[1] All three previous champions (Ireland, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea) participated in the tournament.

The top four teams at the end of Day 3 progress to the International Cup Semi-finals.

Note: Ladder positions in this section refer to standings after Day 3 of the tournament.

For the second consecutive time, there was a concurrent Women's tournament alongside the Men's competition.

Matches played on Saturday 16 August - the "Community Round" of the tournament - were played as curtain-raisers to other amateur Metropolitan and Country football matches to be confirmed; all other games in the round-robin were held at Royal Park, Melbourne.