Georgia Egan-Griffiths is excited to return as coach of the Weedy Seadragons for a second season. “Last campaign was incredible. We’ve got a number of players returning in 2019, many of whom are coming off hugely successful nationals and worlds campaigns. It’s gonna be epic.”
Egan-Griffiths is a
founding player and board member of Ellipsis Ultimate and has tirelessly
contributed to Victorian ultimate as a player and coach. She began her ultimate
career at Melbourne University and quickly became invested in ultimate. Her
progression from there sky-rocketed including representing Australia at the
2015 U23 World Ultimate Championships as a Stingray and the 2016 World Ultimate
Championships and 2019 Asia-Oceanic
Ultimate and Guts Championships as a Firetail. Egan-Griffiths also recently
played for the Melbourne Flames in the 2019 Australian Ultimate League and
Ellipsis Ultimate at the US Open this year.
“Through this campaign Jasper Simar and I have been pretty focussed on creating a culture of support and openness within the team. We’re totally cognisant of the fact that if you love your team, you’re going to be more motivated to play hard for them. Hopefully we’ll see this come out at nationals this week.”
The Australian U22
Ultimate Championships will take place in Canberra from Friday 30 November 2019
to Sunday 2 December 2019.
Tom Tulett knows no geographic bounds as he makes his mark on the Victorian ultimate scene. Tulett, a former Sydney-side resident, joined Ellipsis Ultimate as co-captain of the inaugural mens team during the 2019 Australian Ultimate Championships season and was drafted to play with the Melbourne Flames for the 2019 Australian Ultimate League however was forced to pull out due to injury.
Tulett is no stranger
to elite international ultimate and is a decorated athlete having represented
Australia on numerous occasions including most recently at the Asia-Oceanic
Ultimate and Guts Championships in Shanghai, China in July this year as part of
the Australian Dingoes (mens). Tulett also competed with Ellipsis Ultimate at
the US Open in August this year.
He hopes to bring his
work ethic and passion for ultimate to the next generation of players in his
role as assistant coach of the Leadbeater Possums. Tulett is super excited to
share his knowledge and experience with such a talented group of young players.
“We have been pushing the boundaries, learning how to use space more
efficiently and focussing on fundamental skills to create the strongest team
possible.”
The Australian U22
Ultimate Championships will take place in Canberra from Friday 30 November 2019
to Sunday 2 December 2019.
It has been a full and
wholesome year for Simar Dhaliwal, who has made waves on the playing field with
her stellar player resume over the last few years.
Dhaliwal joined
Ellipsis in 2019 and not only played in the Nationals-winning womens team but
was also selected to compete with Ellipsis at the US Open in August this year.
Couple this with her selection as one of twelve players for the Melbourne
Flames (where she recently featured in an article (https://australianultimateleague.com/news/player-spotlight/melbourne-rookie-has-the-flames-in-her-hand/?fbclid=IwAR1XHM7g_9xOQanmEe0i72H_-vLFydodDvGkTMcm5FbfrMOaqmMjYhS5zA0 for the Australian Ultimate League) [Can you please hyperlink]
and her selection on the Bluebottles (mixed) to compete for Australia for the
U24 World Ultimate Championships), you wonder how she has had time to add
coaching to her arsenal.
Coaching is the next
challenge for Dhaliwal. “There is nothing more rewarding than seeing players
that you coach over a season or campaign develop to become better players and
people. It brings me so much intrinsic value.”
For Dhaliwal, the
inspiration to become part of the Weedy Seadragons this year comes from her
involvement as a player for the previous two campaigns. “I want to help coach
the next generation of ultimate. This campaign is a great step in paving a
pathway towards elite ultimate and the U24 Australian representative teams and
I would love to be a part of that for young women just as my coaches were for
me.”
The Weedy Seadragons
boast a dynamic roster of players and Dhaliwal is excited to see the commitment
and energy of the team. “The culture in the team is amazing and everyone is
just getting around each other! I am excited to help the players realise their
potential with their abilities. I’m looking forward to it. It’s going to be the
best Weedies campaign yet!”
The Australian U22
Ultimate Championships will take place in Canberra from Friday 30 November 2019
to Sunday 2 December 2019.
