BXV: Oxford Lions

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Oxford Lions

Welcome to the official page of the Oxford Lions!

This is the official page of the Oxford Lions. In this thread you will find all the latest news and updates regarding trading, injuries, delistings and all other important information.

Awards: 2023 Rob Roy Knockout Shield

Head Coach: SilverLion

Leadership Group:
Ollie Wines (Captain), Jed Anderson (Vice Captain), Jaeger O'Meara (Vice Captain), Ben Keays, Sam Docherty, Bailey Smith, Tom Liberatore

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The List

Defenders: 1. James Sicily 2. Mitch Hinge 3. John Noble 4. Connor Idun 5. Kane Farrell 6. Sam Taylor 7. Zac Guthrie 8. Mason Redman 9. Max Michaelanney 10. Blake Hardwick 11. Brandon Starcevich 12. Jack Payne 13. Ben Miller 14. Connor O'Sullivan 15. Tew Jiath

Midfielders: 1. Noah Anderson 2. Matt Rowell 3. Connor Rozee 4. Ollie Wines 5. Jacob Hopper 6. Sam Docherty 7. Sam Durham 8. Marcus Windhager 9. Bailey Williams (WB) 10. Jaeger O'Meara 11. Angus Sheldrick

Rucks: 1. Jordon Sweet 2. Ivan Soldo 3. Dante Visentini 4. Peter Ladhams

Forwards: 1. Bailey Smith (M) 2. Alex Neal-Bullen 3. Brent Daniels 4. Ben Keays 5. Jack Graham (M) 6. Sam Powell-Pepper 7. Josh Rachele 8. Callum Ah Chee 9. Xavier O'Halloran 10. Todd Marshall 11. Darcy Fogarty 12. Liam Ryan 13. Mabior Chol 14. Bailey Humphrey 15. Logan McDonald

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Best XV

Defence: James Sicily, John Noble, Connor Idun, Mitch Hinge

Midfield: Noah Anderson (C), Matt Rowell (VC), Connor Rozee (EVC), Ollie Wines

Ruck: Jordon Sweet

Forward: Bailey Smith, Brent Daniels, Alex Neal-Bullen, Ben Keays

Utilities: Sam Docherty (M), Jacob Hopper (M)

Emergencies: Kane Farrell (D), Sam Durham (M), Ivan Soldo (R), Jack Graham (M/F)

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Awards

2019:

Best & Fairest (Noz-Vinny Medal): Jaeger O'Meara

Coaches Award: Darcy MacPherson

Best First Year Player: Connor Rozee



2020:

Best & Fairest (Noz-Vinny Medal): Jed Anderson

Coaches Award: Tom Hawkins

Rookie of the Year: Noah Anderson



2021:

Best & Fairest (Noz-Vinny Medal): Ollie Wines

Coaches Award: Ben Keays

Rookie of the Year: Jack Payne



2022:

Best & Fairest (Noz-Vinny Medal): Ben Keays

Coaches Award: Connor Rozee & Mason Redman

Rookie of the Year: Sam Durham

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Trade and Draft History

2018 Trade Period 1:

Trade 1:
Dragons give: Aaron vandenBerg
Owls give: Michael Barlow

Trade 2:
Bunnies give: NAT #47 (on-traded to Swansea, then to Bradford; Ian Hill)
Owls give: Aaron Sandilands

Trade 3:
Breakers give: Anthony Miles + NAT #2 (Bailey Smith) + Rookie Pick #34 (on-traded to Liverpool; Ryan Garthwaite)
Owls give: Scott Pendlebury + Eddie Betts + NAT #47 (on-traded to Bradford; Ian Hill)

Trade 4:
Steins give: Tom Liberatore + Jarman Impey
Owls give: Jason Johannisen + NAT #42 (Ben Cavarra)

Trade 5:
Leeches give: Mason Redman + Marc Pittonet + NAT #56 (on-traded to Nottingham; Jarrod Cameron)
Owls give: Mitchell Lewis + NAT #26 (Isaac Quaynor)

Trade 6:
Hedgehogs give: Mark Hutchings + Rookie Pick #10 (Shane McAdam)
Owls give: Angus Schumacher + NAT #58 (on-traded to Bradford; Will Hamill)

