The 2011 Australian Football International Cup is the fourth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League.
It was contested between 12 to 27 August 2011, with games to be played in both Melbourne and Sydney. Ireland won its second men's championship, and the inaugural women's championship.
Competing Teams
On 1 July 2011, the AFL confirmed the 18 men's teams that would participate in the 2011 International Cup:[1]
Guernsey |
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Final Rank |
World Team Rep's |
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Ireland |
Warriors |
1 |
3 + Coach |
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Papua New Guinea |
Mosquitos |
2 |
4 |
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New Zealand |
Falcons |
3 |
3 |
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USA |
Revolution |
4 |
3 |
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South Africa |
Lions |
5 |
3 |
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Nauru |
Chiefs |
6 |
1 |
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Great Britain |
Bulldogs |
7 |
0 |
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Denmark |
Vikings |
8 |
1 |
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Tonga |
Tigers |
9 |
1 |
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Canada |
Northwind |
10 |
1 |
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Sweden |
Elks |
11 |
1 |
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Japan |
Samurais |
12 |
1 |
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Fiji |
Tribe |
13 (1st Div 2) |
1 |
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France |
Les Coqs |
14 (2nd Div 2) |
0 |
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Israel & Palestine |
Peres Team for Peace |
15 |
0 |
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India |
Tigers |
16 |
0 |
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China |
Red Demons |
17 |
0 |
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Timor-Leste |
Crocodiles |
18 |
0 |
17 of these clubs represented single nations, and one (the Peres Team for Peace) represented both Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
As well as the above Men's teams, for the first time in the history of the tournament, there was also be a Women's competition, with five teams participating:[1]
Men's Fixtures
Round 1
Before the tournament, the 18 clubs were seeded into six groups of three, ranked based on previous performance in International Cups, or in the case of the newer teams, at the discretion of the AFL:[2]
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
Group 5 |
Group 6 |
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- South Africa (3)
- Denmark (10)
- China (16)
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- Nauru (5)
- Japan (8)
- Fiji (14)
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Matches
The first round of matches was played with modified rules, most significantly the reduction of game length to two quarters, in the same manner as the 2011 NAB Cup.
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Group 2 |
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Saturday, 13 August 2:00 pm |
New Zealand 6.5 (41) |
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Sweden 0.0 (0) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 1 |
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Saturday, 13 August 3:00 pm |
New Zealand 15.4 (94) |
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India 0.0 (0) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 1 |
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Saturday, 13 August 4:00 pm |
Sweden 7.7 (49) |
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India 0.1 (1) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 1 |
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Group 3 |
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Saturday, 13 August 5:00 pm |
South Africa 4.2 (26) |
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Denmark 1.3 (9) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 1 |
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Saturday, 13 August 6:00 pm |
South Africa 18.6 (114) |
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China 0.0 (0) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 1 |
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Saturday, 13 August 7:00 pm |
Denmark 10.8 (68) |
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China 1.0 (6) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 1 |
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- South Africa and Denmark advance to Division 1.
- China advances to Division 2.
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Group 4 |
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Saturday, 13 August 11:00 am |
Great Britain 10.10 (70) |
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East Timor 0.0 (0) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Saturday, 13 August 12:00 pm |
Ireland 14.9 (93) |
def. |
East Timor 0.0 (0) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Saturday, 13 August 1:00 pm |
Ireland 8.6 (54) |
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Great Britain 1.0 (6) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Group 5 |
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Saturday, 13 August 2:00 pm |
Nauru 6.6 (42) |
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Japan 3.1 (19) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Saturday, 13 August 3:00 pm |
Nauru 6.6 (42) |
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Fiji 2.3 (15) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Saturday, 13 August 4:00 pm |
Japan 4.6 (30) |
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Fiji 4.4 (28) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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- Nauru and Japan advance to Division 1.
- Fiji advances to Division 2.
