Tired legs running, cutthroat tactics initiated and post-match beers consumed. For the daringly competitive participants of UQ Interfaculty Competitions, the past weeks have been fierce. From the sideline team huddles, you can taste the ambitions of rivaling societies allured by the prospect of sipping from the Holy Steele Grail. And what an exquisite gulp it would be when knowing that this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the Steele Cup and the inception of interfaculty rivalry at UQ.
Strategy comes in many forms. Physio backs their ‘natural athletic ability’ and knowledge of the human physique to deliver victory, whereas, ChESS opts to flood the competition with teams and pray at least one is good. CESA believes in teamwork they must truss, while LAW students collude on which rules they can allege the other team has broken. Time will tell who’s to be crowned interfaculty champions…