AFO

Tournament Details

Venue
Kingsway International Sports Stadium
Kingsway, Madeley (Map)

Dates
Thursday April 12th, 2007 to Sunday April 15th, 2007
Nominations
Please contact Mel Cathie at afo@wafloorball.org

Organising Committee Executive
Mel Cathie (FAWA)
Gloria Glass (FAWA)
Juerg Kihm (FAWA)
Barb Summers (AFA)

Tournament Rules and Regulations
AFO 2007 Tournament Guidelines

Divisions
Senior Men
- All players to be 14 years of age or older on 01/01/2007
Senior Women
- All players to be 14 years of age or older on 01/01/2007
Under 16
- All players to be 16 years of age or younger on 15/04/2007

Important Dates
Friday 2nd Feb - Final Team Registrations Due
Friday 16th Feb - Travel Package / Entry Fee Payments Due
Friday 9th Mar - Draft Match Schedule Released
Thursday 12th April (am) - First Games
Sunday 15th April - Tournament Finals

Teams
Coming Soon
Referees
Coming Soon
Catering
Coming Soon

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Download Flight and Accomodation Package Application Form

Flight and Accommodation Packages

Flight and Accommodation Packages

Rosewood Travel are the Official Travel Agent for the Australian Floorball Open 2007.
Contact Rosewood Travel on +61 (0)8 9394 0011 or via email at rosewoodtravel@bigpond.com

Adelaide From $ 974.00 per person
Brisbane From $ 1,030.00 per person
Melbourne From $ 888.00 per person
Sydney From $ 908.00 per person
Package Minus Airfares From $ 420.00 per person

Package Includes :

Return Economy Group Airfares
5 nights accommodation at The Vines Resort in 2 or 3 bedroom apartments
Arrival and Departure transfers to and from airport
Daily Shuttle Busses to Kingsway Venue
Registration Fee
Saturday night pool party, dinner at The Vines Resort
Series T-Shirts
1 Car rental for team executives

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Download Flight and Accomodation Package Application Form

Flights

Flights

Rosewood Travel are the Official Travel Agent for the Australian Floorball Open 2007.
For the best deals on flights, contact Rosewood Travel on +61 (0)8 9394 0011 or via email at rosewoodtravel@bigpond.com

Accommodation

Accommodation

Rosewood Travel are the Official Travel Agent for the Australian Floorball Open 2007.
Tournament organisers have secured a great accommodation package (with or without flights). See Flight and Accommodation Packages above.

For other accommodation options, please contact Rosewood Travel on +61 (0)8 9394 0011 or via email at rosewoodtravel@bigpond.com

Kingsway and The Vines - Local Information

Kingsway and The Vines

Kingsway International Sports Stadium is located in the City of Wanneroo. Located 22km to the north of Perth, the City incorporates 310km2 of rural land and 40km2 of residential developments. The City boasts 32km of coastline.

Getting to Kingsway International Sports Stadium from The Vines
Off Verdelho Drive turn Left into Chateau Place, Right onto Millhouse Road and then Right onto West Swan Road. Follow along a short way and then turn Right onto Gnangara Road, follow for some time and turn Left at Alexander Drive. Right onto Kingsway Road. Venue is on this road on the left. While there are some parking bays within the compound of the stadium, there is a larger car park behind the stadium. This larger car park can be accessed by turning left into the lane immediately after the entrance of the stadium.

Getting to The Vines from the Airport
Follow Brearley Avenue which leads you out of the airport complex, Right onto Great Eastern Highway through Guildford. Right turn at Guildford Hotel onto James Street, left turn at the crossing just past Alfred's (Best hamburger stop in the whole world), this is West Swan Road travel along for some time; take the last left into Millhouse Road before West Swan Road ends at Great Northern Highway. Right into Chateau Place, and follow around, Right into Verdelho Drive…you are at The Vines!

