BPL 2008-3 Round 6 Draw

What if the UQ Lovers and Rawhide teamed up and fought evil?

Migrating South

For those considering an occasional foray in the second season of the Gold Coast Ultimate League, you should know the league has moved south from Broadbeach to its new spanky (and more assured) home at the Tallebudgera Leisure Centre.

Our spies tell us the fields are pretty sweet and the centre itself is easy to find (on the main drag). While the move may be a bit more of a drive for the gang attending Griffith Gold Coast, it'll certainly make the League more attractive to folks from Robina and maybe even Byron Bay .... although we think the real season is to remove GCUL just that little bit further from the prying and envious eyes of the Brisbane peeps.

BPL 2008-3 Round 5 Results

Photo Links?

The old letterbox at the front of stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion has been stuffed full lately. Not with the usual catalogues and advice for stiffening up our manhoods, but with requests for links to peoples photos ... from Halibut, Mixed Nats, all sorts of Brisbane-y events.

Can you help?

In Case You Are Bored

Why not cast your mind back to our sport's national website, circa 2001?

Thanks to Rubes for the tip.

New Season of BUML Starts Next Monday!

Well, we're still recovering here at stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion - polishing the hovercrafts and letting the Bunnies get their sleep - you know what we mean.

But a reminder that the next season of Monday nights Brisbane Ultimate Mixed League (BUML) is starting next Monday.

Registration is at http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=918.

With the shortened season, its going to be interesting to see how Division 1 and Division 2 pan out. Word on the grapevine is that the QUT River Rats have asked to be dropped to Div2, so it will be interesting to see who's going to be willing to change their game plans and step up - will it be Mellow Yellow, or Dispnoeics, or someone else, or maybe no-one?

Currently Division 1 is:
UQ Playaz
UQ Lovers
Plastic Scourgery
Chimichangas
Bermuda Triangle

Division 2 is:
Poachers
QUT River Rats
Kelvin Grove Cougars
Mellow Yellow
Dyspnoeics

Heroes and 12 Monkeys haven't registered as yet?

EDIT: More news in the comments below

BPL 2008-3 Round 5 Draw

MOvember Time

It's getting near that time of year again.

I'm sure you'll remember Mansauce and Rodney's efforts from 2007.

And below, there's a shot from Mr Matt Anscomb's efforts of the previous year.

Well, Matt's having another go, and the Brisbane Ultimate Blog is donating $10 to him. You can support Matt's 2008 engagement* MO here.

Are any other readers going to grow a new moustache this month? Let us know and we'll give you a plug, and perhaps even a $10 donation if you promise us a photo (we'll have to check around behind the couch cushions to see how we go).


*Yes, in other Matt A news, he and the lady Helen are now engaged to be wed. Apparently an Eiffel Tower, champagne and a bended knee was involved. Congrats!

BPL 2008-3 Round 4 Results

BPL 2008-3 Round 4 Tipping Results

A good week of tipping all round with every picking the Slippery and Lovers wins.

No news is good news!

Just in case anyone is wondering, there has been no news from AJFC regarding the recent rain in town. Therefore, the fields are open and it is game on for tonight's BPL.

You kids! Get Off My Lawn!!

We here at the venerable stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion would be remiss if we did not mention the entertainment we've gained by watching by some new shacks set up down the street.

Yes, Gold Coast Ultimate now has a blog - http://goldcoastultimate.blogspot.com/.

And now UQ Ultimate, not just satisfied with their old but fancy website, have gone a blogging too - http://uqultimate.com.au/.

Go have a look, update those links, but remember, the Brisbane Ultimate Blog was here first. Accept only the best! ;)

Wednesday Night - Leagues Everywhere

So tonight sees the semi finals for the UQ League, as it returns to what some would argue to be Queensland Ultimate's spiritual home (the equivalent of Lang Park for rugby league, or the Gabba for cricket), Oval 7 at St Lucia.

There's some sort of draw I guess, but I can't find it online as yet.

Meanwhile, on the Gold Coast the second season of GCUL hucks off tonight, with game on at 7.45pm and four teams looking to win.

Field 1 - Black vs Blue
Field 2 - Red vs White

Go Wednesday!

ps if anyone was thinking about starting a new Mixed League in 2009 somewhere around Brisbane, I'd be tipping Wednesday night as most desirable! Sure, you miss out on the UQ and Gold Coast folks, but it keeps Tuesdays and Thursday free for Open/Women, and Mixed-types can choose between Monday and Wednesday (or play both, having a night off in between, like the UQ kids currently do). Anyway, just a ramble, because we've had a lack of rambles lately here on the blog ... I blame AMUC.

