So after a bit of a cull, it looks like the Open Division of Northern Regionals has settled into five teams.
Lets go through the teams, and you can put your tips in below. Rosters can be viewed here.
The A1-AlphaDog-DominantLifeform-TopoftheFoodChain-ArnoldSchwarzenegger-ZombieLich-Galactus-CitizenKane-DalekEmperor of Northern Regionals. They laugh at this tournament (usually this is followed by a crack of thunder), and have started lobbying to skip it in future. And probably rightly so - once you've harvested the best talent and cut the chaff, as well as trained for months like the crazy eager buggers they are, what can you expect, aside from seeing Firestorm at the top of the trophy for another year.
Northerns Form: 2009 1st and 2nd (O/D squad); 2008 1st and 2nd (Troopers/Zippo), 2007 1st.
Player to Watch: All of the tricky beggars. Whoops, they've scored on you again. The one guy who probably hasn't flogged you before is named Rob. He'll flog you too apparently. And for the sake of Queensland pride at Nationals, please don't break any of them (treat Buzz like he's your mother, which he is (spiritually)).
Towns-Villians
Evil, evil people from the True North, who will no doubt thrive in the hot and humid conditions this weekend. Like mould. Rumour has it that the Villians consider this a warmup tournament for coming again to smash and grab the inaugural Bashionals title. We shall see. The roster may be a little short, but they've picked up a dark lord in the form of Vinko of the Sith, and as usual some dudes will just appear out of the blue. Looking forward to seeing the new outfits. Expect a forfeit on Sunday morning if tradition holds up.
Northerns Form: 2009 4th (as Thor); 2008 3rd (as Thor); 2007 2nd (as Thor); 2006 4th (as No Panda).
Player to Watch: Hugh Osborne will occasionally blog on you. Mike Larson keeps getting better (at what, we're not sure). Hamish.
Slamtown Flatball Club
Slamtown have had some highs and lows in their short modern existence. This year's squad has been hardened up by a game or two in the BPL, and boasts a very strong Byron Bay/Channon flavour. Expectations will be high, but if the gang similar to last year then day two could be tough again. If Northerns were Survivor Heroes and Villains, these guys would be Coach. Will likely take the second Northern slot to Nationals, in some form or other.
Northerns Form: 2009 5th; 2008 4th (as The Pass)
Player to Watch: Stef Rappazzo of course. You can't help but look at him. Like a car wreck on legs. This guy is so tough he sweats blonde playgirls, craps steel I-beams and wees boiling tequila, lemon and salt - and that stuff doesn't have to fall far to hit the ground. Daughters should also be hidden from several members of this team. Jords will be much bigger this year, as will Dr Phil.
Brisbane Barbarians
The team named after this blog. A horde of unknown size, made up random Brisbane residents, who's idea of training is taking the Beenleigh line to the Muddy Farmer and going for a run involves dealing with last night's curry. Somehow both the Dave Lister and the german speed metal scene of Queensland Ultimate. As with last year, depth and having local beds/meals/women to go to may be the difference over travelling teams, particularly on Day 2. Planning to win Bashionals.
Northerns Form: 2009 3rd; 2008 5th.
Player to Watch: The Barbarians are a mix of knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. Amongst the knowns, Rob Lowe will wave the QUDA credit card in front of you while cutting long. Amongst the unknowns, Fiji Ultimate's Neal Radcliffe is making the transition from dickin' around on the beach with bikini babes and a frisbee to some hard running Ultimate. How will he go? Amongst the unknown unknowns ... well, there's some dudes we met at BUML on Monday night who reckon they're coming down.
UQ Lovers Go with Trevor to Northerns
Only six registered as we type, but we're assuming UQ will get it together as it usually does (ie the last minute). While named the Lovers, this team will likely be very angry. Angry with having been cut from Firestorm. Angry with the GFC screwing up their plans of well paid easily-done GenY world travel and jobs. Angry with their flatmates, the women who say no to them, their parents. Angry at the whole damn world. And so they'll throw a lot of hammers. Should be planning to win Bashionals, but it might be a bit close to when assignments are due.
May we add though that its a great thing that members of best Ultimate Club in Queensland have finally removed themselves from the Firestorm teet and recognised that they should be playing at Regionals and driving towards Nationals in their own right. But we disgress). Is a home Nationals 2011 campaign on the cards? Expect their plays to be copied from Wikipedia.
