2014 Australian Football International Cup

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2014 Australian Football International Cup
AFL International Cup 2014
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Tournament details
Host country Australia
Dates9–23 August 2014
Teams25
(18 Men's, 7 Women's)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Third placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
(45 Men's, 17 Women's)
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The 2014 Australian Football International Cup (also known as the AFL International Cup 2014 or IC14) was the fifth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League.

Contents

It was contested between Saturday August 9 to Saturday August 23, with games played in Melbourne. [1] All three previous champions (Ireland, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea) participated in the tournament. [2]

Men's tournament

There are 18 nations competing in the 2014 Tournament. Of these, 15 competed in the previous tournament; Indonesia and Pakistan make their debuts, while Finland return having previously competed in 2008. The teams were seeded into three pools of six to decide which teams would play each other, though all teams will be ranked on a single ladder. [3]

Pool APool BPool C

First round (Days 1-3)

Day 1
Sunday, 10 August 11:30amFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 8.7 (55)def.Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1.4 (10)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 1:30pmFlag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 35.17 (227)def.Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1.1 (7)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 3:30pm Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 12.18 (90)def.Flag of France.svg  France 1.1 (7)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 9:30amFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 24.22 (166)def.Flag of India.svg  India 1.0 (6)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 1:30pmFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 23.22 (160)def.Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2.2 (14)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 3:30pmFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 24.19 (163)def.Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1.0 (6)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 9:30amFlag of the United States.svg  United States 27.20 (182)def.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0.1 (1)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 11:30amFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24.18 (162)def.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.0 (0)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 3:30pmFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19.5 (119)def.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.1 (1)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Day 2
Wednesday, 13 August 11:30amFlag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 6.14 (50)def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 4.5 (29)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 1:30pmFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 17.9 (111)def.Flag of France.svg  France 0.2 (2)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 3:30pmFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 32.16 (208)def.Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0.0 (0)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 9:30amFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 9.4 (58)def.Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3.4 (22)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 1:30pmFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13.4 (82)def.Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2.5 (17)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 3:30pmFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 33.18 (216)def.Flag of India.svg  India 0.0 (0)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 12:30pmFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28.25 (193)def.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.0 (0)Linen House Centre, Seaford
Wednesday, 13 August 1:30pmFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 13.13 (91)def.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2.2 (14)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 3:30pmFlag of the United States.svg  United States 8.3 (51)def.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2.8 (20)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Day 3
Saturday, 16 August 11:40am Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 4.9 (33)def. byFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 7.7 (49)Koonung Reserve, Bulleen
Saturday, 16 August 12:00pmFlag of France.svg  France 16.14 (110)def.Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0.4 (4)Diggers Rest Reserve, Diggers Rest
Saturday, 16 August 5:15pmFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 10.6 (66)def.Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 6.3 (39) Queen Elizabeth Oval
Saturday, 16 August 11:40pmFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 21.10 (136)def.Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2.3 (15)Elgar Park, Box Hill North
Saturday, 16 August 12:00pmFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 7.8 (50)def. byFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 8.11 (59)St Mary's Oval, Geelong
Saturday, 16 August 4:00pmFlag of India.svg  India 1.1 (7)def. byFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 14.17 (101) Highgate Recreation Reserve
Saturday, 16 August 11:10amFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3.8 (26)def.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3.4 (22) Eureka Stadium, Ballarat
Saturday, 16 August 11:45amFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20.10 (130)def.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.0 (0) Ben Kavanagh Reserve
Saturday, 16 August 12:30pmFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.11 (71)def.Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2.1 (13) Montrose Recreation Reserve

* These matches are to be played as curtain-raisers to various metropolitan and country football matches around Victoria.

Ladder Till Day 3

The top four teams at the end of Day 3 progress to the International Cup Semi-finals. The other teams will play another match, depending on their ladder position, with those results added to the Ladder to decide Day 5 matchups.

The 5th to 12th-placed teams will play in Division 1 for the remainder of the tournament, and the 13th-placed team onwards will play in Division 2.

