{"id":668,"date":"2014-11-01T15:14:23","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T04:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?page_id=668"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:12:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:12:39","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?page_id=668","title":{"rendered":"In The Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Subbuteo has featured in a variety of Australian media over the years with some real highlights in the late 1980s. The recent upsurge in the popularity of the game, however, has also led to recent renewed interest in a number of media outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-greek-herald wp-block-embed-the-greek-herald\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fDeplVuMUR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greekherald.com.au\/sports\/greek-australian-players-set-to-shine-at-asian-cup-of-subbuteo-in-sydney\/\">Greek Australian players set to shine at Asian Cup of Subbuteo in Sydney<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Greek Australian players set to shine at Asian Cup of Subbuteo in Sydney&#8221; &#8212; The Greek Herald\" src=\"https:\/\/greekherald.com.au\/sports\/greek-australian-players-set-to-shine-at-asian-cup-of-subbuteo-in-sydney\/embed\/#?secret=gjouza0TWg#?secret=fDeplVuMUR\" data-secret=\"fDeplVuMUR\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/69640810_10218929825852175_3330303528055865344_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/69640810_10218929825852175_3330303528055865344_n-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"69640810_10218929825852175_3330303528055865344_n\" class=\"wp-image-5240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/69640810_10218929825852175_3330303528055865344_n-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/69640810_10218929825852175_3330303528055865344_n-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/69640810_10218929825852175_3330303528055865344_n-624x371.jpg 624w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/69640810_10218929825852175_3330303528055865344_n.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/50259451_580010722462805_4815780553640902656_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/50259451_580010722462805_4815780553640902656_n-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"50259451_580010722462805_4815780553640902656_n\" class=\"wp-image-4935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/50259451_580010722462805_4815780553640902656_n-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/50259451_580010722462805_4815780553640902656_n-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/50259451_580010722462805_4815780553640902656_n-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/50259451_580010722462805_4815780553640902656_n-624x882.jpg 624w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/50259451_580010722462805_4815780553640902656_n.jpg 836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/49530630_330487534469789_5627492916902494208_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/49530630_330487534469789_5627492916902494208_n-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"49530630_330487534469789_5627492916902494208_n\" class=\"wp-image-4936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/49530630_330487534469789_5627492916902494208_n-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/49530630_330487534469789_5627492916902494208_n-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/49530630_330487534469789_5627492916902494208_n-624x394.jpg 624w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/49530630_330487534469789_5627492916902494208_n.jpg 929w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SBS Lucy Zelic and Nick Stoll<br><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Clipboard02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4937\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Clipboard02-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"Clipboard02\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Clipboard02-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Clipboard02-624x361.jpg 624w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Clipboard02.jpg 654w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br>Click the link for the video!<br><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/r4NiwjBPK_o\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/r4NiwjBPK_o<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>2018<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiamaindependent.com.au\/story\/5259458\/illawarras-first-major-table-football-tournament-on-show-at-kiama\/?cs=1838\">https:\/\/www.kiamaindependent.com.au\/story\/5259458\/illawarras-first-major-table-football-tournament-on-show-at-kiama\/?cs=1838<\/a><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiamaindependent.com.au\/story\/5283443\/subbuteo-players-slog-it-out-at-inaugural-illawarra-open\/?cs=5772\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/illa2-179x300.jpg\" alt=\"illa2\" class=\"wp-image-4940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/illa2-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/illa2.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.kiamaindependent.com.au\/story\/5283443\/subbuteo-players-slog-it-out-at-inaugural-illawarra-open\/?cs=5772\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Illa1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Illa1-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"Illa1\" class=\"wp-image-4941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Illa1-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Illa1-768x689.jpg 768w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Illa1-624x560.jpg 624w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Illa1.jpg 991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/North-Shore-times.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/North-Shore-times-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"North Shore times\" class=\"wp-image-4202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/North-Shore-times-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/North-Shore-times-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/North-Shore-times-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/North-Shore-times-624x419.jpg 624w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/North-Shore-times.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/26952061_2008235396115736_6302602974991658940_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/26952061_2008235396115736_6302602974991658940_o-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"26952061_2008235396115736_6302602974991658940_o\" class=\"wp-image-4203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/26952061_2008235396115736_6302602974991658940_o-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/26952061_2008235396115736_6302602974991658940_o-768x1065.jpg 768w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/26952061_2008235396115736_6302602974991658940_o-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/26952061_2008235396115736_6302602974991658940_o-624x865.jpg 624w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/26952061_2008235396115736_6302602974991658940_o.jpg 1454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2017-06-11\/australias-unheralded-subbuteo-team-beats-japan\/8607988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tracy Holmes filed this report via ABC Australia&#8217;s News Website on Australia&#8217;s first teams win on foreign soil since 1994. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insideworldfootball.com\/2017\/06\/13\/subbuteo-builds-global-football-fingerprint-asian-confederation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside World Football reports on the formation of the Confederation of Asian Sports Table Football Associations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In FourFourTwo Magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Subbuteo_-The-Sleeping-giant-Australian-FourFourTwo-More-Sport.pdf\">Subbuteo_ The Sleeping giant &#8211; Australian FourFourTwo &#8211; More Sport<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benjamin Ng of the Western Flickers Table Football Club in Melbourne, created a short film which was entered into (and, from what we are aware, has won!) a short film competition run by the official Subbuteo website.