Note: No Second Division competition in 2010 or 2011, no Pre-Season Trophy in 2011.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
ARTTSL Hall of Fame
Newcastle are going to need a new trophy cabinet....
Note: No Second Division competition in 2010 or 2011, no Pre-Season Trophy in 2011.
Note: No Second Division competition in 2010 or 2011, no Pre-Season Trophy in 2011.
Newcastle Win Second Consecutive ARTTSL Premiership
Newcastle have cemented their place in Rebound Table Tennis history with a crushing 11-6 win over the Gold Coast on a wet Grand Final afternoon in a packed Ozbid Stadium in Newcastle.
Gold Coast fans hoping to turn the tables on Newcastle after last year's Grand Final disappointment were shaken from the outset as Newcastle raced to an early 4-1 lead on their first service set.
Gold Coast managed to somewhat stabilise on their serve to pull back to 4-6 at the break, and 5-6 after Newcastle's first service point of the second half.
However Newcastle then pushed into overdrive, winning the next four points to lead 10-5, and eventually run out winners 11-6.
The loss is rumoured to have caused further ructions in the already-unstable Gold Coast club, with rumours circulating that players were drinking and partying into the early hours of last night at their Newcastle motel.
Gold Coast players, and Coach Dwane Heard, also clearly defied 24-hour media and technology ban by posting comments on the ARTTSL website last night. More to come on that breaking story as details emerge.
Newcastle have now won consecutive Premierships, and have firmed their image as the model club of ARTTSL after just two years in First Division. Newcastle also won the ARTTSL Second Division Premiership on their first attempt in 2009.
The question now is can anyone stop Newcastle in 2012? Little is known of what form the competition will take next year, whether Wilkington Tuffy will stick with the current 20-team First Division line-up, whether he will seek to rationalise the competition and/or re-introduce the controversial Second Division, whether the mysterious HyperBall threat re-emerges, what of the rumours of a team named the Southern Bundy Crushers, and what will controversial figures Jimmy Spring and Angus and Patsy do next?!
And the big question: Is Bernard Elksteine really dead?
Thank you for your support and interest during ARTTSL Season 2011. Don’t forget to renew your club memberships for 2012.
ARTTSL Premiership 2011, Grand Final Result
Newcastle 11 d Gold Coast 6 at Newcastle
Gold Coast fans hoping to turn the tables on Newcastle after last year's Grand Final disappointment were shaken from the outset as Newcastle raced to an early 4-1 lead on their first service set.
Gold Coast managed to somewhat stabilise on their serve to pull back to 4-6 at the break, and 5-6 after Newcastle's first service point of the second half.
However Newcastle then pushed into overdrive, winning the next four points to lead 10-5, and eventually run out winners 11-6.
The loss is rumoured to have caused further ructions in the already-unstable Gold Coast club, with rumours circulating that players were drinking and partying into the early hours of last night at their Newcastle motel.
Gold Coast players, and Coach Dwane Heard, also clearly defied 24-hour media and technology ban by posting comments on the ARTTSL website last night. More to come on that breaking story as details emerge.
Newcastle have now won consecutive Premierships, and have firmed their image as the model club of ARTTSL after just two years in First Division. Newcastle also won the ARTTSL Second Division Premiership on their first attempt in 2009.
The question now is can anyone stop Newcastle in 2012? Little is known of what form the competition will take next year, whether Wilkington Tuffy will stick with the current 20-team First Division line-up, whether he will seek to rationalise the competition and/or re-introduce the controversial Second Division, whether the mysterious HyperBall threat re-emerges, what of the rumours of a team named the Southern Bundy Crushers, and what will controversial figures Jimmy Spring and Angus and Patsy do next?!
And the big question: Is Bernard Elksteine really dead?
Thank you for your support and interest during ARTTSL Season 2011. Don’t forget to renew your club memberships for 2012.
ARTTSL Premiership 2011, Grand Final Result
Newcastle 11 d Gold Coast 6 at Newcastle
Newcastle Set to Cement Legacy
Newcastle are set to cement their place in the Rebound Table Tennis history books in today's ARTTSL Grand Final, as they attempt to win their second consecutive ARTTSL Premiership, and their third consecutive competition victory.
Newcastle entered and won the inaugural 2009 ARTTSL Second Division season. At the time, major-city teams such as 2009 Premiers Melbourne and runners-up Brisbane were emerging as the form sides.
However with the progression of expansion sides such as Newcastle and Gold Coast-Tweed to First Division, the tables began to turn. Newcastle defeated Gold Coast-Tweed in the 2010 First Division Grand Final, while Brisbane and Melbourne both missed the finals, finishing equal 7th and 11th respectively out of twelve First Division teams.
This year again sees Newcastle the home favourites against what is now the Gold Coast (having shed the Tweed), with Melbourne and Brisbane again missing the finals, finishing 9th and 12th in the 20-team 2011 competition.
The results are a tribute to the ARTTSL expansion program, which this year saw non-capital city clubs in the top 8 this year.
The Grand Final hits off at 1pm today at Ozbid Stadium, Newcastle. Crowds are already flocking to the stadium for pre-match entertainment, despite heavy rain which has left the table and ground soaked.
Newcastle entered and won the inaugural 2009 ARTTSL Second Division season. At the time, major-city teams such as 2009 Premiers Melbourne and runners-up Brisbane were emerging as the form sides.
However with the progression of expansion sides such as Newcastle and Gold Coast-Tweed to First Division, the tables began to turn. Newcastle defeated Gold Coast-Tweed in the 2010 First Division Grand Final, while Brisbane and Melbourne both missed the finals, finishing equal 7th and 11th respectively out of twelve First Division teams.
This year again sees Newcastle the home favourites against what is now the Gold Coast (having shed the Tweed), with Melbourne and Brisbane again missing the finals, finishing 9th and 12th in the 20-team 2011 competition.
The results are a tribute to the ARTTSL expansion program, which this year saw non-capital city clubs in the top 8 this year.
The Grand Final hits off at 1pm today at Ozbid Stadium, Newcastle. Crowds are already flocking to the stadium for pre-match entertainment, despite heavy rain which has left the table and ground soaked.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Grand Final Teams Go Into Lockdown
The Gold Coast Grand Final squad arrived in Newcastle this morning, travelling in a pair of helicopters chartered from Gold Coast Airport.
Both sides are now in lockdown, with limited media access ahead of tomorrow's Grand Final.
The Newcastle side is based at the Newcastle Rebound Table Tennis Dojo in the city's west. while the Gold Coast are rumoured to be staying in a motel with a convertible table tennis table in its games room. The Gold Coast lodgings were arranged by Newcastle RTTC Management.
ARTTSL Premiership 2011, Grand Final
Newcastle vs Gold Coast at Newcastle
Sunday, 2 October 2011, 1:00pm, Ozbid Stadium, Newcastle
Both sides are now in lockdown, with limited media access ahead of tomorrow's Grand Final.
The Newcastle side is based at the Newcastle Rebound Table Tennis Dojo in the city's west. while the Gold Coast are rumoured to be staying in a motel with a convertible table tennis table in its games room. The Gold Coast lodgings were arranged by Newcastle RTTC Management.
ARTTSL Premiership 2011, Grand Final
Newcastle vs Gold Coast at Newcastle
Sunday, 2 October 2011, 1:00pm, Ozbid Stadium, Newcastle
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