Red Lizards (Australian Paintball Team)

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

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

1. Three’s a Crowd. Mic Bradshaw, Paint, issue 5, March 1997.
2. Back to Basics. Mic Bradshaw, War Paint, issue 1, January 1996.