#1 Grande Prairie Drillers (7-0) Bye

#2 Calgary Wolfpack (6-1) Bye

#3 Lloydminster Vandals (5-2)

#4 Central Alberta Buccaneers (3-4)

#5 Calgary Gators (3-4)

#6 Edmonton Stallions (2-5)

Quarterfinals Aug 6/7

Edmonton Stallions @ Lloydminster Vandals Calgary Gators @ Central Alberta Buccaneers

Good luck to all!

With the season just over the halfway point and rosters nearly locked (after week 5) teams are finally starting to hit their stride and discovering their identity for the 2011 season. This has made for some very exciting outcomes with several of the AFL teams being left scratching their heads.

Calgary Wolfpack @ Lloydminster Vandals - The Calgary Wolfpack walked away with an impressive 41- 24 victory over one of the toughest opponents in the AFL. Former Regina Ram and U of C Dino standout Darryl Leason threw for 430 yards and went head to head with 2010 league MVP Jared Valleau who likely rushed for over 200 yards all by himself. Both squads are looking forward to the oppurtunity to meet in the playoffs however for now the Wolfpack will hold onto their untarnished 11-0 record against the Vandals all-time. The Wolfpack will be playing the 4-0 Grande Prairie Drillers in 2 weeks in another battle for first place while the Vandals will playing the winless Edmonton renegades after the long weekend.

Edmonton Renegades @ Calgary Gators - The Calgary Gators managed to claw their ways back into the win column with an impressive 38-8 victory over the Edmonton Renegades. This could be the turning point in the Gators season as they seem to have a history of late starts to their seasons lately and i usually start with an impressive win at the midway point. For the Renegades this continues their winless streak but after a 0-30 and an 8-38 set of games against two very tough Calgary squads the 'Gades look improved over last year's squad and should be ready to make a push in the second half like their Calgary counterparts. The Renegades will be playing the 2010 AFL champions in the Lloydminster Vandals (3-1) next while the Gators will be squaring off against the Edmonton Army (2-2).

Grande Prairie Drillers @ Edmonton Stallions - The Drillers are making their push to call themselves the class of the AFL with a recent throttling of the Stallions 46-20. This recent victory pushes them to an impressive 4-0 and a two way tie for first with the Calgary Wolfpack. The Stallions are reeling after falling to 1-3 and they will need to reestablish their rhythm in a couple weeks against the Central Alberta Bucs which could establish first round playoff positioning. Up next for the Drillers will be their biggest test of the season in a home game against the Calgary Wolfpack in a battle for first place.

Central Alberta Buccaneers @ Edmonton Garrison Army - in what many are calling the surprise of the weekend, or even year for that matter, the Buccaneers fell to the Army 13-11. In a defensive struggle many of the Bucs players succumbed to the pressures and eventual wear and tear of the season and have now fallen to 1-3 after looking like a team on the brink. The Army on the other hand have become that team. After starting out slowly the Army have not rattled off wins in 2 of their previous 3 games. For a team that totaled 1 win last season and had an abismal points for and against ratio they have made tremendous strides in this year's AFL. Next up for the Army is the Calgary Gators (1-3) in a game that could determine each teams playoff lives. The Buccaneers on the other hand face the Edmonton Stallions, who at 1-3 may be their best shot at reclaiming their shot at a home playoff game or even a playoff birth.

1. Sherwood Park Renegades awarded full voting membership status (unanimous)

2. Two team name changes, the Lancaster Legion are now the Edmonton Garrison Army & will play their home games in St. Albert. The Red Deer Buccaneers are now the Central Alberta Buccaneers and will play their home games in Lacombe.

3. 2011 Schedule adopted (unanimously) and is posted on the AFL website. Season starts June 4th....2011 AFL Championship will be August 20th. Exact dates & times are subject to each teams individual booking requirements. The Calgary Gator & Wolfpack home games are already booked.

4. New AFL Executive Elected for another 2 year term.
President: Jim Lightfoot Calgary Wolfpack
Vice President: Amos Aldred Grande Prairie Drillers
Secretary/Treasurer: Corey Pusey Central Alberta Buccaneers
Director AFL Statistics: Travis Niekamp Lloydminster Vandals
Director AFL Media Relations: Doug Robertshaw Calgary Wolfpack

5. New Business
Council discussed the use of a sports video service or the purchase of our own server for the mandatory uploading & access of all AFL games films for every team. Tabled until the spring meeting so more research can be done on costs.

