Going back a couple of years, if you were from Victoria and wanted to play at Nationals, you'd try out for Chilly or Ishtar. But this year you could have tried out with Chilly, Heads Of State, Team Box or Honey. More choice than before, sure, but the dynamic of these four clubs are markedly different, especially when looking at where future players are going to come from.
The seeds for Heads Of State were planted in 2003, when Highview College students Dan Rule and Lachlan McDonald started playing ultimate. In 2004, Dan was picked to play with Chilly, and with the Australian Junior Open team. In 2005, the boys went off to uni - Dan to Ballarat and Lachlan to Swinburne. Here they met several future players such as Mark Isherwood, Dave Timmermans, Andy Moroney, Seb Barr, Dave Lockhart and Cletus Johnson. In 2006, several of this crew played for Thunder at the 2006 World Junior Ultimate Championships. Some also played for Chilly B/Chilly C at Nationals in Sydney.
In 2007, Dan and Lachlan pulled the trigger on their plan to build a new club - Heads of State. They attracted most of the young talent available in Victoria, plus experienced players who had recently moved to Melbourne. They went to their first Nationals and finished 7th. In 2008, they attracted enough young players for a second team at Regionals - Heads Of State Youth. HoSY missed out on Nationals (5th at Southern Regionals), but HoS went on to finish 5th.
But the big difference between Chilly and Heads of State this year was where all the young Victorian players wanted to play - they all wanted to play for HoS.
There's no questioning that the HoS boys put a lot of work into not only their own training and development, but also the training and development of players around them - friends, younger siblings, friends of younger siblings, etc. This led to a new batch of youth players who were prepared to make the step up to club ultimate, and of course they wanted to play with their friends at HoS.
In the past, there wasn't a lot of youth development in Victoria, so I suppose Chilly didn't really see it coming. However, HoS have now taken over one of Chilly's best recruitment grounds - universities.
In 2003, there were two uni clubs in Victoria - Melbourne and Monash. Chilly got their rookie players from those clubs as they gained experience at SUG and AUG. Fast forward to 2008, and there are now six uni clubs. Melbourne Uni is Chilly ground - Chris Freise, Fei Meng and John Liddicoat. But now Monash (Andy Moroney, Seb Barr, Cletus Johnson), Ballarat (Dan Rule, Sam Kuchel, Nathan Job), Latrobe (Lachlan McDonald, Tim Wise, Dave Lockhart) and to a lesser extent Deakin (Nick Parks) have been claimed by Heads of State. There's no steadfast rule saying that players from these uni clubs have to go to Chilly/HoS, but that's the natural progression that's going to happen.
So where does that leave Chilly?
Many of Chilly's 2008 rookies came from Wednesday night Social League at Albert Park. They managed to score two junior players (Dave Spencer and Jeremy Katz), but it is particularly evident that their recruiting avenues have been substantially encroached upon by Heads of State in the last two years. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next two years - whether new players are attracted by the youthful, highly structured and competitive environment of Heads of State, or the more relaxed and easy going, but incredibly experienced and talented mix of Chilly.
In the next two years we'll be seeing a similar story in the women's clubs. Currently, Honey has the run of the university clubs (except for Ballarat) and Social League, but Team Box has a monopoly on the youth players. They both have a good balance for now, but where are the "next batch" of elevated rookies coming from? And who is going to get them?
Another thing for clubs to consider - untapped recruiting grounds. It is incredibly difficult to break new ground in this regard, but there are a few untapped resources left in Victoria - the newer university clubs (Deakin and RMIT), and Geelong. I'm a betting man, so I'd predict Chilly and Honey picking up the uni teams (through Bec Wallbridge at RMIT, and Deakin's regular presence at Social League), while HoS and Team Box will get Geelong (via Lewi Broad, Jake Angelovich and the Ballarat girls).
Probably another interesting aspect about this discussion is how it works interstate. Many states are still one-city-one-team areas - Perth has Sublime and Primal, Canberra has Fyshwick and Factory Girls, Newcastle has I-Beam and Sugar Mags, Adelaide has Karma and Indies, Hobart has Tiggers and Bush, and Wollongong has...erm, Wollongong and Wollongong. The two cities of note would be Sydney and Brisbane.
In terms of elite club development, Sydney is around 2-3 years ahead of Victoria. They have two established and successful clubs in both divisions (Fakulti/Barefoot and Wildcard/Southside) plus some smaller clubs (Hills, Manly, Western NSW). From an outsiders perspective, it seems as if Fakulti and Wildcard are the desirable clubs to play for - winning Nationals helps, but it would be interesting to see why else they attract the attention.
Brisbane is around 1-2 years behind - they have an established men's club (Firestorm) and women's club (Sultry), but we are seeing hints of new clubs emerging. On the women's side, Minx made their debut last season, but in the men's it's still all about Firestorm. However with numbers almost at critical mass (three teams at Regionals), there would almost certainly be some thought given to a second men's club in Queensland. But where would it come from - a Buggers resurgence? A rise of Dojo Mojo? The Pass coming from nowhere? Or maybe even UQ?
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Mixed season taking shape
Now that the excitement from Worlds has died down somewhat, our attention turns to a shortened (sorta) mixed season. Over the next two months or so, we'll be seeing the State Championships (yes, I'm going to start calling them that), Australian University Games and Mixed Nationals. The big discussion among the uni circles, and I suppose the mixed circles as well, is which of the Worlds players are going to back it up for a tilt at the national level?
Australian University Games
The team lists are starting to roll in, and with a rego/payment deadline of today, I'm hoping everyone's got their shit sorted. The big news in recent weeks has been the withdrawal of UQ and UNSW, last year's gold and bronze medalists respectively. Both teams have cited the cost of attending, plus the unavailability of females as the main reasons. Very disappointing for a standard-of-competition viewpoint, but exciting from a spectator view because those two out, and a Matt Dowle-less Macquarie Uni, has left this AUG with possibly the most open field ever.
West region
With "cost" usually being a reason for teams from the eastern seaboard dropping out, it's always impressive to see Murdoch and UWA attend AUG every year, with both being on the line every year since they were last hosts (2004). UWA should put in a decent performance - they've been quite consistent over the years. Murdoch should be interesting to watch, with Andrew Hutcheon out of the picture for the first time since ever. No word yet from Edith Cowan Uni on if their team is coming east.
North region
Well...after three teams fronting up in 2007, only QUT are making the trek this year. Even then, without Mike Neild and Jangles they are looking decidedly weaker. They'd need to be bringing Wetnose and Sarah Sandford with them if they are hoping to make an impact, otherwise it looks like they'll be at the bottom end of the draw come Thursday.
East region
Traditionally the strongest region, most teams are looking a little weaker than last year. As mentioned before, Mac are without M. Dowle, and ANU are without most of 2007's starting lineup. Sydney and Newcastle are looking like bucking the trend, bringing stronger teams than last year. Newcastle definitely have a strong female contingent, but may lack a little depth in their guys. CSU and UTS have similar teams to last year, but twelve months with the same crew can make a huge difference, and both teams should improve on last year's finish.
