by Chelsea Cryer | Sep 13, 2019 | Latest News
The 2019 Wollongong Primary Schools Gala Day was held on Tuesday, the 10th of September at Thomas Dalton Park.
There was 26 teams competing across four divisions. Camden South Public School nearly did the clean sweep, making all four finals and taking home the trophy in three of them.
FINAL STANDINGS
JUNIOR BOYS
1/ Camden South Public School
2/ Port Kembla Public School
3/ Mount St. Thomas Public School
4/ Figtree Heights Public School
5/ Helensburgh Public School
6/ Bulli Public School
JUNIOR GIRLS
1/ Camden South Public School
2/ Helensburgh Public School
3/ Figtree Heights Public School
4/ Port Kembla Public School
5/ Mount St. Thomas Public School
6/ Bulli Public School
SENIOR BOYS
1/ Camden South Public School
2/ Port Kembla Public School 2
3/ Mount St. Thomas Public School
4/ Figtree Heights Public School
5/ Helensburgh Public School
6/ Bulli Public School
7/ Port Kembla Public School 1
SENIOR GIRLS
1/ Mount St. Thomas Public School
2/ Camden South Public School
3/ Port Kembla Public School 2
4/ Bulli Public School
5/ Helensburgh Public School
6/ Figtree Heights Public School
7/ Port Kembla Public School 1
We would like to thank all the schools, teachers and referees that participated, we hope everyone had an enjoyable day out and we look forward to seeing you all again next year!
by Chelsea Cryer | Sep 6, 2019 | Latest News
Australian Oztag CEO, Bill Harrigan has been conducting referee clinics this week and he’s been impressed with the turnouts.
Referees are a very important part of our sport and as the saying goes, “No referees, no game!”.
Referee clinics were held at the following locations:
2nd September – Baulkham Hills
3rd September – Central Coast
5th September – Camden
We will see a host of new talented referees hit the Oztag fields this summer.
Australian Oztag will be running another referee clinic next week, conducted by Phillip Browne (founder of Oztag in the UK):
9th September – South East Sydney (Heffron Park)
If you’d like to get involved in the Oztag refereeing ranks, please contact your local association. If you’d like to progress your refereeing, there will be a pathway for you to referee at State Cups, Australian Championships and World Cups.
Bill Harrigan giving us his best, “At LOWES!” impression.
by Chelsea Cryer | Sep 5, 2019 | Latest News
Australian sides will return to the Oztag field for the first time since dominating the 2018 Tag World Cup at this month’s International Invitational Challenge on the Central Coast.
Australia won 18 of the 22 divisions at last year’s tournament and will take plenty of confidence into the one day event later this month.
“It’s been a while since the teams have played together so everyone is really looking forward to getting back on the field in the green and gold jersey,” Australian Oztag director Gary Kinkade told Oztag Australia.
“The teams for this tournament were picked back at the 2018 Australian Championships up in Coffs Harbour. Our coaches created a shortlist of roughly 20-30 players in each division and then picked a final squad of 16-18 to play later this month.”
21 Australian sides will compete in 20 divisions at the invitational, with an Australian U17s development set to compete in the Boys 18s division.
“It gives those boys a little bit more experience playing at International level and I think it will help them a lot as they push into the 18s division the following year,” Kinkade said.
Teams from Lebanon, Italy, China, Vietnam, Greece, Ireland, Indigenous Australian and Pacific Islands will look to upset Australia in a number of divisions.
“Lebanon will be very strong in the Men’s Opens. A lot of that side comes from Homebush and they’ve been the dominant side at the past few Nationals and NSW State Cups. But our Men’s Opens seem pretty confident that they can do the job so it’ll be interesting to watch.
“The Australian Women’s Opens side will also play their first tournament without their long term coach Karen Smith.
“Their new coach Matty Pateman has some big shoes to fill, but he’s very experienced and has been involved in Oztag since 1997, so I’m confident he’s up to it. He said he isn’t looking to change a whole lot so hopefully those girls can continue their success.
“The Pacific Island sides will also be very strong. They play a slightly different style of Tag to the Australian sides and they have lots of skill and speed.”
The Men’s Opens division will be particularly tight with Australia looking to bounce back after missing the final of last year’s World Cup but Kinkade seems confident his sides will be able to impress on home soil.