Trade 7:
Hawks give: Dylan Grimes + Mitchell Hinge
Owls give: Rookie Pick #40 (Harry Reynolds) + Rookie Pick #56 (Brodie Riach)

Trade 8:
Rams give: Ethan Hughes
Owls give: Rookie Pick #34 (Ryan Garthwaite)

Trade 9:
Hoods give: Rookie Pick #27 (on-traded to Winchester; Jacob Dawson)
Owls give: NAT #56 (Jarrod Cameron)

Trade 10:
Wolves give: Jackson Thurlow + Rookie Pick #31 (on-traded to Huddersfield; Callum Moore)
Owls give: Rookie Pick #24 (Nathan Kreuger) + Rookie Pick #27 (Jacob Dawson)

Trade 11:
Hawks give: Rookie Pick #5 (Logan Austin)
Owls give: Rookie Pick #8 (Will Golds) + Rookie Pick #31 (Callum Moore)

Out: Scott Pendlebury Jason Johannisen Eddie Betts Aaron Sandilands Mitchell Lewis Angus Schumacher Michael Barlow NAT #26 NAT #42 NAT #58 Rookie Pick #8 Rookie Pick #24 Rookie Pick #40 Rookie Pick #56

In: Tom Liberatore Jarman Impey Aaron vandenBerg Anthony Miles Mason Redman Jackson Thurlow Mark Hutchings Dylan Grimes Ethan Hughes Marc Pittonet Mitchell Hinge NAT #2 Rookie Pick #5 Rookie Pick #10

National Draft Picks: #2 - Bailey Smith #8 - Connor Rozee

Rookie Draft Picks: #5 - Logan Austin #10 - Shane McAdam #67 - Zac Clarke*

*Re-drafted as past player.

Retirements: Cian Hanley Cillian McDaid Jack Redpath Koby Stevens

Delistings: Dylan Buckley (BXVs) Kieran Collins (AFL) Sam McLarty (AFL)

2018/19 Trade Period 2:

Trade 1:
Dragons give: Darcy MacPherson
Owls give: Zac Clarke

2019 Trade Period 1:

Trade 1:
Bunnies give: Callum Ah Chee + NAT #41 (on-traded to Grope Lane, then to Hastings, then to Swansea; Passed)
Lions give: Tom McCartin

Trade 2:
Badgers give: Sam Murray + NAT #35 (on-traded to Swansea; Elijah Taylor) + Rookie Pick #30 (on-traded to Wrexham; Lachie Hosie)
Lions give: NAT #19 (on-traded to Liverpool; Trent Rivers) + NAT #55 (Francis Evans)

Trade 3:
Giants give: Jed Anderson + NAT #36 (on-traded to Swansea; Keidean Coleman)
Lions give: Zach Tuohy + Kade Kolodjashnij + NAT #41 (on-traded to Hastings, then to Swansea; Passed)

Trade 4:
Giants give: Jamie MacMillan
Lions give: Aaron vandenBerg + Lin Jong

Trade 5:
Knights give: Conor Nash
Lions give: Rookie Pick #34 (Jake Aarts)

Trade 6:
Steins give: NAT #37 (on-traded to Swansea; Brock Smith)  + Rookie Pick #32 (on-traded to Wrexham; Tom Campbell)
Lions give: NAT #39 (Cameron Taheny) + Rookie Pick #18 (Kyle Hartigan)

Trade 7:
Bunnies give: Jonathon Patton + NAT #34 (Dylan Williams) + Rookie Pick #4 (Marlion Pickett)
Lions give: Bryce Gibbs + NAT #23 (Trent Bianco)

Trade 8:
Knights give: Rookie Pick #23 (on-traded to Manchester; Sam Fletcher)
Lions give: Rookie Pick #30 (Lachie Hosie) + Rookie Pick #32 (Tom Campbell)

Trade 9:
Magic give: Rookie Pick #13 (Ned Reeves)
Lions give: Zac Langdon + Rookie Pick #23 (Sam Fletcher)

Trade 10:
Breakers give: NAT #17 (Liam Henry) + NAT #56 (Sam De Koning)
Lions give: NAT #35 (Elijah Taylor) + NAT #36 (Keidean Coleman) + NAT #37 (Brock Smith)