Northern Regionals 2009

Just to mark the date - 14-15 March 2009.

Given that Nationals 2009 will be in Perth, it might be anticipated that Northerns09 may be the climax for many players' 2009 season.

At this point we're looking to book Griffith Nathan again, as per 2007 and 2008, however QUDA are looking for a TD, who might decide to look elsewhere. Could this be you? It's worth noting that Griffith Nathan was the closest field the previous TD could find to his house ...

BPL 2008-3 Round 4 Draw

BPL 2008-3 Round 3 Results

Music at AMUC Party

If you're going to the AMUC party at the Uber Bar this Sunday night (day 2 of AMUC), and want to put in a musical request, do so over here.

Brisbane Finals Week?

After getting through the recent AFL and NRL Finals Weeks, its fun that this week (or Monday and Tuesday at least) features TWO Ultimate Finals here in Brisbane.

On Monday night (weather permitting!), 2008's second season of BUML concludes, with the UQ Players and the UQ Lovers facing off to get their name on the trophy currently in the Chimmichangas keeping. Fortunately, Dan has already been able to engrave the words "UQ" on the prize.

Then on Tuesday night, we'll see the conclusion of the S&M League, with Great!Sugoi! ramping up for Mixed Nats by taking on Slack Attack!

There'll be plenty of sideline action at both nights, so get you chair into the boot and get going.

New Logo Concept for UQ Lovers

There was a mention somewhere a while ago about the UQ Lovers wanting a new logo, and someone being disappointed that a t-shirt showing two unicorns making love was already in existence.

Well, we offer here a logo showing an Ultimate team of seven unicorns 'doing it', and think it'd be perfect!

Next Season of BUML (Monday Night Mixed) Starts 27 October

The new League Director, Notty, has announced details of the final season of BUML for 2008.

The next season will be starting on 27 October, running until 8 December.

Because we can only fit seven weeks of games in, we're going to trial having two separate divisions, each with six or so teams, played at both fields. (If this approach is successful, it might be used in 2009).

Six teams have been invited to make up Division 1 - the Chimmichangas, UQ Players, UQ Lovers, QUTies, Plastic Scourgery and Bermuda Triangle. Other teams will go into Division 2.

Individuals are encouraged to talk to Captains about swapping teams, if they feel they'd rather be in one division or the other, but Captains of course don't have to say yes.

And as usual, any new players are ideally either adopted by existing teams, or put together to form new teams which will be entered into Division 2.

Registration at: http://www.afda.com/rego/showcompetition.php?competitionid=430

Qute 'n Gud

We're pretty snowed here at the mansion this week, so we thank gentleman Jangles for this historic picture of the QUT and GU squads at the recent Australian University Games.

BPL 2008-3 Round 3 Draw

BPL 2008-3 Round 2 Results

Passion's forfeit means that if they forfeit one more game they will be ineligible for the playoffs at the end of the season.

BPL 2008-3 Round 2 Tipping Results

As you can see, our manipulation of BPL results has finally results in the two residents of the BUB Manor sitting atop the tipping table.
Last round was a very good round for tippers, with only blind Dojo loyalty stopping Sensei and Stefan from joining everyone else on a perfect round.

BUML Finals Part II - Tonight

Pending an email from TD Dan, and looking over at the draw, here's what we at stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion think is happening in BUML tonight.

Hopefully too we'll get some announcements about next season in the next day or two.

Toeing the Line

From the desk of Mr Stuart Austin:

Hey JdR not sure if you do guest blogs but I thought I'd send you an email as I still can't fall asleep at 12.30am after a game of frisbee that finished fricking hours ago!! This is a personal view of mine, not one as league director. Anyway....

A call that comes up regularly in BUML, BPL and S&M league games is people being called out of bounds on an unmarked field. This happened again tonight against Dojo, and nothing against Dojo, they made the same call that everyone else makes, OB.

Quick synopsis, Al throws the disc down the line to Jules, Jules takes a quick glance down field to work out roughly where the line is, plants his massive size 14's and catches the disc. Inevitably a call comes from the other team "your out, your foot was on/over the line". What line? There isn't a 3" white line that you can stick your foot inside off and try and make a play on the disc!

