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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:

#	Name	Club
1	Andreas Svensson	Helsingborg
2	Emil Åberg	Helsingborg
3	Eric Sahlin	Helsingborg
4	Dan Koinber	Årsta
5	André Fagerberg	Malmö
6	Natis Johansson	Södermalm
7	David Wahlberg	Helsingborg
8	Tobias Gogu	Malmö
9	Fredrik Rydbert	Solna
10	Anton Tellström	Helsingborg
11	Hampus Olsson	Helsingborg
12	Oscar Magnusson	Solna
13	Jacob Nilsson	Helsingborg
14	Max Skärlén	Norrtälje
15	Jacob Lantz	Helsingborg
16	Albert Bergström	Norrtälje
17	Philip Nilsson	Helsingborg
18	Buster Sund	Norrtälje
19	Mattis Kvarnström	Årsta
20	Robin Brenmo	Helsingborg
21	Erik Vig	Karlstad
22	Jonas Birgén	Årsta
23	Chris Mårtensson	Malmö
24	Johannes Olsson	Helsingborg
25	Robin Nilsson	Helsingborg
26	Julius Nicklasson	Malmö
29	Tony Persson	Malmö
32	Kevin Navarro	Helsingborg

Coaching and Management Staff

Head Coach	Daniel McClaer	Malmö
Assistant Coach	Adrian Knee	Solna
Assistant Coach	Cameron Crooks	Falun
Runner	Leighton Roswell	Helsingborg
Team Manager	Ryan Tucker	Norrtälje
Team Manager	Jeremy Darke	Norrtälje
Kit Manager	Pär Gustavsson	Södermalm

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.