WXV Rising Star and Team of the Week 2016

[Nige]

Rising Star

NB: qualification  = AFL Rising Star criteria apply, and have to actually have played in the round for a WXV team

Every round, a World XVs rising star nomination is given to a standout young player whom performed well during that particular round. To be eligible to be nominated for the award, a player must be younger than 21 years of age on 1 January of the award year and have played 10 or fewer senior games before the beginning of the season.

R1: Jacob Weitering (Dublin) - 87
R2: Caleb Daniel (Seoul) - 77
R3: Clayton Oliver (Seoul) - 90
R4: Orazio Fantasia (London) - 96
R5: Peter Wright (Cape Town) - 142
R6: Toby McLean (Christchurch) - 74
R7: Darcy Byrne-Jones (Berlin) - 100
R8: Jacob Hopper (Toronto) - 106
R9: Christian Petracca (Beijing) - 105
R10: Connor Blakely (Christchurch) - 97
R11: Jarrad Jansen (London) - 98
R12: Jayden Short (Toronto) - 82
R13: Callum Mills (Cape Town) - 89
R14: Oleg Markov (Cairo) - 75
R15: Rhys Mathieson (Cairo) - 87
R16: Ryan Clarke (Moscow) - 99
R17: Archie Smith (New Delhi) - 96



Team of the Week

Round 1

D: Jason Johannisen (Tokyo), Sam Docherty (Moscow), Shane Biggs (Buenos Aires), Bob Murphy (Rio)
M: Patrick Dangerfield [vc] (Seoul), Luke Parker (Tokyo), Matt Priddis (PNL), Callan Ward (Beijing)
R: Nic Naitanui (Moscow)
F: Josh J Kennedy [c] (New York), Kane Lambert (Beijing), Aaron Hall, (Rio), Jack Gunston (Dublin)
I: Gary Ablett (Rio), Sam Mitchell (Christchurch)

Coach: Holz (Dublin)

Round 2

D: Josh Gibson [c] (New York), Marcus Adams (Buenos Aires), Bachar Houli (New York), Rory Laird (Pacific)
M: Nat Fyfe (Berlin), Sam Mitchell (Christchurch), Scott Thompson (Rio), Tom Scully (New Delhi)
R: Callum Sinclair (London)
F: Jarrad Waite [vc] (New York), Dayne Zorko (Beijing), Eddie Betts (Mexico City), Alex Fasolo (Pacific)
I: Dustin Martin (Dublin), Tom Mitchell (Pacific)

Coach: Levi434 (Rio)

Round 3

D: Bachar Houli (New York), Jacob Weitering (Dublin), Heath Shaw (Mexico City), Tom Langdon (Seoul)
M: Patrick Dangerfield (Seoul), Joel Selwood (Dublin), Gary Ablett (Rio), Trent Cotchin (Mexico City)
R: Max Gawn (Berlin) [cc]
F: Luke Dahlhaus (Tokyo), Leigh Montagna (Christchurch), Aaron Hall (Rio), Brent Harvey (Mexico City)
I: Todd Goldstein (Dublin) [cc], Luke Parker (Tokyo)

Coach: Levi434 (Rio)

Round 4


Round 5


Round 6


Round 7


Round 8


Round 9


Round 10


Round 11


Round 12


Round 13


Round 14


Round 15


Round 16


Round 17

[Purple 77]

Big thanks to Nige for doing this again  :)

I'll just post here what I did in another thread. Below is all the Rising Star eligible players:

Beijing Thunder
Braydon Preuss
Christian Petracca
Daniel Butler
Daniel Howe
Gach Nyuon
Jayden Hunt
Kade Stewart
Matthew Flynn
Roarke Smith
Yestin Eades

Berlin Brewers
Corey Wagner
Darcy Byrne-Jones
Jaden McGrath
Lachlan Langford
Malcolm Karpany
Mason Redman
Max King
Mitch King
Wylie Buzza

Buenos Aires Armadillos
Bailey Rice
Callum Moore
Jack Leslie
Jesse Joyce
Jordan Dawson
Kieran Collins
Sam Skinner
Shem-Kalvin Tatupu
Trent Dumont

Cairo Sands
Charlie Curnow
David Cuningham
Dougal Howard
Ed Vickers-Willis
Hugh Goddard
Jesse Glass-McCasker
Josh Deluca
Josh McGuinness
Karl Amon
Oleg Markov
Rhys Mathieson
Rupert Wills
Tom Cole
Will Snelling

