WXV Pre-Season Competition 2016

[RaisyDaisy]

Get around Duncan!

I'm feeling a breakout season coming up 8)

[meow meow]

1051 isn't that bad considering we had just 2 best XV players play this round.

[Toga]

New recruit Cal Ward with a big score in his first hit out for the club :D

But bad news this round with Thurlow doing his ACL :-\ Pressure is mounting on the back line for us.

[Ricochet]

New recruit Cal Ward with a big score in his first hit out for the club :D

But bad news this round with Thurlow doing his ACL :-\ Pressure is mounting on the back line for us.

Excuses already starting to pop up for when we smash you in rivalry round  ::)

;)

[Ricochet]

Jake Lloyd, the (free) gift that just keeps on giving ;D

[Ringo]

Nice to see our permanent captain running into form. 139 SC points a great effort.

[Purple 77]

Will have the results up tomorrow I reckon.

[Adamant]

Get around Duncan! Watts!

I'm feeling a breakout season coming up 8)

[Purple 77]

Get around Duncan! Watts!

I'm feeling a breakout season coming up 8)

It's like a broken record, but I believe it every time!

[Purple 77]

And that's Round 3!

With all 18 teams playing on the same weekend, you could argue these results are the closest you'll get to a traditional WXV weekend... but really, it's not.

This week, we saw Dublin yet again struggle with the demands of the pre-season comp; having the least representatives (16) and the second lowest score for the week. But what a fall from grace for Tokyo! The round 1 champions and only marginally second best team over the first two rounds, finished dead last to all but allow for another team to take the pre-season crown!

So who will it be?

In due time! But first, our Round 3 results saw Christchurch champions and a step ahead of the pack, with Rio, Seoul and New Delhi rounding out the top 4. Mexico City this week had the most to choose from (30).

Round 3 Results
Christchurch Saints   1437
Rio de Janeiro Jaguars   1395
Seoul Magpies   1363
New Delhi Tigers   1354
Moscow Spetsnaz   1336
Pacific Islanders   1330
Mexico City Suns   1294
New York Revolution   1294
Cape Town Cobras   1290
Berlin Brewers   1267
PNL Reindeers   1266
Beijing Thunder   1265
London Royals   1260
Toronto Wolves   1222
Buenos Aires Armadillos   1221
Cairo Sands   1199
Dublin Destroyers   1190
Tokyo Samurai   1046



Beijing Thunder   
Dayne Zorko   122
Brandon Ellis   116
Oliver Wines   104
Lachie Neale   99
Callan Ward   91
Luke Brown   90
Harry Taylor   88
Ben Kennedy   85
Bradley Hill   83
Josh Jenkins   69
Josh Caddy   68
Alipate Carlile   67
Nathan Broad   66
Kane Lambert   64
Ben Lennon   53
Thomas Jonas   53
Daniel Howe   52
Michael Talia   28
Matt Jones   23
Sam Mayes   20
James Aish   10
Aaron Black   3

Berlin Brewers   
Jack Steven   115
Max Gawn   111
Daniel Talia   105
Mark LeCras   94
Jack Viney   89
Nat Fyfe   88
Jamie MacMillan   83
Shaun Burgoyne   79
Jordan Murdoch   75
Sam Fisher   75
Dylan Grimes   74
Drew Petrie   72
Michael Walters   70
Steve Johnson   70
Michael Johnson   67
Kyle Cheney   63
Xavier Ellis   63
Zak Jones   59
Colin Garland   56
Malcolm Karpany   48
Lachlan Henderson   47
Tom Liberatore   41
Nick Suban   39
Josh Cowan   36
Charlie Dixon   29
Jaden McGrath   0
   
Buenos Aires Armadillos   
Edward Curnow   117
Isaac Smith   113
Zach Tuohy   95
Richard Douglas   92
Tendai Mzungu   90
Jake Neade   81
Jack Crisp   79
Andrew Swallow   77
Jay Schulz   76
Tom Hickey   74
Marcus Adams   72
Shane Biggs   70
Scott Pendlebury   68
Zac Dawson   65
Daniel Merrett   52
Michael Hartley   49
Lindsay Thomas   45
Shaun Atley   45
Easton Wood   44
Tom Nicholls   42
Rohan Bewick   40
Keegan Brooksby   29
Joshua Wagner   24
Sam Butler   23
Andrejs Everitt   20
Daniel Gorringe   18
Shane Edwards   3
Kieran Collins   0
   
