Attitude Reflects Leadership: Grand Final and Finals Week 4 Preview!

Welcome to the final of week of Ultimate for Semester 2, 2012!  By the end of Wednesday night, we will know the team that can claim bragging rights as Champions and of course all the other positions as well.  Our Grand Final sees two surprising contenders, but I’ll come back to that.  First we’ll preview the other 3 games happening Wednesday night.

Wooden Spoon: Mite-y Discs vs The Highlanders

Let’s be honest, no one really wants to win the wooden spoon.  I really wouldn’t even call it ‘winning’ anything…but one of these two teams will have the honour of taking home this coveted prize.  Both teams were Top 4 contenders coming in to the finals, but have had a tough finals series.  Interesting strategy last week from the Mite-y’s, giving themselves a bye week to better prepare for this game.  Mite-y Discs strength is their speed and familiarity with each others games.  Look for Captain Mattie Hamilton to fight until the end to avoid with his ridiculously low centre of gravity.  For the Highlanders and their superior height, it’ll be about exposing the Mite-y’s in the aerial contest.  Professional holidayer Rob Davies needs to get his hands on the disc more in attack. This will be a fun game I’m sure, with lots of turnovers, plenty of throw-aways in a deserving wooden spoon battle.

Prediction: Honestly I’ve picked Highlanders enough times and they’ve lost every single one, so I’m picking the Mite-y Discs because I like Mattie better.  Let’s say, 13-11.  

5^th and 6^th: Gold Diggers vs More Smarter Than You

Last week’s games saw MSTY take out the Highlanders in an epic contest, while the Gold Diggers spent a couple of hours playing with their own discs.  The question here is which one of these preparations will prove to be the best?  Rob Dehollander is an expert 5^th vs 6^th captain, leading his team to 5^th last semester (surprisingly enough beating a team in yellow).  MSTY showed last week that even without Zane they still have the offensive and defensive skills to take down the best teams.  While still being a fun contest, I think this will be an extremely competitive game.  To be honest I don’t know which way it will go, but the winners of mini-battles between Chris Palazzi vs Kramer and Stretch Armstrong vs Your Heiness (Johannes) will go a long way to deciding the outcome.

Prediction: Battle of the girls here is the big decider, with MSTY having arguably the best female group of the league. But I think the Gold Diggers girls will step up, led by bartender extroardinnaire Ashleigh Gibson, to take the win 13-10.

3^rd and 4^th: Black Magic vs The Amazing Technicolour Dream Discs

I think someone got the numbers wrong, because we find the teams that finished 1^st and 2^nd battling it out for 3^rd and 4^th?  Both teams are coming off heatbreaking losses in the semi finals and will look to rebound in the best way possible; a victory.  Last time these teams met Black Magic got the better of the Dream Discs, switching their defence until the Dream Discs just could not break through.  However the Dream Discs showed they can put in a good fight without their #1 handler.  The return of the Finn’s here makes this an even more exciting match.  Both of these teams move the disc around quickly and have some great aerial talents.  Should be a great game to watch!

Prediction: Black Magic to be too strong, as Gibbo (with or without shoes) helps seal the victory 13-9.

Townsville Ultimate Frisbee Semester 2, 2012: GRAND FINAL

In potentially the most surprising grand final matches I’ve seen in my time, the 6^th placed Green Goblins take on the last placed 100 Shades of Grey for the championship.  In a game that shows finding form at the right end of the semester is what this game is all about, these teams have essentially come from nowhere.  The Goblins have been on somewhat of a run coming into these finals, taking down any team that has stood in their way with consumate ease.  100 Shades however, let’s be honest, weren’t great all season.  They only had the one victory during the regular season, yet have managed to rattle off 3 in a row to make the decider! 

For the Green Goblins, the key is the guy they call Mike.  He’s a perennial finalist and champion, so he knows how to get it done.  Captains Ryan and Liss have done a great job bringing the team together, with some excellent comradery seen throughout the group.  But it takes more than friendship to win the title.  The Goblins need to be at their best in every aspect, and these two captains need to lead from the front with their play and their attitude.

100 Shades of Grey, the surprise packet, are pretty strong all over the park.  Decent handlers, great receivers, excellent girls and a genuine want to win for each other.  This team knows what it feels like to lose and through some great teamwork and quality play have been able to perform at their absolute best for each other.  This same attitude will need to be present here as the 1% plays are what make all the difference in big games.  They’ve got to want it, not just individually, but for their team. 

