The Bears played in their first season in 2009 having been formed at the end of season 2008. They played against teams such as Manchester Mosquitoes, Huddersfield Rams, Sheffield Thunder, Liverpool Eagles and Leeds Bombers.[2]
The Bears played their first games at the Aussie Rules UK National Carnival in Newcastle on 9 May 2009. The Bears played against Huddersfield Rams in their first game, losing 54–19 with the club's first goal scored by Mathew Mitchell. The next game was against the Newcastle Centurions, the current Northern Premiers with the game finishing 42–0 in the opposition's favour. The third game was against the Chippenham Redbacks, featuring the England coach and the Welsh international captain. After a close start the final score was 35–8 to the Redbacks. The scheduled fourth game against Middlesbrough Hawks was won on forfeit after the Hawks refused to field a side. This saw the Bears finish 11th out of 12 in their first taste of Aussie Rules action.
In the 2009 season, Birmingham Bears finished 2nd in the ARUK Central England ladder, resulting in a 3rd vs. 2nd Preliminary Final versus Liverpool Eagles. Having won this match dominantly 147–42, the Bears ascended to their first ever Grand Final to be played in Huddersfield against the Huddersfield Rams. Despite leading going into the final quarter and ruckman Scott Alford being award best and fairest, the Bears were overcome by the Rams 105–84 to finish runners-up in a very successful opening season.[3]
Season 2010edit
Season 2010 was a time of rebuilding for the Bears. With the formation and success of the University of Birmingham Sharks Australian Football Club at the end of 2010, midfielder Tim Smith took over the reins from Mat Mitchell and will be the cornerstone for the revival of the Birmingham Bears in 2011.
Season 2011edit
The Bears resumed training in January 2011 and will compete in the AFL Britain CNW (Central and North West) Division with old rivals Huddersfield, Liverpool and Leeds as well as the Wolverhampton Wolverines. The complete competition for Season 2011 is as follows: | Manchester Mosquitoes | Nottingham Scorpions | Birmingham Bears | Wolverhampton Wolverines | Liverpool Eagles | Huddersfield Rams | Sheffield Thunder | Peterborough Lightning | Hull Monarchs | Oxford Beavers
The Bears competed in the AFL Central and Northern England for the 2012 season. A somewhat disappointing season saw the bears narrowly miss out on finals as well as losing in the final as part of the West Midlands representative side in the Brit Cup.
Best and Fairest: Sean Walton
Most Improved: Jack Wood
Coaches Award: Adam Coxsell
Season 2013edit
The 2013 season saw a change in leadership at the Bears with Adam Coxsell and Sean Walton taking over the reins. The Bears under the new leadership had a successful pre-season winning both the Leeds Lightning cup and the Nathan Blakely Movember Cup in Manchester. The Bears had a strong season making the finals where the narrowly lost to an Australian heavy Leeds Minotaurs in the semi-finals. The highlight of the season came in the Brit cup where the Bears where an integral part of the West Midlands representative side that lifted the Brit cup finally after 3 years of losing out in the final.
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BearsNamesFull nameBirmingham Bears AFL ClubNickname s The Bears2009 seasonLeading goalkickerChris Kimmet 47 Best and fairestChris Kimmet 9 votes Club detailsFounded2008Colours Navy Blue and GoldCompetitionAussie Rules UK National League Central DivisionChairmanMathew MitchellCoachTim Smith David VealeCaptain s TBAGround s TBAOther informationOfficial websitehttp www birminghambears co uk Contents 1 History 2 Season 2010 3 Season 2011 4 Fixtures amp Results 5 Season 2012 6 Season 2013 7 Past and Present Players 8 Grand Final Appearances 9 See also 10 ReferencesHistory editThe Bears played in their first season in 2009 having been formed at the end of season 2008 They played against teams such as Manchester Mosquitoes Huddersfield Rams Sheffield Thunder Liverpool Eagles and Leeds Bombers 2 The Bears played their first games at the Aussie Rules UK National Carnival in Newcastle on 9 May 2009 The Bears played against Huddersfield Rams in their first game losing 54 19 with the club s first goal scored by Mathew Mitchell The next game was against the Newcastle Centurions the current Northern Premiers with the game finishing 42 0 in the opposition s favour The third game was against the Chippenham Redbacks featuring the England coach and the Welsh international captain After a close start the final score was 35 8 to the Redbacks The scheduled fourth