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Group 6 |
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Saturday, 13 August 5:00 pm |
Canada 2.0 (12) |
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United States 2.3 (15) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Saturday, 13 August 6:00 pm |
Canada 3.6 (24) |
def. |
Peres Team for Peace 0.0 (0) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Saturday, 13 August 7:00 pm |
United States 12.7 (79) |
def. |
Peres Team for Peace 0.0 (0) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Round 2
At the conclusion of Round 1, the best two teams from each Group were regrouped into four groups of three teams, based on Win-Draw-Loss performance and Percentage in Round 1, all within a larger group known as Division 1. These teams would remain in contention for the International Cup title. The remaining six were regrouped in the same way, into two subgroups of Division 2. These teams would compete for a secondary prize.
The structure of the groups was as follows:
Division 1 |
Division 2 |
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
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- Ireland (2)
- Denmark (7)
- Sweden (10)
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- South Africa (4)
- United States (5)
- Japan (12)
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Division 1
Division 1 teams played one match against each team in their respective groups.
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Division 1 Group 2 |
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Monday, 15 August 12:00 pm |
Denmark 12.5 (77) |
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Sweden 6.2 (38) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Wednesday, 17 August 2:00 pm |
Ireland 15.14 (104) |
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Sweden 1.0 (6) |
Bus Loop Oval |
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Saturday, 20 August 4:00 pm |
Ireland 11.6 (72) |
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Denmark 1.3 (9) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Division 1 Group 4 |
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Monday, 15 August 5:00 pm |
United States 17.12 (114) |
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Japan 0.1 (1) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 1 |
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Wednesday, 17 August 2:00 pm |
South Africa 14.9 (93) |
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Japan 1.3 (9) |
Mona Park, Auburn |
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Sunday, 21 August 10:40 am |
South Africa 2.6 (18) |
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United States 7.14 (56) |
ANZ Stadium |
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TEAM |
P |
W |
L |
D |
PF |
PA |
% |
PTS |
Ireland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 15 | 1173.33 | 8 |
United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 19 | 894.74 | 8 |
Papua New Guinea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 29 | 789.66 | 8 |
New Zealand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 22 | 631.82 | 8 |
South Africa |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 46 | 170.77 | 4 |
Denmark |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 110 | 78.18 | 4 |
Nauru |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 145 | 60.69 | 4 |
Great Britain |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 115 | 40.00 | 4 |
Canada |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 83 | 42.17 | 0 |
Sweden |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 181 | 24.31 | 0 |
Tonga |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 180 | 20.56 | 0 |
Japan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 207 | 4.83 | 0 |
Division 2
Division 2 teams played one match against each team in their respective groups, as well as a single "cross-over" match against a team in the opposite group.
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Division 2 Group 2 |
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Wednesday, 17 August 2:00 pm |
France 17.20 (122) |
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East Timor 2.1 (13) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Saturday, 20 August 12:00 pm |
France 14.15 (99) |
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India 1.2 (8) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Wednesday, 24 August 9:00 am |
India 9.6 (60) |
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East Timor 8.4 (52) |
Western Oval |
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Division 2 Cross-Over Matches |
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Wednesday, 17 August 12:00 pm |
China 5.12 (42) |
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India 2.2 (14) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Saturday, 20 August 6:00 pm |
Fiji 21.16 (142) |
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East Timor 1.1 (7) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 2 |
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Wednesday, 24 August 11:00 am |
France 5.5 (35) |
def. |
Peres Team for Peace 4.5 (29) |
Western Oval |
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TEAM |
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W |
L |
D |
PF |
PA |
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PTS |
Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 42 | 780.95 | 12 |
France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 50 | 512.00 | 12 |
Peres Team for Peace |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 127 | 109.45 | 4 |
India |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 194 | 42.27 | 4 |
China |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 205 | 31.22 | 4 |
East Timor |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 324 | 22.22 | 0 |
Division 1 Semi-Finals
At the conclusion of Round 2, the teams were once again re-seeded based on their performance in the previous round; the teams in Division 1 were seeded in positions 1-12, and the teams in Division 2 in positions 13-18.
These matches were played at the same time as the final Round 2 Division 2 matches; the Division 2 teams did not participate in this round.
