AXV: Best XV & 2018 Predictions

[Koop]

Let’s get some banter flowing! Post your best XV for 2018 along with some predictions for the new season, will be fun to re-visit in 12 months time. :)

Taiwan Dolphins 2018

B: Bachar Houli, Zac Williams, Tom McDonald (F), Brayden Maynard
M: Stephen Coniglio (c), Brad Ebert (vc), Jarryd Lyons, Bradley Hill
R: Matthew Kreuzer
F: Isaac Heeney, Josh Caddy, Brendan Ah Chee, Mason Wood
I: Jack Steele, Brayden Fiorini

E: Andrew McGrath, Trent Dumont, Peter Wright

Predictions

Premiers: Bangkok
Runners Up: Tibet
Top 4: Bangkok, Tibet, KL, Laos
Other finalists: PNG, Taiwan, Turkey, Sri Lanka
Spoon: Kathmandu
Surprise packet: PNG
Bold Prediction (own team): Brendan Ah Chee will be this years Brad Hill and will be in the top 10 forwards at years end.
Bold prediction/s/ (comp): Hong Kong will win more games than 2-3 other teams next year. TBC


and a ladder just because I felt like it

Bangkok
Tibet
KL
Laos
PNG
Turkey
Taiwan
Sri Lanka

Vietnam
Australia
Bangladesh
Manila
Mongolia
Hong Kong
UAE
Kathmandu

[iZander]

Def: Salem, Hurley, Ellis, Langdon
Mid: Titch (C), Danger (VC), Duncan, Sheed (EVC)
Ruck: :P
Fwd: Cameron, Dixon, Cyril, Patton
Int: Kennedy, Brown

Emg: Watts, Saad, Keays


Predictions

Premiers: Gazelles
Runners Up: Bankok
Top 4: Bangkok, Gazelles, Crocs, Llammas
Other finalists: Vipers, Sri lanka, laos, PNG
Spoon: Taiwan
Surprise packet: Taiwan
Bold Prediction (own team): Dom Sheed will be a top 10 mid
Bold prediction/s/ (comp): Riley Bonner will be a top 5 defender


and a ladder just because I felt like it


Gazelles
Bankok
Llamas
KL

Laos
Vipers
Sri Lanka
PNG

Australia
Folders
Lambs
Bears

Tigers
Kathmandu
Hong Kong dongs
Taiwan

[Nige]

Robbo, Pittdog, Sav, Flossy
Wines, Shiel, Hall, Dion
Goldy
Roughy, JJK, Jroo, JDG
Whitfield, Worpedo

Shedda, Hunt, Skunk

Premiers: Laos (surely I'm due?)
Runners Up: Llamas
Top 4: Crabs, Crocs, Llamas, Laos
Other finalists: PNG, Taiwan, Gazelles, Strikers
Spoon: Dongs
Surprise packet: PNG
Bold prediction (own): Worpel will be my best mid by season's end.
Bold prediction (comp): Taiwan will lose several key games because Coop won't play Jack Graham ahead of the other spuds in his supposed 'best' XV.

[Ricochet]

Premiers: KL
Runners Up: If you're not first you're last
Top 4: KL, 3 other teams
Other finalists: 4 other teams
Spoon: not KL
Surprise packet: KL
Bold Prediction (own team): KL to win the flag.
Bold prediction/s/ (comp): KL


DEF Heath Shaw, Michael Hibberd, Brodie Smith, Lachie Weller, Sam Murray, Ethan Hughes
MID Gary Ablett Jnr (C), Scott Pendlebury (VC), Dayne Beams, Joel Selwood
UTIL Steele Sidebottom, Touk Miller
RUCK Brodie Grundy
FWD Sam Menegola[F/M], Luke Dahlhaus[F/M], Buddy Franklin, Michael Barlow[F/M]


On a complete side note... KL need defenders pls

[iZander]

Bold prediction (own): Worpel will be my best mid by season's end.
Bold prediction (comp): Taiwan will lose several key games because Coop won't play Jack Graham ahead of the other spuds in his supposed 'best' XV.

Mate they arent even big calls, especially the first one

[Nige]

Bold prediction (own): Worpel will be my best mid by season's end.
Bold prediction (comp): Taiwan will lose several key games because Coop won't play Jack Graham ahead of the other spuds in his supposed 'best' XV.