South region
With 8 teams confirmed, and awaiting word on a 9th, South could very well be stronger than the East region for the first time. On home turf, Melbourne, Monash and Latrobe will be able to field their strongest lineup and should all make it to the quarter finals. Elsewhere in Victoria, Ballarat, Deakin and RMIT aren't likely to challenge for medals, but they are all itching to get out there. Between these three teams, there will be around 40 players getting their first taste of the Uni Games experience. Heading west, Adelaide and Flinders both look better on paper than last year. Adelaide have Rian Dutch and Karen Palmer back on board, and Flinders have Joel Pillar, Erin Wallis and Alison Clarke. As for last year's 5th place - University of Tasmania - who knows? Haven't heard anything from them all year.
Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships
As we saw with Nationals earlier this year, there's going to be teams who want to go missing out this year. The final allocations were announced on Monday...
NSW - 8; Vic - 3; ACT - 3; South Qld - 4; North Qld - 1;
Tas - 1; SA - 2; South WA - 1; NZ South Island - 1
...and State Championships in Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and NSW being held in the coming weeks.
Queensland
Well, the rumours are true - no Bootius to defend their title. As I type, the Queensland State Championships have filled their quota - UQ Lovers, Great! Sugoi!, Lounge Lizards and Mind The Gap taking up the four SQLD spots, and Hand Of God representing NQLD. I don't imagine any other teams appearing between now and next weekend...but no Slamtown?
South Australia
Three teams competing for two spots. SMURF seems to be the stacked team - Karma/Indies folk. It looks to be Evolution and Flycatchers competing for the second spot. Evolution won this contest last year, and unless Flycatchers can assemble a killer line-up (entirely possible, considering names missing from SMURF), that looks to be the case again.
Victoria
Wow...this will be competitive. Six teams going for three spots. There's four teams that could realistically get top 10 at Mixed Nats here and one of them is going to miss out.
New South Wales
Twelve teams going for eight spots. On paper, it looks like the top six are relatively certain (FAF, Spiderpig, RuBi, Scapegoats, Wollongong and one of the Newcastle teams). It'll be the last two spots that should provide the most interest. At this stage, I'd back Hills and Special Sauce to take it, but as per usual the Newcastle Smokescreen™ hides what could potentially be a decent second team.
Insert conclusion here.
Australian University Games
The team lists are starting to roll in, and with a rego/payment deadline of today, I'm hoping everyone's got their shit sorted. The big news in recent weeks has been the withdrawal of UQ and UNSW, last year's gold and bronze medalists respectively. Both teams have cited the cost of attending, plus the unavailability of females as the main reasons. Very disappointing for a standard-of-competition viewpoint, but exciting from a spectator view because those two out, and a Matt Dowle-less Macquarie Uni, has left this AUG with possibly the most open field ever.
West region
With "cost" usually being a reason for teams from the eastern seaboard dropping out, it's always impressive to see Murdoch and UWA attend AUG every year, with both being on the line every year since they were last hosts (2004). UWA should put in a decent performance - they've been quite consistent over the years. Murdoch should be interesting to watch, with Andrew Hutcheon out of the picture for the first time since ever. No word yet from Edith Cowan Uni on if their team is coming east.
North region
Well...after three teams fronting up in 2007, only QUT are making the trek this year. Even then, without Mike Neild and Jangles they are looking decidedly weaker. They'd need to be bringing Wetnose and Sarah Sandford with them if they are hoping to make an impact, otherwise it looks like they'll be at the bottom end of the draw come Thursday.
East region
Traditionally the strongest region, most teams are looking a little weaker than last year. As mentioned before, Mac are without M. Dowle, and ANU are without most of 2007's starting lineup. Sydney and Newcastle are looking like bucking the trend, bringing stronger teams than last year. Newcastle definitely have a strong female contingent, but may lack a little depth in their guys. CSU and UTS have similar teams to last year, but twelve months with the same crew can make a huge difference, and both teams should improve on last year's finish.
South region
With 8 teams confirmed, and awaiting word on a 9th, South could very well be stronger than the East region for the first time. On home turf, Melbourne, Monash and Latrobe will be able to field their strongest lineup and should all make it to the quarter finals. Elsewhere in Victoria, Ballarat, Deakin and RMIT aren't likely to challenge for medals, but they are all itching to get out there. Between these three teams, there will be around 40 players getting their first taste of the Uni Games experience. Heading west, Adelaide and Flinders both look better on paper than last year. Adelaide have Rian Dutch and Karen Palmer back on board, and Flinders have Joel Pillar, Erin Wallis and Alison Clarke. As for last year's 5th place - University of Tasmania - who knows? Haven't heard anything from them all year.
Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships
As we saw with Nationals earlier this year, there's going to be teams who want to go missing out this year. The final allocations were announced on Monday...
NSW - 8; Vic - 3; ACT - 3; South Qld - 4; North Qld - 1;
Tas - 1; SA - 2; South WA - 1; NZ South Island - 1
...and State Championships in Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and NSW being held in the coming weeks.
Queensland
Well, the rumours are true - no Bootius to defend their title. As I type, the Queensland State Championships have filled their quota - UQ Lovers, Great! Sugoi!, Lounge Lizards and Mind The Gap taking up the four SQLD spots, and Hand Of God representing NQLD. I don't imagine any other teams appearing between now and next weekend...but no Slamtown?
South Australia
Three teams competing for two spots. SMURF seems to be the stacked team - Karma/Indies folk. It looks to be Evolution and Flycatchers competing for the second spot. Evolution won this contest last year, and unless Flycatchers can assemble a killer line-up (entirely possible, considering names missing from SMURF), that looks to be the case again.
Victoria
Wow...this will be competitive. Six teams going for three spots. There's four teams that could realistically get top 10 at Mixed Nats here and one of them is going to miss out.
- Vintage - ex-Chilly/Ishtar. Very similar to the Point Of Entry line-up that won in 2005.
- Short Skirt Long Jacket - Albert Park Division 1 team. Team Box mixed with some Chilly and HoS.
- MUCUS - last year's team, plus O-Shep and Cath Matthews. I think Honey Badgers are finally dead and buried.
- Brown Chicken Brown Cow - mostly 2006 Thunder/Terra, plus Cat Phillips and Dave Lockhart.
New South Wales
Twelve teams going for eight spots. On paper, it looks like the top six are relatively certain (FAF, Spiderpig, RuBi, Scapegoats, Wollongong and one of the Newcastle teams). It'll be the last two spots that should provide the most interest. At this stage, I'd back Hills and Special Sauce to take it, but as per usual the Newcastle Smokescreen™ hides what could potentially be a decent second team.
Insert conclusion here.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Worlds Round-up
Bleh. I've been fully sick for the last week and a bit, which goes a short way to explain the lack of action here at Ballarat Ultimate since August 6th. It would be nice to have a big article summarising the highs and lows from Worlds, with particular focus on the Australian teams while also finding an Olympics-esque Cinderella story.
But I wasn't there.
Instead, I thought I'd trawl the internets for stuff written from the perspective of people who actually were there, and present my findings in convenient "list of links" form.
Seppo's game reports
Barramundis vs USA (Mixed bronze medal match)
Dingos vs Great Britain (Open quarter final)
Barramundis vs Canada (Mixed pool play)
Barramundis vs Japan (Mixed pool play)
Photo galleries...
Neil Gardner (nzsnaps.com)
Scobel Wiggins
David Jez (including a fantastic slideshow from the Terra vs Colombia semi-final)
Match Diesel was on the sidelines all week. Seen from a fan's perspective rather than a player's.
Of course there's the official team blogs - Barramundis, Dingos and Firetails. The 'Mundis blog especially is a good read.
Pete Jamieson's is heavily biased towards the Canadian junior teams, but has good summaries of big games and some great photos as well.
