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Black Eagles and Swans Soar, Bulldogs Bite - World Rankings post EC16

  • Tuesday, August 23 2016 @ 04:10 pm ACST
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The 2016 European Championships have thrown up a number of surprise results and unexpected movement in the (unofficial) WFN World Rankings by taking exception to the rule that the higher rated/ranked nation will win more often than not.

In the men’s competition the Ireland (rank #3) versus Sweden (15th) and Germany (18th) and Great Britain (9th) versus Sweden (15th ) and Germany (18th) matches went as predicted by the Ranking scheme but Ireland v Great Britain and Germany versus Sweden matches proved to be exceptions to the rule.

Ireland’s loss to Great Britain in the Grand Final saw Ireland lose 3.00 Rating Points from 56.68 points to 53.68 points and slip from third to fourth in the Ranks whilst Great Britain gained a total of 3.99 Rating Points over the course of the Championships. Great Britain Bulldogs climbed above both Canada and USA from ninth to seventh.

The Black Eagles gained 3.35 Rating Points over the course of the competition whereas Sweden lost a total of 4.17 rating Points in its losses to Germany and Great Britain, the two nations swapping ranks Fifteenth and Eighteenth. Germany ended the championships with 37.44 Rating Points and Sweden finished with 34.18 Rating points.

History was made a plenty with the first Women’s European Championships, the Great Britain Swans not only won the competition on debut but played the first draw in International Footy also registering a win and a loss in the three matches played against the Irish Banshees.

Although there was no movement in the ranks the debutantes, Swans and Crusaders remain as provisional nations as the Swans gained a very credible 6.30 Rating Points to finish with 46.30 Rating points.

As the leading Provisional Nation, Great Britain Swans are in a great position to race into the Fully Ranked nations if they contest the 2017 International Cup in Melbourne next August.

Below are the World Rankings for both the Men's and Women's Ranks at the conclusion of the 2016 European Championships In Australian Football. 

Men's Australian Football World Ranking following EC16

  Rank Country Points Last Played
  1 Australia      
  2 Papua New Guinea 57.66 2 34
+ 3 New Zealand 55.09 3 38
- 4 Ireland 53.68 4 53
  5 Nauru 53.3 5 27
  6 South Africa 49.63 6 27
+ 7 Great Britain 48.68 9 58
- 8 United States 47.61 7 43
- 9 Canada 46.69 8 43
  10 Denmark 43.67 10 48
  11 Tonga 41.93 11 14
  12 Croatia 40.35 12 8
  13 Fiji 40.18 13 14
  14 France 39.09 14 13
+ 15 Germany 37.44 18 20
  16 Japan 37.17 16 29
  17 Peace Team 36.46 17 11
- 18 Sweden 34.18 15 39
  19 China 28.84 19 16
  20 Finland 27.45 20 18
  21 India 23.01 21 16
           
  Prov Indonesia 32.66   5
  Prov Pakistan 32.35   5
  Prov Timor Leste 27.4   6
           
  D Samoa 41.85   18
  D Iceland 35.64   4

 Women's Australian Football World Ranking following EC16

Rank
 Country Points Last Played
1 Australia   1  
2 Canada 53.38 2 14
3 United States 47.08 3 14
4 Ireland 43.84 4 15
P1 Great Britain 46.3 P1 5
P2 Canada Midnight Suns 41 P2 6
P3 Fiji 40.5 P3 5
P4 European Crusaders 36.67 P4 4
P5 Papua New Guinea 33.51 P5 5
P6 AIM 33.29 P6 4
P7 Tonga 32.5 P7 5
P8  USA Liberty  31.93 P8 5