2011 Australian Football International Cup

February 2020 August 2011 2011 Australian Football International Cup Australian Football International Cup Australian rules football 2011 AFL International Cup Logo.jpg 200px Men's Division 1 Ireland Ireland Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Men's Division 2 Fiji Fiji France France Women's Division Ireland Ireland Canada Canada Australian Football International Cup Australian Football International Cup 2008 Australian Football International Cup 2008 2014 Australian Football International Cup 2014 The 2011 Australian Football International Cup (also known as the AFL International Cup 2011 or IC11) was the fourth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League (AFL). It was contested between 12 and 27 August 2011 by 18 nations, with games played in both Melbourne and Sydney. Two matches were played as curtain raisers to AFL premiership matches, USA vs South Africa at Stadium Australia and the IC Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Ireland won its second men's championship, and the inaugural women's championship (Ryan Aslett Cup). Competing Teams On 1 July 2011, the AFL confirmed the 18 men's teams that would participate in the 2011 International Cup:http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/117605/default.aspx IC11 nominated teams announced Australian Football League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110703081217/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/117605/default.aspx 3 July 2011 Guernsey Country Nickname Final Rank World Team Rep's Ireland Ireland Warriors 1 3 + Coach Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Mosquitos 2 4 New Zealand New Zealand Falcons 3 3 United States USA Revolution 4 3 South Africa South Africa Lions 5 3 Nauru Nauru Chiefs 6 1 Great Britain Great Britain Bulldogs 7 0 Denmark Denmark Vikings 8 1 Tonga Tonga Tigers 9 1 Canada Canada Northwind 10 1 Sweden Sweden Elks 11 1 Japan Japan Samurais 12 1 Fiji Fiji Tribe 13 (1st Div 2) 1 France France Les Coqs 14 (2nd Div 2) 0 Israel Palestinian territories Israel & Palestine Peres Team for Peace 15 0 India India Tigers 16 0 China China Red Demons 17 0 Timor-Leste 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 a Women's competition, with five teams participating: Guernsey Country Nickname Final Rank World Team Rep's Ireland Ireland Banshees 1 8 + Coach Canada Canada Canada Northern Lights 2 5 United States USA Freedom 3 6 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Flame 4 3 Australia Indigenous/Multicultural Australia Indigenous/Multicultural 5 2 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:http://www.afl.com.au/More/PlayAFL/International/InternationalCup2011/AFLIC11Fixture/tabid/18052/Default.aspx AFL IC11 Draw Australian Football League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110710055646/http://www.afl.com.au/More/PlayAFL/International/InternationalCup2011/AFLIC11Fixture/tabid/18052/Default.aspx 10 July 2011 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (1) Tonga Tonga (12) France France (18) New Zealand New Zealand (2) Sweden Sweden (11) India India (17) South Africa South Africa (3) Denmark Denmark (10) China China (16) Ireland Ireland (4) United Kingdom Great Britain (9) East Timor East Timor (15) Nauru Nauru (5) Japan Japan (8) Fiji Fiji (14) Canada Canada (6) United States of America United States (7) IsraelPalestine Peres Team for Peace (13) 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. Group 1 Saturday, 13 August 11:00 am Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 6.8 (44) H Tonga Tonga 1.1 (7) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Saturday, 13 August 12:00 pm Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 10.10 (70) H France France 0.0 (0) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Saturday, 13 August 1:00 pm Tonga Tonga 7.6 (48) H France France 1.1 (7) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Papua New Guinea and Tonga advance to Division 1. France advances to Division 2.Group 2 Saturday, 13 August 2:00 pm New Zealand New Zealand 6.5 (41) H Sweden Sweden 0.0 (0) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Saturday, 13 August 3:00 pm New Zealand New Zealand 15.4 (94) H India India 0.0 (0) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Saturday, 13 August 