“I’d like to see Australia win every division, that’s my goal and that’s what we’ve been focusing on. That’s not to say that most of the divisions won’t be tight, we’ll need to play our best but I’m confident all of our sides will do very well.”
The 2019 International Invitational Challenge kicks off at Bateau Bay on September 22 at 8:30am with finals to begin at 3:30pm.
by Chelsea Cryer | Sep 3, 2019 | Latest News
The next school holidays will see three clinics take place across Sydney in October for junior Oztag players.
The school holiday clinics will be taking place in the following venues / dates:
Fairfield – Thursday, 3rd October (NOW FULL)
Blacktown – Wednesday, 9th October
Northern Beaches – Thursday, 10th October
Each clinic will cost $20 per player and includes morning tea. Each clinic will run from 10am – 1pm and will be a fun filled day of Oztag skills and drills plus a chance to make a bunch of new mates!
Spaces are limited so make sure to register ASAP to avoid missing out! Get Tagged You’ll Love It!
For more information and/or to register, email phil@oztag.com.au
by Chelsea Cryer | Aug 30, 2019 | Latest News
The draws and pools for the 2019 Junior Australian Championships have now been released.
The tournament will commence on Friday, the 18th of October and conclude on Sunday, the 20th of October at the state of the art C.ex Coffs International stadium.
At the 2018 Junior Australian Championships, the Tigers dominated winning 10 titles out of a possible 18! Will we see another region dominate this year?
2018 HONOUR BOARD:
Boys 9s – Central Coast
Boys 10s – Tigers
Boys 11s – Tigers
Boys 12s – Tigers
Boys 13s – Tigers
Boys 14s – Tigers
Boys 15s – Stingrays
Boys 16s – Tigers
Boys 17s – Tigers
Girls 9s – Stingrays
Girls 10s – Tigers
Girls 11s – Tigers
Girls 12s – Vipers
Girls 13s – Tigers
Girls 14s – Sonics
Girls 15s – Wolves
Girls 16s – Sonics
Girls 17s – Stingers
Positions for the Australian 16s team to compete in the 2020 Trans Tasman Test series will be selected from the 2019 Junior Australian Championships. The current 17s Australian development players are selected in the 2020 18s team, the vacated position in the 17s team will be filled with new members from the 2019 Junior Australian Championships.
We’d like to congratulate all players who have been selected to represent their regions at the 2019 Junior Australian Championships. All the best with your preparations and safe travels to and from Coffs Harbour. We look forward to seeing you all soon!
2019 JUNIOR AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday 18th, Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th October
C.ex Coffs International Stadium
POOLS
DRAW
FIELD MAP
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
EXPLANATORY NOTES
by Chelsea Cryer | Aug 29, 2019 | Latest News
NSW Oztag Head of Development Luke Manahan believes selecting NSW Merit sides at this month’s NSW Schools Champions of Champions tournament will further strengthen the development pathway for young Oztag players in the state.
The best school Oztag sides competed against one another at the Champion of Champions tournament after qualifying by finishing in the top two at 13 regional tournaments.
Selectors then picked the best of the best from the one day tournament and named NSW Merit sides at the completion of the event.
“It’s the first time we’ve selected Merit sides as part of our schools pathway and we think it’s something that we can really develop,” Manahan told Oztag Australia.
“While our older players can be picked in National representative teams each year, we identified that there wasn’t really a dominant pathway for high school aged players.
“We launched the Australian Oztag High Performance Academy earlier this year and now we’ve added the NSW Schools pathway to make sure we identify the best young talent in the state and keep them in our sport.”
Manahan said there were initial plans in place to schedule matches for the NSW Merit sides in the future, with the potential for State of Origin style matches against Queensland and potentially even New Zealand Schools down the track.
“We know we’ve got plenty of talent playing in these school tournaments so we want to identify the best of them and then give those players the opportunity to test themselves against others like them,” he said.
“There’s now a genuine pathway for young players through club representative and school tournaments from their first game, right through to potentially representing Australia in International matches and at World Cups.”
To view the 2019 NSW School Merit teams, click on the below links:
BOYS
Boys YR 7/8
Boys YR 9/10
Boys YR 11/12
GIRLS
Girls YR 7/8
Girls YR 9/10
Girls YR 11/12
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