Autumn League organiser Dave Cooke!
Autumn League in 2008 is moving back indoors for the first time since 2004 (Winter league is always played as an indoor league).
Autumn League will run on Sunday afternoons from 4-6pm from May 4 to June 15, with the finals on June 22 from 4:30-6:30pm, at Aurora Stadium, Creek Road, New Town. These courts will give us much more room than the small courts at Hobart College. Winter League will be on the same day, the same time slot and the same venue, running from July 13 to September 21 inclusive. With this new improved venue, registration fees will have to increase slightly to cover the costs of hiring these facilities. We hope you will appreciate the improvement in venue. Expect to play two 25 minute games per week either between 4 and 5 pm, or 5 and 6 pm on any given week.
There will be one division in this league, with a maximum of 8 teams with 7 players per team (4 players on the field at any one time). Preferences for team mates can be expressed, but the league organiser reserves the right to balance teams as necessary.
Because field space is limited for this league, it will operate on a strictly first in (registered and paid) best dressed basis, with total player numbers capped at 56 players (7 per team), with a minimum of 3 women per team. This means that a minimum of 24 spots are reserved for women on the registration list and a maximum of 32 male pre-registrations are allowed. Late male registrations will be placed on a reserve list. Places will be allocated to male players on the reserve list in the week prior to the first game if there are less than 24 female registrations. If more than 24 women register, the last players to pay will be placed on a reserve list.
The league organiser for the Autumn League is Dave Cooke. You can either pay your registration fees electronically, or you can pay cash directly to Dave during the Summer league finals.
Autumn League organiser Dave Cooke!
Online registration is no longer available for the Super Summer League - it is nearly finished in any case!
Online registration is now open for the Autumn League. Brand new players get a discount league fee, but they are subject to the $20 late fee this league! There is a late fee for all registrations completed after April 21. If you want to play at all, you need to make sure you have paid your league fees first! If you haven't paid, the league organiser has the right to stop you from playing.
To be able to hire the fields for this league, we need public liability insurance. We get this insurance through the Australian Flying Disc Association. To secure this insurance, all players need to be AFDA members. You need to obtain and enter a valid AFDA number before registering (see AFDA membership for details on how to get an AFDA number). AFDA fees are now included in league fees, but you need to supply us with an AFDA number for insurance purposes.
Registration is almost full, with only a handful of places left. Early bird registrations have now closed so all registrations from now on will incur late fees. If you want to play register now - and talk to Dave Cooke to make sure there are still some places left.
Registration payment, can be paid (in order of our preference) by (i) electronic transfer of funds, (ii) by cash or (if you really have no other choice) (iii) by cheque. More details are available on payment options.
AFDA membership (covering you for this league only) is now built in to the league fee. To ensure we are covered by insurance, you need to supply a valid AFDA number. More details are available on AFDA membership structure and fees.
From March 15th, 2005 through until December 31 2007, Personal Injury Insurance was no longer offered through the Australian Flying Disc Association membership fees. In its place the AFDA instead operated a Members' Compassionate Fund. In addition the AFDA also has 3 Member Protection Officers, should you have any issues that may need an MPO, and AFDA membership offers the following Member Benefits.
As of January 1 2008, the AFDA reinstituted Personal Injury Insurance as part of their insurance policy. Given that claims to the AFDA's personal injury insurance have a maximum pay out of $1,500, it has been agreed by the AFDA board that the Members' Compassionate Fund will continue to operate in 2008 in order to provide additional compensation for big injury claims. The current low insurance prices are unlikely to last beyond the medium term, in which case the AFDA will revert to using the Member Compassionate Fund as the primary vehicle to assist our members in financial need.
Alex lays out and catches the disc with his head!
The fee structure for Autumn League is shown below. If you want to minimise your fees, make sure you pay by the appropriate deadline. Note there is an increase in fees from previous indoor leagues to cover the increase in field costs due to paying for Aurora Stadium.
Autumn registration fees are as follows:
We encourage payment by electronic transfer of funds. Organising a league takes a considerable amount of time and effort, and electronic payments streamline the process, enabling our league organisers more time to sort out teams and to make sure everything else runs smoothly! Please help out if you can.
The rules for the Hobart Outdoor Ultimate Leagues are based on the WFDF rules, which were updated as of April 2007. The League Organiser takes the position of the TD under these rules. There are a few exceptions to these rules. Check the latest local rules here. There are a few exceptions to these rules and a couple of recent modifications.
The rules for the Hobart Indoor Leagues are based on the WFDF rules. The League Organiser takes the position of the TD under those rules. Check the latest local indoor rules here.
Sandown Park Fields - used for Spring and Summer Leagues.
From Spring 2005, the Hobart Spring and Summer Leagues moved back to the fields at Sandown Park, Lower Sandy Bay.
From Spring 2007, late games at Sandown Park were supposed to be played under lights! However, there were some ongoing issues with the lights - the new lights are not yet operational and the old lights at Sandown are not bright enough to play under. As a result, Rounds 2-4 of Division 1 were played under lights at the Rugby Fields, Sandy Bay. From Round 5, the extra hours of daylight enabled a move back to Sandown Park and 3 simultaneous Division 1 games.