Can you read Spanish? Good - the Dominican Republic team turned some thoughts into written word during the week. So did Sweden. I can't read either of them.
Alex "The Count" de Frondeville gave a fair bit of coverage to the Master's division. Same with Marshall Goff. Not surprising, really, given they played in it.
And if following stats is your thing, or you had Cat Phillips in fantasy that week, you can check out goals and assists here.
So congratulations to all the Aussies (but moreso to Dan, Tarrant, Lyra, Sophie, Chloe and Mel) for their efforts in the green and gold jerseys in Vancouver. In case you don't know yet...
Dingos - 5th
Firetails - 4th
Barramundis - 4th
Taipans -4th
Thunder - 6th
Terra - 2nd (and spirit winners)
I'm off to get excited about AUG.
But I wasn't there.
Instead, I thought I'd trawl the internets for stuff written from the perspective of people who actually were there, and present my findings in convenient "list of links" form.
Seppo's game reports
Barramundis vs USA (Mixed bronze medal match)
Dingos vs Great Britain (Open quarter final)
Barramundis vs Canada (Mixed pool play)
Barramundis vs Japan (Mixed pool play)
Photo galleries...
Neil Gardner (nzsnaps.com)
Scobel Wiggins
David Jez (including a fantastic slideshow from the Terra vs Colombia semi-final)
Match Diesel was on the sidelines all week. Seen from a fan's perspective rather than a player's.
Of course there's the official team blogs - Barramundis, Dingos and Firetails. The 'Mundis blog especially is a good read.
Pete Jamieson's is heavily biased towards the Canadian junior teams, but has good summaries of big games and some great photos as well.
Can you read Spanish? Good - the Dominican Republic team turned some thoughts into written word during the week. So did Sweden. I can't read either of them.
Alex "The Count" de Frondeville gave a fair bit of coverage to the Master's division. Same with Marshall Goff. Not surprising, really, given they played in it.
And if following stats is your thing, or you had Cat Phillips in fantasy that week, you can check out goals and assists here.
So congratulations to all the Aussies (but moreso to Dan, Tarrant, Lyra, Sophie, Chloe and Mel) for their efforts in the green and gold jerseys in Vancouver. In case you don't know yet...
Dingos - 5th
Firetails - 4th
Barramundis - 4th
Taipans -4th
Thunder - 6th
Terra - 2nd (and spirit winners)
I'm off to get excited about AUG.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Successful moments in procrastination. Volume...um...4?
Aussie stats leaders at Worlds after Day 4
(with headshot included so you can remember to play assassination on them at league)
GOALS Open8 - Andrew Glover 8 - Tim Lavis 8 - Gav Moore Women 13 - Lauren Brown 11 - Di Worman 10 - Jo McClellan Mixed 12 - Bec Carman 9 - Pete Blakeley 7 - Chris Freise Masters 8 - Will Mitchell 7 - Nathan Chan 7 - John French 7 - Matt Ryan Junior Open 11 - Alex Britten-Jones 8 - Lachlan Gregory 6 - Robbie Andrew Junior Women 17 - Crystal Cheung 12 - Clare Langford 7 - Loren Viswalingham | ASSISTS Open 9 - Pete Gardner 8 - Matt Dowle 8 - Brett Matzuka Women 9 - Clare Hussey 9 - Bel Kinneally 9 - Ash Martens 9 - Viv Stettner Mixed 13 - Max Wheeler 11 - Seb Barr 9 - Waz Shepherd Masters 11 - Jens Meyer 9 - Charlie Blumer 7 - Buzz Burwell Junior Open 16 - Phil White 8 - Tarrant Meehan 8 - Ashley Button Junior Women 22 - Cat Phillips 15 - Ellie Sparke 7 - Bec Villis 7 - Lyra Meehan |
Day 4: Good day to be an Aussie
Day 4 results...
Barramundis d Germany 17-14
Thunder d Canada 15-12
Firetails d New Zealand 17-13
Terra lost to Colombia 8-17
Taipans d Italy 17-5
Dingos d Colombia 17-10
Thunder d Japan 16-11
Barramundis d Colombia 17-5
Taipans d Germany 17-4
Terra d Finland 17-8
Dingos d Great Britain 17-11
Firetails d Finland 17-5
Nearly a clean sweep! Still can't be disappointed with Terra - Colombia beat everyone except for Japan in that division. Instead of trying to interpret something meaningful out of the score reporter, I'll simply fill you all in on what's happening next, now that pool play is run and won in the Open, Mixed and Junior Women divisions.
Dingos
The Dingos finished top of Pool C, which puts them in Division 1 for the next phase. There are four pools in Division 1 of three teams each. Pools D & E are for the top 2 from each of Pool A, B & C so this is where you want to be. Pools F & G are for the next 2 from each division. Pool H is for the rest. We can ignore pools F, G and H for now. Any questions?
Pool D - Canada, Great Britain, Japan
Pool E - USA, Australia, Sweden
These teams play each other once. The top two go straight through to the quarter finals. Third place enters a play-off against the bottom place in Pools F & G for a spot in the quarters. So, if the Dingos finish 1st or 2nd, they are in the quarters. If they finish 3rd, they play the 3rd team in Pool F (Switzerland, Venezuela, New Zealand) for a place in the quarters.
Wednesday August 6th
5:30am - Dingos v Sweden
10:15am - Dingos v USA
Firetails
The Firetails are currently sitting 2nd in Pool B, behind USA. They have one more pool game tomorrow against Mexico (bottom place). New Zealand and Finland (3rd and 4th) can't go above Australia regardless of the outcome of tomorrow morning's round, and the US can't be dislodged from top spot, so they've finished 2nd. They then play 2nd in Pool A in a crossover round. While there's still games to go, Canada are in a similar spot - can't go up to 1st or down to 3rd, so it will be Australia v Canada at 7:30am tomorrow. This game determines who they play in the quarter finals (winner/loser of A3/B3 - Great Britain, and the winner of Finland-NZ).
Wednesday August 6th
3:30am - Firetails v Mexico
7:30am - Firetails v Canada
Barramundis
The Mundis finished 2nd in Pool A so they are through to Pool C - The Power Pool, The Super Pool, Super Six...whatever you want to call it. Their results against US and Germany carry through so they are sitting on a 1-1 record. They play Canada, Japan and Great Britain over the next two days. Top 4 in this pool play semi finals, so the Mundis want to score at least 1 win.
Wednesday August 6th
3:30am - Barramundis v Great Britain
7:30am - Barramundis v Canada
Thursday August 7th
5:30am - Barramundis v Japan
Taipans
The masters still have two days of pool play to go. Currently they are sitting on top of the table with a 5-0 record, ahead of US (also 5-0) on goal difference. Australia plays US tomorrow morning for top spot. Canada (4-1) and New Zealand (3-2) round out the top four. Japan, Great Britain and Italy (all 2-3) remain in contention for semis places.
Wednesday August 6th
3:30am - Taipans v United States
7:30am - Taipans v Venezuela
Thursday August 7th
1:30am - Taipans v Canada
5:30am - Taipans v New Zealand
Thunder
The boys have two more pool games to play - versus Great Britain and Germany, who will both be desperate to stay out of the bottom two. A win against either of these teams will give Thunder a spot in the semi final play-ins. US and Colombia should finish top 2, going straight through to the semis. Canada should be safe, and the Japan-GB game tomorrow will be worth watching.