4:00 pm Sweden Sweden 7.7 (49) H India India 0.1 (1) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report New Zealand and Sweden advance to Division 1. India advances to Division 2.Group 3 Saturday, 13 August 5:00 pm South Africa South Africa 4.2 (26) H Denmark Denmark 1.3 (9) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Saturday, 13 August 6:00 pm South Africa South Africa 18.6 (114) H China China 0.0 (0) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Saturday, 13 August 7:00 pm Denmark Denmark 10.8 (68) H China China 1.0 (6) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report South Africa and Denmark advance to Division 1. China advances to Division 2.Group 4 Saturday, 13 August 11:00 am United Kingdom Great Britain 10.10 (70) H East Timor East Timor 0.0 (0) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Saturday, 13 August 12:00 pm Ireland Ireland 14.9 (93) H East Timor East Timor 0.0 (0) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Saturday, 13 August 1:00 pm Ireland Ireland 8.6 (54) H United Kingdom Great Britain 1.0 (6) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Ireland and Great Britain advance to Division 1. East Timor advances to Division 2.Group 5 Saturday, 13 August 2:00 pm Nauru Nauru 6.6 (42) H Japan Japan 3.1 (19) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Saturday, 13 August 3:00 pm Nauru Nauru 6.6 (42) H Fiji Fiji 2.3 (15) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Saturday, 13 August 4:00 pm Japan Japan 4.6 (30) H Fiji Fiji 4.4 (28) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Nauru and Japan advance to Division 1. Fiji advances to Division 2.Group 6 Saturday, 13 August 5:00 pm Canada Canada 2.0 (12) A United States of America United States 2.3 (15) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Saturday, 13 August 6:00 pm Canada Canada 3.6 (24) H IsraelPalestine Peres Team for Peace 0.0 (0) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Saturday, 13 August 7:00 pm United States of America United States 12.7 (79) H IsraelPalestine Peres Team for Peace 0.0 (0) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report United States and Canada advance to Division 1. Peres Team for Peace advances to Division 2. 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 New Zealand New Zealand (1) Canada Canada (8) United Kingdom Great Britain (9) Ireland Ireland (2) Denmark Denmark (7) Sweden Sweden (10) Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (3) Nauru Nauru (6) Tonga Tonga (11) South Africa South Africa (4) United States of America United States (5) Japan Japan (12) Fiji Fiji (13) China China (15) IsraelPalestine Peres Team for Peace (17) France France (14) India India (16) East Timor East Timor (18) Division 1 Division 1 teams played one match against each team in their respective groups. Division 1 Group 1 Monday, 15 August 4:00 pm Canada Canada 2.3 (15) A United Kingdom Great Britain 6.8 (44) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Wednesday, 17 August 2:00 pm New Zealand New Zealand 15.10 (100) H United Kingdom Great Britain 0.2 (2) Bruce Purser Reserve Report Saturday, 20 August 10:00 am New Zealand New Zealand 5.9 (39) H Canada Canada 3.2 (20) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Division 1 Group 2 Monday, 15 August 12:00 pm Denmark Denmark 12.5 (77) H Sweden Sweden 6.2 (38) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Wednesday, 17 August 2:00 pm Ireland Ireland 15.14 (104) H Sweden Sweden 1.0 (6) Bus Loop Oval Report Saturday, 20 August 4:00 pm Ireland Ireland 11.6 (72) H Denmark Denmark 1.3 (9) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Division 1 Group 3 Monday, 15 August 2:00 pm Nauru Nauru 9.7 (61) H Tonga Tonga 5.5 (35) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Wednesday, 17 August 2:00 pm Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 17.17 (119) H Tonga Tonga 0.2 (2) Gipps Road Sporting Complex, Holroyd Report Saturday, 20 August 2:00 pm Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 16.14 (110) H Nauru Nauru 4.3 (27) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Division 1 Group 4 Monday, 15 August 5:00 pm United States of America United States 17.12 (114) H Japan Japan 0.1 (1) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Wednesday, 17 August 2:00 pm South Africa South Africa 14.9 (93) H Japan