Mate they arent even big calls, especially the first one

Gotta be modest.  8)

[Football Factory]

Bangladesh Bears 2018

Backs: Zac Tuohy, Liam Duggan, Nathan Wilson, Jimmy Webster
Midfielders: Nathan Fyfe (c), David Zaharakis (vc), Jack Redden, Ben Cunnington
Ruck: Ben McEvoy
Forwards: Tex Walker, Riley Knight, Caleb Daniel, Ed Langdon
Interchange: Sean Darcy, Daniel Howe

Emergencies: Sam Kerridge, Matthew Taberner, Adam Tomlinson

Predictions

Premiers: Bangkok
Runners Up: The team that loses to Bangkok in the Granny.
Top 4: Bangkok,   ,   ,   
Other finalists: ,   ,   ,   
Spoon: Someone with a crappy team.
Surprise packet: Bears - in a good way or a bad way  :D
Bold Prediction (own team): Will Brodie averages 105+ in 2018.
Bold prediction/s/ (comp): Cant think of anything yet.


and a ladder just because I felt like it

Need to have a look ..... ...

[Football Factory]

Bangladesh Bears 2018

Backs: Zac Tuohy, Liam Duggan, Nathan Wilson, Jimmy Webster
Midfielders: Nathan Fyfe (c), David Zaharakis (vc), Jack Redden, Ben Cunnington
Ruck: Ben McEvoy
Forwards: Tex Walker, Riley Knight, Caleb Daniel, Ed Langdon
Interchange: Sean Darcy, Daniel Howe

Emergencies: Sam Kerridge, Matthew Taberner, Adam Tomlinson

Predictions

Premiers: Bangkok
Runners Up: The team that loses to Bangkok in the Granny.
Top 4: Bangkok,   ,   ,   
Other finalists: ,   ,   ,   
Spoon: Someone with a crappy team.
Surprise packet: Bears - in a good way or a bad way  :D
Bold Prediction (own team): Will Brodie averages 105+ in 2018.
Bold prediction/s/ (comp): Cant think of anything yet.


and a ladder just because I felt like it

Need to have a look ..... ...

Okay i had a bit of a look, don't hate on me for where i placed your team, or mine  :P

Bangladesh Bears 2018

Backs: Zac Tuohy, Liam Duggan, Nathan Wilson, Jimmy Webster
Midfielders: Nathan Fyfe (c), David Zaharakis (vc), Jack Redden, Ben Cunnington
Ruck: Ben McEvoy
Forwards: Tex Walker, Riley Knight, Caleb Daniel, Ed Langdon
Interchange: Sean Darcy, Daniel Howe

Emergencies: Sam Kerridge, Matthew Taberner, Adam Tomlinson

Predictions

Premiers: Bangkok
Runners Up: The team that loses to Bangkok in the Granny.
Top 4: Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Lanka, Turkey
Other finalists: Laos, Tibet, Taiwan, Australia   
Spoon: Someone with a crappy team.
Surprise packet: Bears - in a good way or a bad way  :D
Bold Prediction (own team): Will Brodie averages 105+ in 2018.
Bold prediction/s/ (comp): Still thinking  :P


Ladder

1. Bangkok - Crabs
2. Kuala Lumpur - Crocs
3. Sri Lanka - Strikers
4. Turkey - Gazelles
5. Laos - Elephants
6. Tibet - Llamas
7. Taiwan - Dolphins
8. Australian - Ales

9. Vietnam - Vipers
10. Manila - Folders
11. Bangladesh - Bears
12. PNG - Headhunters
13. Kathmandu - Eskimos
14. Mongolian - Lambs
15. UAE - Tigers
16. Hong Kong - Dongs

[BB67th]

Manila Folders

B: Jake Lloyd, Callum Mills, Michael Johnson, Jake Carlisle
M: Bryce Gibbs (C), Patrick Cripps (VC), Seb Ross, Hugh Greenwood
R: Nathan Vardy
F: Josh Jenkins, Kane Lambert, Daniel Menzel, Toby McLean
I: Ricky Henderson, Sam Gibson

