Friday 9th December @ 6.30pm @ Albert Park touch fields – VT League round 6 will be conducted which will feature Vipers VT Men’s, Women’s… and Mixed teams in action.

Sunday 11th December @ 10.30am @ Elwood Park Touch Fields – The Vipers VT Mixed team will play their makeup game against Lions. We encourage you all to come along and support the team.

Sunday 11th December @ 11.30am @ Elwood Park Touch Fields – The Vipers VT Men’s team will play a trial match against the Haileybury Opens team. Vipers and Haileybury have held a close association for the past 5 years in the development of junior touch players. This should be a match not to be missed with a selection of Haileybury players already members of Vipers VT teams.

Sunday 11th December @ 1pm @ Elwood Lounge (Ormond St Elwood) – Vipers invites all members, family and friends to come along for a Xmas get together, have a drink and something to eat. The Sunday session will be a great place to meet all Vipers members and enjoy the Melbourne Summer weather.
Parma and Big Bottle Beer – $20 (Special price for all Vipers) RSVP is appreciated if you intend on having a Parma so we can let the Pub know numbers to expect!

The last training session was very well received by those in attendance and a valuable opportunity to ask some of those questions from the clubs Coaches and State League players.

These training session are a great opportunity to learn more about touch football with reference to the rules of the game, develop new skills and also to meet other members of the club and make some new friends.

The session will be conducted at the Albert Park playing fields from 10am to 12pm by some of the States most experienced coaches and players. We encourage all members to attend and please feel free to bring along friends and family members who may also wish to participate on the day, the more the merrier.

Should you require further details please contact the club.

Teams lists

So with this in mind Vipers set about assembling a core group of old heads and new players to fill their Men’s team and a team of what would be the envy of any Senior Mixed team at NTL’s.

The Men’s team performed well throughout the season with only one loss recorded and a host of new and inexperienced players scattered through a team of regulars. The old heads included Horse, Burky, Dessie, Russ, Simon, Youngy and Bretho all players with years of experience and the new players in Andy, Grant, Jase, Woody and Jordie. The team at times struggled for more the seven players which continued into the finals with only seven players available for the grand final. The GF against Monash always going to be tough with the light feet of Ritchie and Vinnie plus there team of workhorses. The teams headed to the break locked at 2 -2 and with the coaching genius of Bretho to turn up at half time to invigorate a team with fresh legs the team ran away with a comfortable 6 -2 victory and be crowded EPTA WORLD CHAMPS!

The Mixed team which would be a very competitive Senior Mixed team at the NTL’s tournament was choc full of Australian and NTL Reps with Jordie the onl;y player not to have played in a NTL but also helping lower the average age of the team by 5 years. Thanks Jordie.

Well this game was always going to be a test of how the team would gel together as similar to the Men’s team regular numbers as well as regular games throughout the season was a struggle, but as they say”It is like ridding a bike you never forget”. The game was a fast end to end game with the Melb Uni crew lead by new Vipers VT recruit Ben Moceiwai leading the young touchies around the park but the experience and at times methodical game plan of Vipers to strong. The Vipers team lead by recent Aussie reps Brookie, Bretho along with past Aussie reps Suzy and MC helped lay the ground work for the teams NTL’s reps Dessie, Smash, Doigy, Jen and the impact player for the Mixed team Youngy to execute the plan of hard drives and hole hitting, however Jordie was not to be left out and decided he too would get in on the action and do it all himself while the rest of the team was not looking pure genius. The match was all but over at half time with Vipers leading 4- 0 and then straight after half time another 3 added before the TouchUm team got their first TD. The match ended at 8 -1 Vipers.

Congratulations to both Vipers teams and the unaffiliated Women’s team UFO”s which also won on the night and is littered with Vipers players.

The Competitions are expected to commence mid October and conclude with finals in Jan/Feb 2012.

All Vipers teams must have a min. 12 and  max. 14 players per team.

Team Spots available!

Fawkner Park – Tuesday

Men’s A (team 1) – FULL

Men’s A (team 2) – FULL

Men’s C - 3 spots available

Women’s A – FULL

Fawkner Park – Thursday

Mixed A – FULL

Mixed C (team 1) - 1 female & 3 male spots available – Team has moved to Albert Park

Mixed C (team 2) FULL

Albert Park – Thursday

Mixed D – 2 female & 1 male spot available

Royal Park – Wednesday

Mixed B - 2 female & 1 male spots available

Player fees are on a sliding scale based on the number of Vipers social teams in which you compete. Full fees are required before round 2 of each competition or the team/individual may be removed. New Players are required to purchase a one off playing shirt for $40.

1 team = $115

2 teams = $220 ($110 per team)

3 teams = $315 ($105 per team)

All Players will receive a waterbottle, hat or visor plus a club discount card for use at various business both locally and nationally.

So if you are interested in playing touch football this summer and would like to join one of Vipers many social teams, send the below details to Vipers now! 

Details required for all new players – current players only need to submit their interest and updated details if changed

Full Name

Email Address

Mobile number

Preferred Competition location – Albert Park or Fawkner Park

Preferred Night – Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday

Preferred Division – Outlined above

Skill Level - e.g. beginner, played before or rep player

Vipers will endeavour to accommodate all players at their preferred venue, night and division. However sometimes this can not be done for various reason. Should alternate options be required the club will contact each player effected.

Mick “MC”Carter will take charge of the Women’s team and Stephen “Youngy” Young will head the Men’s team.

MC and Youngy both bring a wealth of touch knowledge to their respective teams having both played the game since Jesus played left link and Moses in the middle for the Northern Eagles. Lately the two have played in the ACT Men’s 30′s team at the 2011 NTL’sand will join forces to also guide the Victorian Men’s team at the upcoming NSW State Cup in December. As foundation members of Vipers Sports Club, both hold many roles within the club so whats another one to the list, they will bring passion and their experiences to a young list of players looking to make their mark on the VTL in 2011/12.

The club would also like to announce that Chris “Blue Eyes” Casey will take on the role of Football Operations Manager working with all Vipers VT league teams to ensure that all things run smoothly on game night and that the coaching staff and players just need to focus on winning matches and nothing else, Chris has been a member of the Men’s team and inaugural Men’s captain in past seasons, however due to a recent knee injury will be sidelined for this season.

We would like to wish the guys all the best in their new roles and best of luck for the upcoming VTL season.

The VT League is predominately played on Friday nights with the commencement date expected to be Friday 4th November with the Finals day to be conducted in February 2012. The competition draw will be posted on the website when released.

All players wishing to trial are advised to attend this one off trial. Should any player be unavailable to attend the trial they should send the below details to the club with their expression of interest. Email Vipers

Name

Email address

Mobile number

Brief playing history over last 2-3 years

Please note: Any player attending trials who participated with another permit last season is advised to make contact with their current permits President and advise of their intentions to trial with Vipers.