Week 5 Results!

Motherhuckers 13 - Hard Force 10

Blue Sharks 13 - Pink BAMF’s 11

Yellow Fever 13 – Heavyweights 8

After the first round of competition, we can now see where all the teams are standing. It could be said that after comparing the line-ups in week one, there are a few surprises in the order. However, don’t be fooled. For it is the next 5 weeks that are the most crucial, because it is the top four teams that will progress through to the final and the bottom two teams that will be left to battle it out for the almighty wooden spoon.

Will Mike make it to 5 seasons in a row?

Will Hugh’s mum receive yet another cooking utensil?

Will Simon and his gang get his long awaited grand-final rematch?

Will Zane and his posse continue with the fairytale run?

Will the Yellow Duncans be as effective without Dave? Or

Will the Pink BAMF’s continue on their winning ways...

Over the next 5 weeks, these questions will be answered, and it is time, and only time that will tell. However, as every ultimate player knows, it is never to late.

The Motherhuckers started the game with 6 players on the field, missing their key strike player Criegan ‘Gibbo’ Gibson, due to a mid week soccer injury. However it was later that the tables turned and Motherhuckers gained a player and Hard-Force lost a player and was left with no choice but to play with 6 players. With only 6 players on the field, the decision was made by captain Simon to run a 4 person cup, which proved to be a great idea in forcing turnovers, however with a four man cup playing Savage, it was only a matter of time that cup became fatigued, except for Rowan. The four-man cup soon turned into a one man ‘superman’ cup consisting of Simon desperately lunging and scoring some sweet D’s. However the night was all Motherhuckers and some sweet catches by Melanie Burgess, distracting body of Sam, James David like reflexes of Mike, and pin-point accurate ‘puts’ by Alex ensured the Motherhuckers went on to finish the first round of games with only one loss, even with the absence of key players towards the end of the game. Motherhuckers up 13 to 8.

The Pink BAMF’s got off to a flying starting leading 2-0, though with a new defensive scheme, the Blue Sharks struck back taking the lead 3-2. The scores bounced back and forth and reached 6 all, before a Bobby miracle flick ensured the BAMF’s took out the half 7-6. In a game where each point took at least 5 minutes, the cups on both teams were being run ragged. However, it was through the careful handling of Zane, Peter and Fraser that the Blue Sharks were able to keep their nose above water and keep a one to two point lead through the second half. It was the combination of Dave and Bobby in associations with inspirational D’s by Rob that kept the Pink BAMF’s in the game. With two drops in the end zone, not naming names (DEANNA), the Pink BAMF’s crawled back to 11-11. With a crowd of over 20 fine folks brewing, it was game time. Where the best players were put to the test of Ultimate pressure, not even Michael Jordan himself had experienced such a clutch moment. With every single player on the field gasping for air, an entire team was forced to hold Shay back from running onto the field and playing. It was Katherine in her last game in Townsville that got the ever so important goal over her older sister Stine to ensure bragging rights going home. Though with their nose just in front, the Blue Sharks could not be denied a victory taking the win 13-11 in a thriller. Special mention goes out Katherine and Fraser on the Sharks and Bec, Stine and Ryan Miller on the Pink BAMF’s.

In this battle of the bottom two teams, pride was on the line. With the Heavyweights flaring off their new team singlets they were rearing to go. The Heavyweights lined up this week with a new mentality and prepared for battle. In the beginning of the game the teams started off even with the points going back and forth like a tennis match. After a 2-2 buffer, it was the Heavyweights who pulled off to the first assailable string of points to lead 6-2, however it was the Yellow Duncan’s who replied, taking the half with a 5 point comeback. The Heavyweight’s used their height to dominate a lot of points, though with mistimed cutting, miscommunication or simply lack of awareness, the Heavyweights couldn’t capitalise on valuable field position and turned over the disc. The scores once again see-sawed through to 8 all and with the Yellow Duncan’s finding their best defensive form of the season, kept the Heavyweights scoreless. Standouts for the Heavyweights included Brad, Yvonne and Vaporeon, also a special mention to Jean, Rob and Carly for solid efforts in defence on the Yellow team. Yellow Fever is on a two game winning streak, defeating the Heavyweights 13 to 8.

It is also worth mentioning that whilst winning is a high priority and pride is on the line, winning should not be a sacrifice for spirit. Keep in mind that the reasoning behind the rule of a no referee system was based upon Ultimate being a player run game, with rules being called and challenged by the players themselves. It is through these rules that the spirit of the game exists and it is through the spirit of the game that makes Ultimate such a tight knit sport. We need the spirit of the game to ensure that at the end of each game, we can still walk away as friends, with no grudges being held. For this is why Ultimate is the best kept secret in the world, it is the joys, memories and lifelong friendships formed outside the game that we remember forever. So remember, play hard, but keep in mind that it is a social league and ensure that friendships are not broken through on the field arguments.

I would like to finish with a quote from Ashley O’Sullivan when asked:

‘What does it take to become as good as you?’

