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The Australian Football International Cup is an international Australian rules football competition planned for 2008 (as part of the 150th year celebrations of Australian Football), with up to 20 nations competing in Melbourne, Australia. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... Team mates cooperate to beat the other team Team sport is a term used to distinguish between sports based on one-on-one direct confrontation (such as most raquet sports, boxing or Martial arts) or timed races (such as athletics or swimming), as opposed to those which are practiced between... The Australian Football International Cup is an international Australian rules football competition hosted by the Australian Football League. ... The Big Men Fly - high marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the most important skill in Aussie Rules Footy Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy... Melbournes Yarra River is popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...

There has also been some speculation over the inclusion of an inaugural Women's division with Australia, the United States and possibly Papua New Guinea sending teams. Melbourne University Mugars player jostles for best position in a overhead Marking contest while tackled Darebin Falcons player lies down. ...

Venue

The WAFL and Perth, Western Australia have raised the possibility of bidding for the tournament^[1], although it is most likely to again be held in Melbourne (the game's spiritual home), at least for one more year, as the 2008 Cup will coincide with Australian Rules football's 150th anniversary. The West Australian Football League (WAFL) (pronounced waffle) is the premier state based Australian rules football league in Western Australia. ... Perth is the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. ...

Competing Nations

Nations that have competed in former International Cups, and thus likely to reappear:

Flag	Nation	Nickname
	Canada	Northwind
	Denmark	Vikings
	Great Britain	Bulldogs
	Ireland	Warriors
	Japan	Samurais
	New Zealand	Falcons
	Nauru	Chiefs
	Papua New Guinea	Mosquitos
	Samoa	Bulldogs
	South Africa	Buffaloes
	Spain	Bulls
	United States of America	Revolution

Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... The Northwind is Canadas national Australian Rules football team that represents the clubs and teams of AFL Canada. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Vikings guernsey The Vikings are Denmarks national Australian rules football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Great Britain national Australian rules football team is known as the British Bulldogs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland_(bordered). ... Green Machine guernsey The Irish national Australian rules football team represent Ireland in Australian rules football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Samurai guernsey from the 2005 International Cup The Japanese national Australian rules football team represent Japan in Australian rules football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Falcons guernsey The Falcons are New Zealands national Australian rules football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nauru. ... 1999 Grand Final of the Linkbelt Oval Australian rules football is the national sport in Nauru, as it is the most popular sport in the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea. ... The Mosquitos (aka Binatangs - local PNG name for small insects, similar to a mosquito) are Papua New Guineas national Australian Rules football team that represents the clubs and teams of AFL PNG and is one of the nations most successful sporting teams, ranked 3rd in the world behind... Image File history File links Flag_of_Samoa. ... Samoa guernsey The Bulldogs are Samoas national Australian rules football team and represents the best Samoan born players, many from the Samoa Australian Rules Football Association. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Buffaloes guernsey The South African national Australian rules football team represent South Africa in the sport of Australian rules football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Bulls guernsey The Bulls are Spains national Australian rules football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Revolution guernsey The Revolution is the United States of Americas national Australian rules football team that represents the clubs and teams of US Footy. ...

Possible New Qualifiers for 2008

Flag	Nation	Nickname	Affiliated league	Likelihood / Note
	Argentina		AAFAU	Unlikely: News from the league has been minimal in the past few years.
	Australia	Aboriginal All-Stars		Highly Unlikely: Team would be based on ethnicity as opposed to nationality.
	Australia	All-Australians	AFL	Highly Unlikely: AFL has suggested the only team that will represent Australia will be as full-strength All-Australian team in a World Cup.
	Catalonia		LFAC	Highly Unlikely: AFL has stipulated that only one team may represent a country and Catalonia is recognised as part of Spain.
	China		Aussie Rules China	Likely: Football program supported by the Melbourne City Council and Tianjin/Chinese governments, plus semi-regular matches and an AFL-endorsed position of Football ambassador in China.
	England	Dragonslayers	Aussie Rules UK	Unlikely: Currently represented by Great Britain which is likely to remain the case until at least 2012.
	Finland	Ice Breakers	FAFL	Likely: According to WFN [2].
	France		UFFA	Possible: The league's website mentions previous International Cups.
	Germany	Blitz	AFLG	Unlikely: League policy.
	India			Unlikely: No existing league or teams, just occasional interest from the Australian media. More recent interest from Brian Dixon.[3]
	Indonesia		Java AFL	Unlikely: Focussing on junior development
	Japan	Tozai Tsunami	Nippon AFL	Highly Unlikely: AFL has stipulated that only one team may represent a country and the Japan AFL is the AFL-aligned league.
	Pakistan	Dragoons	ARFFP	Unlikely: Only established in 2006.
	Scotland	Puffins	SARFL	Unlikely: Currently represented by Great Britain which is likely to remain the case until at least 2012.
	Sweden	Elks	SAFL	Likely: Has gained recent international experience and the league's website states the desire to attend.[4]
	Tonga		TAFA	Possible: Focussing on junior development, but recently hosted Fitroy Reds.[5]
	Wales	Dragons	Aussie Rules Wales	Unlikely: Currently represented by Great Britain which is likely to remain the case until at least 2012.

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References

See Also

• List of Australian rules football leagues outside Australia
• Australian football around the world

This is a list of Australian rules football leagues outside of Australia. ... While Australian rules football is a major spectator sport only in Australia (except for occasional exhibition games staged in other countries), in the late 1980s small amateur competitions were attempted in countries such as New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, France, the USA, Canada, Germany, Japan, Papua New Guinea...

External Links

• Long term view to IC2008 - part one article from World Footy News with predictions on 2008 results