Halibut Talent Scouts - Preview - What we've heard:

[DTF may indeed stand for Deep Transverse Friction of the Gluts, as discovered on a google image search]

DTF vs Burley Griffins


DTF: WTF? We've heard that Reece and GIO are rockin' this team with some romance. We've also heard that after the letter F follows the popular combination of 'uck'. We've pointed out to Reece that Fire Truck should read DFT. We've also pointed out that DiscFireTruck is as illogical a name as Dyspnoeics, albeit more pronounceable. Reece is having none of that shit, coz were Gen Y babi n' imma totz ignore correct spelling and dismiss any sibilance of correct grammar, syntax and word choice. Peepz.

Expect some good ol' fashion loving from The Behrendorffs, with the honey-pot overflowing and the flow-on leading to an early departure from the dance floor. Word is that the lovers are staying at Laura's parents place, which would be tot's awks if that happined.

No doubt there will be disc spiking and spiked drinks when the honourable Finn McCarthy-Adams enters the field of play. The competition is on for who can most destroy a disc - Finn or Linus. I think you know why.

To be honest, this team is full of characters to make good humoured jest of. Let's move on.

The Burley Griffins: Not to be mistaken with Aerobic Fitness Club - The Burleigh Griffins. We've got the low-down from Myall on this mixed bag from Canberra. Players such as Mel Gangemi and Vickie Sayer have AFDA numbers lower than 2000. Adam Mortimer also has a lower number but it's triple figures so he's probably like a Tony Ross or Phil Stocks - a dinosaur! I may be wrong, Nathan Litzows number is 52, but if I'm not, these players bring the mongrel!

Myall says that they've got 2 or 4 players who have played Worlds, and not just the World Clubs types - we're talking Australia! They've chucked in the up and coming Linuses of Canberra and promise to excite. The most exciting name, no doubt, is Phillipe McCracken, who, if he is a straight man, will be watching his back at the party, so as to avoid any confusion resulting from the innuendo surrounding his name.

Speaking of the party, if these guys are anything like Myall, they will win the talent show with circus acrobatics and sword fighting of the traditional kind, thank you very much. They will abstain from alcohol, instead choosing to rogaine through the night, ending with a hands-only climb of Mt Warning, before returning to Palm Beach and challenging Al's harem of temporary housemates to Guns at Dawn.

I feel that this has been one of my best posts, and you plebs in your cubicles should be thankful that I have been conserving my energies lately, so that I may blow you away with such phenomenal drivel.

End Post.


[recognise THESE calfs?]

OMG! BUML website goes live!!

Wowsers, this shit is real.

Get on over to buml.quda.org and check out Rick's sweet work, themed in a lovely "Heroes Green" ;-). Nice.

League starts this week, 1st August, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief as up-to-date information can finally be found in an easy-to-read format on the website!!

End POst.

Beach Ultimate Players Involved In Media Scandal

From Aug 21 to Aug 28, 2011 we are expecting 80+ teams and 1,200+ athletes from 35 countries and 5 continents on the beaches of Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy). It will be the biggest Beach Worlds ever!

The Queenslanders involved are: Chris Cunliffe, Kristen "Notty" Nott (co-captain) and Madeline "Molly" Young - playing on the mixed team aka 'Breakers'

Finn McCarthy, Jack Liliwall, Dan Blacklock, "Silent" George Salisbury and Keith Cameron-Smith on the mens team (= Saltwater Crocs)...

Tam Davis (Captain) Mel Aube and Emma Briggs on the women's team, which may be named "Platypussies" or 'Platypi'. (Platyp* was down to only 9 players, and was in danger of having to withdraw until Tam took charge and saved the day with her super recruiting power and never-say-die attitude...)

This unusual behaviour on the Gold Coast has in recent times, attracted a swarm of media attention:

Recent Sports Tonight footage of the Sydney-based players (keep watching for file footage clips with Queenslanders Alistair Don and Chris Cunliffe winning gold for Australia in Brazil in '07.)

Local newspaper coverage of the recent training camp on the Gold Coast

Gold Coast news (NBN) piece on the training camp (you may need to install a plugin to watch, but it's got clips of Finn McCarthy, Tam Davis, Emma Briggs and Molly)

Don't miss the usual shtickle from the Slamtown Blog (Stefan trumpeting the punching-bags win over the Aussie Open team -- bit scandalous)

[Courtesy of Molly]

Halibut Talent Scouts - Preview - What we know:

Heroes vs Team Plank

Heroes: Ok, so we'll start with what we know, and I know what my team has been up to lately! An early start to a mixed nats campaign has seen the Heroes Ultimate Club hone in on some no nonsense training and make some very tough selections in the eve of Halibut 15. The exclusion of Starkey is likely to hurt the kids in green at the party. Meanwhile, Rick and Sean will be busting it on the field and we all know what Bevan is capable of. Expect arrogance from the Heroes women who are hung-over from the WUFL win of yester-year, and have not had to prove themselves through a selection process. The men will be looking to them to learn a thing or two about winning matches when it counts.

Team Plank: At a guess, it would be fair to imagine that the interstate travellers have had two training sessions together by now, and the Mayor would be pulling all sorts of things out of his .. hat at GC training. Everyone else is probably slacking off, with the exception of Team Plank. With Stu and Maylin training for worlds and big Rob Lowe in the form of his life off the back of a Firestorm season, this team looks sharp. With an average age of 30 (being generous), there is no doubt that Sophie Stewart will provide the lead-out at the party for the more seasoned campainers, namely Cola, who will be drinking anything but his namesake. But back to Rob Lowe - just think Jens Voigt in regards to drinking efforts. Rob will certainly enjoy dishing out the pain.

That's all for now. Stay tuned for more meaningless speculation. At this rate, we'll have it covered by Worlds!

As Sam Schlencker said: "I've been practicing the art of Plonking for years. It involves drinking a lot of wine and falling asleep in strange positions."

Saturday Madness - Disc Golf Wins!?

We here at the stately mansion are once again stretched in all directions, and no more so than this Saturday where there are three entirely separate opportunities for flying disc fun.

