The 2009 Summer Social League ran for 11 weeks from January 26 to April 6th on Monday evenings, from 6:00-8:30pm (with 2 divisions), at Sandown Park, in Lower Sandy Bay. Beginners and new players were most welcome. The league co-ordinators were Michael and Pat Dunne.


2009 Summer League organisers Michael and Pat Dunne
Summer League was played outdoors on our traditional fields at Sandown Park, Lower Sandy Bay. New and intermediate players were encouraged to come along to a free "Come and Try" session, which was run from 6:00-8:00pm on Monday January 19. This is a great way for new players to learn about ultimate and the Summer League, and to try the game before signing up for the league. Intermediate players were also welcome to try and learn some new, or polish up on some old, skills before the league started.
Social Division is a league for work/friend based teams that just want to have a bit of very casual fun, and is perfect for new players and juniors. The league's focus is on introducing new players to the game and building basic skills. By playing in the Social Division you will experience the likes of "the force", "stacking" and "cutting". If these terms mean nothing to you, then this is the right league for you! If required, more experienced players can be assigned to new teams to help introduce you to this exciting game!
Div 1 is for all you players out there who have a bit of Ulti experience. If you have played a few leagues before and are coming back for more, then this league is for you. Here you will experience well-spirited games whilst also being introduced some of the more advanced tactics use in Ultimate. Don't be scared, these new tactics will only help you to have more fun and there will be plenty of other players on your team to help you along if you are unsure about anything! Also keep in mind that Ultimate is a social sport games will be played accordingly.
Spirit is a very important aspect of Ultimate and we'd like to ensure that everyone plays games in a Spirited fashion. More will be said about Spirit when the league starts, but for now here's a great description of Spirit (from the rules!):
"Ultimate has traditionally relied upon a spirit of sportsmanship which places the responsibility for fair play on the player. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of the bond of mutual respect between players, adherence to the agreed upon rules of the game, or the basic joy of play. Protection of these vital elements serves to eliminate adverse conduct from the Ultimate field. Such actions as taunting of opposing players, dangerous aggression, intentional fouling, or other 'win-at-all-costs' behaviour are contrary to the spirit of the game and must be avoided by all players."
Summer registration fees were as follows (same fee for each division):
The rules for the Hobart Outdoor Ultimate Leagues were based on the WFDF rules, which were updated in 2008. The League Organiser takes the position of the TD under these rules. There are a few exceptions to these rules. Check the latest local rules here. There are a few exceptions to these rules and a couple of recent modifications.
For the safety of players and their opponents, all participants in Div 1 were required to wear cleats (ie. football, soccer, or touch boots).
While it is not a requirement that players participating in the Social Division wear cleats, it is highly recommended, as the playing surface may get slippery in the evenings.
No exposed metal is allowed on footwear.
Games schedules follow. Each team played one 50 minute game per week, so each team played every other teams once over a five week round robin series and then one extra game.
| Date | Round | Field 1 (River) | Field 2 (Mountain) | Field 3 (Back block) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | 1 | Wobblies v Agent Orange | Three Cheese v Pull Together | Slipped Disc v Kermit's Cousins |
| Feb 2 | 2 | Agent Orange v Slipped Disc | Wobblies v Three Cheese | Pull Together v Kermit's Cousins |
| Feb 16 | 3 | Wobblies v Pull Together | Agent Orange v Kermit's Cousins | Three Cheese v Slipped Disc |
| Feb 23 | 4 | Three Cheese v Kermit's Cousins | Agent Orange v Pull Together | Wobblies v Slipped Disc |
| Mar 2 | 5 | Wobblies v Kermit's Cousins | Pull Together v Slipped Disc | Agent Orange v Three Cheese |
| Mar 16 | 6 | Three Cheese v Pull Together | Slipped Disc v Kermit's Cousins | Wobblies v Agent Orange |
| Mar 23 | 7 | QF1: Agent Orange v Three Cheese (3v6) [7-5] |
A(Pre-Semi): Slipped Disc v Pull Together (1v2) [8-2] |
QF2: Wobblies v Kermit's Cousins (4v5) [8-3] |
| Mar 30 | 8 | S1: Pull Together v Agent Orange (Loser A v Winner QF1) [7-8] |
S2: Slipped Disc v Wobblies (Winner A v Winner QF2) [9-7] |
playoff: Three Cheese v Kermit's Cousins (Loser QF1 v Loser QF2) (5th v 6th) [5-7] |
| Apr 6 | 9 | Grand Final: Agent Orange v Slipped Disc (Winner S1 v Winner S2) [7-5] |
3rd v 4th: Pull Together v Wobblies (Loser S1 v Loser S2) [3-6] |
Game schedules follow. Each team played one 80 minute game per week, so each team played every other teams twice over a six week round robin series + one extra game.
