Tuesday, November 30, 2004

 

Draw for other rounds released.

The most important news: CSTA Derelique has been promoted to A/B Grade.
Arab Steed Pornstars and CSTA Mixed Lollies have been regraded to C Grade.

Next weeks games (and visit www.sportingpulse.com.au to get the whole story):

Game times for the rest of the season have been announced.

Men's A: Assassins 6:15pm, Experiments 8:00pm.
Women's A: Sparkle Motion 7:05pm, Derelique 7:05pm.
Men's F: Team Hansel 6:15pm.

Wednesday Mixed A: That's Tops 6:15pm, Where's The Kentish 8:00pm.
Wednesday Mixed F: Berry Spoons 6:15pm.

Thursday Mixed C: Pornstars 8:45pm, Mixed Lollies 7:55pm.
Thursday Mixed I: Made In India 7:55pm.

Friday, November 26, 2004

 

Wednesday & Thursdays Results.

Just a quick round-up:

That's Tops won 11-0, Where's The Kentish lost 2-3, and the Berry Spoons drew 5-5.

Pornstars lost 5-3 to the arch-rivals, Tagara Kaos, Mixed Lollies lost 13-3 and Made In India won 6-5.

Wednesday, November 24, 2004

 

Tuesday Results.

With Assassins playing Experiments in the second time slot, CSTA were guaranteed at least one win this week. And Experiments easily accounted for a decimated Assassins 7-2. Hopefully the RAAF boys will be back in the team next week, and we can start winning.

Also in the second time slot, Team Hansel, still short of players (honestly, guys, I had three other students from my school say they were all coming!) managed to comfortably beat Gutsliders 5-2. A great effort from some talented lads.

The women (girls?) all played in the first time slot, and Sparkle Motion, after a shock loss last week, defeated WDTA 3 5-4. After having spent all of last season undefeated, and top of the ladder, they are currently placed third, and will need to show some serious improvement before christmas. Derelique played a UniSA team, but at half time the game was given by forfeit to us. Derelique appear to be easily the best team in the competition, and may find themselves promoted to A grade after three straight wins.

Game times are not yet available, as there may be regrading after this round in some divisions.

Monday, November 15, 2004

 

Mixed Team Photo.

New to csta.blogspot.com - a photo of our favourite Mixed Open team!

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Saturday, November 13, 2004

 

Junior Mixed Win Grand Final.

Congratulations to Nicole and all of the Juniors for a great win last night, in the WInter 2004 Grand Final. A close game (I don't think the difference was more than 1 or 2 touchdowns for the whole game), but a positive result.

The Women's Open was a slightly different story. The pressure was on the girls, with it showing in the first half. Lots of dropped balls, and various other skill errors resulted in a 2 touchdown deficit at the break. With the second half came the rain, and our comeback. Never leading, Scorps finally clawed back to a level scoreline at the end of regulation time. Another drop-off.

And it too, was a close one. Seven minutes with 3 on 3 - plenty of scoring opportunities for both sides, with some great defence from all players keeping the game hanging in the balance. A great passage of play resulted in Nicole having another scoring opportunity, but she was just touched by one of the Stingrays. Sharon Gray then came onto the field, and with fresh legs evaded our defense, and scored the winning touchdown for the 'Rays.

So, bad luck to the girls, but congratulations on having made it that far. We have shown the TouchSA community we are a force to be reckoned with, and I hope to see most, if not all, of the team fronting up again for next season.

There is a presentation lunch to be held at Cafe Villanova Cucina (Norwood) on Sunday, November 28th. Please contact Nicole on 0422 734 271 to RSVP. I hope to see lots of people there - we are using it as a fundraising exercise, also.

Friday, November 12, 2004

 

City Touch Fixtures

Here are links to all of the competitions our teams are entered in. You may need to register with SportingPulse to be able to view the fixtures, results & so on.

You can also set up an automated email reminder of teams you are interested in, so you never miss out on a game time.

Tuesday:
Men's A Grade: CSTA Experiments, CSTA Assassins.
Men's F Grade: CSTA Team Hansel.
Women's A/B Grade: CSTA Sparkle Motion.
Women's C/D Grade: CSTA Derelique.

Wednesday:
Mixed A/B Grade: Where's The Kentish, That's Tops.
Mixed F/G Grade: CSTA Berry Spoons.

Thursday:
Mixed C Grade (Seriously, Gavin!): Arab Steed Pornstars, CSTA Mixed Lollies.
Mixed I/J Grade: Made In India.

Thursday, November 11, 2004

 

Remeberance Day.

Being Silent Now.

 

Wednesday Results - Round 1.

