The 2002 Hobart Summer Ultimate League was Hobart's second real league, following on from the successful Spring League. As with the Spring league, the Summer league ran on Monday evenings, 6-8pm, at Sandown Park Hockey Fields. Summer league was a 4 team league, running from January 2002 - March 2002. The league co-ordinator was Mamoru Matsuki.
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League fees for the TUA Summer league were very simple: $20 for AFDA members and $30 for all others. The $30 fee for non-AFDA members includes a $10 AFDA fee - a specially discounted AFDA fee which applied in Tasmania, giving AFDA membership until April 2002.
It is compulsory for all players in TUA leagues to be AFDA members. AFDA membership benefits include full public liability insurance coverage while participating in or organising any flying disc activity, some personal injury insurance (see AFDA insurance page for full details) while participating in or attending any flying disc activity in Australia, and discounts obtained from organisations/companies by the AFDA for members (such as Rebel Sport and travel discounts). Further information is available from www.afda.com.
In January and February, there were two games per night, game 1 from 6:00-6:45 and game 2 from 7:00-7:45. In March the league switched to one game per night and ran from 6:00-7:00pm. The finals were held on Monday March 25. The full schedule for the Summer League 2002 follows:
| Date | # | River Field Game 1 | Mountain Field Game 1 | River Field Game 2 | Mountain Field Game 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4 | 1 | Whitewash v Bluebottle | Moulin Rouge v Semigoth | Whitewash v Semigoth | Moulin Rouge v Bluebottle |
| Feb. 11 | 2 | Moulin Rouge v Whitewash | Semigoth v Bluebottle | Moulin Rouge v Semigoth | Whitewash v Bluebottle |
| Feb. 18 | 3 | Moulin Rouge v Bluebottle | Whitewash v Semigoth | Semigoth v Bluebottle | Moulin Rouge v Whitewash |
| Feb. 25 | 4 | Whitewash v Bluebottle | Moulin Rouge v Semigoth | Whitewash v Semigoth | Moulin Rouge v Bluebottle |
| Mar. 4 | 5 | Moulin Rouge v Whitewash | Semigoth v Bluebottle | ||
| Mar. 11 | 6 | Semi-final 1 1v4 | Semi-final 1 2v3 | ||
| Mar. 18 | 7 | Semi-final 2 1v3 | Semi-final 2 2v4 | ||
| Mar. 25 | 8 | Grand-final (50 mins) | Playoff 3 v 4 (25 mins) |
| Team Name | Moulin Rouge | Whitewash | Semigoth | Bluebottle: The team with a sting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt colour | red | white | grey | blue |
| Captain | Ian Warren | Dion Lewis | Robin Fleming | Naomi Petrie |
| Women | Louise [747] Kerryn [748] Abbey* |
Lucy [750] Julie [1712] Cath* |
Gabby [742] Sarah [752] Lizz [1711] |
Naomi [1710] Madeleine [696] Deborah* [746] Edwina* Shavawn* [694] |
| Men | Ian [733] Jemery [153] Jeff [731] Matt F [1707] Sacha [1713] |
Dion [741] James [133] Craig [643] Dave C [734] Che [1706] David L [1709] |
Robin F [738] Garry [737] Christian [736] Mark [1704] Damien* [739] Josh* [1702] |
Matt P [654] Tom [1411] David G [695] Greg [1714] Nathan* [1708] |
AFDA numbers are listed in square brackets. "*" indicates players who played for only part of the season.
Full results (minor round and semi-finals only) for the Summer League follow.
| Team | Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Forfeits | Points | Goal Diff. | Spirit Average | Tie Break | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moulin Rouge | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 3.8 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Semigoth | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | -1 | 2.9 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Bluebottle | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -7 | 3.7 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Whitewash | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | -14 | 3.9 | 0.000 |
Bluebottle | Moulin Rouge | Semigoth | Whitewash
| Round 1 | Bluebottle | 4 | Whitewash | 3 |
| Round 2 | Bluebottle | 3 | Moulin Rouge | 8 |
| Round 3 | Bluebottle | 5 | Semigoth | 3 |
| Round 4 | Bluebottle | 9 | Whitewash | 6 |
| Round 5 | Bluebottle | 1 | Moulin Rouge | 4 |
| Round 6 | Bluebottle | 4 | Semigoth | 6 |
| Round 7 | Bluebottle | 4 | Whitewash | 5 |
| Round 8 | Bluebottle | 5 | Moulin Rouge | 9 |
| Round 9 | Bluebottle | 7 | Semigoth | 8 |
| Round 10 | Bluebottle won game by forfeit over Semigoth | |||
| Round 11 | Bluebottle | 5 | Moulin Rouge | 7 |
| Round 1 | Moulin Rouge | 4 | Semigoth | 6 |
| Round 2 | Moulin Rouge | 8 | Bluebottle | 3 |
| Round 3 | Moulin Rouge | 4 | Whitewash | 4 |
| Round 4 | Moulin Rouge | 7 | Semigoth | 8 |
| Round 5 | Moulin Rouge | 4 | Bluebottle | 1 |
| Round 6 | Moulin Rouge | 4 | Whitewash | 7 |
| Round 7 | Moulin Rouge | 4 | Semigoth | 6 |
| Round 8 | Moulin Rouge | 9 | Bluebottle | 5 |
| Round 9 | Moulin Rouge | 9 | Whitewash | 8 |
| Round 10 | Moulin Rouge | 12 | Whitewash | 7 |
| Round 11 | Moulin Rouge | 7 | Bluebottle | 5 |
| Round 1 | Semigoth | 6 | Moulin Rouge | 4 |
| Round 2 | Semigoth | 9 | Whitewash | 3 |
| Round 3 | Semigoth | 3 | Bluebottle | 5 |
| Round 4 | Semigoth | 8 | Moulin Rouge | 7 |
| Round 5 | Semigoth | 5 | Whitewash | 3 |
| Round 6 | Semigoth | 6 | Bluebottle | 4 |
| Round 7 | Semigoth | 6 | Moulin Rouge | 4 |
| Round 8 | Semigoth forfeit game to Whitewash | |||
| Round 9 | Semigoth | 8 | Bluebottle | 7 |
| Round 10 | Semigoth forfeit game to Bluebottle | |||
| Round 11 | Semigoth Whitewash - both forfeit | |||
| Round 1 | Whitewash | 3 | Bluebottle | 4 |
| Round 2 | Whitewash | 3 | Semigoth | 9 |
| Round 3 | Whitewash | 4 | Moulin Rouge | 4 |
| Round 4 | Whitewash | 6 | Bluebottle | 9 |
| Round 5 | Whitewash | 3 | Semigoth | 5 |
| Round 6 | Whitewash | 7 | Moulin Rouge | 4 |
| Round 7 | Whitewash | 5 | Bluebottle | 4 |
| Round 8 | Whitewash won game by forfeit over Semigoth | |||
| Round 9 | Whitewash | 8 | Moulin Rouge | 9 |
| Round 10 | Whitewash | 7 | Moulin Rouge | 12 |
| Round 11 | Whitewash Semigoth - both forfeit | |||
The grand final was played between Moulin Rouge and Semigoth - and while Moulin Rouge managed to take out an early lead, Semigoth came back strongly in the second half to take the game 8-6. Bluebottle won the 3rd vs 4th playoff game.
Whitewash won the Spirit competition (scored for the minor rounds and semi-finals only), beating Moulin Rouge by the smallest of margins. Sarah won the Cherry Ripe award for dominating the play towards the end of the final, Kerryn won the Violet Crumble award for recruiting the most new players to the league and Lucy won the Tim Tam award for the most improved beginner.