TUFC Club News 2020

Off-field reports, news, profiles and social events

 

Sean Clark

Name: Sean Clark
Nickname: Clarky
Previous Club: Richmond
How did you become a Bow:
Trent Stevens on the call every offseason
Personal goal for 2020: Getting more minutes in a grand final than Ben Beams did in 2000 GF 
😉
The ONE team you love beating:
Dosa
Best football memory: Winning 2017 flags & playing alongside 3 brothers
Biggest influence on career: Father, wife, family
Teammate with the worst habit: T Stevens chewing
Which teammate would be voted off survivor first and who would win: Tony Hu - Sam Chivers (built like a caveman)
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up: NBA player
Favourite band/artist: I Cole/ Kendrick Lamar
What can’t you live without: Family & Chicken Parmi’s
If they were to make a movie based on your life, who would play you: Ernie Dingo
What is your guilty pleasure: KFC
If you owned a racehorse, what would you call it: The Colonel
Describe yourself: Thick flared nostrils when angry

Connor Barling

Connor has cemented himself as one of our key senior players over the past two seasons. He can play key back or forward but has really shown what he can do as our No1 ruck. His leap and mobility around the ground makes him a handful for opposing ruckman. He also has very good skills for a player of his height.

Name: Connor Barling
Nickname: Bubba, Bub, Bubbalicious
Previous Club: Soccer convert
How did you become a Bow: rocked up at preseason 2018
Personal goal for 2020: Not get concussed again
The ONE team you love beating: The beans
Best football memory: Miss University 2018 title victory
Biggest influence on career: Nigel ‘Theory’ Barling
Teammate with the worst habit: Lachlan Ayeliffe – endless multis
Which teammate would be voted off survivor first and who would win: Josh Hall first out, Marek Matuszek takes the choccies
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up: Cowboy
Favourite band/artist: Kylie Minogue
What can’t you live without: a watch
If they were to make a movie based on your life, who would play you: Hugh Jackman, obviously
What is your guilty pleasure: VB long neck
If you owned a racehorse, what would you call it: Phar Bub
One word to describe you: Determined

Olly Dove

Olly comes to the TUFC from the UK, and has a rugby background. She has settled into footy beautifully, and is a particularly strong and competitive player. It's fair to say that there are times when she needs an interpreter, when the coach is talking tactics, but she is a delight to watch with her robust style and solid attack on the footy. Once we can improve her kicking, she will be a force.

Name: Olly Dove 
Nickname: Ols
Previous Club: Never played footy before! Am a rugby convert (don't judge me). 

How did you become a Bow: I couldn't find a rugby union team for women here, but really wanted to play a big team sport with coaching and a community feel. Plus, I'd wanted to try the madness of footy when I was last in Australia but hadn't been able to, and since I'm a UTAS student, I was naturally drawn to TUFC. (Which I'm super happy about in retrospect!)
Personal goal for 2020: Understand all the Tassie slang in a training session. 

The ONE team you love beating: All of them.
Best football memory: Scoring a goal in our first match. I'd really hoped to score one this year, so was pretty shocked to tick off the task in the first quarter of the season.
Biggest influence on career: Gerry...?
Teammate with the worst habit: I don't understand the question, they're all angels. 

Which teammate would be voted off survivor first and who would win: Sienna would be voted off, she can't survive without Snapchat. And maybe I'd win since I spend two months a year on remote islands anyway...? 
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up
: Writer. Reality is overrated.
Favourite band/artist: Haim
What can’t you live without: My asthma pumps. RIP my lungs.
If they were to make a movie based on your life, who would play you: Tatiana Maslany
What is your guilty pleasure: Daydreaming
If you owned a racehorse, what would you call it: Rainbow Unicorn 

One word to describe you: Keen-bean

          

Player Profile: Mark Alberry

Nickname: Albs
Previous Clubs: North Hobart
Favourite PLAYING position: Forward
Favourite TV Show/Movie: Home Alone
Favourite thing about footy: Mates
What can't you live without: Kids
Team mate with the worst habit: Myself
What is your guilty pleasure: KFC or Macca before the game
Your dream dinner date: Delta Goodrem

An pre-game superstitions/rituals: turning up late
Best Football Memory: Premiership Uni
Best Player you have played with: Ben Beams
Biggest Influence on career: myself

      

Player Profile: Kiara Saulis

Nickname: Kyan
Previous Club: Never played before. Played touch with the pirates and netball for the suns.
How did you become a Bow: friend of a friend
Personal goal for 2020: to gain more self confidence
The ONE team you love beating: Hobart
Best football memory: going on the field for my first game, with the fam cheering
Biggest influence on career: Mumma
Which teammate would be voted off survivor first and who would win: I’d go first cause I’d get so hangry they’d hate me. Ollie would win cause she’s good at everything.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up: anything involving animals
What can’t you live without: my doggo Emmie
If they were to make a movie based on your life, who would play you: Anna Kendrick
What is your guilty pleasure: Nutella on banana
If you owned a racehorse, what would you call it: Nobel steed (like on shrek)
One word to describe you: fun-loving