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	'''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]		'''Red Lizards''' was an Australian tournament [[paintball]] team associated with the [[Victorian Paintball Players Association]]. The team finished second in the 1995 Southern Three-Man Open and the [[1996 Victorian Three-Man Series]].[1][3]

	== History ==		== History ==
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	=== Frankston Five-Man Tournament ===		=== Frankston Five-Man Tournament ===

	~~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]		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 team qualified for the four-team finals, advancing ahead of Terminal Velocity by 25 points. It won one of its three finals-round games and finished third, behind Blackwood Hunters and [[Challenge Raiders (Australian Paintball Team)\|Challenge Raiders]].[2]

	The report was published in January 1996 but does not establish the ~~tournament’s~~ date.[2]		The report was published in January 1996 but does not establish the tournament's date.[2]

			=== 1995 Southern Three-Man Open ===

			Red Lizards competed in the Southern Three-Man Open at Challenge Paintball's Narbethong field in 1995. The published final standings identified the team with the Victorian Paintball Players Association.[3]

			Five teams entered, each playing eight preliminary games. Red Lizards led the preliminary standings with 415 points, ahead of Combat Wombats on 365. The two teams advanced to a best-of-three final, which Combat Wombats won.[3]

	=== 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series ===		=== 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series ===

	~~The~~ Red Lizards finished second in the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series with 960 points.[1]		Red Lizards finished second in the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series with 960 points, behind [[Apparition (Australian Paintball Team)\|Apparition]].[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]		At the third round, held at Paintball Action Games in Ballan, the team reached the final and finished runner-up to [[Rat Pack (Australian Paintball Team)\|Rat Pak Bad]]. The series concluded after three completed rounds when the planned fourth tournament was cancelled.[1]

	== Documented personnel ==		== Documented personnel ==

	~~'''~~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]		Mic Bradshaw identified himself as a Red Lizards player in his contemporary tournament reports. 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 ==		== Recorded results ==

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
			! Year
	! Competition		! Competition
	! Result		! Result
	! Source		! Source
	\|-		\|-
			\| Not established
	\| [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]]		\| [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]]
	\| 3rd		\| 3rd
	\| [2]		\| [2]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series, round three		\| 1995
			\| Southern Three-Man Open
			\| 2nd; 415 preliminary points
			\| [3]
			\|-
			\| 1996
			\| Victorian Three-Man Series, round three
	\| 2nd		\| 2nd
	\| [1]		\| [1]
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[1996 Victorian Three-Man Series\|~~1996~~ Victorian Three-Man Series overall]]		\| 1996
			\| [[1996 Victorian Three-Man Series\|Victorian Three-Man Series overall]]
	\| 2nd; 960 points		\| 2nd; 960 points
	\| [1]		\| [1]
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	# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990220102941/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint5/vic.html Three’s a Crowd]. Mic Bradshaw, ''Paint'', issue 5, March 1997.		# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990220102941/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint5/vic.html Three’s a Crowd]. Mic Bradshaw, ''Paint'', issue 5, March 1997.
	# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990209054848/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/frank.htm Back to Basics]. Mic Bradshaw, ''War Paint'', issue 1, January 1996.		# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990209054848/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/frank.htm Back to Basics]. Mic Bradshaw, ''War Paint'', issue 1, January 1996.
			# Mic Bradshaw, “Southern 3-man Open”, ''Australian Paintballer'', December 1995–February 1996, p. 30.

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'''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 ==

=== Frankston Five-Man Tournament ===

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 ===

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 ==

'''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 ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! Result
! Source
|-
| [[Frankston Five-Man Tournament]]
| 3rd
| [2]
|-
| 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series, round three
| 2nd
| [1]
|-
| [[1996 Victorian Three-Man Series|1996 Victorian Three-Man Series overall]]
| 2nd; 960 points
| [1]
|}

== References ==

# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990220102941/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint5/vic.html Three’s a Crowd]. Mic Bradshaw, ''Paint'', issue 5, March 1997.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/19990209054848/http://www.xsystems.com.au/wpaint/wpaint1/frank.htm Back to Basics]. Mic Bradshaw, ''War Paint'', issue 1, January 1996.

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Admin: Expand Red Lizards with its 1995 Southern Three-Man Open result and VPPA association; preserve existing tournament history and player information, and update Australian team links and categories.

Admin: Admin moved page Red Lizards to Red Lizards (Australian Paintball Team)

Admin: Create Red Lizards team article documenting third place at the Frankston Five-Man Tournament, second place in the 1996 Victorian Three-Man Series and Mic Bradshaw’s recorded involvement and award.