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2013-14 Annual Report

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Canberra Ultimate Annual Report 2013-14

Contents

Secretary’s Report .................................................................................................... 3

ACT’s Australian Representatives 2013-14 ......................................................... 5

Treasurer's Report ...................................................................................................... 6

Canberra Ultimate League Champions 2013-14 ............................................. 7

ACT Representatives 2013-14 - National Representatives ............................ 8

Attachment A: Audited Accounts .................................................................... 10

Attachment B: AMUC 2013 Report .................................................................... 12

Front page: Anunnaki and WA’s CabsRUs enjoy a hug in Canberra at AMUC2013 Photo by Scott George


Secretary’s Report

2013-14 has been a great year for Ultimate in Canberra. More and more people are

playing Ultimate on a regular basis in the ACT and region, and our members continue to

have a significant impact on the national and international stages. We are enhancing our

administration, communication and governance to improve the experience for our

volunteers and players.

Substantial Player Growth and League Development

On 30 June 2014, Canberra Ultimate had 803 members – that is, is 803 people with an

ACT or region postcode (2582 to 2650 and 2900 to 2915) registered and paid to play in a

CU event in the previous 12 months. This was up 15% from 697 members a year before

– an amazing achievement.

The 2013 Spring season saw records broken for weekly play, with North Canberra

Ultimate League (NCUL) hitting 438 registrations for Tuesday nights, with a further 99

players registering for the concurrent South Canberra Ultimate League (SCUL) on

Wednesday and 57 playing Blitz Open League on Thursday.

The Spring Fling Hat was held for the first time in August-September 2013, giving people

a great chance to mix. Winter Indoor Ultimate also returned to Canberra in 2013 to

significant success. We also reformatted NCUL to establish four divisions and improved

the governance of our Leagues by codifying a decade of informal culture into our official

League Rules and making them available on our website.

These numbers are the result of fantastic work by the League Committee volunteers,

which includes Karina Harding, Darren Molineux, James Millar, Simon Racliffe, Anthony

Perry, Jason de Rooy and many other helpers.

Healthy Finances and Asset Management

As noted in the Treasurer’s Report, 2013-14 was a financially successful year for

Canberra Ultimate. In February 2014 we were successful for a second year in receiving

a $5,000 annual operational grant from ACT Sport and Recreation, an increase of 25%

from the previous year.

The year was also a milestone for our gaining an official storage garage at the Dickson

Fields. Much of our equipment was scattered across volunteer homes or stored in multi-

sport facilities (where things sadly would go missing). We now have everything in one

place, under our own lock and key, and following significant investment in shelving and

time, everything is sorted.

Governance and Communications Continues to Improve

At the ‘slightly delayed’ 2012 AGM on 29 May 2013, the new Constitution was approved

and the 2012-13 Board were elected, headed by returning President Heather Bozza and

Treasurer Anthony Perry, new Secretary Jason de Rooy, and general members Liz de

Hoog and Tom Walcott.

To almost get us back into alignment with our constitutional requirement to hold our AGM

between 1 July and 30 October each year, we held the 2013 AGM on 4 December 2013.

Heather stepped down as President but remained a General Member; Anthony, Jason,

Liz and Tom were returned to their positions; and Jesse Wallace joined the Board as a

General Member.


The Board met nine times between the 29 May 2013 AGM and 30 June 2014. Agendas

were posted for the members to consider on the Canberra Ultimate website before each

meeting, and minutes also posted online within a week. Table A summarises

attendance. A Club Affiliation Policy, Junior Consent Form, and an Operational Policy

was put into place during the year.

Communication with the membership was also enhanced during 2013-14, with ten

newsletters being emailed during the year and heavy use of both the CU website and

Facebook groups.

Hosting Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships 2013 and Easterns 2014

Of course, the highlights of the year in Canberra has been hosting two major events.

First, the Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships (AMUC) were held at Dickson by a

fantastic team of volunteers led by Jamie Bozza. 24 teams and over 450 players over

three days made for the biggest Ultimate event held here in over a decade, sparking our

resurgence onto the national scene. Check out Bozza’s report at Attachment B.

