Touch (Football or Rugby) is a minimal contact sport ideally suited for getting exercise and social interaction into a hectic time schedule. The Adelaide University Touch Club is the largest Touch (or Touch Football) club in South Australia, catering for Adelaide University students and non-students at all levels of experience and ability from complete beginners to players who compete at the National Touch League. If you are interested in joining the club, or have a few questions, please email secretary(at)autouch.org.au. During Summer, trainings are usually held less frequently. We welcome interested persons to join the club - it is probable that we can find a suitable team for you to join.
Parking is available a short walk away from either of the training areas we use in Summer or Winter. Depending on numbers, training will usually comprise of some form of squad training (beginner, intermediate, advanced), some game sense activity, small or regular sized games and skill/agility drills. All club members and potential members are welcome to come out to training. During the Winter season we welcome all current and potential members to come out to training at 10:30 am every Sunday Morning at Park 10, which is situated north of the North Tce campus, over the University footbridge. A map can be found here.
The Adelaide University Touch Club is the largest Touch (or Touch Football) club in South Australia, catering for Adelaide University students and non-students at all levels of experience and ability from complete beginners to players who compete at the National Touch League. Our players come from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds and due to the minimal contact nature of Touch also have a relatively wide age profile.
The club enters teams in both Summer and Winter City Touch Men's and Women's competitions, as well as the City Touch Winter Thursday Mixed competition. During the Summer season, our club runs it's own Mixed competition consisting of our own and external teams at the Waite Sports Fields.
Please read on for information about the Adelaide University Touch Club, including Club History, the Waite Touch competition and the club committee.
President - Jo Waugh (email: president(at)autouch.org.au; mob: 0406 711 121 )
Treasurer - John Haeusler (email: treasurer(at)autouch.org.au)
Secretary - Ashley Johnson (email: secretary(at)autouch.org.au)
Social Co-ordinator - Cassie Smith
Assistant Social Co-ordinator - Tess Leahy
General Representatives - Belinda Gibson; Christine Thompson; Mel Johnson; Catriona Murphy.
Please read below for details of Club Administration such as team lists, finances, etc.
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Adelaide University Touch Club has two conflicting needs that arise when teams are being selected to represent the club at weekly touch club competitions. Players who wish to play at high levels and players who wish to play socially with people of their choosing. This selection policy has been written to cater for both of these groups of people.
Nominations will be called for by the committee for various competitions throuout the year. Members of the club are welcome to nominate to play in any of these competitions, and upon payment of the appropriate fee, every effort shall be made by the club to ensure that they are included in a team.
Before handing over the video camera, please ensure that all batteries are charged, all tapes that are with the camera have either had their material transferred over, or are labelled and are wound to a point where no useful material will be taped over. Make sure that the all cables, including the firewire cable for transferring video are contained in the camera bag unless the camera is to be returned to you for transferring and editing material.
When filming games, try to follow these guidelines:
Referees are paid according to their level on an increasing scale, so that the more games they officiate, the more they get paid. Payment details are as follows:
Ref. level 1-7 games 8-15 games 15+ games
0 $10 $11 $13
1 $11 $12 $14
2 $12 $13 $15
3 $15 $16 $18
The Waite Co-ordinator(s) and Referee Co-ordinator(s) positions are voluntary and as such are not paid directly for the role.
However, the co-ordinator may be paid for desk duties throughout the season. Desk-sitters are paid at the same rate as the level 0 referees for each of the three timeslots for the 16 weeks of competition. **
The referee co-ordinator, if they themselves are a referee, will be paid at one level above their true level. **
** to be confirmed by the committee and club treasurers.
Hi everyone,
Reminder that fees are due THIS FRIDAY, 24th NOVEMBER.
I've attached a list of the money paid/owed by every member of the club. There are no figures listed for sports association fees as i'm unsure as to who is a student. Students of Adelaide University owe $33, while other members owe $66. Once paid this will last for a year except for students who (as it has been outstanding) will need to pay again in o'week next year.
Hope this makes sense. If not, please feel free to email me at treasurer(at)autouch.org.au or tahlia.christie(at)student.adelaide.edu.au
Tahlia
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Formed in 1981, the Adelaide University Touch Club has prided itself on being a leading institution in the South Australian Touch scene. The AUTC provides a friendly environment with coaching and support for beginning and experienced players, whether they be students or non-students. AUTC has been affiliated with the Adelaide University Sports Association since 1983.
* please note that this page is being updated as dates are confirmed.
President Jeffrey Dutschke (2006/7-2008/9) Matt Gray (2003/4-2005/6) Fleur Bowden (2002/3) Tony Wilkinson (1987)
Treasurer Tahlia Christie (2006/7-2008/9) Inke Jones (2005/6) Darren Jones (2004/5) Nathan Harvey (2003/4) Rose Maloney (1987)
Secretary Stephen Spurling (2006/7-2008/9) Belinda Gibson (2004/5-2005/6) Darren Jones (2002/3) Darren Jones (1999/2000) Katie Emmel (1998/9) Darren Jones (1996/7) Cathy Staska (1987)
Social Coordinator Sarah Swift (2006/7-2008/9) Ceridwen Synnot (2005/6) Laura Teakle (2003/4-2004/5) Sandii Brimble (2003/4)
Assistant Treasurer Chris Sainsbury (2006/7-2008/9) Darren Jones (2005/6) Ron Verstappen (1987)
The Adelaide University Touch Club must produce an annual report each year for the Sports Association.
President Matt Gray has just produced the 2004 Annual Report which will be tabled at the Adelaide University Sports Association AGM.
Winter Season 2003
In the first season of the drive for a greater student percentage of membership, AUTCâ's O-Week was successful with many new faces turning out to play. The new members and the returning old hands allowed us to field 10 teams in the winter of 2003.
With two mens teams and two womens teams on Monday night (the A-Grade womens team actually played in the mens B-grade, above one of the AUTC mens teams), three mixed teams on Thursday night and three mixed teams on Sunday morning, all club members were accommodated with the skill level they wanted to play at and the time they wanted to play. And with Brendon King leading training on Wednesday nights the season became very successful.
On Monday night both mens teams won their divisions (A and C grade). The women were competitive and pressed hard for contention all season, with the A grade side competing strongly, making the Men’s B grade finals.
Thursday night saw the Mixed A/B team dominate all season culminating with an 11-0 win in the grand final. The Mohawks (Mixed E) were the surprise of the season. Showing mixed form through the season, they ended just losing the grand final.
Sunday saw the improvement of the Mixed A team. After losing one of the teams playmakers, Paul “Gonzo� Harold, to a freak accident (not on the touch field) in the middle of the year, the team showed much perseverance to make it to the grand final, losing only to the form team all season.
The winter season was very successful and finished with AUTC being crowned Club Champion within the City Touch competition, beating out 4 other clubs. We gave out some awards of our own, with the following awards being awarded by the club coaches:
Jo Mitchell Award (Most Promising Female): Larua Teakle
Gary Williamson Award (Most Promising Male): Cameron Milne
Best Team: Combovers (Mens A-Grade)
Most Enthusiastic Team: Blue Rinse (Mixed F-Grade)
Best Coach: Matt Gray
Best Club Person: Sandii Brimble
Summer season 2003-2004
AUTC once again ran its own Thursday night mixed competition during summer. With an air to making the feeling very relaxed, and with the support of the rugby club, AUTC ran a barbeque every week to encourage people to spend some time after their games watching other people and having fun. The social atmosphere created helped to make this a very successful season.