Getting to Kingsway International Sports Stadium from Perth City
Travel North along Wanneroo Rd. Turn right onto Kingsway Road. Venue is on this road on the right. While there are some parking bays within the compound of the stadium, there is a larger car park behind the stadium. This larger car park can be accessed by turning left into the lane immediately before the entrance of the stadium.

Public Transport
For public transport options to travel to or from Kingsway, The Vines, Perth City and the surrounding attractions, please visit http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au

Something for your free time
Supa Golf: 10250 West Swan Road, Henley Brook, Phone (08) 9296 5566
Advanced bookings recommended, group discounts available, all equipment supplied.
Check out: http://www.swanvalleyoasis.com/supagolf/supagolf.htm
Laser Corps: The Combat game without bruises. Located at the same venue as Supa Golf.
Check out: http://www.lasercorps.com.au/
Mash Brewery: Located at the same address as Supa Golf & Laser Corps… what a spot hey!
http://www.mashbrewing.com.au/ …no we do not encourage boozing on during AFO, but we know that some of the senior teams might want to have a quiet brew! Also a nice spot for a feed!

The Vines is located in the fantastic Swan Valley region, with many restaurants, cafes, breweries and attractions. For more information on what you can visit in the Swan Valley check out http://www.swanvalley.com.au/home.html

Closest Supermarket & Shops (to the venue)
Kingsway City Shopping Centre
Cnr Hepburn Ave & Wanneroo Rd, Madeley
You can find many specialty shops and many food outlets eg. Wok in a Box & Subway + a food hall

Closest Medical Centre (to the venue)
Madeley Grove Medical Centre
Dr Chandra Mistry
210 Wanneroo Rd (cnr Kingsway Rd), Landsdale
(ph) 08 9309 9900
(ah) 08 9328 7111

Closest Hospital (to the venue)
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)
9400 9400
Left on Wanneroo Rd, Right on Hepburn Ave, Right onto Mitchell Fwy, travel all the way until the end, Right on Hodges Rd, straight through the lights on to Grand Blvd, Right onto Shenton Ave – Hospital is on the left.
Glengarry Hospital (Private)
9447 0111
Left on Wanneroo Rd, Right on Hepburn Ave, Left onto Mitchell Fwy, take the next exit – Warwick Rd, turn Right, Pass over the freeway and take you first right into Glengarry Drive, Right onto Arnisdale Rd – address of hospital is number 53.

Closest Hospital (to The Vines)
Swan Districts Hospital (Public)
9347 5244
Left into Chateau Place, Left into Millhouse Road, Right onto West Swan Road, Left onto Middle Swan Road, Right onto Great Northern Highway, Right into Eveline Rd – hospital on this road.

Things To Do and See in WA

Perth - The Most Isolated Capital In The World

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Dive with the world's largest fish - the whale shark, snorkel with manta rays, swim with wild dolphins, walk amongst the tree tops of ancient trees, sleep under a canopy of stars in the desert, or explore the beehive-like formations of the Bungle Bungles with the help of an Aboriginal guide.

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The big variety of landscapes and climates in Western Australia means there is always plenty of sunshine, making it a perfect year-round destination.

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The capital of Perth is Australia’s western gateway and a great place to start your holiday.

Perth City in the centre of Experience Perth offers an easy-going lifestyle – the beautiful Swan River and inner-city parks like Kings Park add to the relaxed, natural feel.

There is much to see and do in this part of the State, from swimming in crystal clear ocean waters to enjoying a sunny afternoon sipping a cold beer at an open-air pub.

Please visit www.westernaustralia.com for more information.

Should you wish to travel prior to or after the AFO tournament, please contact Mandy at Rosewood Travel. She can advise on the best places to go and stay while in WA!

Western Australian AFO History

WA Success at Australian Floorball Open 2006

WA Teams enjoyed their most successful AFO tournament yet at AFO 2006, held recently in Mornington, Victoria. This included two grand finalists, 6 AllStar members, and all 3 tournament Most Valuable Players.

Dingoes FC Men finished the qualifying rounds in 3rd place in Pool B (including a defeat over eventual champions Northern Beaches), but were unfortunately knocked out by eventual runners-up Story Bridge in the quarter finals.

