▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Sports , ▁are ▁working ▁together ▁to ▁develop ▁Australian ▁Football ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁Their ▁first ▁aim ▁is ▁a ▁tournament ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Fernando ▁was ▁support ive ▁of ▁their ▁plans , ▁and ▁has ▁agreed ▁to ▁offer , ▁" his ▁full est ▁support ▁to ▁develop ▁foot y ▁( in ▁Sri ▁L anka ). " ▁ ▁Several ▁current ▁and ▁former ▁A FL ▁players ▁were ▁also ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁meeting , ▁including ▁the ▁A FL ' s ▁new ▁International ▁Amb assador , ▁Bre tt ▁Kirk . ▁The ▁players ▁are ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁to ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁that ▁country ' s ▁ind igen ous ▁V add a ▁people ▁and ▁their ▁place ▁in ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁society , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁assist ▁Australia ' s ▁own ▁ind igen ous ▁communities ▁upon ▁their ▁return . ▁ ▁Th ailand ▁Australian ▁rules ▁football ▁has ▁been ▁played ▁in ▁Th ailand ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Th ailand ▁Tig ers ▁by ▁Austral ians ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bang k ok . ▁ ▁The ▁Tig ers ▁run ▁a ▁domestic ▁social ▁league ▁in ▁Bang k ok , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁compet ing ▁as ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁regional ▁competition . ▁ ▁The ▁Tig ers ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Asian ▁Australian ▁Football ▁Championships . ▁The ▁Th ailand ▁Tig ers , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 0 ' s ▁and ▁has ▁grown ▁strong ▁ever ▁since . ▁The ▁club ▁plays ▁week ly