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Officials Pronounce the 2008 Senior Nationals a Great Success
Posted 11 May 2008
The 2008 Senior Nationals at Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast in April/May 2008 were a great success from the point of view of the officials participating. Visiting officials presided over the final game with New South Wales winning against Victoria. The officials were Tony Martin (Vic), Stephen Bowness (New Zealand), John Frame (Vic), David Lee (New Zealand), Phil Clark (UK) and Paul Mercer (Vic).
This is the first time that we have had such a good representation of officials from other countries working together in the Senior Nationals and it was a valuable experience for all concerned.
It was decided that officials from the same State as competitors were eligible to manage the semi-finals, which allowed Richard Prater (Qld), Ken Parker (Qld), Tim Redshaw (Qld), Paul Taylor (ACT), Mark Vanselow (Vic) and Barbara Johnson (Qld) to work together for the Queensland versus Western Australia game which was won by WA.
Further reflections and other written or electronically recorded contributions from participating officials and other interested parties are welcome as additions to the website. Panel announced for 2008 Senior Nationals
Posted 6 January, 2008
AGOA Operations Manager, Paul Mercer, announced the Panel for the 2008 event.
The 12 officials appointed were:
Stephen Bowness (NZ) John Frame (Vic) Barbara Johnson (Qld) David Lee (NZ) Tony Martin (Vic) Paul Mercer (Vic) Marcus Misters (Qld) Darrin Mitchell (NSW) Ken Parker (Qld) Richard Prater (Qld) Tim Redshaw (Qld) Mark Vanselow (Vic) Two other officials, Phil Clarke (UK) and Paul Taylor (ACT) were placed on the Stand-by list. This represented the first time that our colleagues in New Zealand were appointed to the Panel for a Senior National Championships. We welcomed two of their most experienced officials, Stephen Bowness and David Lee, and enjoyed working with them. For Darrin Mitchell, Ken Parker and Mark Vanselow this was their first taste of officiating at this level and they each acquitted themselves very well indeed.
Past Events *********************************************** Australian Outback Development Tour Posted- 19th March 2007
A tentative itinerary has been released (see below) for the Australian Outback Development Tour to the USA in August/September of this year The tour, which is sanctioned by Gridiron Australia, is open to all officials who want to learn more about the game. To register your interest for this tour please contact the AGOA President, Tony Martin.
AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK DEVELOPMENT TOUR TO THE U.S.A.
Posted - 14 March 2007
The Australian National Team (the Outback) will be touring the United States later this year, and officals have been invited to join the tour.
The purpose of the tour is to give players, administrators and officials the opportunity to develop their skills in the home of American Football, and is also designed to give the Australian gridiron community an opportunity for international travel in lieu of the Australian team missing out on the 2007 World Cup.
The tour dates are from 26 August to 11 September inclusive. The tour will include visits to Utah and Los Angeles. The Australian team will play 3 games - a warmup scrimmage against a semi-pro team in Utah, a game against Snow Junior College in Utah, and a game against a semi-pro team in Los Angeles. Officials in the touring party will be given the opportunity to officiate in these games alongside U.S. officials. It is also hoped to arrange clinics with college officials for touring Australian officials.
Other highlights will include tours of college training facilities and attendance at two Brigham Young University games.
More details about the tour can be obtained from Paul Manera (pmanera@optusnet.com.au), Australian Coach and organiser of the tour. In additiona, if you are interested, please contact Tony Martin, AGOA President (tony-martin@telstra.com), so that AGOA can best organise our representation on the tour.
Please consider taking advantage of this excellent opportunity for professional development.
Nominations open for 2007 Junior Nationals
Posted 12 March 2007
The Nomination form for officials wishing to participate and a copy of the playing rules are now available from the "Downloads" section.
All officials are invited to nominate for this years event which will be held on the Gold Coast from 12th-20th May. It will be a 7-a-side tournament and AGOA has been asked to provide 4-man crews for all games.
It is expected that, with 5 states participating, the game schedule will be as follows although this subject to change:
Sunday 13th - 2 games
Monday 14th - 2 games
Wednesday 16th - 2 games
Thursday 17th - 2 games
Saturday 19th - 3 games
The AGOA AGM will be held on Saturday morning. Games are likely to be held at 1:30pm and 3:30pm each day.