And to follow it up, the Blitz Ultimate Club and Tournament Director Konrad Wallace

hosted the 2014 Eastern Regionals tournament (the qualifying event for NSW/ACT teams

going towards Women’s and Men’s Nationals). 293 players on 17 teams worked hard in

March at the Giralang Fields. We are now on everyone’s radar.

Success on the Field

Where it really matters of course, is on the field. Canberra had a great year. We had six

players represent us internationally, ten teams represent us on the national stage, and

completed eleven Leagues locally, crowning League and Spirit Champions in each.

Check out the rest of this report for details.

Thanks

To conclude – thanks must go to the members of the Canberra Ultimate Board,

particularly Heather Bozza who has borne a massive load as President during 2012 and

2013, and Anthony Perry, who continues his long service as the Association’s Treasurer.

I’d also like to thank the volunteers I’ve worked with personally, particularly for their

tolerance of my verbosity. And thanks also to my family for supporting my enthusiasm for

volunteering in Ultimate.

Jason de Rooy

Secretary

30 August 2014

Table A: Board Member Meeting Attendance 2013-14

Meeting Heather Bozza Jason de Rooy Anthony Perry Liz de Hoog Thomas Walcott

Jesse Wallace

AGM 29 May 2013 Y Y Y Y Y

19 June 2013 Y Y Y Y Y

15 July 2013 Y Y Y Y Y

20 August 2013 N Y Y Y Y

10 September 2013 Y Y N Y Y

11 November 2013 Y Y Y Y Y

AGM 4 Dec 2013 Y Y Y Y Y Y

14 January 2014 Y Y Y N Y Y

11 February 2014 Y Y Y Y N Y

19 March 2014 Y Y Y Y Y Y

13 May 2014 Y Y Y Y N Y

% attendance at eligible meetings

91% 100% 91% 91 82% 100%


ACT’s Australian Representatives 2013-14

2013 World Games – Cali, Columbia

2013 WFDF World Under 23s Championships – Toronto,

Canada

Dani Alexander Johnno Holmes

Andrew Jackson (Reserve)

Tom MacCallum Dan Mathews-Hunter

Konrad Wallace (Germany)

2013 Australian Under 18s Green and Gold Team

2013 Australian Universities Green and Gold Team

Bill Foreman Ryan Waters

Dani Alexander Konrad Wallace

Above: The Australian Crocs, Silver medallists at the 2013 World Games

Photo by Kerry Justus


Treasurer's Report

This was a good year for Canberra Ultimate, as it continued provide an inexpensive and

superior alternative team sport to Canberrans while investing in the further development

of Ultimate in the ACT.

The primary source of income for the Association remains league fees. Leagues are run

on a “no loss” philosophy and to ensure a sufficient surplus to cover all Association

running costs.

CU had two unusual sources of income this year. The Association was successful in

securing a $5,000 annual operational grant from the ACT Government. Thank you to

Jason de Rooy for securing this grant for a second year.

Canberra also hosted the Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships 2013. This was a

significant risk for the Association, but proved to be both a great event and a financial

success. Thank you to Jamie Bozza and his team for their fantastic work.

The 2014 Audit Report is provided at Attachment A to this Annual Report. Canberra

Ultimate had an operating surplus of $25,617 for the 2013-14 year.

Well done to all involved.

Anthony Perry

Treasurer

26 September 2014

Above: Simon, Mikey, Liz and Boz rest after the great

cleanout and setup of gear at the Dickson shed. Photo by Jason de Rooy


Canberra Ultimate League Champions 2013-14

North Canberra Ultimate League (NCUL)

Spring 2013 Division 2 Champions: Skywhales Division 3 Champions: DTF

Division 2 Spirit: The Boffins Division 3 Spirit: Samlets FC 406 players registered on 32 teams

Summer 2014 Division 2 Champions: Samurai Division 3 Champions: BiodeGRADables

Division 2 Spirit: Fightin’ Brendans Division 3 Spirit: Wolfpack 317 players registered on 25 teams

Autumn 2014 Champions Spirit

South Canberra Ultimate League (SCUL)

