Comparing the teams of SELAF’s South Conference in 2007 there are many similarities, most notably they all have new head coaches. But in the case of last year’s finalists, the Vukovi from Belgrade, there’s a wrinkle to the story
The Budapest Wolves defeated the Bratislava Monarchs 16:12 Saturday. The Hungarian SELAF member played its only preseason game on a sunny afternoon in Bratislava.
As SELAF fans haven’t had the opportunity to see the Wolves in action so far but are probably eager to find out what their teams chances are against the Hungarians we have put together a thorough analysis of the Wolves staff and players.
On Monday, the Novi Sad Dukes held their last full practice before their season and the league opener on Sunday. Dukes will, after months of practices, travel to Kragujevac where they will try to continue their streak of success against the Wild Boars
After a success that was last year, the 2007 SELAF season will mark the beginning of major changes in league format. Firstly, the League has expanded to six teams, adding two new countries to SELAF in the process, and secondly the teams have been divided into two conferences, North and South
The Serbian American Football Referees’ Association held their annual officiating clinic last weekend in Belgrade, and for two days the Serbian officials were lectured by Carl Paganelli, Supervisor of Officials in NCAA’s Mid-American Conference. He was also in Bergamo, Italy a few weeks ago for the Italian Officials’ clinic. After years of participating in seminars all around Europe, this was his first time in Serbia
The person that sang the Serbian anthem before the 2006 SELAF Bowl between the Wild Boars and the Vukovi is Nikola Đuričko, one of the most well known actors in Serbia. Besides that, for the last couple of months he has been a TV host for the Karaoke Showdown that airs on Serbia’s B92. In his own words, he is a fan of the sport and also a fan of the Vukovi that plans to be regularly in the stands during the forthcoming season
The only American football team in Croatia, the Zagreb Thunder, will play a friendly match next Saturday in Zagreb against Belluno Grifoni from Italy. Playing against a more experienced team made out of American marines stationed in Italy will be a good test for the Croatian team