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The club was formed in 2003 by a group of local Aussies, looking to grow the sport in the area. Recruiting Brits went steadily and the club grew into the the well-represented entity it is today. 2003 - Getting StartedIn the inaugural year for the club, a solid bunch of players put together some great peformances, but couldn't cap off the dream start with the dream finish. Runners Up - Regional League Grand Final vs Bristol Dockers 2004 - Building on a Good StartWith the recruitment of a solid bunch of Brit's to mix it up with some talented Aussie players, a mid-season victory in Denmark was topped off by a rout of the travelling opposition in the Grand Final. Winners - Sheep Station Cup vs Copenhagen Barracudas (Aarhus) 2005 - An Ambitious Year!After a dream year in 2004, the club entered a team into the London Premiership, as well as the Regional league. Despite committed performances, the guys could not match the greater experience of the London sides and finished 5th, though they did record a memorable victory against a dominant Wandsworth Demons team, the first side outside of the top 3 ever to do so. The club successfully retained the Sheep Station Cup and had three players (Adam Bennett, Andy Craig and Julian Ford) selected for the GB team, competing in the International Cup in Melbourne. Winners - Sheep Station Cup vs Farum Young Guns (Copenhagen) 2006 - Back to BasicsAfter some valuable, but sometimes painful learning experiences last year, the club consolidated it's activities back into the Regional League. After a couple of slips, and a 2nd successful defence of the Sheep Station Cup, the team travelled to Nottingham, soundly defeating rivals the Nottingham Scorpions in the Grand Final. Winners - Sheep Station Cup vs South Dublin Swans (Landskrona) 2007 - Testing OurselvesStepping up to the London Conference after the dissolution of the Regional league gave the boys a stern test, but the club managed 4 wins against the Aussie-heavy clubs in the division. 2008 - A Step too FarWith most of the club's Aussies retiring or heading back dwonunder, 2008 was a a difficult season for the club, competing in the London Conference with far fewer Aussies than their opponents. The boys never faltered though and stuck with it, recording a few good wins and putting in some battling performances. In August, 3 Roos (Adam Bennett, Julian Ford and Andy Whiteaker) again represented GB at the International Cup in Melbourne. 2009 - RebuildingStepping back from the Conference to the 3rds was a logical step and put the club at a much more realistic level of competition. The club made London Finals for the first time, unfortunately coming off second best to old rivals the Nottingham Scorpions in a tightly-fought semi-final. 2010 - Learning the ropesThe second year for the club in the London 3rds, with fully half the squad playing their first games for the club - with many new Brits playing their first ever games! Great performances and efforts from the new guys formed an integral part of the club's success, making finals for the 2nd straight year and scoring the most points in the division. The club were defeated in the semi-finals by the Ealing Emus. |
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