While I'm at it, I'll post the results from last night's games.

Where's the Kentish? defeated Anythingoes 9 - 3.

The Berry Spoons lost by one to Try Hards 7 - 8. Although there was some discussion as to the final score. The idiot in charge of the score-card (me) was accused by the opposition of not writing down some of their touchdowns.

"We scored 5 in the second half."

(30 sec later, another member of that team said:)

"We scored 3 in the second half."

A Big Thankyou to Mr Diplomacy, Greg, for not being too concerned about having a loss, when really we drew. I'm fairly certain I didn't miss any of the Try-Hards' touchdowns, but not completely.

New on the news front, we might be getting a new team added to our family: That's Tops are apparently keen to obtain some of the many benefits of being a CSTA team.

A reminder to team organisers, if you want to be able to post your own match reports, email me.

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

 

Round 1 Summer Results - Tuesday

Summer is back! Summer season, anyway; although Tuesday night felt like the height of summer. Maybe it was just the increased work rate (just a little faster than Mixed Open State League!), or the minimal subs Assassins had, but I think I died. Twice.

Anyway, Assassins kept with No Dumps for the first half, but let them run away a bit, finishing, 9 - 5 down.

Sparkle Motion (Women - A) had a big win: 15 - 0. Hope the girls win by that much on Friday night!

Team Hansel were boosted by a couple of Kiwi imports (unfortunately, fill-in only, as the boys go back to NZ at the end of the month.) Final Score against WDTA Untouchables (Jnr): 11 - 5.

Derelique were anything but, after leading by 1 at half time, they eventually trouncing the opposition, 8 - 3.

Experiments beat Diamontec A: 5 - 2, and are currently top of the ladder.

Next week, Assassins and Experiments are both short of players, so those remaining will play 'double games', and if anyone whinges, we'll just give them the win.

Adios, and good luck to Wednesday's teams.

If anyone else wants to write results. then email me and I'll set you up with a posting account.

So, a very successful first Tuesday, with only one team losing...

Monday, November 08, 2004

 

Scorps Women & Juniors in Grand Final

After an at times challenging season, the young Central Scorpions Women's Open team have made the TouchSA State League Grand Final, to be held this Friday at 8:30 pm.

With the team made up largely of State 18s players, plus some UniSA players, and three current Women's Open players, the Scorpions have finally shown they are a force to be reckoned with.

The season began well, with a 7-5 victory over Stingrays, before a narrow loss to Vipers.

Four losses on the trot looked suspiciously like a mid-season slump, before we were able to raise a 3 all draw against Vipers. From there, it's been victories all around, defeating each team in either the minor round or the finals. Now, there's only one game left, against Stingrays (the record against them this season: 7-5, 3-5, 6-4) and what a ripper it should be.

At the end of the minor round we were looking a little shaky with 9 games, 3 wins, 5 losses and a draw, but the finals haev shown our mettle. A tight (and long) drop-off on Friday night against Vipers, with some great play from our speedsters resulting in a satisfying victory. We were let down early in the game by skill errors, but finally overcame the opposition.

Sunday's game looked like it should have been easy, and we at times played a little that way. Despite having two players sent for time - at the same time - we managed to hold out a late offensive push from the under-manned Wolves and score a place in the Final.

Madelaine Carey is top of the touchdown table, with 9 for the season, after cobmining well with Tracy Frith, who has 8 of her own. Junior Coach Nicole Treleaven has 6 for the season, and is the only player to have played in every game. Every other regular player, with one exception has also made it onto the scoreboard. I won't mention her name, but hopefully we'll see her home and scoring this Friday!

For most of the team this is the first State League Grand Final they've played in, and let's hope it's a successful one!

The Junior Mixed team is also playing in the Grand Final this Friday.

If anyone [Nicole] wants to write a blurb about their season, email me and I'll post it, or give you the ability to post.

Saturday, November 06, 2004

 

State League Results + Games

A very successful Friday night means we have 3 teams remaining in the finals series. This is the last email you’ll get from me for a while, as I’ll be interstate for 3 weeks starting Sunday. I’ll have very limited access to email so your best contact for me is my mobile 0412 645 509.

Results
Women 5-4 WIN in drop off against Vipers (Elim Final)
Mixed 4-2 WIN against Wolves (Elim Final)
Juniors 10-2 WIN against Wolves (R5b)
Men 3-6 LOSS against Wolves (Elim Final)

Sunday 7th November
Women 2:00 against Wolves
Mixed 1:00 against Vipers
Juniors BYE
Mens OUT

Friday 12th November
Women TBD
Mixed TBD
Juniors 6:30 against TBD
Mens OUT

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

 

Referee Course

City Touch will be advertising the next Level 1 Referees course in the near future. This course will cover all you need to know about refereeing lower – middle grade games at our competition.
The course generally only runs for ½ a day and includes some nibbles - the cost is around $32 and comes with a CD ROM that you can use to test yourself on the rules.

