2017 Australian Football International Cup| AFL International Cup 2017 |
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Australia |
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| Dates |
5–19 August 2017 |
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| Teams |
26
(18 Men's, 8 Women's) |
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The 2017 Australian Football International Cup will be the sixth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League (AFL).
It will be contested between 5–19 August 2017, with games played in Melbourne.[1] All three previous men's tournament champions (Ireland, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea) will participate in the tournament.[2] Previous women's winners (Ireland and Canada) will also compete in the tournament.
Background
Teams
The 2017 AFL International Cup will be played in Melbourne from August 5 to 19 and features 18 men’s teams and eight women’s teams competing.
- Men’s teams: Canada, China, Croatia,† Fiji, France, Germany,† Great Britain, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Nauru, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Sri Lanka,† USA.
- Women’s teams: Canada, European Crusaders,† Fiji, Great Britain,† Ireland, Pakistan,† Papua New Guinea,† USA.
† Team is making their tournament debut
The European Crusaders are a combined team made up of women from Britain, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland and Sweden.
In the table below, the numbers in parentheses refer to the team's Unofficial World Rankings by World Footy News.[3][4]
Men's
Women's
For the first time the men’s fixture will be played across two divisions. Division One will play four matches against other teams within the division and will then be ranked from one to ten with grand finals to follow between the top two placed teams on the ladder, the third and fourth placed teams and so on.
The men’s Division Two competition and the women’s competition will see teams split into two pools of four with each team playing matches against the three opponents in their pool before competing in semi-finals and grand finals based on finishing positions within the pool.
The women’s grand final will be played at Etihad Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Round 22 clash between Carlton and Hawthorn. The men’s grand final will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as a curtain-raiser to the Round 22 match between Collingwood and Geelong.[5]
Venues
The majority of the matches will be played at Royal Park in the Melbourne suburb of Parkvile. The inclusion of a "Community Round" allows matches to be played as curtain-raisers to local suburban, amateur and country matches. Additionally the International Cup has introduced a "School Round" to be played on 9 August which will see games played in suburban and country schools.[6][7][8]
Fixtures for the tournament were released by the AFL on 18 July 2017.[9][10][11]
Men's Tournament
Division 1
Ladder
Pool Play
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Round 1 |
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| Sunday, 6 August 9:30am |
South Africa  4.4 (28) |
def. by |
 Great Britain 9.11 (65) |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| Sunday, 6 August 11:15am |
Papua New Guinea  4.6 (30) |
def. by |
 Ireland 6.6 (42) |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| Sunday, 6 August 1:00pm |
Canada  3.7 (25) |
def. by |
 United States 6.9 (45) |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| Sunday, 6 August 2:45pm |
Fiji  10.20 (80) |
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 France 2.2 (14) |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| Sunday, 6 August 3:25pm |
New Zealand  12.9 (81) |
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 Nauru 5.4 (34) |
Ransford Oval, Royal Park |
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Round 3 - Community Round |
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| Friday, 11 August 7:00pm |
South Africa 4.5 (29) |
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Fiji 3.8 (26) |
Anthony Costa Oval (Geelong) |
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| Saturday, 12 August 10:00am |
France 2.2 (14) |
def. by |
Nauru 15.16 (106) |
Victoria Park |
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| Saturday, 12 August 12:00pm |
United States 8.7 (55) |
def. by |
Papua New Guinea 15.2 (92) |
Montrose Recreation Reserve |
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| Saturday, 12 August 12:30pm |
Canada 1.0 (6) |
def. by |
New Zealand 9.8 (62) |
Mt Waverley Reserve |
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| Saturday, 12 August 12:30pm |
Great Britain 8.7 (55) |
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Ireland 9.16 (70) |
Koornang Park |
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Round 4 |
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| Tuesday, 15 August 8:45am |
Canada |
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Nauru |
Ransford Oval, Royal Park |
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| Tuesday, 15 August 9:30am |
United States |
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France |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| Tuesday, 15 August 10:30am |
Papua New Guinea |
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South Africa |
Ransford Oval, Royal Park |
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| Tuesday, 15 August 11:15am |
Great Britain |
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Fiji |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| Tuesday, 15 August 12:15pm |
Ireland |
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New Zealand |
Ransford Oval, Royal Park |
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Finals
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Grand Finals |
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| Friday, 18 August 9:00am |
Seed #9 |
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Seed #10 |
Ransford Oval, Royal Park |
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| Friday, 18 August 10:45am |
Seed #7 |
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Seed #8 |
Ransford Oval, Royal Park |
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| Friday, 18 August 2:15pm |
Seed #5 |
