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Moved House Steiner to House Steiner (New Zealand Paintball Team); clarified its Palmerston North and Wellington associations; consolidated the Red, Blue and Black squads; limited Lords of Discipline to Willy Aull’s attributed earlier-team account; removed Whanganui as an implied team base; and distinguished verified results from retrospective photograph captions and recollections.
 
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'''House Steiner''' was a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] team associated with Wellington, Palmerston North and Whanganui. Willy Aull's account describes assembling a ten-player tournament team under the House Steiner name in '''1990'''. Contemporary records document later competition, including fourth place at the 1998 [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], victories at the 1999 and 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples, and a reported Wellington Cup victory in 2001.[1][2][4][6][7]
'''House Steiner''' was a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] team associated with Palmerston North and Wellington. Willy Aull's account describes the House Steiner tournament team being assembled for a Wellington ten-player event in 1990. Later records document fourth place at the 1998 [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]], first and second at the 1999 Hawke's Bay Triples, victory at the 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples and a reported Wellington Cup victory in 2001.[1][2][4][6][7]


Later publications of historical photographs preserve additional player identifications and evidence of sponsorship, although their upload dates do not establish when the photographs were taken.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
The team fielded separate '''House Steiner Red''', '''House Steiner Blue''' and '''House Steiner Black''' entries. These were squads of House Steiner rather than unrelated teams.


== History ==
== History ==


=== Early group and tournament-team formation ===
=== Early history ===


In an undated profile preserved in February 2002, '''Willy Aull''' recalled an earlier House Steiner group associated with Massey students in Palmerston North, naming '''Marcel Ensing'''. He tentatively dated that group to 1984; the account does not establish a confirmed founding year.[1]
In an undated profile preserved in February 2002, Willy Aull recalled an earlier House Steiner group associated with Massey students in Palmerston North and named Marcel Ensing in connection with it. Aull tentatively placed that earlier group in 1984, but his wording was uncertain and does not establish a verified founding date.[1]


Aull separately described assembling the '''House Steiner tournament team in 1990'''. According to his account, '''John Sheldon and Lyall Norton of Thunderball Adventure Games''' were organising a ten-player South Pacific Open in Wellington. Aull, his brothers '''Doug and David Aull''', and Marcel Ensing wanted to enter, and he recruited six additional Thunderball players.[1]
Aull separately described the assembly of the House Steiner tournament team in 1990. According to his account, John Sheldon and Lyall Norton of Thunderball Adventure Games were organising a ten-player South Pacific Open in Wellington. Aull, his brothers Doug and David Aull, and Marcel Ensing intended to enter, and Aull recruited six additional Thunderball players.[1]


The Aull brothers had previously used the name '''Lords of Discipline Palmerston North'''. They asked to use Ensing's House Steiner name for the tournament entry.[1]
The Aull brothers had previously used the name '''Lords of Discipline Palmerston North'''. Aull recalled that they decided not to use that name for the Wellington entry and instead asked Ensing for permission to use House Steiner.[1] The account establishes shared players and a naming decision, but does not provide enough information to treat Lords of Discipline as a former official name of House Steiner or to establish it as the same organisation.


This account distinguishes the earlier group from the tournament team assembled in 1990. It is a participant's recollection rather than a surviving registration document.[1]
A retrospective photograph published by the House Steiner Facebook profile identifies William Aull, David Aull and Nick Gee at a 1991 T-Ball tournament representing Palmerston North and Wellington. The image was uploaded in 2011, so its caption is retrospective evidence rather than a contemporary event record.[13]


=== Early competition and photographic records ===
=== Later photographic records ===


A photograph published by the House Steiner Facebook profile on '''23 August 2011''' identifies the team as representing Palmerston North and Wellington at a '''1991 T-Ball tournament'''. Its caption describes a ten-player format with 30-minute halves and identifies '''William Aull, David Aull and Nick Gee'''. These are retrospective identifications.[13]
Photographs published by the House Steiner profile identify the team at the T-Ball South Pacific Open at Thunderball Adventure Games in Manor Park, Lower Hutt, tentatively dated in their captions to 1996.[14]