Spring Fling 2013 Champions: ArboTreeTums Spirit: Glorious Lays 72 players registered on 6 teams

Spring 2013 Champions: UC Buckets Spirit: Magical Animal 102 players registered on 8 teams

Summer 2014 Champions: Greyhounds Spirit: Globo Gym Purple Cobras 139 players registered on 10 teams

Autumn 2014 (Hat) Champions: Mexican Schnitzel Spirit: Neptune’s Schnitzel 48 players registered on 4 teams

Blitz Open League

Spring 2013 Champions: Red Strike Spirit: White Flash 59 players registered on 4 teams

Right: SCUL

foundation club the

Greyhounds with

their Summer 2014

Champions medals


ACT’s National Representatives 2013-14

Australian Youth Ultimate Championships – August 2013

Gang Gangs (U18s Men’s Division) Placing: 7th

Tristan Barrie, Jack Bowden, Ryan Coleman, Daniel Connolly, Matt Foreman, Bill Foreman, Josh Mathews-Hunter, Micah McDonald, Ryan Waters. Coaches: Ben Mathews-Hunter and Jesse Wallace. Manager: Aron Downey.

Australian Ultimate Championships – April 2014

Fyshwick United Placing: 2nd

Adam Mortimer, Andrew Jackson, Asher Gentle, Ben Mathews-Hunter, Ben Emerson, Dan Mathews-Hunter, David McManus, Erik Jan Lindeboom, James Ley, Jonno Holmes, Konrad Wallace, Mike Neild, Mikey hatfield, Philip Swan, Samuel Lopes, Shota Nakamura, Tom Walcott, Tom MacCallum, Tom Watson.

Factory Placing: 7th

Adelaide Dennis, Annette Zou, Dani Alexander, Fiona McDonald, Hannah Mangan, Heather Bozza, Hope Watson, Kathryn Hind, Keah Molomby, Kelly Lance, Kristal Cain, Laina Hall, Liz de Hoog, Liz Edye, Lorna Barr, Penny Jackson, Sheryn Ringland, Vicki Saye. Coach: Anson Chun.

Factory Smokestack Placing: 15th

Angie To, Ariel Ivanovici, Claire Foster, Clare Humberstone, Daisy Ewan, Ebony Holland, Ellie Seckold, Emma Berresford, Jen Plaistowe, Keren-Suzanne Nicholson, Nadine Groat, Sharon Tran, Siobhan Papalia, Stacy Hoobler, Zoey Howell.

Real Mitchell Placing: 8th (Division 2)

Andrew Cressie, Andrew Lance, Ben Finn, Brendan Palazzi, Craig Graham, Dario Mavec, Darren Molineux, Huddy Fuller, James ‘Chino’ Feltrin, James Green, James O’Reilly, Jamie Bozza, Jason de Rooy, Jeremy Chou, Matthew Walkington, Paul Keighley, Paul Quinn, Philippe McCracken, Sam Smith, Simon Ratcliffe.


Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships – October 2013

Burley Griffins Placing: 17th

Dani Alexander, Lorna Barr, Kristal Cain, Anson Chun, Adelaide Dennis, Craig Graham, James Green, Laina Hall, Mica Hartley, Mikey Hatfield, Kathryn Hind, Penny Jackson, Andrew Lance, James Ley, Erik Jan Lindeboom, Hannah Mangan, Adam Mortimer, Vickie Saye, Thomas Walcott, Konrad Wallace, Hope Watson.

Anunnaki Placing: 21st

Dinith Adikari, Andrew Allen, Amanda Chan, Tom Emerson, James Feltrin, Sophie Johns, Hannah Lee, Tom MacCallum, Brett Massey, Daniel Mathews-Hunter, Rebecca Piesse, Nick Scroxton, Ellie Seckold, Asha Sharma, Philip Swan, Annette Zou.