Cairo Sands   
Shane Mumford   110
Jeremy McGovern   106
Mathew Stokes   102
Ben Stratton   91
Jack Lonie   90
Kamdyn McIntosh   89
Taylor Adams   89
Paul Puopolo   80
Rhys Palmer   69
Luke Dunstan   68
Dylan Roberton   64
Rory Thompson   61
Ben Brown   60
Lincoln McCarthy   60
Pearce Hanley   60
Eric MacKenzie   59
Sam Rowe   59
Dale Morris   46
Rory Lobb   45
Nick Smith   43
Dougal Howard   42
Karl Amon   39
Nicholas Kommer   34
Rhys Mathieson   31
   
Cape Town Cobras   
Lachie Hunter   124
Shane Savage   101
Nicholas Graham   100
Callum Mills   99
Touk Miller   98
Matt Dea   94
Dean Kent   89
Mark Blicavs   89
Dom Tyson   87
Brodie Smith   85
Trent McKenzie   75
Luke McDonald   68
Tom Hawkins   64
Jimmy Toumpas   59
Peter Wright   58
Taylor Garner   57
Josh P Kennedy   56
Jarryn Geary   54
Will Schofield   54
Darcy Lang   52
Craig Bird   44
Jonathan Freeman   22
Blake Acres   18
Toby Nankervis   6
   
Christchurch Saints   
Sam Mitchell   157
Matthew Boyd   117
Jeff Garlett   111
Jack Steele   106
Ryan Griffen   104
Leigh Montagna   103
Bryce Gibbs   99
Luke Breust   99
Harris Andrews   84
Sam Gilbert   83
Koby Stevens   82
Ryan Lester   77
Nathan Wilson   74
Jake Stringer   72
Jake Lever   69
Hamish Hartlett   62
Jed Anderson   52
Shaun McKernan   52
Toby McLean   49
Kyle Langford   46
Will Hoskin-Elliott   30
Conor McKenna   26
Sean Dempster   26
   
Dublin Destroyers   
Todd Goldstein   129
Adam Treloar   110
Jack Riewoldt   102
Nick Dal Santo   98
Lance Franklin   95
Alex Rance   93
Rory Sloane   87
Jack Gunston   73
Neville Jetta   70
Heath Grundy   67
Ryan Schoenmakers   67
Jacob Weitering   64
Oscar McDonald   56
Lachlan Hansen   43
Sam Frost   36
Dustin Martin   35
   
London Royals   
Daniel Hannebery   139
Josh Hill   118
Chris Mayne   108
Dane Rampe   104
Luke Shuey   91
Bradley Sheppard   87
Tom T Lynch   82
Adam Saad   78
Callum Sinclair   75
Andrew Moore   72
Cory Gregson   68
Maverick Weller   67
Ben Cunnington   60
Daniel McStay   58
Dean Towers   53
Ryan Harwood   53
Tom Lonergan   53
Billy Hartung   50
Josh Schache   50
Orazio Fantasia   47
Lin Jong   38
Blake Hardwick   26
Tim Membrey   24
Kyle Hartigan   12
Mabior Chol   2
   
Mexico City Suns   
Daniel Wells   119
Sam Gray   118
Mark Baguley   113
Heath Shaw   107
Kade Simpson   96
Matthew Broadbent   86
Cameron Ellis-Yolmen   85
George Hewett   82
James Gwilt   77
Brad Ebert   73
Shaun Hampson   71
Jeremy Laidler   70
Trent Cotchin   68
Nic Newman   66
Dylan Buckley   63
Ryan Davis   63
Brett Deledio   60
Brent Harvey   56
Harley Bennell   56
Adam Cooney   53
James Sicily   51
Tom Papley   49
James Rose   47
Jacob Townsend   46
Nick Riewoldt   46
Mark Whiley   44
Jonathon Marsh   41
Brendon Goddard   39
Eddie Betts   38
Jimmy Bartel   22
   
Moscow Spetsnaz   
Paul Seedsman   118
Robbie Gray   109
Nic Naitanui   96
Nick Vlastuin   96
Hayden Ballantyne   95
Ryan Bastinac   91
Tyrone Vickery   91
Jack Hombsch   90
Sam Docherty   89
Joe Daniher   87
Clancee Pearce   79
Darcy Moore   78
David Armitage   75
Wayne Milera   75
Jesse Hogan   67
Jonathan Simpkin   67
Corey Gault   63
James Frawley   57
Tom Bell   52
Steven May   51
   
