| June 29 |
Rumour has it that Stop! Hammertime! won spirit and Matt Platts won the Autumn League, by beating Clockwork in the grand final. Confirmation of this result, prize winners and other league results will hopefully be available soon.
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| June 25 |
The final minor round games in the Autumn League have been played. Pirate Ninja Party lost a game and swapped positions with UTAS for 5th and 6th place, but there were no other changes to the previous league table, and fortunately the final minor round ladder didn't require the tie-breakers as it seems that nobody knew the rules to split ties! The semi-finals saw three upsets, with 4th placed Clockwork defeating minor premiers Graph Theory 11-6 and 3rd placed Matt Platts defeating 2nd placed Caught Short 14-11. In the bottom half, 7th placed Stop! Hammertime! upset 6th placed Pirate Ninja Party 12-11. The only semi-final going to seed saw 5th place UTAS beat 8th placed Sheep Stations 18-11.
Final ranking games and the grand final will be played this Sunday. Don't forget to bring some salad, snacks or drinks to share and your own plate and cup.
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| June 16 |
The seventh week of games in the Autumn League have been played. Still no changes to the top three positions on the Autumn League table (yawn), with all three of these teams having two wins this week. As predicted, the real action was in the fight for 4th place with Clockwork now guaranteed a place in the top four with two wins this week. Clockwork effectively had two preliminary finals this week, beating both teams they were tied with on points, Pirate Ninja Party and UTAS and opening a 4 point lead on these two teams. Next week sees the final minor round games followed by semi-finals, with all top 4 teams in with a chance of wining the league and the bottom four teams battling for positions 5 to 8.
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| June 10 |
The fifth and sixth (half) week of games in the Autumn League have been played. Still no changes to the top three positions on the Autumn League table, even with three straight losses to 3rd place Matt Platts and with 2nd placed Caught Short inflicting the first defeat of the season on league leaders Graph Theory. The real action on the ladder is the fight for 4th place and a position in the semi-finals. Pirate Ninja Party currently hold 4th place, but are tied on points with both Clockwork and UTAS, with UTAS being the team on the rise with three wins from the last three games. All three teams won their only games in week 6 to maintain their relative positions in the table. Watch out for some tough matches next week when Clockwork play each of these other two teams. Oh, the excitement! Note that the game schedule and finals format has changed slightly after last week's shortened round.
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| May 24 |
The fourth week of games in the Autumn League have been played. The top three teams seem to be boringly entrenched in their positions in the Autumn League table - but only three points separate the bottom five teams. Stop! Hammertime! stand out as the only team to have tied two games. Pirate Ninja Party moved from 5th to 4th and Stop! Hammertime! moved from 8th to 7th place. If you haven't registered and still want to play, get in touch with the league organiser, Matt Smith.
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| May 20 |
Full details and nominations of all the award winners from the TUA Annual Dinner are now available on the TUA wiki, with information on the awards and their criteria and details of the award winners from both 2009 and 2010, including full results of the popular vote for entries into the Spirit Hall of Fame (David Cooke) and Player of the Year (Mike Baker). The other major prize winners were Chris Mrzyk and Jess Bresnehan who won the inaugural TUA male and female Rising Star awards.
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| May 18 |
The third week of games in the Autumn League have been played. Full team lists and game schedule are still available. Graph Theory have maintained their top of the Autumn League table position from Caught Short followed by Matt Platts now clear in 3rd place in their own right. The only tie on points is between the 5th and 6th ranked teams, Pirate Ninja Party and UTAS. If you haven't registered and still want to play, get in touch with the league organiser, Matt Smith. Note that the fourth week of games (May 23rd) run from 5-7pm (as a one off) instead of the usual 4-6pm time slot.
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| May 13 |
The second week of games in the Autumn League have been played. Full team lists and game schedule are now available. Graph Theory have taken over the lead from Caught Short in the Autumn League table followed by three teams with 2 wins and two losses each. If you haven't registered and still want to play, get in touch with the league organiser, Matt Smith.
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| May 11 |
Congratulations to Dave Cooke for being the recipient of the TUA Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent TUA Annual Dinner. Congratulations also to the other major award recipients: Shavawn Donoghue, Volunteer of the Year Award; and Alysia Prevost, the Black and Blue Award. There were a number of minor awards presented as well - more details on these will follow shortly. Thanks to Maz, Shavawn, John, David Cooke and Beans for organising this dinner.
