The Sydney Mets have been announced as the 2005 Champion Permit, defending their 2004 title.

They won the Mixed Open, Womens Open, Mens 30's and Mens 35's titles.

We hope everyone enjoyed the Touch and the NTL and the ATA would like to thank all players, officials, volunteers and supporters who attended the tournament.

We would especially like to thank the referees and ground staff for their assistance and all within Coffs Harbour who assisted with the running of the tournament.

To the players and team officials, congratulations again on not only your performance, but your behaviour and attitude at the tournaments.

We are extremely pleased with the growth of the NTL and are excited already about 2006!

Keep an eye on www.austouch.com.au for all the follow ups on the 2005 Asics National Touch League.

To check out some of the photos taken at the 2005 NTL, use the 'Gallery' link on the left hand side of the ATA homepage and then find the 2005 NTL pages.

All action shots from the tournaments are available for viewing and purchase on www.sportingimages.com.au

Here is a list of all teams finishing order for every division, including the odd success or disappointment in comparison with the 2004 finishing orders.

Mens Open
1 Sharks
2 Scorpions
3 Rustlers
4 Cobras
5 Mets
6 Suns
7 Hornets
8 Cyclones
9 ACT
10 Barbarians
11 Crusaders
12 Rebels
13 Eagles
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: In 2004 the Sydney Scorpions finished 7th, in 2005 they finished 2nd.

Womens Open
1 Mets
2 Cobras
3 Sharks
4 Barbarians
5 Cyclones
6 Hornets
7 Rustlers
8 Crusaders
9 Suns
10 Rebels
11 Scorpiosn
12 ACT
13 Eagles
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: The Barbarians narrowly missed a grand final berth in 2005, finishing 4th compared to 7th in 2004. The Southern Suns dropped from 4th in 2004 to 9th in 2005.

Mixed
1 Mets
2 Sharks
3 Cobras
4 Scorpions
5 Suns
6 Cyclones
7 Rustlers
8 Barbarians
9 ACT
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: The North Queensland Cyclones jumped from 10th to 6th in 2005 for the Mixed Open competiton!

Mens 20's
1 Suns
2 Eagles
3 Cobras
4 Sharks
5 Cyclones
6 Rustlers
7 Crusaders
8 Mets
9 Hornets
10 ACT
11 Rebels
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: The Sydney Mets dropped to 8th in 2005, after winning the division in 2004.

Womens 20's
1 Sharks
2 Cobras
3 Eagles
4 Suns
5 Hornets
6 Mets
7 ACT
8 Cyclones
9 Rebels
10 Crusaders
11 Rustlers
12 Scorpions
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: The Brisbane City Cobras were bottom or 9th in 2004 and this year finished runner up to the South Queensland Sharks.

Mens 30's
1 Mets
2 Sharks
3 Scorpions
4 Cobras
5 Suns
6 Rustlers
7 Crusaders
8 Warriors
9 Cyclones
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: Absent in 2004, the Suns claimed 5th position in 2005.

Mens 35's
1 Mets
2 Scorpions
3 Sharks
4 Cyclones
5 Cobras
6 Hornets
7 Suns
8 Warriors
9 Rustlers
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: No dramatic changes in this division! The Mets, Sharks, Scorpions and Cyclones the top four sides again!

Mens 40's
1 Scorpions
2 Sharks
3 Suns
4 Eagles
5 Touchwest
6 Cyclones
7 Rustlers
8 Mets
9 Wariors
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: The standout performance here was the South Queensland Sharks, who jumped from 8th in 2004 to 2nd in 2005.

Mens 45's
1 Cobras
2 Mets
3 Scorpions
4 Eagles
5 Rustlers
6 Cyclones
7 Suns
8 ACT
9 Sharks
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: The Suns dropped from 4th to 7th in 2005 and the Sharks dropped from 6th to 9th. The Rustlers finished 5th after not competing in 2004.

Mens 50's
1 Hornets
2 Mets
3 Eagles
4 Sharks
5 Cobras
6 Rustlers
7 Suns
8 Cyclones
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: The ladders were almost identical, although the Mets jumped from 4th in 2004 to 2nd in 2005.

Womens 30's
1 Crusaders
2 Scorpions
3 Suns
4 Mets
5 Cobras
6 Rustlers
7 Cyclones
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: The pool was completely different in 2005 from 2004, with several different teams and permits. The success story is by far the Crusaders, who finished 3rd in 2004, competing as South Australia and this year jumped to claim the title.

Womens 35's
1 Hornets
2 Suns
3 Sharks
4 Cyclones
5 Rustlers
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: With only five teams in 2005, there were no notable mentions for big improvements or downward slides in 2005.

Womens 40's
1 Scorpions
2 Cyclones
3 Eagles
4 Cobras
5 Hornets
6 Rustlers
*Performances to note from 2004-2005: The North Queensland Cyclones finished 5th in 2004 and were grand final debutants in 2005, finishing 2nd.


CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP:
Sydney Metropolitan (95 points, Womens Open, Mixed Open, Mens 30's, Mens 35's)

South Queensland Sharks (93 points, Mens Open, Womens 20's)
Brisbane Cobras (84 points, Mens 45's)

Sydney Scorpions (74 points, Mens 40's, Womens 40's)

Southern Suns (71 points, Mens 20's)

North Queensland Cyclones (56 points)

Hunter Western Hornets (51 points, Mens 50's, Womens 35's)
Queensland Country Rustlers (49 points)

Northern Eagles (45 points)

Crusaders (30 points, Womens 30's)

Australian Capital Territory (18 points)

Barbarians (16 points)

Sydney Rebels (11 points)

Aust Defence Forces Warriors (5 points)

Touchwest (5 points)