Council also discussed using a service such as Skype, Ventrilo or TeamSpeak to replace the current use of conference calls (and their escalating costs). Tabled until the spring meeting in order to research the best service available & the computer requirements of the Council members.

2010 AFL ALL-STARS

QB

1^st Team Jared Valleau Vandals

2^nd Team Darryl Leason Wolfpack

RB

1^st Team Curtis Vetter Vandals

2^nd Team Mike Fedyniak Wolfpack

FB

1^st Team Matt Squires Wolfpack

2^nd Team Jase Bouchard Vandals

WR

1^st Team Symon Pfau Drillers

1^st Team Jess Valleau Vandals

2^nd Team Tim Johnson Wolfpack

2^nd Team Mike Wasylyniuk Gators

SB

1^st Team Brent Fulmek Drillers

1^st Team Michael Leason Wolfpack

2^nd Team Evan Kaluta Wolfpack

2^nd Team Josh Sorensen Buccs

 OL

1^st Team Regan Schell Vandals

1^st Team Jordy Lovig Vandals

1^st Team Tim Mottershead Stallions

1^st Team Mark Ingram Wolfpack

1^st Team Sean O’Donnell Buccs

2^nd Team Jefferson Glapski Gators

2^nd Team Will Dunn Gators

2^nd Team Travis Miller Drillers

2^nd Team Steve Pearson Buccs

2^nd Team Curt Eggen Vandals

DL

1^st Team Devron Brown Gators

1^st Team Brett Boucher Drillers

1^st Team Tony Verbrugge Gators

1^st Team Sheldon Southgate Wolfpack

2^nd Team Dave Henderson Buccs

2^nd Team Tim Siewart Stallions

2^nd Team Jim Chappelle Wolfpack

2^nd Team Kerry Lynch Buccs

LB

1^st Team Yuri Wishloff Stallions

1^st Team Amos Aldred Drillers

1^st Team Jordan Gruman Wolfpack

1^st Team Lazar Velev Wolfpack

2^nd Team Brad Richmond Gators

2^nd Team Jesse Maddox Vandals

2^nd Team Jon Delnea Renegades

2^nd Team Real Bouchard Stallions

DB

1^st Team Mike McEachern Gators

1^st Team Jon Sanchez Drillers

1^st Team Jordan Willie Buccs

1^st Team Myles Myers Gators

1^st Team Robb Sherman Wolfpack

2^nd Team Tyler Johnson Buccs

2^nd Team Mike Oakley Stallions

2^nd Team Matt Loveseth Vandals

2^nd Team Brock Priebe Vandals

2^nd Team Eric Kyler Renegades

KR

1^st Team Jess Valleau Vandals

2^nd Team Jordan Willie Buccs

PR

1^st Team Mike McEchearn Gators

2^nd Team Symon Pfau Drillers

P

1^st Team Mike Butler Legion

2^nd Team Ian Hewitt Gators

 PK

1^st Team Brent Fulmek Drillers

2^nd Team Brad Ollen Vandals

 2010 AFL AWARD WINNERS

MVP-OFFENCE

Jared Valleau QB Vandals

MVP-DEFENCE

Amos Aldred LB Drillers

OUTSTANDING ROOKIE

Mike Wasyliniuk WR Gators

MVP-SPECIAL TEAMS

Jess Valleau WR Vandals

OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

Jordy Lovig OT Vandals

OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

Devron Brown DE Gators

AFL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Jared Valleau QB Vandals

The 2010 year end conference call will be held:

Sunday, October 17, 2010

7:00pm

On the agenda:

2010 AFL Bylaws

The 2010 Alberta Football League Annual General Meeting will held on Saturday January 23, 2010 in Spruce Grove Alberta. On the agenda:

Bylaw Ammendments

Addmission Of New Teams

2010 Schedule

2010 National Championship

The AFL Council is pleased to announce the 2009 AFL All-Star Teams and 2009 AFL Award Winners.

