Australia Day Celebration!

January 26th, 2012 7:30pm start @ Byrne's Pub

Dress like an Australian! Seriously, it's January here in Ohio, which means it's like our July down in Australia, with the highs in the 80s and 90s! So wear your flip flops, shorts, sun hat, and sunglasses! Wear a flag like a cape, or anything else you can think of. Bonus points for creativity! There will be a prize for the best dressed. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and probably some trivia and some other stuff. We'll have a game on the tele and some other stuff too. It'll be a great time to rekindle with the guys and gals, talk about offseason training regiments, and see who's still on their New Year's resolutions! It's sure to be a blast - it's been better and better each year so far! So come on out and bring your friends and family!

1st Annual Christmas Party!

December 16th, 2011 @ Chet's House

30+ Jacks and Jills got festive and crazy! We had eggnog, winter ale, twister, decorations to boot, sugar cookies, and jolly good time! We're already looking forward to round 2 in December of 2012!

Banquet and End of Year Celebration! @ Runaway Bay

November 19th, 2011 7:00pm -> all night

Jacks and Jills: Dinner, Award Presentations, Thank you's, Special Surprise Gifts, Formal Pictures, Superlatives, Drinks, Fun, Fun, Fun! A night to remember every year, cheers to this one being even better. Begin arriving at 7pm. Dinner will be served around 8 with the party to begin immediately after!

Movember

November, 2011

Several Jackaroos are taking place in an Aussie tradition of supporting men's health by growing out a mustache for the month.

For the full story with regular picture updates head over to the Jacks main page!

2011 Year in Review

Jillaroo Sarah Plummer has a regularly updated blog, called Semper Sarah, that is named for her years spent in the marines and encapsulates her life and experiences. I highly recommend that you read her blog regularly. She has just done an article about her experience becoming a Jillaroo this year and I highly recommend you read it over on her blog! Read her write up here!

Grand Final Party @ Byrnes

September 30th, 2011 10:30pm - 3:30am

This Friday night the Jacks and the Jills are partying at Byrne's for the AFL Grand Final match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Geelong Cats. Kickoff is at 12:30am. The bar will remain open until the end of the match though drinks will be taken away per Ohio law at 2:30am.

Location:Byrnes Pub 1248 W. 3rd Ave Columbus, OH

Events will take place during the night including: Raffle, Silent Auction, Quarter Score Bingo, Drink Specials, and more! Come on down and party with the team and root on your favorite team (or if you have no team or your team didn't make it just come watch the best of the best play the best sport in the land!).

Jacks at North Carolina (write up)

September 17th, 2011

The Jacks came down to Raleigh, North Carolina eager for a rematch against the Tigers after last year's 5.1.31 to 4.7.31 tie on the 2nd day of nationals...

Read the rest of the write-up over on the Jacks main page

Fall Metro Show Down

September 8th, 2011

Columbus' Nationals tournament preparation heats up, as the Jackaroos draw battle lines in the Tuttle Park meadowlands. Super Forward Rob Ward and his Horde square off against perennial Jack in the Back Chet Ridenour and his Vets. With all the trash-talking that has ensued since draft day, this will surely be a hotly contested matchup. Bring an umbrella and lawn chair, and come out to watch these blokes get down, dirty, and soaked. 6pm @ Tuttle Park.

Jacks vs Ohio Valley (write up)

August 27th, 2011

On a Saturday afternoon in August the footy players of Cincinnati, Louisville, and St. Louis all travelled to Columbus to wrap up the Jackaroos 2011 MAAFL season. None of the Jacks had forgotten the loss to Ohio Valley in 2010, and the opportunity for redemption served as a strong motivator all season.

Read the write-up on the Jacks page

Jacks Home vs. Ohio Valley

August 27th, 2011

Kick off 1pm @ Tuttle Park in Columbus (see Maps Top-Nav) pits eternal Ohio rivals in this closely contested back and forth series. Spirited commentary coming to you from Scoota "McGavin" Matheson himself. Come ROOT for the hometeam. Good onya mates.

Post-Game Socials Immediate following at Byrne's Pub (see right) for day-trip returning carpools. Evening Social/Party at Byrne's: No cover 8-10pm w/ codeword "Aussie Rules", $2, 20oz Draft Special with $5 Wristband from Chet/Krause/Tharp. ~10:30 Award Ceremony on patio/stage.

Jackaroos Fall Metro Draft

August 18th, 2011

On a warm August evening the Jackaroos all sat around at Byrne's, kicked back some brews and argued vehemently over who had the biggest boot, the biggest hit, and the biggest ego. When all the dust had settled...

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Jillaroos Victory At Toronto

August 6th, 2011

It started out as an overcast morning with a few showers. As the Jillaroos arrived to the field, the Toronto Central Blues male team was just wrapping up their 2nd game against the Toronto Eagles. Today was the inaugural day of the brand new Jills jerseys. As each girl...

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Camp Recky

August 2nd and August 4th, 2011

Columbus Footy hosted the children of Ohio State's Camp Recky day camp for two footy camps. Footy stalwarts Kujo, Scoota, Alan, Polly and Sinatra were ably assisted by apprentices Robbie and Raph as they taught the kids the basics of the greatest sport in the world. There was about fifty campers on both days...

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