2026 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!
Clubs will publish an “EOI” (expression of interest), which is a sign-up form. Filling out the EOI is not a commitment to attend tryouts, but allows the club to contact you with more information, and for the club to understand a little bit about you and what you hope to achieve.
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, including the Victorian Ultimate Championships in February. Some tournaments are in Victoria and some are interstate.
The culmination of the season is the Australian Ultimate Championships. There are two separate events – Division 1 (AUC1) and Division 2 (AUC2) – both held in April. Teams aiming to attend AUC1 hold tryouts and select teams in October and early November, but teams aiming for AUC2 will still be recruiting through until the end of 2025.
AUC1 and AUC2 are competed in Open and Women’s divisions.
Tryouts resemble a training session, with a mix of skill-focused drills and game play.
CHILLY ULTIMATE
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)
The first tryout session for all teams is on Sunday October 26th in Kooyong. An addition session for Open teams is on Wednesday October 29th, and for Women’s teams on Thursday October 30th.
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)
An all-welcome tryout is on Sunday October 26th at Fawkner Park in South Yarra, with a follow-up invitation-only session on Sunday November 2nd.
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 Sunday November 2nd, Wednesday November 5th, and Sunday November 9th. All sessions are at Elgar Park in Mont Albert North.
DRAGONSLAYERS
Based around Clayton area. Open division only (AUC2). Currently taking EOIs for all players interested in playing with them, with team composition to be determined later.
CRAIGIEBURN PELICANS
The Pelicans train at Newmarket Reserve in Flemington. Open division only (AUC2). No sign-ups or tryout information confirmed yet.
ALBURY-WODONGA ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Open and Women’s teams. Team trainings based in Lavington. AWUF starts their recruitment and tryout process later in the year. Follow their social media accounts to stay updated.
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.