2009 AFL All Stars

QB

1st Team: Darryl Leason Calgary Wolfpack 2nd Team (tie): Nathan Aldred Grande Prairie Drillers

2nd Team (tie): Jared Valleau Lloydminster Vandals

RB

1st Team: Kenton Poelzer Red Deer Buccaneers

2nd Team: Craig Carr Parkland Panthers

FB

1st Team: Colton Hodges Grande Prairie Drillers

2nd Team (tie): Ridley Chen Edmonton Stallions

2nd Team (tie): Matt Squires Calgary Wolfpack

WR

1st Team: Mike Edwards Calgary Gators

1st Team: Brent Fulmek Grande Prairie Drillers

2nd Team: Orrin Bailey Edmonton Stallions

2nd Team: Adam Cottrel Parkland Panthers

SB

1st Team: Evan Kaluta Calgary Wolfpack

1st Team: Jess Valleau Lloydminster Vandals

2nd Team: Michael Leason Calgary Wolfpack 2nd Team (tie): Ray Natress Edmonton Stallions

2nd Team (tie): Donald Jones Grande Prairie Drillers

OL

1st Team: Mark Owens Grande Prairie Drillers

1st Team: Randy Labreque Parkland Panthers

1st Team: Chris Fricker Parkland Panthers

1st Team: Kurt Eggen Lloydminster Vandals

1st Team: Mark Ingram Calgary Wolfpack

2nd Team: Regan Schell Lloydminster Vandals

2nd Team: Rob Rogers Edmonton Stallions

2nd Team: Devin Davis Parkland Panthers

2nd Team: Pete Weitzel Edmonton

Stallions

2nd Team: Travis Miller Grande Prairie Drillers

DE

1st Team: Tim Siewert Edmonton Stallions

1st Team: Devron Brown Calgary Gators

2nd Team: Guillaume Petit Edmonton Stallions

2nd Team: Luke Ford Lloydminster Vandals

DT

1st Team: Sheldon Southgate Calgary Wolfpack

1st Team: Nathan Fung Edmonton Stallions

2nd Team: Tony Verbrugge Calgary Gators

2nd Team: Dustin Apsassin Parkland Panthers

LB

1st Team: Yuri Wishloff Edmonton Stallions

1st Team: Amos Aldred Grande Prairie Drillers

1st Team: Rueben Aldred Grande Prairie Drillers

1st Team: Real Bouchard Edmonton Stallions

2nd Team: Lazar Velev Calgary Wolfpack

2nd Team: Nathan Kyler Edmonton Seahawks

2nd Team: Brad Richmond Calgary Gators

2nd Team: Brandon Lewis Parkland Panthers

DB

1st Team: Rio Wells Edmonton Stallions

1st Team: Grant Shaw Edmonton Stallions

1st Team: William Quintal Grande Prairie Drillers

1st Team: Matt Loveseth Lloydminster Vandals

1st Team: James Kostuk Grande Prairie Drillers

2nd Team: Dirk Treptow Lloydminster Vandals

2nd Team: Kyle Leblanc Edmonton Seahawks

2nd Team: Dan Rice Parkland Panthers

2nd Team: Mike Oakley Edmonton Stallions

2nd Team: Robb Sherman Calgary Wolfpack

KR

1st Team: Shiane Runcie Edmonton Seahawks

2nd Team: Tim Hordo Parkland Panthers

PR

1st Team: Ray Natress Edmonton Stallions

2nd Team: Rob Derman Parkland Panthers

 P

1st Team: Steve Wozimirsky Parkland Panthers

2nd Team: Ian Hewitt Calgary Gators

PK

1st Team: Ian Hewitt Calgary Gators

2nd Team: Tyler Fulmek Grande Prairie Drillers

AFL Awards

Most Valuable Player Offence

Kenton Poelzer Red Deer Buccaneers

Most Valuable Player Defence

Devron Brown Calgary Gators

AFL Rookie of the Year

Ray Natress Edmonton Stallions

Most Valuable Player Special Teams

Shiane Runcie Edmonton Seahawks

Most Valuable Offensive Lineman

Randy Labreque Parkland Panthers

Most Valuable Defensive Lineman

Devron Brown Calgary Gators

AFL Most Valuable Player (tie)

Kenton Poelzer Red Deer Buccaneers

Jess Valleau Lloydminster Vandals

The 2009 AFL AGM was held on Saturday, January 17, 2009 in Spruce Grove. The AFL Council would like to thank the Parkland Panthers for hosting the meeting! The following items were discussed:

- The minutes from the 2008 Year-End conference call were reviewed and adopted.