With 34 teams (the maximum possible due to lighting), the competition was a sell out two weeks before the first game. With 5 divisions and 5 AUTC teams, AUTC was strongly involved. Running from mid November through until the start of March, the competition was well organized and well received.
Although there was no AUTC team in the top division the team that won the competition was made up of 90% AUTC members who had decided to play in a social team for a year. (Most of these members played for AUTC in other competitions through the year.) Although none of the AUTC teams was runner up or won their division, all teams improved over the season and most players have decided to return for winter season (2004).
Barbara Morgan from the AUTC Kites (E-Grade) received the best female player for that grade, and Seth Debolt from the AUTC Condors (D-Grade) received best male player for his grade.
AUTC also entered teams into the Tuesday night competition run by City Touch. AUTC entered two mens teams, one in A-Grade and another in B-Grade, and one womens team, entered in B-Grade. No team made it to the grand final but Darren Jones was awarded the Best and Fairest award for the A-Grade.
Beach Touch
After a year off in 2002, AUTC ran a beach touch competition in 2003. Held at Glenelg on the 7th of December, it had a mens and a womens competition with $100 prize money for the winning teams. There were nine teams in the Mens competition and eight teams in the Womens competition. Due to the social nature of the competition, most of the AUTC members who participated did so in social teams. Both teams who won the competitions were made up of mainly AUTC members.
The day ran well and no problems were encounted and AUTC is hoping to make it a regular part of its calendar once again.
Social Activities
AUTC is a club trying to increase its social output in an effort to keep people interested in more than just the sport of touch. With the losing of one social coordinator (Sandii Brimble) to work at the start of the summer season and with the position only recently being filled, 2003-2004 summer season was a bit hap hazard on the social scene.
However the year started well with the traditional Presidents Keg, followed up by a pub-crawl and a movie night. The End Of Season Dinner was once again a highlight of the year. With awards handed out and the traditional movie causing a stir, the night went well.
Throughout summer the teams were encouraged to stay after matches and have drinks at the barbeque and with sponsorship for Touch SA giving free entry to the Arkaba's "Time Warp", some memorable times were had. The summer season was capped with a lazy Sunday spent playing touch and enjoying another BBQ.
With the new social coordinators putting together this year's itinerary and the starting of a monthly club newsletter, AUTC looks to become even more active.
Representation
AUTC is a large contributor of talent to the sport of touch in SA and as such has many people to recognize for their involvement.
State Representatives
2003: Carrie Atkinson, Darren Ball (Coach M), Katie Emmel (Development), Ingo Ernst (30s), Megan Field (30s), Sharon Gray (30s), Darren Jones, Robin "Doc" Kildare (W 30s Coach), Christine Lai (Dev), Jo Mitchell (30s), Sarah O''Dwyer (Dev), Rob Page (30s), Jeremy Smith, Leila Wyatt
National Touch League Representatives
2004 - Carrie Atkinson (Mxd), Darren Ball (M 30s), Megan Field, Sharon Gray (W 30s) Darren Jones (MO, 30s), Mark Jones (M 30s Manager), Robin "Doc" Kildare (W 30s Coach), Christine Lai (Mxd), Lisa Mahoney (W 30s), Libby Mapletoft (W 30s), Jo Mitchell (W 30s), Jeremy Smith (Mens (player), M 30s Ass. Coach), Leila Wyatt
2003 - Darren Ball (30s), Darren Jones, Lisa Mahoney (30s) Rob Page, Leila Wyatt
Australian Representatives
2004 - Lisa Mahoney (W 30s),
2003 - Rob "Doc" Kildare (M 35s)
Life Members
Congratulations to Darren Ball, Ninh Duong, Brendan Hennessy and Darren Jones who were awarded Life Membership at the 2003 Winter End of Season Dinner.
With the new season set to start in the near future and training already under way, AUTC is happy to have Paul "Gonzo" Harold back as the beginners coach, and with the number of new recruits out at training it looks to be another exciting season ahead. With the ever-adapting coaching talent and new training drills, AUTC looks to be headed into a very prosperous time.
With ideas about sponsoring members to do both refereeing and coaching courses, and the prospect of gaining government grants to help with training tools, the future is certainly bright for the sport and the club.
AUTC is a club with a great base of members who put in year after year with little or no reward, and it is these people who keep the club running. A large thank you must be said to Darren Jones, who after the nearly total exodus of the committee has gently guided the new committee and given up plenty of his time and effort to see that AUTC did not fall on it's face.
With the new touch season we hope to start becoming a more visible sport on campus.
Matt Gray
President
Touch Club end of year report
The Adelaide University Touch Club continues to be a well respected and visible part of touch in the South Australian touch community.
The winter 2006 season again saw impressive numbers of teams being entered into the City Touch competitions in both the single sex and mixed competitions, with many members adopting the new design of playing tops available. This year the club began to see the exceptional results after three years of development of the women within the club. The A-grade women won their competition, and the B-grade women competed respectably in the same A-grade competition. Congratulations need to go both to the dedicated group of players, and their coaches Matt Gray and Darren Jones for the improvement that has been seen over the last couple of years. The men in both A-grade and B-grade made their opponents work hard, however, neither team were able to finish the season with any honours.
The mixed teams continued to ride on the strength of the women within the club, with the A-grade being premiers, and four other teams at various levels competing very well in their respective grades.
AUTC has entered two male and two female teams in the city touch competition over the summer 06-07 season, all teams thus far are competing well, with the women again leading their competition.
The competition run by AUTC on the rugby fields at Waite during summer continues to be seen as an exceptional competition with an excellent social atmosphere, and high quality touch. Five AUTC teams are competition in this competition in all grades.
AUTC this year again successfully ran the only beach touch competition in the state which was entered by 13 teams. This year, thanks to a government grant, the club was able to manufacture special lines for the competition.
The touch club was able to qualify a Men’s team and a Mixed team into the Australian Uni Games, held in Adelaide. Due to restrictions with numbers, only a Mixed team was entered, an intense week of social interaction was complimented by some excellent quality touch. The team, which included two members who had never played the sport before, lost a game to Melbourne Uni, which would have guaranteed a top 4 placing at the championships. Jeffrey Dutschke was awarded with Green and Gold team selection.
The committee of the club continues to be strong, with a good numbers being involved in the administration of the club. The hard work of a dynasty of social coordinators sees the club continue to grow at a social level. The club again held its annual pub crawl, quiz night, President’s keg, lawn bowls night and end of season dinner. All have been very well attended.
Life memberships of the touch club were awarded to Christine Lai and Matt Gray at the end of season dinner. Christine has been a member of the touch club for over a decade, with a long history of serving on the committee. She has an excellent playing history, starting in a low grade mixed team, and is currently a permanent member the clubs A-grade Mixed and Women’s teams, and has represented the club at the National Touch League. Matt Gray was awarded his life membership in recognition of his efforts as President of the club for three years. Matt worked tirelessly as a President, player, coach, Referee and competition administrator. With his retirement as President at the 2006 AGM, Matt left the club in an excellent position. Matt has an excellent playing history to a State League level, and he has represented the club with distinction as a referee at a local and interstate level.