“The best Ultimate player is not the fastest, fittest, strongest nor tallest. The best ultimate players are the ones who are the smartest. The player with the best strategies, mental attitude, motivation, awareness and overall knowledge of the game, are the ones who make it the furthest. For Ultimate is all about being in the right place at the right time, so practice your throws and catches, but always be aware of the mental side of the game. Like in all games, the most successful players are the ones who arrive first, and leave last. “

O’Sullivan, A 2010.

STANDINGS

	WINS	LOSSES
PINK BAMF’S	3	2
MOTHER HUCKERS	4	1
BLUE SHARKS	3	2
HARD FORCE	3	2
YELLOW FEVER	2	3
HEAVYWEIGHTS	0	5

Play, other kinds of play and pizza parties!

James is right. Don't do a Hugh Osborn spelt with no "e". You should be working hard on those mid-semester assignments and studying for those exams! But just remember, you're only working hard now because tomorrow night you get to play! And play you will!

Don't forget that you should pay club fees tomorrow night cause after that the special will end. The pizza party that will make all the other teams look in their pockets for spare change is still up for grabs and what better way to celebrate a great game than one of those for free. I believe Yellow Fever still has a sniff if they can rally the troops this week. If the Heavyweights win it tomorrow night I'll invite them to party extremely hard with me this weekend and we can pick up the pizza after the booze-munchies settle in. Or any team that wins for that matter, you are also welcome to drink with me and share pizza. Come on TEAMS!!!

Hugh Osborn(e)

Procrastination:

pro-crast-in-ate |prəˈkrastəˌnāt; prō-|

verb [ intrans. ]

delay or postpone action; put off doing something : it won't be this price for long, so don't procrastinate.

Hittin' the booze

The spirit of the game is probably one of the unique and important rules of the Ultimate Frisbee we know today. A lot has been said about it already, but all I want to do is bring it back to the attention of our current batch of players out there. We certainly don't hear enough about it, that doesn't mean it isn't present, but perhaps we need to know it a little more.

So look at these rules and read section 1 on Spirit.

Take note of the following rule:

1.4. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but should never
sacrifice the mutual respect between players, adherence to
the agreed-upon rules of the game, or the basic joy of play.

And noting that rule I would say that we here in Townsville are doing a fine job on rule 1.4. Perhaps though might I point out, that there are times when the last part of that rule is being broken "the basic joy of play". Come on you Motherhuckers, Hard Forkers, Sharks, and pink coloured Bad Ass Mother F**kerS, cut the competitiveness, you're ruining the joy for us, the HEAVYWEIGHTS! CAUSE WE'D LOVE TO WIN!

Week 4 Results!

Yellow Fever 13 - Blue Sharks 2
Hard Force 13 - Heavyweights 12
Pink BAMF’s 13 - Motherhuckers 8

Bro, Broskies... Week 4, the magical week. The week that sets the teams apart and determines which beginners have begun the process of picking up the rules of the ever growing sport of Ultimate. It is in this week, that the players get used to their team mates and begin the familiar and awkward but very necessary team bonding in order to build a team spirit, where each team mate begins to know the strengths and weaknesses of the person they stand next to, and it is in this week that the confidence of the new up and rising stars are put to the test. From here on out, it's game time. This is where friendships are put on hold after the opening huck, this is when rivalries begin and battles are lost, the pursuit of glory or the anguish of defeat. This is the sport that is played in heaven...

This is the sport of Ultimate...

The Yellow Fever turned up ready to play, despite the strong and vocal spirit of the Blue Sharks. No amount of Shark power, Baby, Mamma, Grandma or Daddy could deter the Fever from another defeat, this week they were determined to play. In what seemed to be a last minute call up, the Fever had managed to recruit a new player, in what was leaked after the game to be a Nationals player. With the first four points becoming an arm wrestle to see who could get out on top, it was the Blue Sharks who led 2-1. However, this was when the magic of the Fever came in, plus the composure of random nationals guy. With an array of precision passing, delicate cuts and blistering speed, the Yellow Fever displayed a near perfect first and second half to keep the Blue Sharks scoreless for the entire game. No amount of defense from the Blue Sharks however was able to keep Yellow Fever scoreless. Even the bribe of a Barbeque bacon and cheeseburger wasn’t enough to get the Sharks over the line, with the Fever team sharing the point scoring for all of its 13 points amongst its new and old players. The Yellow Fever have stated their claim in putting forward their bid to become serious contenders in the 2010 competition, and I wish them all the best. Yellow Fever winners 13-2

Living up to its reputation, the team Hard Force led by the handsome El Presidente himself had come off a tight loss in the previous week and wanted a chance at redemption, despite the absence of Rowan Hall. Before the game even started, the Heavyweights did some underground recruiting, managing to steal one of the Blue Sharks female players without the knowledge of Zane. With a new look in the form of Ashley O’Sullivan’s boots, the Heavyweights dazzled the opposition and got off to a blockbuster start leading 6-2, however, once again, Hard Force delivered one of its trademarked spirited comebacks and fought back and were taken to half only 7 -6 down. In what seemed to be a tight affair in the second half, the Heavyweights seemed to run out of puff and the momentum was swinging like a pendulum. The game got to 12 all, until a Hugh Osborn(e) brain explosion deciding against a solid D in the end zone, to attempting a full field ‘greatest’ to win, cost the Heavyweights the game.

