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2014 Australian Football International Cup
The 2014 Australian Football International Cup (also known as the AFL International Cup 2014 or IC14) was the fifth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League.
AFL International Cup 2014
Australia
9–23 August 2014
25(18 Men's, 7 Women's)
Papua New Guinea (2nd title)
Ireland
New Zealand
62(45 Men's, 17 Women's)
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The 2014 Australian Football International Cup (also known as the AFL International Cup 2014 or IC14) was the fifth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League.
It was contested between Saturday August 9 to Saturday August 23, with games played in Melbourne. All three previous champions (Ireland, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea) participated in the tournament.
There are 18 nations competing in the 2014 Tournament. Of these, 15 competed in the previous tournament; Indonesia and Pakistan make their debuts, while Finland return having previously competed in 2008. The teams were seeded into three pools of six to decide which teams would play each other, though all teams will be ranked on a single ladder.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Ireland (1)
Nauru (6)
Great Britain (7)
Fiji (12)
France (13)
Indonesia (18)
Papua New Guinea (2)
South Africa (5)
Tonga (8)
Japan (11)
India (14)
Pakistan (17)
New Zealand (3)
United States (4)
Canada (9)
Sweden (10)
China (15)
Finland (16)
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Sunday, 10 August 11:30am
Ireland 8.7 (55)
def.
Fiji 1.4 (10)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 1:30pm
Nauru 35.17 (227)
def.
Indonesia 1.1 (7)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 3:30pm
Great Britain 12.18 (90)
def.
France 1.1 (7)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 9:30am
Tonga 24.22 (166)
def.
India 1.0 (6)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 1:30pm
South Africa 23.22 (160)
def.
Pakistan 2.2 (14)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 3:30pm
Papua New Guinea 24.19 (163)
def.
Japan 1.0 (6)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 9:30am
United States 27.20 (182)
def.
Finland 0.1 (1)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 11:30am
New Zealand 24.18 (162)
def.
Sweden 0.0 (0)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 3:30pm
Canada 19.5 (119)
def.
China 0.1 (1)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Wednesday, 13 August 11:30am
Nauru 6.14 (50)
def.
Great Britain 4.5 (29)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 1:30pm
Ireland 17.9 (111)
def.
France 0.2 (2)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 3:30pm
Fiji 32.16 (208)
def.
Indonesia 0.0 (0)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 9:30am
Japan 9.4 (58)
def.
Pakistan 3.4 (22)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 1:30pm
South Africa 13.4 (82)
def.
Tonga 2.5 (17)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 3:30pm
Papua New Guinea 33.18 (216)
def.
India 0.0 (0)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 12:30pm
New Zealand 28.25 (193)
def.
China 0.0 (0)
Linen House Centre, Seaford
Wednesday, 13 August 1:30pm
Sweden 13.13 (91)
def.
Finland 2.2 (14)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 3:30pm
United States 8.3 (51)
def.
Canada 2.8 (20)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Saturday, 16 August 11:40am
Great Britain 4.9 (33)
def. by
Fiji 7.7 (49)
Koonung Reserve, Bulleen
Saturday, 16 August 12:00pm
France 16.14 (110)
def.
Indonesia 0.4 (4)
Diggers Rest Reserve, Diggers Rest
Saturday, 16 August 5:15pm
Ireland 10.6 (66)
def.
Nauru 6.3 (39)
Queen Elizabeth Oval
Saturday, 16 August 11:40pm
Tonga 21.10 (136)
def.
Japan 2.3 (15)
Elgar Park, Box Hill North
Saturday, 16 August 12:00pm
Papua New Guinea 7.8 (50)
def. by
South Africa 8.11 (59)
St Mary's Oval, Geelong
Saturday, 16 August 4:00pm
India 1.1 (7)
def. by
Pakistan 14.17 (101)
Highgate Recreation Reserve
Saturday, 16 August 11:10am
China 3.8 (26)
def.
Finland 3.4 (22)
Eureka Stadium, Ballarat
Saturday, 16 August 11:45am
Canada 20.10 (130)
def.
Sweden 0.0 (0)
Ben Kavanagh Reserve
Saturday, 16 August 12:30pm
New Zealand 10.11 (71)
def.
United States 2.1 (13)
Montrose Recreation Reserve
* These matches are to be played as curtain-raisers to various metropolitan and country football matches around Victoria.
The top four teams at the end of Day 3 progress to the International Cup Semi-finals. The other teams will play another match, depending on their ladder position, with those results added to the Ladder to decide Day 5 matchups.
The 5th to 12th-placed teams will play in Division 1 for the remainder of the tournament, and the 13th-placed team onwards will play in Division 2.
Note: Ladder positions in this section refer to standings after Day 3 of the tournament.
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Tuesday, 19 August 11:30am
New Zealand 4.4 (28)
def. by
Papua New Guinea 12.3 (75)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 1:30pm
Ireland 8.5 (53)
def.
South Africa 4.4 (28)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Tuesday, 19 August 3:30pm
Canada 9.15 (69)
def.
France 2.3 (15)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 11:30am
Tonga 21.21 (147)
def.
Pakistan 1.0 (6)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 1:30pm
Nauru 7.7 (49)
def.
Great Britain 5.3 (33)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 3:30pm
Fiji 3.2 (20)
def. by
United States 12.7 (79)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Tuesday, 19 August 11:30am
Sweden 9.6 (60)
def.
Indonesia 4.8 (32)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 1:30pm
Japan 5.4 (34)
def.
China 2.5 (17)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 3:30pm
Finland 3.7 (25)
def.
India 1.2 (8)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Note: Ladder positions in this section refer to standings after Day 4 of the tournament (above).
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Friday, 22 August 1:00pm
New Zealand 6.8 (44)
def.