Prediction: I really don’t like predicting my own games, but I’ll leave it to everyone out there to decide who you think will win Wednesday’s grand final.  I’ve been to a final once before and lost…..I don’t want it to happen again.

See you all on Wednesday!        

Semi Final Review!

Another week of Frisbee passes, with the finals race now down to only 2 teams!  If you told me that the team that came 6^th would play the team that came 8^th 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 5^th and 6^th 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 5^th and 6^th game, where Captain Stretch Armstrong-Dehollander will look for 5^th 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 3^rd 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

Finals Week 3 Preview!

Well after a few surprises and some great ultimate, only Black Magic, The Amazing Technicolour Dream Discs, The Green Goblins and 100 Shades of Grey remain with a chance of taking home the title of Semester 2, 2012 Champions.  But before we get in to these games, let’s not forget that the battle for the wooden spoon is very much alive!  Winners of Game 1 and Game 2 will go on to play for 5^th and 6^th next wek while the losers will have the pleasure of playing for the Wooden Spoon.  I am told that there will actually be a wooden spoon also, so get excited!

Game 1: Mite-y Discs vs Gold Diggers 

Both of these teams showed a great deal of promise throughout the semester, unfortunately for them this promise has only got them battling for 5^th – 8^th.  In the game I’ll call, “The Battle of The Teams Beaten by 100 Shades of Grey”, look for Gold Diggers captain Stretch Armstrong Dehollander to shine.  Rob has been in some great form the past month, and with the imminent return of older brother David is looking to make a name for himself as the better Dehollander.  The opposing captain Mattie Hamilton and his team/employees will look to play some quick disc, using their speed to get around the Gold Diggers defence.  Mite-y’s will hope to bring back some of their early season form.  Look out for Matt Stoffels on the Gold Diggers to score 1000. 

Prediction: Despite finishing the regular season behind the Mite-y’s, I think the Gold Diggers will take the win here, 13-8.

Game 2: The Highlanders vs More Smarter Than You

I think it’s a bit of commentators curse for the Highlanders, I thought they would win their first game…they didn’t.  I tipped them in the blog to win their second game…they didn’t.  Despite being rolled 2 games in a row, The Highlanders do possess a very strong offensive line, height, speed and how they haven’t made it further is beyond me.  More Smarter Than You will control the disc and defensive cohesion is their strength.  Look for former 100m sprint world record holder (possibly not true) Michael Kramer to run rings around anyone that marks him man to man and the MSTY girls to dominate the offence.  For the Highlanders, I think their real danger man is Stefan and those pants…. 

Prediction: I think third time is the charm for The Highlanders, relegating MSTY to the wooden spoon battle, 13-10. 

Now the race for the championship!

Game 3: Black Magic vs The Green Goblins

Form and placings say Black Magic should win and win easily.  But as we’ve seen this finals race, form and regular season placings aren’t counting for a whole lot.  Undefeated to now, Black Magic has a very strong roster including perennial ‘he should have been MVP’ captain James David.  They’ve played great disc, mixed their defence up and controlled every single game they’ve played.  However, Deanna ‘MVP’ Finn is a big loss for the Magic.  The Green Goblins on the other hand, had a slow start to the season with an inexperienced line.  After the acquisition of Leo BUD in a trade for potentially worst player in the league Ashley O’Sullivan, and picking up some guy named Mike, they have only lost one game.  Members of both of these teams have been to the finals before.  James has been to 3 grand finals and is yet to walk away with the main prize.  I think this want to win the title will get his team there.

Prediction: I’ve talked to many people about this game, and no one knows who the favourite is.  My pick is Black Magic, in a very close game.

Game 4: The Amazing Technicolour Dream Discs vs 100 Shades of Grey

Form is a strange thing, sometimes you can go a whole season without it and then all of a sudden in the finals you find it.  I think everyone would agree that this is the way that 100 Shades of Grey have been, taking down the 5^th place and 3^rd place in consecutive weeks.   However, taking down 2^nd place is a whole different story.  The Dream Discs have had a ‘dream’ run, only losing the one game throughout the season (to 1^st place Black Magic).  With attacking weapons like Damo, Bevo and Rach(o) no wonder they’ve had no trouble scoring points.  Unfortunately for the Dream Discs, their captain Finny is unable to play this week as he is flying to Perth to start a new life as a fisherman.  The question is can the Dream Discs play the same attacking frisbee they have been with their leader off the field, or will the likes of Brandon, Ed, Erik, Anne and Nickers of 100 Shades of Grey be too strong?