Finals
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Division 1 5th/6th-place Playoff |
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Friday, 26 August 12:30 pm |
South Africa 7.10 (52) |
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Nauru 7.4 (46) |
McAllister Oval |
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Division 1 Grand Final |
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Saturday, 27 August 11:40 am |
Ireland |
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Papua New Guinea |
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
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1.0 (6) 3.0 (18) 5.4 (34) 8.5 (53) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.2 (20) 5.4 (34) 5.5 (35) 5.5 (35) |
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Mike Finn 4 Fergal McManus 3 Fearghal Purcell 1 |
Goals |
S. Susuve 3 B. Beno, A. Pinda 1 |
Mike Finn, Seán McGuinness, Cian Quigley, Roch Hanmore, Fearghal Purcell, Gerard Walls |
Best |
P. Philip, J. Ikupu, S. Susuve, G. Simon, B. Beno, J. James |
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- Ireland scored the last seven goals of the match to complete a big comeback.
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Women's Fixtures
Round 1
In the opening round of the Women's International Cup, the five teams played each other once, over the course of 10 days.
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Round 1 |
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Monday, 15 August 1:00 pm |
Australia 1.1 (7) |
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Papua New Guinea 9.3 (57) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 1 |
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Monday, 15 August 3:00 pm |
Canada 1.2 (8) |
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Ireland 4.7 (31) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 1 |
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Wednesday, 17 August 12:00 pm |
Australia 0.0 (0) |
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United States 10.12 (72) |
Bruce Purser Reserve |
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Wednesday, 17 August 12:00 pm |
Papua New Guinea 0.0 (0) |
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Canada 3.7 (25) |
Bus Loop Oval |
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Thursday, 18 August 5:00 pm |
Australia 0.1 (1) |
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Ireland 19.13 (127) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 1 |
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Thursday, 18 August 7:00 pm |
Papua New Guinea 1.0 (6) |
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United States 6.5 (41) |
Blacktown International Sportspark 1 |
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Saturday, 20 August 1:00 pm |
Papua New Guinea 2.0 (12) |
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Ireland 12.8 (80) |
Mona Park, Auburn |
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Saturday, 20 August 3:00 pm |
Canada 4.5 (29) |
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United States 1.5 (11) |
Mona Park, Auburn |
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Wednesday, 24 August 11:00 am |
Australia 2.0 (12) |
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Canada 4.8 (32) |
McAllister Oval |
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Wednesday, 24 August 1:00 pm |
Ireland 5.5 (35) |
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United States 2.4 (16) |
McAllister Oval |
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Finals
At the conclusion of Round 1, Australia, the lowest ranked team in the competition based on points and percentage, was eliminated and finished in 5th place. The remaining four clubs will compete in the finals.
World Teams
Men's World Team
AFL International Cup 2011 Men's World Team |
B: |
Steve Rutledge |
Steven Howard |
Laijiasa Bolenaivalu |
HB: |
Penisimani Mahina |
Mike Finn (C) |
Tshoboko Moagi |
C: |
Paul Sharry |
John James |
Andrew Marsden |
HF: |
Bayanda Sobetwa |
Bryan Dragus |
Emmaus Wartovo |
F: |
Ken Sato |
Stanis Susuve |
Johnny Dagiaro |
Foll: |
Anthony Trigg |
Kevin O’Brien |
Steve Fashant |
Int: |
Aaron Harris |
John Ikupu |
Mathias Biron |
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Steven Matshane |
Johan Lantz |
Andrew Werner |
Coach: |
Tom Madigan & PNG Coach (not found) |
Women's World Team
AFL International Cup 2011 Women's World Team |
B: |
Caitlin Kidd |
Laura Corrigan |
Emma MacNeill |
HB: |
Natlie Behan |
Becky Kraft |
Erin Le Blanc |
C: |
Taiva Lavai |
Marie Keating |
Judith Stein (C) |
HF: |
Natalie Daylight |
Alang Vinnie Isaac |
Courtney Church |
F: |
Gillian Behan |
Nuala O’Hagan |
Lindsay Kastanek |
Foll: |
Erin Loughnane |
Aimee Legault |
Emma Kelly |
Int: |
Louise Loughlin |
Sarah Ennor |
Ashlene Groogan |
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Jocelyn Tatsie |
Jessie Hazen |
Monica Rasocha |
Coach: |
Andrew Hickey |
References