Albatross swoops up Adelaide Cup

The victorious HMAS Albatross Light team with another item for the trophy cabinet. Photo: ABPH Bill Louys

A total of 32 teams from various ships and establishments participated in the recent Adelaide Cup Touch Football Knockout.

The competition was played as a round robin competition, with the cup and plate semi-final results as follows:

Plate semi-finals: Victoria Barracks def HMAS Penguin2 4-3 and FIMA Sydney Greenies def HMAS Success1 3-2.

Cup semi-finals: AUSCDTONE def HMAS Waterhen Allstars 2-1 and HMAS Albatross Light def HMAS Kuttabul Warriors 3-1.

Victoria Barracks then went on to defeat FIMA Sydney Greenies 7-0 in the Plate grand final, while HMAS Albatross Light def AUSCDTONE 3-2 in the Cup grand final.

Congratulations to the 2003 Adelaide Cup winner HMAS Albatross Light and the 2003 Benny Hill Plate winner Vic Barracks.

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