Red Lizards
Red Lizards was an Australian tournament paintball team that competed in Victoria during the 1990s. The team finished second in the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series and third at the Frankston Five-Man Tournament.[1][2]
History
[edit]Frankston Five-Man Tournament
[edit]The Red Lizards competed at the Frankston Five-Man Tournament at Splatball Village in Frankston, Victoria. The competition required players to use rental SL-II pump markers with an 80-paintball limit.[2]
The team qualified for the four-team finals, narrowly advancing ahead of Terminal Velocity. It won one of its three finals-round games and finished third.[2]
The report was published in January 1996 but does not establish the tournament’s date.[2]
1996 Victorian Three-Man Series
[edit]The Red Lizards finished second in the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series with 960 points.[1]
At the third round, held at Paintball Action Games in Ballan, the team reached the final and finished runner-up to Rat Pak Bad. The series concluded after three completed rounds when the planned fourth tournament was cancelled.[1]
Documented personnel
[edit]Mic Bradshaw was identified as a Red Lizards member in his contemporary reports on both competitions. He received the best and fairest award at the second round of the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series and was among the leading players in the overall series award.[1][2]
Recorded results
[edit]| Competition | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Frankston Five-Man Tournament | 3rd | [2] |
| 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series, round three | 2nd | [1] |
| 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series overall | 2nd; 960 points | [1] |
References
[edit]- Three’s a Crowd. Mic Bradshaw, Paint, issue 5, March 1997.
- Back to Basics. Mic Bradshaw, War Paint, issue 1, January 1996.