I’m at the nationals championships this weekend and I’ve completed the following personal history for my own interest. I did it by memory first and then went back to check the records, and a few other people’s memories. Unsurprisingly there were plenty of discrepancies and holes to be found. I still can’t work out if I played in 07 or not.
I do harbour mainly positive feelings about the whole journey. Some of the injuries are a shame, but the adventures, the victories and defeats all seem worth the time and endeavour. Over the last 22 years I’ve played in 14 Open division National Championships, 7 for Brisbane teams, 1 for Canberra and 6 for Colony/Sunder. I’ve won it once. I’ve lost it twice. I’ve had final placings at almost every spot from 3rd to 10th. And tomorrow I’m playing in the final. What a joyful struggle it’s been. Here is the list of National Championships that I’ve found very enjoyable to recall: 2003 Canberra, first Nationals - Moreton Bay Buggers. 4th place. 2004 Brisbane, second Nationals - Moreton Bay Buggers, lost a quarter, 7th place. 2005 Took the season off to do Uni and life type activities. 2006 Sydney, third Nationals - Moreton Bay Buggers, finished behind other Brisbane team, 10th. Yikes! 2007 I have no memory of the nationals season in 2007. 2008 Coffs Harbour, fourth Nationals - Firestorm. Very muddy. 9th place. 2009 Perth, fifth Nationals - Firestorm. I came a day late due to work. The team had a bad day 1, were eliminated form the medal bracket and had to fight back through the remaining play. Due to the draw I didn’t lose a game that tournament and we finished 5th. 2010 Took the season off to travel to a super strange medical centre in Reno. NV. 2011 Brisbane, sixth Nationals - Firestorm. Lost a quarter final. 6th place 2012 I didn’t play due to the ongoing disaster of Stacy’s illness. 2013 Bendigo, seventh Nationals - Firestorm. Lost a quarter final to Chilly, the game winning throw into the endzone went over my head just out of reach. Finished in 5th. 2014 Sydney, eighth Nationals - Fyshwick United. Lost the final. 2015 Perth, ninth Nationals - Colony. Lost a semi final to Mammoth, shocker, we had a stacked Dingo O line. 3rd place. 2016 Ballarat, tenth Nationals - Colony. Won the tournament for the first time. 2017 Gold Coast, eleventh Nationals - Colony. Calan got hurt and we lost a close quarter finals. Poor 7th place finish. 2018 Gold Coast, Colony. (non-WUCC) Broke a rib and radius in the build up. Didn’t attend the tournament. 2019 Townsville, Colony. broke my hand before the tournament. Yelled from the sideline as we lost the final. 2020 cancelled. 2021 Canberra, twelfth Nationals. First season of Sunder (Rebrand of Sydney Colony). 3rd place. 2022 I took the season off to be with the baby 2023 Ballarat, 13th Nationals - Sunder. Lost the final. 2024 Ballarat, 14th Nationals - Sunder…
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