2005 Australian Football International Cup

December 2017 December 2017 Australian Football International Cup 2005 2005 AFL International Cup Australia 3 August – 13 August 2005 10 NZL 1 PNG USA IRL 2002 Australian Football International Cup 2008 Australian Football International Cup The 2005 Australian Football International Cup was the second time that the Australian Football International Cup tournament, an international Australian rules football competition was held. The event was hosted by both Melbourne and Wangaratta, Australia, in 2005. 10 nations participated following the late withdrawal of both Nauru and Denmark and the introduction of Spain. All sides were scheduled to play 4 games, after which the top 4 sides played off in semi-finals for a berth in the Grand Final decider. The Grand Final was between Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Both sides went through the tournament undefeated. It was played as a curtain raiser to an official Australian Football League premiership season match and was replayed on Fox Sports (Australia) and the Fox Footy Channel. New Zealand were crowned international champions for the first time. Tournament results Round 1 (Wednesday 3 August 2005) Japan 30pxJapan88–17Spain 30pxSpainStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria13 10Goals Behinds2 5 Ireland 30pxIreland31–23Canada 30pxCanadaStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria4 7Goals Behinds3 5 USA 30pxUnited States62–34South Africa 30pxSouth AfricaStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria9 8Goals Behinds4 10 New Zealand 30pxNew Zealand56–22Great Britain 30pxGreat BritainStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria8 8Goals Behinds3 4 Papua New Guinea 30pxPapua New Guinea59–42Samoa 30pxSamoaStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria8 11Goals Behinds6 6 Round 2 (Friday 5 August 2005) New Zealand 30pxNew Zealand105–3Spain 30pxSpainStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria15 15Goals Behinds0 3 Papua New Guinea 30pxPapua New Guinea41–27Canada 30pxCanadaStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria5 11Goals Behinds4 3 USA 30pxUSA17–13Ireland 30pxIrelandStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria2 5Goals Behinds1 7 South Africa 30pxSouth Africa30–28Japan 30pxJapanStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria4 6Goals Behinds4 4 Samoa 30pxSamoa78–8Great Britain 30pxGreat BritainStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria12 6Goals Behinds1 2 Round 3 (Sunday 7 August 2005) Ireland 30pxIreland69–10South Africa 30pxSouth AfricaStadium: TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne, Victoria10 9Goals Behinds1 4 USA 30pxUSA41–12Spain 30pxSpainStadium: TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne, Victoria5 11Goals Behinds2 0 Samoa 30pxSamoa46–42Canada 30pxCanadaStadium: Optus Oval, Carlton, Victoria7 4Goals Behinds6 6 New Zealand 30pxNew Zealand79–6Japan 30pxJapanStadium: TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne, Victoria11 13Goals Behinds1 0 Papua New Guinea 30pxPapua New Guinea59–14Great Britain 30pxGreat BritainStadium: Optus Oval, Carlton, Victoria8 11Goals Behinds2 2 Round 4 (Tuesday 9 August 2005) Ireland 30pxIreland53–6Japan 30pxJapanStadium: City Oval, Wangaratta, Victoria7 11Goals Behinds1 0 Great Britain 30pxGreat Britain25–23Canada 30pxCanadaStadium: The Showgrounds, Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria3 7Goals Behinds3 5 Papua New Guinea 30pxPapua New Guinea47–46USA 30pxUSAStadium: City Oval, Wangaratta, Victoria7 5Goals Behinds7 4 South Africa 30pxSouth Africa84–13Spain 30pxSpainStadium: City Oval, Wangaratta, Victoria12 12Goals Behinds2 1 New Zealand 30pxNew Zealand98–27Samoa 30pxSamoaStadium: The Showgrounds, Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria16 2Goals Behinds4 3 Ladder after four rounds main WL points y none NZL New Zealand PNG Papua New Guinea IRL Ireland USA United States SAM Samoa RSA South Africa JPN Japan GBR Great Britain CAN Canada ESP Spain 4 0 338 58 4 0 206 129 3 1 166 56 3 1 166 106 2 2 193 207 2 2 158 172 1 3 128 179 1 3 69 216 0 4 115 143 0 4 45 318 #CCFFCC A A