2015 WXV Awards and 2015 Rules Discussion

[Jay]

This one's super easy.. Rory Laird.



After making the transition from London, to Pacific - he has absolutely shone in his debut season at the club. Has improved his average of 59.1 in 2014, to now 93.9. At only 21 years of age, he's without a doubt one of the most valuable defenders in the whole competition.

[Boomz]

I'll nominate Luke Dahlhaus.

One of my favourite players & a driving force behind the doggies surge up the ladder. Lifted his average by 12 points to 103, breaking the ton 11 times in the process. Unlike the rest of my team, his consistency improved with only 3 scores under 80 compared to 8 in 2014. Looking forward to good times ahead and hopefully he stays as a forward or dual position for at least a few more years!

[ossie85]

The three groups next year for the fixture will be:

Top: Dublin, PNL, Mexico City, Christchurch, Winners of Elimination Finals

Middle: Losers of Elimination Finals, Toronto, Tokyo, Cape Town, Seoul

Bottom: London, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Cairo, Buenos Aires, New Delhi

[Purple 77]

Can I suggest that next season in the reserves finals series we have  rule where if a player has played more than X number of games for the reserves throughout the season they are eligible to play in the finals even if they would have made that side's Best XV that week.

It would make for a better reserves finals series I think. There might be a a double up or two with a player scoring for both the first team and the reserves. For example in our team this week probably Nick Haynes and Sam Reid would have been eligible to play for the reserves under the above rule (Gwilt and Savage would have taken their spots in the side).

I could be down for that. Not so much the double up though.

[ossie85]

Can I suggest that next season in the reserves finals series we have  rule where if a player has played more than X number of games for the reserves throughout the season they are eligible to play in the finals even if they would have made that side's Best XV that week.

It would make for a better reserves finals series I think. There might be a a double up or two with a player scoring for both the first team and the reserves. For example in our team this week probably Nick Haynes and Sam Reid would have been eligible to play for the reserves under the above rule (Gwilt and Savage would have taken their spots in the side).

I could be down for that. Not so much the double up though.

I feel the best way is the current way.

I'd like to have a proper reserves comp with players named (say 5 per side) one day though

[ossie85]

Reminding guys to put in there Coaching nominations!


Also, how about this for a new sub rule? (If the sub rule is scrapped in the AFL)

IF you have a player who is injured and doesn't return after half time, an emergency is activiated and comes in at HALF points and you keep the score that player has already scored.

I.e. if Chad Wingard is injured 5 minutes into the 2nd quarter and gets a score of 33, Zach O'Brien comes in as a sub from the emergency list at half points (so if he scores 60 only 30 counts). So you basically get Wingard's 33 + O'Brien's 60/2 = 63?

[Ricochet]

If the subs are scrapped next year. ..

In real life if a player gets injured and doesnt return then then team goes from 22 players worth of output to 21.  I'd personally back us to have it as the same and have no sub/emergency rule

[ossie85]

Hi Everyone!

I will send these out for a vote soonish (once everyone has nominated a player for the coaches award).

SO DON'T VOTE HERE. Send your votes to me after I send them to you, and I'll collect the votes.

You can't vote for yourself or your players.

Also, please put your best and fairest winner here:
http://forum.fanfooty.com.au/index.php/topic,104613.0.html

Coach of the Year

Official Coach of the Year Nominations

Vote for your best coach on a 3-2-1 basis

AaronKirk/Raisy Daisy (New York)
2015 Finish: 10 wins, 2367 points
2014 Finish: 5 wins, 2157 points
Difference: 5 wins, 210 points

New York with new coaches and heavy trading were always thought to be one of the big improvers this year, but they suffered a lot of injuries, and STILL posted impressive results, on its way to New York's best season and first finals appearance.

Boomz (Tokyo)
2015 Finish: 8 wins, 2278 points
2014 Finish: 6 wins, 2287 points
Difference: 2 wins, -9 points

A team that for a while looked like they might take a surprising finals appearance, but nonetheless they are competitive team, and Boomz will just be striving for some consistency.

Hellopplz (PNL)
2015 Finish: 13 wins, 2532 points
2014 Finish: 12 wins, 2422 points
Difference: 1 win, 110 points

Along with assistant coach DazBurg, HP has crafted one of the few legitimate contenders for this year's flag. Always competitive, but not that lucky, can the Reindeers win there first ever final, prelim, Grand Final?

Holz (Dublin)
2015 Finish: 16 wins, 2773 points
2014 Finish: 14 wins, 2641 points
Difference: 2 wins, 132 points

Purely outstanding effort, winning the minor premiership by 3 wins and a bucket load of percentage. Holz has dramatically improved his PREMIERSHIP winning team. Well done, and an amazing effort.