Northerns Form: Unbelievably, UQ has never entered a team in this event. Unless you count Firestorm.
Player to Watch: Hard to say without knowing the full squad. Can Brenton, the star of AUGs, continue his upward trajectory?
Note for tipsters - since you'll all (except maybe for Crazy Pete) be putting Firestorm at the top of your list, we suggest you also tip the round robin goal difference. Assuming four games to 15 and time cap of 80 minutes against the other teams, how many points will Firestorm score against how many will they let in?
Also, why not try tipping the winners of Easterns and Southerns?
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Friday, December 04, 2009
Brisbane Ultimate Blog presents ... Queensland Club of the Year 2009
At the QUDA Bash (occurring as we auto-set this to be posted for all you folks who’re missing it), the Brisbane Ultimate Blog was proud to present the award for the 2009 BUB Club of the Year!
In 2006 it was Bootius Maximus.
In 2007 it was the University of Queensland Ultimate Lovers.
In 2008, the UQ Lovers won again!
Who won in 2009?
But before we post the winner up here, lets go through the process and the countdown.
You'll remember how its done from previous years (we strive for a bit of consistency. Indeed, some clubs may be able to chart their points progress from year to year, to work out what years were better than others (all are good of course (how many sets of brackets can we fit in here?))))
Qualifying Elements
1. Clubs must play two tournaments, or have travelled over 700km for one tournament, or have been included in the previous year’s Club of the Year counting.
2. Club must be majority Qld or NNSW players.
3. Players may play for multiple clubs through the year, but only one club per event.
4. Clubs may accrue additional points via multiple teams in the same event.
5. A tournament must have at least four teams to be included, and be by open invitation/qualification (hence, NUFL not included, as only certain clubs can compete).
Determining Points
1. Points are given for placing in relation to the size of the tournament. Last place gets 100 points, each placing above that gets 100 points, but to 10 teams.
2. If there are more than 10 teams, the maximum points are 1000, and the points per placing distributed down to 100 points for last.
3. Spirit points are given as 20 points per team at the tournament - so for example, winning spirit at a 8 team tournament is 160 points.
4. There is a travel bonus to recognise that getting a team a distance takes more effort. 50km-700km is 100 points, 700-1400km is 200 points, more than 1400km is 300 points
5. Bonus points up to 100 for miscellaneous at the discretion of the award organiser.
6. If there are two divisions in a tournament, second division is treated as a separate event, although points are valued at 75%.
Last year we tried to add a bit of an intangible through Captain voting. But most Captains were too busydrinking with something else to vote, so we decided its too hard.
Sorry if we’ve made any mistakes – let us know and we’ll fix them.
Second to last tangent - we also looked this year at how we could account for League Clubs, but weren't able to come up with a good formula, particularly given BUML has yet to finish for the year. Maybe next time around, Mellow Yellow.
Final tangent – thanks to everyone who’s interested in this. We’re pleased that the prestige (well, noting at least) of this Award has grown from year to year. As always, we offer it with a knowledge of its limitations – and invite anyone who reckons they can do better to get on with it!! :0
So take a seat and let us get into the Countdown!
11th-14th Lounge Lizards (426 points), Barbarians (300 points), Dojo Mojo (150 points), Griffith Guerillas (100 points)
All these teams only played one tournament this year, and entered calculations based on their past experiences as a Club. Maybe next year they’ll enhance their existence? Most sympathy to the Guerillas, who came 12th in Division 1 at AUGs, and probably would’ve smashed a few teams in Division 2, but that’s the gamble. It was great to see the Dojo Club remembering what weekend Ultimate was all about, with a visit to the Slamtown Invitational in the middle of the year. The year was a great third run at Regionals for the Brisbane Barbarians, demonstrating their pluck by taking third place and getting their name on the trophy. And providing that a great idea will never die, the Lounge Lizards came off their rock(ers) for a run at Halibut, taking a healthy 8th position and plenty of points.
