The Australian Elite series in Victoria and Western Australia have been played and 2010 Champions have been crowned. There are also great news for Floorball players in Victoria as a new Floorball Arena will be ready in October 2010. Read the AFA Newsletter from here.
Elite Series Results 2010
Victoria:
Grand Final result ”Ericsson Aerials” beat “Squishees” 7—6 in an obviously exciting game:
· MVP : Johan Palsson
· Point Scorer : Johan Palsson
· MVP Goal Keeper : Russell Hall
Western Australia:
Grand Final results:
· (A) Division : “Pirates” beat “Revolution Sharks” 10—6
· (B) Division : “Mod Dogs” beat “Revolution Sharks” 6—5 (Golden Goal)
MVP:
· (A) Division : Timothy Boteler
· (B) Division : Andrew McIntyre
Points Scorer:
· (A) Division : Timothy Boteler
· (B) Division : Andrew McIntyre
New South Wales:
· Finals series currently underway with Northern Beaches, Glebe, Newcastle and Southern Swingers involved.
· Finals of mixed competition due to be held in April.
New home for Floorball in Victoria
Works are now well underway at the “Gippsland Regional Sports Complex” in Sale, Victoria, which is being developed by the Wellington Shire Council through funding from Federal, State and Local Government. Stage (1) of the project which will consist of a four court indoor stadium and twelve court outdoor playing area is due for completion in October 2010.
This development provides a great opportunity to expand Floorball into regional Victoria with former Australian national player and VFA president Mark Benfield managing the facility as part of his role as Sports and Fitness Coordinator for the shire. The Wellington Shire Council recently purchased fullsized goals and has placed an order for a rink. Floorball has already been introduced to a number of schools in the region through the VFA’s development kits.
Gippsland Regional Sports Complex will become a sporting hub for Gippsland with Stages (2) and (3) including soccer, hockey, AFL and cricket playing fields.
– It is our aim to attract major events to the region such as APAC and AFO, and with having GERFLOR installed and the ability to fit two full-sized rinks into the one stadium, sets us apart from many facilities within Australia, Benfield states.
Source & More information: Australian Floorball Association