The Australian Beach Ultimate Squad are having their training camp at Coolangatta all weekend. This is their last time together before departing overseas to battle on the sands of Italy for gritty barefoot glory! The squad will be set up on Coolangatta beach, close to the corner of Warner St and Marine Pde 10am-4pm both Saturday and Sunday. They're looking for people to play against each afternoon from about 2pm.

Of course if that doesn't appeal, Dusty-and-aL-speed beach Ultimate is on as usual, from 10am Saturday morning at Palm Beach.

Meanwhile, sisters are doing it for themselves with the second SatHATaday session at New Farm Park from 2-4pm.

But perhaps most excitingly, this weekend sees the Queensland Disc Golf Championships, and for those who don't lurk on http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/quda-discgolf/, let us tell ya, its firing up in a manner almost comparable to the Tour de France (well, not really, but this will be the most exciting weekend of disc golf in Queensland ever!)

What's going on on Mondays?

Rumours are rife that Dyspnoeics are dominating the fields at Griffith on Monday nights - as Mansauce is far to busy with other mixed sport to play ultimate on other nights!

GUUC are rocking the autobusse, providing some outrageous game play for new-comers and old-hands to be involved with.

Tonight is a battle of the universities, with historical UQ field 7 being open for a learn to play and pickup night. If you're into the latest movements you will have no doubt be eager to buck tradition, and play with the new kids at Griffith.

18th July - UQ Pickup 7:30 - 9.
Griffith pickup (& learn to play) 7 - 9:15.

As usual, bring your black and whites + water bottle & cleats. Smack talk is recommended.

25th July - Annerley learn to play.

The next MOnday - GAME ON!! Season 2 (or so we believe)

Regurgitating things from mailing lists

An update from JMac
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G'day all,

We're halfway through the year.
In Australia, this means that the university and mixed seasons are ramping up, and some of Australia's longest-running tournaments will be announcing this year's details.
I thought it might be useful to give a heads up about what's coming in the next 6 months...

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EVERYONE - LOCAL

The Mayor of Slamtown is making sure everyone knows about Halibut (August 6-7, Gold Coast).
This is one of the oldest and best tourneys in Australia, combining fun & participation with a high quality top end of teams from around the country.

We may be seeing a local tournament in late August (TBC), if necessary - QUDA will be able to confirm this soon.
Mixed Nationals, in late October, requires teams to qualify through their regions. For everyone who's not trying to go to Mixed Nats, this will mean a chance to get out and just play Ultimate.

Lovefest has been run in early September for a few years now, and the UQ crew have got it pencilled in on 10-11 September at the moment.
Like the Mixed Nationals qualifier, this is a mix of focused teams preparing for a national competition (in this case, uni teams), and a bunch of locals just having a good time.

The previous two years has seen the Big Sky battle in late October. You can expect to hear over the next couple of months if this tournament is returning in 2011, so keep an ear out.

EVERYONE - NATIONAL

The Melbourne Hat is only second to Nationals in terms of size and history, now in its 24th year. The date has been locked in for 9-11 December at Albert Park.
Playing the Hat is virtually a rite of passage for Australian Ultimate players. From international superstars to complete newbies off the street, the goal of all players is to meet people and have fun playing summer frisbee.

One week later, (officially TBC, but very likely) on 18 December, the Longest Day (and Longest Weekend) continue the summer Ultimate in Sydney. Another fixture on the Australian calendar, but with a twist: it's the country's longest-running beach tourney.
After golf on Friday night, and usually a solid Saturday afternoon hit-out of beach schtick, a wide array of summer fruit awaits competing teams of all levels. A dip in the waves between points can be a great way to relieve the heat.

(I'm currently planning on heading to both, probably driving... anyone want to join me? gimme a yell. tourney convoy!)

UNIVERSITY

With Monash and Macquarie freshly crowned as winners of Southern/Eastern Uni Games, all eyes are now turning to the Australian Uni Games, 25-30 September on the Gold Coast.
UQ has enjoyed this location in the recent past, taking the crown in 2007 and 2009. Griffith and QUT are also looking to send teams; could there be any chance of seeing resurgence from JCU or Bond? Be there to find out.

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A special plug: Halibut, Melbourne Hat and Longest Day are probably the three biggest, longest-running, most popular participation tournaments in the country.
That means that all of them now have limited space available; since they're open to anyone without restriction/qualification, they all fill up easily each year.
Get in early!

Hopefully that's a useful summary.
If there are tournaments on that list you've never played, have a think about it (and then do it!). They're all fantastic experiences.

Cheers all. Happy Julius Caesar's birthday :-)

John

Team Rego Due for Brisbane Indoor Ultimate Championships!

So the 3rd Annual Brisbane Indoor Ultimate Championships are just over a month away.

TD JdR has to pay the deposit one months out - but he needs to be confident he'll have at least six teams attending before he blows that cash.

Can you match the heroics of previous winners, Mongo and Novovengo? Or perhaps just come along and have a great time.

Date: Wednesday 17 August 2011 (Ekka Public Holiday in Brisbane)
Time: Doors open 10.15am, game on at 11.00am, all done by 4pm

What: For Brisbane folks, Indoor Ultimate is something different, but its more common in those parts of the world with snow. Indoor Ultimate is a great change of pace – very fast, no wind, and even beginners can throw from endzone to endzone.

Who: Get a bunch of mates together and get registered – space is limited! Roster size is maximum 8 players. 5 on the court at one time, max. three per gender.

How much? $100 per team if 7 or more teams register. $120 if its 6 teams or less. Includes courts, insurance, prizes.

Rego: http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=1721

Could the Weather Be More Perfect for Pickup?

Isn't this the perfect weather for pickup games? No need to 'take a sub for the team' or follow Captain's orders and get your ass on the sidelines, as you would in the highly competitive BUML. Instead its run and run and run and enjoy the dry cool and windless air. Truly, Brisbane rocks for Ultimate.

Anyway, pickup is on tonight at Griffith Uni's AFL Field off Kessels Rd, Nathan. Lights on at 7pm, lights off at 9pm. All welcome, especially non-Monday night regulars - bring a light shirt and a dark shirt.

