Junior Competitions
Several countries now have youth Australian rules programs in place. These countries include Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Nauru, Denmark, South Africa, England, Indonesia, the USA, and Canada.
Since 1998, the Barassi International Australian Football Youth Tournament, endorsed by the Australian Football League as part of its International Policy, has hosted several of these nation's representative youth teams.
The first fully representative junior international outside of Australia was played between England and Denmark in Farum, Denmark, in October 2005. The Jakarta Bulldogs Australian Football Club, founded in 2006 by Alf Eddy, is an Aussie Rules Football Club made up of Under 18 year old expatriate and local students in Jakarta. The team has played against local Australian Football teams such as the Pancawati Eagles, Depok Garudas, and the Jakarta Bintangs.
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