| Our online poll in 2008 indicated Australian players | | | | players : China : 1 player : Malaysia : 1 player : USA : 6 |
| wanted to trial and play their football in Europe, in | | | | players. |
| particular the English Premier League. We did some | | | | It is worth noting that of the 50 Australian football |
| research to locate where Australian football players | | | | players, playing in England, only 23 of the players |
| were based. The results may surprise you. Our results | | | | were involved in the English Premier League, 27 playing |
| are based on findings for the 2008 season. | | | | in the lower tiers and 5 of the 50 players were playing |
| Scotland : 10 players : Ireland : 3 players : England : 50 | | | | in the sixth tier in England. |
| players : Spain : 1 player : Norway : 3 players : | | | | For many young Australian born players the "rest of |
| Denmark : 3 players : Holland : 6 players : Poland : 1 | | | | the world" may be their only way of playing in the |
| player : Germany : 9 players : Switzerland : 2 players : | | | | English Premier League due to new FA (Football |
| Croatia : 2 players : Hungary : 2 players : Italy : 7 | | | | Association) and FIFA regualtions regarding foreign |
| players: Servia : 1 player : Macedonia : 1 player: Greece | | | | players signing contracts in England coming from |
| : 3 players : Cyprus : 1 player : Turkey : 3 players : | | | | Australia. |
| Romania : 1 player : Georgia : 1 player: Japan : 4 | | | | |