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2014 International Cup fixture released

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Tuesday, July 01 2014 @ 01:27 am ACST

Not clear to me whether there will be a Div 2 grand final? Hope so, as the 2011 Fiji vs France match was one of the highlights.

So, 18 teams in 2011, a slightly different 18 in 2014.

I think there's some confidence from NZ, Ireland are defending champs and 2x winners, and PNG always make the GF. So who wins?

I think given Ireland's previous success then they must start favourites. For me, the key for each of those countries is:

Ireland - is the bulk of the squad already playing in Australia again?

PNG - has enough of the elite academy group moved through to senior footy in Australia (mostly QLD)?

NZ - has there been enough talent come through their high school programs to start to strength the seniors?

I think for Ireland and PNG the answer is probably yes, for NZ probably no.

Dark horses - South Africa, Nauru and USA. South Africa have disappointed a bit so I'm kind of waiting for them to demonstrate improvement before tipping them (suspect they still struggle to get weekly matches to develop in). Nauru will likely be strong again, but their potential development curve is limited by a tiny population. USA "just" need to get juniors going a bit and they'll storm up the ladder, but no real signs yet... expect them to be combative and professional but not quite naturally skilled enough.

So I see a tight tussle between Ireland and PNG but as usual Ireland's extra height might just be the difference. That said, yet to see the full squad details to see if PNG has unearthed some extra talls.

My early tip - Ireland vs PNG in GF, Ireland traditionally showing a bit more poise around the 3rd quarter to deliver to their talls and get a match winning lead. (Gee talk about sticking your neck out - I reserve the right to flip flop my tip as the tournament progresses!).---
Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

2014 International Cup fixture released

Authored by: Aaron Richard
on Tuesday, July 01 2014 @ 09:24 am ACST

A more detailed draw (with team vs team for the first three rounds) is here:

afl.com.au/global/AFLIC14/fixture

There won't be a Div 2 final per se, as they aren't really dividing them into Divs 1 and 2 in the same manner as last time. Instead, it's like the earlier cups were, where after the three pool rounds, they'll divide them up into three mini tournaments - the teams finishing 1-4 going for the Cup, the teams 5-12 as "Div 1" and the the teams 13-18 as "Div 2".

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

2014 International Cup fixture released

Authored by: Cam Homes
on Monday, July 07 2014 @ 12:26 pm ACST

Haven't seen whether the AFL(world ruling body) is awarding prize money for the division winners and runners-up this year as at IC11 yet.
Any body able to update me whether this is so???

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

2014 International Cup fixture released

Authored by: Cam Homes
on Monday, July 07 2014 @ 12:28 pm ACST

Haven't seen whether the AFL(world ruling body) is awarding prize money for the division winners and runners-up this year as at IC11 yet.
Any body able to update me whether this is so???

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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