Bali 9 Masters - A Master Stroke

19 April 2006, 09:09:27 (1491 clicks)

Santa Fe Bali Nines Masters Australian Rules Football Championships at the Canggu Club, Bali

IslandSportz recently hosted the 2006 Santa Fe Bali Nines Masters Australian Rules Football Championships at the Canggu Club, Bali. It was a day for the whole family - with a junior football clinic, netball games, as well as Indonesia’s only Gaelic Football game, the ‘Stiff Chilli Cup’.

The Bali Geckos were outclassed by their rivals the Jakarta Bintangs in an entertaining final. After a dominant first half, the Bintangs came out convincing winners in front of hundreds of spectators at the Canggu Club, Bali’s first private member’s sporting and recreational club.
Other teams to join were from Singapore and Australia. Rules were specially modified for the event, with the major ones being that teams are 9-a-side and all players must be 35 years and over.

The crowd was also thrilled by a unique Gaelic Football match, as well as netball games between teams from Bali and Jakarta. A junior football clinic was also a part of the day, where all participants received lessons on the basic skills of the game and were given a free football.