Here is the 35 man US Revolution squad and 9 man coaching staff for the 2nd International Cup to be held in Melbourne in August. A feature of the squad is that there are 3 sets of brothers selected. There are 16 players from the 2002 Cup selected again. All players are US born and developed and 6 of them are playing in Australia this season in various amateur teams. The coaching staff is all new. This trip to Australia for the new players will be an eye-opener and a terrific experience. They will get to see why this great home grown in Australia sport is the biggest football code nationally by far in the country. Perhaps one day soon a USAFL player will be drafted into the AFL, which will be a huge promotion for the US game. We do not have any age, height and weight stats available. News courtesy of the USAFL ------------------------------------------------- Coaching staff for the 2005 International Cup are: Head Coach: Alan Nugent Team Manager: Greg Narleski Chairman of Selectors: Rob Oliver Assistant Coach: Steven Carroll Assistant Coach: Richard Mann Video Assistant Coach: Alan McConnell Head trainer: Steve Budrick Physiotherapist: Craig Hibbert Trainer: Tony Lachmond 2005 International Cup Playing Squad. Beilfuss, Bruce: Milwaukee Bombers Blankenship, Brandon: San Diego Lions Bradley, Frank: Chicago Brunmeier, James: Milwaukee Bombers Brunmeier, Jared: Milwaukee Bombers Butler, Darrell: St Louis Blues Carroll, Chris: St Louis Blues Crist, Ben: Atlanta Kookaburras Curry, Martin: Orange County Bombers Dainauski, Matt: Denver Dogs Ellis, Charlie: Denver Dogs Ellis, Tom: Denver Dogs Evon, Earl: Boston Demons Gambaro, BJ: Atlanta Kookaburras Jagger, Matt: St Louis Blues Jones, Dustin: Florida Redbacks Katstra, Jeff: Boston Demons Kocka, Dan: St Louis Blues Lakomy, George: Boston Demons Lewis, Doug: New York Magpies Loring, Jon: Philadelphia Hawks Loring, Josh: Philadelphia Hawks Lucero, Donnie: Orange County Bombers Lutostanski, Rob: Phoenix Mueller, Jay: Phoenix Nelson Aaron: San Diego Lions Pope, Brad: Phoenix Purcell, Jeff: Orange County Bombers Raisanen, Paul: Milwaukee Bombers Rinklin, Brad: Boston Demons Sarbacker, Dan: St Louis Blues Strenski, Kyle: Cincinnati Dockers Thurmond, Dave: Orange County Bombers Vsteska, Dee: Nashville Roos Walker, David: Nashville Roos -------------------------------------------------------
Babytiger, The actual competition starts on Wednesday morning August 3. So probably the teams will fly in on the Monday or Tuesday, but do not really know for sure. The Essendon footy club website will likely post something closer to the date on the US teams movements to and from the club. Hope you get some interviews and photos Cheers