# 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.
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.

## Men's 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) |

### First round (Days 1-3)

| | Day 1 | Day 1 | Day 1 | |
| 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 |
| | Day 2 | Day 2 | Day 2 | |
| 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 |
| | Day 3 | Day 3 | Day 3 | |
| 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, Bendigo |
| 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, Craigieburn |
| 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, Mordialloc |
| Saturday, 16 August 12:30pm | New Zealand 10.11 (71) | def. | United States 2.1 (13) | Montrose Recreation Reserve, Montrose |
| * These matches are to be played as curtain-raisers to various metropolitan and country football matches around Victoria. ||||||

### Ladder Till Day 3

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.
| # | TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | Div |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 13 | 3315.38 | 12 | Preliminary Finals |
| 2 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 51 | 454.90 | 12 | Preliminary Finals |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 81 | 371.60 | 12 | Preliminary Finals |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 431 | 65 | 663.08 | 8 | Preliminary Finals |
| 5 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 52 | 498.08 | 8 | Division One |
| 6 | Tonga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 325 | 103 | 315.53 | 8 | Division One |
| 7 | Nauru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 102 | 309.80 | 8 | Division One |
| 8 | Fiji | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 267 | 88 | 303.41 | 8 | Division One |
| 9 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 92 | 267.39 | 8 | Division One |
| 10 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 106 | 143.40 | 4 | Division One |
| 11 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 225 | 60.89 | 4 | Division One |
| 12 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 205 | 58.05 | 4 | Division One |
| 13 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 311 | 29.26 | 4 | Division Two |
| 14 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 323 | 24.48 | 4 | Division Two |
| 15 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 334 | 8.08 | 4 | Division Two |
| 16 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 299 | 12.37 | 0 | Division Two |
| 17 | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 483 | 2.69 | 0 | Division Two |
| 18 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 549 | 2.00 | 0 | Division Two |

### Semi-finals (Day 4)

Note: Ladder positions in this section refer to standings after Day 3 of the tournament.
| | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | |
| 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 |

### Divisional Matches (Day 4)

| | Division 1 Matches | Division 1 Matches | Division 1 Matches | |
| 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 |
| | Division 2 Matches | Division 2 Matches | Division 2 Matches | |
| 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 |

### Final Division Ladders

| # | TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | Fin |
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 328 | 67 | 489.55 | 12 | Division One Final |
| 2 | Tonga | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 472 | 109 | 433.03 | 12 | Division One Final |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 325 | 112 | 290.18 | 12 | 7th Place Playoff |
| 4 | Nauru | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 365 | 135 | 270.37 | 12 | 7th Place Playoff |
| 5 | Fiji | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 287 | 167 | 171.86 | 8 | 9th Place Playoff |
| 6 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 185 | 155 | 119.35 | 4 | 9th Place Playoff |
| 7 | France | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 274 | 48.91 | 4 | 11th Place Playoff |
| 8 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 372 | 38.44 | 4 | 11th Place Playoff |
| # | TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS |
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 343 | 44.02 | 8 |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 368 | 30.71 | 8 |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 307 | 20.20 | 4 |
| 4 | China | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 334 | 13.17 | 4 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 609 | 7.06 | 0 |
| 6 | India | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 508 | 4.13 | 0 |

### Positional Finals (Days 5 & 6)

Note: Ladder positions in this section refer to standings after Day 4 of the tournament (above).
| | 3rd/4th Place Playoff | 3rd/4th Place Playoff | 3rd/4th Place Playoff | |
| Friday, 22 August 1:00pm | New Zealand 6.8 (44) | def. | South Africa 6.7 (43) | Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne |
| | 5th/6th Place Playoff (Division 1 Championship) | 5th/6th Place Playoff (Division 1 Championship) | 5th/6th Place Playoff (Division 1 Championship) | |
| Friday, 22 August 1:00pm | Canada 9.7 (61) | def. | Tonga 7.6 (48) | McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne |
| | 7th/8th Place Playoff | 7th/8th Place Playoff | 7th/8th Place Playoff | |
| Friday, 22 August 11:00am | United States 4.11 (35) | def. by | Nauru 8.6 (54) | McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne |
| | 9th/10th Place Playoff | 9th/10th Place Playoff | 9th/10th Place Playoff | |
| Friday, 22 August 11:00am | Fiji 2.7 (19) | def. by | Great Britain 5.7 (37) | Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne |
| | 11th/12th Place Playoff | 11th/12th Place Playoff | 11th/12th Place Playoff | |
| Friday, 22 August 1:00pm | France 13.11 (89) | def. | Pakistan 1.2 (8) | Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne |
| | Final Division 2 Matches | Final Division 2 Matches | Final Division 2 Matches | |
| 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 |

### Grand Final (Day 6)

| | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | |
| Saturday, 23 August 4:50 pm | Papua New Guinea | def. | Ireland | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| | 1.2 (8) 3.4 (22) 3.8 (26) 6.9 (45) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.2 (20) 3.4 (22) 4.5 (29) 6.6 (42) | |
| Beno 2 Ikupu, Gideon, So-ong, Agita 1 | Beno 2 Ikupu, Gideon, So-ong, Agita 1 | Goals | 4 Finn 1 Henry, Lucey | 4 Finn 1 Henry, Lucey |
| Ikupu, Beno, Simon, Guvuri, Peni | Ikupu, Beno, Simon, Guvuri, Peni | Best | Finn, Farrell, P. O’Halloran, O’Regan, Bartley | Finn, Farrell, P. O’Halloran, O’Regan, Bartley |

### Final standings

| # | TEAM | Div |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | Preliminary Finals |
| 2 | Ireland | Preliminary Finals |
| 3 | New Zealand | Preliminary Finals |
| 4 | South Africa | Preliminary Finals |
| 5 | Canada | Division One |
| 6 | Tonga | Division One |
| 7 | Nauru | Division One |
| 8 | United States | Division One |
| 9 | Great Britain | Division One |
| 10 | Fiji | Division One |
| 11 | France | Division One |
| 12 | Pakistan | Division One |
| 13 | Sweden | Division Two |
| 14 | Japan | Division Two |
| 15 | Finland | Division Two |
| 16 | China | Division Two |
| 17 | Indonesia | Division Two |
| 18 | India | Division Two |
* AFL International Cup 2014 champions
* Papua New Guinea Second title

## Women's tournament

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

### Round-Robin Matches

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.
| | Round-Robin Matches | Round-Robin Matches | Round-Robin Matches | |
| 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 |

### Ladder

| 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 |

### Finals

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.
| | 5th/6th Place Playoff | 5th/6th Place Playoff | 5th/6th Place Playoff | |
| Friday, 22 August 9:00am | Fiji 1.3 (9) | def. | Tonga 0.5 (5) | Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne |
| | 3rd/4th Place Playoff | 3rd/4th Place Playoff | 3rd/4th Place Playoff | |
| Friday, 22 August 11:00am | USA Freedom 17.15 (117) | def. | Canada Midnight Suns 0.0 (0) | Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne |
| | 2014 Australian Football International Cup Grand Final | 2014 Australian Football International Cup Grand Final | 2014 Australian Football International Cup Grand Final | |
| Saturday, 23 August 2:10pm | Canada Northern Lights 5.8 (38) | def. | Ireland 2.0 (12) | Punt Road Oval |

## World Teams
### Men's World Team

AFL International Cup 2014 Men's World Team :
| 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 |
| Int: | Dan Lehane | | |

### Women's World Team

AFL International Cup 2014 Women's World Team :
| 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 |
| Int: | Danah Arnold | | |