Muddled

Guys and girls,

After thousands of seconds of preparation, and eager anticipation from
huge crowds of a dozen or so people... the Muddle happened on Saturday.

Congratulations to Becky Hill, unrivalled Queen of the tournament with 5
wins from 5 games.
Romantics were shattered to see aerial dominance triumph over true love,
with Mike Larson stealing the King crown from James Larkin in a double
game point thriller.

Huge thanks to Kaitlin & Jules for arranging a lunch exactly to
specifications (good & abundant), to Silent George for arranging all
necessary equipment to turn up and depart without a word, to Finn (and
later Kaitlin) for setting us up with party music, to Pete for doing a
last-minute trip to Chermside to grab prizes and to everyone who pitched
in during the day.

For those who're interested, I've made the final budget available:
http://db.tt/roEKm5b
It'll be up there for a couple of weeks, or until I remember to take it
down, whichever comes second...
(cheap shameless plug: it's uploaded on Dropbox, which is great; if you
want to sign up, use my referral link: http://db.tt/BL86NiY)
Any questions, comments, concerns, get in touch.

Stay tuned for the next installment in "random tournament ideas"!
To keep you entertained in the meantime, check out Halibut, the Indoor
Champs and Lovefest in the coming couple of months!

John
Muddle TD

Up Yer BUML: Seems Like a No-Brainer: Grand Final Preview

Borag Thungg BUML-lets! It is I, JdR the Immaculate, here once again with your final BUML preview for the season. Its been a long hard slog but never let it be said that JdR the Perservering didn’t do his best to post something most weeks (finals excepted – new job and all).

Tonight is the night, when the best of the best in spectating terms get to sit around, eat pizza, and watch the hammer-drunk survivors of BUML Season 1-2011 duke it out for Finals glory.

By the Rosette of Sirius which sits upon my brow, the thrill-power generated by these two games is likely to hit leg-liquifying, face-melting levels, so make sure you wrap up warm, bring your chair and check out our preview below.

Division 2: The Ghost Who Walks vs Agent Orange – Griffith 1

Purple verses Orange would probably make for the lairiest Ultimate final seen in Brisbane for many many years, if not ever, as our city has traditionally been somewhat conservative in Ultimate shirt colours (at least until the Heroes took on green and the floodgates opened).

The Ghost Who Walks have certainly had a great season, with only a single loss that we’re aware of, to Minor Premiers Tsunami. They easily rolled the exam-effected QUTies in their quarter-final, and a fast-finishing What the Huck in their Semi.

The Purples have a strong line-up that makes best use of the team’s diverse skill sets, with a very strong zone-defence and gut busting female cutting on offence.

TGWW also have the wood on AO, defeating them 14-11 and 17-9 in their two matchups, both of which were middle of the season.

Agent Orange meanwhile are best described as battle-hardened, and certainly come into the Finals as both underdogs (coming into the Finals in 6th position with 5 wins and 5 losses) and the form team of the Finals, with good wins against quality opposition in the quarter final against the Baby Chims and a mighty one in the Semis against Tsunami.

Can the Nipples shut down the Justin and Joe show? Will Bevan show up? What will Vanessa and Alana show off? We’d also better mention Gavin. I, JdR the Showy-offy, will have trouble not putting both eyeballs onto this game.

Division 1: Dyspnoeics vs Wuxi Finger Hold – Griffith 2

But then there’s this other game – worth at least one eyeball also, if not two or more if you have them. Both of these teams are very very talented and are likely to deliver some entertaining play.

Mansauce the Astrologically-inclined has already called it for his team, noting wins for all his other teams (Queensland Reds, NQ Cowboys, Brisbane Lions) over the weekend suggesting some sort of cosmic alignment, no doubt filtered through Andy L’s red nut.

Wuxi meanwhile we have little to say about, with their media death-star refusing all requests for comment and we here at the Brisbane Ultimate Blog finding it necessary not to talk about them anyway - the release of power should there ever be a confrontation could well end life on earth if we know it!

Looking at what really counts, we see that the D’s defeated Wuxi in a close one (10-8) a few months back in their only meeting for the season. Wuxi defeated the tough Poachers in their Semi, while the Dypnoeics ended the Heroes season last week.

Wuxi are well known for dominating once they get a roll on, and it’ll be up to the Blues to stop this from happening. Props to big daddy Baker, whom we can't help but mention.

Splundig Vur Thrigg!

See you tonight, and again next season.

Congratulations to those who recognised the titles for each of our weekly previews as being drawn from episodes of Survivor: Redemption Island. Let’s hope for a more climactic final set of games tonight!

Thanks also to those who have enjoyed the ongoing theft of lines and concepts from the Mighty Tharg, god-editor of the greatest comics anthology in the galaxy, 2000AD. Splundig Vur Thrigg!

Brisbane Ultimate Royalty

A post from the newly-censored JdR!!

So BPL TD Graham recently released the teams for the upcoming NSEW Draft League.

Our biased analysis is currently being put together by our room full of typewriting monkeys and the usual gang of idiots and we hope to post it immediately after the season ends. Yeah Brisbane Ultimate Blog.

But of course, what's more interesting is WHO amongst the elite of the Brisbane Ultimate fraternity is considered Brisbane Ultimate ROYALTY.

Royalty, that is, because of course they only need a single name to identify themselves, with Graham of course taking the David Dimblebee / Perez Hilton role.

Let’s go through that list.

Reece
It’s hard to see Reece as proper Brisbane Ultimate Royalty, due to the relentless self-promotion and the near continuous reference to himself in the third person – ie “The Reece is hot today.” “The Reece only eats green M and M’s.” “The Reece is at peace.” Yes, its an effort at hip-hop royalty, but not a great one. Not Royalty.

Dusty
This is controversial, as thanks to recruitment of Dusty2 at the Griffith University, there is no longer only a single Dusty in Australian Ultimate (it has been noted that Dusty no longer ventures past the 10km-from-the-CBD-line for his Ultimate). While it’s not that hard to emulate Dusty’s onfield style (tip – don’t run more than several meters at once), on the other hand, Dusty2 would have to do a lot to gain the appropriate and well deserved prominence that Dusty has gained on the world Ultimate party scene. Hence, Dusty deserves his place. Royalty.