10th Slamtown Flatball Club (700 points)
2009 was a tricky year for interpreting the Gold Coast’s growing strength on the Queensland Ultimate scene. Indeed, as the quality has grown, many GC players took the opportunity to play for a variety of clubs through the year, including the Stimulated combo at Halibut and all sorts of groupings at Big Sky 9s. But near as we in the stately mansion can determine, the SFC got a roll at Regionals for 5th (100 points) and Lovefest for 3rd (500 points)
9th Fresh Fries Upsized (800 points)
There will no doubt be claims that the Fresh Fries and the Trevor clubs have a very similar roster and ethos, and therefore should have their points combined. But, you need to have pretty much the same name from tournament to tournament to be a real club in our eyes! Sorry gang (but add those points up if you wish, and there is still a bit of a surprise below!) The Fresh Fries are included under their own name, even though they only played one event in 2009 (Eastern Juniors), because they also played last year. 600 points for winning the 6 team tussle, plus a further 200 points for the travel.
8th Townsville (903 points)
Was there a club called Townsville this year? Well, kinda, and we figure the continuity of some Townsville squads over the years means that we’re adding up their points together as one group. Argue all you want, but remember its a big effort for Townsville to get along to tournaments elsewhere in Queensland, and whether as Thor at Regionals, or the Downstairs Mixup at Halibut, we’re adding up those points, adding in those travel bonuses, and naming them 8th this year (down from 6th in 2008).
7th Trevor Goes to the Club of the Year Awards (1094 points)
Its been a big year for the Trevor franchise, with teams including Trevor Goes to Slamtown, Trevor Goes to Halibut, Trevor Goes to Lovefest and Trevor Skies Mike Neild getting plenty of attention and racking up the points for participation, participation, participation (and having fun too).
Indeed, it is with great pleasure that we name Trevor as winners of the Brisbane Ultimate Blog NEW Club of the Year Award! Well done gang!
6th QUT River Rats (1163 points)
Another big year for the QUTies, one of Queensland's oldest clubs. Successful again in League play, but its their adventures of their Women’s squad at Regionals that really set them apart ... wait, hang on, they did win a nice bronze medal for the first time in Div 2 at AUGs .... plus pulling 9th place at the highly competitive Big Sky 9s. Actually, its probably QUT’s biggest year ever! (For those checking – 2006 680 points, 2007 900 points, 2008 580 points).
5th Delirium (1271 points)
Pulled together to represent Brisbane and Queensland at Mixed Nationals 2009, Delirium showed off the finest shirts in all northerndom while gathering the best talent. A warm-up at Lovefest plus the long road to Hobart and the 12th of 23 result gave them the goods!
4th Sultry (1470 points)
A busy final year for the sauciest logo in Queensland Ultimate sees the ladies go fourth. Two teams plus a spirit win at Regionals, a trip to Perth for Nationals, plus down to Canberra for the BCI, led to a healthy total.
3rd Mind the Gap (1707 points)
Once again this year, the venerable Mind the Gap showed everyone how its done, putting teams in for Halibut (6th), Lovefest (2nd) and Big Sky 9s (8th). Yes, participation is the name of the game, even when you’ve got the zimmer frame waiting patiently for you on the sideline (although perhaps the recruitment of some younger folk for a Gap-year also helped).
2nd Firestorm (2360 points)
A big year for Firestorm, with 5th place at Nationals, 1st and 2nd at Northern Regionals, and 8th at the inaugural Brisbane-Canberra Invitational down south there (looking forward to BCI2010 in Brisbane though!). A big year of travel too, to Perth and Canberra.
Now, some may argue that the rules of the BUB Club of the Year are skewed to prevent proper recognition of Firestorm as a club. All we can say in response is that you need to get your arses to more than three tournaments a year for us to take you seriously (and not come dead last at one of them)! More nicely, note that Firestorm topped its 2100 points of 2008 and 1440 of 2007 – maybe next year?
1st University of Queensland Ultimate Lovers (3415)
Yes, its a three-peat, and a smashing one at that (topping 2408 points from last year). But what do you expect from the biggest, oldest, best organised (Passion aside!) and most famous Ultimate Club in Queensland? In addition to its many League teams, UQ had a team at Slamtown, Halibut, two at Lovefest which it organised, and Big Sky 9’s, as well of course the best result for a Queensland team this year, taking home GOLD GOLD GOLD from the Australian University Games on the Gold Coast in October.
Well done UQ. If you ever get yourself a clubhouse (or even a small piece of wall at a pub), you’ll have three Club of the Year trophies now to put up there.
Well done UQ, and to everyone involved in Ultimate Clubs in Queensland!
In 2006 it was Bootius Maximus.
In 2007 it was the University of Queensland Ultimate Lovers.
In 2008, the UQ Lovers won again!