Wednesday August 6th
4:00am - Thunder v Great Britain
8:30am - Thunder v Germany
Terra
The girls finished 3rd, and are through to Pool B - The Power Pool, The Super Pool, Super Six...whatever you want to call it. The results from the pools don't carry over - they will play Japan and Colombia again. This will determine who they play in the semi - 2nd and 3rd will play in one, and 1st will play top of Pool C (US, Canada, Finland, GB) in the other.
Wednesday August 6th
1:30am - Terra v Colombia
5:30am - Terra v Japan
Still looking good for gold in all divisions! Yeah Aussies!
Barramundis d Germany 17-14
Thunder d Canada 15-12
Firetails d New Zealand 17-13
Terra lost to Colombia 8-17
Taipans d Italy 17-5
Dingos d Colombia 17-10
Thunder d Japan 16-11
Barramundis d Colombia 17-5
Taipans d Germany 17-4
Terra d Finland 17-8
Dingos d Great Britain 17-11
Firetails d Finland 17-5
Nearly a clean sweep! Still can't be disappointed with Terra - Colombia beat everyone except for Japan in that division. Instead of trying to interpret something meaningful out of the score reporter, I'll simply fill you all in on what's happening next, now that pool play is run and won in the Open, Mixed and Junior Women divisions.
Dingos
The Dingos finished top of Pool C, which puts them in Division 1 for the next phase. There are four pools in Division 1 of three teams each. Pools D & E are for the top 2 from each of Pool A, B & C so this is where you want to be. Pools F & G are for the next 2 from each division. Pool H is for the rest. We can ignore pools F, G and H for now. Any questions?
Pool D - Canada, Great Britain, Japan
Pool E - USA, Australia, Sweden
These teams play each other once. The top two go straight through to the quarter finals. Third place enters a play-off against the bottom place in Pools F & G for a spot in the quarters. So, if the Dingos finish 1st or 2nd, they are in the quarters. If they finish 3rd, they play the 3rd team in Pool F (Switzerland, Venezuela, New Zealand) for a place in the quarters.
Wednesday August 6th
5:30am - Dingos v Sweden
10:15am - Dingos v USA
Firetails
The Firetails are currently sitting 2nd in Pool B, behind USA. They have one more pool game tomorrow against Mexico (bottom place). New Zealand and Finland (3rd and 4th) can't go above Australia regardless of the outcome of tomorrow morning's round, and the US can't be dislodged from top spot, so they've finished 2nd. They then play 2nd in Pool A in a crossover round. While there's still games to go, Canada are in a similar spot - can't go up to 1st or down to 3rd, so it will be Australia v Canada at 7:30am tomorrow. This game determines who they play in the quarter finals (winner/loser of A3/B3 - Great Britain, and the winner of Finland-NZ).
Wednesday August 6th
3:30am - Firetails v Mexico
7:30am - Firetails v Canada
Barramundis
The Mundis finished 2nd in Pool A so they are through to Pool C - The Power Pool, The Super Pool, Super Six...whatever you want to call it. Their results against US and Germany carry through so they are sitting on a 1-1 record. They play Canada, Japan and Great Britain over the next two days. Top 4 in this pool play semi finals, so the Mundis want to score at least 1 win.
Wednesday August 6th
3:30am - Barramundis v Great Britain
7:30am - Barramundis v Canada
Thursday August 7th
5:30am - Barramundis v Japan
Taipans
The masters still have two days of pool play to go. Currently they are sitting on top of the table with a 5-0 record, ahead of US (also 5-0) on goal difference. Australia plays US tomorrow morning for top spot. Canada (4-1) and New Zealand (3-2) round out the top four. Japan, Great Britain and Italy (all 2-3) remain in contention for semis places.
Wednesday August 6th
3:30am - Taipans v United States
7:30am - Taipans v Venezuela
Thursday August 7th
1:30am - Taipans v Canada
5:30am - Taipans v New Zealand
Thunder
The boys have two more pool games to play - versus Great Britain and Germany, who will both be desperate to stay out of the bottom two. A win against either of these teams will give Thunder a spot in the semi final play-ins. US and Colombia should finish top 2, going straight through to the semis. Canada should be safe, and the Japan-GB game tomorrow will be worth watching.
Wednesday August 6th
4:00am - Thunder v Great Britain
8:30am - Thunder v Germany
Terra
The girls finished 3rd, and are through to Pool B - The Power Pool, The Super Pool, Super Six...whatever you want to call it. The results from the pools don't carry over - they will play Japan and Colombia again. This will determine who they play in the semi - 2nd and 3rd will play in one, and 1st will play top of Pool C (US, Canada, Finland, GB) in the other.
Wednesday August 6th
1:30am - Terra v Colombia
5:30am - Terra v Japan
Still looking good for gold in all divisions! Yeah Aussies!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Day 3 at Worlds
Results from Day 3...
Dingos defeated Venezuela 17-9
Firetails defeated Switzerland 17-9
Thunder lost to Colombia 10-15
Terra defeated United Kingdom 17-5
Taipans defeated France 17-6
Barramundis defeated Italy 17-5
Thunder lost to United States 4-17
Firetails defeated Italy 17-9
Terra defeated United States 15-11
Dingos defeated Germany 17-7
Once again, the Dingos went though the day relatively unchallenged. They got a couple of early breaks against Venezuela and closed the game with a run of 4 goals. Against Germany, the teams traded early, but with 10 out of the last 12 goals, Australia came away with a clean win. Interesting to note, every Dingo has picked up stats, with only 4 not catching a goal.
Similar deal with the Firetails - all but one player has either a goal or assist next to their name. She has a good excuse though, she's down with the flu. Instead of hearing me ramble on, have a read of Rach Grindlay's perspective of today.
Folks keeping up with the Barramundis' campaign would know that Brett "Sweet As" Middleton came down with a torn PCL last week, but those watching the score reporter today would have been surprised to see "goal: #1 Middleton" appear not once, but 3 times! Discussion flew about on Facebook and Ultitalk - was it a mistake? Was someone else wearing his shirt? Did he turn a 'gimp point' into a 'gimp half'? All our questions were answered in Adam Mortimer's report.
The Taipans unbeaten run continues, with the French...I really wanted to type 'surrendering' but that is far too cheap for my highbrow brand of humour. Everyone getting plenty of the disc, with no "stats stars" in this game. All but one Taipan has scored a goal or assist.
Thunder's day was disappointing compared to the rest of the green and gold, but they had much tougher assignments, having to overcome 2006 WJUC bronze and gold medalists, Colombia and US. Colombia went 2-0 up early, but the boys simply couldn't break back. Colombia scored 4 of the last 5 to seal victory. US, having conceded only 8 points in their first two games, ran right over the top of Thunder, winning 17-4.
But the big story of the day is Terra . They came out firing against Great Britain, taking half 9-2, and winning 17-5. They went up against the United States as underdogs, and needing a win to stay in contention for a top 3 round robin finish. After 30 minutes, US were up 5-4. But in the second half hour of play the girls turned it on and scored 8 goals to 3. The last half hour saw the teams trade points until Terra completed a fantastic 15-11 victory.