Out: Bryce Gibbs Zach Tuohy Tom McCartin Aaron vandenBerg Lin Jong Kade Kolodjashnij Zac Langdon NAT #19 NAT #23 NAT #39 NAT #55 Rookie Pick #18 Rookie Pick #34

In: Jed Anderson Jamie MacMillan Jonathon Patton Callum Ah Chee Sam Murray Conor Nash NAT #17 NAT #34 NAT #56 Rookie Pick #4 Rookie Pick #13

National Draft Picks: #2 - Noah Anderson #17 - Liam Henry #34 - Dylan Williams #56 - Sam De Koning

Rookie Draft Picks: #2 - Peter Ladhams #4 - Marlion Pickett #13 - Ned Reeves

Retirements: -

Delistings: Pat Kerr (AFL) Connor Nutting (AFL) Jackson Thurlow (BXVs) Ryan Lester (BXVs) Cam Polson (BXVs)

2019/20 Trade Period 2:

Trade 1:
Knights give: Bradley Hill
Lions give: Jack Gunston

2020 Trade Period 1:

Trade 1:
Giants give: Ben Keays + Mark O'Connor + NAT #33 (on-traded to Swansea, then to Oxford, then to Huddersfield; Eddie Ford)
Giants get: Luke Dahlhaus + NAT #38 (on-traded to Blackpool; Jake Bowey) + NAT #54 (Passed)

Lions give: NAT #22 (Oliver Henry) + NAT #38 (on-traded to Blackpool; Jake Bowey) + NAT #54 (Passed)
Lions get: Ben Keays + Mark O'Connor + NAT #33 (on-traded to Swansea, then to Oxford, then to Huddersfield; Eddie Ford) + NAT #44 (on-traded to Birmingham; Nick Stevens)

Werewolves give: Luke Dahlhaus + NAT #44 (on-traded to Birmingham; Nick Stevens)
Werewolves get: NAT #22 (Oliver Henry)

Trade 2:
Dragons give: Ben Long + Brandon Starcevich + NAT #15 (on-traded to Swansea; Riley Thilthorpe)
Lions give: Tom Hawkins + NAT #44 (Nick Stevens)

Trade 3:
Breakers give: Michael Gibbons + James Harmes + NAT #51 (Ryan Angwin)
Lions give: Dylan Grimes + NAT #5 (on-traded to Huddersfield; Finlay Macrae)  + NAT #33 (on-traded to Oxford, then to Huddersfield; Eddie Ford) + Rookie Pick #4 (on-traded to Nottingham; Jack Ginnivan)

Trade 4:
Knights give: Brent Daniels
Lions give: Stephen Hill

Trade 5:
Breakers give: NAT #19 (Logan McDonald) + NAT #20 (Denver Grainger-Barras) + NAT #33 (on-traded to Huddersfield; Eddie Ford)
Lions give: Sam De Koning + NAT #15 (Riley Thilthorpe)

Trade 6:
Hawks give: Jayden Hunt
Lions give: NAT #33 (Eddie Ford)

Trade 7:
Hoods give: Scott Lycett
Hoods get: Brad Hill + NAT #21 (Jack Carroll)

Lions give: Brad Hill + Ben McEvoy + Jonathon Ceglar + Ned Reeves
Lions get: Scott Lycett + Todd Marshall

Bunnies give: Todd Marshall + NAT #21 (Jack Carroll)
Bunnies get: Ben McEvoy + Jonathon Ceglar + Ned Reeves

Out: Tom Hawkins Jonathon Ceglar Brad Hill Ben McEvoy Stephen Hill Dylan Grimes Sam De Koning Ned Reeves NAT #5 NAT #22 NAT #38 NAT #54 Rookie Pick #4

In: Scott Lycett Michael Gibbons Ben Keays James Harmes Ben Long Todd Marshall Mark O'Connor Brent Daniels Brandon Starcevich Jayden Hunt NAT #19 NAT #20 NAT #51

National Draft Picks: #19 - Logan McDonald #20 - Denver Grainger-Barras #51 - Ryan Angwin

Rookie Draft Picks: #20 - Jack Payne #36 - Passed

Retirements: Anthony Miles Allen Christensen Sam Lloyd

Delistings: Sam Murray (AFL (2019)) Jamie MacMillan (AFL) Logan Austin (AFL) Billy Gowers (AFL) Patrick Ambrose (BXVs) Conor Nash (BXVs) Mark Hutchings (BXVs)

