By Chris McAsey
All-Asia teams have been named as the inaugural AFL Asia Cup comes to a close in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
After three days of fierce competition, Japan was crowned the men’s champion of Asia, while Thailand took the honours in the women’s competition.
MVPs for the Grand Finals were Japan’s Kouki Ariga (men’s) and Thailand’s Irravadee Makris (women’s).
Thailand’s Irravadee Makris was Grand Final MVP and leading goalkicker in the women’s competition.
Makris – a powerful midfielder/forward was also the leading goal kicker in the women’s competition, while Cambodia’s Boree Kieng topped the goal kicking table in the men’s competition.
Men’s All-Asia Team
Japan – #2 Rinto Kijima, #8 Yuki Tabuchi, #27 Hayata Ono
Cambodia – #1 Veasna Leak, #4 Chivorn Barn
Japan’s Rinto Kijima heads for goal.
Indonesia – #1 Michael Latuperrissa, #9 Gilang Saputro
India – #8 Soyeb Ali, #11 Prakash Nayak
Hong Kong – #2 Brian Cheung
Pakistan – #8 Rashid Ali
Thailand – #11 Mani Narairt Saunders
China – #6 Lin Dianyu
Laos – #5 Chaleunesouk Anousith
Vietnam – #22 Chi Bach William Francis
Coach – Brett Qualtrough
Women’s All-Asia Team
Thailand – #3 Irravadee Makris, #7 Nattanan Sangvanloy, #9 Sojirat Pradisom, #12 Singhaphon Narkniam, #19 Jirapaporn Damhai
The All-Asia Women’s Team
Cambodia – #15 Sreymich Phat, #12 Sreyleap Khoun, #11 Puthyda Prom, #21 Maly Khoun
Indonesia – #3 Devitri Susanti Butar Butar, #26 Tharisya Rizkindra Putrie, #89 Nur Hijrah Ahmadi
China – #13 Shiyin Wei, #17 Fangling Chen, #29 Yuxi Wang
Indonesia’s Tharisya Rizkindra Putrie flies high.
Coach – Michael Sanders
Final Competition Standings – Men’s
- Japan
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- India
- Hong Kong, China
- Pakistan
- Thailand
- China
- Laos
- Vietnam
Final Competition Standings – Women’s
- Thailand
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- China