There's also the problem that of the 5 sideline cones, you'll be lucky to get three to line up properly, it's just the way things are. Which then brings out the line "he's out by those endzone cones". Come on people, let's be reasonable. If someone catches the disc a metre out, then yes they are out. But when someone catches the disc a foot or 18" outside of the invisible white line that they tried to stay inside of, do them a favour and hopefully next time when you try and catch the disc inside the invisible line they may do the same for you.

Stu

p.s. cheers Dojo, good game. Apart from that old guy Eastbran.

Three bits from me on this topic:

- when in doubt, the two cones that the offensive player is attacking should be the ones used to line things up.

- I don't really know why people have 'halfway' cones.

- if anyone is interested in doing the work of marking Ultimate lines at the Annerley fields between now and next March when soccer starts up, let me know.

Good Morning

Today's idea: I wonder how many people would be interested in some morning Ultimate?

With Summer arriving, the mornings (at least in terms of the time from sunrise (currently 5.25am) to work-time) are getting longer, and its truly the coolest and nicest part of the day.

I reckon you could get a game happening from 6.15am to 7.30am, leaving plenty of time to get the rest of your day going. And you would have no trouble finding a convenient field - maybe even some shower access or near a coffee shop - as your only sporting competitors are the cyclists and boot campers.

I know it wouldn't float the boat of some (hello Johnny Mac). But assuming a reasonably convenient venue could be found, do you think you'd be interested?

BPL 2008-2 Tipping Results

Well there has been crys of outrage from many a person that believes I am withholding the results of last seasons tipping comp in order to keep the prize for myself. Well people, news flash: There is no freaking prize. All you win is the admiration of all and sundry.
That being said, it really is about time I released the results in order to motivate you to get your tips in for the current season of tipping.
A very dishonourable mention should be noted for the only person to score less than 50% for the season. The Boy from Oz himself, Peter Allen, scored 10 out of 24 tips for a percentage of 42%, including a week where all of his tips were wrong. Fellow Lovers Tomsteve (50%) and AJ (52%) rounded out the bottom 3. Pete though, to his credit, never turned his back on his own team and backed them every week he tipped. This was true loyalty, and ultimately stupidity as it turned out.
To the other end of the table, Gref (67%) defeated Stefan (63%) for the bronze medal. The top two, however, were light years ahead of everyone else.
Jmac started the competition strong, pulling out a perfect 3 in the very first round. He and Jangles scored the exact same scores for the last 4 rounds of tipping. Jangles, however, proved why QUT is better than UQ and defeated Jmac by one single tip. Jangles (78%) scored 2 or 3 in every round tipped, while Jmac (74%) will be rueing his round 6 predictions when he tipped Rawhide to beat Messy and Passion to beat Slippery, resulting in his only 1 tip week.
To the losers go our commiseration, and to the winner goes (apart from nothing) our love and affection, although I think he's had enough of that already.
See below for a photo taken at the medal ceremony.



So bring on the tips for next season, where we can confirm that Pete has already secured his first 0 after the first week, and following the Messy/Lovers draw, no one will be on 100%, and no tip will ever seem safe ever again.

QUT Scores Rare Triple-Bagel [Updated]

I've always wanted to use the phrase 'triple-bagel*', but it must be a bit of a bum for our QUT reps down at the Australian University Games in Melbourne.

I'm putting it down to the freezing weather.

Griffith Uni are also unfortunately winless following the first two days of play.

Monday and Tuesday's scores for QUT and GU are available here and here.

On the bright side though, as the tournament progresses, both teams will be meeting teams at their level, and of course as the social scene starts to dominate, the Queensland talent will come to the fore (we all know how good the QUTies are at winning on or getting arrested charming the locals).

As we always say here at the BUB - nobody remembers the first game of the tournament, but everyone remembers a) the party and b) the last game!

PS If you are bored at work this week, why not phone the AUG Media Centre on 03 9926 1531, tell them you've been reading their website reports, and want more coverage of "this Ultimate Frisbee thing."

*Just in case you don't get it - losing a game 15-0 is "being bagelled", because the zero looks like a bagel.

[Update: When I saw this very sad/bad (no jokes here) news (remembering that there are many many different players and sports down in Melbourne) I gave Jangles a call. Its nothing to do with QUT Ultimate, although the gang have their own problems, having just been kicked out of their accommodation. Jangles also reports that while they're not winning, its taking teams forever to finish them off "Our D is great, but our O is struggling in this wind. Still, we're getting used to not wearing any pants."]

[Update 2: There's a bit more info regarding this terrible accident here and here. The Brisbane Times is reporting the person killed as a member of the Griffith Gold Coast water polo team.]