In 2006 the club had five of its members represent the state at Opens Level. Darren Jones, Mark Jones and Jeffrey Dutschke played in the Men’s open team that was coached by Darren Ball, and Inke Jones and Sharon Lowe played in the Women’s open team. The senior state teams had many AUTC members, Latchman Singh, Matt Gray, Mark Jones, Darren Jones, Jason Morton and Brendan Hennessy played in the over 30’s mens state team coached by Jeffrey Dutschke and Marty Green represented the state in the over 35’s mens state team. Two club members, Darren Jones and Jeremy Smith played for the Crusaders Men’s team at the National Touch League in 2006. Darren Jones was awarded the special honour of being selected to play for Australia in the Senior Mixed team at the World Cup in South Africa in January 2007.
The club continues to be a key development ground for touch in South Australia. Six members of the club were awarded their level one coaching certificates in 2006, and the club continues to develop referees at its Waite competition.
The coming year in 2007 sees touch in South Australia in a position where it needs to begin to attract teenagers and young adults into the sport. AUTC is no different, and now has a real need to attract, and retain new members to the club, particularly males. The club has allocated a substantial budget to this need, and hopes to see immediate and longer term results.
The Club is currently in a strong position, administratively, financially and on the field. With its current dedicated committee and numerous assistants, the club has set about growing further, attracting new members and leading the state in the development of touch.
Jeffrey Dutschke
AUTC President
The club makes a number of awards to individuals and teams during both the Summer and Winter seasons.
These awards are voted on by either team members or coaches and given to individuals within teams and include MVP, Best Male and Female and Best Team Player awards.
Mens A
Best Player Darren Jones
Best Team Player Rob Page
Most Improved Bart Smyth
Mens B
Best Player Geoff Lin
Best Team Player Alex Joseph
Most Improved Felix Jaffe
Mens C
Best Player Trevor Cooper
Best Team Player Russell Barlow
Most Improved Domenic Gullifa
Womens
Best Player Sarah O’Dwyer
Best Team Player Belinda Gibson
Most Improved Ceri Synott
Mixed A
Best Male Darren Jones
Best Female Christine Lai
Best Team Player Paul Harrold
Most Improved Sarah Swift
Mixed B
Best Male Dougal Currie
Best Female Sam Doove
Best Team Player Alex Joseph
Most Improved Martin Schubert
Mixed C
Best Male Charlie Pontecorvo
Best Female Jenny McInerny
Best Team Player Trent McInerny
Most Improved Emily Newcombe
Mixed D
Best Male Brad Harvey
Best Female Ceri Synott
Best Team Player Inke Jones
Most Improved Caroline Gunn
Mixed E
Best Male BJ Rawnsley
Best Female Belinda Rawnsley
Best Team Player Darren Peters
Most Improved Lisa Dodds
Mixed F
Best Male Christian Riebeling
Best Female Marnie Round
Best Team Player Scott Pelvin
Most Improved Sarah Hardy
Mixed A (Gummy Bears)
Best Male - Jeffrey Dutschke
Best Female - Inke Jones
Mixed B (Jelly Babies)
Best Male - Mark Jones
Best Female - Tahlia Christie and Sharon Lowe
Mixed C (Black Cats)
Best Male - Ryan Causby
Best Female - Laura Teakle
Mixed D (Chicos)
Best Male - Adrian Loschiavo
Best Female - Belinda Rawnsley
Mixed E (Red Frogs)
Best Male - Simon Derrick-Yuile
Best Female - Ainslie Roberts
Men's A
Latchman Singh
Women's A
Amanda Brimson
Men's B
Brett Northey
Women's B
Tiffany Schultz
A special congratulations also to INKE JONES and BELINDA RAWNSLEY who also
took out the overall Best Female Player for their divsions at Waite. Well done!
Congratulations to all AUTC players for another fantastic summer of touch football!
A special mention goes to award winners for each of the 9 mixed, men's and women's teams entered at Waite and City Touch.
Mixed A (Little Mermaids)
Best Male TRENT DIXON
Best Female BRITTNY ROBERTS
Best Team Player BRITTNY ROBERTS
Mixed A (Hong Kong Phooeys)
Best Male JEFFREY DUTSCHKE
Best Female SHARON LOWE
Best Team Player LOUISA SANCHEZ
Mixed B/C (Yogi Bears)
Best Male ASHLEY JOHNSON
Best Female RUTH VOGELSANG
Best Team Player BELINDA GIBSON
Mixed D/E (Smurfs)
Best Male MARTIN SCHUBERT
Best Female AINSLIE DERRICK ROBERTS
Best Team Player BRADLEY CLARE
Mixed F/G (Scooby Doos)
Best Male DARREN PETERS
Best Female GILL McGREGOR
Best Team Player JACQUI SHEPHERD
Mixed F/G (Wiley Coyotes)
Best Male BRENTON HOWE
Best Female CORRINE PHOENIX
Best Team Player DAVID BAZZACCO
Women's (PowerPuff Girls)
Most Valuable Player TAHLIA CHRISTIE
Most Improved SARAH HARDY
Men’s A (Captain Caveman)
Most Valuable Player NINH DUONG
Most Improved OWEN TEAKLE
Men’s B (The Jetsons)
Most Valuable Player RYAN CAUSBY
Most Improved NICHOLAS DAWSON
WELL DONE also to Brenton Howe for winning the Best Male Trophy for Waite for his division!
Club Award Winners for Summer 2008/2009 for the Waite (Mixed) and City Touch (men's and women's) comps are listed below. Well done!
Mixed A/B Fossils
Best Female REBECCA KNIGHTS
Best Male MARTY GREEN
Mixed A/B Magpies
Best Female KATE BERGIN
Best Male LATCHMAN SINGH
Mixed A/B Orcas
Best Female RUTH VOGELSANG
Best Male DARREN JONES
Mixed A/B Skunks
Best Female JESSICA RYAN
Best Male NINH DUONG
Mixed C/D Dalmatians
Best Female LARA SCRIMGEOUR
Best Male ALEX CASSEGRAIN and DANIEL CAIRE
Mixed E/F Pandas
Best Female RHONDA REES
Best Male DALE JACKAMAN
Mixed E/F Pelicans
Best Female CHANTAL HADCHITI
Best Male RICHARD WHITE
Mixed G/H Zebras
Best Male MATT JACQUES
Best Female JENNA CRAGGS
Men's A Friesians
Most Valuable Player CHRIS SAINSBURY
Most Improved BRENTON HOWE
Men's A Lemurs
Most Valuable Player MARK WOOD
Most Improved NICK DAWSON
Women's A Angelfish
Most Valuable Player MOLLIE BARKER
Most Improved SARAH HARDY
Women's B Wagtails
Most Valuable Player KAREN SMITH
Most Improved BETH McKENZIE
Congratulations also to DARREN JONES and CHANTAL HADCHITI for winning the Best Player Awards for the Waite Competition for their respective divisions.