However, as a spectator, the caliber of Ultimate that was being displayed by both teams is definitely worth mentioning, and it showed the level that the other teams must compete at to be able to make it to the finals series. Hard Force up in a hard fought victory 13-12.

After Round 3, the question was posted about the Mother Huckers “Who can beat these mother fuckers?”
Enter... David DeHollander. With the inspirational captain, now in his second season in the Pink uniform, he was determined to get his 2009 grand final match he had wished. With Katie cheering from Seattle, the rest of the BAMF’s had a willing urge to dissect the Mother Huckers. It was a tight affair in the early half with Mike ‘The Shark’ Larson, taking early dominance and stamping his foot on the match. However, it was Bobby who came up with the play that cost the Mother Huckers the dream undefeated run. With some sort of brain explosion, Bobby came up with a new defensive scheme to ensure that the Mother Huckers' danger man (Criegan Gibson) was kept out of the picture. With a 2 man cup, 2 deep defenders and a 3 man middle zone, the defence proved to be unbreakable, shutting Gibbo and the Mother Huckers right out of the game. The Pink BAMF’s runaway winners 13-8.

After a blockbuster week of non stop entertainment, it really goes to show the talent we have on display here in Townsville. In addition, I would like to say to everyone that it would be extremely beneficial for you and your teams if you came early, before 7pm to start throwing. Also, not only is playing Ultimate extremely beneficial, but watching games is as well. Take the time to watch the last game being played, for you could be glad to experience greatness, in the form of Hugh Osborn(e).

SEASON 1 TEAMS

Ladies and Gentlemen..

I present to you, the Townsville Ultimate Season 1 Teams of 2010!

MOTHERHUCKERS

HARD FORCE

THE HEAVYWEIGHTS

THE BAMF'S

YELLOW FEVER

THE BLUE SHARKS

GOOD LUCK TEAMS!

New Segment: WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE DISC AND WHY? OR IS IT JUST REALLY PRETTY...Plus Why are Ultimate Players so sentimental?

Do you have a favourite disc from making it to your highest representation in frisbee, a meaningful swap with someone from another country, that once in a lifetime crazy tournament overseas that you wish you could afford to go to again next year. Discs are given out at most larger tournaments and feature unique designs relating to the specific tournament, they're made for fundraising for a team going away, or for representing a team or club, but usually just to throw and play ultimate with. Discs can be a strong reminder to people of different great occasions in their Ultimate existences. For a lot of people most of these discs don't make it onto the field. So it would be great if some people would be willing to share theirs!!!

I'm not sure how I'm gonna get this to work. Please be kind enough to email in a photo of a disc that you have. Anyone else who's keen can email us at townsvilleultimate at gmail dot com. If only Notty from Brisbane would email, she has like practically a million or someone else who used to be in Townsville like let's say Megan!

This month I think I will start with Zane, who's going to be writing on this blog soon to see what he's got, and what he can say about it and frisbee in general. We'll start with an excerpt of prayer adapted by Tim:

"This is my Disc. There are many others like it, but this one is mine. My Disc is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my Disc is useless. Without my Disc, I am useless. I must flick my Disc true. I must throw straighter than my enemy, who is trying to DEE me. I must DEE him before he DEE's me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my Disc and myself are defenders of my country, we are the masters of our enemy, we are the saviors of my life. So be it, until there is no enemy, but peace. Amen."

Take it away Zane!

ZANE's Story:

Zane said...

My favourite disc like most of the discs I have owned was either given away or on the scape heap. This disc was my first disc in Townsville which was bent out of shape and cut to pieces thanks mostly to the Cathedral Frisbee players Troy, Nathan and Denyer and our disc golf course designed at the Cathedral School. It was probably the most fun I have had playing disc with inavative throws including Troy Booths super rollers. My second favourite disc belonged to a girl called Anna who had a favourite disc which she had gotten from her first tournamnet many years ago. She made the mistake of using it on the disc golf course. It went into the lagoon which I gentlemanly offered to get out with the help of a large piece of wood. I placed the wood on the disc and heard an onimous sound. I pull the wood up which had her disc attached due to the large nail in the end. Her favourite disc now had a big hole in it :)

Week 3 Results

Blue Sharks 13 – Hard Force 10

Motherhuckers 13 – Heavyweights 8

Pink BAMF’s 13 – Yellow Duncans 8

After what seemed to be a long awaited wait to Wednesday night Frisbee, the league did not disappoint. With absolutely minimal wind, man on man defence seemed to be the most effective approach to the games. This opened the door to many stand out performances, daring catches and pinpoint accurate throws. Standing on the sideline and witnessing the calibre of games being played so far this season has provided evidence to the ever-growing sport of Ultimate in Townsville. Brand stinking-new players have been able to pick up the rules, catches and throws like they have been playing for years, providing a promising future for Townsville Ultimate. Keep it up!

