Hawai'i Eagles Australian Rules Football Club

It's an excessive blustery day. Skipping our kick this afternoon so we don't blow away like Piglet. Looking forward to getting back out there on Wednesday March 8th!

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Join us for a weekend kick with special guest AFLW's Ally Anderson! All are welcome!

All are welcome!

Join us for the Honolulu grand final watch party waikiki! Please RSVP Wednesday September 21

Inspired by the Grand Final? Come test your skills today 4:30pm at Kapiolani Park!

Join us back in Kapiolani Park to learn the glorious game of Australian Rules Football

Kapiolani Park is closed for August but we aren't! Join us at Kanewai Community Park for Wednesday practices!

Kapiolani Park is closed for August but we aren't! Join us at Kanewai Community Park for Wednesday practices!

See everyone tomorrow, 5:15pm at Kapiolani Park!

Our original power couple are moving back to Canberra, Tess and Michael.

He's from Darwin, so he grew up watching the fastest footy players alive. She's from Adelaide, but somehow never played until moving to Hawai'i... but caught right on.

They've opened their home for Eagles events, transported gear, represented the Eagles gear across the world, given rides, played hard, started a running group, and really built some community with the other players. Michael even had his dad play while visiting, and also got them to be our Aussie distributors for our training tops.

Tess showed that weight doesn't mean much, and have definitely seen her lay hits and shepherds on dudes who literally have 100 lbs. on her. She is fearless, and caught on quickly to this game. She can play ruck, and has some serious ups when jumping ability. Also, her skills an endurance athlete have had a lot of impact when the dudes with beer guts are struggling in the 4th quarter.

Michael is our best player, and a great dude, despite being a Hawthorn Football Club fan. He can run the ground and at times just took it easy on us, but didn't hesitate to light 'em up when he needed to. He's an all around beast playing in the middle, and will be missed. Super modest and loved to make sure teammates got touches, even though he could have just scores 15 majors in a game if he wanted.

They're great people, and some AFLNSWACT team will be so lucky to have them both.

Shoots brah,
HEARFC

Hard to see another club legend leave the island, especially one as iconic as our founder Dallas McCulloch

The Hawaii Eagles grew from an idea in Dallas’ head, to a few mates having a kick, to a fully-fledged United States Australian Football League club that’s played multiple games including those against Seattle Grizzlies Australian Rules Football Club and Calgary Kangaroos Australian Football Club. Pretty massive achievement considering his introduction to AFL was drunkenly watching re-runs of footy matches on PBS in the middle of the night in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

You’ve probably come across his sleeveless selfies promoting club merch, or his relentless outreach and recruitment on social media, often backed by a punk rock soundtrack. Dallas travelled around the world with punk bands for a living, and he brought the energy and experience needed for that job to every aspect of the footy club. On the field, Dallas loves physical footy. He has an unrivalled commitment to the ball and backline spoils. He even cracked a skull which was pretty punk rock. He always made sure we had drinks and snacks at every game too, even if it meant carrying them on his fixie.

He’s moving back to Michigan to start his Master’s of Public Health. We wish him all the best, and fully expect there to be a team in Detroit by the end of the year (Detroit Doggies Western Bulldogs?)

Stay posi, keep crushing plants and never wear sleeves.

Shoots

Footy is back!

These times are all Eastern Standard, so subtract 5 for times in Hawai'i.