Japan 1.3 (9) Mona Park, Auburn Report Sunday, 21 August 10:40 am South Africa South Africa 2.6 (18) A United States of America United States 7.14 (56) ANZ Stadium (C-R to AFL Round 22 match Sydney vs St Kilda) Report TEAM P Matches Played W Matches Won L Matches Lost D Matches Drawn PF Points Scored For PA Points Scored Against % Percentage - PF divided by PA PTS Points - 4 for a Win, 2 for a DrawIreland Ireland2200176151173.338United States of America United States220017019894.748Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea220022929789.668New Zealand New Zealand220013922631.828South Africa South Africa21106546170.774Denmark Denmark21108611078.184Nauru Nauru21108814560.694United Kingdom Great Britain21104611540.004Canada Canada2020358342.170Sweden Sweden20204418124.310Tonga Tonga20203718020.560Japan Japan2020102074.830 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. Division 2 Group 1 Wednesday, 17 August 12:00 pm Fiji Fiji 11.19 (85) H IsraelPalestine Peres Team for Peace 4.2 (26) Mona Park, Auburn Report Saturday, 20 August 6:00 pm China China 1.1 (7) A IsraelPalestine Peres Team for Peace 12.18 (90) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Wednesday, 24 August 1:00 pm Fiji Fiji 14.17 (101) H China China 2.3 (15) Western Oval Report Division 2 Group 2 Wednesday, 17 August 2:00 pm France France 17.20 (122) H East Timor East Timor 2.1 (13) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Saturday, 20 August 12:00 pm France France 14.15 (99) H India India 1.2 (8) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Wednesday, 24 August 9:00 am India India 9.6 (60) H East Timor East Timor 8.4 (52) Western Oval Report Division 2 Cross-Over Matches Wednesday, 17 August 12:00 pm China China 5.12 (42) H India India 2.2 (14) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Saturday, 20 August 6:00 pm Fiji Fiji 21.16 (142) H East Timor East Timor 1.1 (7) Blacktown International Sportspark 2 Report Wednesday, 24 August 11:00 am France France 5.5 (35) H IsraelPalestine Peres Team for Peace 4.5 (29) Western Oval Report TEAM P Matches Played W Matches Won L Matches Lost D Matches Drawn PF Points Scored For PA Points Scored Against % Percentage - PF divided by PA PTS Points - 4 for a Win, 2 for a DrawFiji Fiji330032842780.9512France France330025650512.0012IsraelPalestine Peres Team for Peace3120139127109.454India India31208219442.274China China31206420531.224East Timor East Timor30307232422.220 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. Division 1 Semi-Finals Wednesday, 24 August 9:00 am Denmark Denmark 1.1 (7) A Nauru Nauru 15.4 (94) Ransford Oval Report Wednesday, 24 August 11:00 am South Africa South Africa 7.9 (51) H United Kingdom Great Britain 2.3 (15) Ransford Oval Report Wednesday, 24 August 1:00 pm United States of America United States 3.3 (21) A Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 9.14 (63) Ransford Oval Report Wednesday, 24 August 3:00 pm Ireland Ireland 5.16 (46) H New Zealand New Zealand 2.1 (13) Ransford Oval Report Wednesday, 24 August 3:00 pm Canada Canada 13.8 (86) H Japan Japan 2.1 (13) McAllister Oval Report Wednesday, 24 August 3:00 pm Sweden Sweden 1.3 (9) A Tonga Tonga 5.9 (39) Western Oval Report 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 Division 1 11th/12th-place Playoff Friday, 26 August 12:30 pm Sweden Sweden 5.7 (37) H Japan Japan 4.9 (33) Western Oval Report Division 1 9th/10th-place Playoff Friday, 26 August 10:30 am Canada Canada 6.4 (40) A Tonga Tonga 6.10 (46) Ransford Oval Report Division 1 7th/8th-place Playoff Friday, 26 August 10:30 am Denmark Denmark 3.3 (21) A United Kingdom Great Britain 8.12 (60) McAllister Oval Report Division 1 5th/6th-place Playoff Friday, 26 August 12:30 pm South Africa South Africa 7.10 (52) H Nauru Nauru 7.4 (46) McAllister Oval Report Division 1 3rd/4th-place Playoff Friday, 26 August 12:30 pm United States of America United States 6.5 (41) A New Zealand New Zealand 12.4 (76) Ransford Oval Report Division 1 Grand Final Saturday, 27 August 11:40 am Ireland Ireland 1.0 (6) 3.0 (18) 5.4 (34) 8.5 (53) Mike Finn 4 Fergal McManus 3 Fearghal Purcell 1 Mike Finn, Seán McGuinness, Cian Quigley, Roch Hanmore, Fearghal Purcell, Gerard Walls H Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3.2 (20) 5.4 (34) 5.5 (35) 5.5 (35) S. Susuve 3 B. Beno, A. Pinda 1 