USA Freedom Staff

Leigh Barnes - Head Coach

Leigh is originally from Launceston, Tasmania, however also lived, played and coached football in Brisbane for 15 years.  He is now living in the east San Francisco Bay area with his son Kai and works as a Materials and Research Engineer. Leigh is the founding President of the Golden Gate Australian Football League, 2005 Division II champions, and has played over 400 games of football in his lifetime. He represented Tasmania three times, Queensland once, and kicked over a hundred goals in a season twice during his career.

Milli Bruce - Assistant Coach

Milli formerly played football in the Victorian Women’s Football League (VWFL) and also lives in San Francisco’s East Bay.  Milli has played over 60 games of football in the VWFL since 2005 and during 2010 moved to the US to pursue her career in orthotics and prosthetics. Milli competed at her first USAFL Nationals in 2010 with the Sacramento Screamers. More recently Milli founded East Bay Footy, the Golden Gate’s recreational footy league.

Amy Bishop - Team Manager

Amy lives in Sacramento, California and has been involved in footy in the U.S. since 2005. She has played at every USAFL Natioanal Tournament since 2005. Originating from Brisbane's northern suburbs, she did not take up footy until moving to the USA in 2005. Amy played on the 2010 Freedom at the 49th Parallel Cup in Toronto Canada and is actively involved in promoting the game in Northern California. In 2009 Amy founded the Sacramento Australian Football Club and recreational league.