AFL: PNG-Style - Australia Plus

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Channel: ABC Australia · 2016 · News & Politics

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It might be Australia’s national game but the AFL is growing in popularity in Papua New Guinea.

National team "The Mosquitoes" are the International Cup winners and the Australian Aid-funded Pacific Sports Partnerships are helping AFL spread across PNG.

ABC’s Aaron Kearney got into the thick of the action at a recent Gala Day in Port Moresby to shoot this video.

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