Prediction: I think fun will be the real winner in this game.

So come down Wednesday night, play for you r team and cheer your favourite team on in their finals match!  With the games this week, there are sure to be some great contests, individual rivalries and good times had by all. 

Did You Know? An ultimate frisbee holds approximately 1630 ml of liquid. That equals approximately 4.34 cans of beer, 1.42 jugs of beer, 2.86 pints, 3.83 schooners or 5.71 pots.

Ultimate Frisbee Finals Previews!

Finals time!!! Without any further ado here are the match previews and special guest predictions from our Ex-El Presidente Hugh 'Pugh' Osborn!

Starting from the 9th / 10th Playoff


Zulu Zebras vs More Smarter Than You

The battle for the infamous wooden spoon this year is contested between Dee & Carlos' Zulu Zebras & Zane & Mark's More Smarter Than You. After an up and down season for both teams a ferocious hunger will be shown to avoid the wooden spoon!

Ex El Presidente Prediction

Hearing about their hammers-only game last week the Zulus sound like they're out to have fun and Carlos seems honoured to get his 2nd Wooden spoon (in a row).  I like what MSTY, with Zane at the helm, aims to do in creating a permanent team to take the trophy in a couple of semester's time (would love to see their team uniforms Franich-style) and hope to see a few more player combinations remain together next League.  I hear rumour that a few of the main frisbee brains on More Smarter Than You are missing so I tip Zulu for the win, outclassing them with brawn.  I would love Genge, who's all-brawn on-field, to prove me wrong.  Zulu Zebras 13 - 6


7th / 8th Playoff


Sky High vs White Lightning

In a round 1 rematch Duncan and his High flying Skyers take on Cody's White Lightning in a electrifying match! Duncan has Rob Davies & Godfrey plus a barrage of capable and energetic ladies while Cody boasts a strong team full of male handlers.

Ex El Presidente Prediction

Carlos and Dee's bad hammers have gifted White Lightning a chance to avoid the wooden spoon and they should be lucky.  I predict Sky High to come out victorious as their captain Big Dunc is now beginning to get some years of leadership practise behind him and this will help in the outcome. Sky High 13 - 7


5th / 6th Playoff


Pink Stink vs Tea Cup Pigs

Both teams coming off tough matches the week before will be hungry to get a win against the other. Pink Stink took the honors through the round games so Tea Cup Pigs will be hungry for revenge! Look out for the handler battle between captains Ash Osul and Rob DeHollander. Will be a battle for the ages!


Ex El Presidente Prediction

Former 2nd in command Lascivious Ladyfinger, Rob Dehollander is finally fledging and taking his own team.  One of the senior players in Townsville in the most junior of ways - I look forward to the all-roundedness this will add to his ultimate.  Ash is typically a finals beast, but the relegation to the 5/6 battle and not a 3rd placing may put him off his game.  If Rob keeps control of the disc and limits turnovers, I see them overwhelming the TC Piggies.  Pink Stink 13 - 8

Semi Final # 1


Black Mambas vs We Tie You Die

In the first semi final of the 2012 Townsville Ultimate Frisbee League we see the first seeded Black Mambas take on the sixth seeded We Tie You Die.
Black Mambas took the minor premiership only dropping 1 game throughout the season (to We Tie You Die) and cruising through the first week of the finals. Always dangerous is the captain James David. Townsville regulars Tom Felix and Rowan Hall are ever improving and American dynamos Brad Feiger and Shane Foley will be looking to bring the hurt on their Tie Dye clad opponents.
We Tie You Die had a tough season finishing in 6th place but had a strong run through the finals beating the 5th seeded Tea Cup Pigs and the 3rd seeded Pink Stink to make the semis. Key players through the roster include the captain Matt 'Finny' Finn, Townsville great Ricky Hazelton, American turned Aussie Liss Bowden plus new star recruits Bebe Worsfield and Wes Monts.
Expect the aerial battle between James and Finny to be a deciding factor in this game!
An absolute ripper of a semi final game between two in form teams! This should be a fantastic game of ultimate!

