End of the Whippet Run

Brisbane Ultimate Disc
Last night at Brisbane Premier League, Whippet Good's record (?) 16 game streak ended, following a perfect first half from UQ Lovers that left the men-in-hutch down 8-1.

The Whippets were able to match things better in the second, but couldn't overcome the defecit, leaving the final score 15-9.

The UQ Lovers credited their win to their awesome fitness regime, having played their first three games of the 2006 season with only six players. However, the return of several players to the squad as lectures kick off next week was certainly a factor.

But as said, the Whippets faced probably the best first half they've seen in a long time - nothing hit the ground for the students, while the old fellas seemed to throw away chance after chance, despite plenty of their trademark patient offence.

Still, the end of the Whippet Good run had to happen sooner or later, after a fantastic run stretching from the beginning of last season. The 13 games at the end of 2005 and the three starting 2006 seem likely to be a record, with a draw and several one and two point wins included.

Can Whippet be Good and regroup? Will the start of lectures bring a heap more Love, or hinder it with the demands of assignments and pretty girls? We'll see.