Molly
No brainer. Blonde, killer smile, attracted to danger, PR savvy. Our own Princess Di. Royalty.

Finn
Well, he’s got the rampant ego of a born-to-rule royal, but its hard to match that up with his proletarian revolutionary outlook on the world. On balance of probabilities and despite having originally come to us from monarchist-heaven Adelaide, we have to say Not Royalty.

Gref
Let’s just call him a Princess Gref and be done with it. Royalty, but only within the confines of the UQ St Lucia Campus.

Tracter
For those who don’t know, Tracter is the only surname on the list (ignoring the special AFDA-governed arrangement for Notty – see below), and hence we’ve really only included him to void him, although to anyone who’s seen him play it should be obvious. Not Royalty.

Notty
Notty is unique amongst Brisbane Ultimate Royalty, in that much like Duran Duran (the Barabarella character, not the band), the double barrelled name of Notty Nott solves all sorts of problems, and has been officially approved by the AFDA. Avoid references to Wayne’s World and other comparable pop culture artifacts. Royalty.

Coops
With his amusing gaffs and preference for a tipple, Coops comparable to the Duke of Windsor (also known as Phil the Greek). Still, he has a certain charm. But he doesn’t qualify for this list and we’re looking at single real names (and Andy don't cut it), not nicknames more random than ‘Pants’ Austin. Married into Royalty.

Leon
Leon has a perfectly serviceable nickname, so its not clear why he’s been offered up for single-name Royalisation. Perhaps it’s a reference so his skills as a movie assassin? We’ll sit on the fence for this one. Aristocrat.

Suze
No problem here. It’s Queen Suze. Just check out those outfits from that visit to the Botanic Gardens last year. Royalty.

ps - other people you would’ve though didn’t need no stinking identifier aside from their first name:
Abra
Myall
Carl
Dan

Surviving Le Tour

Just remember kids, blogging is for fun and not in this case, not for serious advice. The following post is light-hearted and a personal dietary prescription from a practitioner is always more appropriate than advice you've read on the net.

BIG DISCLAIMER: If you are on meds, you really shouldn't take any of this as advice.

I was recently at a dinner party, and amongst the guests were some people who were known to me as cycling enthusiasts. I whispered "July 2" across the table. My friend winked and said "Better start sleep loading!"

A preposterous idea, of course. But it got me thinking - what can you do to survive Le Tour?

What are the issues here? Obviously number 1, you don't get enough sleep. But what are the flow-on effects of this?

1. At this time of year, you are likely to be run down as it is, and a lack of sleep may just tip you over the edge and bring on a flu. This may be a good excuse to sleep all day and stay up all night. You may also lose your job.

2. You are unproductive and lack mental alertness during the day.

1. Well known nutrients for the immune system include: Vitamin A, C, and Zinc. Supplementation is great, but in the diet, foods containing these vitamins include: Carrots - juice two of these with 2.5cm of ginger and maybe some orange/lemon. Delicious! In fact, make sure you use at least 2.5cm of ginger per day - you can juice it you can make a herbal tea with it (don't add it to tea though) you can cook with it - likewise, use shitloads of garlic wherever possible - in your cooking, but you may also just cut up a clove and suck it back with some honey to prevent burning your esophagus on the way down. This is extremely stimulating to the immune system for a variety of reasons to boring to mention here. Use 1 Orange, 1 Lemon, 1 Lime per day. You can eat it, you can drink it, you can make a dressing. Don't apply heat though, as this rapidly reduces Vitamin C levels available. Just eat Oysters all the time, hey. You can deal with the mercury poisoning later. August is for detoxing! Pepitas are little green seeds and they are pretty fuckin' boring if you ask me, but just grind it up, perhaps in your magnificent chicken soup with all that onion, celery, and the veges I've already mentioned.

If you want to win friends, you'll have been avoiding salad for some time now. It might be good just to blend the shit up, perhaps with a banana, if you're made of money. It tastes better than it sounds, believe me. Add some honey, but make it bush honey because that's more than just sugar, if you know what I mean. You probably don't - look up Manuka Factor and read something aside from marketing. Do you know how to use google scholar? You're right. Research is bullshit anyway.

Back to chicken and oysters - protein, my friend. It's your friend. You know you need it when you're on your bike, but you're going to want it to fight off the plague. It's also going to help you sleep at night, when you've been abusing your body and mind but not your soul, because you stayed up watching that beautiful Mediterranean or Swiss Alp scenery, only to fall asleep and find out at work the next day after your 6th coffee that Mark Cavendish won the sprint. Again. So you can eat raw eggs like those body builders you've always despised, combine legumes with grains like a hippy, or eat a goddamn steak and be done with it.

By now your body is probably quite tired, even though you haven't been exercising. Smash some nuts to get your magnesium fix (not peanuts, idiot) - you'll need some B-Vitamins too - hell, just start taking that multi again that you bought last year - it's still in the cupboard, i saw it last time I was over.

Whatever you do, don't order a Pizza at 11:55pm. They will spit in it.

Remember to drink water - you probably forgot because it's been cold lately.

OK

For mental alertness you can drink green tea, peppermint tea, take korean ginseng, withania is another good herb for endurance, try rubbing essential oils into your temples - alternatively you can quit wanking and have another coffee. Eventually it's effects will be dimmed, so you'll need to take more. Addiction is fun like that.

There it is, my tips to surviving the tour. I'd like to hear your ideas.

PS. Shiitake Mushrooms.

And finally... what we've all been waiting for:

Wuxi advance to the Grand Final of Div 1 after toppling the favoured Poachers!! This is familiar territory for Wuxi. Their opponent, Dyspnoeics, have also featured in a Grand Final in recent times, albeit a loss in Div 2. This will indeed be a battle of the Titans.

In what will be a spectacle or an eye-sore, depending on whether you have dropped anything funky lately, will be a match-up between Agent Orange and The Ghost Who Walks - GWW knocking out What The Huck? last night at Annerley.

So there you have it folks, the minor premiers bow out in both divisions. In placing matches:

Discheads defeated Yellow

Quties defeated Chimis

The Egg & Spoon Race

Bermuda Triangle won by forfeit over Plastic Scourgery. Sadly, not a single member of PS turned up.