Congratulations to everyone for yet another great summer of touch! This season AUTC entered 6 mixed teams at Waite and two men's and one women's team at City Touch.
Team awards were given to players from each of the nine teams for their skills and dedication. For the men's and women's team this was a peer vote, and for the mixed teams the vote took into account both the match votes collected at Waite each week and peer nominations. Well done to the players listed below!
Mixed A/B Trolls
Best Male - Chris Sainsbury
Best Female - Sharon Lowe
Mixed A/B Pixies
Best Male - Ryan Causby
Best Female - Justine Partoon
Mixed C/D Goblins
Best Male - Brendon King
Best Female - Tiffany Schultz
Mixed C/D Leprechauns
Best Male - Brent McMahon
Best Female - Ainslie Derrick Roberts
Mixed E/F Elves
Best Male -Gilby Jepson
Best Female - Belinda Melhuish
Mixed G/H Harpies
Best Male - Tom Lee
Best Female - Steffanie Tiggemann
Men's A - Minotaurs
Most Valuable - Darren Jones
Most Improved - Chris Sainsbury
Men's B - Centaurs
Most Valuable - Adam Potter
Most Improved - Brant Ellis
Women's - Mermaids
Most Valuable - Mollie Barker
Most Improved - Patricia Mullaney
A special mention also to CHRIS SAINSBURY for winning the prize for Waite Mixed A/B Best Male - congratulations!
AUTC Beta - Mixed C/D
Best male: Shane Marshall
Best female: Lauren Bynder
AUTC Gamma - Mixed C/D
Best Male: Todd Newmarch
Best female: Ainslie Derrick Roberts
AUTC Delta - Mixed E/F
Best Male: Dale Jackman
Best female: Corrine Phoenix
AUTC Epsilon - Mixed G/H
Best male: Jimmy Ha
Best female: Laura Eadie
Men’s A grade
Most improved: Ricki Irons
Most Valuable: Chris Sainsbury
Men’s B grade
Most improved: Thomas Litchfield
Most valuable: Stephen Spurling
Mens A
Best Player Jeremy Smith
Best Team Player Chris Stewart
Most Improved Cameron Milne
Mens B
Best Player Rob Page
Best Team Player Dougal Currie
Most Improved Jeffrey Dutschke
Mens C
Best Player Bart Smyth
Best Team Player Felix Jaffe
Most Improved Chad Harris
Womens
Best Player Laura Teakle
Best Team Player Ceri Synot
Most Improved Sarah Swift
Thurs A
Best Male Mark Jones
Best Female Sarah O'Dwyer
Best Team Player Chris Bucknell
Most Improved Brooke Parsons
Thurs B
Best Male Charlie Pontecorvo
Best Female Jo Mansell
Best Team Player Belinda Gibson
Most Improved Laura Teakle
Thurs C
Best Male Bart Smyth
Best Female Belinda Rawnsley
Best Team Player (NB: 2 medals) Brenton Rawnsley & Jacqui Shepard
Most Improved Lachlan Bannear
Thurs D
Best Male Chris Vinall
Best Female Tiffany Schultz
Best Team Player Emily Newcombe
Most Improved Julia Bailey
Sun A
Best Male Marty Green
Best Female Christine Lai
Best Team Player Alex Joseph
Most Improved Kathryn Van Diemen
Sun B
Best Male Gavin Watson
Best Female Jenny McInerney
Best Team Player Philippa Davey
Most Improved Jillian Lee
Mens A
Most Valuable Player Darren Jones
Most Improved Latchman Singh
Mens B
Most Valuable Player Gavin Watson
Most Improved Felix Barbalet
Womens A
Most Valuable Player Sharon Lowe
Most Valuable Player Jo Mitchell
Most Improved Shelley Laslett
Womens B
Most Valuable Player Ceridwen Synnot
Most Improved Tahlia Christie
Mixed A
Best Male Paul Harrold
Best Female Sharon Lowe
Best Team Player Tahlia Christie
Mixed B
Best Male Alec Norman
Best Female Ceridwen Synnot
Best Team Player Latchman Singh
Mixed C
Best Male Michael Goedecke
Best Female Belinda Gibson
Best Team Player Belinda Gibson
Mixed D
Best Male Paul Smith
Best Female Belinda Rawnsley
Best Team Player Jacqui Shepherd
Mixed E
Best Male Chris Vinall
Best Female Ainslie Roberts
Best Team Player Steven Finney
Mixed A1 (AUTC Hot Chocolates - A Grade)
Best Male DARREN JONES
Best Female BRITTNY ROBERTS
Best Team Player INKE JONES
Mixed A2 (AUTC Chocoholics - A Grade)
Best Male NINH DUONG
Best Female SHARON LOWE
Best Team Player LOUISA SANCHEZ
Mixed C (Chocolate Puddings - D/E Grade)
Best Male OWEN TEAKLE
Best Female KRISTI MULVIHILL
Best Team Player KATE BERGIN
Mixed D (Choc Chip Cookies - F Grade)
Best Male ASHLEY JOHNSON
Best Female BELINDA RAWNSLEY
Best Team Player MARTIN SCHUBERT
Mixed E (Chocolate Cupcakes - G Grade)
Best Male ANTHONY WU
Best Female ADELE CAON
Best Team Player AINSLIE ROBERTS
Men's A
Most Valuable Player CHRIS SAINSBURY
Most Improved STEELE TALLON
Men's B
Most Valuable Player STEVEN DUTSCHKE
Most Improved STEPHEN SPURLING
Women's A
Most Valuable Player TAHLIA CHRISTIE
Most Improved CATRIONA MURPHY
Women's B
Most Valuable Player JOANNE WAUGH
Most Improved SALLY COX
AUTC Mixed A/B Cheetahs
Best Male NINH DUONG
Best Female SHARON LOWE
Best Team Player DARREN JONES
AUTC Mixed A/B Cougars
Best Male CHRIS SAINSBURY
Best Female BRITTNY ROBERTS
Best Team Player JEFFREY DUTSCHKE
AUTC Mixed E/F Ocelots
Best Male SIMON DERRICK ROBERTS
Best Female AINSLIE DERRICK ROBERTS
Best Team Player JACQUI SHEPHERD
AUTC Mixed E/F Lynx
Best Male DAVID BAZZACCO
Best Female CORRINE PHOENIX
Best Team Player RENEE STOR
AUTC Mixed G/H Panthers
Best Male DAVID HOUSE
Best Female PATRICIA MULLANEY
Best Team Player NICK COLEBATCH
AUTC Mixed I Wildcats
Best Male TOB OWENS
Best Female KATHERINE PILLMAN
Best Team Player BRENDON KING
AUTC Men’s A Lions
Most Valuable Player DARREN JONES
Most Improved OWEN TEAKLE
AUTC Men’s B Tigers
Most Valuable Player BRENDAN HENNESSY
Most Improved STEPHEN SPURLING
AUTC Women’s A Jaguars
Most Valuable Player CHRISTINE LAI
Most Improved JOANNE WAUGH
AUTC Women’s B Pumas
Most Valuable Player AINSLIE DERRICK ROBERTS
Most Improved CORRINE PHOENIX
AUTC Mixed A/B Hatchbacks
Best Male DARREN JONES
Best Female MADELAINE McGINTY
Best Team Player CATRIONA MURPHY
AUTC Mixed A/B Sedans
Best Male CODY MORRIS
Best Female LARA SCRIMGEOUR
Best Team Player MARIANA REGO
AUTC Mixed C Wagons
Best Male NICK COLEBATCH
Best Female BELINDA GIBSON
Best Team Player STEPHEN SPURLING
AUTC Mixed D SUVs
Best Male MATT JACQUES
Best Female AINSLIE DERRICK ROBERTS
Best Team Player ANTHONY WINTER
AUTC Mixed D Trucks
Best Male CHRISTIAN RIEBELING
Best Female RENEE STOR
Best Team Player GEOFF KENNEDY