Ex El Presidente Prediction

Finny's team has managed a comeback after placing 6th after the round robins to get to the semis.   With a strong victory over a decent team in Ash O'Sullivan's last week, that same work ethic that got them through last game should see them upset the Minor Premiers.  James might have a better chance of shutting out their captain than did Tea Cup Piggies.  But with a recent Nationals campaign behind him and some ulti.tv filmed and commentated upon "ugly pulls", the smaller fields of Townsville should help steer We Tie, You Die to a grand finals berth.  WTYD 13 - 11


Semi Final # 2


Blue Blizzard vs Red Imperium

In the second semi final of the 2012 Townsville Ultimate Frisbee League we see the second seeded Blue Blizzard take on the third seeded Red Imperium.
After a slow start to the season Blue Blizzard picked up star recruit Mike 'The General' Larson and never looked back from there.
Their co-captains Ryan Miller and Timmy Roland in their debut year of captaincy have done well with their team turning them into a finely tuned machine. Between themselves, Mike and American import Will Rees Blue Blizzard have a dominant handling line up. The lady machines Sanne and Aline cause all sort of problems as well. A solid all around team.
The Red Imperium had a solid season disrupted by attendance at times. Fortunately everything pieced itself together come finals time.
Co-captains Mattie 'Beef Train' Hamilton and Sean 'Bevo' Beveridge lead the Red Imperium with cool heads while All American player Tyler Wright and Townsville's very own golden boy Peter Roach run rings around their opponents. Look to see lots of change it up disc play from the Red Imperium.
This match will be decided on how Red Imperium decide to deal with Mike ' The General' Larson. Period.


Ex El Presidente Prediction


I don't know the history of Tim and Ryan's team the Blue Blizzards, but with their star power I'd guess their only reason for placing 2nd was a certain Micky Larson was in Africa.  Red Imperium just won't have the same level of control and patience with the disc that BB will have instilled by now and the resulting turnovers would be enough to lose them this semi.  Expect my best sneaky recruit/Rookie of the Century, the former Lascivious Ladyfingers player Sanne to be open all day in the endzone for some M. Larson throws.  Blue Blizzard 13 - 6


There you have it folks! Sparkles and the Pugh's Previews and Predictions for Week 2 of the Townsville Ultimate Finals! Hope everyone is excited for some great disc action!!!

Keep on throwing!

Love

Sparkles :-)

2012 Ultimate Frisbee Semester 1 Final Series

Week one of the 2012 Townsville Ultimate Frisbee Final Series kicked off last Wednesday night with the last double game night of the season!
With 2 rounds of finals to play to determine the final combatants all the players were ready for a competitive night of Ultimate!

In the first round of the finals we had the following matches played.

Black Mambas (1) vs White Lightning (10)
Blue Blizzard (2) vs Sky High (9)
Pink Stink (3) vs More Smarter Than You (8)
Red Imperium (4) vs Zulu Zebras (7)
Tea Cup Pigs (5) vs We Tie You Die (6)

After a tough first round of matches the finals scores were...

Black Mambas def White Lightning 11-5
Blue Blizzard def Sky High 10-6
Pink Stink def More Smarter Than You 13-4
Red Imperium def Zulu Zebras 11-8
Tea Cup Pigs def by We Tie You Die 7-10

After seeing Black Mambas and Blue Blizzard keep up their winning ways and earning a trip to the semi finals the other 8 teams had to battle out their second game of the night. 4 teams fighting to stay in the race for the Townsville Ultimate Championships and the other 4 teams fighting to avoid the dreaded wooden spoon!

Red Imperium vs Tea Cup Pigs
Pink Stink vs We Tie You Die

Zulu Zebras vs White Lightning
More Smarter Than You vs Sky High

After another hours of high flying fast paced ultimate the semi finalists were decided...

Red Imperium def Tea Cup Pigs 13-8
Pink Stink def by We Tie You Die 6-9

Zulu Zebras def by White Lightning 5-8
More Smarter Than You def by Sky High 4-13

With a round of upsets the matches were decided!

Semi Final # 1

Black Mambas vs We Tie You Die

Semi Final # 2

Blue Blizzard vs Red Imperium

5th / 6th Play-off

Pink Stink vs Tea Cup Pigs

7th / 8th Play-off

Sky High vs White Lightning

9th /10th Play-off (WOODEN SPOON)

Zulu Zebras vs More Smarter Than You



Keep your eyes open for a super special finals preview extravaganza from Sparkles with a possibility of a special guest interview tomorrow night!