#TEAMPWLDPFPA%PTSDiv
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3300431133315.3812Preliminary
Finals
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 330023251454.9012
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 330030181371.6012
4Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 321043165663.088
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 321025952498.088Division
One
6Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 3210325103315.538
7Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 3210316102309.808
8Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 321026788303.418
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States 321024692267.398
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 3120152106143.404
11Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 312013722560.894
12Flag of France.svg  France 312011920558.054
13Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 31209131129.264Division
Two
14Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31207932324.484
15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3120273348.084
16Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30303729912.370
17Flag of India.svg  India 3030134832.690
18Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3030115492.000

Semi-finals (Day 4)

Note: Ladder positions in this section refer to standings after Day 3 of the tournament.

Semi-finals
Tuesday, 19 August 11:30amFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4.4 (28)def. byFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 12.3 (75)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 1:30pmFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 8.5 (53)def.Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4.4 (28)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne

Divisional Matches (Day 4)

Division 1 Matches
Tuesday, 19 August 3:30pmFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.15 (69)def.Flag of France.svg  France 2.3 (15)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 11:30amFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 21.21 (147)def.Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1.0 (6)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 1:30pmFlag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 7.7 (49)def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 5.3 (33)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 3:30pmFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3.2 (20)def. byFlag of the United States.svg  United States 12.7 (79)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Division 2 Matches
Tuesday, 19 August 11:30amFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9.6 (60)def.Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4.8 (32)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 1:30pmFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 5.4 (34)def. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2.5 (17)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 3:30pm Flag of Finland.svg Finland 3.7 (25)def. Flag of India.svg India 1.2 (8)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne

Final Division Ladders

Positional Finals (Days 5 & 6)

Note: Ladder positions in this section refer to standings after Day 4 of the tournament (above).

3rd/4th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 1:00pmFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6.8 (44)def.Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6.7 (43)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
5th/6th Place Playoff (Division 1 Championship)
Friday, 22 August 1:00pmFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.7 (61)def.Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 7.6 (48)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
7th/8th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 11:00amFlag of the United States.svg  United States 4.11 (35)def. byFlag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 8.6 (54)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
9th/10th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 11:00amFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2.7 (19)def. by Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 5.7 (37)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
11th/12th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 1:00pmFlag of France.svg  France 13.11 (89)def.Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1.2 (8)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Final Division 2 Matches
Friday, 22 August 9:00amFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 1.0 (6)def. byFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 12.19 (91)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Friday, 22 August 9:00amFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10.14 (74)def.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4.6 (24)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Friday, 22 August 3:00pmFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 9.6 (60)def.Flag of India.svg  India 1.1 (7)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne

Grand Final (Day 6)

Grand Final
Saturday, 23 August 4:50 pmFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea def.Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Melbourne Cricket Ground
1.2 (8)
3.4 (22)
3.8 (26)
6.9 (45)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		3.2 (20)
3.4 (22)
4.5 (29)
6.6 (42)
Beno 2
Ikupu, Gideon, So-ong, Agita 1		Goals4 Finn
1 Henry, Lucey
Ikupu, Beno, Simon, Guvuri, PeniBestFinn, Farrell, P. O’Halloran, O’Regan, Bartley

Final standings

Women's tournament

For the second consecutive time, there was a concurrent Women's tournament alongside the Men's competition. Seven teams participated from five countries - the United States and Canada both fielded two teams.

Round-Robin Matches

Each team played four matches across five matchdays. Matches played on Saturday 16 August - the "Community Round" of the tournament - were played as curtain-raisers to other amateur Metropolitan and Country football matches to be confirmed; all other games in the round-robin were held at Royal Park, Melbourne.

