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2005 Australian Football International Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | Australian Football International Cup |
| year | 2005 |
| other_titles | 2005 AFL International Cup |
| country | Australia |
| dates | 3 August – 13 August 2005 |
| num_teams | 10 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| prevseason | 2002 Australian Football International Cup |
| nextseason | 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)
| 13 | |
|---|---|
| 10 | Goals |
| Behinds | 2 |
| 5 |
| 4 | |
|---|---|
| 7 | Goals |
| Behinds | 3 |
| 5 |
| 9 | |
|---|---|
| 8 | Goals |
| Behinds | 4 |
| 10 |
| 8 | |
|---|---|
| 8 | Goals |
| Behinds | 3 |
| 4 |
| 8 | |
|---|---|
| 11 | Goals |
| Behinds | 6 |
| 6 |
Round 2
(Friday 5 August 2005)
| 15 | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Goals |
| Behinds | 0 |
| 3 |
| 5 | |
|---|---|
| 11 | Goals |
| Behinds | 4 |
| 3 |
| 2 | |
|---|---|
| 5 | Goals |
| Behinds | 1 |
| 7 |
| 4 | |
|---|---|
| 6 | Goals |
| Behinds | 4 |
| 4 |
| 12 | |
|---|---|
| 6 | Goals |
| Behinds | 1 |
| 2 |
Round 3
(Sunday 7 August 2005)
| 10 | |
|---|---|
| 9 | Goals |
| Behinds | 1 |
| 4 |
| 5 | |
|---|---|
| 11 | Goals |
| Behinds | 2 |
| 0 |
| 7 | |
|---|---|
| 4 | Goals |
| Behinds | 6 |
| 6 |
| 11 | |
|---|---|
| 13 | Goals |
| Behinds | 1 |
| 0 |
| 8 | |
|---|---|
| 11 | Goals |
| Behinds | 2 |
| 2 |
Round 4
(Tuesday 9 August 2005)
| 7 | |
|---|---|
| 11 | Goals |
| Behinds | 1 |
| 0 |
| 3 | |
|---|---|
| 7 | Goals |
| Behinds | 3 |
| 5 |
| 7 | |
|---|---|
| 5 | Goals |
| Behinds | 7 |
| 4 |
| 12 | |
|---|---|
| 12 | Goals |
| Behinds | 2 |
| 1 |
| 16 | |
|---|---|
| 2 | Goals |
| Behinds | 4 |
| 3 |
Ladder after four rounds
Semifinals
(Thursday 11 August 2005)
| 10 | |
|---|---|
| 4 | Goals |
| Behinds | 7 |
| 4 |
| 5 | |
|---|---|
| 4 | Goals |
| Behinds | 3 |
| 7 |
Qualifying finals round
(Thursday 11 August 2005)
| 9 | |
|---|---|
| 9 | Goals |
| Behinds | 3 |
| 5 |
| 7 | |
|---|---|
| 8 | Goals |
| Behinds | 3 |
| 3 |
Minor placing finals
(Saturday 13 August 2005)
| 4 | |
|---|---|
| 5 | Goals |
| Behinds | 2 |
| 6 |
| 3 | |
|---|---|
| 9 | Goals |
| Behinds | 2 |
| 3 |
| 11 | |
|---|---|
| 7 | Goals |
| Behinds | 2 |
| 1 |
| 10 | |
|---|---|
| 5 | Goals |
| Behinds | 4 |
| 6 |
Grand final
(Saturday 13 August 2005)
| 7 | |
|---|---|
| 8 | Goals |
| Behinds | 5 |
| 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 | ||||
| David Gavara-Nanu | ||||
| Stanley Tapend | ||||
| Alister Sioni | ||||
| Richard Bradley | ||||
| Craig Ashton | ||||
| James Bowden | ||||
| Andrew Congalton | ||||
| Todd Danks | ||||
| James Brunmeier | ||||
| Donnie Lucero | ||||
| Michito Sakaki | ||||
| Mtutuzeli Hlomela | ||||
| Steven Malinga | ||||
| Clifford Richardson | ||||
| Mike Finn | ||||
| Jonny Boyle | ||||
| Jose Francisco Lorente | ||||
| Fia Tootoo | ||||
| Mateta Kirisome | ||||
| Rob McEwan | ||||
| Paul Loghanne |
Tournament Best & Fairest winners
| Player | Nation | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navu Maha | ||||
| Fia Tootoo |
References
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