Dingos defeated Venezuela 17-9
Firetails defeated Switzerland 17-9
Thunder lost to Colombia 10-15
Terra defeated United Kingdom 17-5
Taipans defeated France 17-6
Barramundis defeated Italy 17-5
Thunder lost to United States 4-17
Firetails defeated Italy 17-9
Terra defeated United States 15-11
Dingos defeated Germany 17-7
Once again, the Dingos went though the day relatively unchallenged. They got a couple of early breaks against Venezuela and closed the game with a run of 4 goals. Against Germany, the teams traded early, but with 10 out of the last 12 goals, Australia came away with a clean win. Interesting to note, every Dingo has picked up stats, with only 4 not catching a goal.
Similar deal with the Firetails - all but one player has either a goal or assist next to their name. She has a good excuse though, she's down with the flu. Instead of hearing me ramble on, have a read of Rach Grindlay's perspective of today.
Folks keeping up with the Barramundis' campaign would know that Brett "Sweet As" Middleton came down with a torn PCL last week, but those watching the score reporter today would have been surprised to see "goal: #1 Middleton" appear not once, but 3 times! Discussion flew about on Facebook and Ultitalk - was it a mistake? Was someone else wearing his shirt? Did he turn a 'gimp point' into a 'gimp half'? All our questions were answered in Adam Mortimer's report.
The Taipans unbeaten run continues, with the French...I really wanted to type 'surrendering' but that is far too cheap for my highbrow brand of humour. Everyone getting plenty of the disc, with no "stats stars" in this game. All but one Taipan has scored a goal or assist.
Thunder's day was disappointing compared to the rest of the green and gold, but they had much tougher assignments, having to overcome 2006 WJUC bronze and gold medalists, Colombia and US. Colombia went 2-0 up early, but the boys simply couldn't break back. Colombia scored 4 of the last 5 to seal victory. US, having conceded only 8 points in their first two games, ran right over the top of Thunder, winning 17-4.
But the big story of the day is Terra . They came out firing against Great Britain, taking half 9-2, and winning 17-5. They went up against the United States as underdogs, and needing a win to stay in contention for a top 3 round robin finish. After 30 minutes, US were up 5-4. But in the second half hour of play the girls turned it on and scored 8 goals to 3. The last half hour saw the teams trade points until Terra completed a fantastic 15-11 victory.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Day 2 notes
Day 2 results...
Barramundis d. Hong Kong 17-5
Thunder d. France 17-12
Terra d. Canada 12-9
Firetails lost to United States 12-17
Taipans d. United Kingdom 17-13
Dingos v Ireland 17-7
Barramundis lost to United States 14-17
Firetails d. Ireland 17-2
Taipans d. Japan 16-10
Terra lost to Japan 13-17
The Dingos seemed to give their rookies a bit of a run in their first game - Paul Denyer, John Liddicoat and Tim Lavis all scored two goals each. Andrew Glover reeled in 6 goals of his own, receiving 3 of them from Mike Neild. The Aussies only had 8 turnovers for the match. In other games in their pool, Great Britain defeated Colombia 11-7, and Germany pulled Venezuela back from a 12-9 lead (10min before soft cap) to win 14-13.
The Firetails had a bigger ask in their opening game against the US. The game was high in turnovers (36 by Firetails and 31 by USA), and a five point mid-game run was enough for the Americans to close it out. Lauren Brown caught 5 goals, and Di Worman provided 5 assists. The second game was a different story, with the Firetails never looking threatened. Bec McKinlay led the stats with 3 goals and 1 assist. The girls are sitting 4th in their pool, behind USA, Finland and New Zealand, but at least their toughest assignment is out of the way.
The Barramundis also had a day of mixed (lol!) fortunes. Game one was a landslide 17-5 victory over Hong Kong. Huy Vu with 3 goals and 2 assists, and Laina Hall contributed 2 goals and 1 assist. Their second however saw them go down to the US 14-17. The score was 15-8 to the States with about 20 minutes to play. The Mundis scored 4 goals in 10 minutes to peg it back to 15-12, but the US managed to come away with the win. Pete Blakely score 4 times, and Vickie Saye caught 2 and threw 1. The Mundis are 3rd in their pool behind USA and Germany (who have beaten Colombia and Hong Kong). Germany v Italy on Wednesday morning is shaping up to be the crunch game in this pool.
The Taipans are 3rd in their division with wins over Great Britain (3rd seed) and Japan (4th seed). GB went up 2-0 early, but the Taipans scored 8 of the next 10 goals to seize control. Piers Truter scored 4 goals and 1 assist, and Chris "Buzz" Burwell chalking up 1 goal and 3 assists. Similar story in the Japan game - both teams traded for a while before 3 quick goals put Australia in the driver's seat. Japan scored after a marathon point, but the Taipans went on another run, this time scoring 4 goals in 10 minutes. Buzz continued to rack up the stats with 3 assists. The Taipans only have one game on Day 3, facing France, who lost to GB 17-11.
Thunder had a shaky start, having to wait 12 minutes until they hit the scoreboard. Thunder "veterans" Ashley Button and Phil White each had 3 assists to help straighten the ship, while Calan Spielman was found in the endzone 3 times, and Alex "BJ" Britten-Jones contributing 2 goals and 2 assists. The big test for the boys will be tonight/tomorrow morning when they face Colombia and the US.
The Junior Women's division was all over the shop on Day 2, with only one out the 7 games going to seed. The Terra girls had a fantastic 12-9 win over Canada in what looked like a tough game that lasted just over 2 hours. Terra were up 10-6 at time cap, and held off a strong comeback from the Canadian girls. Cat Phillips had 5 assists, and Ellie Sparke threw 2 and caught 2. Their second game of the day was another length encounter. Both teams exchange 2 and 3 point runs, but Japan ran away with a 17-13 win. Mel Hill had 3 assists, and Crystal Cheung caught 5 goals. It seems the girls had a hard time containing Maiko Motoki, who caught 8 of Japan's goals. Colombia (who beat US and Canada) and Japan sit atop the table, with Terra in 5th spot.
Barramundis d. Hong Kong 17-5
Thunder d. France 17-12
Terra d. Canada 12-9
Firetails lost to United States 12-17
Taipans d. United Kingdom 17-13
Dingos v Ireland 17-7
Barramundis lost to United States 14-17
Firetails d. Ireland 17-2
Taipans d. Japan 16-10
Terra lost to Japan 13-17
The Dingos seemed to give their rookies a bit of a run in their first game - Paul Denyer, John Liddicoat and Tim Lavis all scored two goals each. Andrew Glover reeled in 6 goals of his own, receiving 3 of them from Mike Neild. The Aussies only had 8 turnovers for the match. In other games in their pool, Great Britain defeated Colombia 11-7, and Germany pulled Venezuela back from a 12-9 lead (10min before soft cap) to win 14-13.
The Firetails had a bigger ask in their opening game against the US. The game was high in turnovers (36 by Firetails and 31 by USA), and a five point mid-game run was enough for the Americans to close it out. Lauren Brown caught 5 goals, and Di Worman provided 5 assists. The second game was a different story, with the Firetails never looking threatened. Bec McKinlay led the stats with 3 goals and 1 assist. The girls are sitting 4th in their pool, behind USA, Finland and New Zealand, but at least their toughest assignment is out of the way.
The Barramundis also had a day of mixed (lol!) fortunes. Game one was a landslide 17-5 victory over Hong Kong. Huy Vu with 3 goals and 2 assists, and Laina Hall contributed 2 goals and 1 assist. Their second however saw them go down to the US 14-17. The score was 15-8 to the States with about 20 minutes to play. The Mundis scored 4 goals in 10 minutes to peg it back to 15-12, but the US managed to come away with the win. Pete Blakely score 4 times, and Vickie Saye caught 2 and threw 1. The Mundis are 3rd in their pool behind USA and Germany (who have beaten Colombia and Hong Kong). Germany v Italy on Wednesday morning is shaping up to be the crunch game in this pool.