Notification of 2007 Junior Nationals
Posted: 10 February 2007
Updated: 18 November 2007
The 2007 Gridiron Australia Junior Nationals tournament were held on the Gold Coast from the 12th to the 20th May (based upon a 6-team competition).
It was a 7-a-side tournament and AGOA provided 4-man crews for all games. First preference was be given to officials on the National Panel after which all officials will be invited to nominate for the tournament panel.
On-site accommodation was available (at individuals cost) and there may also be a small Participant Fee to cover Tournament merchandise and the Tournament Dinner (similar to the Senior nationals last year).
Annual General Meeting
Posted 10 February 2006
Updated 18 November 2007
The 2007 AGM was held in conjunction with the 2007 Junior National Championships on the Gold Coast in May. Formal notification was sent out once the tournament schedule is confirmed.
Dick Honig making good progress
Posted: 10 February, 2007
We are happy to report that Dick Honig is well on the road to recovery after being taken ill late November. Following treatment and a short stay in hospital, Dick has been taking things easy and appears to be getting back to his normal self.
Australian officials selected for Test Match
Queensland win Junior Nationals May, 2006
Information about the National Championships
Details of the two events are:
Juniors There were 5 teams competing. The game schedule was as follows:
Wed 24 May: 1:30pm SA 12 v ACT 26, 3:30pm Vic 8 v Qld 28
Thurs 25 May: 1:30pm ACT 32 v Vic 6, 3:30pm SA 0 v NSW 40
GA requested 4-man crews for all games so a panel of no more than 8 officials was be appointed with 2 officials on stand-by numbers permitting. This ensured that each official on the panel worked at least one game on each game day. If there were less than 8 officials nominating then the opportunity existed to work more games.
A game fee will be paid (amount to be advised once numbers are finalized) and participating officials were responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements and costs. GA was able to provide accommodation at the same venue as the teams.
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Seniors Where: Adelaide, Sth Australia When: 8th to 16th July
Format: 11-a-side, standard 2005 NCAA rules Crew size: either 5- or 6-man crews depending on number of officials available (and subject to negotiation with GA). All games will be worked by the same size crews
Further details will be provided as they become available.
Other information A panel of officials was appointed for each tournament. The intention was to give all participating officials an opportunity to work at least one game on each game-day.
Participation in either of these events may assist individuals who may wish to be considered should AGOA be invited to send officials to the 2007 World Cup in Japan.
World Cup Qualifier Australia v Korea Posted 01 December, 2006 It was announced today that Peter Springwald, Chairman of the IFAF Officiating Department, will referee the Australia v Korea World Cup qualifier next month. Peter comes from Germany and is a very experienced official at European and International level.
Three officials from each of the competing countries will make up the rest of the crew with the names of the Australian officials expected to be announced within the next few days.
Details of World Cup Qualifier Venue Posted 22 November, 2006
Following New Zealand's withdrawal from the World Cup, Australia will now face Korea on Saturday 27th January 2007 with the winner advancing to the World Cup in Japan in July.
Gridiron Australia have confirmed that the game will be played at the Gatorade Regional Athletics Centre, Mingara Drive, Tumbi Umbi on the Central Coast (approximately 1 hours drive north of Sydney). It will be a 90 yard field with 10 yard end zones and a grass surface. Kick-off will be at 5 pm local time.
Selection of the Australian officials for this game will be made by the IFAF Officiating Supervisor.
******************* AGOA selects first HoF class
Adelaide Grand Prix tourney November, 1989 (Vic, NSW, SA & WA teams involved)
as above, championship game crew..
Consolation final crew.. Neil Nitsche VIC, Ken Harry VIC, John
AGOA Conference 16-18 April 93 Canberra
from above event, group photo (refer above re initials only)
AGOA Convention 94 Canberra (similar faces as before + John Frame VIC & Michael Hill WA last 2 standing RHS and Andrew King NSW 2nd from left front row and Mark Looi QLD last in front row)
AGOA Conference 95 Melbourne (refer above re initials only) Junior Nationals, 2004 The 2004 Junior Nationals were held at Runaway Bay, Queensland from Friday 30th April to Monday 3rd May.
Results
Friday 30 April:
Senior Nationals Officiating Crew, 2003
Senior Nationals, 2003, Adelaide, South Australia.
Arena Football, 2002
Arena Football Training Camp, Hawaii, February 2002 Newman, NSW; David Mayne, NSW Australian Officials attend Arena Football training camp in Hawaii
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