The Blue Sharks were itching to get started on a new week after suffering a disappointing loss to the Motherhuckers in the previous week. After much discussion about pre-game rituals, it was decided that a song would be debuted this week called “The baby shark”, which proved to be a big hit, with some members of Hard Force joining in after the game. The Blue Sharks were determined to get out to a good lead after hearing about Hard Force’s habit of sneaking back into the game through a string of goals, and this week was no different, after a 5-1 head start, Blue Sharks only managed to get into Half time at 7-6. A close second half consisted of full field hucks from Zane and perfect throws and delicate cutting between Simon and Cody. The new players picked up the game with ease, easily bagging one or two goals each throughout the game. Except for Deanna who ended up with no goals. Sorry Dee! In a game dominated by man on man defence (Or woman on woman), it was a close grind with Blue Sharks just holding of the hard finishing Hard Force to come out victors 13-10.

With an incredibly slow turn up rate, the Heavyweights managed to pull together 7 players before the opening pull against a full strength Motherhuckers team line up, only missing their key player Criegan “McNabb” Gibson in the first 20 minutes due to a car break down or something. After a quick fire first half, the Heavyweights seemed to be dominating simply through possession, playing patiently with their handlers. Following a flawless first half performance by the Heavyweights, Finny had to visit his boyfriend, Rohan and in turn, put the team at a slight disadvantage. Blood was smelt in the water by Mike “The Shark” Larson, and after a courageous half time speech involving a few tears and a random pledging ceremony, the changed Motherhuckers ran onto the field determined to prove their worth. The Motherhuckers turned the tables and kept their composure to retain the momentum. Hard defence all round restricted Hugh’s Heavyweights to only one goal in the second half. Motherhuckers still remain undefeated and poses the question to the rest of the league... “Who can beat these Mother fuckers?” Motherhuckers up 13 to 8.

A gun team consisting of more stars than the Milky Way, the Pink BAMF’s were a force to be reckoned with this week. After a second round scare, Bobby took the field in uniform and was itching for goals, Bec on the sideline cheering and Bob dazzling the crowd with his familiar ‘flat as a pancake’ flicks the BAMF’s were a force to be reckoned with. But little did they know that the Yellow Duncan’s had a trick up their sleeve as well. The sleeve must be huge, because the trick involved a 7 foot something giant dressed head to toe in yellow body paint making it impossible to come within 3 foot of him without turning Yellow yourself. With the three D’s (Duncan, Dave and Dane) running amok, it was always going to be hard for the BAMF’s to dispose of the Duncan’s without a fight. To this day, the score remains unknown with both captains promised to a world of secrecy. What is known however is that the BAMF’s did come out on top. BAMF’s 13 defeating The Duncan’s ‘Unknown’. I’m guessing 13-8, though.

After Week 3, the new players are showing a lot of potential. In a sport like Ultimate, the greatest investment you can make is purchasing a disc. Find a friend and do some throws, or keep a disc in your bag and play disc golf around Uni. For $20 the improvement you will see is invaluable. I hope to see everyone next week for Week 4 of the 2010 season!

Villains Discs are here!

The first Townsville Ultimate Discs ever made are here! Go get yours from Simon or Mike! $20! The aerodynamics of these discs will be unlike anything many of the poor sheltered Townsville folk have ever seen, they are not sunwarped, tacoed and 5 years old! Featuring a blood-spattered villains logo, the club name at the top and a lot of clean white segments for you to fill in, all of these factors will make your throws come out even prettier! Guaranteed!

Townsville Villains Aiming for a Second Appearance!

Townsville local growth and enthusiasm in Townsville is finally starting to take hold and we currently have a very keen group of people who play and party together and enjoy the game. As we discovered at the recent regionals competition we had plenty of people keen to make the trip to play.

Competitions that are coming up in the nearish future are Halibut at the end of July, Brisbane's mixed tournament, which usually has a large number of teams competing, and of course the potential for a Mixed Nationals team following in October. This is just a heads up on what we have coming up as a Townsville group.

It will be possible this year to send a team to Halibut and the time to start getting that together will be soon. An extra day of Ultimate a week to add to Wednesday night league, and Sunday King and Queen, a team based training is on the cards for very soon in process by Simon, to start getting some team orientated foundations. We're looking pretty good. For that added bit of fitness fun, only partly related to frisbee, Stine is kindly running a friendly soccer match currently on a Friday arvo at the uni AFL fields, but is likely to be booted out of this timeslot by the extra day of Ultimate soon. It's actually an OK sport except for the stupid handball rule, so no mid-air grabs.

Week 2 Results!

Week 2
Blue Sharks 6 – Motherhuckers 13
Hard Force 13 – Yellow Duncans 11
Heavyweights 11 – Pink BAMFs 13

This league is shaping up to be one of the most competitive ones we’ve seen with a lot of zones already being played against these fledgling teams and some very close games. I can speak for most people when I say that the wind tonight brought about some tough conditions to play in for most people, making catching and throwing a lot more difficult.