The Taipans are 3rd in their division with wins over Great Britain (3rd seed) and Japan (4th seed). GB went up 2-0 early, but the Taipans scored 8 of the next 10 goals to seize control. Piers Truter scored 4 goals and 1 assist, and Chris "Buzz" Burwell chalking up 1 goal and 3 assists. Similar story in the Japan game - both teams traded for a while before 3 quick goals put Australia in the driver's seat. Japan scored after a marathon point, but the Taipans went on another run, this time scoring 4 goals in 10 minutes. Buzz continued to rack up the stats with 3 assists. The Taipans only have one game on Day 3, facing France, who lost to GB 17-11.
Thunder had a shaky start, having to wait 12 minutes until they hit the scoreboard. Thunder "veterans" Ashley Button and Phil White each had 3 assists to help straighten the ship, while Calan Spielman was found in the endzone 3 times, and Alex "BJ" Britten-Jones contributing 2 goals and 2 assists. The big test for the boys will be tonight/tomorrow morning when they face Colombia and the US.
The Junior Women's division was all over the shop on Day 2, with only one out the 7 games going to seed. The Terra girls had a fantastic 12-9 win over Canada in what looked like a tough game that lasted just over 2 hours. Terra were up 10-6 at time cap, and held off a strong comeback from the Canadian girls. Cat Phillips had 5 assists, and Ellie Sparke threw 2 and caught 2. Their second game of the day was another length encounter. Both teams exchange 2 and 3 point runs, but Japan ran away with a 17-13 win. Mel Hill had 3 assists, and Crystal Cheung caught 5 goals. It seems the girls had a hard time containing Maiko Motoki, who caught 8 of Japan's goals. Colombia (who beat US and Canada) and Japan sit atop the table, with Terra in 5th spot.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Armchair guide to the Aussie teams at Worlds, v 2.0
As before, all dates/times are in AEST, 17 hours ahead of Vancouver.
Another way of looking at things...
Barramundis v Hong Kong
Thunder v France
3:30am
Terra v Canada
Firetails v United States
4:00am
Taipans v United Kingdom
6:30am
Dingos v Ireland
Barramundis v United States
7:30am
Firetails v Ireland
8:30am
Taipans v Japan
9:30am
Terra v Japan
Dingos v Venezuela
Firetails v Switzerland
Thunder v Colombia
4:00am
Terra v United Kingdom
5:30am
Taipans v France
6:30am
Barramundis v Italy
7:30am
Thunder v United States
9:30am
Firetails v Italy
Terra v United States
Dingos v Germany
Barramundis v Germany
2:00am
Thunder v Canada
Firetails v New Zealand
3:30am
Terra v Colombia
Taipans v Italy
5:30am
Dingos v Colombia
6:30am
Thunder v Japan
7:30am
Barramundis v Colombia
Taipans v Germany
Terra v Finland
9:30am
Dingos v United Kingdom
Firetails v Finland
Firetails v Mexico
Taipans v United States
4:00am
Thunder v United Kingdom
7:30am
Taipans v Venezuela
8:30am
Thunder v Germany
Taipans v Canada
5:30am
Taipans v New Zealand
I'll publish an updated draw on Wednesday afternoon once all the progressions get worked out.
Another way of looking at things...
Monday August 4
1:30amBarramundis v Hong Kong
Thunder v France
3:30am
Terra v Canada
Firetails v United States
4:00am
Taipans v United Kingdom
6:30am
Dingos v Ireland
Barramundis v United States
7:30am
Firetails v Ireland
8:30am
Taipans v Japan
9:30am
Terra v Japan
Tuesday August 5
3:30amDingos v Venezuela
Firetails v Switzerland
Thunder v Colombia
4:00am
Terra v United Kingdom
5:30am
Taipans v France
6:30am
Barramundis v Italy
7:30am
Thunder v United States
9:30am
Firetails v Italy
Terra v United States
Dingos v Germany
Wednesday August 6
1:30amBarramundis v Germany
2:00am
Thunder v Canada
Firetails v New Zealand
3:30am
Terra v Colombia
Taipans v Italy
5:30am
Dingos v Colombia
6:30am
Thunder v Japan
7:30am
Barramundis v Colombia
Taipans v Germany
Terra v Finland
9:30am
Dingos v United Kingdom
Firetails v Finland
Thursday August 6
3:30amFiretails v Mexico
Taipans v United States
4:00am
Thunder v United Kingdom
7:30am
Taipans v Venezuela
8:30am
Thunder v Germany
Friday August 8
1:30amTaipans v Canada
5:30am
Taipans v New Zealand
I'll publish an updated draw on Wednesday afternoon once all the progressions get worked out.
Armchair guide to the Aussie teams at Worlds
All days/time are in AEST. AEST is 17 hours ahead of Vancouver
DINGOS (Open)
Captain: Jonathan Potts (NSW)
Assistant Coach: Rueben Berg (VIC)
Team: Steve Antonopoulos (NSW), Tim Booth (NSW), Paul Denyer (WA), Anthony Dowle (NSW), Matthew Dowle (NSW), Peter Gardner (NSW), Abra Garfield (NSW), Andrew Glover (NSW), Jonathan Holmes (ACT), Angus Keenan (NSW), Tim Lavis (NSW), John Liddicoat (VIC), Brett Matzuka (QLD), Gavin Moore (NSW), Michael Neild (QLD), David O'Brien (NSW), Joel Pillar (SA), Daniel Rule (VIC), Ken Shepherd (NSW), Owen Shepherd (VIC), Jonathan Tatham (NSW), Mark Taylor (NSW), Chris Warris (NSW)
Seeded: 3rd
Draw format: 3 pools of 6
Other teams in pool: Great Britain (4), Germany (9), Ireland (10), Venezuela (15), Colombia (16)
Schedule:
Monday August 4
06:30-08:30 Australia v Ireland
Tuesday August 5
03:30-05:30 Australia v Venezuela
09:30-11:30 Australia v Germany
Wednesday August 6
05:30-07:30 Australia v Colombia
09:30-11:30 Australia v United Kingdom
What happens next:
- Top 2 go through to pools of 3 (Pool D/E)
- Next 2 into pools of 3 (Pool F/G)
- Bottom 2 into pool of 6 (Pool H)
