It was then in early 2004 that the co-founders Peter Stone and Derek Ackary came up with the idea to set up a mini league with modified rules on a smaller ground and adapting the rules so that the game could be played by teams of at least 6 players, as we knew getting 36 or more people to turn up week after week to sport 2 full teams was too big a challenge. On top of that, we knew that having plain old training week after week would become monotonous very quickly and Aussie Rules in the Philippines would die just as quickly as it started. We felt that having a regular competition going, even if only on a small scale, would attract more attention and get the competitive juices flowing for the participants, hence helping to maintain the regularity and keep the momentum going. By combining our 2 regular teams, the Dingoes and the Eurekas, we end up with our goal being achieved - a national team, the Philippine Eagles.

The Philippine Eagles have now played in five international tournaments with the most recent being the Manila Cup 12-a-side on May 29, 2010.