WXV Awards 2024

[Purple 77]

Round 9 Leaderboard

Bontempelli takes the lead at half time, followed by a host of worthy midfielders... and Max.

Luke Ryan has some 3s left in him doesn't he?

Player	WXV Club	T
Marcus Bontempelli	Pacific Islanders	14
Caleb Serong	Buenos Aires Armadillos	13
Zach Merrett	PNL Reindeers	13
Max Gawn	Seoul Magpies	12
Matt Rowell	Berlin Brewers	12
Isaac Heeney	Toronto Wolves	11
Luke Ryan	PNL Reindeers	11
Noah Anderson	New Delhi Tigers	10

[Purple 77]

WXV 2024 Rising Star

In previous years the winner was evident, but it was a close count in 2024!

Congratulations to the half-back sensation from Cairo Colby McKercher for edging out the teen sensation himself, Harley Reid. Picks 2 and 1 respectively from last years draft, a ringing endorsement of their investment.

Cape Town bargain Ollie Dempsey edged out Dublin's Wardlaw for 3rd, whilst plenty of love was given to Roberts and Darcy.

Rising Star	Team	Total
Colby McKercher	Cairo Sands	72
Harley Reid	Dublin Destroyers	63
Ollie Dempsey	Cape Town Cobras	45
George Wardlaw	Dublin Destroyers	38
Sam Darcy	London Royals	21
Matthew Roberts	Buenos Aires Armadillos	16
Darcy Wilson	Pacific Islanders	6
Caleb Windsor	PNL Reindeers	4
Billy Dowling	Mexico City Suns	3
Luke Nankervis	Buenos Aires Armadillos	2

[Purple 77]

Round 10

Blake Hardwick puts in a performance for the ages, whilst Serong joins Bont with 14 votes

Seoul Magpies (23.9.147) def Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (21.6.132)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Will Day	Seoul	142	3
2	Jake Waterman	Seoul	142	5
1	Clayton Oliver	Seoul	124	4

New Delhi Tigers (26.6.162) def London Royals (20.7.127)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Dayne Zorko	New Delhi	161	11
2	Noah Anderson	New Delhi	149	12
1	Zak Butters	New Delhi	127	8

Rome Gladiators (22.9.141) def PNL Reindeers (18.10.118)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Dan Houston	Rome	148	5
2	Adam Treloar	Rome	144	8
1	Joe Daniher	Rome	134	3

Buenos Aires Armadillos (22.11.143) def Cairo Sands (17.11.113)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Reilly O'Brien	Buenos Aires	132	3
2	Ed Richards	Cairo	118	5
1	Caleb Serong	Buenos Aires	118	14

Toronto Wolves (24.11.155) def New York Revolution (23.8.146)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Blake Hardwick	New York	180	3
2	Rowan Marshall	Toronto	169	7
1	Lachie Neale	New York	162	8

Cape Town Cobras (25.7.157) def Dublin Destroyers (20.8.128)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Chad Warner	Cape Town	172	5
2	Harley Reid	Dublin	138	5
1	Izak Rankine	Dublin	125	4

Berlin Brewers (22.8.140) lost to Mexico City Suns (22.10.142)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Luke Jackson	Berlin	154	6
2	Luke Davies-Uniacke	Mexico City	152	3
1	Nic Newman	Mexico City	147	3

Christchurch Saints (22.7.139) lost to Pacific Islanders (22.11.143)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Harrison Himmelberg	Pacific	139	3
2	James Rowbottom	Christchurch	127	7
1	Peter Wright	Pacific	119	1

Beijing Pandas (17.9.111) lost to Tokyo Samurai (18.10.118)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Matt Guelfi	Tokyo	128	3
2	Brodie Grundy	Beijing	117	9
1	Josh Dunkley	Tokyo	115	5

[Purple 77]

Round 11

Max and Bont make some moves. Anyone else surprised Daicos only has 10 votes?