Other photographs identify House Steiner at the '''T-Ball South Pacific Open''' in Lower Hutt. Captions published in August 2011 identify '''Thunderball Adventure Games at Manor Park''' and tentatively date the photographs to '''1996'''.[14]
Other historical photographs identify House Steiner at an Actions Paintball tournament near Auckland and at a seven-player tournament in Whanganui. Comments identify the Actions location as Helensville or Parakai, but do not establish the tournament year. William Aull later recalled a first-place finish at the Whanganui event, although no date or contemporary result table has been recovered.[15][16]


Another photograph identifies House Steiner at an Actions tournament near Auckland. Comments identify the location as Helensville, with another specifying Parakai; the tournament year is not established.[15]
These event locations do not establish Whanganui or Auckland as team bases.
 
A photograph caption also records participation in a seven-player tournament in Wanganui. '''William Aull''' subsequently recalled a first-place finish in a comment, but the preserved material does not establish the event's date or provide contemporary results.[16]


=== 1998–1999 ===
=== 1998–1999 ===


House Steiner finished '''fourth with 940 points''' at the '''24–25 October 1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals''' at Actions Paintball in Te Atatū.[2]
House Steiner finished fourth with 940 points at the 1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, held at Actions Paintball in Te Atatū on 24–25 October.[2]


At the '''1999 Hawke's Bay Triples''', '''House Steiner Red''' won and '''House Steiner Blue''' finished second. Blue led the preliminary competition, while Red defeated The Boys From The Black Stuff in a deciding semi-final. Red then won the two-game final by one elimination.[4]
At the 1999 Hawke's Bay Triples, House Steiner entered '''House Steiner Red''' and '''House Steiner Blue'''. Blue led the preliminary competition. Red and The Boys From The Black Stuff then tied for second, with Red advancing through a deciding semi-final.[4]


Both Steiner entries were described as Wellington teams. The report does not provide their named squads or numerical final scores.[4]
House Steiner Red defeated House Steiner Blue in the two-game final by one elimination. Red therefore finished first and Blue second. Both entries were described in the contemporary report as Wellington teams. The source does not supply numerical final scores or complete named rosters.[4]


At the '''23–24 October 1999 Nationals''' at Actions Paintball in Helensville, House Steiner finished '''ninth with 505 points'''.[3]
At the 1999 New Zealand Nationals, held at Actions Paintball in Helensville on 23–24 October, House Steiner finished ninth with 505 points.[3]
 
A historical photograph uploaded by the team profile on '''11 March 2012''' separately identifies House Steiner in Wellington during the late 1990s.[17]


=== 2000 ===
=== 2000 ===


Phoenix's contemporary report identifies House Steiner among the finalists at the '''South Pacific Championships''', held at Thunderball Adventure Games on '''22–23 April 2000'''. It does not establish Steiner's exact final placing.[6]
A contemporary Phoenix report identifies House Steiner among the finalists at the South Pacific Championships, held at Thunderball Adventure Games in Wellington on 22–23 April 2000. The report does not establish House Steiner's exact placing.[6]


House Steiner provided refereeing at the '''2000 Wellington Cup''', which Phoenix won.[6]
House Steiner subsequently provided refereeing at the 2000 Wellington Cup, which Phoenix won.[6]


The 2000 Valhalla rankings recorded two separate entries: '''House Steiner Red''' and '''House Steiner Black'''. These were ranked individually rather than combined into a single team score.[10][12]
The 2000 [[Valhalla National Rankings]] recorded '''House Steiner Red''' and '''House Steiner Black''' separately. Red ranked sixth with 80.5 ranking points, while Black ranked fifteenth with 65.[10][12]


=== 2001 ===
=== 2001 ===


House Steiner won the '''Hawke's Bay Triples in February 2001'''. Phoenix's contemporary report names a four-player squad led by '''Willy Aull''', with '''Marty Dannefaerd, Wayne Hilliam and Evan Lewis'''.[6]
House Steiner won the Hawke's Bay Triples in February 2001. Phoenix's contemporary report names a four-player squad comprising captain Willy Aull, Marty Dannefaerd, Wayne Hilliam and Evan Lewis.[6]


