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IC11 Squad - Viking youth are ready to plunder

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International Cup 2011

Denmark return for the third time out of four International Cups. Long lauded as having the most advanced junior program in Europe, the Danes will be keen to start putting results on the board. An impressive runners-up at the 2010 European Championships suggests the team is on the right path.

The Vikings' squad has a reasonably tall average height at nearly 184 cm, although only one really tall player in Michael Neugebauer at 198 cm (6'6"), who has been playing for the Fitzroy Reds in Victoria. As usual the majority of the Danes come from the successful Farum Cats club on the island of Zealand (home to the capital Copenhagen).

There's also a good mix of players from other clubs and a couple based in other countries, in René Damborg Jensen (Norway) and Páll Tómas Finnsson (France), as well as Neugebauer. The average age is 26.



2011 AFL International Cup - Denmark Vikings squad

Coach: James Campion
Assistants:

No. Name Club/Region D.O.B. Height (cm) Weight (kg)
14 Troels Ottesen Farum Cats/ Zealand 10/04/1985 186 87
Simon Oliver Malone Farum Cats/ Zealand 12/03/1991 192 85
Jonas Starbæk Nielsen Randers Dockers/ Jutland 24/05/1991 190 85
René Damborg Jensen Oslo Crows/ Norway 3/06/1981 171 75
Thomas Jørgensen Copenhagen Crocodiles/ Zealand 29/11/1988 188 83
10 Morten Laurberg Rindom Farum Cats/ Zealand 1/02/1979 180 81
Jens Djernes Randers Dockers/ Jutland 24/02/1989 190 95
11 Bjarke Lauritzen Farum Cats/ Zealand 17/08/1985 181 83
6 Thore Lauritzen Farum Cats/ Zealand 15/04/1989 180 88
3 Nathan Campion Farum Cats/ Zealand 28/12/1991 189 82
1 Chris Campion Farum Cats/ Zealand 12/02/1989 179 77
5 Jonas Holstein North Copenhagen Barracudas/ Zealand 3/05/1975 183 83
Kasper Sallander North Copenhagen Barracudas/ Zealand 15/08/1986 190 85
45 Mathias Biron Farum Cats/ Zealand 7/06/1992 179 74
13 Christian Mau Rose Farum Cats/ Zealand 18/03/1980 180 80
22 Michael Georg Jensen Farum Cats/ Zealand 16/06/1981 192 95
Joachim Secher Farum Cats/ Zealand 178 70
Jan Petersen Randers Dockers/ Jutland 3/11/1982 194 90
Aksel Wedel Bang Aalborg Kangaroos/ Jutland 9/08/1991 170 70
Kristian Stetter Aalborg Kangaroos/ Jutland 12/12/1976 180 90
Mikkel Norlander Farum Cats/ Zealand 13/11/1974 176 80
20 Morten Merhøj Farum Cats/ Zealand 4/09/1991 180 80
Morten Engsbye Farum Cats/ Zealand 20/10/1986 182 75
Michael Neugebauer Fitzroy Reds/ VIC 22/02/1983 198 88