AUTC Mixed E/F Mopeds
Best Male ADAM POTTER
Best Female EMMA GORDON
Best Team Player NEVILLE WADIA
AUTC Men’s A AWDs
Most Valuable Player DARREN JONES
Most Improved CODY MORRIS
AUTC Men’s B 4WDs
Most Valuable Player BRENDAN HENNESSY
Most Improved ADAM POTTER & NEVILLE WADIA
AUTC Women’s A Convertibles
Most Valuable Player MOLLIE BARKER
Most Improved CORRINE PHOENIX
AUTC Women’s B F1s
Most Valuable Player BROOKE PARSONS
Most Improved ADELAIDE PNG
AUTC a la Mode (Mixed A Grade)
Best Male - DARREN JONES
Best Female - CATRIONA MURPHY
Best Team Player - NINH DUONG
AUTC Bain Marie (Mixed A Grade)
Best Male - RYAN CAUSBY
Best Female - MARIANA REGO
Best Team Player - AARON ROBERTSON
AUTC Canape (Mixed C Grade)
Best Male - SHANE MARSHALL
Best Female - JEMMA NAUMANN
Best Team Player - CHANTEL FIELD
AUTC Degustation (Mixed D Grade)
Best Male - GARTH CALDER
Best Female - TESS LEAHY
Best Team Player - OLIVIA BASHEER
AUTC Entree (Mixed G/H Grade)
Best Male - GEORGE HINTON
Best Female - CLAIRE THOMAS
Best Team Player - KATHERINE KITTO
Men's A
MVP - CHRIS SAINSBURY
Most Improved - RICKI IRONS
Men's B
MVP - JASON MORTON
Most Improved - CHARLES GREEN
Women's A
MVP - JO WAUGH
Most Improved - KATHLEEN WRIGHT
Women's B
MVP - TESS LEAHY
Most Improved - JEMMA NAUMANN
This award recognises the contributions of an AUTC Club Member who has contributed to the successful function of the club. It may be awarded to committee members who go beyond the effort expected of a committee member. The on-field award is given to someone who exhibits a positive on-field attitude and is always willing to help out other club members and teams.
2011 - Matt Jacques
2010 - Mark Jones
2009 - Stephen Spurling
2008 - Belinda Gibson
2007 - Ben O'Donnell
2006 - Felix Barbalet (off-field)/ Caroline Gunn (on-field)
2005 - Jeffrey Dutschke
2003 - Sandii Brimble
2002 - Duncan Holds
2011 - Shane Marshall
2010 - Paul Smith
2009 - Mark Jones
2008 - Chris Sainsbury
2007 - Mark Jones
2004 - Cody Morris
2003 - Matt Gray
2002 - Paul (Gonzo) Harrold
2000 - Darren Jones
2010 - AUTC Delta (Mixed C)
2009 - AUTC Hatchbacks (Men's A)
2008 - AUTC Lions (Men's A)
2007 - Creme Brulee (Men's A)
2005 - Emperors (Men's A)
2003 - Combovers (Men's A)
2002 - Trolls (div. 3)
2000 - Kneejerk (Mxd div. 3)
Most Promising Male and Female Award
"The Garry Williamson Award" and "The Jo Mitchell Award" respectively.
The winner of these awards should:
Continuing Excellence Male and Female award
The male award is known as the Darren Jones Medal
The winner of these awards should
Best Club Person
The winner of this award should
(these criteria were established and ratified at a committee meeting 02/11/2008)
This award has been instituted to recognise members who have been playing for several years and who have shown continual improvement and performance at a high level. An award is given for both females and males.
In 2008, the award for males was named in honour of Darren Jones, who has been actively involved in the club for over 10 years and has represented the sport at all levels, including playing for Australia in 2007. The award will henceforth be known as the Darren Jones Continuing Excellence Award.
2010 - Melanie Johnson, Chris Sainsbury
2009 - Madelaine McGinty, Darren Jones
2008 - Tahlia Christie, Ninh Duong
2007 - Sharon Lowe, Darren Jones
2006 - Inke Jones, Latchman Singh
In recognition of enthusiasm, good sportmanship or any other positive performance or contribution not covered by other awards.
2011 - Charles Green
2007 - Tob Owens, Cameron Christie
2010 - AUTC Echo (Mixed G/H)
2009 - SUVs (Mixed D)
2007 - Sticky Date Puddings (Men's B)
2005 - Royals (Womens B)
2003 - Blue Rinse Set (Mixed F)
2002 - Hobbits (Mxd div. 6)
2000 - Dextrous (Mxd div. 6)
This award is given to the male and female players who are thought to show the most ability. The award criteria are now set to only cater for players who are new to the sport (one or two seasons experience) and not just new to the club. The Most Promising Female award is named after Joanne Mitchell, a legend of the sport in South Australia, while the Most Promising Male award is named after Gary Williamson, a life member of the club, who made significant contributions to the club as a coach.
2011 - Garth Calder, Tess Leahy
2010 - Ricki Irons, Cassie Smith
2009 - Nick Purdam, Adelaide Png
2008 - Alex Cassegrain, Siobhan Giles
2007 - Owen Teakle, Catriona Murphy
2006 - Steven Dutschke, Justine Marechal/Brittny Roberts
2005 - Ben O'Donnell, Joanne Waugh
2004 - Jeffrey Dutscke, Sarah Swift
2003 - Cameron Milne, Laura Teakle
2002 - Ingo Ernst, Line Skovmark
2000 - Greg Somers, Simone Woodward
The minutes of commitee meetings held at the club are stored here
AUTC members have won numerous awards for their on and off-field performances for the club. These include MVP awards for various competitions and awards from the Adelaide University Sports Association.
Winter 2011 - Ninh Duong (Mixed A)
Summer 2009-10 - Chris Sainsbury (Waite Mixed A/B)
Summer 2008-9 - Chantal Hadchiti (Waite Mixed E/F); Darren Jones (Waite Mixed A/B)
Summer 2007-8 Brenton Howe (Waite Mixed F/G)
Summer 2006-7 Inke Jones -(Waite Mixed A/B); Belinda Rawnsley (Waite Mixed E/F)
Summer 2005-6 Sharon Lowe - (Waite Mixed A/B)
Winter 2005 Darren Peters (Thursday E/F Grade); Michael Goedecke (Thursday H Grade)
Summer 2004-5 Darren Jones ( Waite Mxd A/B) (City Mens A); Belinda Rawnsley (Waite Mxd E/F)
Winter 2004 Christine Lai (City Mxd Sunday Cup); Joanna Mansell (City Mxd E/F)
Summer 2003-4 Seth DeBolt (Waite Mxd D); Darren Jones (City Mens A); Barbara Morgan (Waite Mxd E)
Summer 2002-3 Jackie Munn (City Womens B)
Summer 1998-9 Christine Lai (Mxd A)
Sports Association Awards Blues, Half Blues and Club Letters are awards given by the Adelaide University Sports Association. These awards recognise high achievement both on and off the playing field. Only current Adelaide University students can receive Blues and Half Blues, while non-students and students may receive Club Letters.
