Another week of Frisbee passes, with the finals race now
down to only 2 teams! If you told me
that the team that came 6th would play the team that came 8th
in the Grand Final, I would have seriously doubted your ability to function as
a member of society. But this is what
has happened! The
Green Goblins and 100 Shades of Grey
have defied the odds and shown that finding form at the right end of the season
is what this game is all about.
Firstly though, there were two games that decided who plays
for 5th and 6th and which teams would fight for the
coveted wooden spoon. Unfortunately, the
Mite-y Discs had some prior engagements, something about commitment ceremonies I don’t
really know, but Dr. Peter Roach was for a while their lone
representative! Either way, the Gold Diggers had an easy passage through
to the 5th and 6th game, where Captain Stretch
Armstrong-Dehollander will look for 5th place 2 seasons in a
row!
Game 1: Gold Diggers vs Gold Diggers
Conveniently
for the Gold Diggers, they have enough players to fill 2 teams. So, they played each other. Don’t really know what the score was, but I’m
sure that it was a great game with a lot of frisbees thrown/dropped/caught/potentially
don’t care. Mite-y
Discs presence in the game was later filled by 1 player, I don’t
know his name, but he is tall and was wearing a red shirt. Was good to see the Gold Diggers managed to
make a game out of this, well done!
Final Score: Gold Diggers take the victory over the Gold Diggers, I’m gonna say 73-41.
Game 2: The
Highlanders vs More Smarter Than You
More Smarter Than You, missing backhand
specialist Zane Quinn, were looking to avenge my lack of predictions in their
favour. The Highlanders on the other
hand were looking to finally back me up in tipping them. The concensus: I am terrible at tipping. This game was a great watch, with both teams
going end to end with some great offence, fantastic defence and some clutch
plays. Only managed to see the last few
points but all reports from this game suggest it was close all the way.
Final Score: More Smarter Than You show that predictions count for nothing, forcing the Highlanders in to
the wooden spoon game 13-11.
Semi-final time!
Game 3: Black
Magic vs The Green Goblins
Seriously, terrible at predictions.
In potentially the biggest upset we’ve seen all semester, The Green
Goblins knocked out the UNDEFEATED Black Magic. Green Goblins looked strong from the start,
jumping out to an early 4-1 and never really looked back. Unfortunately for the Magic, former world #1
high jumper James David injured his ankle in one of the early points (I think
someone inserted a golf ball in to his foot).
With Dee Finn already missing, the Magic struggled to keep up with the
tempo of the game. The Goblins
controlled the field and were never really troubled. A sad end to a great season from the Magic,
but they’ll come back next week and look to seal a 3rd place finish!
Final Score: The Green Goblins step
up and take the win, 13-4. On ya Leo
BUD.
Game 4: The
Amazing Technicolour Dream Discs vs 100
Shades of Grey
Without captain Finny, it was always going to be hard for the Dream Discs
to find their rhythm. 100 Shades came in
to the game on the back of a couple of upsets and were looking to keep this
going. Even without Finny, the Dream
Discs were strong with the likes of Andrew, Rachael, Bevo and Damo dangerous in
every position. 100 Shades exploded out
of the gates, racing to an early 4-0 lead before stand-in captain Chris Ende
took an extremely tactical timeout. The
Dream Discs got a couple back straight after this timeout, but the Shades took
the half 7-2. The second half was a much
different story, with the Dream Discs working over the 100 Shades defence
through the middle. However the Shades
looked to scoring machine Lena to get a couple of crucial points and Aggie
Dehollander again taking some great catches.
Captain Duncan Webley was in complete control of the disc, throwing many
assists and hardly any turnovers.
Final Score: 100 Shades
of Grey provide the second upset of the night, taking down the Dream
Discs 13-5.
Next week is it. The Townsville Ultimate Frisbee Grand Final! Come down
and cheer on your favourite team wearing grey shirts. Every team has a game next week to determine
the final positions. There’s also free
food! So come down! Until next time, I’ll leave you with a quote…
Frisbee isn’t about winning
or losing, it’s about having a great time and enjoying the game. It’s also about respect for the game and
respect for your opponents. If a game
is tight or even if you’re losing heavily, you should always play in good spirit. So shake hands after the game and appreciate if the other
team plays better than you on the day.
Because after all, you don’t command respect…you earn it. – Matt Stoffels
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