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Seed #6 |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| Friday, 18 August 2:15pm |
Seed #3 |
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Seed #4 |
Ransford Oval, Royal Park |
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| Saturday, 19 August 12:15pm |
Seed #1 |
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Seed #2 |
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
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Division II
Pool A
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L |
D |
PF |
PA |
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PTS |
| 1 |  China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 90 | 191.11 | 12 |
| 2 |  Croatia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 63 | 307.94 | 8 |
| 3 |  Indonesia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 180 | 35.00 | 4 |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 166 | 42.17 | 0 |
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Round 1 |
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| Sunday, 6 August 9:30am |
Indonesia 7.7 (49) |
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Sri Lanka 3.2 (20) |
Western Oval, Royal Park |
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| Sunday, 6 August 1:00pm |
Croatia 6.8 (44) |
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China 7.3 (45) |
Western Oval, Royal Park |
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Round 3 - Community Round |
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| Saturday, 12 August 12:00pm |
Indonesia 0.2 (2) |
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China 10.9 (69) |
Diggers Rest Reserve |
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| Saturday, 12 August 12:00pm |
Sri Lanka 1.0 (6) |
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Croatia 9.5 (59) |
Marriott Waters Reserve |
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Pool B
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PF |
PA |
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PTS |
| 1 |  Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 31 | 496.77 | 12 |
| 2 |  Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 47 | 365.96 | 8 |
| 3 |  Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 125 | 37.60 | 4 |
| 4 |  India |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 202 | 15.84 | 0 |
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Round 3 - Community Round |
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| Friday, 11 August 7:30pm |
India 3.3 (21) |
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Pakistan 4.6 (30) |
Golden Square Oval, Bendigo |
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| Saturday, 12 August 2:00pm |
Japan 5.5 (35) |
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Germany 2.3 (15) |
Elgar Park |
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Play-Offs
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Grand Finals |
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| Friday, 18 August 9:00am |
Loser SF1 |
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Loser SF2 |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| Friday, 18 August 11:45am |
Loser SF3 |
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Loser SF4 |
Western Oval, Royal Park |
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| Friday, 18 August 12:30pm |
Winner SF1 |
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Winner SF2 |
Ransford Oval, Royal Park |
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| Friday, 18 August 1:30pm |
Winner SF3 |
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Winner SF4 |
Western Oval, Royal Park |
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Women's Tournament
Pool A
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Round 3 - Community Round |
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| Sat, 12 August 12:00pm |
Canada |
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Great Britain |
Plenty War Memorial Park |
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| Sat, 12 August 12:00pm |
Fiji |
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Pakistan |
Mulgrave Reserve |
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Pool B
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Round 2 - School Round |
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| Wed, 9 August 10:45am |
Ireland 8.13 (61) |
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 European Crusaders 0.0 (0) |
St. Patrick's, Ballarat |
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| Wed, 9 August 10:45am |
United States 5.12 (42) |
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Papua New Guinea 2.3 (15) |
Wesley College, Glen Waverly |
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Play-Offs
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Semi-Finals |
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| SF1: Tues, 15 August 1:00pm |
1st Pool A |
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2nd Pool B |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| SF3: Tues, 15 August 1:00pm |
3rd Pool A |
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4th Pool B |
Western Oval, Royal Park |
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| SF2: Tues, 15 August 2:45pm |
1st Pool B |
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2nd Pool A |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| SF4: Tues, 15 August 2:45pm |
3rd Pool B |
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4th Pool A |
Western Oval, Royal Park |
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Grand Finals |
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| Fri, 18 August 10:00am |
Loser SF3 |
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Loser SF4 |
Western Oval, Royal Park |
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| Fri, 18 August 10:45am |
Winner SF3 |
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Winner SF4 |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| Fri, 18 August 12:30pm |
Loser SF1 |
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Loser SF2 |
McAlister Oval, Royal Park |
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| Sat, 19 August 4:30pm |
Winner SF1 |
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Winner SF2 |
Etihad Stadium |
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See also
References
