Melbourne Manticores Capture QUAFL

By James Hosford / Australia Quidditch Association

The end of November saw Australia’s national quidditch champion crowned for the fourth time at QUAFL 2014, held at Macquarie University in Sydney, NSW.

Thirteen teams competed in 42 games over two days, through hot and wet weather and late into the night for the first time in Australian quidditch history. After endless drama, on and off field, the champion was decided in the midst of a torrential late evening rainstorm. The top seeds and favourites UNSW reached the final undefeated, where they faced up to the spectacular form of the powerful and experienced Melbourne Manticores.

An impenetrable defensive and counter-attacking performance from the Manticores saw them take an emphatic 110-40 victory and join UNSW and the Perth Phoenixes as Australian quidditch champions.

Further reflections on different games and aspects of the tournament will be forthcoming throughout the holidays, as the fallout from a magnificent and dramatic tournament is digested and analysed. Here are the full results from the weekend:

POOL A

Monash Muggles	90*	vs	40	Blackburn Basilisks
Australian National Nargles	130*	vs	10	Wollongong Warriors
UNSW Snapes On A Plane	90*	vs	10	Monash Muggles
Blackburn Basilisks	100^ (60*)	vs	60 (60)	Australian National Nargles
UTS Opaleyes	120*	vs	20	Wollongong Warriors
UNSW Snapes On A Plane	100*	vs	40	Blackburn Basilisks
Australian National Nargles	140*	vs	70	UTS Opaleyes
Monash Muggles	190*	vs	10	Wollongong Warriors
UNSW Snapes On A Plane	110*	vs	30	UTS Opaleyes
Monash Muggles	150*	vs	80	Australian National Nargles
Blackburn Basilisks	110*	vs	10	UTS Opaleyes
UNSW Snapes On A Plane	150*	vs	0	Wollongong Warriors
Monash Muggles	120*	vs	10	UTS Opaleyes
Blackburn Basilisks	200*	vs	0	Wollongong Warriors
UNSW Snapes On A Plane	60	vs	40*	Australian National Nargles

Pool A Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	L	OTL	+	-	Diff	Snitch	POINTS
1	UNSW Snapes On A Plane	5	5	0	0	510	120	+360	4	15
2	Monash Muggles	5	4	1	0	560	230	+270	4	12
3	Blackburn Basilisks	5	3	2	0	490	260	+150	4/6	9
4	Australian National Nargles	5	2	3	1	450	390	+60	3/6	7
5	UTS Opaleyes	5	1	4	0	240	500	-260	1	3
6	Wollongong Warriors	5	0	5	0	40	790	-580	0	0

POOL B

Perth Phoenixes	100*	vs	50	Wrackspurts QC
University of Sydney Unspeakables	80*	vs	60	Melbourne Manticores
University of Western Sydney	120*	vs	30	Macquarie Marauders
Newcastle Fireballs	120*	vs	20	Wrackspurts QC
Perth Phoenixes	80*	vs	60	University of Sydney Unspeakables
Melbourne Manticores	110*	vs	30	Macquarie Marauders
University of Western Sydney	70^ (30*)	vs	50 (30)	Newcastle Fireballs
University of Sydney Unspeakables	140*	vs	10	Wrackspurts QC
Melbourne Manticores	130*	vs	30	Perth Phoenixes
Macquarie Marauders	70*	vs	20	Newcastle Fireballs
University of Sydney Unspeakables	100*	vs	50	University of Western Sydney
Melbourne Manticores	150*	vs	30	Wrackspurts QC
Perth Phoenixes	60*	vs	40	Newcastle Fireballs
University of Sydney Unspeakables	130*	vs	40	Macquarie Marauders
University of Western Sydney	120*	vs	50	Wrackspurts QC
Melbourne Manticores	200^ (110)	vs	120 (110*)	Newcastle Fireballs
University of Western Sydney	110*	vs	70	Perth Phoenixes
Macquarie Marauders	60*	vs	20	Wrackspurts QC
University of Sydney Unspeakables	90*	vs	60	Newcastle Fireballs
Melbourne Manticores	90*	vs	60	University of Western Sydney
Perth Phoenixes	40*	vs	10	Macquarie Marauders

Pool B Standings

Pos	Team	P	W	L	OTL	+	-	Diff	Snitch	POINTS
1	Melbourne Manticores	6	5	1	0	740	350	+390	5/7	15
2	University of Sydney Unspeakables	6	5	1	0	600	300	+290	5	15
3	University of Western Sydney	6	4	2	0	530	390	+140	5/7	12
4	Perth Phoenixes	6	4	2	0	380	400	-20	4	12
5	Macquarie Marauders	6	2	4	0	240	440	-200	2	6
6	Newcastle Fireballs	6	1	5	2	410	510	-100	2/8	5
7	Wrackspurts QC	6	0	6	0	180	690	-500	0	0

QUARTER FINALS

UNSW Snapes On A Plane	120 (forfeit)	vs	0	Perth Phoenixes
Blackburn Basilisks	150*	vs	130	University of Sydney Unspeakables
Monash Muggles	90*	vs	30	University of Western Sydney
Melbourne Manticores	110*	vs	30	Australian National Nargles

SEMI FINALS

UNSW Snapes On A Plane	100*	vs	0	Blackburn Basilisks
Melbourne Manticores	140*	vs	10	Monash Muggles

FINAL

Melbourne Manticores

110*

vs

40

UNSW Snapes On A Plane