Blue - Tony Wilkinson, Gary Williamson, John Brown, Phil Allan, Dwina Noesbar ('85), Kathryn Taffs, Danny Travers ('93), Con Nikolakopoulos ('95), Darren Jones ('00), Penny Bennett, Leila Wyatt ('01), Jeremy Smith ('05), Jeffrey Dutschke ('06), Melanie Johnson ('10).
Half Blue - Guy Moten ('90), Kathryn Taffs, Danny Travers, Amanda Sutton ('91), Diarmuid Crowley ('93), Simon Milnes ('95), Darren Jones ('99), Penny Bennett ('00), Jeffrey Dutschke ('05), Tahlia Christie ('08).
Club Letter (1) - Tony De Silva, Cathy S, Ttaska, Rose Maloney('85) , Brian Varcoe, David Adams, Maria Arthur, Breda Quinn ('90), Amanda Sutton, Robin Kildare, Kristen Lynert, Joanne Mitchell, Kirsty Dibden, Josie McInerny, Lisa Wallace, Leigh Johnston ('93), Jasmin Rieck, Sharon Kildare, Len Tanti ('95), Elizabeth Mapletoft ('97), Darren Jones, Michelle Kirby ('98), Penelope Bennett ('99), Fleur Bowden, Ninh Duong, Megan Field, Christine Lai, Gavin Watson ('01), Nathan Harvey, Brendan Hennessy, Jacqueline Munn, Charlie Pontecorvo, Leila Wyatt ('03), Jeffrey Dutschke, Katie Emmel, Martin Green, Sarah O'Dwyer, Louisa Sanchez ('05), Laura Teakle, Inke Jones, Sharon Lowe, Mark Jones ('06), Martin Schubert ('10), Tahlia Christie ('10), Paul Smith ('10).
Club Letter (2) - Timothy Bright, Russell Lee, Victoria Woods, Angela Selby, Sula Misirilis ('90), Gavin Watson ('99), Ben Harrison, Brendon King, Katherine Oborne, Dan Sergeant ('01), Fleur Bowden, Mark Jones ('03), Matt Gray ('05), Belinda Gibson ('08), Ben O'Donnell ('08), Paul 'Gonzo' Harrold ('09), Stephen Spurling ('09), Darren Jones ('10), Sarah Swift ('10), Belinda Gibson ('10).
Sports Association award nominations are normally called for in April and October each year. To be eligable for an award in touch the following criteria apply:
For all awards
* Must be a financial member of club AND sports association
BLUE
Candidates for a Blue in Touch should have achieved the following:
* participation in the Australian University Games
* played in the club’s first team for at least two years
* played for the region which the AUTC is a member of
* selection in a State Open side at least twice
* selection to play at the National Touch League or a similar national championship or selected for a Green and Gold Team.
* student studying for an award confered by the University of Adelaide
HALF BLUE
Candidates for a Half Blue in Touch should have achieved the following:
* participation in the Australian Universities Games
* played in the first for at least two years
* played for the region which the AUTC is a member of
* selection in a State Open side
* student studying for an award confered by the University of Adelaide
CLUB LETTERS
Candidates for Club Letters (1) should have achieved one or more of the following:
* Member of the first of second team for two or more years
* played for the region which the AUTC is a member of
* selection in a State side
* attendance at the Australian Universities Games (for students)
* player for the club for five years (over 100 games) or more
* selection in a National League side
Club Letters (2)
Candidates for Club Letters (2) should have achieved at least one of the following:
* Member of club committee for at least three years
OR
* Coach of a club side for at least three years
OR
* a referee in an AUTC ran competition for at least three years
The AUTC thanks the following people for their contribution to the club and has given them life membership in recognition of their service:
Darren Ball (2003)
Diarmuid Crowley
Ninh Duong (2003)
Matt Gray (2006)
Ben Harrison
Brendan Hennessy (2003)
Rob (Doc) Kildare
Darren Jones (2003)
Christine Lai (2006)
Libby Mapletoft
Joanne Mitchell
Kathryn Taffs
Gavin Watson
Tony Wilkinson
Gary Williamson
AUTC members regularly compete at levels above the local competitions our club fields teams in. We would like to recognise the achievements of these members who have often contributed to the club as coaches and officials. All players have represented at Men's or Women's Open level unless indicated.
2007 - Darren Jones (Snr. Mxd), Rob 'Doc' Kildare (M 40s) 2004 - Lisa Mahoney (W 30s), 2003 - Rob 'Doc' Kildare (M 35s) 1999 - Rob 'Doc' Kildare (Mxd 30s) 1999 - Rob 'Doc' Kildare (Mens 30s Merit) 1997 - Rob 'Doc' Kildare (Mxd 30s)
2010 - Ninh Duong (M30s), Martin Green (M30s), Mel Johnson, Darren Jones (M30s), Maddy McGinty, Jess Ryan, Chris Sainsbury (M30s), Latchman Singh (M30s), Steele Tallon (M30s) 2009 - Ryan Causby (M30s), Jeffrey Dutschke, Ninh Duong (M30s), Martin Green (M30s), Matt Jacques (M30s), Darren Jones (M30s), Maddy McGinty, Mel Ralph, Jess Ryan, Chris Sainsbury (M30s), Latchman Singh (M30s), Paul Smith (M30s Manager), Steele Tallon (M30s), Mark Wood (M30s) 2008 - Tahlia Christie (Mxd), Jeffrey Dutschke, Rob 'Doc' Kildare (Snr Mixed), Sharon Lowe 2007 - Rob 'Doc' Kildare (M 35s), Christine Lai (W 30s), Sharon Lowe, Kathryn Taffs (W 30s) 2006 - Darren Jones, Christian O'Dwyer, Jeremy Smith, Robin Kildare (M35s) 2005 - Carrie Atkinson (W30s), Darren Ball (M30s), Darren Jones (M30s), Robin Kildare (M35s), Christine Lai (W30s), Lisa Mahoney (W30s), Adrian Sim 2004 - Carrie Atkinson (Mxd), Darren Ball (M 30s), Megan Field, Sharon Gray (W 30s) Darren Jones (MO, 30s), Mark Jones (M 30s Manager), Robin 'Doc' Kildare (W 30s Coach), Christine Lai (Mxd), Lisa Mahoney (W 30s), Libby Mapletoft (W 30s), Jo Mitchell (W 30s), Jeremy Smith (MO, M 30s Ass. Coach), Leila Wyatt 2003 - Darren Ball (M 30s), Darren Jones, Lisa Mahoney (W 30s) Rob Page, Leila Wyatt 2002 - Darren Jones, Christine Lai (Mxd) 2001 - Darren Ball, Penny Bennett, Darren Jones, Leila Wyatt 2000 - Darren Ball (Mx), Kathryn Bradshaw, Darren Jones, Rob Kildare (Mx Player/Coach), Simon Milnes (Mx), Gavin Watson (Ass. Coach, W)