This course will be run around the 1st weekend in December (dates will be confirmed in the next week).

Contact Gavin on 8373 7777 or email citytouch@internode.on.net to express interest.

 

State League Finals UPDATE

Here is some info directly from Touch SA regarding state league finals. Note that the Semi Final for mens open will now be played at 2 pm on Sunday rather than 3 pm. Also, letters for dispensation need to be submitted prior to 5pm tonight for opens, and 1pm Friday for juniors.
FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2004
6.30 pm
MIXED OPEN - Elimination Final: Wolves v Scorpions Field 1
MIXED JUNIOR - Round 5: Wolves v Scorpions Field 2
7.30 pm
MEN’S OPEN Elimination Final: Wolves v Scorpions Field 1
WOMEN’S OPEN Elimination Final: Scorpions v Vipers Field 4

SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2004
1pm

MIXED OPEN - Semi Final WEF v LQF Field 1
MIXED JUNIOR - Semi Final Pos 2 v Pos 3 Field 4
2pm
MEN’S OPEN - Semi Final WEF v LQF Field 1
WOMEN’S OPEN - Semi Final WEF v LQF Field 4

FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2004
6:30 pm
MIXED OPEN - Grand Final WQF v WSF Field 1
MIXED JUNIOR - Grand Final Pos 1 v WF Field 4
7:30 pm
MEN’S OPEN - Grand Final WQF v WSF Field 1
8:30 pm
WOMEN’S OPEN - Grand Final WQF v WSF Field 1

Tuesday, November 02, 2004

 

State League Teams for Elim Finals + Round 5b (FRI 5 NOV)

Players,
All divisions will be playing this Friday, mens/womens/mixed have elimination finals and juniors have Round 5b. Please see the teams below. If your name is missing you may not have qualified for finals. If this is an error or you would like to seek dispensation to be allowed to play finals, you must submit a letter with evidence at least 48 hours before the first game in your division’s finals series (ie Wednesday for mens/womens/mixed or Friday for juniors). In most cases your coach would have already approached these players.

2 points carried over from last week
1) Chocolate money absolutely has to be returned on Friday
2) This time I will remember to bring my camera and take pictures of each team!

Womens 7:30 v Vipers
Nicole Treleaven
Alyse Palmer
Madelaine Carey
Lindy Foureur
Lucy Alver
Georgina Blake
Anna O'Brien
Amy Reidel
Mel Day
Lara Scrimgeour
Ellen Musilino
Emily Wray
Tracy Frith


Mens 7:30 v Wolves
Travis Crawford
Brice Mitchell
Shawn Gardner
Michael Dillon
Phil Carter
Ashley Summers
Cody Morris
Matt McKenzie-Smith
Julian Costa
Simon Lemmo
Colm Maguire
Tony Matthews*
* if dispensation approved


Mixed 6:30 v Wolves
Paul Rogers
Matt Schinkel
Ashleigh Green
Adam Johnson
Simon Faulkner
Lachman Singh

Kate Hancock
Louise Morton
Jo Wood
Joanne Fell
Ann Thompson


Juniors 6:30 v Wolves
Chris Denison-Smith
Will Sadler
Daniel Garner
Billy Macklin
Jack Macklin
John Boxer
Mark McCormack

Melanie Johnson
Jess Ryan
Zoe Duffy
Jessica Thompson
Lucy Burke
Georgie Higginson
Tessa Dignam

Depending on results on Friday, your team could be playing on Sunday 7th November and Friday 12th November (Grand Final). Times for these games will be:

Womens:
Semi Final 07/11/2004 2:00 PM Field Three
Grand Final 12/11/2004 8:30 PM Field Three

Mens
Semi Final 07/11/2004 3:00 PM Field Three
Grand Final 12/11/2004 7:30 PM Field Three

Mixed
Semi Final 07/11/2004 1:00 PM Field Four
Grand Final 12/11/2004 6:30 PM Field Three

Juniors
Semi Final 07/11/2004 1:00 PM Field Four
Grand Final 12/11/2004 6:30 PM Field Four

Please let myself or Matt know if you are unavailable for any of these games



 

Team Lists.

These are the current team lists for the 2004/5 Summer Park Teams.

Note, we are aiming for 12 players per team, and there is flexibility to move from one team to another on a given night.