Pacific Islanders (25.11.161) def Toronto Wolves (20.10.130)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Marcus Bontempelli	Pacific	135	17
2	Jordan Clark	Toronto	134	3
1	Lachlan Sholl	Toronto	129	1

New Delhi Tigers (24.6.150) def Christchurch Saints (20.11.131)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Jordan Dawson	New Delhi	158	10
2	Sam Durham	New Delhi	122	2
1	Tom McDonald	Christchurch	117	1

Seoul Magpies (25.8.158) def Dublin Destroyers (20.11.131)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Max Gawn	Seoul	180	15
2	Travis Boak	Dublin	133	2
1	Patrick Cripps	Seoul	131	6

Tokyo Samurai (19.11.125) lost to Buenos Aires Armadillos (21.10.136)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Jordan Ridley	Tokyo	162	3
2	Ollie Wines	Buenos Aires	126	5
1	Jeremy McGovern	Buenos Aires	114	4

Cairo Sands (18.9.117) lost to Mexico City Suns (22.10.142)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Luke Davies-Uniacke	Mexico City	117	6
2	Christian Petracca	Mexico City	116	8
1	James Sicily	Mexico City	115	1

Beijing Pandas (17.10.112) lost to Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (25.7.157)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Tom De Koning	Rio de Janeiro	131	5
2	Kyle Langford	Rio de Janeiro	123	5
1	Jack Viney	Rio de Janeiro	119	4

Rome Gladiators (21.11.137) def Berlin Brewers (17.8.110)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Errol Gulden	Rome	131	6
2	Nick Daicos	Rome	130	10
1	Nick Blakey	Rome	120	1

PNL Reindeers (22.6.138) lost to Cape Town Cobras (22.8.140)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Chad Warner	Cape Town	144	8
2	Luke Ryan	PNL	132	13
1	Darcy Cameron	PNL	128	3

London Royals (18.10.118) lost to New York Revolution (22.9.141)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Max Holmes	New York	134	3
2	Christian Salem	New York	121	2
1	Lachie Neale	New York	110	9

[Purple 77]

Round 12

Luke Ryan keeps bobbing up with 3s... but Marcus is starting to take the piss now.

Toronto Wolves (26.10.166) def Christchurch Saints (19.7.121)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Jordan Clark	Toronto	127	6
2	Tom Atkins	Toronto	124	2
1	Zac Fisher	Toronto	120	2

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (21.8.134) lost to Rome Gladiators (25.10.160)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Dylan Moore	Rome	169	5
2	Errol Gulden	Rome	157	8
1	Nick Daicos	Rome	156	11

Seoul Magpies (20.10.130) lost to Cape Town Cobras (25.7.157)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Jack Bowes	Cape Town	146	6
2	Harry Sheezel	Cape Town	129	9
1	Jack Crisp	Seoul	117	3

New Delhi Tigers (25.8.158) def Tokyo Samurai (19.9.123)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Noah Anderson	New Delhi	150	15
2	Oscar McInerney	New Delhi	131	2
1	Jordan Ridley	Tokyo	111	4

Pacific Islanders (24.7.151) def Beijing Pandas (19.9.123)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Marcus Bontempelli	Pacific	186	20
2	Brodie Grundy	Beijing	153	11
1	Jy Simpkin	Beijing	129	1

Berlin Brewers (20.11.131) def Cairo Sands (17.10.112)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Kieren Briggs	Cairo	124	6
2	Josh Treacy	Berlin	118	3
1	Jack Steele	Cairo	118	7

PNL Reindeers (21.10.136) def Buenos Aires Armadillos (21.9.135)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Luke Ryan	PNL	124	16
2	Darcy Cameron	PNL	118	5
1	Jeremy McGovern	Buenos Aires	113	5

London Royals (20.7.127) lost to Mexico City Suns (23.11.149)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Timothy English	London	131	8
2	Sam Flanders	Mexico City	119	5
1	Luke Davies-Uniacke	Mexico City	114	7

Dublin Destroyers (20.6.126) lost to New York Revolution (22.8.140)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Lachie Neale	New York	134	12
2	Max Holmes	New York	133	5
1	Bailey Dale	New York	132	7

[Purple 77]

In previous years, the All-Worlds team was put to vote by the community. However, this year I have determined the All-Worlds team because its kinda clear for the most part, except for the bottom 5 players or so.