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| May 10 |
The first ever Tasmanian women's league kicks off this weekend at Aurora Sports Stadium with games starting at 3:00pm. If you would like any more information about the league, talk to Shavawn Donoghue. Otherwise head over to the Women's League information page and sign up now.
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| May 4 |
The first week of games in the Autumn League have been played. Preliminary team lists are now available. Team Pants have taken the early lead in the Autumn League table closely followed by Graph Theory with both of these teams having two wins. Four teams occupy the middle of the table with one win and one loss a piece. A full game schedule will be available soon. If you haven't registered and still want to play, get in touch with the league organiser, Matt Smith.
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| May 1 |
Autumn League starts this weekend. Don't forget to turn up on Sunday at 3:45 pm for a warm up. Bring warm clothes and water bottles! The teams look fairly full, so if you still want to register, you may want to talk to league organiser Matt Smith in a hurry! Full team lists and game schedule will be available soon, but it looks like there will be 8 teams with 4 courts in action and each team playing two games per week.
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| April 30 |
The TUA Annual Dinner is coming up (Saturday 8th May)! This should be a fun night of good food, many drinks and much partying with the frisbee community. You can register online now. There will also be awards to thank and recognise members of our community. Remember to vote online for the "Player of the Year" and "Spirit Hall of Fame" prizes before midnight on May 6, and you will be eligible for a lucky door prize!
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| April 27 |
Congratulations to Bad Apples who won the spirit prize in the open division at the Australian Ultimate Championships, the fourth spirit victory for a Tasmanian Open team from seven appearances at Nationals this millennium. Bad Apples finished in 16th place overall, one place below their seeding.
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| April 12 |
In addition to the usual lunch time pickup games that have been running weekly since the early 1990s, the University of Tasmania Ultimate Frisbee Club is running come and try events this week. All students and staff are welcome, and all events are free. Where and When?
Wednesday 14th, 1-2pm, Uni Oval.
Friday 16th, 1-2pm, Uni Oval.
Saturday 17th, 11-1pm Rugby Field.
So to learn the game, and have a fun run-around in a friendly atmosphere, come along to one of these!
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| April 8 |
The finals have been played and Summer league is now over. In the social beginners division, congratulations go to joint spirit and league winners Cocaine (winning both titles is very impressive), league winners Wobblies and to award winners: Tim Stoneman (best recruiter); Emily Bond and Dan Henderson (most improved); Andrew Johnston (style in the final) and Tarik Stoneman (guts in the final). In the social intermediate division, congratulations go to spirit winners Huckasaurus, league winners Parma and to award winners: Halena Bilton (style in final) and Grady Cowley (guts in the final). Full results (including final spirit rankings and scores) are now available on the Summer League 2010 history page. Results of all previous leagues can be found via links on the League history page. Thanks to Andrew Binny for running this league. Meanwhile, don't forget to register for for Autumn League soon - late fees kick in if you register (or pay) after April 26.
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| March 24 |
Last night's AGM for the Tasmanian Ultimate Association resulted in the following people being re-elected to the executive positions: President: John Kristensen; Vice-President: Jemery Day; Secretary: Masni Bennett; Treasurer: Felix Kennedy. The TUA Committee also appointed David Cooke as the TUA's new Public Officer. Congratulations to all those elected to represent the Tasmanian ultimate community for the coming year. Minutes and reports from the AGM will be
available on the meetings page in the coming week.
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| March 23 |
The last minor round (round nine) of the Summer Social League has been played. Despite losing to the bottom team, Cocaine managed to hold on to second place in the social beginner league table, ensuring that they play Wobblies in the grand final, with Budgies and A Whiter Shade of Pale playing off for third place. Only two points separated the teams ranked from 2nd to 4th. The table in social intermediate was also very tight with only 4 points separating the top 5 teams. Parma's lead in the social intermediate league table slipped to a single point and they will face GrassHOPpers in the grand final. GrassHOPpers won their "qualifying final" over Bonkers, pushing Bonkers down one place into the 5th place playoff against Black & Blue. The Dirty Three and Huckasaurus playoff for 3rd place. Don't forget the finals night BBQ and presentations to follow the finals.
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| March 16 |
Round eight of the Summer Social League has been played. Wobblies win has ensured that they will finish top of the social beginner league table and have a place in the grand final. Cocaine managed to move into second place, swapping places with Budgies, and one more win would see them take the other place in the grand final. Parma has skipped out to a 2 point lead in the social intermediate league table, but there is still only two points separating the next 4 teams, so any of the top 5 teams could still make the grand final. The next games (the last round of pre-finals games) see first versus third place and second versus fourth place on the current league table.
