Rd 8 Banter and Lodgement Thread

[Ringo]

Process for lodgement of teams this year with teams again only being announced 24hours in advance. To allow for this you can name up to 6 emergencies.

Teams are to be lodged in this format:

Def: xxxx  xxxx  xxxx xxxx
Mid: xxxx  xxxx  xxxx xxxx
Ruck: xxxx
Fwds: xxxx  xxxx  xxxx xxxx
Util: xxxx xxxx (can be in any position)
Emergencies: xxxx  xxxx  xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx (name in priority order in this thread and post in UF)

With no Thursday night game we will have partial lockout at bounce of Tigers/Cats game Friday night. Tigers and  Cats players will be locked at that time as will Captain, Vice Captain and emergency Vice Captain.
All players will then be locked at bounce of Giants/Bombers game on Saturday.

Teams to be lodged in UF and this thread with Emergencies in order so Admin can make the required adjustments if necessary as per emergence rule that applies in BXVs so you can see the importance of order. Note if Teams are lodged as per UF and emergency order not listed in this thread then UF order used which means first emergency is your defender. A number of teams last week that said as per UF had their defender come in with utilities replacing players not named.

With  lockout in UF at bounce of First Saturday game please ensure teams are also updated in UF.

When lodging teams please do not edit teams post in a new or quoted post.

Rd 8 Draw with first named team having the HGA
Leeds Leeches v Oxford Lions
2nd v 4th  Leeches managed to climb into the top 2 last week without the coach. Can they do the same this week if coach is unable to be present? Lions were hit by injury last week which resulted in them losing first position and will be chaffing at the bit to regain that position from Leeches. Match of the round and if Leeches coach appears at home ground favour them but if he does not they may lose direction from their captain and Lions will get over them.
Swansea Breakers v Blackpool Bunnies
15th v 7th Breakers have been somewhat unlucky with the draw and despite their position this will be a much tighter match than ladder positions suggest. The clash between captains Guthrie and Macrae may decide outcome. Bunnies will also have to contend with Breakers home crowd and this may tilt balance slightly in Breakers favour. Toss of the coin really.
Huddersfield Hawks v Hebden Bridge Hedgehogs
14th v 16th Hawks were very disappointing last week slumping to their lowest score of the year  in the absence of regular captain Dunkley.  Who steps to cover Dunkley will probably assist them to get over the Hedgies. Hedgies have injury concerns and result may depend on depth and how they step up. With HGA think Hawks will get the chocolates,
Birmingham Dragons v Nottingham Hoods
8th v 1st, Hoods had their highest score of the year last week and will be looking to continue this form against the Dragons,  Dragons will be hoping injuries do not adversely effect team this week and will be hoping to have a ruck available to counter Naitanui.  Both teams will be hoping their captains lift after somewhat below par performances last week. Despite Dragons having the HGA hard to go past the Hoods in this one.
Staines Steins v Manchester Magic
5th v 10th Steins had a disappointing week last week with a number of their stars failing to perform. magic had a huge performance from their Captain Hugh Greenwood and will need others to lift as well if they are to match Steins stars.  Steins coach will be hard on team after last weeks performance so expect them to come out firing. If the Steins stars are firing hard to see Magic getting over them.
Bradford Badgers v Hastings Hurricanes
12th v 3rd Hurricanes had the highest score of the round last week and even with a slight drop off hard to see the Badgers getting over them.  Badgers will be hoping Zac Smith shows no ill effects from his injury return and fronts up to allow them a ruck playing. However Hurricanes with the wind in their sails from last week should get home.
Wrexham Knights v Grope Lane Giants
9th v 6th Injuries have decimated the Giants and they will be hoping to get some troops back in defence to enable them to counter the Knights forwards. The clash of these strong midfields will be a battle and which ever midfield gets on top will go a long way to deciding outcome. If Giants have depth to overcome the injuries favour them slightly.
Winchester Werewolves v Liverpool Rams
11th v 13th The outcome will come down to whether the Rams defence can hold the Wolves forwards. Or can the Rams forwards lift and cause the leaky Wolves defence (2nd highest score against) more problems. Real test for both teams as winner will mainttain some contact with top 8. Favour Wolves slightly,

Let the banter begin

[Koop]

Hebden Bridge Spooners

D: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Oleg Markov, Brad Sheppard, Jack Henry
M: Zak Jones (c), James Rowbottom, Brandan Parfitt, Patrick Lipinski
R: Shane Mumford
F: Toby Greene (vc), Tom McDonald, Lachie Fogarty, David Cuningham
U: Alex Witherden, Jack Bytel

E: Nathan Broad (D), Paddy Ryder (R/F), George Hewett (M), Mark Blicavs (D/M), Kayne Turner (F), Lachie Young (D/M)

[fanTCfool]

