Touted as the first women’s ultimate league in Australia, Brisbane’s WUFL has long served as a crucial venue for Brisbane women to discover Ultimate – as well as an incubator for Queensland’s elite talent.
Yet next to her more gregarious older brother – the Brisbane
Premier League – this quiet achiever is woefully under-represented in the metadialogue
of the ultiverse – a fact lamented in the comments of last week’s Brisbane
Ultimate Blog.
Stung by this realisation, this long-time WUFL player booted
up the Dell and, while the rest of the world slumbered under the social collective
anaesthesia of Grand Finals weekend, banged out the following guide to…
Who’s Who – WUFL Season 2 2012
Captains: Ashlee “Laser” Dodd and Laura “Wayne Webke” Berendorff
Stalwarts: Molly
Young, Alana “Hans” Folkes
Wins-draws-losses:
2-0-1
Imports: Scandinavian
connection Bodil “Bee” Carstens.
Other noobs to watch
for: Dodd-squad matriarch, Fiona Dodd
Strengths: Hucking game
- core roster all equally comfortable on either end of a big huck play;
Height - average height of roster an intimidating 5’9”. Established
connections: over 50% returning players from last season’s grand final-winning
team.
Jersey colour: Black
Captains: Peta
“Naughty” McNaughton and Meagan Bulley.
Stalwarts:
Stephanie Moroz, Kellie Mantle.
Wins-draws-losses: 0-1-2
Allow me to
introduce: Canadian import, Landra Lecour. Catch her in action on Mondays
with Baby Chimis. German visitor Kaya Dresing.
Rising stars: Vanessa
Brown -- this Heroine just keeps getting better – and fresh face Cara Hansen.
Strengths: McNaughton
Game Analysis TM; precision offensive game; the Moroz hammer.
Dominoes are keenly missing last season’s stalwarts Gen Healy and Aurelie “Off
the Rails” Chanson, but with a new crop of unknown quantity players under the
careful guidance of McNaughty, they are the dark horse of this league.
Jersey colour:
Red
Captains: Jess
Mumford and Dom Simpson*
Stalwarts: Anna
Bui, Em Briggs (?), Bri Fyffe
Wins-draws-losses: 2-1-0
Fresh off the boat:
Merridy Fairchild (South Australia by way of Rockhampton), Renata Mares
(international woman of mystery.)
Two-to-watch: Antonia
Burwell-Rodriguez (Hint: the clue is in the surname) and Anne Conibear – last
season’s overall MVP joint-winner.
Strengths: Connections
all over the shop. Powerhouse throws from Dom, Bri, Mumfy and Merridy
consistently finding Anna Bui and Anne Conibear in the endzone. On paper, this
is the strongest team in the league, and on the field they don’t disappoint.
Jersey colour:
Purple
Captains: Jo
Ashdown and Samantha “Scamp” Campbell
Stalwarts: Sophie
“Windsock” Stewart
Wins-draws-losses: 2-0-1
Nice to meet you:
International imports Claire Stark (making her mark at recent Uni games) and Jo
“Gogo” Herschan. Both experienced players. Look for yellow shorts.
Rising stars: Too
many to name them all, but they include…
Maddy Coman (last season’s overall MVP joint-winner and hot contender for
speediest girl in Brisbane ultimate). Kate Stewart (scientists are lining up to
study her DNA in an effort to isolate the elusive “Australian Junior Worlds
Captaincy” gene).
3 comments:
I am an international import?
It feels like I have been living in Brisbane for ever....
- Claire
Claire is obviously an export, not an import.
Good to see some women's league posts up in here. Is it too late to send in some recruits?
love the photo TS.
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