Jayman (Pacific)
2015 Finish: 11 wins, 2361 points
2014 Finish: 3 wins, 2040 points
Difference: 8 wins, 321 points

Controversial finish this time last year, Pacific have drafted and traded VERY well and kept the faith in others. Jayman has built his team to FIFTH from LAST the year before! Even the great Dublin only managed to go from 18th to 9th in one year. Well done Jayman on Pacific's first finals appearance.

JBs-Hawks/kilbluff1985 (Seoul)
2015 Finish: 8 wins, 2236 points
2014 Finish: 7 wins, 2293 points
Difference: 1 win, -57 points

I don't know how they do it, but Seoul found a way to keep winning this year, often out of nowhere, and even took out the Asian cup. Well done to JB and KB!

meow meow (Christchurch)
2015 Finish: 13 wins, 2430 points
2014 Finish: NA

A  terrific effort from one of the new teams on the block, a some of the Sao Paulo DNA in this team, but a heck of lot of meow meow razzle dazzle, coaching a team that keeps on surprising.

Purple 77 (Berlin)
2015 Finish: 10 wins, 2484 points
2014 Finish: 8 wins, 2306 points
Difference: 2 wins, 178 points

The 4th highest scoring team this year, Purple 77 recovered from last year's disappointing result to be a team that can beat any team on its day, and will be a team that no other team will like to face in the finals.

Toga/Master Q (Beijing)
2015 Finish: 7 wins, 2318 points
2014 Finish: 3 wins, 2038 points
Difference: 4 wins, 280 points

Toga (and silent partner Master Q? Haven't heard from Q in a long time!) has built a very competitive team that nobody takes lightly anymore, 7 wins is really a tremendous effort, and they are in finals calculations next year if they continue to do what they are doing.

Coaches Award

Vote for your favourite from this list on a 3-2-1 basis

Beijing - Tom Bell
Berlin - Marco Paparone
Buenos Aires - Easton Wood
Cairo - Luke Breust
Cape Town - Mark Blicavs
Christchurch - Dylan Roberton
Dublin - Tom McDonald
London - Dan Hannebery
Mexico City - Brett Deledio
Moscow - David Armitage
New Delhi - Koby Stevens
New York - Heath Shaw
Pacific - Rory Laird
PNL - Dylan Shiel
Rio de Janeiro - Elliot Yeo
Seoul - Patrick Dangerfield
Tokyo - Luke Dahlhaus
Toronto - Jack Crisp

All-Worlds Nominations

Min 12 Games Qualifications â€" 8 players per position (4 for ruck). Vote for your best XV (4 def, 4 mid, 1 ruck, 4 fwd, 2 interchange) and a CAPTAIN.

The All-World nominations are out! Of the 28 nominations for the 15 positions, 17 are vying for their first ever selection in the team, while Patrick Dangerfield and Scott Pendlebury are vying to become the first guys to be named All-Worlds FOUR times.

Defenders

Shaun Higgins (Cape Town), 17, 99.41
Luke Hodge (PNL), 14, 115.36
Bachar Houli (Rio de Janeiro), 17, 98.35
Tom McDonald (Dublin), 17, 99.18
Liam Picken (Christchurch), 15, 103.87
Alex Rance (Dublin), 17, 94.29
Dylan Roberton (Christchurch), 16, 95.13
Heath Shaw (New York), 17, 112.06 (All-Worlds 2012)

Midfielders

Dayne Beams (Cairo), 15, 112.60 (All-Worlds 2012, 2014)
Patrick Dangerfield (Seoul), 15, 120.27 (All-Worlds 2012, 2013, 2014)
Nat Fyfe (Berlin), 15, 124.80 (All-Worlds 2014)
Dan Hannebery (London), 17, 114.88
Leigh Montagna (New York), 12, 114.50
David Mundy (Dublin), 16, 115.25
Scott Pendlebury (Toronto), 17, 116.82 (All-Worlds 2012, 2013, 2014)
Matt Priddis (PNL), 16, 114.63

Rucks

Mark Blicavs (Cape Town), 15, 103.53
Todd Goldstein (Dublin), 17, 130.06 (All-Worlds 2013)
Sam Jacobs (Rio de Janeiro), 16, 106.00 (All-Worlds 2014)
Stefan Martin (Cape Town), 15, 108.33

Forwards

Marcus Bontempelli (Pacific), 15, 100.27
Luke Dahlhaus (Tokyo), 17, 104.47
Brett Deledio (Mexico City), 12, 112.08 (All-Worlds 2012)
Robbie Gray (Moscow), 16, 112.38 (All-Worlds 2014)
Dustin Martin (Dublin), 17, 109.00 (All-Worlds 2013)
Tom Mitchell (Pacific), 12, 107.00
Dane Swan (PNL), 17, 106.94 (All-Worlds 2012)
Chad Wingard (PNL), 17, 98.65


The 2014 All-Worlds team who aren’t nominated this year are:

Jimmy Bartel, Pearce Hanley, Nick Malceski, David Swallow, Gary Ablett jnr, Tom Rockliff, Brent Harvey, Luke Parker and Josh P Kennedy.

