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 organized by the national governing body for the sport, Broomball Australia.

Australian National Broomball Championships
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022 Australian National Broomball Championships
SportBroomball
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
  • Men's Elite (1990)
  • Women's Elite (1999)
  • Mixed Elite (1990)
  • Men's Intermediate (2003)
  • Mixed Intermediate (2003)
Country Australia

The Championships have been held annually since 1990, and attracts 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.

The 2022 Broomball Championships was held from April 21 - April 24 at Penrith Ice Palace, including both Men's and Women's competitions.

Divisions edit

Five divisions are contested annually (starting year in brackets): Men's Elite (1990), Women's Elite (1999), Mixed Elite (1990), Men's Intermediate (2003), and Mixed Intermediate (2003).

Men's Elite division edit

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has been by far the most successful team in the Men's Elite division.

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
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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 edit

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
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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 edit

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.

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
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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 edit

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
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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 edit

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
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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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