2014 AFL International Cup

International Cup begins on Sunday at Royal Park with 4 matches on each ground.

Free Admission to all games at Royal Park, Linenhouse Centre(Seaford) and to Women's Final at Punt Road.

For those going to Nth Ballarat vs Williamstown game on August 16 there will be a game between China and Finland played as a curtain raiser starting at 11:10am

Men's Grand Final will be played at MCG on Saturday August 23 at 4:50pm (Curtain raiser to Hawthorn vs Geelong AFL Match)

Anyone heading out to Craigieburn for Essendon vs Richmond match on August 16, India vs Pakistan will follow that VFL match at 4pm

Tomorrow (Weenesday) New Zealand are playing VAFA side Ormond at Elsternwick Park game starts at 6pm

AFLIC14 Practice Match at Elsternwick Park
New Zealand 6-16(52) def Ormond 3-2(20)

Played in very difficult conditions

Great to see Pete Holden there

Ormond 0-1 2-1 3-1 3-2(20)
New Zealand 2-4 4-7 5-10 6-16(52)

Goals: Ormond: Not Available. New Zealand: Simpson, Howison 2,B.Clark,Lubransky

Crowd: About 250 at Elsternwick Park

AFL International Cup starts on Saturday with Opening Ceremony at Federation Square starting at 1:30pm. Teams will then walk to MCG and do a parade lap before Hawthorn vs Melbourne game.

1st round of games are at Royal Park on Sunday kicking off from 9:30am

Results of Round 1 matches played today at Royal Park
MEN
Pool A
Ireland 9-8(62) def Fiji 1-4(10)
Nauru 35-17(227) def Indonesia 1-1(7)
Great Britain 12-18(90) def France 1-1(7)
Pool B
Tonga 25-22(172) def India 1-0(6)
South Africa 23-22(160) def Pakistan 2-2(14)
PNG 24-19(163) def Japan 1-0(6)
Pool C
USA 27-17(174) def Finland 0-1(1)
New Zealand 24-18(162) def Sweden 0-0(0)
Canada 19-5(119) def China 0-1(1)

WOMEN
Ireland 10-7(67) def Fiji 1-0(6)
Canada Midnight Suns 4-7(31) def Tonga 1-1(7)
Canada Northern Lights 8-13(61) def USA Freedom 1-1(7)
Bye: USA Liberty

Round 2 matches will be played at Royal Park on Wednesday starting at 9:30am plus NZ will play China at Linenhouse Centre in Seaford at 12:30pm