Halibut Preview - Part the First

So, while we haven't quite had the time for a mammoth countdown and team preview as in 2007, we figured it was worth our while to take a look out the french windows here at stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog manor and check out the teams warming up around the grounds. Here's the first three that you'll be likely to meet this weekend:

iCarrot

I was initially deeply disturbed about the increasing prevalence of corporate marketing in Ultimate, and was not looking forward to the queues that would be associated with the release of an iHuck or an iHammer or even cries of iMfooked. However, subsequent investigation indicates that iCarrot is emphasising character over slim lines, with Andy and Shawn taking turns on in the role of America’s favourite teenager, Arrlann as his arch-nemesis Reggie, Stu as the girl-hating Jughead, Maylin as the fashion conscious Veronica and Dom Ventura as a slightly leaner Mr Weatherbee.

I for one also look forward to seeing Dan Foster in his Josie and the Pussycats outfit.

This should be a good fun team that will do well and make many friends (remember everyone - Maylin is your ticket to drinks at the Fox), but will regret not arranging orange shirts and green hats.

Liam’s Tip: 2nd Jason’s Tip: 5th AFDA Number Theory Tip: 6th

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Slamtown Flatball Club

The inspiration for this Gold Coast based squad’s name is unknown, but it is possibly a reference to an infamous incident involving wanna-be-Gold-Coaster Wetnose spending a night in the Southport slammer. Or it could be that they're after a good pumping. I don't know.

The hard part for the SFC will be trying to come together as a team so soon after this Wednesday’s cut-throat final of the Gold Coast Ultimate Fighting League. But if the losers are too broken to make it to Halibut, things should go fine, particularly if some old Bondage gear can be gotten out.

As usual and despite the presence of Stef in the lineup and the standout effort of the Gold Coast team at the party last year, I'm tipping the team to follow Dr Phil and Jimmy's example and have a quiet night.

Liam’s Tip: 5th Jason’s Tip: 7th AFDA Number Theory Tip: 7th

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Golddiggaz Revival

The Golddiggaz Revival are mostly made up of southerners, so please be nice to them, although they’ve got some late Brisbane-based pickups, so be mean to those traitors. The objective of the Golddiggaz is to eliminate underground-dwelling monsters and drink potions. This can be done by inflating monsters until they pop or by dropping rocks on them, as they did while attending the World Ultimate Club Championships in Perth in 2006. There are two kinds of enemies to the Golddiggaz: Pookas, round red monsters (said to be modeled after tomatoes and/or Simon Talbot) who wear yellow goggles and make them travel long distances for tournaments, and Fygars, green dragons who can fart fire. The Golddiggaz may be dressed in white and blue, and are able to dig tunnels. Golddiggaz can be killed if they is caught by either Pooka or Fygar, burned by a Fygar's fire, or crushed by existensial angst and sobriety.

Liam’s Tip: 4th Jason’s Tip: 6th AFDA Number Theory Tip: 3rd

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