A forum report posted on '''13 August 2001''' states that Steiner won the '''Wellington Cup'''. It describes Steiner, Saints and Tag n' Release as the leading three teams, separated by fewer than 30 points, but does not explicitly assign second and third places or give their totals.[7]
The same report describes the result as House Steiner's third consecutive victory at the event. This is retained as a contemporary team-report claim; it is not used to assign an unverified result or year beyond the editions supported by recovered records.[6]


== Historical squads and player records ==
A forum report posted on 13 August 2001 states that Steiner won the Wellington Cup. It describes Steiner, Saints and Tag n' Release as the leading three teams, separated by fewer than 30 points. The report does not explicitly assign second and third places or supply the teams' exact totals.[7]


=== Reported 1990 tournament-team assembly ===
== Squad names ==


Willy Aull's account names the following people involved in assembling the ten-player entry:[1]
Contemporary results and rankings document the following House Steiner entries:


* Willy Aull
* '''House Steiner''', used when a single team entry was recorded.
* Doug Aull
* '''House Steiner Red''', documented at the 1999 Hawke's Bay Triples and in the 2000 Valhalla rankings.
* David Aull
* '''House Steiner Blue''', documented at the 1999 Hawke's Bay Triples.
* Marcel Ensing
* '''House Steiner Black''', documented in the 2000 Valhalla rankings.


He describes recruiting six further Thunderball players but does not name them. This is an account of assembling the team, not a verified complete final registration roster.
The colour suffixes distinguish squads entered by the same organisation. They should be retained in event results where more than one House Steiner squad competed.


=== Hawke's Bay Triples squad, February 2001 ===
== Players and team personnel ==
 
The following records identify specific House Steiner involvement. They do not constitute a complete roster for any one season.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Player
! Person
! Role recorded in the event report
! Documented involvement
! Source context
|-
|-
| Willy Aull
| Willy Aull
| Captain
| Recalled assembling the 1990 tournament team; captain of the February 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples squad
| Player profile and Phoenix tournament report.[1][6]
|-
| Doug Aull
| Named among the players intending to enter the 1990 South Pacific Open
| Willy Aull's account.[1]
|-
| David Aull
| Named among the players intending to enter the 1990 South Pacific Open; retrospectively identified at the 1991 T-Ball tournament
| Player profile and historical photograph.[1][13]
|-
| Marcel Ensing
| Associated with the earlier House Steiner name and the 1990 tournament entry
| Willy Aull's account.[1]
|-
| Nick Gee
| Retrospectively identified at the 1991 T-Ball tournament
| Historical photograph.[13]
|-
|-
| Marty Dannefaerd
| Marty Dannefaerd
| Player
| Member of the winning February 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples squad
| Phoenix tournament report.[6]
|-
|-
| Wayne Hilliam
| Wayne Hilliam
| Player
| Member of the winning February 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples squad
| Phoenix tournament report.[6]
|-
|-
| Evan Lewis
| Evan Lewis
| Player
| Member of the winning February 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples squad
| Phoenix tournament report.[6]
|}
|}


Source: Phoenix's contemporary tournament report.[6]
Hilliam also appears on Phoenix's broader website roster, while Lewis is listed among people who had played with Phoenix. These overlapping records do not establish permanent transfers or exclusive membership.[8]
 
Hilliam also appears on Phoenix's broader website roster, while Lewis is separately listed among people who had played with Phoenix. These overlapping records do not establish permanent transfers or exclusive membership.[8]
 
=== Retrospective photographic identifications ===
 
Historical photographs published by the House Steiner Facebook profile contain tags identifying the following people. These identifications span several photographs and do not constitute a complete roster for any single season.[13][15][16][17][18][19]
 
* Aaron Jay
* Adon Upjohn
* Andrew Walbran
* Chris McDonald
* Damon Goldsworthy
* David Aull
* Duncan McCloud
* Gareth Morgan
* James Keenan
* Jason Pointon
* Kane Anderson
* Marcel Ensing
* Mark Anderson
* Matt Wong
* Mita Warbrick
* Nick Gee
* Rob Taylor
* William Aull
 
The photograph retrospectively dated to the '''1991 T-Ball tournament''' identifies William Aull, David Aull and Nick Gee.[13]
 
