The 2005 Australian Football International Cup was the second time that the

Australian Football International Cup The Australian Football International Cup (also known as the AFL International Cup or simply the IC) is a triennial international Australian rules football sport competition. It is the biggest worldwide tournament in the sport and is open to ...

tournament, an international Australian rules football competition was held. The event was hosted by both

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and

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, 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 Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

and New Zealand. Both sides went through the tournament undefeated. It was played as a

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to an official Australian Football League premiership season match and was replayed on Fox Sports (Australia) and the

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Tournament results

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Ladder after four rounds

Semifinals

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Qualifying finals round

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Minor placing finals

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Grand final

(Saturday 13 August 2005) The Grand Final was replayed on Fox Sports (Australia) and the

. The Best and Fairest medal was awarded to

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's James Bowden. 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 # Papua New Guinea # USA # Ireland # Samoa # Great Britain # Canada # South Africa # Japan # Spain

2005 Australian Football International Cup All Stars Team

Like the

All-Australian Team The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-performed players during the season, led b ...

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.

Tournament Best & Fairest winners

References

External links

* http://www.aussierulesinternational.com
Australian Football International Cup, 2005 - World Footy News review of all matches

Match results from the Footy Record
{{Aussie Rules Playing Nations links Australian Football International Cup Australian Football International Cup, 2005