Lots of love!

Sparkles :-)

Week 6 Game Previews

Wednesday again!!! Frisbee time! Woo!

Field 1 – Game 1

The Green Lanterns vs Spastic Spunk

Lanterns & Spunk, Spunk & Lanterns… Spunk on the Lanterns? In the first game of the night we see Spunk V Lanterns.
The Spunk have been suffering a tough couple of weeks, with some close losses & some difficulties with player availabilities. This week should see the return of the missing players, Duncan, Bobby, Nick & Sammy the big names to return. If these all come back we could see a thriller!
The Lanterns have been improving rapidly under the leadership of Mike. Known for his ability to bring players together to form championship winning teams, his challenge is to make this happen again with only half a season to work with. Only time will tell!

Sparkles Tip – The Green Lanterns to keep flourishing to take the win 13 – 10.

Field 2 – Game 1

Dark Matter vs RedBalls

In the feature match Dark Matter take on the undefeated RedBalls!
With Dark Matter suffering a couple of losses over the past 2 week be ready for them to come out with a vengeance! James & Dee make a killer scoring combination while Ashley runs the team from the handling position. Look to see them using their full team to move the disc around and tire out the short staffed RedBalls.
The RedBalls look to struggle a bit this week with their star female recruit, Hannah, out of action for the season. Captain Mattie ‘Beef-Train’ Hamilton will look to the family for a new female recruit. If successful in his recruiting he could increase the Hamilton count from 3 to 4. A scary prospect for any team!

Sparkles Tip –RedBalls to keep up their dream run, 13 – 11.

Field 3 – Game 1

The Birds vs Dye Fast Tie Furious

On field 3 the Birds take on Dye Fast Tie Furious. A must win game for both the get a top 4 finish!
The Birds have lost to teams ranked 1 & 2 in the last 2 weeks. They fought well against both but where just outplayed in the end. This game will come down to how well the leadership team can handle the pressure put on by Tie Dye. Look to Cody and Damon to lead by example with cool heads.
Dye Fast Tie Furious banded together well last week to get a crucial win against Dark Matter. With a short staffed line up last week we saw Zane step up and run 20 of 23 points, he used this opportunity to show his every improving throwing game!

Sparkles Tip – Tie Furious to keep on winning 13 - 10

Field 4 – Game 1

Clockwork Orange vs Lascivious LadyFingers

In the last of game 1’s matches we see Clockwork Orange taking on the red hot Lascivious LadyFingers.
Who can stop the rampaging Lascivious LadyFingers? In their last 4 games their opponents have only scored a total of 16 points to the LadyFingers 52 points! The key to the LadyFingers game is patience patience & more patience with the disc and a stifling defence! Expect to see the entire team running hard all game long!
Clockwork Orange has the huge task to try to stop the LadyFingers run! I personally hope to see the great minds of Timmy, Carlos & Josh work out a great offensive and defensive structure to run the LadyFingers to the ground! With a team just screaming PARKFIT don’t expect to see CO stop running anytime soon!

Sparkles Tip – CO to run LadyFingers ragged but fall short. LadyFingers 13 - 6

We Will see a new author coming onto the blog next week! Who it is nobody knows! So until next week! Keep on throwing!

Signing out,

Sparkles

Week 5 Game Previews

So it comes to another Wednesday finally! We all love Wednesday because it’s Frisbee day! Yay!
Here are the previews and tips for this week’s games!

Field 1

RedBalls vs The Birds

RedBalls and The Birds face off in the feature match this week! With the RedBalls still undefeated it is a huge ask for The Birds to knock them off the pedestal.
With Dave & Mattie banding together to form a strong alliance this is the combo that needs to be broken to get past the Balls!
The Birds strong teaming of Cody, Dane & Bekah is still dominant and is a key feature to this match. If they can keep on performing at a high level we could see the upset!

Sparkles Tip – RedBalls to continue their winning ways with a 13 – 10 victory.

Field 2

Dark Matter vs Dye Fast Tie Furious

Dark Matter coming off an upset loss to The Green Lanterns last week look to bounce back this week against a struggling Tie Furious line up!
Dark Matter’s key combo of James, Dee & Ash are still dominating games left right and centre. The scoring power of James and Dee needs to be stopped to slow Dark Matters run.
Tie Furious look to keep working on their team work to use every player to close out big games. With Stacey still injured look for some big performances from Finny and Zane to make some big plays through the night.

