Bounty Hunters

Happy 30th Birthday to Ricky, sliding into his dirty thirtys like....

The Adelaide Bounty Hunters are gearing up again to head back across to NSW for the final round of the year for Super7s AMS.
Although we missed out on heading over for round 3 the team is hungry for another action-packed round of super7s. The masks are down and the team will be training hard this weekend for our final prep before heading over.
We would like to take this time to also recognize the hard work that a few of our members have been putting in. These members don't line up at the start gate with us but they provide a tremendous amount of support. To all the people who have helped us out over the past 12 months as pit crew, we would like to say thank you so much for your time and support. To our Pit Boss Michelle Brain the team would never be as squeaky clean or podded up without you running around and keeping everyone organised.

Yesterday the team headed out to the first round of PYANO (our local tournament here in South Australia) for 2023.

The team line up was put together with the idea of helping some of our fresh players develop and gain some great experience befor we head back on over to NSW in afew weeks time.

Our newest player Michael stepped out onto the tournament field for the first time in his speedball debut, throughout the day we watched him get more confidence and open up his lungs with his comunication skills starting to roar.

Lachlan's second tournament with the team we decided to push him out of his comfort zone and put him into positions that we could test his confidence and ability. We watched on as he gained the necessary skills in providing cover and protection for other players on the field helping them to advance up the field.

Cooper our youngest player on the team was pumped and ready to go from the moment he rocked up to the field, we wanted to help him stretch his legs and grow his confidence in getting into aggressive key positions on the field. Up until a rough landing in a slide into snake (that sidelined him for the afternoon) we watched his confidence and lightning quick ability shine opening up our options and possibilities for plays in the future.

Sid one of our local players hit the field again with his let's have fun and go for it attitude, we let him do his thing letting him have a blast and helping to provide support and great communications to the team.

Ryan went out for another local tournament with the team and worked with filling into position on the team so we could get the more inexperience players into the positions we needed them to be in. With afew points seeing him on the field as the last man standing we watched him keep a cool calm head and focus on the fun of the sport.

Ricky one of our experienced players helped to mentor and provide feedback to the newer players on the team, with the idea of him stepping onto the field to work with the newer players and help them develop their skills when needed. It's always a blast watching him work his way into aggressive positions and using his quick feet to attempt some crazy moves.

Craig set out the day with the idea of taking a step back from the on field action to watch over the newer players and work out the areas the team needs to focus on in our next big training day coming up soon, while also rotating throughout the day to help when some of the players fatigued throughout the day.

The team played hard throughout the day with some rounds going down to game time running out showing us that the team can hold their ground against some of the experienced teams here in South Australia.

Entering into finals we battled it out against the Jokers for 4th and 3rd. The fight went down to wire with time running out and live players heading to the ref's for a field count of players, the suspense of the ref's huddled, discussing the results was intense. With the ref's discussions complete they called the team captains to the field and announced that both teams were in a stale mate draw, this resulted in a rare 1v1 winner takes all battle for 3rd. Craig (Captain of the Bounty Hunters) and Jim (Captain of the Jokers) were to chose their payer they wanted to front up for the 1v1. Craig turned to the team to discuss their options without even being able to say a word the team had already unanimously decided that they wanted Craig to head back out for the 1v1 against James from the Jokers.
Walking back on the field we had no idea what way things would go, but with the support from the team behind Craig within 30 seconds we would have an answer as he moved across the field and pushed up a row of bunkers he managed to hone in a shot that got the Bounty Hunters the win for 3rd place for the day.

The team had great help within the pits from our pit leader Michelle along with Britney, Bree and Carla helping to pod up and wipedown players while also makingsure we kept our fluids up and keping everyone on track for the next point.

We would like to thank our amazing sponsors for their contributions and support for the 2023 season.
Paintballshop.com
Olympic Batteries
Anthrax

Time to focus on the next big event coming up Round2 of thr AMS Super7S in early May.

Thanks once again to everyone for their support.

Are you looking for an outlet to release some built up stress?
Are wanting to become more active?
Are you wanting to get out of the house and challenge yourself?
Are you ready to feel the adrenaline rush of competition paintball?

The Adelaide Bounty Hunters are currently looking to get more players out to experience this exhilarating sport.

Who are we?
The Adelaide Bounty Hunters is a strong passionate group of paintballers that believe that everyone should have the chance to achieve their dreams and feel welcome no mater who you are.
We pride ourselves on creating a team that is more than just a sporting team, we believe that our team is our family and everyone should have equal opportunities and feel safe within our team.

Our core values we uphold are:
~ Respect.
~ Trust.
~ Passion.
~ Commitment.

We believe with these 4 core elements, our team, our family, can achieve our goals while making memories, creating new friendships and have a blast along the way.

Where do we train?
The Adelaide Bounty Hunters train at Skirmish Sa, South Australia's only tournament speedball field located a short 45 minute drive up the South Eastern Freeway.

How often do we train?
We aim to train twice a month, depending on what tournaments we have committed to for that month aswell.

How often do we compete?
We have currently committed to competing in all 4 rounds of the Super7S AMS series (2days each round) over in NSW and our local tournament PYANO that currently have 3 rounds allocated for this year. We also have afew members that will be heading over for other tournaments/paintball events throughout the year around Australia as they wish, with the full support and backing by the whole Bounty Hunters family.

What's the minimum age?
The minimum age to play paintball in south Australia is 10 years old.