game against Middlesbrough Hawks was won on forfeit after the Hawks refused to field a side This saw the Bears finish 11th out of 12 in their first taste of Aussie Rules action In the 2009 season Birmingham Bears finished 2nd in the ARUK Central England ladder resulting in a 3rd vs 2nd Preliminary Final versus Liverpool Eagles Having won this match dominantly 147 42 the Bears ascended to their first ever Grand Final to be played in Huddersfield against the Huddersfield Rams Despite leading going into the final quarter and ruckman Scott Alford being award best and fairest the Bears were overcome by the Rams 105 84 to finish runners up in a very successful opening season 3 Season 2010 editSeason 2010 was a time of rebuilding for the Bears With the formation and success of the University of Birmingham Sharks Australian Football Club at the end of 2010 midfielder Tim Smith took over the reins from Mat Mitchell and will be the cornerstone for the revival of the Birmingham Bears in 2011 Season 2011 editThe Bears resumed training in January 2011 and will compete in the AFL Britain CNW Central and North West Division with old rivals Huddersfield Liverpool and Leeds as well as the Wolverhampton Wolverines The complete competition for Season 2011 is as follows Manchester Mosquitoes Nottingham Scorpions Birmingham Bears Wolverhampton Wolverines Liverpool Eagles Huddersfield Rams Sheffield Thunder Peterborough Lightning Hull Monarchs Oxford BeaversFixtures amp Results editThis section may be confusing or unclear to readers Please help clarify the section There might be a discussion about this on the talk page May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Date Opponent Location Result9 May National Carnival Newcastle LLLW16 May Sheffield Thunder Manchester W 6 3 39 3 7 25 23 May Leeds Bombers Sheffield W 12 10 82 35 30 May Huddersfield Rams Birmingham L 11 5 71 13 20 98 6 June Liverpool Eagles Huddersfield 14 June Leeds Bombers Leeds W 22 16 142 6 8 44 20 June Huddersfield Liverpool Cancelled27 June Liverpool Eagles Huddersfield 4 July Brit Cup Cardiff 11 July Liverpool Eagles Liverpool W 15 5 95 11 12 78 18 July Bye Weekend 26 July Huddersfield Rams Huddersfield L 4 5 29 8 15 63 8th Aug Prelim Final 2nd v 3rd Birmingham W 21 21 147 6 7 42 15th Aug Central Grand Final Huddersfield Rams L 13 27 105 12 12 84 Season 2012 editThe Bears competed in the AFL Central and Northern England for the 2012 season A somewhat disappointing season saw the bears narrowly miss out on finals as well as losing in the final as part of the West Midlands representative side in the Brit Cup Best and Fairest Sean WaltonMost Improved Jack WoodCoaches Award Adam CoxsellSeason 2013 editThe 2013 season saw a change in leadership at the Bears with Adam Coxsell and Sean Walton taking over the reins The Bears under the new leadership had a successful pre season winning both the Leeds Lightning cup and the Nathan Blakely Movember Cup in Manchester The Bears had a strong season making the finals where the narrowly lost to an Australian heavy Leeds Minotaurs in the semi finals The highlight of the season came in the Brit cup where the Bears where an integral part of the West Midlands representative side that lifted the Brit cup finally after 3 years of losing out in the final Best and Fairest Inti AburtoMost Improved Sam WillattCoaches Award Steven MaguirrePast and Present Players edit1 pos nbsp ENG Mark Barrow RM 1 pos nbsp IRL Jac Quinn HB 3 pos nbsp IRL Barry Fallon HB RR 4 pos nbsp ENG Tirath Samra HF 4 pos nbsp NZL Dave Gillott FB HB 4 pos nbsp ENG Tim Smith RR HF 5 pos nbsp AUS Chris Kimmet RR HF 6 pos nbsp ENG Ian Mitchell FB HB 7 pos nbsp ENG Daniel Shelley HF FF 9 pos nbsp ENG David Marriott HF 10 pos nbsp ENG Dan Cater HF FF 10 pos nbsp ENG Adam Hill RR HF 11 pos nbsp ENG Sam Findell RR RM HF 11 pos nbsp AUS Chris Potter RM RR HF 12 pos nbsp ENG Mathew Mitchell FF HF RM RR 13 pos nbsp ENG Adam Baker RR HF 14 pos nbsp IRL Eoin O Luasaigh RR 15 pos nbsp ENG Kristian Jones FB RM pos nbsp ENG Peter Woodall RR HF pos nbsp ENG Tom Lindlar HB RM pos nbsp AUS Scott Alford RM RR 20 pos nbsp AUS David Veale RM RR 8 pos nbsp ENG Sean Walton RM RR pos nbsp ENG Gav Lawrence FF RM pos nbsp ENG Adam Coxsell pos nbsp ENG Jack Wood HF pos nbsp ENG Adam McVeigh HF Grand Final Appearances editAussie Rules UK Central Division2009 Runners UpSporton Cup2010 Spring Runners Up2011 C amp NW Lightning Cup winners 2012 Movember Cup winners See also editBirmingham Bears AFL Aussie Rules UKReferences edit http www facebook com group php gid 31085549445 user generated source Bears bring 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