| Date | Round | Field 1 (River) | Field 2 (Mountain) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | 1 | HUC v Gingerbread | Blades of Glory v Clog |
| Feb 2 | 2 | Gingerbread v Clog | HUC v Blades of Glory |
| Feb 16 | 3 | Gingerbread v Blades of Glory | HUC v Clog |
| Feb 23 | 4 | Blades of Glory v Clog | HUC v Gingerbread |
| Mar 2 | 5 | HUC v Blades of Glory | Gingerbread v Clog |
| Mar 16 | 6 | HUC v Clog | Gingerbread v Blades of Glory |
| Mar 23 | 7 | Clog v Blades of Glory | HUC v Gingerbread |
| Mar 30 | 8 | S1: Clog v Gingerbread (2 v 3) [13-14] |
S2: HUC v Blades of Glory (1 v 4) [7-14] |
| Apr 6 | 9 | Grand final: Gingerbread v Blades of Glory (Winner S1 v Winner S2) [11-14] |
3rd place playoff: Clog v HUC (Loser S1 v Loser S2) [2-9] |
Final team lists follow:
| Team Name | Wobblies | Agent Orange | Three Cheese | Pull Together | Slipped Disc | Kermit's Cousins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Gold | Orange | Red | White | Blue | Green |
| Captain | Seth Langford | Shavawn Donoghue | Jason de Puit | Ash Martens | Shannon Trenwith | Matt Petrie |
| Vice-captain | Alex de Vries | Jemery Day | Masni Bennett | Callan Mclaughlin | Jeff Dunn | David Cooke |
| Women | Angela Parisi Elyse Smith Liz Langford Ruth de Vries |
Emily Campbell Jacinthe Roy Laura Reid Shavawn Donoghue |
Alicia Stroud Anna Lachowicz Anthia Pittas Masni Bennett |
Ash Martens Emma Pharo Sarah Carson Sarah Fayed |
Julianne Green Kate Myslinski Kylie Sih Shannon Trenwith |
Catherine McCallum Felicity Ogilvie Stephanie Rodway Tania Muggeridge |
| Men | Alex de Vries Andrew Binny Grady Cowley Michael Derlacki Nick Travers Patrick Dunne Phillip Wong Seth Langford |
Aaron Just Basil van Riet David Langsford Jemery Day Jonas Varcoe Phil Wise Sam Wood Simon Lukies Steve Willing Tim Campbell |
Cameron McDougall Chris Willis David Ransley Ian Tait Jason de Puit Matt Lyons Nick Howard Samuel Thompson Stephen Joyce |
Alastair Hovington Callan Mclaughlin Glenn Carson Owen Short Ryan Murphy Sean Beggs Warwick Reed |
Christopher Burton Hugh Bilbey Iestyn Parry Jeff Dunn Joe Stirling Kim Maisch Shaun Everson Stewart Wilde Tim Effney |
Caleb Muggeridge David Cooke Duncan Robinson Kim Jansen Matt Petrie Michael Dunne Nicolas Peterson Roland McCallum Simon Boonstra Stephen Cooke |
Final team lists follow:
| Team Name | HUC | Ginger Bread | Blades of Glory | Clog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Black | Red | White | Orange |
| Captain | Patrick Dunne | Steve Wright | Ash Martens | Shavawn Donoghue |
| Vice-captain | Alex de Vries | Tim Stoneman | Tim Johnson | Matt Petrie |
| Women | Alysia Prevost Eliza Burke-Polden Sarah Fayed |
Emma Pharo Masni Bennett Shannon Trenwith |
Ash Martens Emily Johnson Jenn Lavers |
Naomi Petrie Shavawn Donoghue |
| Men | Aaron Pinkus Alex De Vries Andrew Cole Charlie Prevost Ken Suber Nick Moles Patrick Dunne Stewart Wilde Tom Fahey |
Chris Wright Grady Cowley Huddy Fuller Ian Tait Jason de Puit Jemery Day Kieren Blake Steve Wright Tim Stoneman |
