In August 1999 I departed Australia for a 4 week trip around the globe. Countries visited included New Zealand, the USA, Canada, Ireland, England, Denmark, Hong Kong and Singapore. The purpose of the trip was to have a look at international Australian football first hand. This was accomplished by attending some matches and meeting some of the key people in each country. Matches attended included the Auckland Lightning Premiership, the Canadian, British and Danish grand finals, and Singapore v Malaysia in Singapore. DAY 1 - SATURDAY 21st AUGUST I Departed Brisbane on Friday 20th August at 7.15pm, arriving in Auckland at 12.15am. Caught a cab to Will McKenzie's place and we ended up talking footy until approximately 2.30am before calling it a night. Will McKenzie is the General Manager of the New Zealand Australian Football League
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