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| Lindsay Belzie TEAM CANADA |
2011 saw the creation of a women's division in the Ontario AFL. With the 550km distance to Toronto too great for the Angels to enter a squad, and waning numbers making any travel difficult, the Angels were left with no opponents and little opportunity to travel to find one. The remaining Angels were absorbed into the ECAFL teams, playing out the season alongside the men.
Lindsay Belzie had starred for the Angels in the previous year's Canadian National tournament and after attending national squad try-outs was selected for the Canadian Northern Lights team for IC11. She would join Margo and Aimee Legault, all three women travelling to Sydney, Australia to compete for the 2011 cup.
The Canadian women's team was coached by Tristan Waldock, the coach of the Edmonton Emus who had led his charges against the Angels less than 12 months prior in Montreal. He and his coaching panel selected Aimee Legault as the captain of the Northern Lights. The Northern Lights lost to Ireland in their first match before defeating the United States, Papua New Guinea and an Australian Indigenous and Multicultural team. Their three victories placed them second in the pool and earned them a place in the Grand Final with Ireland. In a tight affair, the Irish Banshees defeated Canada for the second time claiming the inaugural women's International Cup of Australian Football.
Margo Legault was selected as the best player for Canada by her own team while Aimee Legault was selected in the Women's All-World Squad.
Back in Montreal, Margo Legault completed a stellar year claiming the Angel of the year award for the first time, Mimi Eboka taking out the coaches award.
Three Angels once again headed to the U.S Nationals and were combined with the New York Magpies. The combination proved a good one, the team making the women's final before losing to defending champions the Denver Lady Bulldogs.
