Feng Qian from LSE has written a report on the games held yesterday in London between LSE, UCL and Holloway Hammers.

Hi everyone,

thanks for the great games today! The games kicked off at 1435 with Holloway and UCL taking on each other in an exciting match. UCL threw a zone defence which surprised Holloway quite a bit with the mild wind conditions, but Holloway recovered sufficiently to score a few times in succession, taking the match 4-1.

Next up was the Holloway-LSE match, with UCL free to do some drills in the meantime. The match was extremely close, with LSE taking the lead several times, only for Holloway to equalise. With less than three minutes to spare, it was 3-3, and Holloway then took two quick points to win 5-3.

Finally was the LSE-UCL match, which saw fellow Regent's Park mates take on each other in an exciting match, which was unfortunately thwarted by the fading light - it was so exciting that the people on the pitch wanted to play regardless! Play stopped at 17 minutes with the score being 3-2 to UCL. Plans are to complete the match on the first Wednesday of term.

Alright everyone, thanks to UCL and Holloway for travelling down to Berrylands (reaching earlier than the hosts even!), and hope to see you soon for more ladder league action!

Have a blessed Christmas,
Feng Qian

Mohawks 1 & 2 also played Roehampton in Brighton, winning 11-4 and 6-3 respectively. These games in London and Brighton have shuffled the table around somewhat before the end of the term - Holloway have moved up to third (just above UCL) with less games played than anyone else in the top 8, Mohawks' lead extends as their games played reaches double figures, Mohawks 2 are scything up the table with persistance, nipping at Surrey's toes for 5th place now, and Roehampton put a gap between themselves and Strange Blue / Aye-Aye to assert themselves in the top 8. See table.

Next fixture:   11th Jan, UCL vs LSE 2nd half.
Next event:     Saturday 14th January, Brighton.

There are plenty of fixtures for the end of this term and the beginning of next - so if you want your team to play some more games then don't delay and email the people on the fixtures page!

Teams	Location	Date	Seedings	Email
Mohawks, Roehampton, +	Brighton	Wednesday 7th December	1st, 8th	Tequila
LSE, UCL, +	LSE grounds	Wednesday 7th December	3rd, 12th	Feng
Mohawks, UCL, +	Brighton	Saturday 14th January	1st	Tequila
Brunel, +	Brunel Uni	Sunday 22nd January	2nd	Shimmy

The 7th December matches will decide the positions in the table for the end of the first half of the season - will Brunel make an appearance at LSE's event, or are the Mohawks going to be running away with it? What can UCL pull out of the bag from 3rd place?

The first SEULL 05/06 event hosted by the Mohawks was a huge success - at 2pm on Wednesday there were about 80 people gathered on the Sussex University campus, getting accustomed to throwing discs in the wind. Games kicked off at 2.20pm, between three Mohawks teams, one Disc Doctors, and Surrey Scorpions 1 & 2. Everyone got to play three games, meaning the positions on the table have been shuffled around considerably - with Surrey and Mohawks now occupying the top spots.

Mohawks	9	–	2	Surrey Scorpions
Disc Doctors	10	–	4	Mohawks 2
Mohawks 3	6	–	5	Surrey Scorpions 2
Surrey Scorpions	8	–	2	Disc Doctors
Mohawks	12	–	1	Surrey Scorpions 2
Mohawks	12	–	1	Disc Doctors
Surrey Scorpions	7	–	3	Mohawks 3
Mohawks 2	7	–	5	Surrey Scorpions 2

After the games, the teams headed to Falmer bar where the three pint challenge relay race commenced. Mac & Nick from the Mohawks were passing their straws to Sarah Archer (Vomit Girl) and Louise Davey (Baloo/Dave) from Surrey, and Bob & Greg from Mohawks were passing to George & John from Imperial. After an impressive 17.7s by Mac & Nick gave them a few seconds head start, Sarah and Louise were fighting against George & John for victory. It was neck and neck the whole way, and when it came to the last few seconds Imperial just pipped the Surrey girls to the post, each of them finishing in ~40sec. Has a new Ladder League tradition been started?

Tequila from the Mohawks is the first to announce a SEULL fixture for the new season! Any clubs wanting to kick off their Ladder League campaign on the third week of term - just enough time for the freshers to settle in and get prepared for some games - why not send a couple of teams down to Brighton for Wednesday 19th October? Already the 10th & 11th seeds will be there...

In other news, the prize fund is coming along nicely, with 3 t-shirts and 6 discs to be awarded in March!