To qualify for the All-Worlds team, you'd have needed to play at least 12 senior games. The following analysis has been done from the 17 H&A season rounds, inclusive of reserves scores (this is consistent with previous years).

Defenders
I produced a rank for each defender according to the total points they scored compared to all other defenders (rank 'X'). Separately, I produced a rank for each defender according to their average points per game (rank 'Y').

I multiplied X and Y together, to produce Z. I then sorted 'Z' by smallest to largest. The top 4 defenders made the All-Worlds team.

For example, Shannon Hurn had the 2nd highest average for all defenders. X = 2.
But, he had the 8th highest total points scored. Y = 8.
Z = 2 x 8 = 16

16 was the 3rd lowest score, meaning he is named as D3.

This method thus takes into account both games played and points per game.

Midfielders, Rucks and Forwards
See 'Defenders'

Utilities
See 'Defenders', except all players are compared to each other regardless of position.

Captain & Vice Captain
Were those with the best overall ranking. Don't worry, this was clear no matter what angle you cut it.

[Purple 77]

I proudly present to you, the 2024 All-Worlds Team!

D: Luke Ryan (120.35 from 17, PNL), Nick Daicos (119.59 from 16, Rome), Harry Sheezel (118.41 from 17, Cape Town), Jordan Clark (107.59 from 17, Toronto)
M: Marcus Bontempelli (123.88 from 17, Pacific), Zak Butters (119.82 from 17, New Delhi), Lachie Neale (121.19 from 16, New York), Caleb Serong (118.47 from 17, Buenos Aires)
R: Tristan Xerri (114.71 from 17, Dublin)
F: Sam Flanders (117.81 from 15, Mexico City), Isaac Heeney (116.44 from 16, Toronto), Dayne Zorko (109.76 from 17, New Delhi), Luke Jackson (99.41 from 17, Berlin)
U: Max Gawn (122.33 from 14, Seoul), Adam Treloar (118.06 from 16, Rome)

CAPTAIN: Marcus Bontempelli (Pacific)
VICE CAPTAIN: Luke Ryan (PNL)
CO-COACHES: kilbluff1985 (New Delhi) & Nige (Cairo)

[Purple 77]

With all due respect to Dogga, getting in with a sub-100 average shows just how lean forwards were in 2024 ha

[Purple 77]

Round 12 Leaderboard

The newly crowned Captain of the 2024 All-Worlds team is looking ominious, followed by the Vice Captain Luke Ryan. Max has a sabbatical coming up, so it looks like a two (one?) horse race

Player	WXV Club	T
Marcus Bontempelli	Pacific Islanders	20
Luke Ryan	PNL Reindeers	16
Max Gawn	Seoul Magpies	15
Noah Anderson	New Delhi Tigers	15
Caleb Serong	Buenos Aires Armadillos	14
Zach Merrett	PNL Reindeers	13

[Purple 77]

Round 13

My goodness, my... Marcus Bontempelli.