- Top 2 in D/E straight through to quarters
- Bottom in D/E play bottom in F/G for spot in quarters
- Top 2 in F/G play crossover for spot in quarters
FIRETAILS (Women)
Coach: Tom Brennan (NSW)
Team: Lauren Brown (VIC), Sarah Crossie (NSW), Liz Edye (VIC), Megan Gamble (NSW), Rachel Grindlay (NSW), Clare Hussey (VIC), Lisi Jarrott (NSW), Tania King (NSW), Belinda Kinneally (NSW), Joy Lee (VIC), Ash Martens (TAS), Jo McClellan (NSW), Lisa McGinnigle (NSW), Rebecca McKinlay (NSW), Keah Molomby (NSW), Kylie O'Brien (NSW), Helen Osmond (ACT), Michelle Phillips (VIC), Carlie Ryan (NSW), Vivien Stettner (NSW), Sarah Wentworth (NSW), Diana Worman (NSW)
Seeded: 6th
Draw format: Pool of 7, pool of 8
Other teams in pool: Finland (2), USA (3), Switzerland (7), Italy (9), Ireland (12), New Zealand (13), Mexico (15)
Schedule:
Monday August 4
03:30-05:30 United States v Australia
07:30-09:30 Australia v Ireland
Tuesday August 5
03:30-05:30 Australia v Switzerland
09:30-11:30 Australia v Italy
Wednesday August 6
02:00-04:00 Australia v New Zealand
09:30-11:30 Finland v Australia
Thursday August 7
03:30-05:30 Australia v Mexico
What happens next:
- Top 3 in each pool play crossover games
- 4th in each pool plays 5th in the other pool for spot in quarters
BARRAMUNDIS (Mixed)
Captain: Al Don (QLD)
Team: Lee Baker (VIC), Sebastian Barr (VIC), Peter Blakeley (NSW), Rebecca Carmen (NSW), John Damiani (WA), Chris Freise (VIC), Mel Gangemi (VIC), Laina Hall (ACT), Leanne King (ACT), Cath Matthews (VIC), Gaby Melo (NSW), Brett Middleton (SA), Adam Mortimer (ACT), Kristen Nott (QLD), Vickie Saye (ACT), Warwick Shepherd (NSW), Lucy Stevenson (ACT), Andrea Wang (NSW), Steve Wealands (VIC), Max Wheeler (ACT), Huy Vu (SA), James Yorston (NSW)
Seeded: 4th
Draw format: 2 pools of 6
Other teams in pool: USA (1), Germany (5), Italy (8), Colombia (9), Hong Kong (12)
Schedule:
Monday August 4
01:30-03:30 Australia v Hong Kong
06:30-08:30 United States v Australia
Tuesday August 5
06:30-08:30 Australia v Italy
Wednesday August 6
01:30-03:30 Australia v Germany
07:30-09:30 Australia v Colombia
What happens next:
- Top 3 in each pool through to power pool
- Top 4 in power pool play semis
TAIPANS (Masters)
Team: Charles Blumer, Tom Brennan, Chris Burwell, Steve Campbell, Nathan Chan, Geoff Doty, John Greenfield, Duncan McIntosh, Jens Meyer, Declan Moore, Andrew Morris, Brian Petteys, Mat Ryan, Anthony Solomon, Chris Stephens, Piers Truter, Craig Turnbull, Sacha Vidler, David Zuk
Seeded: 8th
Draw format: Round robin
Other teams in pool: USA (1), Canada (2), Great Britain (3), Japan (4), France (5), Germany (6), Italy (7), New Zealand (9), Venezuela (10)
Schedule:
Monday August 4
04:00-06:00 United Kingdom v Australia
08:30-10:30 Japan v Australia
Tuesday August 5
05:30-07:30 France v Australia
Wednesday August 6
03:30-05:30 Italy v Australia
07:30-09:30 Germany v Australia
Thursday August 7
03:30-05:30 United States v Australia
07:30-09:30 Australia v Venezuela
Friday August 8
01:30-03:30 Canada v Australia
05:30-07:30 Australia v New Zealand
What happens next:
- Top 4 play semis
THUNDER (Junior Open)
Coach: Piers Truter (QLD)
Assistant Coaches: Jimmy Tod-Hill (NSW), Matt Hill (VIC)
Captain: Phil White (NSW)
Team: Robbie Andrew (SA), Jake Angelovich (VIC), Alexander Britten-Jones (SA), Lewis Broad (VIC), Ashley Buttons (TAS), Brock Cunliffe (QLD), Michael Dunne (TAS), Peter Eley (WA), Lachlan Gregory (WA), Dale Grixti (SA), Max Halden (NSW), Josh Jacobs (NSW), Jeremy Katz (VIC), Sean Lace (SA), Will Larkin (QLD), Alex Linnertson (NSW), Tarrant Meehan (VIC), David Noble (NSW), Alistair See (NSW), Calan Spielman (NSW), Tom Tulett (NSW), Jackson Turner (NSW), Tiger Webb (NSW), Lochlan Wise (VIC)
Seeded: 4th
Draw format: Round robin
Other teams in pool: USA (1), Canada (2), Colombia (3), Japan (5), Germany (6), Great Britain (7), France (8)
Schedule:
Monday August 5
01:30-03:30 Australia v France
Tuesday August 5
03:30-05:30 Colombia v Australia
07:30-09:30 United States v Australia
Wednesday August 6
02:00-04:00 Canada v Australia
06:30-08:30 Australia v Japan
Thursday August 7
04:00-06:00 Australia v United Kingdom
08:30-10:30 Australia v Germany
What happens next:
- Top 2 through to semis
- 3rd to 6th play off for spots in semis
TERRA (Junior Women)
Coach: Matthew Faulkner (NSW)
Assistant Coaches: Nicky Smith (VIC), Karen Parker (VIC)
Co-captains: Megan Carraro (NSW), Barbra Hough (NZ)
Team: Eliza Burke-Polden (TAS), Crystal Cheung (VIC), Angela Fehlner (NSW), Emily Gibbs (VIC), Sarah Hammer (NSW), Melanie Hill (VIC), Charlotte Kesteven (ACT), Clare Langford (NSW), Chloe McDonald (VIC), Lyra Meehan (VIC), Antonia Melo (NSW), Sophie Murdoch (VIC), Catherine Phillips (VIC), Ellie Sparke (NSW), Nicole Sutton (NSW), Rebecca Villis (NSW), Loren Viswalingam (NSW)
Seeded: 4th
Draw format: Round robin
Other teams in pool: USA (1), Canada (2), Colombia (3), Great Britain (5), Finland (6), Japan (7)
Schedule:
Monday August 4
03:30-05:30 Canada v Australia
09:30-11:30 Australia v Japan
Tuesday August 5
04:00-06:00 Australia v United Kingdom
09:30-11:30 United States v Australia
Wednesday August 6
03:30-05:30 Colombia v Australia
07:30-09:30 Australia v Finland
What happens next:
- Top 3 play each other again (Pool B)
- Bottom 4 play each other again (Pool C)
- Top of Pool C joins Pool B in semis
I'll be posting results as I get a hold of them.
