In March 2005, the Tassie Tig-gers played in the first ever Southern Regional Championships, a qualifying tournament for the Open Division of the Australian Ultimate Championships 2005, featuring teams from Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia. 16 Tig-gers made the journey across Bass Strait to play a two day tournament in Melbourne in very hot weather on March 12 and 13, 2005.
The full Tassie Tig-ger team at Southern Regionals: (back row) Alex de Vries, Joe Boyer, Dave Cooke, Stewart Wilde, Mike Baker (captain), John Kristensen, Ashley Button, Matt Petrie, (front row) Duncan Gates, Stan Robert, Jason de Puit, Felix Kennedy, Patrick Dunne, Asher Gentle, Damien Gilby, Tim Johnson.
First of all: well played everyone at Regionals! It was great to see the team improve over the course of the weekend, and I think we were unlucky we didn't get more wins than we did. Hopefully everyone who played their first interstate tournament can take the lessons learned and improve their game further for next time.
For the record, the results were:
| Game | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Naturally-Gifted (Melbourne) | 12-6 |
| 2. | Ballarat | 15-6 |
| 3. | Chilly B (Melbourne) | 7-10 |
| 4. | Karma (Adelaide) | 8-14 |
| 5. | Chilly A (Melbourne) | 6-15 |
| 6. | MUF (Melbourne Uni) | 15-5 |
| 3rd v 4th playoff | Karma (Adelaide) | 7-10 |
As expected, Chilly A won the tournament, followed by Chilly B (seeded 4th but with the advantage of being able to field a strong team due to playing at home), and Adelaide Karma. Despite the Tig-gers 4th place, they still qualified for Nationals 2005 in Perth. Tiggers were seeded 3rd behind the National Ultimate Frisbee league teams Chilly A and Karma.
The 2005 Tassie Tig-gers at Southern Regionals were:
| Shirt number | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Asher Gentle |
| 2. | Felix Kennedy |
| 3. | John Kristensen* |
| 5. | Tim Johnson* |
| 6. | Stew Wilde |
| 8. | Alex de Vries* |
| 10. | Stan Robert |
| 11. | Patrick Dunne* |
| 13. | Mike Baker (captain) |
| 14. | Duncan Gates* |
| 15. | Damien Gilby |
| 17. | Matt Petrie |
| 20. | Ashley Button* |
| 27. | Joe Boyer |
| 47. | Dave Cooke |
| 77. | Jason de Puit* |