Alex DeMoor Chris Wilcox Felix Kennedy Kunal Verma Michael Dunne Phillip Wong Reed Burgette Rowan Harris Tim Johnson Warwick Reed |
Andrew Wong Callan Mclaughlin Chris Mrzyk David Cooke Iestyn Parry Jason Wong Jeff Dunn Joe Stirling Matt Petrie Stephen Joyce |
Full results (minor rounds only) for the Summer Social Division and Division 1 follow.
| Team | Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Forfeits | Points | Goal Diff. | Spirit Average | Tie Break | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slipped Disc | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5.7 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Pull Together | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 7.5 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Agent Orange | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7.8 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Wobblies | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 8.2 | 0.000 |
| 5 | Kermit's Cousin | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -9 | 7.2 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Three Cheese | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -15 | 7.7 | 0.000 |
Agent Orange | Kermit's Cousin | Pull Together | Slipped Disc | Three Cheese | Wobblies
| Round 1 | Agent Orange | 5 | Wobblies | 5 |
| Round 2 | Agent Orange | 3 | Slipped Disc | 6 |
| Round 3 | Agent Orange | 9 | Kermit's Cousin | 4 |
| Round 4 | Agent Orange | 7 | Pull Together | 7 |
| Round 5 | Agent Orange | 9 | Three Cheese | 8 |
| Round 6 | Agent Orange | 7 | Wobblies | 7 |
| Round 1 | Kermit's Cousin won game by forfeit over Slipped Disc | |||
| Round 2 | Kermit's Cousin | 2 | Pull Together | 6 |
| Round 3 | Kermit's Cousin | 4 | Agent Orange | 9 |
| Round 4 | Kermit's Cousin | 5 | Three Cheese | 5 |
| Round 5 | Kermit's Cousin | 4 | Wobblies | 4 |
| Round 6 | Kermit's Cousin | 2 | Slipped Disc | 7 |
| Round 1 | Pull Together | 4 | Three Cheese | 1 |
| Round 2 | Pull Together | 6 | Kermit's Cousin | 2 |
| Round 3 | Pull Together | 4 | Wobblies | 4 |
| Round 4 | Pull Together | 7 | Agent Orange | 7 |
| Round 5 | Pull Together | 7 | Slipped Disc | 8 |
| Round 6 | Pull Together | 6 | Three Cheese | 3 |
| Round 1 | Slipped Disc forfeit game to Kermit's Cousin | |||
| Round 2 | Slipped Disc | 6 | Agent Orange | 3 |
| Round 3 | Slipped Disc | 7 | Three Cheese | 2 |
| Round 4 | Slipped Disc | 7 | Wobblies | 3 |
| Round 5 | Slipped Disc | 8 | Pull Together | 7 |
| Round 6 | Slipped Disc | 7 | Kermit's Cousin | 2 |
| Round 1 | Three Cheese | 1 | Pull Together | 4 |
| Round 2 | Three Cheese | 3 | Wobblies | 6 |
| Round 3 | Three Cheese | 2 | Slipped Disc | 7 |
| Round 4 | Three Cheese | 5 | Kermit's Cousin | 5 |
| Round 5 | Three Cheese | 8 | Agent Orange | 9 |
| Round 6 | Three Cheese | 3 | Pull Together | 6 |
| Round 1 | Wobblies | 5 | Agent Orange | 5 |
| Round 2 | Wobblies | 6 | Three Cheese | 3 |
| Round 3 | Wobblies | 4 | Pull Together | 4 |
| Round 4 | Wobblies | 3 | Slipped Disc | 7 |