DINGOS (Open)
Captain: Jonathan Potts (NSW)
Assistant Coach: Rueben Berg (VIC)
Team: Steve Antonopoulos (NSW), Tim Booth (NSW), Paul Denyer (WA), Anthony Dowle (NSW), Matthew Dowle (NSW), Peter Gardner (NSW), Abra Garfield (NSW), Andrew Glover (NSW), Jonathan Holmes (ACT), Angus Keenan (NSW), Tim Lavis (NSW), John Liddicoat (VIC), Brett Matzuka (QLD), Gavin Moore (NSW), Michael Neild (QLD), David O'Brien (NSW), Joel Pillar (SA), Daniel Rule (VIC), Ken Shepherd (NSW), Owen Shepherd (VIC), Jonathan Tatham (NSW), Mark Taylor (NSW), Chris Warris (NSW)
Seeded: 3rd
Draw format: 3 pools of 6
Other teams in pool: Great Britain (4), Germany (9), Ireland (10), Venezuela (15), Colombia (16)
Schedule:
Monday August 4
06:30-08:30 Australia v Ireland
Tuesday August 5
03:30-05:30 Australia v Venezuela
09:30-11:30 Australia v Germany
Wednesday August 6
05:30-07:30 Australia v Colombia
09:30-11:30 Australia v United Kingdom
What happens next:
- Top 2 go through to pools of 3 (Pool D/E)
- Next 2 into pools of 3 (Pool F/G)
- Bottom 2 into pool of 6 (Pool H)
- Top 2 in D/E straight through to quarters
- Bottom in D/E play bottom in F/G for spot in quarters
- Top 2 in F/G play crossover for spot in quarters
FIRETAILS (Women)
Coach: Tom Brennan (NSW)
Team: Lauren Brown (VIC), Sarah Crossie (NSW), Liz Edye (VIC), Megan Gamble (NSW), Rachel Grindlay (NSW), Clare Hussey (VIC), Lisi Jarrott (NSW), Tania King (NSW), Belinda Kinneally (NSW), Joy Lee (VIC), Ash Martens (TAS), Jo McClellan (NSW), Lisa McGinnigle (NSW), Rebecca McKinlay (NSW), Keah Molomby (NSW), Kylie O'Brien (NSW), Helen Osmond (ACT), Michelle Phillips (VIC), Carlie Ryan (NSW), Vivien Stettner (NSW), Sarah Wentworth (NSW), Diana Worman (NSW)
Seeded: 6th
Draw format: Pool of 7, pool of 8
Other teams in pool: Finland (2), USA (3), Switzerland (7), Italy (9), Ireland (12), New Zealand (13), Mexico (15)
Schedule:
Monday August 4
03:30-05:30 United States v Australia
07:30-09:30 Australia v Ireland
Tuesday August 5
03:30-05:30 Australia v Switzerland
09:30-11:30 Australia v Italy
Wednesday August 6
02:00-04:00 Australia v New Zealand
09:30-11:30 Finland v Australia
Thursday August 7
03:30-05:30 Australia v Mexico
What happens next:
- Top 3 in each pool play crossover games
- 4th in each pool plays 5th in the other pool for spot in quarters
BARRAMUNDIS (Mixed)
Captain: Al Don (QLD)
Team: Lee Baker (VIC), Sebastian Barr (VIC), Peter Blakeley (NSW), Rebecca Carmen (NSW), John Damiani (WA), Chris Freise (VIC), Mel Gangemi (VIC), Laina Hall (ACT), Leanne King (ACT), Cath Matthews (VIC), Gaby Melo (NSW), Brett Middleton (SA), Adam Mortimer (ACT), Kristen Nott (QLD), Vickie Saye (ACT), Warwick Shepherd (NSW), Lucy Stevenson (ACT), Andrea Wang (NSW), Steve Wealands (VIC), Max Wheeler (ACT), Huy Vu (SA), James Yorston (NSW)
Seeded: 4th
Draw format: 2 pools of 6
Other teams in pool: USA (1), Germany (5), Italy (8), Colombia (9), Hong Kong (12)
Schedule:
Monday August 4
01:30-03:30 Australia v Hong Kong
06:30-08:30 United States v Australia
Tuesday August 5
06:30-08:30 Australia v Italy
Wednesday August 6
01:30-03:30 Australia v Germany
07:30-09:30 Australia v Colombia
What happens next:
- Top 3 in each pool through to power pool
- Top 4 in power pool play semis
TAIPANS (Masters)
Team: Charles Blumer, Tom Brennan, Chris Burwell, Steve Campbell, Nathan Chan, Geoff Doty, John Greenfield, Duncan McIntosh, Jens Meyer, Declan Moore, Andrew Morris, Brian Petteys, Mat Ryan, Anthony Solomon, Chris Stephens, Piers Truter, Craig Turnbull, Sacha Vidler, David Zuk
Seeded: 8th
Draw format: Round robin
Other teams in pool: USA (1), Canada (2), Great Britain (3), Japan (4), France (5), Germany (6), Italy (7), New Zealand (9), Venezuela (10)
Schedule:
Monday August 4
04:00-06:00 United Kingdom v Australia
08:30-10:30 Japan v Australia
Tuesday August 5
05:30-07:30 France v Australia
Wednesday August 6
03:30-05:30 Italy v Australia
07:30-09:30 Germany v Australia
Thursday August 7
03:30-05:30 United States v Australia
07:30-09:30 Australia v Venezuela
Friday August 8
01:30-03:30 Canada v Australia
05:30-07:30 Australia v New Zealand
What happens next:
- Top 4 play semis
THUNDER (Junior Open)
Coach: Piers Truter (QLD)
Assistant Coaches: Jimmy Tod-Hill (NSW), Matt Hill (VIC)
Captain: Phil White (NSW)
Team: Robbie Andrew (SA), Jake Angelovich (VIC), Alexander Britten-Jones (SA), Lewis Broad (VIC), Ashley Buttons (TAS), Brock Cunliffe (QLD), Michael Dunne (TAS), Peter Eley (WA), Lachlan Gregory (WA), Dale Grixti (SA), Max Halden (NSW), Josh Jacobs (NSW), Jeremy Katz (VIC), Sean Lace (SA), Will Larkin (QLD), Alex Linnertson (NSW), Tarrant Meehan (VIC), David Noble (NSW), Alistair See (NSW), Calan Spielman (NSW), Tom Tulett (NSW), Jackson Turner (NSW), Tiger Webb (NSW), Lochlan Wise (VIC)
Seeded: 4th
Draw format: Round robin
Other teams in pool: USA (1), Canada (2), Colombia (3), Japan (5), Germany (6), Great Britain (7), France (8)
Schedule:
Monday August 5
01:30-03:30 Australia v France
Tuesday August 5
03:30-05:30 Colombia v Australia
07:30-09:30 United States v Australia
Wednesday August 6
02:00-04:00 Canada v Australia
06:30-08:30 Australia v Japan
Thursday August 7
04:00-06:00 Australia v United Kingdom
08:30-10:30 Australia v Germany
What happens next:
- Top 2 through to semis
- 3rd to 6th play off for spots in semis
TERRA (Junior Women)
Coach: Matthew Faulkner (NSW)
Assistant Coaches: Nicky Smith (VIC), Karen Parker (VIC)
Co-captains: Megan Carraro (NSW), Barbra Hough (NZ)
Team: Eliza Burke-Polden (TAS), Crystal Cheung (VIC), Angela Fehlner (NSW), Emily Gibbs (VIC), Sarah Hammer (NSW), Melanie Hill (VIC), Charlotte Kesteven (ACT), Clare Langford (NSW), Chloe McDonald (VIC), Lyra Meehan (VIC), Antonia Melo (NSW), Sophie Murdoch (VIC), Catherine Phillips (VIC), Ellie Sparke (NSW), Nicole Sutton (NSW), Rebecca Villis (NSW), Loren Viswalingam (NSW)
Seeded: 4th
Draw format: Round robin
Other teams in pool: USA (1), Canada (2), Colombia (3), Great Britain (5), Finland (6), Japan (7)
Schedule:
Monday August 4
03:30-05:30 Canada v Australia
09:30-11:30 Australia v Japan
Tuesday August 5
04:00-06:00 Australia v United Kingdom
09:30-11:30 United States v Australia
Wednesday August 6
03:30-05:30 Colombia v Australia
07:30-09:30 Australia v Finland
What happens next:
- Top 3 play each other again (Pool B)
- Bottom 4 play each other again (Pool C)
- Top of Pool C joins Pool B in semis
I'll be posting results as I get a hold of them.
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