World Footy News

The Asian Championships played in Kuala Lumpur on 5th September, 2009 were immensely successful in terms of participation with 10 Senior teams, 3 Under 18 Teams, Auskick and over 400 players, seniors and juniors participating. After a day of intense competition, last year's winners Dubai (UAE) Heat and Jakarta Bulldogs both managed a repeat triumph in the Senior and Junior competitions.

ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - FULL RESULTS

Results of all matches played are shown below

POOL MATCHES

GROUP A	W	L
Dubai Heat	4	0
Hong Kong Dragons	3	1
Malaysian Warriors	1	3
Jakarta Bintangs	1	3
Thailand Tigers	1	3

POOL A MATCHES

Dubai Heat 6.1 (37) d Jakarta Bintangs 2.0 (12)
Hong Kong Dragons 5.2 (32) d Thailand Tigers 1.2 (8)
Malaysian Warriors 3.3 (21) lost to Dubai Heat 5.4 (34)
Jakarta Bintangs 1.1 (7) lost to Hong Kong Dragons 4.5 (29)
Thailand Tigers 6.2 (38) d Malaysian Warriors 3.2 (20)
Dubai Heat 4.4 (28) d Hong Kong Dragons 1.0 (6)
Jakarta Bintangs 4.2 (26) lost to Malaysian Warriors 5.1 (31)
Thailand Tigers 1.1 (7) lost to Dubai Heat 6.4 (40)
Hong Kong Dragons 5.5 (33) d Malaysian Warriors 3.1 (19)
Jakarta Bintangs 6.1(37) d Thailand Tigers 4.3 (27)

GROUP B	W	L
Singapore Wombats	4	0
Bali Geckos	3	1
China Reds	2	2
Lao Elephants	1	3
Vietnam Swans	0	4

POOL B MATCHES

Singapore Wombats 5.4 (34) d Laos Elephants 0.0 (0)
Bali Geckos 3.5 (23) d China Reds 3.3 (21)
Vietnam Swans 4.4 (28) lost to Singapore Wombats 6.5 (41)
Laos Elephants 1.3 (9) lost to Bali Geckos 6.3 (39)
China Reds 6.7 (43) d Vietnam Swans 0.2 (2)
Singapore Wombats 4.5 (29) d Bali Geckos 2.2 (14)
Laos Elephants 3.4 (22) d Vietnam Swans 0.2 (2)
China Reds 2.2 (14) lost to Singapore Wombats 3.5 (23)
Laos Elephants 2.5 (17) lost to China Reds 4.3 (27)
Bali Geckos 10.2 (62) d Vietnam Swans 1.1 (7)

FINALS

Semi Finals

Dubai Heat 9.5 (59) d Bali Geckos 2.1 (13)
Singapore Wombats 7.1 (43) d Hong Kong 0.8 (8)

Grand Final

Dubai Heat 6.7 (43) d Singapore 3.3 (21)

POOL MATCHES - JUNIOR (U/18)

JUNIOR COMPETITION	W	L
Jakarta Bulldogs	2	0
Malaysian Warriors 1	1	1
Malaysian Warriors 2	0	2

Malaysian Warriors 1 6.5 (41) d Malaysian Warriors 2 0.1 (1)
Jakarta 8.6 (54) d Malaysian Warriors 1 1.1 (7)
Malaysian Warriors 2 0.0 (0) lost to Jakarta 6.5 (41)

U/18 Final

Jakarta Bulldogs 9.5 (59) d Malaysian Warriors 1 0.1 (1)

In addition to the football, an innovation this year was the introduction of a 100m Sprint, the event being held during the lunch break. In the great tradition of the AFL Grand Final Sprint, each team provided one player, and the Senior Sprint was won by Nathan Flax of Bali Geckos, with the Junior Sprint won by Ashraf of Malaysian Warriors.

At the conclusion of the Championships the best 20 players were named as the Asian Lions, the Asian all-star team. The players named were:-

Player of the Tournament - Damien Hoo (Thailand Tigers)

Seniors Player of the Final - Andrew Bereza (Dubai Heat)

U18's Player of the Final - Lewis White (Jakarta Bulldogs)

ASIAN ALL-STARS SQUAD

Damien Hoo	Thailand Tigers
Nick Hart	Dubai Heat
Brent Cowell	Malaysian Warriors
Henry Fenner	Laos Elephants
Drew Franklin	Vietnam Swans
Dwight Stuchbury	Hong Kong Dragons
Craig Pope	Singapore Wombats
Stuart Dodds	Dubai Heat
Grant Bell	China Reds
Matthew Chilcott	Bali Geckos
Chris Sanderford	Hong Kong Dragons
Sam Troon	Dubai Heat
Shane Johnson	Bali Geckos
Joshua Ryder	Hong Kong Dragons
Peter Muir	Bali Geckos
Scott McDonough	Malaysian Warriors
Damien Smith	Jakarta Bintangs
Dion Cope	Malaysian Warriors
Mark Parthezius	Bali Geckos
Alan Sutherland	Thailand Tigers