2019/20 Trade Period 2:

Trade 1:
Giants give: Sam Hayes
Lions give: Denver Grainger-Barras

2021 Trade Period 1:

Trade 1:
Giants give: Lincoln McCarthy + NAT #33 (Dante Visentini)
Lions give: Tom Jonas + NAT #45 (Marcus Windhager) + NAT #61 (Pass)

Trade 2:
Wolves give: Jack Ziebell + Alex Neal-Bullen + Mabior Chol
Lions give: James Harmes + Mark O'Connor + NAT #29 (on-traded to Manchester, then to Blackpool; Cooper Murley)

Trade 3:
Breakers give: Xavier O'Halloran
Lions give: Jayden Hunt + Elliott Himmelberg

Out: James Harmes Mark O'Connor Tom Jonas Jayden Hunt Elliott Himmelberg NAT #29 NAT #45 NAT #61

In: Jack Ziebell Alex Neal-Bullen Lincoln McCarthy Mabior Chol Xavier O'Halloran NAT #33

National Draft Picks: #12 - Angus Sheldrick #33 - Dante Visentini

Rookie Draft Picks: #11 - Sam Durham #27 - Pass #43 - Pass Supp. - Jed McEntee

Retirements: Jonathon Patton Cam Ellis-Yolmen (AFL - Post Drafts)

Delistings: Michael Gibbons (AFL) Dylan Williams (BXVs)

2022 Dissolved Teams Redraft:

#8 - Matt Rowell
#20 - Jack Scrimshaw
#32 - Braydon Preuss
#44 -

Out:

In:

National Draft Picks: #8 - #22 - #34 -

Rookie Draft Picks: #8 - #20 - #32 -

Retirements:

Delistings:

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Team History - Vinny

Team History - Noz

[Ringo]

Well done SilverLion - Look forward to the updates.

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2018 Trade Wrap

Departures
Scott Pendlebury (trd.), Jason Johannisen (trd.), Aaron Sandilands (trd.), Eddie Betts (trd.), Michael Barlow (trd.), Mitchell Lewis (trd.), Angus Schumacher (trd.), Cian Hanley (ret.), Cillian McDaid (ret.), Koby Stevens (ret.), Jack Redpath (ret.), Kieran Collins (del.), Sam McLarty (del.), Dylan Buckley (del.)

It was a busy trade period for the Owls, with 14 players departing. The departures were headlined by captain Scott Pendlebury and half-back Jason Johannisen. We wish all these players all the best in their future endeavours. In addition we wish to thank all these players for their services to the club.

Arrivals
Thomas Liberatore, Jarman Impey, Aaron vandenBerg, Anthony Miles, Mason Redman, Mark Hutchings, Dylan Grimes, Jackson Thurlow, Ethan Hughes, Marc Pittonet, Mitchell Hinge

The Owls welcome the arrival of 11 new players.




Liberatore, Miles and Hutchings will provide a much needed boost to our mid stocks and we believe will be able to cover the loss of Pendlebury.







Impey, vandenBerg, Redman and Thurlow all show promise and we believe they will be able to elevate their games to the next level in 2019.





Grimes and Pittonet will provide good depth in the defence and rucks respectively.





Hughes and Hinge we hope will continue to develop and get more opportunities in 2019.

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2018 National Draft Selections

Pick #2:
Bailey Smith
Position: Midfielder
Height: 186cm
Weight: 82kg
DOB: 7/12/2000



AFL Talent Ambassador Kevin 'Shifter' Sheehan: "Hard-running medium midfielder with elite endurance and is a prolific ball-winner. Very good stoppage player and can hit the scoreboard. Prolific ball-winner (50 per cent contested) in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, winning Vic Metro’s MVP award and Under-18 All-Australian honours. NAB AFL Academy member."

Welcome to the Owls, Bailey!