The Heavyweights’ game against Pink BAMFs really was a heavyweight matchup against some badass motherfuckers. Hard zone from both teams created a lot of turnovers and some long exhausting points. The scramble for the disc and the lead in these conditions created a lot of knocks and bumps this game. Handler extraordinaire Ashley deciding to get taken out of the play for a trip to the nearby hospital whinging about genital herpes or something. He may now get extra time on his assignments. Teammates Tim and Troy went head to head painfully enough as well, while I ingratefully knocked Bobby over to get at the disc. My bad, sorry Bobby. Great performances by both teams, but let’s try to be careful now!

Hard Force against the Duncans was mostly a man D and O affair with the Duncans taking the lead towards the end. Apparently the Duncans played some successful zone but opted against it for the majority of the match. A massive comeback from Hard Force saw them score 7 points straight with the Yellow Duncans sitting on 11 points to take the final lead and win the game.

The Motherhuckers are taking down teams in style with massive score deficits from the opposing teams so far. This week’s victim was the Blue Sharks who last week beat the Heavyweights in a close game. Two words for you: James David. With so many teams closely matched at this stage is it possible that Motherhuckers could reign supreme and be the dominant force this semester? Watch out for Micky L!

Week 1

These are the results from the first week of League, Semester 1, 2010

Week 1:

Blue Sharks 13 – Heavyweights 9

Hard Force 13 – Pink BAMFs 11

Motherhuckers 13 - Yellow Duncans 4

Remember, the first team to have all their members pay will play host to the greatest pizza party ever! My team, Heavyweights, we're still in the lead but have a few of the newest additions left to pay. See if you can get a loan for some of them.

Over and out!

Semester 1, 2010 League has begun!

After numerous rain delays it seems this season's beginner's league is underway. Looking more like a who's still around from Townsville it's really great to have such a huge number of people returning for this new semester. Of course there's still plenty of fresh faces around who this year will have plenty of help to go to from any of the returning players. So people do your best to help out!

The teams have formed and the first game has been played but as of yet I don't know who won. Sorry. Will get onto that soon. That's all I was gonna say.

Villains' first Regionals 2010!

A dear hello to everyone, it has been a while.

The TownsVillains headed down to Brisbane on the weekend for this year's Northern Regionals. After a slow start finding the numbers to play on the team, things just came together for us and we ended up with a strong 13 player side. The team was:

Simon Urquhart, Keith Cameron-Smith, Hugh Osborn, Mike Larson, Matt DeWitt, Vinko Grgic, Mat Ryan, Dave Dehollander, Chris Ende, James David, Dane West, Ryan, and Dave.

The results are approximately as follows:
Saturday - conditions - windy, usually sort of crosswind
Round 1 - Villains 15 def. Brisbane Beer Barbarians 1
Mike Larson wasn't able to throw a bad throw this game, with some casual slow sailing flicks just hitting their open target in the endzone every single time. Brisbane Beer Barbarians get to lay claim to being the first team to ever score against the Villains, something they should remain proud of and perhaps have displayed somewhere in their pool room...

Round 2 - Firestorm 10 def. Villains 7
Firestorm were off to a good start this game taking it out to 4 - 0. Some smart play by Townsville allowed us to match them fairly well and claw back at their lead. Their set structures once countered with some thought of our own gave us more than a few easier points against this well-trained team. It became quite a matchup towards the end but they always held onto their momentum and kept their lead for the win with a points cap. It was an exciting match for Townsville and the one most of us had been looking forward to having. Thanks Firestorm!

Round 3 - Villains 14 def. UQ Lovers 4
One of the points of this game stretched into miles and miles of Huck City. Reece Stewart on UQ showed he was a good leader for their team and actually made this one of the harder fought games for us despite the odds against them and the scoreline.

Sunday - wet morning, some rainy points, some points with a wind.
Round 4 - Villains 11 def. Slamtown Flatball Club (Gold Coast) 10
Both teams had to get up early this morning to face off, with the only party bye strangely enough going to the team least likely to party, Firestorm. With both of our teams knowing we'd be playing again in the semis against each other, and the effects of a late night plaguing our brains, it was hard to find the momentum to push ourselves past a meagre 75% effort level. The Villains made a strong break away to try to end the game but Slamtown fought back to bring it to universe point at the end.

Semi-finals - Slamtown Flatball Club 12 def. Villains 8 or 9
Slamtown found their 100% and the Villains seemed to lose this one for themselves by just not clicking and not thinking as well as we had been on other days. A good game but a sad one for us.

Finals Firestorm 15 def. Slamtown 4

Good luck at Nationals to Firestorm.

We had a really great weekend with a really great Townsville side this weekend. We played some exceptional Ultimate. Congrats to Dane and James for their first tournament weekend they both had some outstanding games and were amazing to have on the team. Special shoutout to Micky L, Mike Larson who did well in the MVP votes and played superbly throughout the tournament as well as doing a great job leading the team. Also to the rest of the Villains who looked pretty fine in their brand new team get-up.