2008 - Ben O'Donnell (Mxd), Tahlia Christie (Mxd) 2007 - Ben O'Donnell (Mxd) 2006 - Jeffrey Dutschke (Mxd) 2002 - Jeremey Smith (Mxd) 2000 - Penny Bennett (Mxd), Chris Sainsbury (Mxd), Leila Wyatt (Mxd)
2007 - Tahlia Christie, Jeffrey Dutschke, Katie Emmel (Mxd), Matt Gray (Women's Ass. Coach), Martin Green (Mxd) Amy Keir (Mxd), Darren Jones, Mark Jones, Sharon Lowe, Jason Morton 2006 - Darren Ball (Coach M), Jeffrey Dutschke (MO, M 30s coach), Matt Gray (M 30s), Brendan Hennessy (M 30s), Darren Jones (MO, M 30s), Inke Jones, Mark Jones (MO, M 30s), Sharon Lowe, Jason Morton (M 30s), Latchman Singh (M 30s) 2005 - Darren Ball (Coach M), Jeffrey Dutschke, Darren Jones, Christian O'Dwyer, Robert Page (Mxd), Jeremy Smith 2004 - Darren Ball (Coach M), Darren Jones, Christine Lai, Lisa Mahoney, Adrian Sim, Jeremy Smith 2003 - Carrie Atkinson, Darren Ball (Coach M), Katie Emmel (Development), Ingo Ernst (30s), Megan Field (30s), Sharon Gray (30s), Darren Jones, Robin "Doc" Kildare (W 30s Coach), Christine Lai (Dev), Jo Mitchell (30s), Sarah O''Dwyer (Dev), Rob Page (30s), Jeremy Smith, Leila Wyatt 2002 - Darren Ball (Mens Ass. Coach), Megan Field, Darren Jones, Robin 'Doc'; Kildare (Mens Player/Coach), Christine Lai (Mx), Rob Page, Karen Stewart (Mx), Leila Wyatt 2001 - Darren Ball, Ninh Duong, Katie Emmel, Sally Gerhardy, Darren Jones, Rob Kildare (Mens Player/Coach), Christine Lai, Rob Page, Leila Wyatt 2000 - Darren Ball, Penny Bennett, Kathryn Bradshaw, Ninh Duong, Megan Field, Darren Jones, Joanne Mitchell, Warwick Morgan, Rob Page, Jasmin Rieck (W. Manager), Chris Sainsbury, Gavin Watson (W. coach), Leila Wyatt 1999 - Darren Ball, Darren Jones, Michelle Kirby, Simon Milnes. 1998 - Penelope Bennett, Kathryn Bradshaw, Darren Jones, Elizabeth Mapletoft, Christine Lai (W. Manager). 1997 - Darren Ball, Penny Bennett, Amelia Kent, Robin Kildare, Sharon Kildare, Amanda Lamont, Jay Laurie, Bec Lewicki, Kate Lewicki, Elizabeth Mapletoft, Warwick Morgan, Athanasia Savvoudis, Chris Stewart, Natalie Taffs, Len Tanti. 1996 - Franca Costanzo, Kylie Grimshaw, Darren Jones, Robin Kildare, Sharon Kildare, Amanda Lamont, Jay Laurie, Elizabeth Mapletoft, Simon Milnes, Natalie Taffs, Len Tanti, Julian Wiedenbach. 1995 - Jay Laurie, Elizabeth Mapletoft (M. Manager), Len Tanti, Chris Webber 1994 - Diarmuid Crowley, Robin Kildare, Jay Laurie, Elizabeth Mapletoft, Simon Milnes, Joanne Mitchell (W. Coach), Con Nikolakpoulos, Sharon O''Connor, Chris Stewart, Kathryn Taffs, Len Tanti, Danny Travers 1992 - Maria Arthur (W. Coach), Franca Costanzo, Diarmuid Crowley, Kirsty Dibden, Robin Kildare, Kristin Lienert, Josie McInerney, Athanasia Misirlis, Joanne Mitchell, Amanda Sutton, Danny Travers, Lisa Wallace. 1989 - Tony Wilkinson, Gary Williamson, Brian Varcoe 1986 - Phil Allan, John Brown, Julie Chambers, Glen Davis, Dwina Noesbar, Andrew Short, Tony Wilkinson, Garry Williamson, Mark Wilson. 1984 - Tony Wilkinson 1983 - Tony Wilkinson
AUTC has repeatedly had on-field success with teams taking the title at all levels. If you have any additions, please contact admin{at}autouch.org.au.
Winter 2011
AUTC A La Mode (Mixed A) def. Everlong 8-3
Summer 10/11
Winter 2010
Autumn 2010
Summer 2009/10
Winter 2009
Summer 2008/9
Winter 2008
Autumn 2008
Summer 2007/8
Winter 2007
2007 Central Conference University Games
Winter 2006
2006 Central Conference University Games
Summer 2005-6
Winter 2005
2005 Central Conference University Games
Summer 2004-5
Winter 2004
2004 Southern University Games
Winter 2003
Summer 2001-2
Summer 2000-1
Summer 1998-9
1997
Winter 1995
WAITE MIXED TOUCH FOR SEASON 2009-2010 WILL COMMENCE THURSDAY 29TH OCTOBER.
Adelaide University will again be running a 14-week + finals Mixed Touch Competition for Summer 2009-2010 at the Waite Playing fields, on the corner of Fullarton Road and Claremont Avenue, Netherby.
Games are played on Thursday nights at 6:10 pm, 7 pm and 7:50 pm with at least four divisions ranging from grades A to H (Open Divisions), and the inclusion this year for the first time of a Family Grade for adults and children to join in together.
Season dates are:
Round 1 – 8: October 29 – December 17, 2009
Rd 9 – 14: January 14 – February 18, 2010
Semi-Final: February 25, 2010
Grand Final: March 4, 2010
For full competition details, follow the link to Waite Touch at the top of this page.
The grand finals for division A to H were played out in the heat on Thursday 26th Feb 2009. Congratulations to all teams that took part.
A Grade: Everlong def. AUTC Magpies 7-6
B Grade: Average Joes def. Reschke Bulls 10-9
C Grade: AUTC Dalmatians def. Get Duffed 10-5
D Grade: Circus Act def. Stoneys 8-7
E Grade: Hot Custard def. Sister Morphine 6-3
F Grade: Pigs of Death def. AUTC Pelicans 4-2
G Grade: Warriors def. AUTC Zebras 6-5
H Grade: Wild Turkeys def. Cool Beans United 7-6
Best Player Awards for each of the divisions went to:
A/B Grade: Darren Jones (AUTC Orcas), Sarah Mayrhofer (Everlong)
C/D Grade: Grantley Fraser and Leanne Fraser (Off the Leash)
E/F Grade: Greg Olding (Pigs of Death), Chantal Hadchiti (AUTC Pelicans)
G/H Grade: Henry Stewart (Precise), Meaghan Chancellor (Blue Jays)
Congratulations to all the teams that fought it out in the heat of the Grand Finals on Thursday 6th March 2008!