Disc-iples won by forfeit over Griffith Oh Yeahs. Unfortunately the Oh Yeahs could not field enough women - too many students on holiday now. The teams shared players and had a good game.

The Griffith Go-Go's and Starlight played each other last week and didn't see much point in doing it again, so the Bermudans were added into the mix for a pickup game.

See you for the Finals at Griffith next week.

Agent Orange & Dyspnoeics Advance

Dyspnoeics have marched into the Grand Final with a convincing 16 - 8 win over Heroes at UQ tonight.

In Div 2, Agent Orange got out to an 8-3 lead but took the half 9-7. They won by 2 or 3 points over Tsunami in what was likely the game of the season for Div 2. One man got quite horizontal. Guess who?

Results from the other grounds are still unavailable. All will be revealed when Michael or some other source leaves a comment on this post!

Who Will Win Div 1?

Poachers

Back when this blogger wore Green on a Monday night, we had a saying: "Which Poachers?" We knew without question that Dan Blacklock would be there, but who would he have lassoed in for the fight that night, and how would they perform? The latter question has not been asked this season - Dan's herd having a clean record. The real question is - Can they be stopped?

Dyspnoeics

It comes as no surprise that a team as old as Mellow Yellow and Bermuda Triangle could get their shit together and dominate in the top division. With a little help from their friends, Mansauce & Baker have sauced all over most of the competition, only losing to half of the teams that still remain in the race.

Wuxi

Rumours have it that it is no longer fun-and-finger-holding-chinese-mind-games at Kaitlin's place. As minor premiers, there is a lot of expectation to follow up. Wuxi have had just one spill of the bleach in their performance this season and they are poised for another Grand Final birth.

Heroes

This team does not resemble the Super Heroes who entered the (arguably more difficult) Div 1 last season. Perhaps this is a good thing. The blooding of some young talent and the disturbing amount of Hampels in this team is no doubt part of the winning formula that Heroes have found this season. Heroes will be hoping that the stars align and they have Chaddy & Guarin when it counts.

Who Will Win Div 2?

Well kids, with the ever-ambitious and fidgety JdR no longer confined to the Pool Room, he has been able to sit behind the type-writter and bang out his usual rhetoric. To show that the Emperor is not entirely reliant on his speech-writers, dstrel will announce some dribble in a feeble attempt to make up for the poor form that resulted in a very low-key Quarter Finals lead-up, which has been blamed for lower than usual turnouts last Monday night.

Indeed, it has begun.

Tsunami

Despite an inauspicious start to the season due to world events, this brand-spankin' new team has been an unstoppable force, demolishing all that have stood in their way - bar Chimis. A close one last week against 10th place Oh Yeahs warrants the question - are they unstoppable?

Ghost Who Walks

Like their Phantomic leader, these acid-loving maniacs boast no super-natural powers, but excel in strength and wit. If there was something super-natural about their performance, it would be the ability to get away with murder. These guys wrote the manual called "How to dominate Div 2 when you have a 7' tall man, high-release throws and girls who like to run" - aka "How to play to your strengths".

What The Huck?

Indeed. TJ has young, sporty, fit friends, so the label "Cougars" was never really suitable. Possibly the best dressed team in the league and now the best named, WTH are going to have to dig deep, as their losses this season came at the hands of the three remaining teams.

Agent Orange

These Smooth Criminals-turned Goverment Spies have managed to snatch a semi-finals birth from the grasp of a higher ranked team. Captain Gavin Croft claims the win over Chimi's was "Like stealing candy from a Baby"* - swift and relentless. Will this team produce enough noxious gas to cause wide-spread damage well into the future?

Stay Tuned for Div 1 Hype!!

*Gav made no such comment nor was he cocky in victory. Not very cocky, anyway.

Blimey, we're blogging about Disc Golf (Bout time?)

JdR has left the Pool Room and has sent this telegram:

"For the historical record and your children's children's interest (when know down disc golf dominates the universe), here are the results from the recent disc golf tournament the Queensland Big Bash. Looks like the gang from the Brisbane Disc Golf Club are starting to generate some solid numbers!"

If you look at it long enough, it starts to make sense. You need to focus but relax your eyes at the same time.

>
> Players Round 1 Round 2 Grand Overall
>
> First Surname Division C1 C2 Total C2 C3 Total Total
> Position
>
> Tim Marchbank MO 26 28 54 23 30 53 107 1
>
> Mat Adams MA 27 27 54 27 28 55 109 2
>
> Bruce McNaughton MG 28 26 54 26 30 56 110 =3
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> Rick Kapalko MO 29 22 51 27 32 59 110 =3
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> Aaron Moreton MA 26 28 54 30 26 56 110 =3
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> Chris Pye MA 27 27 54 30 30 60 114 =6
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> Brian Clevenger MO 29 26 55 29 30 59 114 =6
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> Jason Glass MA 32 25 57 29 32 61 118 8
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> Jason Vidot MR 34 31 65 31 34 65 130 9
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> Nathan Lee MR 35 35 70 34 34 68 138 10
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> Michael Caley MR 39 33 72 0 72 12
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> Leo Caley MJ 48 41 89 0 89 13
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> Carmen Crain WR 34 40 74 38 45 83 157 11

The Week That Was

Wellety Welley.. it HAS been a quiet week here at the BUB Palace, and it's finally caught up to us with views plummeting rapidly on the weekend. Or perhaps, like us, you were busy doing REAL stuff and enjoying the beeaaauuutiful Brisbane Winter. Either way, we're back and here's a summary of what we have certainly missed, but you, discerning reader, may have sourced your information through some back-water under-the-table dodgy dealing (with shonky builders).

Enough shocking ACA slogans, here it is (it's pretty boring):

The Australian Women's Beach Team desperately needs players. As we know that women don't read blogs, please pass this on to the women in your life who are great at ultimate. They need to get in contact with Notty for this one.

If you want to provide some light entertainment for the Australian Beach Teams, you will have your chance on the 23rd of July. Ride the AFDA Dinosaur to register. This is NOT limited to gender.