Who won in 2009?
But before we post the winner up here, lets go through the process and the countdown.
You'll remember how its done from previous years (we strive for a bit of consistency. Indeed, some clubs may be able to chart their points progress from year to year, to work out what years were better than others (all are good of course (how many sets of brackets can we fit in here?))))
Qualifying Elements
1. Clubs must play two tournaments, or have travelled over 700km for one tournament, or have been included in the previous year’s Club of the Year counting.
2. Club must be majority Qld or NNSW players.
3. Players may play for multiple clubs through the year, but only one club per event.
4. Clubs may accrue additional points via multiple teams in the same event.
5. A tournament must have at least four teams to be included, and be by open invitation/qualification (hence, NUFL not included, as only certain clubs can compete).
Determining Points
1. Points are given for placing in relation to the size of the tournament. Last place gets 100 points, each placing above that gets 100 points, but to 10 teams.
2. If there are more than 10 teams, the maximum points are 1000, and the points per placing distributed down to 100 points for last.
3. Spirit points are given as 20 points per team at the tournament - so for example, winning spirit at a 8 team tournament is 160 points.
4. There is a travel bonus to recognise that getting a team a distance takes more effort. 50km-700km is 100 points, 700-1400km is 200 points, more than 1400km is 300 points
5. Bonus points up to 100 for miscellaneous at the discretion of the award organiser.
6. If there are two divisions in a tournament, second division is treated as a separate event, although points are valued at 75%.
Last year we tried to add a bit of an intangible through Captain voting. But most Captains were too busy
Sorry if we’ve made any mistakes – let us know and we’ll fix them.
Second to last tangent - we also looked this year at how we could account for League Clubs, but weren't able to come up with a good formula, particularly given BUML has yet to finish for the year. Maybe next time around, Mellow Yellow.
Final tangent – thanks to everyone who’s interested in this. We’re pleased that the prestige (well, noting at least) of this Award has grown from year to year. As always, we offer it with a knowledge of its limitations – and invite anyone who reckons they can do better to get on with it!! :0
So take a seat and let us get into the Countdown!
11th-14th Lounge Lizards (426 points), Barbarians (300 points), Dojo Mojo (150 points), Griffith Guerillas (100 points)
All these teams only played one tournament this year, and entered calculations based on their past experiences as a Club. Maybe next year they’ll enhance their existence? Most sympathy to the Guerillas, who came 12th in Division 1 at AUGs, and probably would’ve smashed a few teams in Division 2, but that’s the gamble. It was great to see the Dojo Club remembering what weekend Ultimate was all about, with a visit to the Slamtown Invitational in the middle of the year. The year was a great third run at Regionals for the Brisbane Barbarians, demonstrating their pluck by taking third place and getting their name on the trophy. And providing that a great idea will never die, the Lounge Lizards came off their rock(ers) for a run at Halibut, taking a healthy 8th position and plenty of points.
10th Slamtown Flatball Club (700 points)
2009 was a tricky year for interpreting the Gold Coast’s growing strength on the Queensland Ultimate scene. Indeed, as the quality has grown, many GC players took the opportunity to play for a variety of clubs through the year, including the Stimulated combo at Halibut and all sorts of groupings at Big Sky 9s. But near as we in the stately mansion can determine, the SFC got a roll at Regionals for 5th (100 points) and Lovefest for 3rd (500 points)
9th Fresh Fries Upsized (800 points)
There will no doubt be claims that the Fresh Fries and the Trevor clubs have a very similar roster and ethos, and therefore should have their points combined. But, you need to have pretty much the same name from tournament to tournament to be a real club in our eyes! Sorry gang (but add those points up if you wish, and there is still a bit of a surprise below!) The Fresh Fries are included under their own name, even though they only played one event in 2009 (Eastern Juniors), because they also played last year. 600 points for winning the 6 team tussle, plus a further 200 points for the travel.
8th Townsville (903 points)
Was there a club called Townsville this year? Well, kinda, and we figure the continuity of some Townsville squads over the years means that we’re adding up their points together as one group. Argue all you want, but remember its a big effort for Townsville to get along to tournaments elsewhere in Queensland, and whether as Thor at Regionals, or the Downstairs Mixup at Halibut, we’re adding up those points, adding in those travel bonuses, and naming them 8th this year (down from 6th in 2008).
