September 20, 2003 - Best & Fairest, Appreciation Awards Follow Grand Final.
GGAFL president Leigh Barnes presented three special appreciation awards at the Grand Final banquet Saturday night.Belinda Cancilla was recognized for her efforts just outside the boundary.

September 12, 2003 - Grand Final teams as announced by the GGAFL league office

San Francisco	Marin
Michael Jobling	Kristian Noden
Troy Anthony	Kevin Brugaletta
Sam McDonagh	Rob DeMarco
Mike Brothers	Frank Basille
Mike Cancilla	Damian Curtis
Andrew Kramer	Rod Cahill
Sean Enterikan	Brian Cowie
Shane McCarthy	Joel Van Hofwegen
Mark Fallon	James Ewart
Chris Norris	Erik Christensen
Rex Murphy	John Kunz
Jeremiah Grossman	John Ironmonger
Rick Garcia	Bryn Wright
Eric Perry	Geoff Edwards
Glen Gooding	Danny Mansfield
Sean Collins	Ted Hartnell
Andrew Davies	Adam Benson
Aaron Wycke

September 11, 2003 - Draft Day GGAFL Grand Final 2003
The selectors for Marin and San Francisco met Thursday night to fill in their lineups for the Grand Final. San Francisco captains Mike Jobling and Troy Anthony were looking for a running midfield to take on Point Break. Injured Marin captain Nick Holsman went into the evening looking for forward-line targets.

September 7, 2003 - Down and Dirty With Glen Gooding (Goof)
Sunday morning's Down and Dirty this week featured Roger Bellamy's post-match interview with Glen "Goof" Gooding, Marin's reluctant skipper, which followed the Mavs 13-point victory over Oakland.

Roger the K.R.A.P. interviewer: Afternoon Goof, well played today. Tough game out there for the Mavs, but you seem to come out of it OK.

September 6, 2003 - Marin Remain Undefeated...At A Cost
Marin completed their season undefeated on Saturday, firming as favourites for the GGAFL Premiership by seeing off a gallant Oakland. But in so doing, they lost both co-captains to injury; Holsman's season is over with a broken arm, and Noden sat out the second half with what's described as a thigh injury.

Marin started the game full of running.

August 23, 2003 - Hornets too late.
San Jose highlighted the eveness of the GGAFL competion and belied their ladder position with a well deserved win over San Francisco this weekend. Ironmonger and Gooding were in fine form in front of goals for San Jose, kicking 6 and 3 respectively, while De Marco kicked 4 goals for the Knights from the mid-field.

August 10, 2003 - A Few Words With Bryn Wright
Sports anchor Roger Bellamy interviewed Oakland Pirates co-coach Bryn Wright this week as part of the Sunday morning show Down and Dirty, seen on Central Valley TV station KRAP 9. KRAP were kind enough to let GGAFL.com publish the transcript of this interview here on the website.

Roger the KRAP interviewer: Thanks for joining us today, Bryn.

Bryn Wright:

August 9, 2003 - Just a walk in the park...
...is not how anybody would describe the latest round of the GGAFL season 2003.

If round 5 was described as a fiery game, round 6 cannot be called anything less than a full scale military mobilization. As the pregame favorites Oakland led from the start, but could not shake a gutsy San Francisco team.

July 26, 2003 - Marin Are In!
In a fiery game in the furnace-like confines of The Quarry, Marin overcame a gallant San Jose to ensure a spot in the GGAFL Final for the second year running. With temperatures soaring over the 100 F mark tempers flared on the ground with several behind-play incidents likely to come under video scrutiny later in the week.

July 12, 2003 - From the Pirate's Chest
Fantastic Come From Behind Effort From Oakland Draws the Battle of the Battlers at El Dorado


On a typically hot and blustery afternoon at Concord, the Oakland Pirates came of age.

June 28, 2003 - Nighty-night Knights.
Warm sunshine and a top of the table clash had a big crowd turn out at the newly-named Durrell Field in Palo Alto. As part of major renovations taking place at all GGAFL grounds, a new mobile scoreboard was also unveiled.

Leigh Barnes, GGAFL President, was typically ecstatic during his luncheon address. "Isn't it a wonderful thing.

June 14, 2003 - Lockout in Concord.
Anticipation was high for the clash of cross-bay rivals San Francisco and Oakland. A big crowd began arriving early, eventuating in the gates being locked well before the first bounce. Spectators arriving late were forced to take any vantage available; climbing trees, or peering through the gaps in the fence.

May 31, 2003 - Mavericks in thriller.
If a week's a long time in football, then how do you measure the off-season?

In seconds if you're part of a team that loses the final. In weeks of training, once the euphoria subsides from winning the big one. In months of studying opposition players, devising tactics, and working on drills if you're coaching a team.

March 27, 2003 - GGAFL Announces Rosters for 2003
Season two of the Golden Gate Australian Football League may come down to a battle of size and experience against speed and youth. The league heads into it's summer season with the same four teams as competed last year and some familiar faces will be appearing for their clubs.

March 26, 2003 - Welcome to Season 2003
Following on from a very successful 2002 season, our first as the GGAFL, it is now time to prepare ourselves for the upcoming year of football. Last year, having decided to go it alone with our new league, much was achieved in a relatively short period of time.

March 23, 2003 - 2002 - A look back at the future
Australians are a conservative bunch. "If it ain't broken don't fix it!" is a mantra many would attest to following; the Santa Cruz Roos were far from broken.