November 27, 2007 by Danny Walker
The AFL has announced games for the 2008 International Cup will be scheduled for Melbourne and Warrnambool. AFL Ambassador Kevin Sheedy and AFL General Manager David Matthews made the announcement from Reid Oval in Warrnambool on Tuesday.
The third International Cup will coincide with the AFL’s 150 years celebrations in August next year. The battle for the Cup will begin on the 27th of August with the first two rounds taking place in Melbourne before teams travel to Warrnambool on the 31st for a further two rounds to be played on Mack Oval, Reid Oval and Walter Oval. At this stage the finals will still be played in Melbourne though the location is still unannounced.
So far 17 teams have expressing an interest in competing in the tournament; Canada will join teams from China, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, India, Japan, Nauru, Spain, Papua New Guinea, Sweden, Samoa, Tonga, South Africa, USA and past winners Ireland (2002) and New Zealand (2005).