The Asian Champs

The Organising Committee for the 9th Annual Asian Championships, Singapore, 6 September 2008 has been released.

Key pieces of informations are:

• 10 teams will compete (Laos replaces Japan this year)
• the teams will be split into two groups of 5 – Groups A and B
• Last year’s Grand Finalists, Hong Kong and Bali will be drawn in different groups
• There will be a random draw for the other positions in each group
• the 5 teams in each group will play each other once in a round robin format comprising 2 x 12 minute halves
• Semi Finals – The top 2 teams in each group will compete in the semis. Top team in Group A plays the 2nd team in Group B. Top team Group B plays 2nd team Group A. 2 x 15 minute halves.
• Grand Final – The winning teams from each semi final will play off in the Grand Final. 2 x 20 minute halves.

Please see the attached prospectus, the  9thannualasianchampionships2008_prospectus_03august for full details on the format and activities of this Aussie Rules Extravaganza.