The undated '''Actions tournament''' photograph identifies Matt Wong, Kane Anderson, Aaron Jay, Mita Warbrick, Jason Pointon and Adon Upjohn.[15]
 
The photograph captioned as a '''Wanganui seven-player tournament''' identifies William Aull, David Aull, Mark Anderson and Marcel Ensing.[16]
 
The photograph described as '''late-1990s Wellington''' identifies Kane Anderson, William Aull, Jason Pointon and Adon Upjohn.[17]


The Facebook publication dates are upload dates, rather than established dates of the photographed events.
Historical photographs published by the House Steiner profile contain further player tags. Because the images span several unidentified or retrospectively identified events, those tags should not be combined into a single tournament roster.[13][15][16][17]


== Sponsorship ==
== Sponsorship ==


Historical team photographs show a House Steiner banner bearing the wording '''“Sponsored by Bullseye Paintballs”'''. A group photograph uploaded on '''18 August 2011''' also shows most of those pictured wearing matching Bullseye Paintballs shirts.[17][18]
Historical photographs show a House Steiner banner bearing the wording '''“Sponsored by Bullseye Paintballs”'''. A team photograph uploaded in 2011 also shows several people wearing matching Bullseye Paintballs shirts.[17][18]


The photographs document the sponsorship association but do not establish its starting date or duration.
The photographs document the sponsorship association but do not establish its starting date or duration.
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== Recorded tournament results ==
== Recorded tournament results ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Year
! Competition
! Competition
! Entry
! Entry
! Recorded result
! Recorded result
! Source
|-
|-
| 1998
| 1998
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| House Steiner
| House Steiner
| 4th; 940 points
| 4th; 940 points.[2]
| [2]
|-
|-
| 1999
| 1999
| Hawke's Bay Triples
| Hawke's Bay Triples
| House Steiner Red
| House Steiner Red
| 1st
| 1st.[4]
| [4]
|-
|-
| 1999
| 1999
| Hawke's Bay Triples
| Hawke's Bay Triples
| House Steiner Blue
| House Steiner Blue
| 2nd
| 2nd.[4]
| [4]
|-
|-
| 1999
| 1999
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
| House Steiner
| House Steiner
| 9th; 505 points
| 9th; 505 points.[3]
| [3]
|-
|-
| 2000
| 2000
| South Pacific Championships
| South Pacific Championships
| House Steiner
| House Steiner
| Finalist; exact placing not established
| Finalist; exact placing not established.[6]
| [6]
|-
|-
| 2001
| 2001
| Hawke's Bay Triples
| Hawke's Bay Triples
| House Steiner
| House Steiner
| 1st
| 1st.[6]
| [6]
|-
|-
| 2001
| 2001
| Wellington Cup
| Wellington Cup
| House Steiner
| House Steiner
| Reported winner
| Reported winner.[7]
| [7]
|}
|}


The undated Wanganui victory recalled in a later photograph comment is not assigned to a year in this table.[16]
The undated Whanganui victory recalled in a later photograph comment is not assigned a year or added to the table.[16]


== Recorded rankings ==
== National rankings ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|}
|}


Sources: Mercenaries Star's Valhalla standings.[5][9][10][11]
Sources: Valhalla National Rankings.[5][9][10][11]


The 2001 five-player contribution came from the opening round of the Wellington Cup, while the three-player contribution came from the Hawke's Bay Triples.[11]
These are calculated national rankings rather than placings at individual tournaments. The 2001 tables used accumulated round scores, while the earlier rankings used averaged calculated scores.[11][12]
 
The 2001 tables are dated October. These positions are calculated national rankings rather than placings at individual tournaments. The 2001 tables present accumulated round scores, whereas the earlier methodology averaged calculated round scores.[11][12]