Round-Robin Matches
Sunday, 10 August 9:30amFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 10.7 (67)def.Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1.0 (6)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 11:30amFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 1.1 (7)def. byFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Midnight Suns 4.6 (30)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 1:30pmFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northern Lights 8.13 (61)def.Flag of the United States.svg  USA Freedom 1.1 (7)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 9:30amFlag of the United States.svg  USA Freedom 9.10 (64)def.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Midnight Suns 1.2 (8)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 11:30amFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 9.9 (63)def.Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 1.2 (8)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 11:30amFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northern Lights 19.11 (125)def.Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liberty 0.0 (0)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Saturday, 16 August 2:00pmFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 10.10 (70)def.Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liberty 1.0 (6)Plenty Park, Plenty
Saturday, 16 August 2:30pmFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northern Lights 9.13 (67)def.Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 0.2 (2)Mulgrave Reserve, Wheelers Hill
Saturday, 16 August 4:30pmFlag of the United States.svg  USA Freedom 9.11 (65)def.Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 0.0 (0)Kings Park Reserve, St Albans
Monday, 18 August 11:00amFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 11.12 (78)def.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Midnight Suns 2.1 (13)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Monday, 18 August 11:00amFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 7.5 (47)def.Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liberty 0.1 (1)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 August 10:00amFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northern Lights 22.12 (144)def.Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2.0 (12)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 August 10:00amFlag of the United States.svg  USA Freedom 12.7 (79)def.Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 0.1 (1)McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 August 12:00pmFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Midnight Suns 5.5 (35)def.Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liberty 2.3 (15)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne

Ladder

TEAMPWLDPFPA%PTS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northern Lights 4400397211890.4816
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 440027833842.4216
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Freedom 431021570307.148
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Midnight Suns 42208716453.054
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 41205621426.174
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 4030273038.910
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liberty 4030222777.940

Finals

After the round-robin tournament, the last placed team was eliminated. The other six teams played one extra match to decide the final placings, with the top two teams on the ladder playing in the Women's International Cup Grand Final.

5th/6th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 9:00amFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1.3 (9)def.Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 0.5 (5)Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
3rd/4th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 11:00amFlag of the United States.svg  USA Freedom 17.15 (117)def.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Midnight Suns 0.0 (0)Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
2014 Australian Football International Cup Grand Final
Saturday, 23 August 2:10pmFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northern Lights 5.8 (38)def.Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2.0 (12) Punt Road Oval

World Teams

Men's World Team

AFL International Cup 2014 Men's World Team
B: Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Miller Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg John Ikupu Flag of South Africa.svg Asanda Funda
HB: Flag of Ireland.svg Brendan Browne Flag of Tonga.svg Peni Mahina Flag of South Africa.svg Khayalethu Sikiti
C: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Strom Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Gideon Simon (vc) Flag of the United States.svg Saleh Tyebjee
HF: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Matias Flag of Ireland.svg Padraig Lucey Flag of Nauru.svg Jonas Amwano
F: Flag of Fiji.svg Jiuta Vatutei Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Amua Pirika Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Willatt
Foll: Flag of Ireland.svg Mike Finn (c) Flag of South Africa.svg Tshoboko Moagi Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Howison
Int: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Neil Casey Flag of Ireland.svg David Stynes Flag of New Zealand.svg Aaron Harris
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Lehane

[5]

Women's World Team

AFL International Cup 2014 Women's World Team
B: Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Blatnik Flag of Tonga.svg Malia Afuha’Amango Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Georgiadis
HB: Flag of Ireland.svg Fiona Roarty Flag of Fiji.svg Salote Matakibau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hilary Perry
C: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emma Dickinson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Amy Legault (c) Flag of Ireland.svg Paula Keatley
HF: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Veronica Fernandez Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kirsten Bodashefsky Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kendra Heil
F: Flag of the United States.svg Sara Edwards-Rohner Flag of Ireland.svg Aimee Hazely Flag of the United States.svg Kim Hemenway
Foll: Flag of the United States.svg Hallie Lee Flag of Ireland.svg Laura Corrigan Flag of Ireland.svg Emma Kelly
Int: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renee Tong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lara Hilmi Flag of Ireland.svg Gill Behan
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Danah Arnold

[5]


See also

References

  1. ↑ 2014 International Cup dates confirmed (AFL.com.au)
  2. ↑ "Aussie Rules Football expands global reach in AFL International Cup". ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "AFL International Cup Fixture". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sweden claims Division 2 title".
  5. 1 2 Ireland, Canada dominate International Cup 2014 World Teams from AFL.com.au 22 August 2014
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