Many of the local players had found out about the game in the 1980s on television via the then-nascent ESPN cable network.

Although the local game grew, ESPN no longer broadcast AFL matches, and in response the lobby group, Australian Football Association of North America was formed.

The United States Australian Football League (USAFL) was formed in 1997 to govern the code in the country.

Robert DiPierdomenico, Leigh Matthews and Michael Voss are official USAFL ambassadors.

They competed in the 2008 Australian Football International Cup, where the Revolution finished 7th out of 16 countries.

At the 2011 Australian Football International Cup, the Revolution finished 4th in an increased field of 18 countries.

Three years later, the Freedom finished fourth at the 2017 Australian Football International Cup while the Liberty went 3-2 in five matches against teams from various leagues in and around Melbourne.