In the spirit of SEQ, we must further boast about our good weather (we've had little chance this year!) All of this week's news is about Beach Ultimate! Al Don would like to open up his Beach Courts to all and sundry, every Saturday at 10am - that's on Palm Beach. Just cruise on down and enjoy it. It must be said that when the mercury drops below 20, it's prime time for Beach Ultimate.

Now for some non-beach related news (boooo!):

A 4-week "Draft" style men's league will begin on the 30th June. This will be played at Annerley and will be a refreshing time for the BPL guys to mix it up and a great opportunity for new players to come and get a taste of BPL. Who knows, you may even be offered and exclusive spot on a BPL team for Season #2!! Head on over to AFDA to register. I'm not going to give you a link - if you can't get around the website, you shouldn't have gotten this far.

Moreton Bay Muddle

This is not an evolution of the Buggers, but a brand-spanking-new tournament in Brissie this winter! It's going to be King/Queen Hat style, and looks promising.

Too long since we last had a fun-focused tournament? I agree.

Therefore, the MORETON BAY MUDDLE will be held on Saturday 2 July.
The venue is Norths Rugby Club on Shaw Rd, Wooloowin (Where Nationals was)

For ALL info, watch the website: http://moretonbaymuddle.wordpress.com/
It'll be a little slow to get it totally up to speed, but that's the
main place. Bookmark!

Repeating, ONE DAY TOURNAMENT
Saturday 2 July
Wooloowin

Up Yer BUML: Round 10 (take #2) Preview : Rice Wars!

Borag Thungg BUMLets! A privileged few will have been aware that I, JdR the Well-Travelled, once again departed Godzone last week for a few days R&R in marvellous Hong Kong. But alas, despite strict instructions to the support drones, the preview for this week’s BUML games was not completed to satisfaction. Be assured that these drones have been appropriately punished. Now, while the weather might make it all moot, let’s look at the THRILLING draw.

Division 1
Bermuda Triangle vs Discheads – Griffith 3
The masters of smack vs the masters of hack. JdR the Obscure’s tip: Discheads
d-bot: Discheads

Plastic Scourgery vs Poachers – Annerley 5B
JdR the Retrospective compared members of the Scourgery to characters from the successful TV series Happy Days earlier in the season. Tonight, it should become clear that they’ve jumped the shark. Either that, or it will be revealed that the Poachers are really Pinky Tuscadero in disguise. JdR the Serupticious’ tip: Poachers
d-bot: Poachers

Mellow Yellow vs Heroes – Annerley 5B
The Green vs The Yellow. Almost but not quite an Irish drinking song. JdR the Brotherly’s tip: Heroes
d-bot: Heroes

Wuxi Finger Hold vs Dyspnoeics – UQ 7B
The team nobody talks about up against the team that everyone’s talking about. Why is this so? JdR the Analytic puts this down to the success story that is both teams public relations antics – ie Wuxi Boss’ Kaitlin’s preference for a no-to-zero press presence, up against Mansauce and Andy Lankowski’s constant media hype. JdR the Polite’s tip: Wuxi.
b-bot: W00shy

Division 2
What the Huck? vs Starlights – UQ 7A
What the Huck seem to have managed to master the trick to winning Division 2 games – apply zone on defence and run like hell on offence. Meanwhile, Starlight are on the up after their maiden win as a team last week. Alas, much like the Lions, we can’t see them getting another one tonight. JdR the Axis’ tip: WTH.
b-dot: WTF

Agent Orange vs Griffith Go-Go’s – Griffith 1
For some reason, folks in our hearing have started to nickname Agent Orange as ‘the belly buttons’. Some may think this is some sort of stream of consciousness thing along the lines of Agent Orange -> Navel Orange -> Navel -> Belly button. But apparently this is not the case, and its something more to do with witchcraft, as several of the team apparently have an ‘outie’ (and seven is a suspicious number in itself). You decide, or you could join the Go-Go’s as they get out the pitchforks and flaming torches and look to rout the evil ones from their Nathan village. JdR the Fetishal’s Tip: Go-Go’s.
d-bot: AO

The Disc-Iples vs Griffith Oh Yeah’s – Griffith 2
Speaking of nicknames, apparently Ryan and Marcus’ gang are playing further with their witty name and tried calling themselves ‘the Iples’, which of course when written looks something like a reference to ‘nipples’, which of course Abe and Issac Stone both have, despite their adventures with open flames. Our point? Nipples. JdR the Erect’s Tip: Oh Yeah’s
D-b-t: Nipples to Cripple

The Ghost Who Walks vs QUTies – Annerley 3A
There’s an old jungle saying that’s probably true - that The Ghost Who Walks has the strength of ten tigers. But this could be the week that the purple-suited ones come up against eleven tigers (and a cougar or two!). JdR the Educated’s Tip: QUTies.
dbot: GWW (Get Wet Willy?)

Tsunami vs Chimichangas – Annerley 3B
This is a big clash. JdR the Excited’s Tip: Tsunami.

bslot: Chmi

Beyond Monday

As we watch how terrible our Queensland football teams perform, with BPL done until August and Sunday activities canceled due to foul weather, our attention is directed to Monday nights (to the dismay or JdR).

The big JC has just announced the game plan. This week we will be playing Round 10, the fulfillment of which will finalise ladder positions.

Next week, June 20th, everyone will have a game. It will be Quarter Finals. What does this mean? One can only speculate. Quarter Finals often implies that there will be 4 games. So will the entire Div 1 be eligible, with only two Div 2 teams missing out? Or will there be some strange kind of 6 team finals system (think AFL and Rugby League in the early 90's). Draws and venues will no doubt be announced (and unorthodox).

June 27 is Semis. We can assume that there will be four games that count - two in each division. Everyone else will play-off for placings.

The Grand Final will feature four teams (Div 1 and Div 2). The two games will be on at GRIFFITH and everyone not featuring will be required to drink and heckle (soft-drink?? be sensible).

In the after-life, there will be Pickup matches and Learn to Play events. Also, stay tuned for super-fun-for-all-happy-winter-joy-tournaments!!