TOWNSVILLE NEWS

TOWNSVILLE ULTIMATE NEWS

Well, it's good to be back and I can't wait to see what's been going on since I left.

Start of the new league looking good
Well done to Simon and everyone else for an apparently very successful first night of the beginner's league. I hear that we got a visit from Matt Boevink to run everyone through the best way to teach new people to throw and I'm sure that was really helpful for this first night. I'm told there was a large turnout and we may go for a larger league this semester. This Wednesday at 7pm at the Uni AFL fields is the 2nd of the introductory nights and we'd love to see all the same faces plus many more!

Pick-up King and Queen style
In other news the weekend king and queen style pick up has been going well throughout the holidays. I hear that the tradition is becoming established of the swim down at the Strand after the game, on a weekend I believe this is a fine combination. This Saturday Zane cemented his lead as King even further by turning up in the pooring rain, commitment I'd expect of everyone. He was one of a 6 person strong contingent who were there. I'm not sure who's leading the Queen comp., Stine perhaps? It's coming up to the final weeks of the holiday rotation before we start a new one for the semester. It's also likely to be double points for the last day, so if you're close to beating The Quinn then make sure you're there for all of them, check the Villains facebook group for more details. It should be a Sunday 4:30 start at Queens Park, bring a light and a dark shirt.

Ambitions of permanent Pick-up turn Intermediate league
I'd love to see a league developing out of our regular pick-up days once it becomes further cemented and numbers increase. This will depend on us recruiting a lot more local people to play who will be able to stay around for longer, increase their skills and swell our ranks of players. The location of Queens Park I think is one of the keys. This is a visible location in the city area, a social part of town where local people head for coffees and lunch etc. Hopefully this will lead to us getting exposure outside the dimly lit closet of the university fields of a nighttime and having the community of Townsville take note!

More ambitions - of a swell Townsville tournament where beer flows daily and all weekend and is local and fresh!
My eyes have been opened as to how a not-so-crucial-to-win frisbee tournament should look, the Kaimana Klassik in Waimanalo, Hawai'i, or even the Hilo Hat Draw the week after! I don't think I can go back to a tournament without beer on tap for the whole duration, without camping nearby, without live music and without a whole lot of things. The most achievable and important of these I think is beer. Sure I don't think I'd want to see this at every tournament but for the ones that people go to for the party, it should definitely contain beer on tap all day. Obviously the trouble Australia has is horribly expensive alcohol and that's why I think the next thing on the agenda after this is rallying the government to remove a large amount of the alcohol tax, but first things first. I'm pooling my ideas for something similar in the humble city of The Ville, we have the wonderful island of Maggie at our disposal for it and a local brewery or the Brew-By-U to help lower the costs of the booze. If cost is still an issue due to alcohol tax and expensive local brews I guess goon on tap all day would be the last resort - it doesn't have the same ring! For a tournament like this we'd have to prove ourselves locally so this might need some time. Obviously this is just in the ideas stage but even if it drives Badman for his Birthday Bash to set up something similar for this year I think my job is done. We all know that's the best tournament in Queensland at the moment and is the only one in that niche, but I'd like to invite you to "Maggie Magic" for a few years down the track.

Regionals 13th - 14th of March
The next most exciting news for Townsville is Regionals in 2 weeks. This is Townsville's biggest realistic chance of representing themselves for this half of the year (unless our players somehow find money and we make it to Nationals). We've got brand new team jerseys on the way, we've got new shorts coming even! Whoa! As well as that a new disc design is completed and discs should be around the corner too! Our team list is as follows so far, if you're coming sign up on AFDA.com! If you need more money (everyone) fill one of these out and bring it along to Wednesday or Pick-up and we can submit it as a group. http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/services/departments/cip/grants/sport-rec

The Villains team so far:

AFDA #	Name	Gender	Diet	Action
3956	Keith Cameron-Smith	m	Meat Eater	contact
16164	James David	m	Meat Eater	contact
6591	Matthew De Witt	m	Meat Eater	contact
10409	David Dehollander	m	Meat Eater	contact
12172	Christopher Ende	m	Meat Eater	contact
16327	Fraser Hartley	m	Meat Eater	contact
8515	Mike Larson	m	Meat Eater	contact
6398	Hugh Osborn	m	Meat Eater	contact
7738	Simon Urquhart	m	Meat Eater	contact

Matt Anscomb - does he really want to drift away into Ultimate oblivion and be remembered by this photo only?

Most of you probably don't know Matt Anscomb, but he is a fine Townsville fellow who a while ago retired from Ultimate and who since then I have been carefully trying to coax back in to playing. He is old, that is why we want him back. He has years behind him and some knowledge. That is what makes this photo fun to look at. Go to the Brisbane Blog and click on the label Townsville and what you will find is Matt A making the 2000's seem like a very long time ago. He is sporting some embarrassing-looking tiny footy pants. Very unultimate of you Mr. Anscomb. Will he stop being so whipped and return to the field? Does he want this to be the way his Ultimate Glory is remembered? Or should it be the way he partied at Kaimana or trained hard for everything? Will he ever face these questions? Only time will tell...only time will tell.

