Expanding Footy 9s into the Cook Islands is part of our plan to grow the game in the Pacific.
The game is played on soccer or rugby fields, using existing goalposts and field markings.
As a result, Footy 9s makes it easier to start a team and run a competition.
There are 3 great formats to choose from – Men’s Footy, Women’s Footy and Touch Footy.
GET INVOLVED
Would you like to play, coach, umpire or help organise a game of Footy 9s in the Cook Islands?
Whether you’re already involved in Australian Football or discovering it for the first time, we’d like to hear from you.
Email info@aflinternational.com and tell us where you are based and how you would like to get involved.
AUSTRALIA & COOK ISLANDS
A diaspora of at least 16,000 Cook Islands citizens live in Australia, including in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
The 2016 Census recorded 6,831 Cook Islands-born people in Australia. New South Wales had the largest number with 2,208 followed by Queensland (2,067), Victoria (1,900) and Western Australia (464).
TEAM COOK ISLANDS
Team Cook Islands participated in the AFI World 9s in Melbourne in 2024.