Dojo take the trifecta

Tonight a small crowd saw Dojo win comfortably, I believe the final score was a lot to a little. Dojo also incredibly won spirit and Leon came out of nowhere to win MVP. Well done guys.

What the punters are saying

Dojo or Slamtown?

Who are you cheering for this frosty Thursday?

And why?


Reece: Dojo, I've always had a soft spot for old men and redheads. this team fulfills both agendas. I'm also starting a grassroots movement of Watto MVP.

JdR: Thursday is about halfway between BUML rounds, so its hard to say.

Rick: Slamtown - underdogs.

We must have the same parents.

Let us know why you're cheering for your nominated team, or why you are implicity NOT cheering for the other team.

One-Sided Grand Final Interviews

Ok, so today we have an interview from a Dojo rep, but we've got nothing back from Slamtown. I guess that's what happens when you ask an over-worked doctor for an interview. So if any Flatballers want to shoot back a rebuttal, we'll accept it at danielstrelan@gmail.com. I'm sure they'll make up for their silence on the field.

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Pre-interview: Today we take you behind the scenes and the high walls of the Palace. You'll see the dirty work involved in scoring an interview with a potential Dingos player.

Hey Pete,

A few weeks back, Jangles said I should interview "someone" from the Australian Squad. He said
that I should interview Pete, and not Jangles - I agree, who wants to hear from Jangles?

Hey Dan,

Happy to assist with your blogging since I read it daily and guess some input would be a way of paying you for the entertainment you provide.

You could do that, or I could send you my bank details. I also need new cleats... Hey wait!! Where are you going!?

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Peter Allen - Southerners say you've gone from being shit to The Shit in quite a short time. You've been the man about town
and indeed The Game Plan for Dojo for some time now. You were left out of the U23 squad, but now find yourself included
in the 60-man Dingos squad. How do you rate your chances this time round?

Well missing out on the U23 campaign was crap, but when you stop playing for a year then start training/running (refer to foot vs. anchor battle of 2009 for reasons) 2 weeks before the first selection camp, it's bound to happen, and I've really enjoyed playing over the last year and have grown as a player, World Clubs was probably the most fun I've had at a tournament and I probably would have missed that if I made the team so there ya go. Chances this time are much better for want of a quantitative answer.


So the 60-man squad - that's huge, what's it about?

The 60 man All-Australian squad was selected from the (I'm going to say hundreds if not thousands of) guys who expressed interest in being considered for selection to represent Australia at the World Championships next year which is what I consider the highest level we in Australia can reach. From Brisbane this year we had a good representation of players making it through to the 60 on the mens side and a bunch more on the womens side which has the same sort of process, the men were:
- Abra, Stu, Jangles, JMc, Mike, Cunliffe and myself, I think aL was also in there but has since pulled out.
Women:
- Blair, Bree(still Brisbanite in my books), Maylin, Molly, Megs, feel like I'm missing someone, so the comments can fix that.

And then there is masters who are their own thing and I have little idea what's happening there, but I'm guessing the likes, of aL, George, Buzz, Ferg, maybe Mat Ryan? who knows.

And when does it get narrowed down?

The squad has already been narrowed down after the first camp to a "35-man" (ie. 39 people) squad for the upcoming series of 3 training/selection camps. Everyone who did not make the 35 are included now in the mixed squad if they want to be. We will all be attending the next series of camps without Stu, who is now in the running to make the mixed squad. The updated squads can be found at: http://forcesideline.com/?p=711
The next camp is in less than two weeks and after this the mens team to compete at Emerald City Class in Seattle will be announced (27 June - stay tuned), which will be a great opportunity to play at a level even higher than world champs against the top 8 teams from US/Canada as well as teams from Columbia and Japan this year. After the announcement there will be 2 more camps in Canberra then the ECC tournie and the team for Worlds next year will be announced sometime after that.

Our blog adviser and team mate gave a poor anecdote summarising the trip to Sydney
"It's like shnk! shnk!" - the shnking referring to the perfect execution of the well oiled machine, made up of the best parts -
It must be something else to train with Australia's elite:

I'm not too sure about the "shnk" being the noise a well oiled machine makes, I'd probably be a bit worried if it did that, sounds like someone left a bolt inside by accident. A whirring noise would be more accurate or perhaps no sound.
But yes, training with the best players in Australia for a weekend is a whole new 'ball'game. Every line you step onto there is not one easy matchup so by the end of the weekend you are just as tired as after 4 days of nats.

Indeed. I think the sound was in reference to those romanticized images of early machinery post-industrial revolution (more appropriate for Silverbacks?)

Has anyone in the squad been a mentor or an inspiration to you? How do you learn to be the best receiver?

Inspiration wise - it is hard to go passed Mikey, he plays the type of game that I like to play myself so probably the perfect model to try and replicate. As for mentors, JMc knows what it takes to play elite level ultimate and offers very useful guidance when you need it. As for learning to be the best receiver, well that is just something that comes over time with hard work, watching the players who excel at it helps a lot, plus just don't try too much, a nice principle most of us received as youngsters was the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid), seriously that applies to everything. Oh and two very important things, read and jump.


Ok, now to Dojo - I've referred to you at "The Game Plan", but now is the time to do the team thing and tell us all
about the depth of your team:

The Dojo team has a fair amount of talent in its ranks, that's for sure. We've got the MVP from last years final in Watto, backed up by his sidekicks in Wallsy, and not suspended this time, Ryan. Then there is the Fatty/Coops connection which just keeps getting better, add to that the guidance of the Sensei and Sean's run through D's, our best pickup ever Cola, and the crazy defence of Daz and Cunliffe. I guess that puts the Dojo depth at approximately Challenger Deep or deeper.

I've just something rare on the Dojo blog. A new post!! I've not heard who is making expert comments on this footage.
With Sensei and Coops again featuring in the Final, and The Mayor and Al standing at the other end, who do you think
is best suited to call the game?

Well we may be fortunate enough to hear aL commentating since he is not playing so that's a very good pickup for the sideline team, apart from that I'd say we could all use some Finn commentary.

Tell us, if you don't mind, just how you plan on putting those Flat-ball Chumps in their place (2nd) on Thursday night.

Suffocating D and huck happy O. I hope.