Iniziato!

SEULL II is officially open for business - the seedings are up, the players are filtering back to their university grounds, and shouts of "heads!" are starting to echo around the campuses. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to vote on rule changes, here's what's going to be different this time around:

• 5/2 man/woman split encouraged - discuss it with your opponents, but wherever possible, I want to see two women on your line
  
• One non-student 'guest' is allowed to play for each team, providing both captains agree before the match
  
• The season ends on 24th March 2006. For most universities this is at the end of the second term
  

This year there will also be prizes for the top three finishers & spirit winners. These prizes depend on you, the people, donating towards the Prize Fund - can your club spare a disc or two? Got some t-shirts left over from last year? Get in touch.

Felix's little-informed rundown and buildup for 2005-2006:

Aye-Aye (5th): having lost a few graduates, some of the core from a few years ago remain, including Treble... the guys and girls from Norwich have played in all the Open Tour events over the summer, consistently finishing between 8th and 12th in the B Tour - this extra practice is sure to put them in good stead for a strong start of the season. I'd say they'll get into the top 4.

Brunel (1st): they've lost Malcolm, I think they've still got JJ... their performance depends on the notoriously fast-learning Brunel freshers this year. Those from last year will be valuable driving forces in the first team, and the pressure to hold onto their title will no doubt inspire some extra training to ensure a strong start. I think it'll be close at the top but Brunel will be pipped to the post.

Disc Doctors (3rd): possibly out of practice so therefore a slow start to the season is on the cards, I think Stylish and Manny will be influential on the team this year. Will it be enough to beat Aye-Aye to make it into the top 4? It could all come down to whether they can recruit some fresher ladies for once.

Equilibrium (8th): I've no idea whether they're losing any players, but their activity last year has provided them with valuable experience which could do them a lot of favours this year. If they are as active as last season then they could get 6th.

Holloway Hammers (4th): once again, no idea what's going on with this club this year. I think their female element will do them well in the league though, plus their proximity to London teams means they can be more active. Even with all this considered I can see them dropping a couple of places.

Kent Touch This (16th): will the new Kent University (Canterbury) team make an appearance this year?

Mohawks (11th): with a large base of returning players who have been practicing with Brighton over the summer, the Mohawks could easily upset a few teams this season. I think that with enough activity they'll be able to make it into the top 5.

Reading Dragons (12th): with the Reading geo-team Discuits nearby, hopefully the Dragons will knock it up another notch this year and come out blazing. Top 8 finish is definitely possible.

Strange Blue (2nd): never to be underestimated, Strange Blue have been doing well in the B tour throughout the summer, and no doubt will have a strong student team this season. They've the potential to win it.

Sublime (7th): will they show up this year? Who knows. Does anyone care? I predict they'll drop out of the top 10.

Surrey Scorpions (6th): a few have been playing for the Lucky Huckers over the summer, and with the ideas of Dan Sidders on their side combined with the potent talent of Special, they are bound to progress in leaps and bounds, possibly into the top 5. Keep an eye on for their second team too...

Thrown (10th): a growing and improving club, Kings College will be able to win more games than people think due to a strong female contingent in Jen and Ally Xiang. Ham and Sam are likely to work their usual magic with this team to get them up to 8th place at least.

Under Cover Lovers (9th): not sure how many players they are keeping or losing, but Matt and Kieron are likely to keep the ball rolling... can they recruit any ladies though?

The Victims (16th) & Greenwich (17th): hopefully we'll see some action from these teams this season - I'm sure they can play some home games if anyone can visit them...

Whatever happens this season, it's sure to be interesting. Can Brunel hold onto the title? Is it Strange Blue's year? Or will Aye-Aye, the Mohawks or Surrey Scorpions upset things at the top?

Felix

And so begins the second season of the South-East University Ladder League. Last season was a success, with 18 games played and 256 points scored, the eventual top three finishers were Brunel, Strange Blue (Cambridge), and Disc Doctors (Imperial). Consequently, these teams are now seeded at the top of the new 2005-2006 table, and their second teams promoted accordingly. Kudos to Aye-Aye, SB and dD for getting their second teams playing last season, meaning they've taken Essex, Greenwich and Caterbury's places in the top half of the table - hopefully we'll see some action from these new teams this season.

There are a few possible rule changes for the new season in the pipeline, results from a vote on the seuniultimate yahoogroup will be available soon, and adjustments to the league made accordingly.
Have a great season everyone,

Felix