The team's best result has been third behind New Zealand and Papua New Guinea at the 2005 Australian Football International Cup.
[5][6] The first American representative team was assembled from grammar schools and took part in three reciprocal tours of Australia with international matches played at junior level between 1909 and 1919, the game in the US at the time was known as Fieldball and it competed against Australia in 1911 in front of a crowd of more than 5,000 in San Francisco.
Australian football legend Paul Roos coached the national side's inaugural game in 1999 at Chicago (Naperville, 8/1/99) to victory over Canada USA 10:15(75) CAN 8:12(60) before returning to Australia be appointed as coach of the Australian Football League side the Sydney Swans.
Prior to the 2008 Australian Football International Cup, Trevor Lovitt stepped down as coach.
This squad gives coaches opportunities to evaluate potential players for the next Australian Football International Cup.