I think I've answered everything, I was interrupted by a fire in my building...seriously.

Thanks for your commitment to Sparkle Motion. Whatever that is.

Here it is!!

This should have gone up 24 hours ago, but someone, possibly Russian took out one of the interweb cables under the Palace Moat, and we've had fat Greek guys in DT's repairing the bastard. Rick-E-Beats, if you could help us out with a photo of those guys, that'd be great!

Without further adieu, the image you've all been waiting for:

Should this link to the past remain Silent?

The following comment was found regarding George's father:

"John's list contains all the other contenders except Hugh Salisbury who came to Worlds in Japan in 92 and was truly world class at his peak (before he discovered sex, drugs and surfing).
Jason Ray Fri Jan 27, 01:16:00 PM"

Very intriguing!

Finally! Friday Night Ultimate Is Here!!

And it's on the beach!

Huh?

When Australia's finest swarmed the North-side suburb of Wooloowin in April, we attracted some attention. The people at the Beach Sports venue near by liked what they saw. John MacN. has been in conversation with Beach Sports, and they've arranged for monthly matches to begin with.

The games will be played on beach volley ball sized courts, significantly smaller than our usual soccer fields. In this way, it will be similar to indoor frisbee, but with a much more inviting surface for layouts. Should be fun.

Bring a light and a dark shirt - it's gonna be pickup, with a small cost of $5 for the night. This is a unique avenue for attracting athletes to our game. Huzzah for more Ultimate in Brisbane!! HUZZAH!!

DETAILS:

Friday night, 10 June. Beach Sports, Wooloowin (behind Norths Rugby on
Shaw Rd).
www.beachsports.net.au

Second Round - 1st July.

Up Yer BUML! Round 12 (sorta) Preview - You Mangled My Nets!

Borag THUNGG BUMLettes! Its a beautiful sunny Monday morning here at the stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion, meaning its probably worth putting together the preview for tonight's games. But hang on, didn't we already preview this round? Yes, this week is the replay of the first washed out round of the season. You could go and have a read over here, but what the heck, we'll cut and paste. Don't ever let it be said that I am not JdR the Service-providing!

Dyspnoeics v Discheads – Griffith 1

It’ll be nothing but action Action ACTION as the mouth-breathers take on the flatskulls. Even as we type these words the vibrations from this game are throbbing back through TIME ITSELF to rock the keyboard, so apologies if there are any mistooks.

JdR the Superlative’s tip: Discheads by 1
Danbot’s tip: Cock-Rock by 4

Starlight v Griffith Oh Yeahs – Griffith 2

Last week’s little bit of rain in the afternoon demonstrated the differences between the scrotnig and nonscrot Ultimate players, with several teams light on for numbers, and none moreso than the Griffith Oh Yeahs who for the first time ever had less than seventy-dozen on the sideline (mostly thanks to some laziness we guess from the Athlea St Irregulars). Still, those who were there were properly thankful as they got themselves a real solid run, what with having barely any subs and all. Will this change this week against the mightly-upbeat Starlight, who must fancy their chances. Yes, it’s the motley blacks vs the motley whites, with never a dull moment.

JdR the Insoulecent’s tip: Griffith Oh Yeah’s by 3
Danbot’s tip: Yeah Yeah Yeahs by 1

Tsunami v Griffith Go-Go’s – Griffith 3

The Griffith Go-Go’s move onto the unfamiliar territory of Griffith 3, but this is the uphill end of the Griffith AFL field so this should help against the rampaging Tsunami. Here in the Command Module its getting harder and harder to sort out games like this in our nonetheless high domed heads, so we’re plugging for a close one. Can the Go-Go’s get a third win in a row, for the first time ever?

JdR the Mighty’s tip: Go-Go’s by 1
Danbot’s tip: Nuclear Disaster's by 6.... actually, it's 7

Mellow Yellow v Heroes – Annerley 3A

According to some reports following last week’s game, the Heroes have been considering continuing what might be called a NYNY approach to Spirit of the Game. They’ll find this difficult this week though, coming up against the frequently intoxicated Mellow Yellow squad who love nothing more than a chance to laugh.

JdR the Impenetrible’s tip: Heroes by 2
Danbot’s tip: Drew Hutton by 2

Poachers v Plastic Scourgery – Annerley 3B

This is the battle of the hottest dudes in Brisbane Ultimate - Dusty vs Dan. I’m still totally bummed not to be in their division – just being in the reflection of their zarjaz glow makes me feel even more impressive than I already am. It’s LD droidette Adilia’s birthday soon too, so we anticipate the Scourgeons offering the appropriate gifts.

JdR the Administrative’s tip: Poachers by 1
Danbot’s tip: Draw your swords

Baby Chimis v Ghost Who Walks – Annerley 5A

Purple and red are colours that do not normally mix so well together, however these teams are full of intensity and are ready to let loose the artistic approach to flying disc sports that they are famous for.

JdR the Hootings tip: Baby Chimis by 3
Danbot’s tip: The Mexican by 2

Agent Orange v Disc-iples – Annerley 5B

The relentless march towards an Orange future continues, with the fusion jazz of Adults Only looking likely to sweep the endearing Disc-iples aside with ease.

JdR the Exculpatory’s tip: AO by 6
Danbot’s tip: RSL by 5

Wuxi v Bermuda Triangle – UQ 7A

The lights were on Wednesday night, so maybe after last Monday’s hassle the UQ Oval 7 will be once again ready to handle the non-stop-thrill-power that is Ultimate as demonstrated by some of its greatest practitioners (at least in this galaxy), Wuxi and Bermuda Triangle. Although Geoff has been playing Ultimate on this grass for something like 20 years or so, these day’s its Kaitlin, Julz and Pallen’s backyard, bbq area and outdoor thunderbox.

JdR the Universal’s tip: Wuxi by 7
Danbot’s tip: Wookie by 5

What the Huck v QUTies – UQ 7B

Rounding out the round, Hammertime becomes What the Huck, just in time to take on UQ team, the QUTies. Confused? Don’t be.

JdR the Not-Trevor’s tip: QUTies by 4.

Danbot’s tip: ERROR!

And that's it. Splundig Vur Thrigg!