Albatross defends

Action from the 2002 Adelaide Cup Touch Football competition, which saw a thrilling win to the HMAS Albatross team. Photo by ABPH Ollie Garside.

HMAS Albatross has won the 2002 Adelaide Cup Touch Football competition for the second consecutive year, defeating AUSCDT ONE in a thrilling final.

Conducted at Randwick Barracks, the Cup attracted 15 teams from Sydney based ships and establishments.

This was broken into three pools of five teams in a round robin format, with each team playing a minimum of four games.

HMAS Albatross, HMAS Penguin and AUSCDT ONE soon established themselves as strong favourites for the title.

The semi-final saw HMAS Albatross One defeat HMAS Albatross Two (7-2) and AUSCDT ONE defeated HMAS Penguin (2-0) in a closely contested match.

In the grand final, HMAS Albatross defeated AUSCDT ONE (3-0) in a game of skill and spirit, ensuring the Cup’s journey south.

AUSCDT ONE took home the Benny Hill Plate as runner-up, replacing 2001 Plate winner, HMAS Waterhen.

RIGHT: Action from the 2002 Adelaide Cup Touch Football competition, which saw a thrilling win to the HMAS Albatross team.
Photo by ABPH Ollie Garside.

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