Cape Town Cobras
Blake Acres
Bradley Lynch
Brady Grey
Callum Mills
Cameron Hewett
Darcy Parish
Lukas Webb
Nathan Drummond
Peter Wright
Samuel Murray

Christchurch Saints
Connor Blakely
Conor McKenna
Corey Ellis
Daniel McKenzie
Dillon Viojo-Rainbow
Harrison Wigg
Ivan Soldo
Jack Steele
Jeremy Finlayson
Kyle Langford
Luke Goetz
Toby McLean

Dublin Destroyers
Aidyn Johnson
Bailey Dale
Ben Crocker
Jack Silvagni
Jacob Weitering
James Parsons
Jayden Foster
Kurt Mutimer
Kyle Galloway
Luke Surman
Marc Pittonet
Matthew Kennedy
Oscar McDonald
Reuben William
Ryan Gardner

London Royals
Alec Waterman
Billy Evans
Blake Hardwick
Daniel Nielson
Darcy MacPherson
Declan Hamilton
Hugh Beasley
Jarrad Jansen
Josh Clayton
Josh Schache
Joshua Schoenfeld
Mabior Chol
Michael Luxford
Orazio Fantasia
Zachary Bates

Mexico City Suns
Brandon White
George Hewett
James Rose
James Sicily
Jesse Palmer
Jonathon Marsh
Jordan Cunico
Nicholas Coughlan
Reece McKenzie
Tom Papley
Tyrone Leonardis

Moscow Spetsnaz
Brenton Payne
Cian Hanley
Darcy Moore
Eric Hipwood
Jarrod Pickett
Keenan Ramsey
Matthew Scharenberg
Ryan Burton
Ryan Clarke
Sam Weideman
Tom Barrass
Wayne Milera

New Delhi Tigers
Archie Smith
Brayden Sier
Dallas Willsmore
Darcy Tucker
Ed Langdon
Jake Barrett
Luke Partington
Nick O'Kearney
Patrick McCartin
Tom Wallis
Zac Webster

New York Revolution
Brayden Fiorini
Dan Houston
Harley Balic
Jade Gresham
James Harmes
Kurt Heatherley
Mitchell White
Teia Miles

Pacific Islanders
Bailey Williams
Billy Gowers
Callum Ah Chee
Declan Mountford
Harrison Himmelberg
Harry Dear
Jake Kolodjashnij
Matthew Goodyear
Paul Ahern
Tom Read
Will Fordham

PNL Reindeers
Ben Keays
Cameron Loersch
Jarrod Garlett
Jayden Laverde
Jermaine Miller-Lewis
Michael Apeness
Mitchell Hibberd
Ryan Nyhuis

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars
Aaron Francis
Brayden Maynard
Daniel Rioli
Matthew Hammelmann
Tom Lamb
Zaine Cordy

Seoul Magpies
Caleb Daniel
Caleb Marchbank
Clayton Oliver
Conor Glass
Jason Castagna
Jordan Snadden
Kieran Lovell
Lachlan Weller
Nathan Freeman
Patrick McKenna
Tom Doedee

Tokyo Samurai
Alex Morgan
Clem Smith
Connor Menadue
Damien Cavka
Dean Gore
Josh Dunkley
Liam Dawson
Logan Austin
Mackenzie Willis
Reilly O'Brien
Sam Durdin
Tom Phillips

Toronto Wolves
Ben McKay
Harry McKay
Jacob Hopper
Jake Kelly
Jake Long
Jayden Short
Jock Cornell
Josh Watts
Liam Hulett
Matthew Allen
Matthew Hayball
Matthew Uebergang
Riley Bonner
William Frampton

[Nige]

Round 1

Rising Star of the Week

The Round 1 nomination heads to Dublin where Jacob Weitering scored 87 to help the Irish juggernaut do what they do best. The youngster repaid the faith shown by coach Holz and put a very respectable score on debut. In fact, that effort was better than some of the stuff produced by the competition's biggest names this week. But wait, there's more! Weitering got lucky! Mexico City's Tom Papley and George Hewett, Seoul's Caleb Marchbank and Christchurch's Toby McLean all had better efforts... for their reserves.