Australian University Games 2013

Anunnaki (Australian National University) Placing: 3rd

Adelaide Dennis, Angie To, Benjamin Emerson, Benjamin Mathews-Hunter, Danielle Alexander, Daniel Mathews-Hunter, Erik Jan Lindeboom, Jesse Wallace, Konrad Wallace, Max Stenstrom, Philip Swan, Rebecca Piesse, Siobhan Papalia, Sharon Tran, Sophie Johns, Susan Dedman, Thomas Emerson. Coach: Mikey Hatfield

Buckets (University of Canberra) Placing: 27th Overall (Division 2)

Reinaldy Abilegawa, Daniel Bell, Alex Cox, Matt Lennon, Stephen Lillington, Matt O’Dwyer, Florissa Rose, Madison Rutter, Bridget Ryan, Matthew Svatos, Nathanael Veikkanen, Jordan Wilson.

Above: ANU proudly display their AUG2013s Bronze Medals

Photo by Jared Griffiths


Attachment A: Audited Accounts

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Attachment B: AMUC 2013 Report From the Desk of TD Boz …

Canberra has been celebrating its Centenary throughout 2013 and the addition of the

Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships to the celebrations helped our Nation’s Capital

continue to celebrate in style. On the 25th of October, 23 teams from Australia and 1

team from New Zealand descended upon Canberra to find out who was the best mixed

Ultimate team of 2013.

Day 1

Jamie Bozza, the tournament director has stated that he arrived at 8am on Friday

morning on the frost touched Dickson Playing Fields in anticipation for what was going to

happen over the coming three days. His wife Heather arrived not long after and the two

quickly got to work in getting things prepared for the arrival of the 450+ competitors.

The first day started with a Captains meeting at 10.30, which was followed by the

opening ceremony at 11am. Aunty Janette welcomed the participants to the lands of the

Ngunnawal people with a stirring Welcome to Country that gave a great insight to the

traditional custodians of the land. After Aunty’s welcome, Jamie declared the competition

open as participants headed towards their fields for their first game. The hooter sounded

at the strike of midday and the 15th annual Australian Mixed Ultimate Championships

was on.

There were some tight first round matches and our first upset on the tournament

occurred when the tenacious TownsVillians put away Canberra’s Burley Griffins on

universe point. The first pool round match defeat would be the end of the Burleys

chances of making it to the pre-quarters as the dreaded tie-breaker did not go their way.

Round two saw more games with larger point differences. A number of teams reached

points cap within the 70 minutes and find themselves some extra time off before the

lunch break. Although both Sasquatch/Racquet and Disc Club and Monstars/Krank had

close matches that saw both RandD and Monstars getting up.

The third round of the day saw closer games across the board. Although Hippo,

Quarantine, R and D and Supernova put their opponents away by hitting 15, Jungle

Speed and Pirate

During these matches, Zierholz and Francos Mobile Wood-Fired Pizzeria arrived at the

fields. DJ Mark Bradley also arrived and the three combined worked hard to create a

great atmosphere for the showcase game between Canberra’s Burley Griffins and New

Zealand’s Black Sheep.

The Burley’s were coming off two loses in a row, with Black Sheep coming off two big

wins. The Burley’s back was definitely up against the wall with Black Sheep coming out

hard and fast by putting points on the board. The Burleys were willed on by the home

crowd and fought back into the match eventually taking the half 8 - 7. Black Sheep

scored after half to make it 8 - 8 and it looked like the Sheep were going to take the

match until Mikey Hatfield caught a big Callahan to lift the Burleys who continued their

roll until the hooter. A big not in call stopped Big Tom Walcott taking the match for the


Burleys, but he dumped it back and then laid out to take the match winner, 11 - 9 to the

home team. It should also be noted that there was a big crowd of local spectators around

for this match with 550 - 600 people crowding around the field to watch the spectacle!

Day 2

The next day started even earlier for the tournament organisers and the volunteers, but

the frost was on the grass. Any local knows that if there is frost on the grass in the

morning, it is going to be a great day!

Pat from Sly Fox Coffee arrived at Dickson early to caffeinate everyone. This saw the

fields being set up in a record time!

The hooter sounded at 9am and the 4th round of pool matches was on. This round saw a

mix of blow-outs and close matches. Happy Pig pushed TownsVillians, while Black

Sheep pushed the unbeaten Quarantine. In pool A, Cabs are Here worked through

Jungle Speed, while Canelé were able to take UNSW.

