BUML Team of the Week - The Apostles

One of the brand new teams in the BUML this season, the Ultimate Apostles are currently smashing all before them in Division 3, terrifying opponents into submission with their extensive team warmups and pink headbands. So it seemed appropriate to send them a special golden ticket invitation to join us in the diary room at the stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion, and see what they have to say. So welcome to team Captain Marcus, and his sidekick Kaitlan.

Brisbane Ultimate Blog (BUB): Thanks so much for coming in. Its great to see a brand new team in the BUML, full of spanky new players. So we have to ask, what’s the secret origin of the Apostles?

Marcus: *opens old book blows off the dust* it all began on a playing field in a suburb far far away. A mythical player, no! legend, who goes by then name VINKO began the team ‘Goodtimes’. This time was known as the creation. Struck by an expired student life VINKO relinquished his throne to the warlord know as DR RYAN EVANS and myself. Together we formed a team known as the brutal ‘Hammer-time’. These dark ages brought in the point known as the hammer point, where players from Hammer-time were only permitted to throw hammers on the field. On the move to Monday nights BUML an alliance was formed with the COOTE clan to create the ‘Disc-iples’ powerhouse. As numbers swelled at the beginning of 2012, a sister/brother team was formed. The Disc-iples had given birth to the team ‘Ultimate Apostles’. Our friends call us ‘Apostles’

BUB: And, how did you originally get into Ultimate yourself?

Marcus: I original joined Ultimate for reasons many young men join Ultimate, “the money, the power and …. The Wommmannnnn,” (in an Italian accent). As I am yet to see any money from Ultimate or power for that matter, you could at least say a girl did talk me into coming along and she is closer then you may know.

Kaitlan: We both started playing Wednesday night league as shy undergraduates at UQ and now we are playing our seventh season! Can't believe how fast it has gone, but we have had the best time and met great people.

BUB: And are you happy with how things have gone so far this season for the Apostles?

Marcus: As our parent team/brother team/ sister team/ the ‘Disc-iples’ know how difficult a team can be to pull together at the beginning of the season. But with lots of constructive criticism, “YELLING HAMMER” at first comers, they have really come along in the past five weeks. With a loss to begin - which was a little damaging mentally, the “Go Go’s’ really welcomed us to a tough competition - the weeks since have delivered good play and close games.
Kaitlan: The team is going from strength to strength, especially now everyone has gotten to know each other- and have learnt that "chilli" means slow down, not HOT HOT PASS IT NOW!!!

BUB: As the team has coallesed, aave you started to envisage team shirts? Perhaps some brown robes?

Marcus: The Force (away) is strong in this idea however I do believe that the robes will restrict our uncanny ability to throw a hammer during any regular calm passage of play. The design of the shirt will be a surprise for all to see as soon as my workers in the Philippines are able to produce them. See below for team logo. And I must say the team has also pulled together quite strongly since the pink headband were introduced by Elliot and Kaitlan.

BUB: Nice logo. But yes, the pink headbank is quite ... disturbing to see on an opponent. Hope you keep that in there.


Kaitlan: The shirt designs look awesome thanks to our chief logo designer (Marcus), although some of our team members are disappointed the uniform is not black morph suits- I think they were thinking as soon as they put them on that we would all be transformed into ninjas.

BUB: What’s your take on the rest of Division 3? Who looks good and who looks like they'll be doing it tough?

Marcus: This is going to be a tough season, no stand out dominating team, no weaklings to be crushed on a week to week basis. Cannot wait to see what happens at finals.

Kaitlan: I am excited about our game against Mellow Yellow- always on the opposite field to us I have observed some very good and classy flow going on ... plus something about the bright shirts just makes me mesmerised!!!

BUB: Do you have any special techniques for bringing your new players up to speed, on the field and off?

Kaitlan: Marcus has taught us to read the Brisbane Ultimate Blog daily. Also we had a team day at the beach recently which was a good lesson on trying to get discs to fly straight in strong winds.

Marcus: Although I do vote on regular occasions the BUB blog, (we did win that vote fair and square) it is not the only thing that keeps the Apostles fresh. Updating the team midweek with inspiration quotes form Einstein, Newton, Bob Katter and Ron Burgundy really helps build confidence. I also enforce the slogan for our team, as the Russians say, “Боль слабость покидает тело” (pain is just weakness leaving the body).

BUB: Since nobody else knows any of you, perhaps you can give us a few tips on your team-mates?

Marcus: Without giving too much away, here is a quick rundown on the team.
- Dan Lau: Danger man, or danger DAN as some call him, quick off the mark and hungry for the disc.
- Mark Chan: The Giant of the team, poor spacial awareness allows mark to be strong in defence and safe as houses under the high disc.
- Alex Leask: Ultimate blood runs in his veins, possesses the secret weapon.
- Elliot Cook: The cook, doesn’t mind eating a mouthful of grass or wearing a pink cape for that matter.
- Meg Ryan: Yes the actor! After the rough and tumble of an all girls school, she doesn’t stuff around, give her an inch and she will take a mile.
- Kaitlan Laurie: The lion, the experience of her years is apparent with the disc in hand. Huck, hammer or hail Mary it will finish in the end zone.
- Annie Laurie: Keeping it in the family, the spirit of Ultimate is strong in this one, the youngest known in the league and looking at making ultimate a full time profession.
- Lyle Mitrovich: Hailing from the desert planes of South Africa this native beast brings the anger of a star fish and the control of a mollusc.
- Ben Dawson: Hand baller! Bring those big air times and is tough to match under a huck!
- Liam Grimmond: Quiet, cool, calm, well that is what he wants you to think when you try to put one past him.
- Olivia Heckenberg: changing a netball for a Frisbee has never been so easy, strong defence and mark, make Olivia a difficult opponent.
- Lyneta Darlington: Living in the former room of an Ultimate great (RYAN EVANS) the game just comes naturally.
- Julia Roddock: It was only a matter of time before the ultimate spirit surrounding this one consumed her. Girls watch out!



BUB: This sounds like a very cohesive line-up!


Kaitlan: The team is a mixture of family, uni friends and past friends from Frisbee so there is always plenty of laughs and crude jokes pulled out on and off the field.

BUB: Anything else you’ve got for us?

Kaitlan: Watch out for Marcus's hammer throws- thrown with wild abandonment, they always seem to hit true to the Mark (pun intended Mark Chan).

Marcus: Be ready for the first pull… we are going to come out flying.

BUB: Well, best of luck for the second half of the season.