South Africa 6.7 (43)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Friday, 22 August 1:00pm
Canada 9.7 (61)
def.
Tonga 7.6 (48)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Friday, 22 August 11:00am
United States 4.11 (35)
def. by
Nauru 8.6 (54)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Friday, 22 August 11:00am
Fiji 2.7 (19)
def. by
Great Britain 5.7 (37)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Friday, 22 August 1:00pm
France 13.11 (89)
def.
Pakistan 1.2 (8)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Friday, 22 August 9:00am
Finland 1.0 (6)
def. by
Japan 12.19 (91)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Friday, 22 August 9:00am
Sweden 10.14 (74)
def.
China 4.6 (24)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Friday, 22 August 3:00pm
Indonesia 9.6 (60)
def.
India 1.1 (7)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Saturday, 23 August 4:50 pm
Papua New Guinea
def.
Ireland
Melbourne Cricket Ground
[1]
1.2 (8)3.4 (22)3.8 (26)6.9 (45)
Q1Q2Q3Final
3.2 (20)3.4 (22)4.5 (29)6.6 (42)
Beno 2 Ikupu, Gideon, So-ong, Agita 1
Goals
4 Finn 1 Henry, Lucey
Ikupu, Beno, Simon, Guvuri, Peni
Best
Finn, Farrell, P. O’Halloran, O’Regan, Bartley
For the second consecutive time, there was a concurrent Women's tournament alongside the Men's competition. Seven teams participated from five countries - the United States and Canada both fielded two teams.
Canada Midnight Suns
Canada Northern Lights
Ireland
Fiji
Tonga
USA Freedom
USA Liberty
Each team played four matches across five matchdays. Matches played on Saturday 16 August - the "Community Round" of the tournament - were played as curtain-raisers to other amateur Metropolitan and Country football matches to be confirmed; all other games in the round-robin were held at Royal Park, Melbourne.
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Sunday, 10 August 9:30am
Ireland 10.7 (67)
def.
Fiji 1.0 (6)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 11:30am
Tonga 1.1 (7)
def. by
Canada Midnight Suns 4.6 (30)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 1:30pm
Canada Northern Lights 8.13 (61)
def.
USA Freedom 1.1 (7)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 9:30am
USA Freedom 9.10 (64)
def.
Canada Midnight Suns 1.2 (8)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 11:30am
Ireland 9.9 (63)
def.
Tonga 1.2 (8)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 11:30am
Canada Northern Lights 19.11 (125)
def.
USA Liberty 0.0 (0)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Saturday, 16 August 2:00pm
Ireland 10.10 (70)
def.
USA Liberty 1.0 (6)
Plenty Park, Plenty
Saturday, 16 August 2:30pm
Canada Northern Lights 9.13 (67)
def.
Fiji 0.2 (2)
Mulgrave Reserve, Wheelers Hill
Saturday, 16 August 4:30pm
USA Freedom 9.11 (65)
def.
Tonga 0.0 (0)
Kings Park Reserve, St Albans
Monday, 18 August 11:00am
Ireland 11.12 (78)
def.
Canada Midnight Suns 2.1 (13)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Monday, 18 August 11:00am
Fiji 7.5 (47)
def.
USA Liberty 0.1 (1)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 August 10:00am
Canada Northern Lights 22.12 (144)
def.
Tonga 2.0 (12)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 August 10:00am
USA Freedom 12.7 (79)
def.
Fiji 0.1 (1)
McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 August 12:00pm
Canada Midnight Suns 5.5 (35)
def.
USA Liberty 2.3 (15)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
TEAM
P
W
L
D
PF
PA
%
PTS
Canada Northern Lights
4
4
0
0
397
21
1890.48
16
Ireland
4
4
0
0
278
33
842.42
16
USA Freedom
4
3
1
0
215
70
307.14
8
Canada Midnight Suns
4
2
2
0
87
164
53.05
4
Fiji
4
1
2
0
56
214
26.17
4
Tonga
4
0
3
0
27
303
8.91
0
USA Liberty
4
0
3
0
22
277
7.94
0
After the round-robin tournament, the last placed team was eliminated. The other six teams played one extra match to decide the final placings, with the top two teams on the ladder playing in the Women's International Cup Grand Final.
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Friday, 22 August 9:00am
Fiji 1.3 (9)
def.
Tonga 0.5 (5)
Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Friday, 22 August 11:00am
USA Freedom 17.15 (117)
def.
Canada Midnight Suns 0.0 (0)
Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
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Saturday, 23 August 2:10pm
Canada Northern Lights 5.8 (38)
def.
Ireland 2.0 (12)
Punt Road Oval
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B:
Ben Miller
John Ikupu
Asanda Funda
HB:
Brendan Browne
Peni Mahina
Khayalethu Sikiti
C:
Nathan Strom
Gideon Simon (vc)
Saleh Tyebjee
HF:
Luke Matias
Padraig Lucey
Jonas Amwano
F:
Jiuta Vatutei
Amua Pirika
Sam Willatt
Foll:
Mike Finn (c)
Tshoboko Moagi
Andrew Howison
Int:
Neil Casey
David Stynes
Aaron Harris
Dan Lehane
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B:
Alexa Blatnik
Malia Afuha’Amango
Catherine Georgiadis
HB:
Fiona Roarty
Salote Matakibau
Hilary Perry
C:
Emma Dickinson
Amy Legault (c)
Paula Keatley
HF:
Veronica Fernandez
Kirsten Bodashefsky
Kendra Heil
F:
Sara Edwards-Rohner
Aimee Hazely
Kim Hemenway
Foll:
Hallie Lee
Laura Corrigan
Emma Kelly
Int:
Renee Tong
Lara Hilmi
Gill Behan
Danah Arnold
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