Thursday, September 8, 2011

2011 Australian Football Power Rankings

Ireland claim the Women's IC11

The 2011 Australian Football International Cup has been run and won and along with three new cup winners there is a new order of world rankings. World Footy News has released their official WFN Rankings but the list below is a more up-to-date “Power Ranking” system that gives greater weight to the IC results factoring in recent results for teams not in attendance.

For the record the Ireland Warriors won their second International Cup, the Ireland Banshees won the inaugural Women's Division Cup and Fiji Tribe made their debut one to remember taking out the Division 2 Cup.




Men’s Current Power Rankings as at the end of IC11

1. Australia (IC11 Finish N/A - WFN Rank 1)
2. Ireland Warriors (IC11 Finish 1 - WFN Rank 2)
3. Papua New Guinea Mosquitos (IC11 Finish 2 - WFN Rank 3)
4. New Zealand Hawks (IC11 Finish 3 - WFN Rank 4)
5. United States Revoultion (IC11 Finish 4 - WFN Rank 7)
6. South Africa Lions (IC11 Finish 5 – WFN Rank 5)
7. Nauru Chiefs (IC11 Finish 6 – WFN Rank 6)
8. Great Britian Bulldogs (IC11 Finish 7 – WFN Rank 9)
9. Denmark Vikings (IC11 Finish 8 – WFN Rank 14)
10. Tonga Tigers (IC11 Finish 9 – WFN Rank 8)
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11. Canada Northwind (IC 11 Finish 10 – WFN Rank 11)
12. Sweden Elks (IC11 Finish 11 – WFN Rank 12)
13. Samoa Kangaroos (IC11 Finish N/A – WFN Rank 10)
14. Japan Samurais (IC11 Finish 12 – WFN Rank 17)
15. Fiji Tribe (IC Finish 13 – WFN Rank N/A)
16. Croatia (IC11 Finish N/A - WFN Rank N/A)
17. Germany Black Eagles (IC11 Finish N/A – WFN Rank 13)
18. France Les Coqs (IC11 Finish 14 – WFN Rank N/A)
19. Iceland (IC11 Finish N/A - WFN Rank N/A)
20. Peace Team (IC11 Finish 15 – WFN Rank 15)
21. India Tigers (IC11 Finish 16 – WFN Rank 19)
22. Finland Icebreakers (IC11 Finish N/A – WFN Rank 18)
23. China Red Demons (IC11 Finish 17 – WFN Rank 16)
24. East Timor Crocs (IC11 Finish 18 – WFN Rank N/A)

Women’s current Power Rankings as at the end of IC11.

1. Australia (IC11 N/A - WFN Rank N/A)
2. Ireland Banshees (IC11 Finish 1 – WFN Rank N/A)
3. Canada Northern Lights (IC11 Finish 2 – WFN Rank N/A)
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4. USA Revolution (IC11 Finish 3 – WFN Rank N/A)
5. Papua New Guinea Flame (IC11 Finish 4 - WFN Rank N/A)
6. Italy (IC11 Finish – WFN Rank N/A)

*Apologies to any team that was not listed, without sufficient information a ranking was not given. WFN current Ranking system only has 19 teams ranked. As more info comes in teams will be added to the list.