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Introduction to Subbuteo (Benjamin Ng)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2GwgHF8IrXQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wentworth-Courier-Hipfingerz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"638\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wentworth-Courier-Hipfingerz.jpg\" alt=\"Wentworth Courier Hipfingerz\" class=\"wp-image-2463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wentworth-Courier-Hipfingerz.jpg 574w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wentworth-Courier-Hipfingerz-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Subbuteo action in the local papers in Sydney&#8217;s Eastern Suburbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foxsports Australia sent a crew along to the Australian Grand Prix in January, 2016 to make a short promo film for our sport. A few weeks later, when the promo was aired on the Shootout program, they invited a few of our players to come in for the live part of the show. Both clips can be seen below.<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HBNj9R3IvZY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/InNu9dhivhk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br><strong>2015<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/newslocal\/parramatta\/tony-popovic-gets-the-flick-in-western-sydney-wanderers-subbuteo-squad\/story-fngr8huy-1227216320407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subbuteo Parramatta&#8217;s Adrian Elmer is interviewed by The Parramatta Advertiser newspaper about the club and rebirth of Subbuteo in Australia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornerflag.com.au\/set-the-table-for-the-asian-cup-of-subbuteo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melbourne TFC&#8217;s Luke Radziminski interviewed by The Corner Flag website before the Asian Cup of Table Football<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1980s &amp; 1990s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australian Soccer Weekly, June 7, 1989<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5250\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0002-140x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0002\" width=\"140\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0002-140x300.jpg 140w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0002-768x1648.jpg 768w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0002-477x1024.jpg 477w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0002-624x1339.jpg 624w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0002.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><br><\/a>Scan:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20190901_0007.pdf\">IMG_20190901_0007<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>British Soccer Weekly, June 1989<br><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bsw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5243\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bsw-126x300.jpg\" alt=\"bsw\" width=\"126\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bsw-126x300.jpg 126w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bsw-768x1827.jpg 768w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bsw-430x1024.jpg 430w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bsw-624x1484.jpg 624w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bsw.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20190830_0044.pdf\">IMG_20190830_0044<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playboy Magazine &#8230; we bought it for the article!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/playboy1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5237\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/playboy1-153x300.jpg\" alt=\"playboy1\" width=\"153\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/playboy1-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/playboy1-768x1503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/playboy1-523x1024.jpg 523w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/playboy1-624x1221.jpg 624w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/playboy1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><br><\/a>Full scan here:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20190825_0001.pdf\">IMG_20190825_0001<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mercury Sport, Dec 1987<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/west2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5244\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/west2-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"west2\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/west2-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/west2-768x697.jpg 768w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/west2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/west2-624x566.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br>Full scan here:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/west-compressed.pdf\">west-compressed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 1980s, &#8216;Wombat&#8217; was a popular kids&#8217; afternoon TV show on Australian TV. They did a story on Subbuteo which features a number of the players who are still active today. Look for Steve Dettre in the cheering crowd wearing the purple shirt, Paul Magee burying a few goals in the demonstration match (with some outrageous finger fouls in the process), and Robert Green with a concerned look on his face mid-game. The interviewee is Gary Hosie, long time Australian champion who, unfortunately, no longer plays (but there&#8217;s always the dream of dragging him out of retirement!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/awBym1QOics\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1988, then world champion, Willy Hoffman of Switzerland, came to Australia and played some exhibition matches as well as teaching some things to the locals. The national broadcaster, ABC, sent a TV crew out to cover the main match against Gary Hosie. Look for Eliot Kennedy on referee duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jwuYcmCxltA\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SBS also got in on the action when Willy Hoffman was here. 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https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Tri Flick Magazine<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the &#8217;80s and &#8217;90s, Steve Dettre edited and published a regular magazine for the ASA (Australian Subbuteo Association) called Tri Flick. In the pre-internet age, the magazine, mailed out to all members, was the only way for players around the country to keep up with results and upcoming tournaments. These pieces of Australian Subbuteo history will be gradually uploaded and can now be viewed online in PDF format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B-T1jMnyBdmmX2gxcy0tc0lFTHM\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Number TWO &#8211; December 1987<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B-T1jMnyBdmmeFVkLXhiTU1iQzg\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Number FOUR &#8211; March\/April 1988<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>interNETional flick<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the 90s progressed, Steve Dettre left behind the &#8216;zine publishing and headed where many underground communities went to keep in touch, the then burgeoning internet. Between 1995 and 1997, Steve published a semi-regular e-newsletter, <em>interNETional flick<\/em>. Flowing from his role as the Communications Director of the nascent FISTF, these newsletters took a more international approach to the global game, but from a very specifically Australian vantage point. All 6 issues are still available online. Follow the link below to see the first edition, then move through the links to see all 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a title=\"interNETional flick - Issue One\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctv.es\/USERS\/freejack\/flick.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interNETional Flick &#8211; Issue One (1997)<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctv.es\/USERS\/freejack\/flick2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interNETinal flick &#8211; Issue Two (1997)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/interNETional-flick-issue-4.pdf\">interNETional flick &#8211; issue 4<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/interNETional-flick-issue-6.pdf\">interNETional flick &#8211; issue 6<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subbuteo has featured in a variety of Australian media over the years with some real highlights in the late 1980s. The recent upsurge in the popularity of the game, however, has also led to recent renewed interest in a number of media outlets. 2025 2019 SBS Lucy Zelic and Nick StollClick the link for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-668","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=668"}],"version-history":[{"count":108,"href":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7435,"href":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/668\/revisions\/7435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}