2002 Australian Football International Cup

The 2002 Australian Football International Cup was the inaugural international Australian rules football tournament held in Melbourne, Australia in 2002.

2002 Australian Football International Cup
2002 AFL International Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates14–24 August 2002
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Ireland (1st title)
Runners-up Papua New Guinea
Third place New Zealand
Fourth place Denmark

11 nations participated from around the world and the tournament was officiated by the International Australian Football Council.

Ireland won the tournament, finishing undefeated and victorious over Papua New Guinea in the Grand Final on 23 August at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Pool A
FlagNationRep team
DenmarkDenmarkVikings
United KingdomGreat BritainBulldogs
JapanJapanSamurais
NauruNauruChiefs
Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaMosquitos

Pool B
FlagNationRep team
CanadaCanadaNorthwind
Republic of IrelandIrelandWarriors
New ZealandNew ZealandFalcons
SamoaSamoaBulldogs
South AfricaSouth AfricaBuffaloes
United StatesUnited StatesRevolution

Round 1

Round 2
  • PNG 9.15 (69) d. Denmark 3.5 (23)
  • Great Britain 9.11 (65) d. Nauru 8.11 (59) – Elsternwick Park, Elsternwick
  • Canada 4.11 (38) d. South Africa 1.5 (11)
  • Ireland 5.6 (36) d. Samoa 4.5 (29)
  • New Zealand 11.12 (78) d. USA 4.1 (25)

Round 3
  • Great Britain 7.3 (45) d. Japan 4.6 (30) – Whitten Oval, Footscray
  • Denmark 5.10 (40) d. Nauru 3.9 (27)
  • Samoa 12.15 (87) d. South Africa 1.4 (10)
  • New Zealand 10.8 (68) d. Canada 2.6 (18)
  • Ireland 7.7 (49) d. USA 6.3 (39)

Round 4
  • Denmark 12.9 (81) d. Great Britain 4.2 (26)
  • PNG 23.9 (147) d. Japan 0.0 (0)
  • Ireland 15.8 (98) d. South Africa 3.3 (21)
  • USA 8.4 (52) d. Canada 1.1 (7)
  • New Zealand 10.10 (70) d. Samoa 5.8 (38)

Round 5
  • Denmark 10.6 (66) d. Japan 4.7 (32)
  • PNG 13.13 (91) d. Nauru 6.8 (44)
  • USA 20.12 (132) d. South Africa 0.4 (4)
  • Samoa 9.15 (69) d. Canada 0.5 (5)
  • Ireland 4.10 (34) d. New Zealand 3.2 (20)

Minor Placing deciders
  • New Zealand 3.7 (25) d. Denmark 2.4 (16)
  • Samoa 5.7 (37) d. Nauru 2.8 (20)
  • Canada 6.5 (41) d. Japan 5.2 (32)
  • USA 13.15 (93) d. Great Britain 2.3 (15) – Junction Oval, St Kilda

Grand final

Friday 23 August 2002

Republic of Ireland
Ireland		 51 – 19 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea		 Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 32,393 [A]
Match Report
7
9
A.Coomey 3, J.O'Sullivan,D.Burns, L. O'Connor, D.Stynes
Alan Coomey, Denis Reidy, Joe Cunnane, Declan O Sullivan		 Goals
Behinds
Scorers
Best		 2
7
Peter Melli, John Bosko
Rex Leika, Peter Melli,

A Grand Final was played as a curtain raiser to the round 21 AFL match between Hawthorn vs North Melbourne, 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.

Ireland Squad Coach Manager
Michael Johnson (C), Neil McFlynn, Donal Boylan, Dualtach Johnson, Barry Denham (VC), Ryan McFlynn, Michael Currane, Fergal Bradshaw, Joe Cunnane, Aaron Flood, Derek Mulligan, Alan Kelly, Denis Reidy, Fergal Killoury, Diarmuid Griffin, Gary Lane, Liam O'Connor, Brian Currane, Declan O'Sullivan, Paul Kiely, John Lack O'Sullivan, Alan Coomey, Emmet Humphries, Declan Cotter, Brian Shortall, Sean McPhillips, Brian Boyle, David Stynes, Damien Burns. Darren Fitzpatrick Damien Cassidy
Papua New Guinea Squad Coach Manager
Navu Maha (C), Jackson Gavuri (VC), Walter Yangomina, John Ropa, Douglas Lai, Vagi Lai, John Bosko, Stephen Keu, Nelson Saroa, Andrew Boko, Abraham Henao, Rex Leka, Overa Gibson, Matthew Mondo, David Gavara, Bruce Sovara, Pepe Kila, Nathan Lowa, Peter Meli, Raymond Rae, Bruce Tandawai, Alphonse Gela, Joe Dau, Peter Maisu, Hendrey Pare, Matthew Bae, Fidelis Kelteri, Patrick Vuluka, Richard Aupae, Joachim Loggha Andrew Cadozow Stanley Tavul

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Final standings
  1. Republic of Ireland Ireland
  2. Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
  3. New Zealand New Zealand
  4. Denmark Denmark
  5. United States USA
  6. United Kingdom Great Britain
  7. Samoa Samoa
  8. Nauru Nauru
  9. Canada Canada
  10. Japan Japan
  11. South Africa South Africa

All-International Team

A 22 player All-International squad was named, however names were unplaced and not allocated to any specific field position.

PlayerNationClub
Stefan LeyhaneCanada CanadaBroadview Hawks
Erik KrolmarkDenmark DenmarkNorth Copenhagen Barracudas
Mogens HansenDenmark DenmarkNorth Copenhagen Barracudas
John BoyleUnited Kingdom Great BritainWest London Wildcats
Ben ReesUnited Kingdom Great BritainSussex Swans
Michael JohnsonRepublic of Ireland IrelandBelfast Redbacks
Aaron FloodRepublic of Ireland IrelandMidland Tigers
Liam O'ConnorRepublic of Ireland IrelandLeeside Lions
David StynesRepublic of Ireland IrelandDublin Demons
Yuta KobayasiJapan JapanTokyo Goannas
Alfred SpannerNauru NauruMenaida
Quinson CookNauru NauruMenaida
Vince SerciNew Zealand New ZealandEastern Suburbs
Steve FrogattNew Zealand New ZealandUniversity
Mike SeversinsenNew Zealand New ZealandEastern Suburbs
Walter YandominaPapua New Guinea Papua New GuineaEnga
John BoskoPapua New Guinea Papua New GuineaMorobe
Navu MahaPapua New Guinea Papua New GuineaCentral
Overa GibsonPapua New Guinea Papua New GuineaGulf
Fia TootooSamoa SamoaClayton
Mikaele PesaminoSamoa SamoaFasitoo-Uta Tigers
Mtutuzeli HlomelaSouth Africa South AfricaJohannesburg
Charley EllisUnited States United StatesDenver Bulldogs
Chad MartinUnited States United StatesPhoenix Scorpions

References
  1. Team Lists
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