Saturday, February 16, 2013

u23 Representatives!

Over the weekend the AFDA announced the Open's and Women's teams which will compete at the World u23 Ultimate Championships in Toronto, Canada in July. We'd like to offer our congratulations to everyone who made the squads, which include a number of current SUUFA members!

On the Women's side, Club President Tamara Schai and new recruit Kim Spragg will seek to defend Australia's gold medal at the last u23 Championships, while Alex Ladomatos and Andy Wood will compete with a recently re-enrolled Phil White to do the same for the Men.

SUUFA coach Brett Latham was also appointed an assistant coach of the Women's team so further congratulations to him!

Friday, February 8, 2013

AUG Results

We came second last; so much for #norelegation...

This was a pretty frustrating tournament for SUUFA. Coming into Adelaide we were feeling optimistic about medal chances and were certainly determined to prove Force Sideline and their relegation predictions wrong. Despite having a full line of experienced players opting to play Mixed Nats (in Perth; we're poor students) over AUGs we still had a wealth of experience and some talented rookies.

Things started perfectly as we picked up early wins over Adelaide, ANU, and Monash in a nailbiter. Unfortunately Janek was injured in the process and we were soundly beaten by Mac late on Day 2. We were again sluggish against a small Newcastle roster on Day 3 and couldn't muster anything further against UWA. This left us needing a win against a strong Melbourne team on the morning of Day 4, who we never looked really looked like breaking.

A relegation rematch against Mac thus loomed in the afternoon. Things started well, with Kate triumphantly calling her first in-game foul and the team holding an early 4-3 advantage. Unfortunately we completely collapsed in the face of Macquarie's zone, giving up 9 straight points to bow out of Div 1 with little dignity. Some consolation was achieved in the 7/8 playoff game as we beat Adelaide in a windy (and hungover) affair.

Personal highlights for the week:
  • Taro winning every party
  • Tad: "Maxine, darling, you're super poached". *Maxine cuts to the endzone and scores*
  • Scoring a Callahan with my first touch of the tournament
  • Madam President Tam's cutting
  • The Pedo Wagon
Cya on the Gold Coast!

Andy Wood
SUUFA Communications Officer