Anderson and Neale make progress on becoming the bridesmaid

Mexico City Suns (22.10.142) def PNL Reindeers (17.9.111)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Nic Newman	Mexico City	156	6
2	Sam Walsh	Mexico City	148	7
1	James Sicily	Mexico City	142	2

Buenos Aires Armadillos (21.9.135) def Christchurch Saints (18.11.119)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Jeremy McGovern	Buenos Aires	132	8
2	Callum Wilkie	Christchurch	130	2
1	Tom Green	Buenos Aires	117	9

Rome Gladiators (23.10.148) def Pacific Islanders (22.10.142)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Marcus Bontempelli	Pacific	157	23
2	Nick Blakey	Rome	148	3
1	Lloyd Meek	Pacific	145	2

Cairo Sands (19.10.124) lost to Toronto Wolves (19.10.124)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Ed Richards	Cairo	116	8
2	Rowan Marshall	Toronto	111	9
1	Jai Newcombe	Toronto	105	3

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (22.10.142) lost to New Delhi Tigers (24.8.152)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Jack Sinclair	New Delhi	143	6
2	Noah Anderson	New Delhi	140	17
1	Mitchell Hinge	New Delhi	121	1

New York Revolution (20.9.129) def Berlin Brewers (16.10.106)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Lachie Neale	New York	114	15
2	Callan Ward	Berlin	111	2
1	Max Holmes	New York	110	6

London Royals (21.7.133) lost to Seoul Magpies (21.11.137)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Patrick Cripps	Seoul	144	9
2	Jye Caldwell	Seoul	127	3
1	Touk Miller	London	121	10

Dublin Destroyers (21.9.135) lost to Tokyo Samurai (22.10.142)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Josh Dunkley	Tokyo	143	8
2	Tristan Xerri	Dublin	141	6
1	Daniel Rioli	Tokyo	123	2

Beijing Pandas (16.7.103) lost to Cape Town Cobras (22.10.142)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Jack Bowes	Cape Town	127	9
2	Toby Nankervis	Cape Town	121	8
1	Mitch Duncan	Cape Town	119	1

[Purple 77]

Round 14

Neale CHARGING late! Zerrett polls for the first time in a while, and Heeney also takes home a 3.

Christchurch meanwhile clean-sweep the minor premiers.

Rome Gladiators (24.8.152) lost to Cape Town Cobras (24.11.155)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Connor Rozee	Rome	168	8
2	Toby Nankervis	Cape Town	159	10
1	Trent Rivers	Cape Town	143	1

New Delhi Tigers (24.9.153) def Cairo Sands (22.7.139)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Zak Butters	New Delhi	159	11
2	Kieren Briggs	Cairo	148	8
1	Colby McKercher	Cairo	134	3

Berlin Brewers (21.7.133) def Toronto Wolves (19.8.122)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Isaac Heeney	Toronto	127	14
2	Jacob Van Rooyen	Berlin	126	2
1	Luke Jackson	Berlin	121	7

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (21.10.136) def Buenos Aires Armadillos (19.9.123)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Tom De Koning	Rio de Janeiro	128	8
2	Tim Taranto	Rio de Janeiro	122	5
1	Ollie Wines	Buenos Aires	115	6

London Royals (15.9.99) lost to Tokyo Samurai (22.8.140)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Josh Dunkley	Tokyo	140	11
2	Timothy English	London	137	10
1	Jordan Ridley	Tokyo	129	5

Dublin Destroyers (19.10.124) lost to Pacific Islanders (19.11.125)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Andrew Brayshaw	Dublin	128	5
2	Tristan Xerri	Dublin	119	8
1	Lloyd Meek	Pacific	114	3

Christchurch Saints (23.6.144) def Mexico City Suns (21.7.133)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Jesse Hogan	Christchurch	143	6
2	Callum Wilkie	Christchurch	139	4
1	Brent Daniels	Christchurch	125	1

PNL Reindeers (21.7.133) lost to Seoul Magpies (22.11.143)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Zach Merrett	PNL	145	16
2	Patrick Cripps	Seoul	144	11
1	Jye Caldwell	Seoul	134	4

Beijing Pandas (16.9.105) lost to New York Revolution (24.6.150)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Lachie Neale	New York	179	18
2	Jy Simpkin	Beijing	110	3
1	Tom Powell	New York	104	3

[Purple 77]

Round 15

OKAY NEALE!