Pick #8:
Connor Rozee
Position: Forward/Midfielder
Height: 185cm
Weight: 74kg
DOB: 22/1/2000



AFL.com.au Journalist Cal Twomey: "Rozee carried a little niggle throughout the under-18 carnival, which may have contributed to him not being at his best. But he shrugged off those issues with a terrific finish to the season when he was part of North Adelaide's SANFL premiership win. Can play as a half-forward, half-back or through the midfield, and has genuine spark and spring in his game that sets him apart from others. Rozee is a piercing and damaging kick as well, and showed his athleticism at the Draft Combine when he tested second quickest of all players."

Welcome to the Owls, Connor!

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2018 Rookie Draft Selections

Pick #5:
Logan Austin





Pick #10:
Shane McAdam






Pick #67 (Re-Draft of past player):
Zac Clarke

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News:

The Oxford Owls have received a name change ahead of the 2019 season and will henceforth be known as the Oxford Lions!

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Update From the Lions' Den




Firstly, the club wishes to formally welcome Darcy MacPherson, who arrived during Trade Period 2 and whose arrival was not formally acknowledged. The Lions targeted MacPherson as a player of interest who could boost the club's forward stocks, and he has already exceeded expectations in the first 3 rounds of the season and has seemingly cemented a spot in the club's best 15.



Secondly, wow, 3 rounds into the season already, time sure flies! Whilst it hasn't been the best start for the Lions with only 1 win from 3 matches, there has been much positivity among the group and with good reason. Boom recruit Tom Liberatore has been a shining light for the side, and is almost certainly leading the club's best and fairest early on, whilst Jaeger O'Meara and Ben McEvoy have also enjoyed strong starts to the season. The news isn't all good however, with gun defender Zach Tuohy, running half-back Stephen Hill, and hard nut Aaron vandenBerg all still recovering from injuries; with club captain Sam Docherty also ruled out indefinitely after suffering a second ACL over the pre-season :'(.



Lastly, highly rated youngsters Bailey Smith and Connor Rozee have made promising starts to their careers, with Rozee receiving a Rising Star nomination for his brilliant 185 point effort this week. The club is beyond impressed with the impact the duo has made this early on, and can't wait to see how they'll develop.

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2019 Awards

Best & Fairest - Noz-Vinny Medal:

2019 sees the start of the newly named Noz-Vinny Medal for the Oxford Lions (in honour of the club's former coaches). The Noz-Vinny Medal (or the NV medal for short) is the medal awarded to club's best & fairest player over the 15 round regular season. Votes for the NV Medal are given under a 5-4-3-2-1 system for the highest 5 scoring players each round (bye rounds and Finals/Consolation Finals are excluded). In the event where two players scores in a round tie, their votes will be halved, for example 5-4-2.5-2.5-1, this is to ensure that the total amount of votes available per round remains the same. If two or more players tie on total votes at the conclusion of 15 rounds, they will be named joint NV medalists.

Without further ado, it's time to reveal the votes!

Round 1 (A): vs. Liverpool Rams (W) 5 - Tom Liberatore 4 - Jaeger O'Meara 3 - Ben McEvoy 2 - Anthony Miles 1 - Jack Gunston Round 6 (A): vs. Hebden Bridge Hedgehogs (L) 5 - Jaeger O'Meara 4 - Ben McEvoy 3 - Ollie Wines 2 - Connor Rozee 1 - Tom Hawkins Round 11 (H): vs. Wrexham Knights (L) 5 - Tom Liberatore 4 - Darcy MacPherson 3 - Jaeger O'Meara 2 - Cam Ellis-Yolmen 1 - Anthony Miles

Round 2 (H): vs. Birmingham Dragons (L) 5 - Tom Liberatore 4 - Jaeger O'Meara 3 - Ben McEvoy 2 - Jack Gunston 1 - Anthony Miles Round 7 (Rivalry Round): vs. Winchester Werewolves (L) 5 - Anthony Miles 4 - Cam Ellis-Yolmen 3 - Ollie Wines 2 - Tom Hawkins 1 - Jack Gunston Round 12 (H): vs. Bradford Badgers (L) 5 - Jaeger O'Meara 4 - Anthony Miles 3 - Jarman Impey 2 - Tom Jonas 1 - Darcy MacPherson

