International Competition
There was not a women's division at the 2008 Australian Football International Cup with at least Australia, USA, Canada and Papua New Guinea competing. There is also International Rules Football with a women's Australia women's international rules football team competing against the Ireland women's international rules football team. The 2006 tour helped to lift the profile of the sport slightly in Australia, although it was short-lived, with the GAA's decision to cancel the men's 2007 International Rules Series.
The first ever full international was held between the USA "Freedom" and Team Canada in Vancouver on Saturday 4 August 2007. The US Freedom toured Australia in August 2009 playing teams in Sydney, Cairns, Bendigo, and Melbourne over an 8-day period.
Papua New Guinea's national team, the "Kurakums" competes in the AFL Women's National Championships.
There are 51,504 players worldwide of which 3450 players are from leagues outside Australia
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