7th Trevor Goes to the Club of the Year Awards (1094 points)
Its been a big year for the Trevor franchise, with teams including Trevor Goes to Slamtown, Trevor Goes to Halibut, Trevor Goes to Lovefest and Trevor Skies Mike Neild getting plenty of attention and racking up the points for participation, participation, participation (and having fun too).
Indeed, it is with great pleasure that we name Trevor as winners of the Brisbane Ultimate Blog NEW Club of the Year Award! Well done gang!
6th QUT River Rats (1163 points)
Another big year for the QUTies, one of Queensland's oldest clubs. Successful again in League play, but its their adventures of their Women’s squad at Regionals that really set them apart ... wait, hang on, they did win a nice bronze medal for the first time in Div 2 at AUGs .... plus pulling 9th place at the highly competitive Big Sky 9s. Actually, its probably QUT’s biggest year ever! (For those checking – 2006 680 points, 2007 900 points, 2008 580 points).
5th Delirium (1271 points)
Pulled together to represent Brisbane and Queensland at Mixed Nationals 2009, Delirium showed off the finest shirts in all northerndom while gathering the best talent. A warm-up at Lovefest plus the long road to Hobart and the 12th of 23 result gave them the goods!
4th Sultry (1470 points)
A busy final year for the sauciest logo in Queensland Ultimate sees the ladies go fourth. Two teams plus a spirit win at Regionals, a trip to Perth for Nationals, plus down to Canberra for the BCI, led to a healthy total.
3rd Mind the Gap (1707 points)
Once again this year, the venerable Mind the Gap showed everyone how its done, putting teams in for Halibut (6th), Lovefest (2nd) and Big Sky 9s (8th). Yes, participation is the name of the game, even when you’ve got the zimmer frame waiting patiently for you on the sideline (although perhaps the recruitment of some younger folk for a Gap-year also helped).
2nd Firestorm (2360 points)
A big year for Firestorm, with 5th place at Nationals, 1st and 2nd at Northern Regionals, and 8th at the inaugural Brisbane-Canberra Invitational down south there (looking forward to BCI2010 in Brisbane though!). A big year of travel too, to Perth and Canberra.
Now, some may argue that the rules of the BUB Club of the Year are skewed to prevent proper recognition of Firestorm as a club. All we can say in response is that you need to get your arses to more than three tournaments a year for us to take you seriously (and not come dead last at one of them)! More nicely, note that Firestorm topped its 2100 points of 2008 and 1440 of 2007 – maybe next year?
1st University of Queensland Ultimate Lovers (3415)
Yes, its a three-peat, and a smashing one at that (topping 2408 points from last year). But what do you expect from the biggest, oldest, best organised (Passion aside!) and most famous Ultimate Club in Queensland? In addition to its many League teams, UQ had a team at Slamtown, Halibut, two at Lovefest which it organised, and Big Sky 9’s, as well of course the best result for a Queensland team this year, taking home GOLD GOLD GOLD from the Australian University Games on the Gold Coast in October.
Well done UQ. If you ever get yourself a clubhouse (or even a small piece of wall at a pub), you’ll have three Club of the Year trophies now to put up there.
Well done UQ, and to everyone involved in Ultimate Clubs in Queensland!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Brisbane Ultimate Blog to Present Prestigious Award Once Again
Well, the heirarchy over at the QUDA HQ have invited Wettie and me to get out the tuxes and once again present the Queensland Ultimate Club of the Year Award at next week's QUDA Bash.
A quick search of this blog will demonstrate the esteemed and growing history of the award. Previous winners include the UQ Lovers (2008), the UQ Lovers (2007) and Bootius Maximus (2006).
The award is determined based on a calculation of club results at tournaments during the year. Here's the rules:
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Qualifying Elements
1. Clubs must play two tournaments, or have travelled over 700km for one tournament.
2. Club must be majority Qld or NNSW players.
Players may play for multiple clubs through the year, but only one club per event.
3. Clubs may accrue additional points via multiple teams in the same event.
4. A tournament must have at least four teams to be included, and be by open invitation/qualification (hence, NUFL not included, as only certain clubs can compete).
Determining Points
1. Points are given for placing in relation to the size of the tournament. Last place gets 100 points, each placing above that gets 100 points, but to 10 teams.
2. If there are more than 10 teams, the maximum points are 1000, and the points per placing distributed down to 100 points for last.
