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Swedish squad for International Cup 2014 announced

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International Cup 2014

The following article comes from the AFL Sweden website, with their kind permission, and details the players selected for the nation's IC14 squad for August in Melbourne. Also attached is the video announcement of the Swedish squad.

The fifth International Cup in Australian Football will take place in Melbourne. The Swedish Elks will take part in this great tournament and compete against the best national teams in the world. Today, after much anticipation, the squad has been announced that will have the honour to represent Sweden.

For this landmark event, which is only held every third year, head coach Daniel McClaer will bring one of the strongest Swedish sides ever to Australia.

"The majority of players were part of last year's success at the European Championships, but there are some new faces as well," says Elks head coach Dan McClaer.

Head coach Daniel McClaer is excited about the strength and versatility of the Elks 2014 squad and has hopes of a top ten finish in the twenty-three team tournament:

This is the third time the Elks are representing Sweden at the International Cup, so this time we are planning and expecting a Top 10 finish. We have a slightly more experienced and mature squad in comparison to the 2011 campaign.

"The boys have been in preparations since last summer and are really looking forward to showing the football world that we are no walkovers."

"The squad is a well balanced group that will showcase their speed, skill and determination. The versatility of all the players to play any position is also a key to our game in this tournament, which we are looking forward to participating in!"

Read the full story for the squad list and video announcement.

Players, Coaching Staff and Team Management:

#NameClub
1   Andreas Svensson   Helsingborg
2Emil ÅbergHelsingborg
3Eric SahlinHelsingborg
4Dan KoinberÅrsta
5André FagerbergMalmö
6Natis JohanssonSödermalm
7David WahlbergHelsingborg
8Tobias GoguMalmö
9Fredrik RydbertSolna
10Anton TellströmHelsingborg
11Hampus OlssonHelsingborg
12Oscar MagnussonSolna
13Jacob NilssonHelsingborg
14Max SkärlénNorrtälje
15Jacob LantzHelsingborg
16Albert BergströmNorrtälje
17Philip NilssonHelsingborg
18Buster SundNorrtälje
19Mattis KvarnströmÅrsta
20Robin BrenmoHelsingborg
21Erik VigKarlstad
22Jonas BirgénÅrsta
23Chris MårtenssonMalmö
24Johannes OlssonHelsingborg
25Robin NilssonHelsingborg
26Julius NicklassonMalmö
29Tony PerssonMalmö
32Kevin NavarroHelsingborg

Coaching and Management Staff

Head CoachDaniel McClaerMalmö
Assistant CoachAdrian KneeSolna
Assistant CoachCameron CrooksFalun
RunnerLeighton RoswellHelsingborg
Team ManagerRyan TuckerNorrtälje
Team ManagerJeremy DarkeNorrtälje
Kit ManagerPär GustavssonSödermalm

Official video announcement:

For more information on the Elk’s international squad, or any other information on AFL Sweden, go to their website at: http://www.aflsweden.com/ or you can follow their updates on Facebook at facebook.com/swedishelks.