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2002 Australian Football International Cup

Field	Value
tourney_name	Australian Football International Cup
year	2002
other_titles	2002 AFL International Cup
country	Australia
dates	14–24 August 2002
num_teams	11
champion_other
count	1
second_other
third_other
fourth_other
prevseason	first tournament
nextseason	[2005 Australian Football International Cup](2005-australian-football-international-cup)

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

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

	Flag		Nation		Rep team
Denmark
United Kingdom
Japan
Nauru
Papua New Guinea

Pool B

	Flag		Nation		Rep team
Canada
Ireland
New Zealand
Samoa
South Africa
United States of America

Group Stage

Round 1

PNG 13.11 (89) d. Great Britain 2.2 (14) – Warrawee Park, Oakleigh
Nauru 17.17 (119) d. Japan 1.8 (14) – Warrawee Park, Oakleigh
USA 7.10 (52) d. Samoa 4.7 (31) – TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne
New Zealand 25.13 (163) d. South Africa 0.1 (1) – Trevor Barker Beach Oval, Sandringham
Ireland 7.14 (56) d. Canada 4.7 (31) – Trevor Barker Beach Oval, Sandringham

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)

Standings

Group A

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Group B

Playoffs

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

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,

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

Final standings

Ireland Ireland
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
New Zealand New Zealand
Denmark Denmark
United States USA
United Kingdom Great Britain
Samoa Samoa
Nauru Nauru
Canada Canada
Japan Japan
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.

Player		Nation		Club
Stefan Leyhane
Erik Krolmark
Mogens Hansen
John Boyle
Ben Rees
Michael Johnson
Aaron Flood
Liam O'Connor
David Stynes
Yuta Kobayasi
Alfred Spanner
Quinson Cook
Vince Serci
Steve Frogatt
Mike Seversinsen
Walter Yandomina
John Bosko
Navu Maha
Overa Gibson
Fia Tootoo
Mikaele Pesamino
Mtutuzeli Hlomela
Charley Ellis
Chad Martin

References

[http://www.worldfootynews.com/staticpages/index.php/20070205012606548] Team Lists

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