3. Points are given for winning Spirit. Points are calculated as 20 points per team at the tournament - so for example, winning spirit at a 8 team tournament is 160 points.
4. There is a travel bonus to recognise that getting a team a distance takes more effort. 50km-700km is 100 points, 700-1400km is 200 points, more than 1400km is 300 points
5. Bonus points up to 25 for miscellaneous at the discretion of the organiser.
A couple of changes to this year:
- A club also qualifies for calculation if it only entered one tournament, but it was a tournament it played in last year (ie it has a history of playing the tournament) - this is to recognise continuity from year to year. So for example, the Brisbane Barbarians, in their third year of playing Regionals, are in.
- We've done away with the 'Captains Voting' element we tried last year - it was too hard.
- If there are two divisions at the tournament, these are treated as two different tournaments. However, points in the lower division are awarded at 75%. So for example, QUTies will probably receive more points for their 3rd in Div 2 at AUGs than Griffith for its 12th in Div 1, but not a lot more.
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2009 Tournaments
The following tournaments are currently (hopefully) entering calculations - please let us know if we've missed ones you've played in: BCI, Northern Regionals, Nationals, Eastern Youths, Slamtown Invitational, Brisbane Indoor, Lovefest, AUGs, Mixed Nats and Big Sky 9s.
Qualifying Clubs
We think the following Clubs will be given points (based on the above). Please let us know if we've missed something: UQ Lovers, Mind the Gap, Lounge Lizards, Firestorm, Sultry, Delirium, Thor, Slamtown, Barbarians, Downstairs Mixup, Fresh Fries, Trevor, QUTies and Griffith Guerillas.
A quick search of this blog will demonstrate the esteemed and growing history of the award. Previous winners include the UQ Lovers (2008), the UQ Lovers (2007) and Bootius Maximus (2006).
The award is determined based on a calculation of club results at tournaments during the year. Here's the rules:
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Qualifying Elements
1. Clubs must play two tournaments, or have travelled over 700km for one tournament.
2. Club must be majority Qld or NNSW players.
Players may play for multiple clubs through the year, but only one club per event.
3. Clubs may accrue additional points via multiple teams in the same event.
4. A tournament must have at least four teams to be included, and be by open invitation/qualification (hence, NUFL not included, as only certain clubs can compete).
Determining Points
1. Points are given for placing in relation to the size of the tournament. Last place gets 100 points, each placing above that gets 100 points, but to 10 teams.
2. If there are more than 10 teams, the maximum points are 1000, and the points per placing distributed down to 100 points for last.
3. Points are given for winning Spirit. Points are calculated as 20 points per team at the tournament - so for example, winning spirit at a 8 team tournament is 160 points.
4. There is a travel bonus to recognise that getting a team a distance takes more effort. 50km-700km is 100 points, 700-1400km is 200 points, more than 1400km is 300 points
5. Bonus points up to 25 for miscellaneous at the discretion of the organiser.
A couple of changes to this year:
- A club also qualifies for calculation if it only entered one tournament, but it was a tournament it played in last year (ie it has a history of playing the tournament) - this is to recognise continuity from year to year. So for example, the Brisbane Barbarians, in their third year of playing Regionals, are in.
- We've done away with the 'Captains Voting' element we tried last year - it was too hard.
- If there are two divisions at the tournament, these are treated as two different tournaments. However, points in the lower division are awarded at 75%. So for example, QUTies will probably receive more points for their 3rd in Div 2 at AUGs than Griffith for its 12th in Div 1, but not a lot more.
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2009 Tournaments
The following tournaments are currently (hopefully) entering calculations - please let us know if we've missed ones you've played in: BCI, Northern Regionals, Nationals, Eastern Youths, Slamtown Invitational, Brisbane Indoor, Lovefest, AUGs, Mixed Nats and Big Sky 9s.
Qualifying Clubs
We think the following Clubs will be given points (based on the above). Please let us know if we've missed something: UQ Lovers, Mind the Gap, Lounge Lizards, Firestorm, Sultry, Delirium, Thor, Slamtown, Barbarians, Downstairs Mixup, Fresh Fries, Trevor, QUTies and Griffith Guerillas.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Northern Champions Trophy
So its taken a while for it to move to the top of the priority tree, but I've finally gotten the new Northern Regionals trophy updated with the 2009 results. Here's a few pictures (good thing I wasn't naked taking that first one). Is there someone from Firestorm O+ who wants to pick it up from me?