- A review of the 2008 AFL Statistics was done. All teams were reminded about getting stats in on a timely basis.

- Treasurer Dave Hanni presented to the 2008 Financial sheet to the Council. The AFL will start in the black for 2009!!

- The Parkland Panthers were taken off probation and became a full voting member of the AFL.

- Each team gave a "state of the union" update regarding their teams. It would appear that all teams are healthy both on and off the field and eagerly await the 2009 season!

- Only 2 Bylaw Ammendmendts were tabled this year. One, presented by the Edmonton Stallions, was a new item that would see all AFL teams have to keep a team website up to date to a certain standard.....this ammendment was adopted. The second ammendment, presented by the Calgary Gators, sought to change an existing clause regarding scheduling Sunday games from before 4:00pm to before 12:00pm....this ammendment was rejected.

- Jim Lightfoot presented to the Council an update on the CMFL. The NFC will be holding their AGM on Saturday January 24, 2009. After that we will know when & where the National Championship will be held. Jim has also been contacted by the Ligue de football majeur du Québec. This group has indicated a desire to join the CMFL for the 2010 season.

- The AFL Council debated several different schedule formats. Division play was again discussed but rejected. The Council settled for an 8 game season that see's every team play every other team once, plus one additional game determined by random draw. The 2009 AFL season will commence Saturday June 6, 2009 and the AFL Championship will be held Saturday August 29, 2009.

- Election of Officers for a 2-year term was held. The 2009-2010 AFL Executive is:

President: Jim Lightfoot

Vice-President: Dave Hanni

Treasurer: Dave Hanni

Director Media Relations: Doug Robertshaw

Director AFL Statistics: Tom Elder

The AFL Council is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Alberta Football League Awards:

MVP Offence: QB Darryl Leason Calgary Wolfpack

MVP Defence: DHB Rio Wells Edmonton Stallions

MVP Special Teams: WR Brent Fulmek Grande Prairie Drillers

Outstanding Rookie: RB Josh Myshak Parkland Panthers

Outstanding Lineman Offence: G Randy Labreque Parkland Panthers

Outstanding Lineman Defence: DT Sheldon Southgate Calgary Wolfpack

AFL Most Valuable Player: QB Darryl Leason Calgary Wolfpack

The AFL Council is pleased to announce this years 1st and 2nd team all stars:

