Organising Committee
Tournament Director - Kolja Koracak
Born and raised in Croatia, Kolja learned about the greatest game on earth while studying in Phoenix and playing for the Arizona Hawks.
After graduating from Grand Canyon University, Kolja returned to Croatia in 2001 and founded Croatia's first Aussie Rules team. He has been a player/president ever since.
Under his leadership Croatia made a succesful debut at the 2008 EU Cup in Prague, reaching the final in their first attempt.
Kolja is active in the Australian community and for the past two years has organised Australia Day events for 1,200 people. He is currently employed by McCann Erickson advertising agency.
Communications - Philip Porublev
A graduate in Computer Systems Engineering, Philip has, through work, lived in Australia, Canada, UK, France, the Netherlands and Finland
but now calls Sweden home. Having worked all over the world, he has still found time to manage tournaments such as the Multicultural
Cup and EU Cup, run several successful startup businesses and continue in his second sport Rugby, in which he coached the junior Swedish
mens national rugby team in 2004. In 2003, he was a key driver in starting the Stockholm Australian Football Federation (SAFF)
and in 2008 was the Team Manager for Sweden at the Australian Football International Cup in Melbourne.
Operations - Brian Clarke
Born in Amsterdam, Brian has lived and worked in Australia, Japan and the UK. A law graduate, his business background includes law,
AFL Queensland and the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade. Brian has been involved in international footy since 1996.
He has been responsible for the creation of such concepts as the International Cup, Multicultural Cup, Australian Convicts,
Touch Aussie Rules and the Aussie Rules Schools program. He has visited over 20 countries to assist the development of the game
internationally and has been involved in all aspects of Australian football, whether as a player, coach, umpire or administrator. He is currently the General Manager of Aussie Rules UK and divides his time between London and Melbourne.
Australia Liaison - Ashley Ball
Currently residing in Perth, Ashley has recently returned to Australia after being based in Europe since 2001.
A graduate in Computer Technology Ashley was employed as a
Project Manager within the Logistics industry in Prague.
He has been involved in European Australian Football since 2004, playing and coaching in Köln Germany for two years and then managing the Czech Australian Football League.
He successfully organised a Tri-Nations tournament between Croatia, Austria and Czech Republic in 2006 along with the 2006 CEAFL championships in Prague.
He was the Tournament Director for EU Cup 2007 in Hamburg and 2008 EU Cup in Prague.
Logistics - Robert Gojevic
Born in Melbourne, Robert has lived in Zagreb since 1992. Robert has a Bachelor of Arts and Diploma in Education from the La Trobe University in Melbourne and is currently employed with the Croatian Olympic Committee in the Department for National Sports Federations.
He is one of the founding members of the Zagreb Aussie Rules Football Club and played for the Croatian national side in 2006.
