Gridiron Australia, the governing body of American Football (Gridiron) has selected Melbourne to host the 2010 Senior National Championship Tournament, to be held at the State Netball/Hockey Centre in Parkville on April 10-16, 2010. This will be the first time Melbourne has hosted the event.
Competing in the tournament will be six state teams from across Australia: Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, and the ACT. New South Wales, the four-time defending champion, will look to protect its’ title again against all comers. This tournament has particular importance to the Victorian side, as Victoria has played NSW in each of the last three Grand Finals, only to come up short each time. This year however, Victoria will have home field advantage.
In attendance as a special guest will be Bill Lemonnier, a senior referee in the Big-10, a premier conference in the NCAA (college) competition in the USA.
Outstanding players from this tournament will also be selected to the Australian National Team, The Outback Squad, for its Gridiron World Cup campaign, to be held in Austria in 2011.
If you would like more information about Gridiron Australia, Gridiron Victoria, the Senior Nationals Tournament or to arrange an interview with any of our staff or players, you may contact:
Dan Levin, Gridiron Victoria, Tournament Director: 0434 510 031 or dmlevin@gmail.com
David Sedgwick, Gridiron Australia, Tournament Director: 0407 580 500 or davidse123@optusnet.com.au
General Information: info@gridironaustralia.org.au
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