Sparkles Tip – Dark Matter to bounce back to a 13 – 11 victory.

Field 3

The Green Lanterns vs Clockwork Orange

After a big win last week the Green Lanterns are flying high! Clockwork Orange also pulled a great universe point win as well. After both teams going the start of the season without wins they both are looking to keep on winning this week.
With captain Christine out for the season The Green Lanterns are looking to pick up part time captain Mike Larson for the rest of the season. If he plays expect to see the Lanterns become a force to be feared!
Clockwork Orange pulled together for a great team performance with every player getting involved last week for a great win. There is no single player that makes this team. Everyone can shake things up on their night.

Sparkles Tip – Green Lanterns to keep on winning 13 - 9

Field 4

Spastic Spunk vs Lascivious LadyFingers

Spastic Spunk suffered a tough loss last week against the undefeated RedBalls, while the LadyFingers picked up a big win against The Birds. Both teams have the talent to get the win, it will just be who wants it more!
Spastic Spunk are looking to use their key weapon Amy to get some big points this week. With Chris & Quint around to handle expect to see Amy going long lots tonight!
Lascivious LadyFingers will be using their handler heavy line up of Hugh, Mark, Rob & Colin to move the disc around the field to find the best possible options to score.

Sparkles Tip – LadyFingers to keep on the winning path 13 - 9

That rounds up the games for this week! What is everyone else’s tips and results from last week? Last week I tipped 2 of 4! This brings my season tipping to 6 of 12. Not to flash I gotta say!

Until next week! Keep throwing!

Love from Sparkles

Week 4 Game Previews

So it comes to another Wednesday finally! We all love Wednesday because it’s Frisbee day! Yay!
Here are the previews and tips for this week’s games!

Field 1

RedBalls vs Spastic Spunk

In week 4 the RedBalls look to extend their undefeated run while the Spunk look to start a streak of their own. Both teams boast their own strengths that the other team will struggle with.
The RedBalls continue on their solid season with improvement happening all across the line. Teacher Dave is passing on all his knowledge to all of the team to pleasing results.
The Spunk keep looking to pull together to shake things up week in week out. With big Duncan coming back into the team this week he will be looking to make a difference by showing some patience with the handlers.
Is sure to be a ripper of a match!
Sparkles Tip – The RedBalls still being too good taking Spunk 13 – 10.

Field 2

Clockwork Orange vs Dye Fast Tie Furious

Clockwork Orange and Dye Fast Tie Furious face off the week in a big game for both teams. Both teams are looking to join the winners circle after some close losses and not so inspiring performances.
Clockwork Orange still boasts one of the quickest most talent laden team in the league. Once they can all join together and play some quick free flowing ultimate they will start to shake up the results!
Dye Fast Tie Furious have struggle throughout the season so far. Sickness & injury have made for a tough start to the season. If they can get all their players back from sickness and injury this week could be the week for Tie Dye to strike back!
Sparkles Tip – Tie Furious to band together to take the win 13 - 10

Field 3

Lascivious LadyFingers vs The Birds

In the game of the round Lascivious LadyFingers take on The Birds. Winner of this game to be pushed ahead to hold onto 3^rd place uncontested.
The LadyFingers are coming off a great win over Tie Dye in tough windy conditions that showed their patience and prowess in disc movement. They will need to slow the play and work the disc around to get a win over the tough Birds!
After a hard fought win last week the Birds look to keep on moving with their good form the LadyFingers. With some excellent match ups across the park this is going to be an excellent match!
Sparkles Tip – I flipped a coin to tip this one! LadyFingers to take it in universe point 13-12.

Field 4

The Green Lanterns vs Dark Matter

The undefeated Dark Matter match up against The Green Lanterns in the last game of the week.
Dark Matter are in Red Hot form after taking down 2 of other top 4 teams in the first half of the season. Who can stop their red hot streak?
The Green Lanterns are biding their time at the bottom of the ladder, waiting for the ideal time to strike. With a deep line up full of pace all the Green Lanterns need to do is be patient with the disc and the points will start flowing in.
Sparkles Tip – Dark Matter to be too strong for Green Lanterns winning 13 – 6.

That rounds up the games for this week! What is everyone else’s tips and results from last week? Last week I tipped 3 of 4! This brings my season tipping to 4 of 8.

Until next week! Keep throwing!

Love from Sparkles