E: David Astbury, Billy Stretch, James Harmes

Predictions

Premiers: Bangkok
Runners Up: KL
Top 4: Bangkok, KL, Sri Lanka, Tibet
Other finalists: PNG, Taiwan, Manila, Australia
Spoon: UAE
Surprise packet: Folders (here's hoping!)
Bold Prediction (own team): P.McCartin plays 20 games, averages 100+, and finally makes me look like a genius for using such an early pick on him
Bold prediction/s/ (comp): Contrary to all the claims of unevenness in the competition, top 8 spots will not be decided until the final H&A round

[tbagrocks]

TIBETAN LLAMAS FC

B: Lairdy, Scharenberg, Brayshaw, Lever
M: Neale, JPK, M Crouch, Viney,
R: Maxi Gawn
F: TTLynch, Wingard, Boak, Mundy
U: Macrae, Blakely

EMG: Douglas, SPS, Z Smith, S May

Predictions

Premiers: Llamas
Runners Up: Crabs
Top 4: Llamas, Crabs, Gazelles, Strikers
Other finalists: Tigers, Head-Hunters, Crocs, Dolphins
Spoon: Dongs
Surprise packet: Gazelles
Bold Prediction (own team): We knock out the Crabs in August
Bold prediction/s/ (comp): 8 points to separate 5th from 12th

Llamas
Crabs
Gazelles
Strikers
Tigers
Head-Hunters
Crocs
Dolphins

Ales
Vipers
Bears
Elephants
Folders
Lambs
Eskimos
Dongs

[Football Factory]

Bangladesh Bears 2018

Backs: Zac Tuohy, Liam Duggan, Nathan Wilson, Jimmy Webster
Midfielders: Nathan Fyfe (c), David Zaharakis (vc), Jack Redden, Ben Cunnington
Ruck: Ben McEvoy
Forwards: Tex Walker, Riley Knight, Caleb Daniel, Ed Langdon
Interchange: Sean Darcy, Daniel Howe

Emergencies: Sam Kerridge, Matthew Taberner, Adam Tomlinson

Predictions

Premiers: Bangkok
Runners Up: The team that loses to Bangkok in the Granny.
Top 4: Bangkok,   ,   ,   
Other finalists: ,   ,   ,   
Spoon: Someone with a crappy team.
Surprise packet: Bears - in a good way or a bad way  :D
Bold Prediction (own team): Will Brodie averages 105+ in 2018.
Bold prediction/s/ (comp): Cant think of anything yet.


and a ladder just because I felt like it

Need to have a look ..... ...

Okay i had a bit of a look, don't hate on me for where i placed your team, or mine  :P

Bangladesh Bears 2018

Backs: Zac Tuohy, Liam Duggan, Nathan Wilson, Jimmy Webster
Midfielders: Nathan Fyfe (c), David Zaharakis (vc), Jack Redden, Ben Cunnington
Ruck: Ben McEvoy
Forwards: Tex Walker, Riley Knight, Caleb Daniel, Ed Langdon
Interchange: Sean Darcy, Daniel Howe

Emergencies: Sam Kerridge, Matthew Taberner, Adam Tomlinson

Predictions

Premiers: Bangkok
Runners Up: The team that loses to Bangkok in the Granny.
Top 4: Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Lanka, Turkey
Other finalists: Laos, Tibet, Taiwan, Australia   
Spoon: Someone with a crappy team.
Surprise packet: Bears - in a good way or a bad way  :D
Bold Prediction (own team): Will Brodie averages 105+ in 2018.
Bold prediction/s/ (comp): Still thinking  :P


Ladder

1. Bangkok - Crabs
2. Kuala Lumpur - Crocs
3. Sri Lanka - Strikers
4. Turkey - Gazelles
5. Laos - Elephants
6. Tibet - Llamas
7. Taiwan - Dolphins
8. Australian - Ales

9. Vietnam - Vipers
10. Manila - Folders
11. Bangladesh - Bears
12. PNG - Headhunters
13. Kathmandu - Eskimos
14. Mongolian - Lambs
15. UAE - Tigers
16. Hong Kong - Dongs

Missing Tex and Riley Knight for round 1 but otherwise the team isn't looking too bad. Are the fixtures correct on Ultimate footy? i have the Crocs first up  :o