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. Adam, Greg and Troy got together to talk about bringing the podcast formerly known as Aussie Rules the World under the WFN banner - and how we intend to provide you with great international footy interviews, news and scores throughout the year.

April Munn is the current president of USAFL. April has been playing footy across the world including stints in Australia in the NTFL, VFLW and VAFA and representing the USA Freedom. It was great to chat with April about the direction USAFL is going and her past experiences.

WFN World Rankings November 2024 post Pacific Cup.

This update will hopefully be easier to read than the post of 13th Dedember 2024. it also has corrected an error that had been carried through from a couple of years ago. eg an mistake in accounting for a plus 40 point win.

Below is the match results and rating points exchanges for the finals of Pacific Cup.

 

Rank	Country	Points	Last		Played
1	Australia		1
2	Papua New Guinea	64.35	2		43
3	Ireland	56.03	3		77
4	Nauru	54.48	4		36
5	New Zealand	54.02	5		47
6	Great Britain	52.39	6		79
7	United States	49.35	7		57
8	Denmark	47.45	8		51
9	South Africa	46.61	9		32
10	France	45.59	10		33
11	Canada	43.44	11		55
12	Croatia	40.14	12		24
13	China	39.91	13		24
14	Fiji	38.01	14		23
15	Japan	35.06	15		34
16	Sweden	34.18	16		39
17	Germany	33.97	17		32
18	Indonesia	30.94	18		12
19	Pakistan	29.14	19		10
20	India	20.71	20		21
P1	Sri Lanka	37.41	P1		5
P2	Colombia	34.09	P2		5
P3	Indo China	34.00	P3		2

WFN Rankings for Asia Cup 9'sWomen Finals Rounds & Grand finl. 

Scores

Home

Plus 40

Total

Country

G

B

P

Start Pts

Adv

Gap

Change

Win

IC Bonus

Change

Finish Pts

2024 Asia Cup 9's Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam

Finals Rd 1
1st v 4th	Cambodia	15	14	104	47.80		15.60	3.840	0.000	0.000	0.00	47.80
	China	0	1	1	32.20		-15.60	-3.840	0.000	0.000	0.00	32.20
2nd v3rd	Thailand	8	11	59	41.80		3.60	2.040		4.080	3.00	44.80
	Indonesia	0	1	1	38.20		-3.60	-2.040		-4.080	-3.00	35.20
Finals Rd 2
3rd-4th P/O	Indonesia	6	2	40	35.20		3.00	1.950	2.925	5.850	3.00	38.20
	China	0	0	0	32.20		-3.00	-1.950	-2.925	-5.850	-3.00	29.20
Grand Final	Thailand	2	11	23	44.80		3.00	1.950		3.900	3.00	47.80
	Cambodia	2	0	12	47.80		-3.00	-1.950		-3.900	-3.00	44.80

Asia Cup 9's Women Rankings. Round 1 matches.

 

Please note: All nations start with 40.00 Rating Points.

			Scores			Home			Plus 40		Total
	Country	G	B	P	Start Pts	Adv	Gap	Change	Win	IC Bonus	Change	Finish Pts
	2024 Asia Cup 9's Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
06/12/24
Rd 1	Cambodia	8	10	58	40		0.00	1.500	2.250	4.500	3.00	43.00
	Indonesia	0	2	2	40		0.00	-1.500	-2.250	-4.500	-3.00	37.00
	Thailand	17	13	115	40		0.00	1.500	2.250	4.500	3.00	43.00
	China	0	0	0	40		0.00	-1.500	-2.250	-4.500	-3.00	37.00

Rd 2	Cambodia	16	10	106	43.00		-6.00	0.600	0.900	1.800	1.80	44.80
	China	0	1	1	37.00		6.00	-0.600	-0.900	-1.800	-1.80	35.20
	Thailand	13	5	83	43.00		-6.00	0.600	0.900	1.800	1.80	44.80
	Indonesia	0	0	0	37.00		6.00	-0.600	-0.900	-1.800	-1.80	35.20

Note: +40 point win calculations evident in all Rd 1 & Rd 2 matches.

IC Bonus included as Asia Cup 9's  regional tournament replaced IC 2024.

 

		Rank	Country	Points	Last		Played
		1	Japan	54.64	1		6
	p	2	Cambodia	45.75	3		6
	q	3	Indonesia	45.63	2		5
		4	Hong Kong	44.20	4		5
	p	5	Thailand	37.84	8		5
	q	6	India	37.61	5		5
	q	7	Pakistan	36.41	6		5
	q	8	China	35.93	7		5
		9	Laos	34.36	9		5
		10	Vietnam	27.63	10		5
			End of day three & finals.

Please Note: All Nations started  day one with 40.00 Rating points.

Maximum points exchange is +/-  3.00 points.

As Asia Cup was played at 9-a-side these rankings cannot be included in WFN World Rankings.

 

		Rank	Country	Points	Last		Played
		1	Japan	48.64	1		4
	p	2	Indonesia	48.63	3		4
	p	3	Cambodia	45.75	5		4
	p	4	Hong kong	41.20	7		4
	q	5	India	40.61	2		4
	q	6	Pakistan	39.41	3		4
	q	7	China	38.93	5		4
		8	Thailand	34.84	8		4
	p	9	Laos	31.36	10		4
	q	10	Vietnam	30.63	9		4
			End of Day Two

Please note: All Nations start with 40.00 Rating points.

Maximum points exchange is +/- 3.00 points.

IC Bonus is used in calculatios as Asia Cup 9's is the third regional tournament replacing IC 2024.

As Asia Cup 9's was played at 9-a-side these ranking cannot be included in WFN World Rankings.

 

	Rank	Country	Points	Last		Played
1		Japan	46.00	-		2
2		India	45.10	-		2
3		Pakistan	44.80	-		2
3		Indonesia	44.80	-		2
5		China	40.00	-		2
5		Cambodia	40.00	-		2
7		Hong Kong	38.20	-		3
8		Thailand	37.84	-		3
9		Vietnam	31.90	-		3
10		Laos	31.36	-		3
		End of First Day

World Footy News AFL World Rankings Women post Pacific Cup 2024.

World Footy News AFL World Rankings. Pacific Cup 2024. 

Rankings as at 28th November 2024.

Síofra O’Connell and Aisling Reidy have signed to Carlton’s AFLW rookie list for 2025.

Both originating from County Clare in Ireland, O’Connell and Reidy grew up together, playing Gaelic for Doora-Barefield and even attended University of Limerick together, alongside Carlton’s Erone Fitzpatrick.

The pair caught the eye of Carlton’s recruiters who then travelled to Ireland conducting multiple skills sessions and interviews.

The following is the AFL's media release about the tournament

Xin chào! Vietnam to host international footy carnival

Around 300 participants representing 10 countries are set to descend on Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam next week for the 2024 AFL Asia Cup, to be played from December 6-8.
 
The Thanh Long Sports Centre will host the nine-a-side carnival, which will be a celebration of Australian Rules Football and the game’s extensive presence across Asia.
 
There will be open male (10 teams) and open female (five teams) divisions in what will be the first major international competition for many of the competing teams since the last AFL International Cup was staged in 2017.