Brisbane finds out about Townsville Blog

JdR has discovered us. The secret ramblings of Townsville's Ultimate Blog which is sometimes about ultimate is now uncovered to the entire Brisbane community and those connected to it. Scary. Anyone interested in adding a few thoughts to it should get in touch with me. Any Audrey Siples out there should also start typing, the eyes of the world are now on you. For some reason they also think that the blog is written by some Hugh character? Not so, my dear Brissie friends, not so...it is actually written by.....TOMSTEVE!

Ok not really. But that would be fun I think. Perhaps I will recruit him.

Ultimate Frisbee in Townsville

If you're interested in playing this Ultimate Frisbee in Townsville then we are looking for YOU! While it is the university holidays we are currently playing twice a week with one afternoon being team training. We meet at 5pm on a Sunday afternoon at Queens Park for a casual game. We also train and play on Wednesday at 5:30 at the Ignatius Park fields.

Join the facebook group Townsville Villains - Ultimate Frisbee Group if you want to receive messages about times we're playing. Request to join the group and leave a message saying you'd like to start playing. Or even better get in contact with Simon Urquhart, simonurquhart2 at gmail dot com to talk directly to someone organising the current games.

Once Uni begins we will also be running our beginner's league. This may be the right way for you to begin playing if you have never played before as we will teach you all about the game from scratch along with plenty of other people new to the game. This league is a lot of fun and you will get to meet a lot of people. Keep checking back for the exact time and date.

Hmmm, what a surprise! Holiday laziness!

Hahaha, aaaaaah. Well I'm thinking, am I allowed to just fill this blog with ultiporn or will someone come along to make me pull all this ultismut off the internet! "Yes, you heard me boy ultismut! I know what you were doin' in your room! And if I catch you looking at that filth again boy, you're gonna meet with some serious punishment! Now get to bed before I have to tell your mother what happened here!!!"

Anyway, I have to laugh because a: the last thing I put up is ultiporn and now this and b: because somehow I missed something the first time which is replayed at the end. There's a few nicely placed large hucks and hammers of pretty decent skill level in there so they make for good ultiporn - makes you fantasise a little bit, that's always key. I might need to change the name of the blog soon to xxxultiporn.com.au. Now I'm probably at risk of having those people come along to shut my shady operation down. Anyway, what a surprise, some more ultiporn from Mr. Lazy here, can't be bothered going to play real Ultimate himself and get some real action.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh0yxGz-VI8&feature=player_embedded#

Holiday inspiration

It's obvious. I am an ulti-porn addict. But seriously watch this highlight video (click link or search youtube for 2007 upa club nationals remixed) I just came across and tell me you lazy Townsville person currently on holidays barely playing any kind of sport that it doesn't make you itch and want to get out and play spectacular amazing ultimate (is that too many adjectives perhaps? nope! cause the last one's a noun). Apart from some real cockiness in the video from a few seppo wankers, most of it appeals to my ultiporn tastes. And now I have to go to bed thinking excited thoughts about getting back out and playing. Sleep will not happen easily tonight.

Audrey Siple - American Correspondent

Introducing to you Audrey Siple, American Correspondent. Over the past few months I have roped Audrey in to write a little for the Townsville Ultimate Blog! I haven't yet seen anything produced but I can guarantee that is what the new year will bring.

Audrey was here in the second semester of 2008 along with close friend Christy "Balls" Johnston from the land of America. She is an American. Both these girls are what I would consider to have been some of the finest already-established female players we've had land on these Townsville shores. I mention Christy because it is likely that any article written by Audrey will be done under the influence of alcohol in the company of Balls. These girls played on Townsville's 2008 entry into Mixed Nationals Hand of God (HoG for short) and were a key part. She is also tied to Hamish Pope, former Townsville Ultimate President and local player for 4 years. He is currently staying with her in America, so expect these three to have their way with the blog.

Audrey is one of the best female players I've ever actually seen play. On a basic level I used her as a scrap collector, collecting many of my errant throws in those days on the red team with Simon...(name eludes me at the moment but one fine looking team), and many of the scars on her arms and legs can be attributed indirectly to me. Apart from the layout catches, she is a great middle player in the stack, always a workhorse, the first person to cut, and who some people look to when in trouble. She even taught me how to throw a high release poppy backhand in the days when I thought throwing was for chumps. I've also seen her sky some of the guys in Townsville (not cool), as well as outrun and catch over some of the male players of the Townsville league (poor bastards). Either we have too many chumps here (quite possible) or she's a strong player (equally plausible). The most important thing I learnt from watching her play though was just the timing on the cuts, never stopping and that having rapport with a player (Balls) can be a huge advantage.