This is also a good time to give a bit of background and answer a few questions.
The trophy came about as, after running Regionals 2007 (at a loss) and 2008 (at a surplus), I had about $200 left over.
After lots of umming and ahhing, I figured it would be good for us to have something to play for at Regionals.
I looked around for a while trying to find something as unique and iconic and 'Ultimate frisbee' as the Halibut or BPL trophies. Alas, no luck, and I didn't have the time and talent to make something, nor a friend who had the time and talent to do it. And I was pretty keen for the whole thing to be a bit of a surprise at its enveiling.
After a bit more thought, I started to think that maybe a traditional style trophy might stand out as being somewhat unique and iconic within the Ultimate Frisbee circle. And something to drink out of sounded like a good idea too (Bundy or XXXX being the appropriate choice for a Northern Regionals trophy).
I also wanted to get the extra engraving done to 'back-date' the trophy and include all the winners since Northern Regionals started in 2005.
Hence the cup as you see it.
Now to answer a few questions:
What's the story with having 1st, 2nd and 3rd on it? Isn't it the Champions trophy?
There's a few answers there. Partly its an effort to recognise participation a bit, as much as success. But also it reflects the form of the competition. For much of its existence, and I suspect for a while yet, Northern Regionals will be dominated by whatever "Brisbane superclub" is in existence (aka Firestorm). Including 2nd and 3rd gives an added incentive for other clubs to work hard and attain eternal recognition. Thor, the Barbarians, 74 Flood, Byron Bay, Dojo Mojo and the Moreton Bay Buggers are as much part of the story of Northern Regionals as Firestorm are.
Won't the trophy run out of space for new winners, real soon?
That's an easy one - you just add another, larger base on the bottom. For the best known example of this, check out ice hockey's Stanley Cup.
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Hey, there's only Open teams here - what about a trophy for Women?
Well, there's a few answers here too. Partly, its that I only had the money for one trophy. But also, the first four Northern Regionals (2005-2008), only ever featured one or two Women's teams. So when I was planning this trophy, I didn't think there was yet a competition that needed a trophy (in contrast to the Open division, which had been hard fought for four years).
Then of course, 2009 blew us out of the water with four genuine Women's teams playing hard at Regionals. If this is expected to continue in the future, I suspect a matching Women's Northern Regionals trophy will soon appear - hopefully donated by someone else carrying a surplus from a tournament or league, or maybe provided by QUDA. Remember, it took five years for one to turn up for the Open division.
Who were those great teams again?
2005 Moreton Bay Buggers (over Dojo Mojo, Byron Bay, Fringe (Pickup), Sultry)
2006 Dojo Mojo (over Moreton Bay Buggers, '74 Flood, No Panda, Nice Shoes Wanna Huck (Pickup)
2007 Firestorm (over Thor, Firefighters, UCup (Pickup))
2008 Firestorm Troopers (over Firestorm Zippo, Thor, The Pass, Brisbane Barbarians, Firefighters (Pickup))
2009 Firestorm 0+, Firestorm D+, Brisbane Barbarians, Thor, Slamtown Flatball Club
So there you have it, something to be aiming towards!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Northern Regionals 2009 - Quick Results
We're pretty shagged here at the mansion after an awesome Northern Regionals weekend (thanks to Stephanie and Molly and the crew for a great weekend!).
Quick results:
Open
1. Firestorm Orgasmic
2. Firestorm Deviants
3. Brisbane Barbarians
4. Thor of Townsville
5. Slamtown Flatball Club
Women's
1. Buff Breaka Bond Misfits
2. Sultry Blue
3. Sultry Red
4. QUTies
Quick results:
Open
1. Firestorm Orgasmic
2. Firestorm Deviants
3. Brisbane Barbarians
4. Thor of Townsville
5. Slamtown Flatball Club
Women's
1. Buff Breaka Bond Misfits
2. Sultry Blue
3. Sultry Red
4. QUTies
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Northern Regionals Tops, Taps and Tips
Well, we've been flat out like lizards under several tonnes of steel drinking a liquid with no discernable surface tension here at the Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion these last few days. Young Wetnose has been busy building his own internet access system from a box of paperclips, while even younger Will-i-am is probably waking up just now, 150km from civilisation, and wondering what happened during O-Week. And you're truly has been solid with AFDA, QUDA and a bunch of other things that aren't frisbee-related at all (can you believe it?)