The last round of pool matches commenced at 10.40am and it was going to be crucial for

some teams to record wins. Minor places in all pools were up for grabs, but the top 4 had

already been confirmed with Canelé, Where’s Woodley, Supernova and Quarantine all

being undefeated. Everyone else had to work their way into the pre-quarters with places

being decided. Both Friskee/Racquet and Disc and Big Blizzard Thing/Monstars were

fighting for second place in their pools. These matches went to Monstars and RandD.

The loss for Friskee meant that they had to play defending champions Cabs are Here

and then Quarantine to make the Semi-Finals. The win for Racquet and Disc meant that

they had Jungle Speed and Supernova to make the Semis.

Discussion took place at lunch time about the three way tie between Burley Griffins,

TownsVillians and Black Sheep. The top placed team had a shot at the pre-quarters, the

next two teams had to fight it out for a place in the 9 - 16 bracket. All teams had beaten

each other, Black Sheep had the better for and against amongst the three and went

through. The tie-breaker was reset and as TownsVillians beat Burley Griffins in the first

round of the tournament, the result carried and they became D4.

With the final rounds being played out, the pre-quarters saw Hippo/Big Blizzard Thing for

a chance at Canelé, Cabs are Here/Friskee for a shot at Quarantine, Monstars/Black

Sheep with the winner to play Where’s Woodley and finally Racquet and Disc/Jungle

Speed with the winner playing Supernova.

The second set of pre-quarters for the 9-16 bracket was also going to be tough. After

lunch, the pre-quarters were underway with some great matches. Hippo beat Big Blizzard

Thing, Friskee got revenge on Cabs for beating them in the final last year, Monstars were

too strong for Black Sheep and Racquet and Disc Club put Jungle Speed away by 15 - 4.

TownsVillians beat Ultimate Evolution in a back and forth match with Krank, Pirates and

Sasquatch being too good for their opponents and earning a place in the 9 to 16 bracket

with Cabs, Jungle Speed, Black Sheep and Big Blizzard Thing.


The final matches of the day saw all teams back on the paddock again. In the quarter

finals, Canelé worked hard to beat Hippo who were exhausted after their previous battle.

Friskee out ran Quarantine, Where’s Woodley were too good for Monstars and

Supernova doubled the score of RandD. This meant that it would be Where?s

Woodley/Supernova in one semi-final and Canele/Friskee in the other. Three undefeated

teams left in the competition.

In the 9 -16, Jungle Speed beat TownsVillians, Black Sheep were too good for Pirates,

Big Blizzard out lasted Sasquatch (who have great shirts by the way) and Krank showed

their credentials by beating Cabs 14 to 4.

In the 17 - 24 bracket, UNSW took Happy Pig apart, Silver Bullet worked hard to beat

Map, the Burley Griffins smashed their local rivals Anunnaki 11 - 4, while Ultimate

Evolution took down Fear in the battle of the green shirts in Universe Point!

With a change in direction for the social activity for AFDA events, Meche on Northbourne

was the site of the social activity for the evening. There was no theme for the social event

and players were encouraged to come and enjoy the party like atmosphere of the social

event responsibly. No more can be written about the social event, because what happens

on tour...

Day 3

Day three started like the first two, with a slight covering of frost on the playing fields and

a radio interview with a local AM radio station for the tournament director.

Games started at 10am with the Where’s Woodley/Supernova semi-final being moved to

the Showcase field to be recorded by Ulti.tv. The match was a fast-paced Ultimate clinic

that saw Supernova beating Where’s Woodley 14 - 11. The other semi-final saw what

could be described as experience versus youth and enthusiasm with Canelé against

Friskee. Friskee held on to this match and booked a place in their second successive

AMUC final.

Other matches in this round saw Quarantine over Hippo, Monstars over RandD in

Universe Point, Black Sheep over Jungle Speed, Big Blizzard Thing over Krank, Cabs

over Sasquatch and TownsVillians over Pirates in Universe points, Burley Griffins over

UNSW, Ultimate Evolution over Silver Bullet in you guessed it, Universal point. Anunaki

over Happy Pig and Fear were too good for Map.