New Delhi Tigers   
Phil Davis   118
Jack Darling   112
Tom Scully   108
Mitch Wallis   104
Jake Lloyd   103
Daniel Rich   101
Tomas Bugg   97
Matt Crouch   96
Stefan Martin   88
Steele Sidebottom   84
Sebastian Ross   75
Kieren Jack   73
Zachary Clarke   71
Jeremy Cameron   66
Jack Martin   58
Travis Cloke   56
Jarman Impey   52
Michael Jamison   50
Simon White   48
Nicholas Robertson   41
   
New York Revolution   
Josh Gibson   145
Josh J Kennedy   116
David Mundy   115
Shannon Hurn   101
Bachar Houli   92
Stephen Hill   90
Tom McDonald   84
Isaac Heeney   78
Liam Picken   74
Jarrad Waite   70
Ben Sinclair   68
James Harmes   67
Kurt Tippett   66
Matt Rosa   64
Nathan Vardy   64
Reece Conca   61
James Stewart   56
Jonathon Griffin   54
Jade Gresham   47
Alex Sexton   45
Jack Redpath   45
Mitch Duncan   44
Shaun Grigg   36
Nakia Cockatoo   32
Scott D Thompson   29
Andrew Walker   21
Mitch W Brown   13
   
Pacific Islanders   
Michael Barlow   117
Michael Rischitelli   113
Cameron Guthrie   102
Jarryd Lyons   98
Andrew Gaff   95
Tom Mitchell   95
Rory Laird   91
Matt Suckling   90
Jarrod Witts   87
Steven Motlop   79
Marcus Bontempelli   77
Alex Fasolo   76
Rhys Stanley   74
Adam Tomlinson   68
Mitch McGovern   68
Devon Smith   67
Liam Duggan   65
James Kelly   62
Mark Jamar   56
Callum Ah Chee   44
Matthew Taberner   44
Jed Lamb   38
Sam Day   38
Jake Kolodjashnij   37
Sam Gibson   32
Lee Spurr   27
Joel Tippett   8
   
PNL Reindeers   
Matt Priddis   130
Dylan Shiel   119
Dane Swan   90
Chad Wingard   89
Jack Billings   87
Justin Westhoff   87
Nathan Jones   85
Luke Hodge   81
Mitch Hallahan   80
Cyril Rioli   77
Matthew Lobbe   73
Zachary Merrett   72
Jackson Nelson   69
Jarrod Harbrow   65
Nick Malceski   62
Thomas Sheridan   57
Matthew Buntine   39
Nathan Wright   37
Tom Campbell   28
Marley Williams   26
Levi Casboult   16
Kane Lucas   7
   
Rio de Janeiro Jaguars   
Aaron Hall   131
Patrick Cripps   107
Mitch Robinson   106
Scott Thompson   102
Tom Cutler   98
Elliot Yeo   94
Danyle Pearce   93
Sam Jacobs   91
David Zaharakis   89
Bernie Vince   87
Jackson Ramsay   83
Matthew Wright   83
Travis Boak   83
Robert Murphy   78
Lewis Taylor   70
Andrew Mackie   63
Josh Bruce   63
Shane Kersten   63
Jonathan O'Rourke   55
Cameron Pedersen   54
Daniel Rioli   49
Jason Holmes   44
Ben Jacobs   41
Josh Walker   41
Sean Lemmens   41
Brayden Maynard   34
Clay Cameron   19
   
Seoul Magpies   
Joshua Kelly   127
Blaine Boekhorst   103
Tom Langdon   101
Christian Salem   99
Clayton Oliver   92
Patrick Dangerfield   91
Cameron Sutcliffe   89
Jack Newnes   89
Taylor Duryea   89
Caleb Daniel   88
Jonathon Ceglar   84
Lachie Whitfield   82
Thomas Boyd   82
Ben McEvoy   74
Liam Shiels   73
Travis Varcoe   71
Toby Greene   70
David Mackay   67
Caleb Marchbank   52
Brandon Matera   46
Jackson Trengove   44
Tom J Lynch   43
Jack Frost   37
Brent Macaffer   36
Kaiden Brand   28
Lachlan Weller   24
Matthew White   21
   
Tokyo Samurai   
Jason Johannisen   113
Garrick Ibbotson   88
Luke Dahlhaus   82
Zac Smith   77
Luke Parker   73
Scott Lycett   71
Jarryd Blair   68
Adam Kennedy   66
Connor Menadue   65
Harry Cunningham   65
Jack Grimes   63
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti   58
Jack Redden   57
Martin Gleeson   52
Dale Thomas   48
Patrick Ambrose   43
Jackson Merrett   34
Aidan Corr   32
Sam Grimley   31
Jamie Cripps   29
Dean Gore   18
   