A Grade: Reschke Bulls def. AUTC Little Mermaids 6-5
B Grade: Soaks def. Everlong 8-7
C Grade: Off the Leash def. Circus Act 10-4
D Grade: Penguins def. Trio Test and Measure 8-4
E Grade: Smashed Beagles def. Short Blacks 6-5
F Grade: Sister Morphine def. AUTC Wiley Coyotes 9-5
G Grade: Blue Jays def. Affogatos 6-0
Well done to the winners and runners up of each division.
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Congratulations also to the competition Best Player Awards:
A Grade: Will Sadler (Reschke Bulls) and Lisa Mahoney (Randoms)
B/C Grade: Paul Jarvis (Stoneys) and Sarah Mayrhofer (Everlong)
D/E Grade: Greg Olding (Pigs of Death) / Christian O'Dwyer (Get Duffed) and Trudie Cain (Penguins)
F/G Grade: Brenton Howe (AUTC Wiley Coyotes) / Evan Reay (One Step Beyond) and Tracey Robinson (Freestylers).
A great season all round, well done!
Congratulations to everyone on a great Waite Season and well done to those teams who competed in the grand finals last night.
Special mention to the prize winners, Best Player Awards went to:
A/B Best Male
NINH DUONG (Slack Dogs)
A/B Best Female
INKE JONES (AUTC Gummy Bears)
C/D Best Male
SHANE BRACEGIRDLE (Blackened) & MIKE PEOPLES (WDTA Wildcats)
C/D Best Female
DANI CAMERON (WDTA Wildcats)
E/F Best Male
JOHN SCRYMGOUR (Penguins)
E/F Best Female
BELINDA RAWNSLEY (AUTC Chicos) & TRUDIE CAIN (Penguins)
G/H Best Male
BRODIE LANE (Centro)
G/H Best Female
BONITA KENNEDY (Centro)
Well, that about wraps it up for the season, all of us at AUTC hope you enjoyed the season and we look forward to seeing you and your team out at Waite again next summer!
The Grand Finals of the Waite Touch competition produced several close games and a couple of upsets. We have been fortunate this season, losing no games to rain and with the Summer being quite mild, the revamped hot weather policy did not need to come into effect.
Blue Jays played MFF in the H grade final. Although Blue Jays had finished higher than MFF in the regular season, MFF had defeated Blue Jays on both occasions that these teams met. Unfortunately for the Blue Jays, MFF made it a clean sweep for season 2004-5, with a 6-4 victory.
In G grade, the Short Blacks were looking to release their big steps on the Black Antz.' In this first versus second clash, the game looked to be over for the Black Antz, as the Short Blacks sliced through the defence. However, the Black Antz put up a spirited performance and made a late comeback, with the final siren being the Short Blacks best friend. In the end, the Short Blacks had too much firepower for the Black Antz, running out winners 7-5.
G/H MVPs: Jason Cuthro (Short Blacks), Tanya Day (Team Yoda)
The Wild Turkeys had clawed their way up to the Grand Final from last position and with their comfortable defeat of AUTC Debt Collectors the week before, looked as if they could defeat AUTC Achilles. Unfortunately for the Turkeys, they could not quite bridge the gap between themselves and Achilles, who went one better than their namesake and won this contest of two opponents, 4-2.
The E grade final saw a rare lopsided score line. The Penguins and Mixtures had shown throughout the season that they were the teams to beat in this division. In their previous encounter, the Mixtures had defeated the Penguins 6-5, so this promised to be a close game. Unfortunately for the Mixtures and their supporters, this expectation was not to prove correct, as the Penguins produced their best result of the season to take victory 9-3.
E/F MVP: Grey Olding (Pigs of Death) Belinda Rawnsley (AUTC Achilles)
Stoneys would have been comfortable favourites for their D grade final against AUTC Jumbo Sponge, after finishing 8 points ahead of their opponents at the end of the regular season. However, those who had seen the last encounter between these teams would have known the game could always produce a result that could go either way. This previous encounter proved an accurate form guide, as AUTC Jumbo Sponge found the scoring power to overcome a determined Stoneys side 7-5.
The C grade final promised not only a close result but an entertaining game. Coming away from their high-scoring victory over Debacle, the Soaks knew they had the scoring potential to upset the all-conquering Coopers. Previous encounters between these teams (a draw and a narrow victory to Coopers) suggested Coopers could not rest easy though and they didn''t, taking the game to the Soaks and showing some attacking skills of their own in their 8-5 victory.
C/D MVP: Gerard Treloar (Revheads) Lesley Jones (Fiasco)
Botanics had narrowly missed out on making the A grade finals and were out to prove a point to seasoned Waite veterans the Dodgers. This was a flowing game, with both teams rucking the ball well to gain good field position when they completed their sixes. While Dodgers showed moments of brilliance (including one excellent diving touchdown), Botanics had too much strength across their team, taking the game by three touchdowns (7-4).
In the lead up to their game against top-of-the-table Slack Dogs the AUTC Disco Bandits had indicated that if they put in a solid game, the result could be close. With Slack Dogs missing several good players, the Disco Bandits put themselves right in the game at half-time. Slack Dogs, who had been slightly on top in the first half, paid the price of weary legs as the faster AUTC players made a half-run and two individual breaks to put themselves ahead. Despite the efforts of the experienced female players of Slack Dogs, the female players of the Disco Bandits held firm and did not let a try in as the game drew to a close, leaving Disco Bandits ahead by one at the final siren (4-3).
A/B MVP: Darren Jones (AUTC Disco Bandits) Corinne McNamara (Botanics)
What do I get for my money?
Organization - The coaches and committee are volunteers, who put a lot of time into running the club, doing things like selecting and organising teams, organising training and trial matches, answering e-mails, paying bills and trying to give everyone the best experience with AUTC possible. A volunteer committee runs the income-earning Waite Summer competition. Their hard work saves all club members money.
Coaching - As you have seen at training, we have quite a few enthusiastic coaches who have put their hands up to help coach other club members. These volunteer coaches put many hours into training and planning and try to do their best to improve the playing ability of all players.
Other club members - If you played in your own social team, you would not meet so many new people. Many people form rewarding and lasting relationships, friendships and contacts through playing Touch with AUTC.
Social events - The committee aims to have a busy social calendar. Where possible, we try to put your membership fees back into subsidising team fees or social events.
Player pathways - We have teams for all level of abilities. As your Touch ability improves, you will be able to play in a team that fits your ability. This is hard to do outside of a club. As a player with AUTC, you are eligible to play for the Eastern Stingrays team, which competes in the Touch SA State League. Our higher-level teams offer a good stepping-stone towards playing in the State League and potentially the State team and from there, the National Touch League and maybe even Australia.
Technical Support - If you are an aspiring Coach, Referee or Selector, the club will support you to undertake courses. More experienced members of the club will provide you with mentoring and support in these areas. AUTC has always prided itself on developing and supporting people in the technical areas of Touch.
