Spring Advanced League 2011

Dates
26 October - 14 December
League Organiser
Steve Joyce
League Assistants
Stan Robert, Grady Cowley

This league has ended! Please visit our leagues page to view current and upcoming leagues.

Spring Advanced League will be outdoors on Wednesday evenings at Sandown from October through to December. There will be a single division with full length (80 minute) games scheduled to start at 6:00pm.

Advanced League provides an opportunity for higher level and aspiring players to hone their skills and work together in a competitive environment.  Within this league teams will use a number of set plays as they encounter opponents that will test both skill and fitness levels.

If you are comfortable playing against experienced players and don’t mind a bit of running then this league will be suited to you!  Games will be competitive, but high spirited as always in Tasmania!

Pre-formed teams are encouraged to register.  Please see the registration information below for details. There is also plenty of room for anyone who is not already in a team to join.  It would be great to see some of our intermediate level players have a go at Advanced League and there will definitely be space on a team for you!

Game and Location Schedule

All games will start at 6:00pm on Wednesday nights as follows:

Date Round Team 1 Team 2 Location
Nov 2 1 Bonsai! Bread Uni Rugby Field
Nov 9 2 Bonsai! Bread Sandown
Nov 16 3 Bonsai! Bread Sandown
Nov 23 4 Bonsai! Bread Uni Rugby Field
Nov 30 5 Bonsai! Bread Sandown
Dec 7 6 Bonsai! Bread Uni Rugby Field
Dec 14 7 Bonsai! Bread Uni Rugby Field

See the Results tab for details on how prizes for this league will be awarded.

Team Name Bonsai! Bread
Colour Black Blue
Captain Tim Stoneman Jason de Puit
Spirit Captain ? ?
Women Alice Patterson-Robert
Bec Dorgelo
Ellen Brooksbank		 Masni Bennett
Amy Bennett
Jess Bresnehan
Men Tim Johnson
Tim Stoneman
Felix Kennedy
Stan Robert
Matt Lyons
Michael Dunne
Kieran Blake
Jarrah Rubinstein		 Stephen Joyce
Grady Cowley
Jason de Puit
Steve Wright
Patrick Dunne
Elvin Lea
Ken Suber
Ian Tait
David Atkinson
Aung Zaw

As this was a two-team league the traditional finals structure wasn't utilised. Instead, an award system was in place whereby each week the teams voted for players on the opposite team using the following criteria:

MVP (Most Valuable Player) – ‘Nuf said

Out of their skin – For a player that has played beyond their normal capacity. Not quite a mostimproved, more a recognition for players that have stepped up a notch for the duration of the game.

Most Spirited Player – Didn’t do bad things but also did good things (eg. Congratulated good plays,contributed to a positive game experience)

These awards were designed to line up with the aims of Advanced League, elite play, development and spirit. Prizes were awarded to the players with the most votes in each category at the end of the league as follows:

MVP: Felix Kennedy

Out of their skin: Ellen Brooksbank

Most Spirited Player: Masni Bennett