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)]]
* [[Wellington Phoenix (paintball team)]]
* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]
* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]
* [[Mercenaries Star]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020222021443/http://www.paintball.co.nz/whwaull.htm Willy Aull — Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball, undated profile. Archived 22 February 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020222021443/http://www.paintball.co.nz/whwaull.htm Willy Aull, ''Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball'', undated profile. Archived 22 February 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817071008/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats98.htm Rob Maddox, The 1998 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817071008/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats98.htm Rob Maddox, ''The 1998 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070413/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats99/ Rob Maddox, The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020817070413/http://www.paintball.co.nz/nats99/ Rob Maddox, ''The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament'', Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606140335/http://www.paintball.co.nz/hbtrip99.htm Rick Levick, 1999 Hawkes Bay Triples, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 June 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020606140335/http://www.paintball.co.nz/hbtrip99.htm Rick Levick, ''1999 Hawkes Bay Triples'', Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 June 2002.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1998Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1998.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1998Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1998''.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011020080141fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/news.htm Phoenix — contemporary team news and tournament reports, 1999–2001. Archived 20 October 2001.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20011020080141fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/news.htm Phoenix, contemporary team news and tournament reports, 1999–2001. Archived 20 October 2001.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020115004837/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=3.topic Wellington Cup — NZ Paintball forum discussion, including the report posted through Big P's account on 13 August 2001. Archived 15 January 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020115004837/http://pub73.ezboard.com:80/fnzpaintballfrm6.showMessage?topicID=3.topic ''Wellington Cup'', NZ Paintball forum discussion, including a report posted through Big P's account on 13 August 2001.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020206094854fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/roster.htm Phoenix — undated roster and people who had played with the team. Archived 6 February 2002.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20020206094854fw_/http://www.blacksun.co.nz/phoenix/roster.htm Phoenix, undated roster and list of people who had played with the team. Archived 6 February 2002.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1999Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1999.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/1999Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1999''.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2000Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2000.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2000Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2000''.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2001. Standings dated October 2001.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/2001Hall.htm Mercenaries Star, ''Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2001''. Standings dated October 2001.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/RankIndex.htm Mercenaries Star — Valhalla National Team Rankings methodology.]
# [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/VALHALLA/RankIndex.htm Mercenaries Star, Valhalla National Team Rankings methodology.]
# [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner — photograph captioned “House Steiner (Palmy/Wellington) T-Ball Tourney 1991”.] Uploaded 23 August 2011; caption and tags preserved in the screenshot supplied for the existing article.
# [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner, photograph captioned “House Steiner (Palmy/Wellington) T-Ball Tourney 1991”.] Uploaded 23 August 201
# [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner — South Pacific Open photographs.] Uploaded 18 and 23 August 2011; captions tentatively identify 1996 and Thunderball Adventure Games at Manor Park, Lower Hutt. Preserved in screenshots supplied for the existing article.
# [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner — photograph captioned “House Steiner, Wellington @ Actions Tourney”.] Uploaded 18 August 2011; caption, tags and location comments preserved in the screenshot supplied for the existing article.
# [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner — photograph captioned “House Steiner, Wanganui Tourney. 7-man format”.] Uploaded 23 August 2011; caption, tags and William Aull's later first-place recollection preserved in the screenshot supplied for the existing article.
# [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner — photograph captioned “House Steiner late 1990's Wellington, New Zealand”.] Uploaded 11 March 2012; photograph shows the Bullseye Paintballs banner. Caption and tags preserved in the screenshot supplied for the existing article.
# [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=112221192213198&set=a.107466226022028 House Steiner — team photograph and identification tags.] Uploaded 18 August 2011; shows the Bullseye Paintballs banner and matching shirts.
# [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner — additional tagged team photograph.] Uploaded 23 August 2011; tags identify William Aull, David Aull, Gareth Morgan and Andrew Walbran. Preserved in the screenshot supplied for the existing article.
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/house.steiner.3 House Steiner on Facebook] — historical photographs, captions and recollections.
 
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Latest revision as of 05:42, 26 October 2026

House Steiner was a New Zealand tournament paintball team associated with Palmerston North and Wellington. Willy Aull's account describes the House Steiner tournament team being assembled for a Wellington ten-player event in 1990. Later records document fourth place at the 1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, first and second at the 1999 Hawke's Bay Triples, victory at the 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples and a reported Wellington Cup victory in 2001.[1][2][4][6][7]

The team fielded separate House Steiner Red, House Steiner Blue and House Steiner Black entries. These were squads of House Steiner rather than unrelated teams.