I thought it was over! But Neale has polled 4 best-on-ground games in a row, to now only be 3 votes behind Bont!

It is crazy to me that Xerri only now reaches his 11th vote.

New Delhi Tigers (23.8.146) def Seoul Magpies (23.6.144)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Noah Anderson	New Delhi	132	20
2	Zak Butters	New Delhi	120	13
1	Ed Langdon	New Delhi	120	1

Toronto Wolves (21.7.133) lost to Rome Gladiators (22.11.143)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Errol Gulden	Rome	142	11
2	Lachlan Sholl	Toronto	118	3
1	Jordan Clark	Toronto	114	7

Mexico City Suns (23.9.147) def Buenos Aires Armadillos (22.11.143)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Toby Greene	Buenos Aires	154	3
2	Luke Davies-Uniacke	Mexico City	133	9
1	Hayden Young	Mexico City	110	4

Cape Town Cobras (24.11.155) def Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (17.10.112)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Tom Papley	Cape Town	147	6
2	Chad Warner	Cape Town	130	10
1	Blake Acres	Cape Town	122	2

Tokyo Samurai (20.6.126) def Pacific Islanders (19.8.122)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Jordan Ridley	Tokyo	127	8
2	Lachie Whitfield	Tokyo	113	6
1	Marcus Bontempelli	Pacific	108	24

Cairo Sands (23.6.144) def New York Revolution (20.11.131)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Lachie Neale	New York	143	21
2	Nicholas Martin	New York	142	9
1	Bailey Dale	New York	123	8

Berlin Brewers (17.7.109) lost to Beijing Pandas (20.11.131)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Brodie Grundy	Beijing	121	14
2	Luke Jackson	Berlin	116	9
1	Josh Battle	Beijing	114	1

PNL Reindeers (19.9.123) lost to London Royals (20.10.130)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Adam Saad	London	133	3
2	Darcy Cameron	PNL	131	7
1	Ben Keays	PNL	123	1

Christchurch Saints (20.9.129) def Dublin Destroyers (18.11.119)

Vote	Player	Team	Score	Total Votes
3	Tristan Xerri	Dublin	111	11
2	Jacob Weitering	Dublin	110	2
1	Andrew Brayshaw	Dublin	100	6

[upthemaidens]

C'mon Bont, bring it on home.

[Purple 77]

The WXV Coaches Award

I asked everyone to nominate a player on their list - i.e., their coaches award winner - and for everyone to vote on a 3-2-1 basis on these players.

The WXV Coaches Award winner goes to...

Tristan Xerri (Dublin)!

What a remarkable season from the Irish behemoth, working from injury last year to post 73ppg from 9 games to becoming the 2024 All-Worlds R1, playing every game in the AFL season a posting a whopping 120ppg!

You simply couldn't give it to anyone else, despite plenty of love given to Toronto's Clark and Berlin's Treacy.

Player	Team	Votes
Tristan Xerri	Dublin Destroyers	41
Jordan Clark	Toronto Wolves	23
Josh Treacy	Berlin Brewers	17
Lloyd Meek	Pacific Islanders	6
Jake Waterman	Seoul Magpies	6
Jeremy McGovern	Buenos Aires Armadillos	5
Max Holmes	New York Revolution	3
Ed Richards	Cairo Sands	2
Jase Burgoyne	Christchurch Saints	2
Darcy Cameron	PNL Reindeers	2
Darcy Wilmot	London Royals	1

[Purple 77]

Round 15 Leaderboard

An unbelievable run from Lachie Neale has skyrocketed him into calculations! Noah Anderson is right behind him, and the one-horse race becomes a 3 horse race!

Who wins from here?!

Player	WXV Club	T
Marcus Bontempelli	Pacific Islanders	24
Lachie Neale	New York Revolution	21
Noah Anderson	New Delhi Tigers	20
Zach Merrett	PNL Reindeers	16
Luke Ryan	PNL Reindeers	16