For Summer League 2008, all minor round games were played under lights at Sandown Park, in Lower Sandy Bay with the finals played over two weeks in April under lights at the Rugby Fields, Sandy Bay.
In 2008 Autumn and Winter leagues will be played indoors at Aurora Stadium, Creek Road, New Town.
| Date | Round | Time | Court 1 | Court 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4 | 1 | 4 | Still the Ones vs On Toast | Scoober Divers vs Team 4 |
| " | 1 | 4.30 | Still the Ones vs Team 4 | Scoober Divers vs On Toast |
| " | 2 | 5 | Uephota vs Samurai | 2g vs Third wheel |
| " | 2 | 5.30 | Uephota vs Third wheel | 2g vs Samurai |
| May 11 | 3 | 4 | Uephota vs On Toast | 2g vs Team 4 |
| " | 3 | 4.30 | Uephota vs Team 4 | 2g vs On Toast |
| " | 4 | 5 | Still the Ones vs Samurai | Scoober Divers vs Third wheel |
| " | 4 | 5.30 | Still the Ones vs Third wheel | Scoober Divers vs Samurai |
| May 18 | 5 | 4 | Uephota vs Scoober Divers | 2g vs Still the Ones |
| " | 5 | 4.30 | Uephota vs Still the Ones | 2g vs Scoober Divers |
| " | 6 | 5 | On Toast vs Samurai | Team 4 vs Third wheel |
| " | 6 | 5.30 | On Toast vs Third wheel | Team 4 vs Samurai |
| May 25 | 7 | 4 | On Toast vs Team 4 | Still the Ones vs Scoober Divers |
| " | 7 | 4.30 | Still the Ones vs Team 4 | Scoober Divers vs On Toast |
| " | 8 | 5 | Samurai vs Third wheel | Uephota vs 2g |
| " | 8 | 5.30 | Uephota vs Third wheel | 2g vs Samurai |
| June 1 | 9 | 4 | Scoober Divers vs Samurai | On Toast vs 2g |
| " | 9 | 4.30 | On Toast vs Samurai | Scoober Divers vs 2g |
| " | 10 | 5 | Team 4 vs Uephota | Still the Ones vs Third wheel |
| " | 10 | 5.30 | Still the Ones vs Uephota | Team 4 vs Third wheel |
| June 8 | 11 | 4 | Team 4 vs Samurai | Still the Ones vs 2g |
| " | 11 | 4.30 | Team 4 vs 2g | Still the Ones vs Samurai |
| " | 12 | 5 | Scoober Divers vs Uephota | On Toast vs Third wheel |
| " | 12 | 5.30 | Scoober Divers vs Third wheel | On Toast vs Uephota |
| June 15 | 13 | 4 | Third wheel vs Samurai | Uephota vs 2g |
| " | 13 | 4.30 | Uephota vs Samurai | Third wheel vs 2g |
| " | 14 | 5 | Scoober Divers vs Still the Ones | On Toast vs Team 4 |
| " | 14 | 5.30 | Scoober Divers vs Team 4 | On Toast vs Still the Ones |
| Time | Court 1 | Court 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 4.30-5.00pm | 1st vs 4th | 2nd vs 3rd vs |
| 5.00-5.30 | 5th vs 6th | 7th vs 8th |
| 5.30-6.00pm | Grand final | 3rd vs 4th |
| 6.00-6.30pm | Grand final contines |
Teams 1 to 4:
| Team Name | Still the Ones | Scoober Divers | On Toast | Team 4? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt colour | White | Red | Black | Black? |
| Captain | Ruben Chan | Jason de Puit | Shelly Slater | ? |
| Women | Sarah Carson Kerryn Herman |
Halena Bilton Masni Bennett |
Shelly Slater Jennifer Lavers |
Emma Heap Sarah Robinson |
| Men | Ruben Chan Glenn Carson Phillip Wong Aaron Just Timothy Phillips |
Jason de Puit Joe Boyer Stewart Wilde Matt Lyons |
Nick Platts Matthew Platts Matt Petrie Adrian Christian Adrian Richardson |
Patrick Dunne Alex de Vries Michael Dunne Andrew Cole |
Teams 5 to 8:
| Team Name | Uephota | 2g | Samurai | Third wheel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt colour | Black | Blue | White | Green |
| Captain | Steven Wright | Andrew Wong | Matt Smith | Alysia Prevost |
| Women | Sarah Fayed Emma Pharo |
Eliza Burke-Polden Kath Downey |
Yvonne Otahal | Ash Martens Alysia Prevost |
| Men | Steven Wright Tim Stoneman Chris Wright Michael Bird |
Michael Butters Andrew Wong Chris Mrzyk Jason Wong Dave Wilson |
Mani Thom Matt Smith Iestyn Parry Ken suber William Longbottom |
Charlie Prevost Mike Baker Nick Moles David Cooke Nick Jansen |
Weekly results of the Autumn League will be available at Autumn League Results.
The complete history of the Hobart Ultimate Leagues can be found on the League History Page.
Sandown Park sideline.