Halibut Preview: Newcastle Pie Wagon

Just as Hercules took on his famous twelve labours, over the remaining two weeks until the big event, I will attempt to preview each of the 14 teamsregistered for 'Halibut 2007: It was THIS Big!'. Today: Newcastle's Brown Ale of a team, PIE WAGON.


FORM: This will be an interesting team to tip. On the one hand, the Pie Wagon contain several well known quantities. For example, the world has seen more of John Greenfield that it probably wants to see. Gavin Hodge looks like Harry Potter. Tim Lavis is ... well ... Tim Lavis. Tats is doing his best to lay claim to being the cranky old man of Australian Ultimate (which is a feat given the competition). Then there's Dave Jarrott, Felicity Unicomb and the astounding Katie King.

But on the other hand, there's rumours. "The netball chicks". "Little Lavis". "The Russians". "Malfoy". "The Hobbit" (sounds scary).

TRIVIA: This is the only all-meat-eater team in the tournament. The pies will be all-beef I guess.

PARTY: Uneven. For every go-hard bucket-swallowing Frank-n-Furter, there's a go-home gotta-rester Brad and Janet (pre-transformation). Sturt Wilson and his all-women wall is always interesting to watch. Overall, will be middle of the pack.

OUR TIP: 3rd (I have to start filling in the top spots, after all)