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| March 15 |
Congratulations to Bad Apples who qualified for Nationals (formally the Australian Ultimate Championships to be held in Adelaide in April) on the weekend by finishing in fifth place at the Southern Australian Ultimate Championships in Melbourne. Bad Apples managed to beat Chilli B 13-12 after time cap was called at 10-10, despite only having 6 male players left for this game (ably supplemented by Shelly and Emily in the last game to make 8 players). Given that there were only 5 places available to the Southern region, this was a very high pressure last game - and Chilli B were playing at home with a full squad (of around 20 players). Congratulations also to Mike Baker for winning the Most Valuable Player award. The combined Tasmanian/Victorian team in the women's division, Victas, also managed to qualify for Nationals, despite finishing 5th out of the five women's teams.
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| March 9 |
Round seven of the Summer Social League has been played and while there were no changes to the social beginner league table, the top team Wobblies suffered a shock loss to third place Cocaine, the first loss of the season for the Wobblies. This result means that Wobblies minor premiership is still not certain, but it now looks likely that Budgies and Cocaine will be fighting for second spot and a place in the grand final. The results in the intermediate division see 4 teams equal in points in places 2 to 5 on the social intermediate league table. Former top team Bonkers slid to 4th place on the table following a public holiday forfeit. Parma took over first position despite only managing a draw against 6th ranked Black & Blue and The Dirty Three managed to sneak up to second place, despite losing to 5th ranked GrasHOPpers. The top 5 teams are now only separated by 2 points. Full results to date, team lists and the full game schedule are still available.
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| March 8 |
Good luck to Bad Apples and Victas who are travelling to Melbourne this weekend to try to qualify for Nationals by playing the Southern Australian Ultimate Championships in the open and women's divisions respectively.
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| March 3 |
Round six of the Summer Social League has been played, corresponding to two complete rounds in the social beginner division. While there were no changes to the social beginner league table, only 2 points separate the bottom three teams and it looks like the race is on for second place and a place in the grand final against the undefeated Wobblies. As long as the Wobblies avoid a forfeit in the next three games, they are guaranteed to finish top of the table at the end of the minor rounds. The results in the social intermediate division were much more interesting. Bonkers keep their lead in the social intermediate league table despite their second loss in two weeks, this time to third placed The Dirty Three. Second placed Parma also suffered a loss against 5th placed GrassHOPpers. The top 5 teams are now only separated by 3 points. Full results to date, team lists and the full game schedule are all now available.
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| February 23 |
Round five of the Summer Social League has been played. There are no changes to the social beginner league table, with Wobblies undefeated at the top and Budgies maintaining second position with a two throw score after time cap to snatch a draw against third placed Cocaine. Results in intermediate division were much more interesting. Bonkers keep their lead in the social intermediate league table despite a loss to bottom team Black & Blue, with Parma closing on the leaders moving in to second place and The Dirty Three slipping into third place following a forfeit. Full results to date, preliminary team lists and the full game scheduleare now available.
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| February 20 |
Congratulations to David Cooke, the very deserving AFDA Volunteer of the Month for January.
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| February 16 |
Round four of the Summer Social League has been played. The still undefeated Wobblies stay at the top of the social beginner league table with Budgies sneaking up to second place. Bonkers won the top of the table clash against Parma and keep their lead in the social intermediate league table, with The Dirty Three moving into second place.
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| February 9 |
The third week of games of the Summer Social League have been played. There are no changes at the top of the social beginner league table with Wobblies undefeated with 3 straight wins, but Cocaine have made a move up to second place. Bonkers have taken over the lead from Parma in the social intermediate league table, with both teams having three straight wins. Full results to date and preliminary team lists are available, with the full game schedule still coming soon.
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| February 3 |
The second week of games of the Summer Social League have been played. There are no changes at the top of the respective league tables with Parma maintaining their lead in the social intermediate league table and
Wobblies in the social beginner league table.
Full results to date and preliminary team lists are now available The full game schedule will be available soon. Remember, league games will be held every Monday from now until March 29, including the Regatta Day and Labour Day public holiday Mondays.
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| February 2 |
The minutes of the December TUA meeting are now available on the TUA meetings page. The next TUA committee meeting will be held on Thursday February 4 at the Duke, 192 Macquarie Street, Hobart (corner of Macquarie and Barrack Streets). Come along if you want to help run the TUA and to ensure we have an active and vibrant ultimate community.
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