2025 Club Tryouts
Over the coming weeks, clubs in Melbourne are conducting open training sessions, and tryout events, for players looking to join competitive teams for the upcoming summer season. Read on to learn more about trying out for a team.
UV presents this as general information. Specific questions about tryout events will need to be directed to the clubs. You will not receive a response from UV.
Club team tryouts are a great way to see how you are progressing with your Ultimate skills, and what requires more work. Going to the tryouts is valuable in itself. You can learn new skills from more experienced players, find out what skills to work on, and possibly play at a national championship!
Club teams usually train twice per week, plus there is expectation of individual training. Teams complete roughly once per month in weekend tournaments from December until April. Some tournaments are in Victoria and some are interstate.
There are two divisions of the Australian Ultimate Championships – Division 1 (AUC1) and Division 2 (AUC2) – both held in April. Teams aiming to attend AUC1 have already held their tryouts and have selected teams, but teams aiming for AUC2 will still be recruiting throughout November and December.
AUC1 and AUC2 are competed in Open and Women’s divisions.
Tryouts resemble a training session, with a mix of skill-focussed drills and game play.
Clubs require you to fill out an expression of interest (EOI) first so they can contact you, and send you some information ready ahead of the tryouts.
DRAGONSLAYERS
Based around Clayton area. Team training on Sundays, with small group trainings on Tuesdays. Open division only (AUC2).
ALBURY-WODONGA ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Trainings held in Lavington on Tuesday evenings. Open team vying to attend AUC2. Women’s team vying for VUC. Trainings open to all interested players through until December.
CHILLY ULTIMATE
Open EOIs are now closed. Women’s EOIs are still welcome, up until November 3rd
Based in Kooyong. Training is on Sunday afternoons, and Wednesday (Open) or Thursday (Women’s) evenings.
Teams:
- Hot Chilly (Open AUC1)
- Spicy Chilly (Women’s AUC1)
- Fresh Chilly (Open AUC2)
- Zesty Chilly (Women’s AUC2)
Open tryouts are on Thursday October 10th, and Sunday October 13th. Women’s tryouts will be held in November, dates TBC.
ELLIPSIS ULTIMATE
Based in Camberwell and Albert Park. Training is on Sunday mornings, and Wednesday evenings.
Teams:
- Ellipsis Asterisk (Women’s AUC1)
- Ellipsis Ampersand (Women’s AUC1)
- Ellipsis Men (Open AUC1)
- Ellipsis Pilcrow (Women’s AUC2, masters age)
Tryouts are on Sunday October 13th, and Wednesday October 16th.
HEADS OF STATE ULTIMATE
Based in Mont Albert/Box Hill. Training is on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings.
Teams:
- Juggernaut (Open AUC1)
- Phoenix (Women’s AUC2)
- Carnage (Open AUC2)
- Colossus (Open AUC2)
- Inferno (Women’s social training/games, and selected tournaments)
Tryouts are on Wednesday October 9th, Sunday October 13th, and Wednesday October 16th
Other teams
Other Victorian teams that attend AUC2 and the Victorian Ultimate Championships will open their EOI forms later in the year. Some teams run tryouts, some do not. UV will share EOIs for these teams on our social media channels as teams release them.
Any team can attend the Victorian Ultimate Championships in February. So if you miss out on EOIs or tryouts for clubs, you can still form a team with friends and play at VUC.