2017 Australian Football International Cup


The 2017 Australian Football International Cup was the sixth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, a triennial international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League.
It was contested between 5–19 August 2017, with games played in Melbourne. All three previous men's tournament champions participated in the tournament. Previous women's winners also competed in the tournament.

Background

Teams

The 2017 AFL International Cup was played in Melbourne from August 5 to 19, with 18 men's teams and eight women's teams competing.
† Team made their tournament debut
The European Crusaders was a combined team made up of women from Britain, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland and Sweden.
In the table below, the numbers in parentheses refer to the team's Unofficial World Rankings by World Footy News prior to the competition.
Men's
Division IDivision II

  • Pool A
  • Pool B
    • Women's
    Pool APool B

  • European Crusaders

    • Format

    For the first time, the men's fixture was played across two divisions. Division One played four matches against other teams within the division and were ranked from one to ten, with finals to follow between the top two placed teams on the ladder, the third and fourth placed teams, and so on.
    The men's Division Two competition and the women's competition saw teams split into two pools of four with each team playing matches against the three opponents in their pool before competing in semi-finals and grand finals based on finishing positions within the pool.
    The women's grand final was played at Etihad Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Round 22 clash between Carlton and Hawthorn. The men's grand final was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as a curtain-raiser to the Round 22 match between Collingwood and Geelong.

    Venues

    The majority of the matches were played at Royal Park in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville. The inclusion of a "Community Round" allowed matches to be played as curtain-raisers to local suburban, amateur and country matches. Additionally, the International Cup introduced a "School Round" to be played on 9 August, with games played at suburban and country schools.
    Fixtures for the tournament were released by the AFL on 18 July 2017.

    Men's Tournament

    Division 1

    Ladder

    TEAM
    1440027295286.3216
    24310319135236.3012
    34310296153193.4612
    44310239152157.2412
    54220192158121.528
    64220231203113.798
    7413013917579.434
    841308818148.624
    941307826829.104
    1040406139715.370

    Pool Play

    Finals

    Division II

    Pool A

    TEAM
    1330017290191.1112
    2321019463307.948
    331206318035.004
    430307016642.170

    Pool B

    TEAM
    1330015431496.7712
    2321017247365.968
    331204712537.604
    430303220215.840

    Play-Offs

    Final Standings

    DIVISION 1
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    DIVISION 2
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8

    Women's Tournament

    TEAM
    13300236181311.1112
    2321017858306.908
    3312023349475.514
    43030052200

    Pool B

    TEAM
    13300168111527.2712
    2321017761290.168
    331207310370.874
    4 European Crusaders3030024300

    Play-Offs