Phuket Masters
Date: Saturday 24th March, 2018, 9.00am
Venue: Alan Cooke Ground, Phuket
Format: 12-a-side masters (over 35’s) tournament
Competing teams:
– Sabre Tooth Tigers (Thailand)
– Indonesian Rockers
– Malaysian Warriors
– Singapore Wombats
There will also be a match played between the Thailand Tigers and the newly formed Indonesian Volcanoes (2.00pm)
Tentative Schedule:
Friday 23rd March
– AustCham Thailand may host a networking event at a new restaurant located near Patong Beach. This is a great opportunity for some to establish business connections. Details will be forwarded once we receive confirmation.
– Friday night football – Rd1 match between Essendon and Adelaide will be televised in bars (we will recommend somewhere once we finalise any possible sponsorship arrangements, though there are plenty of options). Match will start at 3.50pm local time.
– Presidents and Captains meeting to be held at 7.00pm
Saturday 24th March
– 7.45am departure from Patong to Alan Cooke Ground
– 9.00am Round Robin Matches commence
– 1.00pm Finals (if required)
– 2.00pm Thailand Tigers vs Indonesian Volcanoes (possibly earlier depending on Masters schedule)
– 4.00pm return to Patong
– 7.00pm Function (TBA)
Umpires
If any teams have an umpire that are touring can they please let us know. As you know, we rely on umpires to play matches and help here is required. Teams will also be required to provide goal and boundary umpires when they are not playing.
Player Insurance
We strongly recommend that all competing players and supporters have appropriate medical insurance in the event of something going wrong. We will arrange a medical team to be present during the matches.
Match Fee
In order to cover expenses, the Tigers will need to charge teams a fee. We are trying to keep this to a minimum, but please appreciate that there are costs to book the ground and setup the venue appropriately for the tournament.
This amounts to a cost of US$300 per team.
Can you please arrange to make payment for your tournament entry by Wednesday 28th February to the account below:
Siam Commercial Bank
Account Number: 0973015841
Account Name: Andrew Francis Cox
Swift Code: SICOTHBK
PH: +66-89-668-6162 (Andrew Cox)
Branch Address:
Siam Commercial Bank
Please reply to this email to confirm payment
Accommodation Options
The Tigers recommend teams stay around the Patong area, nearby to Soi Bangla which is the home to nightlife in Phuket. For the best accommodation options, we recommend teams look on Agoda and find the hotel that best suits the budget and requirements of the playing group that are attending.
We recommend the Tigers look to stay at one of these options:
Other options that may appeal include:
- Boat Lagoon Resort (not in Patong)
- 3.5* Deevana Patong Resort and Spa (2.8KTHB/night)
- 4*Beyond Patong (4K/night)- This is new and only recently opened
- 4*Phuket Graceland (5.6K/night)
- 4* The Kee Resort and Spa (5.1K/night)
- 4* Patong Merlin (5.4K/night)
- 5* Burasari (5K/night)
- 3* Ibis Patong- 2K THB/night
All prices listed are in Thai Baht.
The Tigers and Warriors stayed at the Deevana back in 2015 when we played a match at the same venue, and it served purposes well.
Match Rules
You can see the slightly modified match rules attached below. We will play with 12 players per side, and matches will be 2 twelve-minute halves.
Fixture
| 9.00am | Sabre Tooth Tigers | Indonesian Rockers |
| 9.30am | Singapore Wombats | Malaysian Warriors |
| 10.15am | Sabre Tooth Tigers | Singapore Wombats |
| 10.45am | Indonesian Rockers | Malaysian Warriors |
| 11.30am | Sabre Tooth Tigers | Malaysian Warriors |
| 12.00pm | Indonesian Rockers | Singapore Wombats |
| 12.30pm | Auskick | |
| 1.00pm | 4th | 3rd |
| 1.30pm | 1st | 2nd |
| 2.00pm | Thailand Tigers | Indonesian Volcanoes |
Food and drink will be available, and entry is free. All supporters are welcome for what will be a great day of Aussie Rules Football in Phuket.
Match schedule will be updated and published here two weeks prior to the event.
For more information contact the Thailand Tigers – thailandtigers@gmail.com
Tournament Rules can be found here: Phuket Masters Rules
