Australian National Broomball Championships

The Australian National Broomball Championships is an annual broomball tournament, held in various cities across Australia, to determine Australia's national champions. The tournament is organised by the national governing body for the sport, Broomball Australia.

The Championships have been held annually since 1990, and as of 2006 attract representative teams from New South Wales, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, and Victoria. Teams representing Gold Coast and Coffs Harbour have also participated in the past. In 2003 an invitational team composed of American and Japanese players took part but were ineligible for finals.

Five divisions are contested annually (starting year in brackets):

  • Men's Elite (1990)
  • Women's Elite (1999)
  • Mixed Elite (1990)
  • Men's Intermediate (2003)
  • Mixed Intermediate (2003)

Men's Elite Division

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has been by far the most successful team in the Men's Elite division, winning fourteen of the twenty-one events held to date.

List of Men's Elite Champions and Runners Up by Year[1]
Year Host City Champion Runner Up
1990 Bendigo, Victoria South Australia ACT
1991 Bendigo, Victoria South Australia ACT
1992 Adelaide, South Australia ACT South Australia
1993 Canberra, ACT ACT (ACT Flames) ACT (ACT Animals)
1994 Bendigo, Victoria ACT South Australia
1995 Bendigo, Victoria ACT South Australia
1996 Sydney, New South Wales ACT Queensland
1997 Gold Coast, Queensland ACT Queensland
1998 Adelaide, South Australia ACT Queensland
1999 Townsville, Queensland ACT New South Wales
2000 Canberra, ACT ACT Queensland
2001 Sydney, New South Wales ACT New South Wales
2002 Adelaide, South Australia ACT South Australia
2003 Canberra, ACT ACT New South Wales
2004 Gold Coast, Queensland New South Wales North Queensland
2005 Sydney, New South Wales ACT Queensland
2006 Adelaide, South Australia New South Wales ACT
2007 Canberra, ACT ACT New South Wales
2008 Sydney, New South Wales New South Wales ACT
2009 Adelaide, South Australia New South Wales South Australia
2010 Canberra, ACT New South Wales South Australia
Number of Men's Elite Titles per Representative Team
State/Territory Championships Runners Up Titles
Australian Capital Territory 14 5 (including 1 all-ACT final)
New South Wales 5 4
North Queensland 0 1
Queensland 0 5
South Australia 2 6
Men's Elite Player Statistics Leaders
Honour Name State/Territory #
Most Games Played Shane Martin Australian Capital Territory 118
Most Goals Scored Shane Martin Australian Capital Territory 101
Most Assists Shane Martin Australian Capital Territory 43
Most Points Shane Martin Australian Capital Territory 144 (101 goals, 43 assists)
Most Hat-Tricks Shane Martin Australian Capital Territory 8
Most Shut Outs Bruce Davidson Australian Capital Territory 28

Women's Elite Division
List of Women's Elite Champions and Runners Up by Year[2]
Year Host City Champion Runner Up
1999 Townsville, Queensland ACT New South Wales & Queensland (combined team)
2000 Canberra, ACT ACT New South Wales
2001 Sydney, New South Wales ACT New South Wales
2002 Adelaide, South Australia ACT South Australia
2003 Canberra, ACT New South Wales ACT
2004 Gold Coast, Queensland New South Wales South Australia
2005 Sydney, New South Wales New South Wales Queensland
2006 Adelaide, South Australia New South Wales Queensland
2007 Canberra, ACT New South Wales Queensland
2008 Sydney, New South Wales South Australia New South Wales
2009 Adelaide, South Australia New South Wales South Australia
2010 Canberra, ACT New South Wales South Australia
Number of Women's Elite Titles per Representative Team
State/Territory Championships Runners Up Titles
Australian Capital Territory 4 1
New South Wales 7 4 (includes 1 combined with Queensland)
Queensland 0 4 (includes 1 combined with New South Wales)
South Australia 1 4
Women's Elite Player Statistics Leaders (accurate up to and including 2006 National Championships)[3]
Honour Name State/Territory #
Most Games Played Tracy Allison Australian Capital Territory 22
Most Goals Scored Tracy Ivin New South Wales 16
Most Assists Tracy Ivin New South Wales 9
Most Points Tracy Ivin New South Wales 25 (16 goals, 9 assists)
Most Hat-Tricks Nikki Brown
Chris Jeacle-Banks		 Australian Capital Territory 1
Most Shut Outs Donna Law
Shannon Vost		 Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales		 4

Mixed Elite Division

In mixed play, each team has an equal number of male and female players on the ice. The ACT have also had a successful history in this division, winning in nine times.

