Papua New Guinea national Australian rules football team
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The Papua New Guinea national Australian rules football team represents Papua New Guinea in the team sport of Australian rules football. It is one of the nation's most successful sporting teams, currently ranked 2nd in the world behind Australia.
The Mosquitos celebrate winning the 2008 International Cup after the siren in a thriller at the MCG against New Zealand
PNG celebrate their first International Cup premiership in 2008
PNG shows the 2008 International Cup to the crowd at the MCG
PNG celebrate their 2008 International Cup win
Australian Football International Cup
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The Australian Football International Cup is a triennial international tournament in Australian rules football. It is the biggest international tournament in the sport that is open to all nations. More than 26 nations have participated and the competition has expanded into multiple pools and both men and women's divisions. At the time of the last tournament in 2017, the sport had a record 170,744 registered players outside Australia growing at a rate of 25 per cent per annum.
PNG at the Melbourne Cricket Ground celebrating their 2008 Australian Football International Cup victory
Mike Finn of Ireland, one of the tournament's most decorated players
Showgrounds at Wangaratta, the event's first co-host city which has held the record match attendance since 2005
Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex, at Maroochydore proposed AFL standard host venue for the winning bid for the (cancelled) 2020 tournament