Manchester Magic

Dan Houston, Zac Williams, Brodie Smith, Lachlan Sholl
Rory Sloane (VC), Hugh Greenwood (C), Brad Crouch, James Worpel
Rhys Stanley
Steele Sidebottom, Kyle Langford, Joe Daniher, Harry McKay
Angus Brayshaw, Sam Powell-Pepper

Errol Gulden, Callum Wilkie, Liam Jones, Jeremy Cameron, Tom De Koning, Sam Petrevski-Seton

[SilverLion]

Oxford Lions

Def: Sam Docherty, James Harmes, Tom Jonas, Sam Taylor
Mid: Ollie Wines (C), Jaeger O'Meara (VC), Tom Liberatore (EVC), Bailey Smith
Ruck: Scott Lycett
Fwd: Connor Rozee, Michael Gibbons, Jarman Impey, Jayden Hunt
Util: Noah Anderson (M), Ben Keays (M)

Emg: Marlion Pickett (M), Marc Pittonet (R), Mason Redman (D), Todd Marshall (F), Brandon Starcevich (D), Tim O'Brien (F)

Ins: Jaeger O'Meara, James Harmes, Michael Gibbons
Outs: Ethan Hughes, Marc Pittonet, Brent Daniels

[ChuckStig]

Grope Lane Giants

D: Jake Lloyd (VC), Aaron Francis, Jimmy Webster, Zach Tuohy (OOP)
M: Sam Walsh(C), Adam Treloar, Andrew Gaff (EVC), Dayne Zorko
R: Tom Hickey
F: Jordon De Goey, Jack Newnes, Jayden Laverde, Lincoln McCarthy
U: Jacob Hopper (M), Andrew McGrath (M)

E: Tim English (R), James Jordon (M), Will Hayward (F), Harry Schoenberg (F), Jake Melksham (M/F), Luke Dahlhaus (F)


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[kilbluff1985]

as UF

[JBs-Hawks]

as UF

[Rusty00]

Potential Milestones for Rd.8

100 Games
Tom Mitchell (Dragons)
Jack Riewoldt (Badgers)
Mark Blicavs (Hedgies)
Michael Hibberd (Wolves)
Dane Rampe (Knights)

50 Games
Robbie Tarrant (Dragons)
Hayden Crozier (Rams)
Jarrod Berry (Hoods)
Jarman Impey (Owls)

[Rusty00]

Winchester Werewolves

Def: Lachie Whitfield  (EVC), Josh Rotham, Jake Kelly, Michael Hibberd
Mid: Jack Steele (VC), Patrick Cripps, Shane Edwards, Nathan Fyfe
Ruck: Toby Nankervis
Fwd: Jack Ziebell (C), Will Snelling, Jason Castagna, Harrison Himmleberg
Util:   Oliver Florent (M), Alex Neal-Bullen (F)

Emg: James Cousins (M), Chris Mayne (D/M), Jordan Roughead (D), Jordan Butts (D), Matt Buntine (F), Mabior Chol (R)

[Ringo]

Swansea Breakers:

Def: Andrews, Gardiner, Ballard, Walker
Mid: Robinson,Cam Guthrie  ('C), Pendlebury (VC)  Tim Kelly (EVC)
Ruck : McInerney
Fwds: Bolton, Robertson, Darling, Bergman
Util: Brander, Green

Emergencies:  O'Halloran, Rankine, Martin, Lester, Kennedy, Butler

[Hawka]

Lukuisos, Stewart, Ridley( EVC), Jiath
Oliver (C), Viney, Smith, Mundy (VC)
ROB
Naughton, Walker, Membrey, Pickett
Shiels, Noble

Emg:
Quaynor, Morrison, Sinclair, Scrimshaw, Reid, Brooksby

[Nige]

Liverpool

Hunter Clark, Jack Bowes (evc), Noah Balta, Trent Rivers
Jarryd Lyons (c), Jack Graham, Josh Daicos, Ed Curnow (vc)
Todd Goldstein
Charlie Spargo, Nick Hind, Josh Bruce, Josh Corbett
Bachar Houli, Hayden Crozier

Ryan Byrnes, Reece Conca, Liam Stocker, Daniel Rioli, Callum Coleman-Jones, Nick Larkey

[GoLions]

Badgers as per UF

Warner EVC

Emg order: Atu, KMac, Battle, Papsmear, Prior, Lynch

[Pkbaldy]

As Per UF

[nas]

Staines Steins:

Def: Nick Vlastuin - Callum Mills - Jayden Short - Aliir Aliir.
Mid: Christian Petracca - Josh Kelly - Lachie Hunter - Marcus Bontempelli (EVC).
Ruck: Brodie Grundy. (C)
Fwd: Jeremy Finlayson - Matt Taberner - Oscar Allen - Jake Stringer.
Util: Max Gawn (VC) - Karl Amon.

Emerg; Sam Menegola (M) - Brayden Sier (M) - Orazio Fantasia (B/F) -Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (F) - Ian Hill (F) - Matthew Flynn (R).