2013 Rep Squad

Hi everyone,

Firstly, I was truly astonished at the amount of interest we received for the Rep Squad. It's a testament to the quality of players that are at Sydney Uni and it's going to be a great year.

Congratulations to the following players who will form the Rep Squad that will attend additional training on Wednesdays and Sundays - as well as NSL and potentially Uni Games.

Girls:

Amanda Ang

Allana Hearne

Ally Catterson

Ema Karavdic

Erin Hebblewhite

Eunice Cheung

Hayley Lambert

Kate Chamberlain

Maxine Rees

Olivia Hedge

Sarah Perkins

Sylwia Skoczylas

Tamara Schai

Boys:

Andrew Wood

Alex Ladomatos

Arun Sharma

Charlie Roth

Danny Marks

Darren Zomar

Dave Manescu

Erik Sesselmann

Janek Savage

Konrad Chan

Lachlan Munro

Lucas Nicholls

Nathan Stacey

Peter DeBartolo

Phil White

Rob Andrews

Sam Schrader

Sean Eggleston

Tad Nolan

Yixuan Tan

The selection was incredibly tough, and based upon a number of factors including:

• Ability/Desire to improve
• Commitment to training
• Availability for tournaments/leagues
• Performance at the tryouts

Also note that there will be additional spots for people who show improvement during Thursday practice and tournaments/NSL, and spots will open up next semester also - keep throwing!

If you have a question or concern, or would like feedback please email me and I'll be happy to help!

On behalf of the selectors,

Brett Latham

Coach

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!

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

AUG Team Announcement

After a tough selection process, SUUFA is pleased to announce the team which will compete for an illustrious silver medal at AUGs in Adelaide:

Alex Ladomatos (VC)
Andy Wood
Austin Landgraf
Ben Sutas
Janek Savage (VC)
Lucas Nichols
Tad Nolan
Taro Kawamura
Ema Karavdic
Fiona McDonald (C)
Hayley Lambert
Kate Crittenden
Maxine Rees
Olivia Hedge
Tamara Schai

 After an eventful AGM, we have a new exec! We wish all outgoing exec the very best!  Congratulations:


President - Tamara Schai
Vice President - Amanda Ang
Secretary - Tad Nolan
Treasurer - Olivia Hedge
Development Officers - David Manescu & Kate Chamberlain
Social Directors - Hayley Lambert & Alex Ladomatos
Sponsorship/Fundraising Officer - Isaac Carroll
Communications Officer: Andrew Wood

EUGs Results!

Congratulations to the SUUFA team for their exceptional performance at the Eastern University Games in Tamworth! The whole team played hard, partied hard and ended up bringing home bronze – a testament to their effort!

SUUFA battled the bronze medal match out against UTS - SUUFA took an early lead and held onto it throughout the match, winning 10-6!

A big thank you must go to Brett Latham for all his time and effort that he has put into coaching and developing our new players.

Thanks also to Nathan Stacey (Captain) and Fiona McDonald (Vice Captain) for leading this team and motivating everyone throughout the tournament.

EUG's Team Announced!

Below is the team that will represent Sydney Uni at the Eastern University Games in Tamworth in July. Congratulations!
Amanda Ang
Ema Karavdic
Christine McBride
Fiona McDonald (vc)
Maxine Rees
Tamara Schai
Emma White
Konrad Chan
Alex Ladomatos
David Manescu
Lucas Nicholls
Tad Nolan
Ben Sutas
Nathan Stacey (c)
Yixuan Tan (YX)

Hunter McDougall Monk