A A complete Semifinals (Thursday 11 August 2005) New Zealand 30pxNew Zealand64–46USA 30pxUSAStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria10 4Goals Behinds7 4 Papua New Guinea 30pxPapua New Guinea34–25Ireland 30pxIrelandStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria5 4Goals Behinds3 7 Qualifying finals round (Thursday 11 August 2005) Canada 30pxCanadaCanada won by forfeitSpain 30pxSpainStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria Great Britain 30pxGreat Britain63–23Japan 30pxJapanStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria9 9Goals Behinds3 5 Samoa 30pxSamoa50–21South Africa 30pxSouth AfricaStadium: Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria7 8Goals Behinds3 3 Minor placing finals (Saturday 13 August 2005) Seventh placeCanada 30pxCanada29–18South Africa 30pxSouth AfricaStadium: Optus Oval, Port Melbourne, Victoria4 5Goals Behinds2 6 Fifth placeSamoa 30pxSamoa27–15Great Britain 30pxGreat BritainStadium: TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne, Victoria3 9Goals Behinds2 3 Ninth placeJapan 30pxJapan73–13Spain 30pxSpainStadium: Optus Oval, Port Melbourne, Victoria11 7Goals Behinds2 1 Third placeUSA 30pxUSA65–30Ireland 30pxIrelandStadium: TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne, Victoria10 5Goals Behinds4 6 Grand final (Saturday 13 August 2005) New Zealand 30pxNew Zealand50–32Papua New Guinea 30pxPapua New GuineaStadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 48,287 7 8Goals Behinds5 2 The grand final was replayed on Fox Sports (Australia) and the Fox Footy Channel. The best and fairest medal was awarded to New Zealand's James Bowden. Note: the grand final was played as a curtain-raiser to the round 20 AFL match between Collingwood vs Carlton, so this figure is the total crowd for the match, although not all spectators were inside the stadium at the start or conclusion of the curtain-raiser event. Final standings New Zealand New Zealand Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea United States USA Ireland Ireland Samoa Samoa United Kingdom Great Britain Canada Canada South Africa South Africa Japan Japan Spain Spain 2005 Australian Football International Cup All Stars Team Like the All-Australian Team in the Australian Football League, a team selected from the best players in the International Cup was selected. Team members were unplaced and not allocated to any specific field position. Player Nation Club Navu Maha Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Centrals David Gavara-Nanu Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea New Ireland Stanley Tapend Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Enga Alister Sioni Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea West New Britain Richard Bradley New Zealand New Zealand Eastern Blues Craig Ashton New Zealand New Zealand Takapuna Eagles James Bowden New Zealand New Zealand Eastern Blues Andrew Congalton New Zealand New Zealand Takapuna Eagles Todd Danks New Zealand New Zealand North Shore Tigers James Brunmeier United States United States Milwaukee Bombers Donnie Lucero United States United States Orange County Bombers Michito Sakaki Japan Japan Waseda University Mtutuzeli Hlomela South Africa South Africa Eldorado Park Steven Malinga South Africa South Africa Itoseng Clifford Richardson Ireland Ireland Edinburgh Old Town Bloods Mike Finn Ireland Ireland Jonny Boyle United Kingdom Great Britain West London Wildcats Jose Francisco Lorente Spain Spain Madrid Bears Fia Tootoo Samoa Samoa Moorabbin Kangaroos / Fasitoo-Uta Tigers Mateta Kirisome Samoa Samoa Fasitoo-Uta Tigers Rob McEwan Canada Canada Windsor Mariners Paul Loghanne Canada Canada Mississauga Demons Tournament Best & Fairest winners Player Nation Club Navu Maha Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Centrals Fia Tootoo Samoa Samoa Moorabbin Kangaroos / Fasitoo-Uta Tigers References External links http://www.aussierulesinternational.com Australian Football International Cup, 2005–World Footy News review of all matches Match results from the Footy Record Category:Australian Football International Cup Australian Football International Cup, 2005