Downunder Rankings - April 2006

3-Apr-2006

Our first Downunder Rankings update for 2006 includes results from Otago Southland Regional contest. Results for 2001 have been removed from the table.

The first of the 2006 regional contest results - Otago Southland - has been included in this update. Last year's points have been discounted by 20%; points for 2002, 2003 and 2004 have been further discounted; and the 2001 results have been removed from the table. All up this has produced an interesting start to the Downunder rankings for 2006.

Predictably, St Kilda Brass and Ascot Park Hotel Brass of Invercargill have moved up in the rankings because of their placings in Roxburgh on the weekend.

As the 2001 results have dropped off the table, and older years further discounted, this has negatively impacted some bands who achieved strong results in earlier years.

Downunder Rankings table as at 3rd April 2006:

#	Band	State/District	Points	+/-
1	NZ Community Trust Woolston Brass	Canterbury	395.9	-
2	St Kilda Brass	Otago Southland	370.0	+4
3	Waratah Brass Newcastle	New South Wales	348.2	+2
4	Ascot Park Hotel Brass of Invercargill	Otago Southland	337.8	+4
5	Brisbane Excelsior	Queensland	331.9	-3
6	K&N Brass	South Australia	327.9	+1
7	The "Trusts" Waitakere Brass	Auckland	318.0	-4
8	Dalewool Auckland Brass	Auckland	315.4	-4
9	St Mary's Band Club Brass	New South Wales	287.7	-
10	Glenorchy City Concert Brass	Tasmania	268.4	+2
11	Canterbury Foundation Brass	Canterbury	267.4	-
12	Hawthorn Band	Victoria	264.5	-2
13	Marlborough District Brass	West Coast	257.1	+1
14	Kew Band Melbourne	Victoria	252.2	-1
15	Brisbane Brass	Queensland	233.4	+3
16	City of Holroyd Brass	New South Wales	218.4	-1
17	Willoughby City Band	New South Wales	207.2	-
18	Brass Wanganui	Central	200.3	-2
19	Tanunda Town Band	South Australia	191.9	+1
20	South Brisbane Federal	Queensland	187.6	-1
21	Darebin City Brass - Preston Band	Victoria	163.6	-
22	Footscray-Yarraville City Band	Victoria	150.7	+1
23	Midland Brick Brass	Western Australia	126.0	+2
24	Castle Trust Hamilton Brass	Waikato Bay of Plenty	124.0	+2
25	Rotorua Brass	Waikato Bay of Plenty	121.0	-3
26	Trust Porirua City Brass	Wellington	110.5	+2
27	Pelorus Trust Wellington Brass	Wellington	108.0	-3
28	Moreland City Band	Victoria	103.7	-1
28	Nelson City Brass	West Coast	103.7	+3
30	Titan Hutt City Brass	Wellington	99.7	-
31	Canning City Brass	Western Australia	93.0	+1
32	Capricornia Silver	Queensland	91.2	-3
33	North Shore Brass	Auckland	81.7	+1
34	Tauranga City Silver	Waikato Bay of Plenty	77.0	-1
35	Gunnedah Shire Band	New South Wales	53.3	-
36	Port of Napier Brass	Central	50.7	-
37	Westport Municipal	West Coast	44.0	-
38	Tasman Eastern Bay of Plenty Brass	Waikato Bay of Plenty	36.0	-
39	Smiths Locksmiths Manukau City	Auckland	27.0	-
40	Te Awamutu Brass	Waikato Bay of Plenty	18.0	-
41	Auckland City Brass	Auckland	9.0	-

The next major contest to be factored into the rankings will be the Australian National Championships in about 10 days time. This contest will have a significant impact, particularly with bands travelling from New Zealand.