So after muggin'ing the Slamtown Flatball Club, we haven't gotten around to looking at the other teams in the lead up to this year's Northern Regionals tournament aka the Ides of March.
The tournament is on at JF O'Grady Park at Fairfield (not at Ashgrove as previously advertised). The move to JF is because it is massively cheaper, and also closer to Bruce's house (and further from Mr Flanagan's). The neighbourhood should be familiar to everyone who plays BUML and BPL. Doors open at 8am Saturday for the Open competition, and 8.30am, Sunday for the ladies.
Anyway, we welcome everyone's tips for the results of the weekend - stick them in the comments section.
In the Open division, there are five large teams - Firestorm O, Firestorm D, Slamtown Flatball Club, Thor of Townsville, and the Brisbane Barbarians - and the possibility that anyone can win?
In the Women's division there are four teams - Sultry Red, Sultry Blue, QUTies and Buff Breaka Bond Girls. This is an outstanding effort from the various ladies involved!
So after muggin'ing the Slamtown Flatball Club, we haven't gotten around to looking at the other teams in the lead up to this year's Northern Regionals tournament aka the Ides of March.
The tournament is on at JF O'Grady Park at Fairfield (not at Ashgrove as previously advertised). The move to JF is because it is massively cheaper, and also closer to Bruce's house (and further from Mr Flanagan's). The neighbourhood should be familiar to everyone who plays BUML and BPL. Doors open at 8am Saturday for the Open competition, and 8.30am, Sunday for the ladies.
Anyway, we welcome everyone's tips for the results of the weekend - stick them in the comments section.
In the Open division, there are five large teams - Firestorm O, Firestorm D, Slamtown Flatball Club, Thor of Townsville, and the Brisbane Barbarians - and the possibility that anyone can win?
In the Women's division there are four teams - Sultry Red, Sultry Blue, QUTies and Buff Breaka Bond Girls. This is an outstanding effort from the various ladies involved!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Regionals is Four Weeks Away!
Regionals is four weeks away – have you got yourself on a team yet?
The following teams have already registered for the Open division:
- Firestorm 1 - the Firestorm team that’s selected to go to Perth. Will be out to win everything.
- Firestorm 2 - presumably these are the Firestormers that don’t make the cut, or have decided they can’t afford the trip. Will be out to prove the selectors wrong, and see if they can win some money on the way.
- Brisbane Barbarians - a horde of Brisbane-based players who like tournaments but aren’t so into “training”, now in their second year. Will take drinking seriously.
There is plenty of talk that we’ll also see the following teams getting regoed soon:
- Slamtown Flatball Club (Gold Coast) – coming off recent triumphs and success in the mixed game at Halibut. Will be looking to make the Final and a name for themselves.
- Thor (Townsville) – Third last year and sporting a new enthusiasm. Will be looking for love in all the wrong places.
- The Pass (Byron Bay) – Could find it tougher this year with the departure of Matt and Chloe, but are apparently doing some sly recruitment of Brisbane-based players who want some of that Byron image rubbed off on them.
Register at: http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=1021
Dates - 14th-15th March, 2009
Venue - Dorrington Park, Ashgrove, Brisbane.
The following teams have already registered for the Open division:
- Firestorm 1 - the Firestorm team that’s selected to go to Perth. Will be out to win everything.
- Firestorm 2 - presumably these are the Firestormers that don’t make the cut, or have decided they can’t afford the trip. Will be out to prove the selectors wrong, and see if they can win some money on the way.
- Brisbane Barbarians - a horde of Brisbane-based players who like tournaments but aren’t so into “training”, now in their second year. Will take drinking seriously.
There is plenty of talk that we’ll also see the following teams getting regoed soon:
- Slamtown Flatball Club (Gold Coast) – coming off recent triumphs and success in the mixed game at Halibut. Will be looking to make the Final and a name for themselves.
- Thor (Townsville) – Third last year and sporting a new enthusiasm. Will be looking for love in all the wrong places.
- The Pass (Byron Bay) – Could find it tougher this year with the departure of Matt and Chloe, but are apparently doing some sly recruitment of Brisbane-based players who want some of that Byron image rubbed off on them.
Register at: http://www.afda.com/rego/showdivision.php?divisionid=1021
Dates - 14th-15th March, 2009
Venue - Dorrington Park, Ashgrove, Brisbane.
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