some Aussie snacks and lollies – fantales, caramelo koalas and shapes!!

Tickets to Ceili’s are $5 and include a free drink. Internet pre-sales have ended but you can still purchase tickets at the door!

We’ll also we selling social memberships the day of for $50. That gets you one of our awesome polo shirts and a Ceili’s VIP card good for 10% off your bill EVERY TIME. It’s a great value and will pay for itself in a hurry.

All supporters, friends, family, and anyone wanting to celebrate Australia Day are welcome!

Date: 1st December 2012

Time: 12pm

Venue: Sin Bin (295 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC)

And this being Wednesday, it’s $5 Red Truck lagers and $2.50 baskets of wings – see you there!

This year’s Vancouver Cougars AFL Grand Final Party will be taking place at Ceilis’ downtown location at 8:00 PM on September 28th. This event never fails to disappoint and has been a sell out every single year we’ve been organizing it. This is the best location we’ve ever had so we are pumped for a huge night.

There will be contests and prizes galore so wear your favorite teams colours and come celebrate a great season of footy in Australia and Vancouver.

9:00 – Setup

10:00 – Vancouver V Bayhawks

10:45 Seattle V Calgary

11:30 Bayhawks V Calgary

12:15 Vancouver V Seattle

13:00 BC Womens V AB Womens

14:00 Bayhawks V Seattle

14:45 Vancouver V Calgary

15:30 End

18:00 BC Cup Party http://www.facebook.com/events/212931985477200/

Ceili’s Dowtown (Smithe and Granville)

Numbers had been good at training with a number of new as well as returning faces and we were hopeful that that would translate to a great year on the field.

The first quarter was tightly contested with the Cougars taking an early two goal lead. Ash was doing a great job taking the taps and we were getting some great run and drive from half back and across the midfield. The tackling was ferocious and new Cougar Brent took some tough contested marks early on. Danny Cravino hadn’t missed a beat and was providing a great target up front. The good start was marred when new recruit Aaron Roche went down with what appeared to be a serious knee injury.

In the second quarter the Cougars had a lot of wasted opportunities with poor delivery into the forward line. The Cougars were clearly the better side but that was not being reflected on the score board. Boz was trying hard but was clearly out-sized by the 7ft giant that was playing on him. The Eagles got two goals back on us and there was nothing in it at half time.

I’m not sure if it was Boz’s inspirational half time speech or the sugar from Ted’s candy but the Cougars raced out of the blocks in the third quarter. We witnessed some champagne football and a goal fest with Danny and Boz getting on the scoreboard. Jords and Cam were in amongst it and Ash and the midfield were dominating again with great run from Crazy and Turvs we even saw a cameo appearance by Ryan “Number 1” Druwitt. The new Irish lads were also gaining confidence and started to take on their men and put their superior leg speed to good use. The backline was also standing tall with first gamers Adam, Pat and Rory combining well.

By the end of the third quarter the game was won and much of the early heat had gone out of the contest. The Cougars piled on a few more goals in the forth and ran out the game well.

All in all it was a great start to the season and even better to get a win against an opponent that the Cougars had failed to beat last year. This week the Cougars will be taking on the Bayhawks where we can hopefully make it 2 from 2.

Macca

Final score: Cougars 12.7.79 def. Eagles 4.5.29

Best: Ash, Danny, Brent, Jords

Come down and support the boys!

Lead Venue Sponsor 2012:

Ceili’s is the new Pub Sponsor for the Cougars. The team is excited to be starting a new relationship with Ceili’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, which has two Vancouver location (7th/Burrard and Smithe/Granville). The boys will be having multiple functions at these locations so stay posted!

Website: www.ceilis.com

Gold Sponsor 2012:

The Cougars have had a long relationship with Yardventures and many Cougars (past and present) have worked with this quality Vancouver landscaping company. If you are in need of landscaping please follow the link to the Yardventures website!

Website: www.yardventures.com