| Round 5 | Wobblies | 4 | Kermit's Cousin | 4 |
| Round 6 | Wobblies | 7 | Agent Orange | 7 |
| Team | Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Forfeits | Points | Goal Diff. | Spirit Average | Tie Break | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 7.6 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Clog | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6.6 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Gingerbread | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | -4 | 7.1 | 0.500 |
| 4 | Blades of Glory | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -20 | 6.3 | 0.500 |
Blades of Glory | Clog | Gingerbread | HUC
| Round 1 | Blades of Glory | 8 | Clog | 9 |
| Round 2 | Blades of Glory | 6 | HUC | 14 |
| Round 3 | Blades of Glory forfeit game to Gingerbread | |||
| Round 4 | Blades of Glory | 11 | Clog | 8 |
| Round 5 | Blades of Glory | 7 | HUC | 13 |
| Round 6 | Blades of Glory | 10 | Gingerbread | 9 |
| Round 7 | Blades of Glory | 8 | Clog | 12 |
| Round 1 | Clog | 9 | Blades of Glory | 8 |
| Round 2 | Clog | 11 | Gingerbread | 10 |
| Round 3 | Clog | 15 | HUC | 6 |
| Round 4 | Clog | 8 | Blades of Glory | 11 |
| Round 5 | Clog | 11 | Gingerbread | 11 |
| Round 6 | Clog | 6 | HUC | 14 |
| Round 7 | Clog | 12 | Blades of Glory | 8 |
| Round 1 | Gingerbread | 5 | HUC | 9 |
| Round 2 | Gingerbread | 10 | Clog | 11 |
| Round 3 | Gingerbread won game by forfeit over Blades of Glory | |||
| Round 4 | Gingerbread | 9 | HUC | 10 |
| Round 5 | Gingerbread | 11 | Clog | 11 |
| Round 6 | Gingerbread | 9 | Blades of Glory | 10 |
| Round 7 | Gingerbread | 9 | HUC | 11 |
| Round 1 | HUC | 9 | Gingerbread | 5 |
| Round 2 | HUC | 14 | Blades of Glory | 6 |
| Round 3 | HUC | 6 | Clog | 15 |
| Round 4 | HUC | 10 | Gingerbread | 9 |
| Round 5 | HUC | 13 | Blades of Glory | 7 |
| Round 6 | HUC | 14 | Clog | 6 |
| Round 7 | HUC | 11 | Gingerbread | 9 |
Thanks to Pat and Michael for their work as Summer League organiser!
Firstly, the winners in each division were as follows:
| Division | Premiers | Spirit Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Social Division | Agent Orange | Wobblies |
| Division 1 | Blades of Glory | HUC |
Congratulations to HUC for winning spirit division 1 in two successive leagues!
| Division | Premiers | Runners-up | 3rd place | Spirit Winners | Style in final | Best recruiter | Most improved female | Most improved male |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Division | Agent Orange (7) | Slipped Disc (5) | Wobblies | Wobblies | Tim Effney | Matt Petrie | Jacinthe Roy | Tim Effney |
| Division 1 | Blades of Glory (14) | Gingerbread (11) | HUC | HUC | Duncan Gates | - | - | - |
Thank you to everyone who played in the 2009 summer league. There was a great turn out, with games played competitively and in good spirit making the league heaps of fun to organise. Hopefully by now everyone has signed up to Autumn league, in preparation for Nationals and/or dusting off their suit for the annual dinner.
Pat and Michael.