Dublin, not unexpected, lead the way with 5 nominations for team of the year, while PNL are not far behind with 4 nominations. Cape Town, who didn’t make the finals, has a surprising 3 nominations, while Mexico City could only manage the 1 nomination this year (and he only just qualified with 12 games in Brett Deledio). New teams Christchurch and Rio de Janeiro had 2 nominations each, and New York and Pacific’s breakout seasons where rewarded with 2 nominations also.

Despite showing improvement, Beijing missed out on a nomination, while Buenos Aires and New Delhi also didn’t get a gong.


By team:

Dublin - 5
PNL - 4
Cape Town - 3
Christchurch - 2
New York - 2
Pacific - 2
Rio de Janerio - 2
Berlin - 1
Cairo - 1
London - 1
Mexico City - 1
Moscow - 1
Seoul â€" 1
Tokyo - 1
Toronto - 1
Beijing - 0
Buenos Aires â€" 0
New Dehli â€" 0

Rising Star Nominations

19 Rising Star nominees this week (vote for your best 5! Top pick gets 5 votes, 2nd 4 votes, etc.)


Harris Andrews (Christchurch), 1, 80.00
Angus Brayshaw (Buenos Aires), 16, 67.00
Tim Broomhead (Beijing), 8, 64.00
Patrick Cripps (Rio de Janeiro), 14, 90.43
Matt Crouch (Buenos Aires), 7, 77.00
Caleb Daniel (Seoul), 5, 65.40
Jordan De Goey (Buenos Aires), 9, 53.11
Hugh Goddard (Cairo), 3, 55.33
Nick Graham (Buenos Aires), 4, 87.00
Billy Hartung (London), 4, 95.25
Jesse Hogan (Moscow), 15, 82.93
Jack Lonie (Cairo), 14, 54.36
Cameron McCarthy (Cape Town), 6, 56.33
Kamdyn McIntosh (Mexico City), 7, 66.43
Touk Miller (Beijing), 13, 76.38
Adam Saad (London), 13, 82.54
Dom Sheed (Moscow), 12, 75.70
Jack Steele (Christchurch), 4, 75.75
Jackson Thurlow (Beijing), 13, 74.69 (Previously nominated in 2013)

By team:

Buenos Aires - 4
Beijing - 3
Cairo - 2
Christchurch - 2
London - 2
Moscow - 2
Cape Town - 1
Mexico City - 1
Rio de Janeiro - 1
Seoul - 1


Buenos Aires, despite a shocking season, have an impressive 4 nominations this year, while the improving Beijing have an even greater future with 3 nominations. Cairo, Christchurch, London and Moscow all snagged 2 nominations each.

What must be a huge concern for New Delhi is that they didn’t receive a single nomination.

[Purple 77]

Outstanding oz, you've helped me heaps.

IRL, I'm ultra defensive of Hogan's claim over the Rising Star Award versus Cripps... will be interesting to see who I vote for (could be someone else entirely).

[Holz]

Outstanding oz, you've helped me heaps.

IRL, I'm ultra defensive of Hogan's claim over the Rising Star Award versus Cripps... will be interesting to see who I vote for (could be someone else entirely).

based on the numbers above

Adam Saad would be my front runner.

[Ringo]

Well done OSS and nice write up. Will be interesting to sere how the votes fall. Pity Hartung was sub material for a fair portion of the season. With Hawks getting early games a lot was able to change.

[ossie85]

Cripps and Hogan have played more games and average higher than Saad

[Ricochet]

We'd like to nominate Koby Stevens for NDT.

Has had a ripper year after a terrible 66ave last year. Going at a 92 average this year until his last game where subbed our with an injury on 26. His scores were a bit more consistent in DT but be became a reliable mid/fwd for us this year.

[Holz]

Cripps and Hogan have played more games and average higher than Saad

correct but defenders are tougher to find.

Hogan only played 2 more games and is only averaging 0.5 more.
Cripps only played 1 more game and is averaging less than 8 more.

82 from a defender is huge.

those averages would have;

Saad 31st best defender
Hogan 44th best defender
Cripps 123rd best mid if you count DPP mids. If you take pure mids than still 90+

[ossie85]

Saad isn't the Suns #1 defender though, Hogan is the Dees #1 forward taking the best defender each week