regoionals write up from gange's vantage point

http://www.afda.com/trashtalk/showarticle.php?articleid=521

60s and 70s

Good advice:
Grannies:

We went undefeated at Southern Regionals! I'm filing an official protest on us not winning the costume trophy as well.

Team Box Announces 2008 Nationals Squad!

Amunda
Calculator Parma.
Cat
Chloe
Courtney/Communal
Greta
Hussey
Jess
Joy
KP
Liz
Lyra
Snail
Sophie
Tegan

Start booking your flights to Regionals in Adelaide & Nats in Coffs Harbour. Confirmed dates and more information can be found at www.afda.com > tournaments > calendar. Sunday trainings are compulsory for all on the Nationals squad, unless you have a valid reason for missing one. Stay tuned for details of mid-week trainings too.

I have to say how hard this selection was. As well as having to turn away some very good players, it was also not fun at all to choose between friends. While we're pleased that Team Box appears to be such a popular team, we're sad at the necessity of choosing some over others for tournaments. Last year, we were saved having to do any cuts as we were just a new team starting out. We luckily hit on a wonderful balance of players which meant successful results and great fun along the way. I hope that a similar vibe can be recreated this season at training and tournaments.

We've been frantically sorting through options for those not listed on the nationals squad to still play nationals and hopefully regionals as well. Needless to say, if you can't train with the team you go to nationals with due to that team being interstate, you are always welcome to attend Team Box training. We had hoped to have some more definite options sorted by the time this email got sent, but we're waiting for word from others and it's out of our hands for the time being.

Also, if you simply enjoy training and hanging out with Team Box and decide not to attend tournaments this year, come along to training as well. It's been great to see everyone so far.

Joy, Hussey, Liz

Finals

Finals Coverage

Photos from Nationals

Training Weekend Pics

Training weekend seems suspiciously devoid of training...

Boxlidgoose champions

All results of legitimate* tournaments should be collated in the following list. At the end of the season a lidded box containing a live goose will be awarded to the overall champion. Or maybe I'll just shout them a beer. We'll see. Anyway, as a point of reference, it should be noted that the assigned value of a win will increase as the relative probability of a win diminishes. ie. the more people contending for a win, the more valuable that win is.
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Courtney - 5 (max pub)
Jillaine - 6 (gunn island pub)
Jess - 7 ** (training weekend)
Sophie - 5 (training weekend)
Hussey - 3 (training weekend)
Arwen - 4 (fish and chips shop)
Jess - 3 (league)
Arwen - 3 (melton junior's day)
Seb Barr - 5 (melton. Ballarat girls are to blame for this travesty!)
Joy - 4
Amanda? - 4/5? (confirmation needed...)
James Phillips - 5 (sorry, that one was my fault)
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*See (far too) extensive rules to determine the specifications for a legitimate tournament.
**Currently holds naming rights.

Even Leunig knows where it's at!

Although I'm curious as to why he spells 'neighbor' like so, yet spells 'honour' with the u.

The Shack!

The official address of the Shack is Lot 1, Old Boiler's road, Harmers Haven. There is a phone, 5674 4862, which you're welcome to use at any point.

There is a fair amount of bedding down there, but if you have a sleeping bag easily available bring it. Beds will go to the highest bidder or whoever I feel most sorry for. Supposed 'respect for my elders' will not play a part in bed space allocation, it's all about the bribes. Also, as much as I'd like to insist that the weather will be lovely, bring warm clothes as it can get windy and there are no heaters. If you want to listen to music, bring cds. Bathers and towel if you're planning on swimming - we are at the beach after all. Uhm... if I think of anything else vital I'll add it later.

Excessively detailed directions:

• Coming from Burke Road, turn east onto the Monash Freeway. If you’re not coming from Burke Road, get onto the Monash Freeway from where ever you are coming from. Ballarat girls, I’m not sure exactly where you’ll join up with these instructions, but I’m figuring you’ll know.


• Turn off the Monash Freeway to Phillip Island/South Gippsland Highway. Drive for a long way. You’re aiming for Wonthaggi.


• At Anderson (the big roundabout where the road to Phillip Island goes off to the right) continue straight on. You’ll then go through Kilcunda (a small town) and Dalyston (another small town).


• Turn right to Cape Paterson (sign posted) at approximately 15 km. (Note: All distances are in kilometres from Anderson).


• Turn right at Cameron St, which has a sign post to ‘rifle range’ and Harmer’s Haven, after 18 km.


• After 22.2 km the road will change to gravel. You didn’t really need to know that.


• Vinamaria Road will come up next. Ignore it. Keep going straight. I only told you it’s there so that you have something to reassure you that you’re going the right way.


• The road will then bend to the left. There is a right turn off to a ‘historic marker’ but ignore that, follow the road left. Unless you want to visit the historic marker, in which case by all means, go right. (No, don't actually go right, losing myself was bad enough, Liz would not be impressed if I lost half the team as well).


• Then there’s a T intersection at 24.2 km. (Oh yes, we’re being precise here). Most cars turn left, you go right.


• You’ll then come to a dead end at a gate. You have arrived! Actually not quite, there is a two kilometre drive through the paddocks. Now, the gate should be unlocked as I will have arrived in the first group, but if for any reason it is not, you’ll find a key hanging on a low nail on the back of a fencepost to the right of the gate. As you drive through there may be other gates to open but they won’t be locked. Leave all gates as you find them so as not to mix up any cattle. If you’re coming through at night, look out for wombats, there are plenty around and you’ll often see them grazing next to the road. Anyway. Yes. That should do. Here's a map.

A couple of serious things:
We do see snakes in the area, so please be careful and if you're going to get yourself bitten at least give us some prior warning so that we can get the car ready and ring the hospital. Basic first aid - immobilisation and pressure bandage.
Also, please don't use any light switches that have tape over them. Just accept that if they are taped over there is a reason for it.