Toronto Wolves   
Sam Kerridge   109
Brendon Ah Chee   107
Jack Watts   99
Jack Ziebell   91
Jackson Macrae   90
Jordan De Goey   88
David Astbury   81
Matthew Pavlich   79
Sam Wright   74
Taylor Walker   73
Jamie Bennell   72
Matthew Kreuzer   68
Marco Paparone   65
Jasper Pittard   64
Nathan van Berlo   62
Tom Keough   61
Michael Firrito   58
Andrew Phillips   54
Nathan Brown   50
Tom Ruggles   48
Angus Litherland   45
Jimmy Webster   44
   

[Purple 77]

Now, to crown the champion!

Over this brief competition, we have seen two things if nothing else; potential, and injuries. Potential of failure, success, or even individual players. And injuries, none more so than Cairo's Dayne Beams and Beijing's Jackson Thurlow  :(

In case you didn't know, the pre-season winner is determined by tallying up the scores across the 3 games.

But the team that has come out on top, did so by a mere 12 (SC) points  :o

So without further ado, I declare the 2016 pre-season champions to be...

THE NEW YORK REVOLUTION!

Led by the ever dependable Josh Gibson (124 average across 3 games) and the 2015 sorely missed Mitch Duncan (99 average over 3 games), and despite not top scoring in any of the rounds (coming 2nd, 5th and 8th respectively), the RD/AK coached team edged out the Cape Town Cobras in claiming their first pre-season trophy! It should also be noted, that had the Bris v Stk game not be washed out, that the Christchurch Saints might have very well taken out this trophy, coming in at 3rd despite a poor Round 2 score. But nevertheless...

Congratulations New York!

But lastly, I'd like to finish with the announcement of the Wooden Spoons. Had everything went according to plan, this was supposed to be the start of a premiership hangover... now, it just looks like a hangover. The Dublin Destroyers have finished dead last, largely thanks to many of their players not taking a full part in the competition. But still, is there a lesson here? Are the Destroyers not as unbeatable as they were last year? Time will tell!

Final Results
New York Revolution   4058
Cape Town Cobras   4046
Christchurch Saints   3933
Berlin Brewers   3919
Mexico City Suns   3906
Seoul Magpies   3900
Pacific Islanders   3840
Buenos Aires Armadillos   3808
Tokyo Samurai   3808
Rio de Janeiro Jaguars   3749
London Royals   3747
PNL Reindeers   3636
New Delhi Tigers   3629
Beijing Thunder   3596
Toronto Wolves   3416
Moscow Spetsnaz   3378
Cairo Sands   3314
Dublin Destroyers   3262

[Purple 77]

And if anyone wants all the SC scores from the NAB cup for either curiosities sake or to help making their SC team, I've copied a part of my spreadsheet containing them, and put it in another one available below:

http://www.filehosting.org/file/details/552283/2016%20NAB%20SC%20scores.xlsx

It's a safe website from my experience, just put your email address in that box and it'll give you a download link.

[Holz]

But lastly, I'd like to finish with the announcement of the Wooden Spoons. Had everything went according to plan, this was supposed to be the start of a premiership hangover... now, it just looks like a hangover. The Dublin Destroyers have finished dead last, largely thanks to many of their players not taking a full part in the competition. But still, is there a lesson here? Are the Destroyers not as unbeatable as they were last year? Time will tell!

yes its a reminder that premos dont care about the practice games. we have nothing to prove.

[Ricochet]

But lastly, I'd like to finish with the announcement of the Wooden Spoons. Had everything went according to plan, this was supposed to be the start of a premiership hangover... now, it just looks like a hangover. The Dublin Destroyers have finished dead last, largely thanks to many of their players not taking a full part in the competition. But still, is there a lesson here? Are the Destroyers not as unbeatable as they were last year? Time will tell!

yes its a reminder that premos dont care about the practice games. we have nothing to prove.

Yep ^

We only show up when the real stuff starts ;)

[Holz]

But lastly, I'd like to finish with the announcement of the Wooden Spoons. Had everything went according to plan, this was supposed to be the start of a premiership hangover... now, it just looks like a hangover. The Dublin Destroyers have finished dead last, largely thanks to many of their players not taking a full part in the competition. But still, is there a lesson here? Are the Destroyers not as unbeatable as they were last year? Time will tell!

yes its a reminder that premos dont care about the practice games. we have nothing to prove.

Yep ^

We only show up when the real stuff starts ;)

clearly NDT are just saving it up for the finals.

marathon not a sprint right Rico?