Round 3 (A): vs. Hastings Hurricanes (L) 5 - Tom Liberatore 4 - Jaeger O'Meara 3 - Connor Rozee 2 - Ben McEvoy 1 - Bryce Gibbs Round 8 (H): vs. Swansea Breakers (W) 5 - Darcy MacPherson 4 - Cam Ellis-Yolmen 3 - Ben McEvoy 2 - Tom Liberatore 1 - Jaeger O'Meara Round 13 (H): vs. Nottingham Hoods (L) 5 - Ollie Wines 4 - Zach Tuohy 3 - Darcy MacPherson 2 - Anthony Miles 1 - Jaeger O'Meara Total: 41 - Jaeger O'Meara 29 - Tom Liberatore 25.5 - Ben McEvoy 24.5 - Darcy MacPherson 24 - Ollie Wines 20 - Anthony Miles 18 - Cam Ellis-Yolmen 8 - Jack Gunston 7 - Connor Rozee 6 - Tom Jonas 5 - Bryce Gibbs 4 - Tom Hawkins 4 - Zach Tuohy 3 - Bailey Smith 3 - Jarman Impey 2 - Jonathan Ceglar 1 - Mason Redman

Round 4 (H): vs. Grope Lane Giants (L) 5 - Tom Liberatore 4 - Darcy MacPherson 3 - Ollie Wines 2 - Tom Jonas 1 - Tom Hawkins Round 9 (A): vs. Huddersfield Hawks (L) 5 - Jaeger O'Meara 4 - Bryce Gibbs 3 - Bailey Smith 2 - Connor Rozee 1 - Anthony Miles Round 14 (H): vs. Blackpool Bunnies (W) 5 - Ollie Wines 4 - Jaeger O'Meara 2.5 - Darcy MacPherson 2.5 - Ben McEvoy 1 - Anthony Miles

Round 5 (A): vs. Manchester Magic (L) 5 - Ollie Wines 4 - Ben McEvoy 3 - Cam Ellis-Yolmen 2 - Jaeger O'Meara 1 - Tom Liberatore Round 10 (A): vs. Staines Steins (L) 5 - Cam Ellis-Yolmen 4 - Jack Gunston 3 - Anthony Miles 2 - Jonathan Ceglar 1 - Tom Liberatore Round 15 (A): vs. Leeds Leeches (L) 5 - Darcy MacPherson 4 - Ben McEvoy 3 - Jaeger O'Meara 2 - Tom Jonas 1 - Mason Redman

It is therefore with great pride we announce Jaeger O'Meara as the Oxford Lions 2019 Best & Fairest and inaugural winner of the NV Medal! Congratulations Jaeger!

Coach SilverLion: "Jaeger has stood up this season and announced himself as an elite player of the competition, increasing his UF average from 161.1 in 2018 to 178.9. As many of our other players' form dropped off or they got injured, he became a clear standout captain choice for us each week due to his high output - this is reflected by the NV medal results, with Jaeger polling in 12 of the 14 games he played."

See the table below for the confirmations of the votes:




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Coaches Award:

The Coaches' Award is awarded by the coach to the player who they deem to have shown the most outstanding all-round qualities such as performance, exceeding start of year expectations, consistency and sportmanship.



The winner of the Oxford Lions Coaches' Award for 2019 is Darcy MacPherson! Congratulations Darcy!

Coach SilverLion: "Darcy has gone above and beyond what was expected of him this season. After missing most of 2018 with a broken leg, Darcy has shown in his first full season that he has the ability to play both midfield and forward to a high level, improving his UF average from 107.6 in 2018, to 139.1 this season. Despite the team's inconsistency this season, Darcy was one we could count on each and every week."


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Best First Year Player:

The Best First Year Player Award is given to a player who the player who has performed best (that is, who has contributed the most points to the team) across the 15 game regular season of BXVs and is in their first year in the AFL.



This year's Best First Year Player for the Oxford Lions is Connor Rozee! Congratulations Connor!

Coach SilverLion: "Connor exceeded our expectations this season, playing all 15 games and averaging 108.7 on UF. Playing as a medium-sized forward, Connor showed he has a big future in the game, earning the praise of many in both the media and wider AFL community. We look forward to watching Connor develop in the years to come."


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That concludes our Awards for 2019!

[Nige]

Does this mean I can have Bailey Smith now?  :'(

[SilverLion]

Does this mean I can have Bailey Smith now?  :'(

No, sorry :P