P. Philip, J. Ikupu, S. Susuve, G. Simon, B. Beno, J. James Melbourne Cricket Ground (C-R to AFL Round 23 match Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs) Report Ireland scored the last seven goals of the match to complete a big comeback. Division 2 5th/6th-place Playoff Friday, 26 August 8:30 am China China 6.6 (42) H East Timor East Timor 5.5 (35) Ransford Oval Report Division 2 3rd/4th-place Playoff Friday, 26 August 8:30 am IsraelPalestine Peres Team for Peace 7.15 (57) H India India 2.8 (20) McAllister Oval Report Division 2 Grand Final Friday, 26 August 2:30 pm Fiji Fiji 9.8 (62) H France France 3.3 (21) McAllister Oval Report 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. Round 1 Monday, 15 August 1:00 pm Australia Australia 1.1 (7) A Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 9.3 (57) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Monday, 15 August 3:00 pm Canada Canada 1.2 (8) A Ireland Ireland 4.7 (31) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Wednesday, 17 August 12:00 pm Australia Australia 0.0 (0) A United States of America United States 10.12 (72) Bruce Purser Reserve Report Wednesday, 17 August 12:00 pm Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 0.0 (0) A Canada Canada 3.7 (25) Bus Loop Oval Report Thursday, 18 August 5:00 pm Australia Australia 0.1 (1) A Ireland Ireland 19.13 (127) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Thursday, 18 August 7:00 pm Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 1.0 (6) A United States of America United States 6.5 (41) Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Report Saturday, 20 August 1:00 pm Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 2.0 (12) A Ireland Ireland 12.8 (80) Mona Park, Auburn Report Saturday, 20 August 3:00 pm Canada Canada 4.5 (29) H United States of America United States 1.5 (11) Mona Park, Auburn Report Wednesday, 24 August 11:00 am Australia Australia 2.0 (12) A Canada Canada 4.8 (32) McAllister Oval Report Wednesday, 24 August 1:00 pm Ireland Ireland 5.5 (35) H United States of America United States 2.4 (16) McAllister Oval Report TEAM P Matches Played W Matches Won L Matches Lost D Matches Drawn PF Points Scored For PA Points Scored Against % Percentage - PF divided by PA PTS Points - 4 for a Win, 2 for a DrawIreland Ireland440026337737.8416Canada Canada43109454174.0712United States of America United States422014070200.008Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea41307515349.024Australia Australia4040202886.940 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. 3rd/4th-place Playoff Friday, 26 August 12:30 pm United States of America United States 4.3 (27) H Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 1.2 (8) Western Oval Report Grand Final Friday, 26 August 2:30 pm Ireland Ireland 5.9 (39) H Canada Canada 1.2 (8) Ransford Oval Report World Teams Men's World Team AFL International Cup 2011 Men's World Team Canada Steve Rutledge New Zealand Steven Howard Fiji Laijiasa Bolenaivalu Tonga Penisimani Mahina Ireland Mike Finn (C) South Africa Tshoboko Moagi Ireland Paul Sharry Papua New Guinea John James New Zealand Andrew Marsden South Africa Bayanda Sobetwa United States Bryan Dragus Papua New Guinea Emmaus Wartovo Japan Ken Sato Papua New Guinea Stanis Susuve Nauru Johnny Dagiaro Great Britain Anthony Trigg Ireland Kevin O’Brien United States Steve Fashant New Zealand Aaron Harris Papua New Guinea John Ikupu Denmark Mathias Biron South Africa Steven Matshane Sweden Johan Lantz United States Andrew Werner Ireland Tom Madigan & PNG Coach (not found) Women's World Team AFL International Cup 2011 Women's World Team Canada Caitlin Kidd Ireland Laura Corrigan Australia Emma MacNeill Ireland Natlie Behan United States Becky Kraft Canada Erin Le Blanc Papua New Guinea Taiva Lavai Ireland Marie Keating United States Judith Stein (C) Australia Natalie Daylight Papua New Guinea Alang Vinnie Isaac United States Courtney Church Ireland Gillian Behan Ireland Nuala O’Hagan United States Lindsay Kastanek Canada Erin Loughnane Canada Aimee Legault Ireland Emma Kelly Ireland Louise Loughlin Canada Sarah Ennor Ireland Ashlene Groogan Papua New Guinea Jocelyn Tatsie United States Jessie Hazen United States Monica Rasocha Ireland Andrew Hickey References Category:Australian Football International Cup Australian Football International Cup, 2011