List of Mixed Elite Champions and Runners Up by Year[4]
Year Host City Champion Runner Up
1990 Bendigo, Victoria South Australia ACT
1991 Bendigo, Victoria ACT South Australia
1992 Adelaide, South Australia ACT South Australia
1993 Canberra, ACT ACT (ACT Cougars) ACT (ACT #2)
1994 Bendigo, Victoria ACT (ACT Cougars) ACT (ACT #2)
1995 Bendigo, Victoria Queensland ACT
1996 Sydney, New South Wales ACT Queensland
1997 Gold Coast, Queensland ACT Queensland
1998 Adelaide, South Australia ACT New South Wales
1999 Townsville, Queensland New South Wales ACT
2000 Canberra, ACT ACT New South Wales
2001 Sydney, New South Wales New South Wales ACT
2002 Adelaide, South Australia New South Wales ACT
2003 Canberra, ACT ACT Queensland
2004 Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast South Australia
2005 Sydney, New South Wales New South Wales Queensland
2006 Adelaide, South Australia New South Wales ACT
2007 Canberra, ACT Maria Estenson Simon Shuster
Number of Mixed Elite Titles per Representative Team
State/Territory Championships Runners Up Titles
Australian Capital Territory 9 7 (including 2 all-ACT finals)
Gold Coast 1 0
New South Wales 5 2
Queensland 1 4
South Australia 1 3
Mixed Elite Player Statistics Leaders (accurate up to and including 2006 National Championships)[5]
Honour Name State/Territory #
Most Games Played Tracy Allison Australian Capital Territory 72
Most Goals Scored Saxon Hooper New South Wales & Queensland 67
Most Assists Saxon Hooper New South Wales & Queensland 26
Most Points Saxon Hooper New South Wales & Queensland 93 (67 goals, 26 assists)
Most Hat-Tricks Saxon Hooper


Chris Lucas
(tied)		 New South Wales & Queensland (Hooper);

Australian Capital Territory (Lucas)		 6
Most Shut Outs Ian Easterbrook Australian Capital Territory 8

Men's Intermediate Division

New South Wales have won two of the four Men's Intermediate titles since the division was introduced at the 2003 National Championships.

List of Men's Intermediate Champions and Runners Up by Year[6]
Year Host City Champion Runner Up
2003 Canberra, ACT ACT New South Wales
2004 Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast New South Wales
2005 Sydney, New South Wales New South Wales ACT
2006 Adelaide, South Australia New South Wales (NSW #1) New South Wales (NSW #2)
2007 Canberra, ACT - -
Number of Men's Intermediate Titles per Representative Team
State/Territory Championships Runners Up Titles
Australian Capital Territory 1 1
Gold Coast 1 0
New South Wales 2 3 (including 1 all-NSW final)

Mixed Intermediate Division

New South Wales have dominated the Mixed Intermediate division, winning three of the four titles up to 2006; the other one saw Coffs Harbour, a city in New South Wales, emerge victorious.

+ List of Mixed Intermediate Champions and Runners Up by Year[7]

Year Host City Champion Runner Up
2003 Canberra, ACT New South Wales (NSW #1) New South Wales (NSW #2)
2004 Gold Coast, Queensland Coffs Harbour Gold Coast
2005 Sydney, New South Wales New South Wales (NSW #1) New South Wales (NSW #2)
2006 Adelaide, South Australia New South Wales (NSW #1) Queensland
2007 Canberra, ACT - -
Number of Mixed Intermediate Titles per Representative Team
State/Territory Championships Runners Up Titles
Coffs Harbour 1 0
Gold Coast 0 1
New South Wales 3 2 (both all-NSW finals)
Queensland 0 1
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See also

References
  1. List of Men's Elite National Champions
  2. List of Women's Elite National Champions
  3. National Championships Player Statistics - Women's Elite Division
  4. List of Mixed Elite National Champions
  5. National Championships Player Statistics - Mixed Elite Division
  6. List of Men's Intermediate National Champions
  7. List of Mixed Intermediate National Champions
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