What do you need to get involved?
To get involved with the Bounty Hunters all that you initially need is to get in contact with us and arrange a time to come out to one of our training events.
We will provide you with enough team equipment to get you out on the field and started on your way within the competitive paintball scene.
If you decide that this is a sport you can see yourself playing we will help you to acquire your own personal gear through some of our current sponsors.

If you feel that this sport is something that you can see yourself getting involved in or just want to come and give it try to see what it's all about please feel free to contact us and we would gladly help get you out on the field.

Well, we are all back home safe and sound after we packed our bags and crossed the border to compete in Super7'S over in NSW.

We didn't come back empty-handed either being the first-ever interstate trip for the Bounty Hunters we came back as the first South Australian team ever to take out 1st place in round 1 of the AMS Super7s series.

The team really came together and pushed each other to their absolute limits as watched each and every player improve every time they stepped onto the field.

The team was shocked when they were told that they made it into the semi-finals and were even more taken away that after the qualifying rounds we were sitting in 1st place.

The semi-final was a challenge in itself, with the team not wanting to take any risks they tried playing a hard defensive play, which ended up with them battling it out until the time ran out, they now had to face the overtime sudden death round. The team came together at the start gate and knew exactly what they had to do. It was time to go aggressive, paint flew through the air, and before we knew it the victory in the semi-finals was ours moving us on to battle it out in the finals.

The finals saw us come up against the Berserkers who put up a good fight, but the boys from the Bounty Hunters stepped it up a gear and threw everything they had at them. With the team focused on the plans we had in place, we managed to take out a 3-0 victory in the finals meaning we had won our very first Super7's AMS round.

The trip would not have been possible without the help from Paintballshop.com so we would like to thank them for their ongoing support and hospitality of the ADL Bounty Hunters.

The team is already looking ahead and starting to book our next trip over in May for round 2 and can't wait to see what the next round has in store for us.

Player Roster for Super7s Round 1:
Big Boss Man/Player - Richard Burian
Captain/Player - Craig Bensch
Player - Ricky Ettles
Player - Hamish Lines
Player - James Handley
Player - Lachlan Hedley
Pit Manager - Michelle Brain
Pit Crew/Pod Runner - Jayden Spellicy

THIS IS THE WAY........THIS IS THE VICTORY!!!

The Bounty Hunters arrived in Sydney today to start their Super7's journey. A huge thanks must go out to Paintballshop.com for showing us around their store and making us feel so welcome here in nsw.
So what do we have planned for tomorrow?
The team will be knuckling down on some training ahead of our tournament debut on Sunday.
We have a group of well meshed players over here that are eager to show what south australia has to offer in the way of new teams that want to grow this sport we love so much.

All the team hit paintballshop hard today in picking up essential supplies and much needed upgrades.
Fair to say we were all like kids in a candy store...

THIS IS THE WAY!!!
stay tuned for more updates over the weekend.

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The Adelaide Bounty Hunters would love to wish you all a Merry Christmas.

As the year comes to an end we would like to thank all our sponsors for their help and support in 2022.

Over the year the team has pushed itself to become a stronger team both physically and mentally supporting each other through it all.

As we progress into the 2023 season we are thrilled to announce that we will be packing our bags and heading over to compete in the Ams Divison of Super7s in NSW thanks to Paintballshop.com.

We would also like to thank Anthrax Paintball for their support in printing and manufacturing our full team wear for 2023.

Thanks to Olympic Batteries for making sure we have full charge of our electronics at all times.

Our team looks forward to training harder than we have before out at Skirmish SA and would like to thank them for allowing teams to train on their field rain, hail or shine.

Last of all on behalf of the whole team we would like to personally thank Richard Burian for his hard work and dedication in creating this paintball family he has always dreamed about.

BRING ON 2023
Wishing you all a Happy New Year.

*Photo below is missing a few of our players but hopefully we can get a full team photo in the near future*

🎉INTRODUCING🎉

Adelaide Bounty Hunters Paintball Team
supported by
*PAINTBALLSHOP* *SKIRMISH SA* *OLYMPIC BATTERIES*ANTHRAX*

This team was the vision of Richard Burian and was created in 2022 by Richard as a way to grow the sport here in South Australia with some new and old faces.

Team Owner: Richard Burian
Captain: Craig Bensch #47
Player: Ricky Ettles #1313
Player: Hamish Lines #777
Player: James Handley #12
Player: Lachlan Hedley #666
Player: Ryan Smith #888
Player: Sid Binchai #21
Player: Nicky Suphanimit #16

Pit Crew Leader: Michelle Brian
Pit Crew/ Pod Runner: Rebecca Ettles
Pit Crew/ Pod Runner: Jayden Spellicy

Below this is a collection of photos showing our amazing group of people who make Adelaide Bounty Hunters who they are,

And that’s a wrap ladies and gents!!!!

After a massive day today competing against some very difficult and very talented teams at Pyano, your very own Bounty Hunters placed 3rd, even with a fresh team with players who’s first tournament was today, you may say it is a disadvantage but everyone who was involved with Bounty Hunters and every team who competed played very well.

On behalf of all the Bounty Hunters members ranging from management to players/pit crew:

-We would like to say thank you to Skirmish SA for allowing us to host the amazing event, also say a very big thank you to the amazing referees who flew all the way across from Victoria to be here.

-And we can’t forget the teams who we competed against, thank you and congratulations to Assassins Paintball Team for coming 1st place today and also congratulations to Jokers and Kaoz