Team of the Week

And we're back! The first team of the week for 2016 sees Josh J Kennedy, the star forward from New York don the armband with Seoul's shining light in Patrick Dangerfield as his vice. Familiar faces from seasons past appear with Parker, Priddis, Ward etc all no stranger to this honour while surprise faces like Jason Johannisen (though the writer knows he's a gun having discovered and drafted him), Shane Biggs and Kane Lambert. Hard luck story of the week heads the way of the Argentinians where Tom Hickey produced a monster effort for La Plata. Oh and to the surprise of absolutely nobody, Holz takes out coach of the week.

D: Jason Johannisen (Tokyo), Sam Docherty (Moscow), Shane Biggs (Buenos Aires), Bob Murphy (Rio)
M: Patrick Dangerfield [vc] (Seoul), Luke Parker (Tokyo), Matt Priddis (PNL), Callan Ward (Beijing)
R: Nic Naitanui (Moscow)
F: Josh J Kennedy [c] (New York), Kane Lambert (Beijing), Aaron Hall, (Rio), Jack Gunston (Dublin)
I: Gary Ablett (Rio), Sam Mitchell (Christchurch)

Coach: Holz (Dublin)

[Levi434]

3 Rio players is the best we've ever had! Chuffed with that ;D

[Toga]

Lambert! What a star performance by him on the weekend 8) And great to see our new skipper in the team for hopefully what is the first of many times this year.

[Holz]

Only one in the team of the week, was a good all round effort. Happy that the loss of roughy didnt appear to hurt Gunny too much.

More importantly it feels good to have a rising star nomination again. Didn't think i was a shot with him on 18 at half time.

The sad new is my man Murphy getting in for Rio :(

[Memphistopheles]

No-one in the team of the week but still won #teameffort #cobrastrike

Hopefully Mills, Parish or Acres should pick up a rising star nom sooner rather than later.

[Nige]

Round 2

Rising Star of the Week

It's head to Seoul where young headgear-wearing Caleb Daniel gets the nomination with a 77. Yet again though, we've got a pack of unhappy youngsters plying their trade in their reserves side hoping to get noticed... will they ever? Oi coaches, those names are Tom Papley, Darcy Parish, James Sicily, Orazio Fantasia and Wayne Milera. Will one of these lads follow in Caleb's footsteps and get next week's nomination? We're sure they'll try, but their coaches might have other ideas.

Team of the Week

Some absolutely amazing stories to come out this week! Josh Gibson, the captain of this team posted a huge 191! Jarrad Waite, the vice, is the highest scorer after two weeks. Marcus Adams makes the team on debut!  New York with three representatives, same with Pacific. Suprises such as Callum Sinclair being the ruck and New Delhi's Tom Scully being the 4th best midfielder this week were some of the other fairy tales!

D: Josh Gibson [c] (New York), Marcus Adams (Buenos Aires), Bachar Houli (New York), Rory Laird (Pacific)
M: Nat Fyfe (Berlin), Sam Mitchell (Christchurch), Scott Thompson (Rio), Tom Scully (New Delhi)
R: Callum Sinclair (London)
F: Jarrad Waite [vc] (New York), Dayne Zorko (Beijing), Eddie Betts (Mexico City), Alex Fasolo (Pacific)
I: Dustin Martin (Dublin), Tom Mitchell (Pacific)

Coach: Levi434 (Rio)

[Ricochet]

Yessss Tom!

[Toga]

Zorks :-*

[Holz]

Dustin keeps me in the team go Dmart

Scotty T :(

[Purple 77]

I'll never you do wrong again Fyfey as long as you don't put in another 60

[Purple 77]

Alright Nige,

Gawn R1 this week, not that hack Goldstein. He goes on the bench.

I'm warning you... non-compliance will be punished *holds the back-of-hand in the air with wide, shaking eyes*

[Holz]

Alright Nige,

Gawn R1 this week, not that hack Goldstein. He goes on the bench.

I'm warning you... non-compliance will be punished *holds the back-of-hand in the air with wide, shaking eyes*

in the case of a draw probably should go to the highest average player.

ie. Goldy

[Purple 77]

Alright Nige,

Gawn R1 this week, not that hack Goldstein. He goes on the bench.

I'm warning you... non-compliance will be punished *holds the back-of-hand in the air with wide, shaking eyes*

in the case of a draw probably should go to the highest average player.

ie. Goldy

In the case of a draw, your face!

And Gawn has MORE OF IT DAM IT!