Apart from the obvious skills at the game Audrey is probably one of the most absurd people I've had the pleasure of meeting, so hurry up and write something damnit! The first 2 or more conversations I had with her took place with both of us pretending to be someone else, the first one was a character who did not speak english using only the words "noo" and "si". I took me three conversations to realise that she was to be avoided. At one time when I was quite a mess she had me convinced that Hamish had gone missing and I apparently proceeded to search the house high and low in the hope of finding the poor boy, including under the kitchen sink. Luckily he was found to be safe. Not to mention the much acclaimed welcome/farewell dance that took place with her, Christy and myself.

I look forward to her articles on Hot Girls of Ultimate and one about Fancy Dress in Ultimate or anything else that might be on her mind, even if it is actually about playing ultimate such as Playing Ultimate in America.

Cheers Audrey,
The great thing is you can write whatever you want cause there's only about 3 people that read this! New part: And if you don't write anything I will hate you forever and recruit Balls instead cause she's better at Ultimate and parties anyway!
Hugh

Meet the Villains

Hey Villains,

Yes that's right you are a Villain! Townsville's Ultimate teams have now had a change of name from Townsville Thor to the Townsville Villains, or The Villains! The men's team has been known as Thor for the past few years but it was resolved, as sad as I am at it's passing (Thor for Life!), that we needed to stamp a new brand on Townsville's teams and hold it strong! There's a plan in place to ensure we always represent our team in the team stripes and look and feel the part!

Kudos to Simon and Mike I think for coming up with the great new name!

REMEMBER VILLAINS: JCU Market Day in O' Week is on the 17th of FEB. We'll need your help recruiting then and before then, so keep an ear out and talk to everyone you meet about getting into Ultimate.

13 - 14th of March is Queensland Regionals down in Brisbane, go to AFDA.com and register to get your AFDA number for registering to Tournaments, insurance and to check out the dates of all competitions. START saving and looking at webjet.com for cheap flights there and back! Accommodation usually comes in the way of kind billets from Brisbane, so never fear, costs aren't too dear!

Much love from this guy:

Internet Interest: Ultimate Frisbee club loses season after nudity

You gotta feel for this American University team. Here's a quote:

Team co-captain Dusty Becker said Monday that while he was sorry, he didn’t see a problem with the team’s recent behaviors.

“Speeding, drinking, nudity they’re not bad things,” he told the executive committee. “They’re things a big portion of the community doesn’t think are wrong.”

He's right. We should send angry letters to the people who made the decision, telling them how angry we are. Someone find their address!

The New Year 2010!

Welcome to 2010! It is the New Year and it will be a good year for Townsville Ultimate, so Happy New Year!

Only a few weeks ago many of the folk who call Townsville home attended our first holiday game of Ultimate which was a success. It was so great to see everyone attend with such enthusiasm even in the light of hangovers from the Saturday night before, lack of fitness since the end of the season and even unsatiated hunger for the barbie after. It was nice to follow the game with a cosy barbie back at our 2 President's, Si and Mike, before we broke up for Christmas!

Preceeding the game people involved or beginning involvement with the committee attended a quick meeting summarising the look of our next year. It was good to see some new faces particularly Sam, Bobby, and Finny.

The meeting was a success with many new things discussed some of the more exciting ideas being a demo game of Ultimate before a Fury match, possible press release of results into the paper, and my favourite, one that I've personally wanted to see for years but which was suggested by male stripper extraordinare, Bobby, a nude calendar of all our hottest frisbee players delivered with the quote "175 grams is all that stands between me and your wildest dream." The only issue being after we fill the first few months with pictures of Bobby, what to do with the rest of the year. Simon's solution was simple: "Kittens in bowls for the last 6 months". Now I really do hope this next semester brings some female calendar interest for everyone's sake.

Oh and a side note: Pretty girls of the past 5 years of Ultimate if you ever get to read this, you know who you are, don't make me name you (if Hamish ever made advances on you then you may or may not fit this description - sorry Auds you can cough it up). But seriously please send any photos suiting the above description involving a disc and themed or unthemed nudity that we could use in our Girls and Guy of Townsville Ultimate Charity Appeal Calendar to our email address on the sidebar or to my own. They will be greatly appreciated. Anyone who is interested also feel free to drop us a line.

All the best for the New Year,
Hugh

The Semester 2, 2009, Finals

The League Finals, Semester 2 2009.

The Finals were played on Wednesday the 28th of October '09 in windy conditions between the Racist Dropbears and The Fraternal Order of Red. It was attended by a good sized crowd for the barbecue and to watch the game. Unfortunately the Dropbears were unable to pull it all together against Red and went down 13 to 3.
Well done to both teams for making it this far. Congrats to The Fraternal Order of Red for their success this season and for winning the Townsville Ultimate League Semester 2, '09.

From the top: Beers with Bobby & Finny, Steve throws a flick past his marker Ian, Matt Esser & Katie "Eugoogley" Gilluly manning the barbie, the sideline crowd.

Thanks for another great Semester of Ultimate Frisbee! Looking forward to the next one.
Over and out.