Please let me know if you spot an error. I hope to have information (contact details, etc) for each team manager ready soon.




CSTA Assassins (Purple?)


Matt Schinckel (Manager - I guess)
Matt McKenzie-Smith
Daniel Kerr
Phil Carter
Travis Crawford
Rod Prowse
Dave Olavesen
Scott Brown
Tony Hull
Paul Gormley
Darryl Atkinson
Trent Kennedy
Glen Best




CSTA Experiments


Shawn Garner (Manager)
Ninh Duong
Brice Mitchell
Ashley Summers
Simon Lemmo
Julian Costa
Shaun Frost
Tony Matthews
Wayne Pennington
Latchman Singh
Jon Hall



CSTA Team Hansel (Black)


Sean Owens
Gavin Fowler
Leigh Nielsen
Eddie Carr
James Auld
Simon Randall
Admir Besic
Kris Krotiris
John Boxer
Mitch Buttress



CSTA Sparkle Motion (Blue/Pink)


Lucy Alver
Lindy Foureur (Manager)
Amy Reidel
Lauren Lovett
Justine Higginson (inj)
Madelaine Carey
Donna Markovitch
Emily Wray
Alyse Palmer
Lara Scrimgeour
Georgina Blake



CSTA Derelique (Red)

Lucy Burke
Tessa Dignam
Georgie Higginson
Ella Nash
Megan Roberts
Tiffany Lee
Mariana Rego
Pauline Murphy
Mallory Hughes
Ashlee Rebuli (possibly)




Where's The Kentish?






CSTA Berry Spoons (Colour?)


Greg Lavery (Manager)
Chris Denison-Smith
Ezyl Jabinal
James Seymour
Chris Partoon
Kate McKee
Louisa Green
Athena
Jasmine
Kate Stuart
Melanie Johnson
Lauren Reid




Arab Steed Pornstars


Jason Schulz
Matthew Schinckel
Matt Braithwaite
Terry Dale *
Rodney Cargin
Marlow Mckenzie-Smith * (Manager)
Simon Millcock *
Martin Muusse
Karina Rowe
Lindy Foureur
Julie Barnes




CSTA Mixed Lollies (Colour?)


Chris Kummerow
Arran Morris
Jeff Connor
Nelson
Stefan Grun
Sean Owens

Kathy Carpenter
Pauline Murphy
Jess Thompson
Katie Sandow
Kristen Hilton




Made In India

Matthew Brock
Brian Langley
Mark Bradley
Cass Gannon
Ken Holm
Elena Williams
Peter Luczak
Mel
Claire Harton
Claire Murt
Alex Peacock

 

City Touch Summer Season Draw & Info

Gavin has just put up the Draw and field allocations for the first three rounds.

Visit SportingPulse to register for a reminder as to game times for your team(s).

Please be there a bit early to make sure all paperwork is completed, and don't forget to sign on!

Season fees are $930 per team, and the first $310 is due round 3 so be prepared to pay about $30 before then. (Tip for new managers: try and get the money as early as possible!)


Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

I'm still looking for team organisers for Team Hansel, Derelique, and the Mixed Lollies. Please call me on 0422 11 86 11 or email me if you are keen on doing this. It will just be a matter of collecting fees from your players, possibly helping to order some playing shirts, and notifying me if you are short on players, or have too many.

Obviously, if you aren't sure which team you are in, please contact me, and I'll tell you.

Monday, November 01, 2004

 

Final Minor Round Results

The warmth we all felt on Sunday was too much for the South-Western Wolves - they forfeited to our (full strength!) Juniors team. Three of the girls came up to play Mixed, but unfortunately during the second half we let the Vipers score a couple too many Touchdowns, and ended up losing 7-2. Scorers were Ash Green and yours truly.

The Men played next, and apparently the defence was woeful. Loose checking resulted in a 13-2 scoreline. Final position on the ladder: 3rd.

The Women came out firing, against our old favourite enemy, the Wolves. A couple of quick touchdowns gave us a handy 3-1 lead at half time, and some tough defence (especially the full-field chase-down by Lara!) kept the Wolves out, and we won 5-3, securing our 3rd position.

Finals next week, and none of the teams have a second chance - so it's sudden death from now on. Time to start winning!

 

Finals Times Announced.

Okay! The game times for the first round of finals have been announced.

You know the drill - contact Brice or Matt if you cannot play.

Games are on THIS Friday (5th November).

Women: 7:30pm vs. Northern Vipers
Men: 7:30pm vs. South West Wolves
Mixed: 6:30pm vs. South West Wolves
Junior: ???? I can't figure out what's going on here!