History

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Early history

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In an undated profile preserved in February 2002, Willy Aull recalled an earlier House Steiner group associated with Massey students in Palmerston North and named Marcel Ensing in connection with it. Aull tentatively placed that earlier group in 1984, but his wording was uncertain and does not establish a verified founding date.[1]

Aull separately described the assembly of the House Steiner tournament team in 1990. According to his account, John Sheldon and Lyall Norton of Thunderball Adventure Games were organising a ten-player South Pacific Open in Wellington. Aull, his brothers Doug and David Aull, and Marcel Ensing intended to enter, and Aull recruited six additional Thunderball players.[1]

The Aull brothers had previously used the name Lords of Discipline Palmerston North. Aull recalled that they decided not to use that name for the Wellington entry and instead asked Ensing for permission to use House Steiner.[1] The account establishes shared players and a naming decision, but does not provide enough information to treat Lords of Discipline as a former official name of House Steiner or to establish it as the same organisation.

A retrospective photograph published by the House Steiner Facebook profile identifies William Aull, David Aull and Nick Gee at a 1991 T-Ball tournament representing Palmerston North and Wellington. The image was uploaded in 2011, so its caption is retrospective evidence rather than a contemporary event record.[13]

Later photographic records

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Photographs published by the House Steiner profile identify the team at the T-Ball South Pacific Open at Thunderball Adventure Games in Manor Park, Lower Hutt, tentatively dated in their captions to 1996.[14]

Other historical photographs identify House Steiner at an Actions Paintball tournament near Auckland and at a seven-player tournament in Whanganui. Comments identify the Actions location as Helensville or Parakai, but do not establish the tournament year. William Aull later recalled a first-place finish at the Whanganui event, although no date or contemporary result table has been recovered.[15][16]

These event locations do not establish Whanganui or Auckland as team bases.

1998–1999

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House Steiner finished fourth with 940 points at the 1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals, held at Actions Paintball in Te Atatū on 24–25 October.[2]

At the 1999 Hawke's Bay Triples, House Steiner entered House Steiner Red and House Steiner Blue. Blue led the preliminary competition. Red and The Boys From The Black Stuff then tied for second, with Red advancing through a deciding semi-final.[4]

House Steiner Red defeated House Steiner Blue in the two-game final by one elimination. Red therefore finished first and Blue second. Both entries were described in the contemporary report as Wellington teams. The source does not supply numerical final scores or complete named rosters.[4]

At the 1999 New Zealand Nationals, held at Actions Paintball in Helensville on 23–24 October, House Steiner finished ninth with 505 points.[3]

2000

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A contemporary Phoenix report identifies House Steiner among the finalists at the South Pacific Championships, held at Thunderball Adventure Games in Wellington on 22–23 April 2000. The report does not establish House Steiner's exact placing.[6]

House Steiner subsequently provided refereeing at the 2000 Wellington Cup, which Phoenix won.[6]

The 2000 Valhalla National Rankings recorded House Steiner Red and House Steiner Black separately. Red ranked sixth with 80.5 ranking points, while Black ranked fifteenth with 65.[10][12]

2001

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House Steiner won the Hawke's Bay Triples in February 2001. Phoenix's contemporary report names a four-player squad comprising captain Willy Aull, Marty Dannefaerd, Wayne Hilliam and Evan Lewis.[6]

The same report describes the result as House Steiner's third consecutive victory at the event. This is retained as a contemporary team-report claim; it is not used to assign an unverified result or year beyond the editions supported by recovered records.[6]

A forum report posted on 13 August 2001 states that Steiner won the Wellington Cup. It describes Steiner, Saints and Tag n' Release as the leading three teams, separated by fewer than 30 points. The report does not explicitly assign second and third places or supply the teams' exact totals.[7]

Squad names

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Contemporary results and rankings document the following House Steiner entries:

  • House Steiner, used when a single team entry was recorded.
  • House Steiner Red, documented at the 1999 Hawke's Bay Triples and in the 2000 Valhalla rankings.
  • House Steiner Blue, documented at the 1999 Hawke's Bay Triples.
  • House Steiner Black, documented in the 2000 Valhalla rankings.

The colour suffixes distinguish squads entered by the same organisation. They should be retained in event results where more than one House Steiner squad competed.