While Friskee and Supernova was getting ready for their date with destiny, the final

placing matches took place. On the showcase field, Where’s Woodley won the bronze

medal over a gallant Canelé. Quarantine took 5th place over Monstars on Universe point.

R and D over Hippo, Black Sheep over Big Blizzard Thing, Krank over Jungle Speed,

Cabs over TownsVillians, Pirates over Sasquatch, Burleys defeated Ultimate Evolution,

Silver Bullet over UNSW, Anunaki over Fear and Happy Pig with their first win of the

tournament over Map.


The hooter for the final sounded at 1.30pm and both Friskee and Supernova came out of

the blocks wanting to win the gold medal. The Final was a test of Youth v Experience.

Friskee have played together for many years but they still have age on their side.

Supernova is littered with Worlds Players and wiley Masters. There were battles in the air

Gak v The Ice Dragon and on the ground Kelli v Hammer. The game was tight in the first

quarter but with scores at 5-5 Supernova got the decisive turnovers and pulled away for

an 8-5 lead at half. Friskee battled valiantly in the second half but couldnt close the gap.

A victory for experience BUT in Townsville next year Friskee will be another year

experienced and Supernova will be another year older!!

Awards Time

At half-time, AFDA President Jamie Bozza hit the field to present some of the 2013

AFDA Awards. Tournament of the Year was awarded to the Australian Mixed Ultimate

Championships for 2012, Anson Chun was awarded Photo of the Year for his great shot

of Steph Malcher laying out for Honey, Monash University were the Club of the Year and

Chris Folkes was recognised as the Administrator of the Year.

After the match, Jamie hit the field again to finish giving out the AFDA Awards. The Crocs

were recognised as the Team of the Year and Anna Rogacki was named the AFDA

Coach of the Year. The final two awards presented were for male and female players of

the year. These awards were voted on by the AFDA board, as well as the AFDA

membership. The Male Player of the Year was awarded to Tom Tullet and the Female

Player of the Year was awarded to Sarah Wentworth.

These were followed up by the presentation of the final round of AFDA Grants for 2013.

Successful grants were awarded to WAFDA for the WA High School Championships,

Ultimate Evolution for training equipment, the Indigenous Ultimate Association for IUA

discs and a State Team Training Grant for TUA.

The Most Valuable Players of the tournament each received a glass trophy. These were

won by Libby Beauchamp (Sasquatch) and Steve Wright (MAP). The MVPs of the final

were awarded a gift pack thanks to sponsors; OnTheGo Sports. These were awarded to

Pete Allen and Kelli Browne both of Supernova.

The presentation of the event concluded with the presentation of Spirit Medals to winner

Canelé. Bronze medals to Where’s Woodley, Silver Medals to Friskee and your winners

and Australian Mixed Ultimate Champions for 2013, Supernova!

Overall, it was a great three days in the Nation’s Capital and I hope everyone enjoyed

themselves. I was moved by the gift of the signed discs and can’t wait to get them up on

the wall and out of Lynk’s reach. This weekend would not have been possible without the

following people in no particular order. Heather Bozza for all of her help catering/ordering

and organising and keeping me sane as well as Simon Ratcliffe for keeping the Lyneham

fields running. James O’Reilly, Hayley Burke, Matthew Svatos, Tony Bishop, Heather

Gill, Larissa Arney, Meagan McIvor, Katie Riseborough, Nicholas Studdert, Chris

McFarlane, Petra Fornasiero, Chrissy Schwarz, Warrick Shepherd, Zac Haine, Anthony

Perry, Scott George, Robert Bozza, Erik Jan Lindeboom, Vickie Saye, Anson Chun,

Thomas Walcott, BJ Millar, Ben Matthews-Hunter, Emma Berresford and Alison Stone. A

special mention to Matthew Walkington who was super keen to volunteer but was called

out on deployment due to the bush fires in the Blue Mountains.


Above: The South Canberra Skybreakers vs Burley Griffins as part of the Spin-tenary

Photo by Simon Ratcliffe

Above: The Burley Griffins and ANU’s Annunaki enjoy a Spirit Circle at AMUC2013

Photo by Simon Ratcliffe

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