1^st Team: Darryl Leason Wolfpack

2^nd Team: Nathan Aldred Drillers

1^st Team: Josh Myshak Panthers

2^nd Team: Kenton Poelzer Buccaneers

1^st Team: Travis Lavitsky Vandals

2^nd Team: Nick Berry Gators

1^st Team: Brent Fulmek Drillers

1^st Team: Jordan Priebe Vandals

2^nd Team: Hugues Audet Wolfpack

2^nd Team: Tyler Fulmek Drillers

1^st Team: Mike Leason Wolfpack

1^st Team: Ken Fisher Vandals

2^nd Team: Evan Kaluta Wolfpack

2^nd Team: Terry Eldridge Wolfpack

1^st Team: Chris Fricker Panthers

1^st Team: Randy Labrecque Panthers

1^st Team: Clayton Siemens Drillers

1^st Team: Tim Mottershead Stallions

1^st Team: Bruce Theroux Stallions

2^nd Team: Gordon Schroeder Stallions

2^nd Team: Brent Richards Drillers

2^nd Team: Sean Brown Panthers

2^nd Team: Tyler Stroud Panthers

2^nd Team: Regan Schell Vandals

1^st Team: Tim Siewert Stallions

1^st Team: Chevy Judd Gators

2^nd Team: Dave Henderson Buccaneers

2^nd Team: Guillaume Petit Stallions

1^st Team: Sheldon Southgate Wolfpack

1^st Team: Brad Chamberlin Panthers

2^nd Team: Kerry Lynch Buccaneers

2^nd Team: Nathan Fung Stallions

1^st Team: Tyler Boyd Drillers

1^st Team: Devron Brown Gators

1^st Team: Lazar Velev Wolfpack

1^st Team: Winston Ford Vandals

2^nd Team: Brandon Lewis Panthers

2^nd Team: Yuri Wishloff Stallions

2^nd Team: Amos Aldred Drillers

2^nd Team: Jason Bobst Panthers

1^st Team: Grant Shaw Stallions

1^st Team: Brock Priebe Vandals

2^nd Team: Dan Rice Panthers

2^nd Team: Leigh Casey Gators

1^st Team: Rio Wells Stallions

1^st Team: James Kostuk Drillers

2^nd Team: Dirk Treptow Vandals

2^nd Team: William Quintal Drillers

1^st Team: Brad Ollen Vandals

2^nd Team: Derek Gervais Panthers

1^st Team: Brent Fulmek Drillers

2^nd Team: Leigh Casey Gators

1^st Team: Brent Fulmek Drillers

2^nd Team: Kenton Poelzer Buccaneers

1^st Team: Steve Wozimirsky Panthers

2^nd Team: Brad Ollen Vandals

1^st Team: Ian Hewitt Gators

2^nd Team: Tom Dixon Wolfpack

The 2008 AFL AGM was held in Edmonton on January 26, 2008. All 9 2007 teams were in attendance as well as two hopefull expansion teams. It was a very productive meeting and a great spring board into the 2008 season!! Listed below are some of the hilites of what occurred:

1. Expansion Two presentations. The AFL Council has accepted the Parkland Panthers (Spruce Grove) into the AFL for the 2008 season. The AFL Council has decided not to go ahead with an expansion into the Sylvan Lake area at this time. That brings the AFL up to 10 teams for the 2008 season. Congratulations to the Panthers and welcome to the AFL!

2. Elections Although a non-election year, we filled 2 positions that were vacant for this season. Dave Hanni (Buccaneers) will act as Treasurer for the 2008 season. Doug Robertshaw (Wolfpack) was elected as Director of Media Relations for the 2008 season. 2009 is a full election year and all 5 AFL Executive positions will be voted on for a new 2-year term.

3. Bylaw Amendments 10 amendments were proposed, 9 were adopted, 1 rejected The key changes:

- Team fees increase from $1000.00 to $1250.00

- Any ejection of a player or team official from a game now results in an automatic 1 game suspension....no appeal.

- A 2nd ejection of a player or team official from a game in the same season now results in an automatic 4 game suspension....no appeal.

- In order to be eligible for the playoffs, you must play at least 1 game, for that team, up to & including the 5th week of the regular season (this year...July 12th). Playoff rosters are frozen after week #5. New player may be added to your team after that....but they may not participate in the playoffs.

- The voting process for the AFL Awards & All-Stars was formalized & adopted into the bylaws.

A proposed amendment that would see fines for teams who were late reporting stats was rejected.

Updated 2008 Bylaws: 2008 AFL Bylaws

5. Team Updates Some interesting items:

- Tom Luzzi has stepped down as President of the Gators. Andrew Watson is the new President.

- Cindy Jensen & Verne Kot have left the Thunder. Dan Marsden is the new President.

- Grande Prairie are purchasing a 2nd set of jerseys that will be white with their vegas gold & blue trim.

- Gord Schroeder is no longer President of the Stallions. Yuri Wishloff is the new President.

6. 2008 Schedule Was presented & adopted. 9 game regular season. It is a tentative schedule subject to all teams field booking requests. All team reps have the schedules. The complete 2008 AFL Schedule will be posted on the AFL Website shortly

 7. 2008 CMFL National Championship Will be hosted by the AFL in Calgary on September 27 2008. All 3 Calgary teams have agreed to cooperate in hosting this event.

This is a milestone year for the AFL. 2008 will be the 25th season of AFL Football!! To celebrate this achievement we are going to hold a competition for a new AFL Logo!! The rules are simple:

- Logo must incorporate an Alberta theme.

 - There should be 2 versions of the logo...one that incorporates the 25th anniversary (1984-2008) for this season and one that doesn't, as the logo will continue to be used as we move forward.

- All entries should be in a .gif, .jpeg, or .bmp format - All entries must be in by February 29th

- AFL Council will select the winning logo

- Winning logo designer will receive a $100.00 gift card from the establishment of their choice.

All entries should be emailed to Jim Lightfoot or Calgary Wolfpack Football. There is no limit to the number of logos you can submit. Entries will be posted here on the AFL website for viewing. Have fun with it and we are looking forward to seeing what everyone can come up with!!