AFL, NRL and Australian Diamonds netball stars will be targeted to perform at the Los Angeles Olympics after confirmation this week flag football will be added to the 2028 program.
Flag football, similar to gridiron but without the tackling, will make its debut in the NFL’s heartland and Gridiron Australia chief executive Wade Kelly said his organisation would target “cross over” stars from other sports by asking them a simple question: ‘How would you like to win an Olympic Gold medal?’
Kelly, a former Brisbane and North Sydney rugby league and union player, said the touch version of gridiron is perfectly suited to Australian athletes.
“It‘s a 360 degree game, you’ve got to get downfield, turn around and catch the ball,” Kelly said. “That’s AFL, that’s netball, that’s basketball. And then you throw in the league and union guys who are used to playing Oztag.
“You take a Reece Walsh or a Josh Addo-Carr who by then would be getting towards the back-end of…
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