worldfootynews.com has been developing an unofficial World Rankings scheme based on a suggestion by reader Cam Homes, which in turn was based on the IRB Rugby scheme. It may replace our existing rankings. One of the issues that has been discussed on this site is what games to include. In a series of articles we will discuss what we intend to use, although we are still open to suggestions/information that might lead to changes.

The two main questions addressed here are how far back to go and what games are eligible. We intend including data way back to 1994, starting with a match between Denmark and Great Britain in which the Bulldogs won 19.15 (129) to the Danes' 6.4 (40).

The Australian Football League has been shortlisted for the International Beyond Sport Awards 2010, for recognition of its Multicultural Programs, with winners to be announced at the Beyond Sport Summit in Chicago in September.

The AFL’s Multicultural Program is one of three projects shortlisted under Sport Federation or Governing Body of the Year category, and was selected from over 350 entries from more than 115 countries which submitted applications to this year’s awards. The other two projects are from the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the USA and the Namibia Football Association.

Beyond Sport, is a global organisation that promotes, develops and funds the use of sport to drive positive social change across the world. The Beyond Sport Awards program provides support worth $1 million annually to projects across the world that use sport to address issues within their communities.

Last Saturday Division Two of the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships completed with Tasmania finishing top on 3 wins - 0 losses, followed by Queensland on 2 - 1, NSW/ACT on 2 - 1, the Northern Territory 1 - 2, South Pacific 1 - 2 and the World XVIII 0 - 3.

Kane Clark (from Lebanon, now living in NSW) was named the World XVIII's most valuable player and Fijian Dylan Wolfgramm was named best for the South Pacific.

Official results below...

The final round of the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships Division Two are being played today in Western Sydney. Updates will be added here as they become available.

Match 1

Tasmania 11.10 (76) defeated Queensland 8.5 (53) to win the Division Two title.

Match 2

Approximately half time - Northern Territory 12.3 (75) lead South Pacific 3.4 (22).

Approximately 3/4 time - 7 goal quarter to South Pacific but NT still lead by about 4 goals.

Full time - Northern Territory 17.14 (116) defeated South Pacific 12.4 (76)

Match 3

NSW/ACT 20.9 (129) defeated World XVIII 3.7 (25)

The AFL website is reporting that South Australia has claimed the Division 1 title at the NAB AFL Under-16 Championships despite a three-point loss to Vic Country on Friday. SA finished with the same 2-1 record as Western Australia, but claimed the championship on countback by virtue of its win over WA on Tuesday. The anomaly here is that the official program for the series lists a Grand Final round in September as part of AFL Grand Final celebrations, featuring the top teams from each division (the international sides ineligible).

Results from the 2010 NAB AFL Under-16 Championships Division One matches played at Blacktown Olympic Park on Friday, below.

The following are the official AFL results from Round Two of the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships for Division Two.

Tasmania 5.3 8.12 12.17 15.18 (108) def World XVIII 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.1 (19)

Goals
Tasmania: Cody Weedon 5, Brennon Kendall 2, Kyle Clark 1, Joby Reynolds 1, Jimmy Craik 1, Jesse Lonergan 1, Samuel O’Byrne 1, Sam Siggins 1, Jarrod Hibberd 1, Bryden Goninon 1
World XVIII: Peter Ajang 1, Prince Nematswerani 1, Sean O’Kennedy 1

Best
Tasmania: Jarrod Hibberd, Jesse Lonergan, Matthew Ling, Cody Weedon, Samuel O’Byrne, Bryce Walsh, Chae Evans
World: Joseph Lo Buluk, Kane Clark, Sean O’Kennedy, Mathias Biron, Alex McPhee, Jono Elliott, Lucas Devincenzi


Queensland 4.3 5.9 7.9 7.15 (57) def South Pacific 1.1 1.3 5.4 6.6 (42)

Goals:
Queensland: James Ives 2, Shaun Crook 2, Brody Haberfield 1, Michael Wyld 1, Ryan Johnson 1
South Pacific: Larry Nao 3, John Ikupu 1, Slim Collins 1, Tuaefe Kafoa 1

Best:
Queensland: Jock Oats, James Ives, Alex Sexton, Tom Davidson, Michael Wyld
South Pacific: Theo Gavuri, Greg Aki, Wingti Pena, Dylan Wolfgramm, Liam Ackland, Slim Collins

Early scores coming in from today's 2010 NAB AFL Under 16 Championships. We'll update as we get more information.

NSW/ACT 15.8 (98) defeated Northern Territory 9.9 (63)

1/4    Tasmania   World XVIII
 1st      5.3 (33)        1.0 (6)
 half    8.12 (60)        2.0 (12)
 3/4    12.17 (89)       2.0 (12)
 final   15.18 (108)      3.1 (19)

World XVIII goalkickers - Sean O'Kennedy (Ireland), Peter Ajang (Kenya), Prince Nematswerani (South Africa)

1/4    Queensland   South Pacific
 1st      4.3 (27)          1.1 (7)
 half      5.9 (39)          1.3 (9)
 3/4      7.9 (51)          5.4 (34)
 final     7.15 (57)        6.6 (42)

South Pacific goalkickers - Kafoa Tuaefe (Tonga), TBC

The second round of the 2010 NAB AFL Under 16 Championships got underway yesterday, with Vic Metro defeating Vic Country by 36 points and South Australia defeating Western Australia by 27 points.

Division Two Round Two matches are on today Wednesday, July 7 in NSW at Bruce Purser Oval, Rouse Hill and Blacktown Olympic Park:

NT v NSW/ACT: Bruce Purser Oval, Rouse Hill, 11am
Tas v World XVIII: Bruce Purser Oval, Rouse Hill, 12.30pm
QLD v South Pacific: Blacktown Olympic Park No.2, 6pm

Full results for Division One Round Two follow...

The official Record (program) for the 2010 NAB AFL Under 16 Championships is available for download from the AFL website. It features a preview of the tournament, full squads for all the teams (including the South Pacific and World XVIII) and a summary of some of the international programs around the world.

You can download it here.

The following are the official AFL results from Round One of the NAB AFL Under 16 Championships for Division Two.

South Pacific 1.5 3.6 4.8 7.12 (54) def World XVIII 1.0 3.0 3.3 3.4 (22)

Goals
South Pacific: Slim Collins 3, John Ikupu 2, Aviata Siuta 1
World: Peter Ajang 1, Prince Nematswerani 1, Joseph Lo Buluk 1

Best
South Pacific: Dylan Wolfgramm, Slim Collins, Yoshi Harris, Liam Ackland, Wingti Pena, John Ikupu, Theo Gavura
World: Kane Clark, Emmanuel Irra, Jono Elliot, Mathias Biron, Alex McPhee, Sean O’Kennedy, Joseph Lo Buluk

Read on for results from Tasmania vs NT and Queensland vs NSW/ACT