Players and team personnel

[edit]

The following records identify specific House Steiner involvement. They do not constitute a complete roster for any one season.

Person Documented involvement Source context
Willy Aull Recalled assembling the 1990 tournament team; captain of the February 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples squad Player profile and Phoenix tournament report.[1][6]
Doug Aull Named among the players intending to enter the 1990 South Pacific Open Willy Aull's account.[1]
David Aull Named among the players intending to enter the 1990 South Pacific Open; retrospectively identified at the 1991 T-Ball tournament Player profile and historical photograph.[1][13]
Marcel Ensing Associated with the earlier House Steiner name and the 1990 tournament entry Willy Aull's account.[1]
Nick Gee Retrospectively identified at the 1991 T-Ball tournament Historical photograph.[13]
Marty Dannefaerd Member of the winning February 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples squad Phoenix tournament report.[6]
Wayne Hilliam Member of the winning February 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples squad Phoenix tournament report.[6]
Evan Lewis Member of the winning February 2001 Hawke's Bay Triples squad Phoenix tournament report.[6]

Hilliam also appears on Phoenix's broader website roster, while Lewis is listed among people who had played with Phoenix. These overlapping records do not establish permanent transfers or exclusive membership.[8]

Historical photographs published by the House Steiner profile contain further player tags. Because the images span several unidentified or retrospectively identified events, those tags should not be combined into a single tournament roster.[13][15][16][17]

Sponsorship

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Historical photographs show a House Steiner banner bearing the wording “Sponsored by Bullseye Paintballs”. A team photograph uploaded in 2011 also shows several people wearing matching Bullseye Paintballs shirts.[17][18]

The photographs document the sponsorship association but do not establish its starting date or duration.

Recorded tournament results

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Year Competition Entry Recorded result
1998 New Zealand Paintball Nationals House Steiner 4th; 940 points.[2]
1999 Hawke's Bay Triples House Steiner Red 1st.[4]
1999 Hawke's Bay Triples House Steiner Blue 2nd.[4]
1999 New Zealand Paintball Nationals House Steiner 9th; 505 points.[3]
2000 South Pacific Championships House Steiner Finalist; exact placing not established.[6]
2001 Hawke's Bay Triples House Steiner 1st.[6]
2001 Wellington Cup House Steiner Reported winner.[7]

The undated Whanganui victory recalled in a later photograph comment is not assigned a year or added to the table.[16]

National rankings

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Season Entry Ranking category Position Ranking score
1998 House Steiner Combined 6th 51
1999 House Steiner Combined 11th 57
2000 House Steiner Red Combined 6th 80.5
2000 House Steiner Black Combined 15th 65
2001 House Steiner Five-player 3rd 93.4
2001 House Steiner Three-player 6th 84.3

Sources: Valhalla National Rankings.[5][9][10][11]

These are calculated national rankings rather than placings at individual tournaments. The 2001 tables used accumulated round scores, while the earlier rankings used averaged calculated scores.[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. Willy Aull, Who's Who of New Zealand Paintball, undated profile. Archived 22 February 2002.
  2. Rob Maddox, The 1998 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.
  3. Rob Maddox, The 1999 Two Day NZ Nationals Tournament, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 17 August 2002.
  4. Rick Levick, 1999 Hawkes Bay Triples, Paintball.co.nz. Archived 6 June 2002.
  5. Mercenaries Star, Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1998.
  6. Phoenix, contemporary team news and tournament reports, 1999–2001. Archived 20 October 2001.
  7. Wellington Cup, NZ Paintball forum discussion, including a report posted through Big P's account on 13 August 2001.
  8. Phoenix, undated roster and list of people who had played with the team. Archived 6 February 2002.
  9. Mercenaries Star, Valhalla Hall of Heros: 1999.
  10. Mercenaries Star, Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2000.
  11. Mercenaries Star, Valhalla Hall of Heros: 2001. Standings dated October 2001.
  12. Mercenaries Star, Valhalla National Team Rankings methodology.
  13. House Steiner, photograph captioned “House Steiner (Palmy/Wellington) T-Ball Tourney 1991”. Uploaded 23 August 201
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