Nordic Wolves Men finished top of Pool A after the qualifying rounds (including defeats of 2004 champions Story Bridge and 2005 champions Blue Tongues), but were also knocked out in the quarter finals by Northern Beaches.

Dingoes FC Women were hoping to repeat their championship win from 2005. The girls finished top of the table after the qualifying rounds, with 4 convincing wins and 1 draw. After a 17-0 defeat of Singaporeans RP Adroits in the SemiFinal, they unfortunately went down 1-2 to Vikings FC in the Grand Final.

Redbacks Juniors were contesting their first AFO (and their first tournament.) After a tough loss to 2004 and 2005 finalists Pakenham Pumas A in their first match, they finished 2nd after the qualifying rounds with 2 convincing victories. A tight SemiFinal win 4-3 over Mornington saw them into the Grand Final, but a much improved outfit unfortunately couldn't get over the line, going down 3-5 to Pakenham Pumas A.

Congratulations to the following WA players for their individual awards:
MVP (Men's) - Fabain Hell (Nordic Wolves)
MVP (Women's) - Mel Cathie (Dingoes FC)
MVP (Junior's) - Lachlan Kelsey (Redbacks)

AFO AllStars (Men)
GK - Andrew Cathie (Dingoes FC)
Ctr - Juerg Kihm (Nordic Wolves)
Fwd - Fabian Hell (Nordic Wolves)

AFO AllStars (Women)
Ctr - Mel Cathie (Dingoes FC)
Fwd - Tash Glass (Dingoes FC)

AFO AllStars (Juniors)
Ctr - David Westlund (Redbacks)

A record four teams from WA will be competed.

Dingoes FC Senior Men	Dingoes FC Senior Women	Nordic Wolves Senior Men	Redbacks FC Under 16
Andrew Cathie Peter Chapman Mark Delane Robbie Goldsmith Brett Herrington Aidan Knapp Sean Merridew Mike Pickford Rhys Spencer	Mel Cathie Cat Charnley Emily Floyd Tash Glass (C) Tish Ingram Tara Keogh Jill Roberts Narelle Roediger Nicole Serafin Gill Wallace Stacy Wallace Leith Woods	Paul Fitzgerald Nick Groves Fabian Hell Juerg Kihm Steve King Ben Mitchell Don O'Brien Alex Peck Michael Sigrist Jacob Stanley	Tim Campbell Kieran Erith Lachlan Kelsey Frank Main Dayan McSwain Matt Smith Lucas Westlund David Westlund Taylor Woodlands

AFO 2005

The AFO 2005 was held at the Central Coast Youth Club in Gosford, NSW between the 14th of April and 17th of April 2005.

WA's own FC Dingoes girls took out the Women's title, becoming the first WA team to win an Australian championship.

In the Men's competition, Nordic Wolves made the Quarter Finals before being defeated by eventual champions Sydney Blue Tongues. Revolution Sharks FC finished 9th after winning their playoff against Newcastle.

More details and stats can be found at http://www.floorballaustralia.org

AFO 2004

The AFO 2004 was held in Pakenham Indoor Recreation Centre, Pakenham, Victoria between the 15th of April and 18th of April 2004.

AFO 2003

The AFO 2003 was held in Newcastle Basketball Stadium, Broadmeadow between the 9th of April to the 13th of April 2003. Click here (49KB PDF format) to view the AFO ladder and player statistics for the Mens or click here(43 KB PDF format) to view the AFO ladder and player statistics for the Womens.

FAWA would like to thank all teams who participated in the AFO and thanks to Newcastle for organising the great event!

AFACC 2002

The Australian Floorball Association Club Championships (AFACC, now called Australian Floorball Open: AFO) 2002 was held in Melbourne over the weekend of April 6 & 7 at the Albert Park Sports and Aquatic Centre. Click here (48KB PDF format) to view the AFO ladder and player statistics for 2002.