WXV: Mexico City Suns

[Maca24]

Cain Velasquez Medal Vote Count:

Round 13
Mexico City Suns (23.15.153) Def. Beijing Bears (22.16.148)

Cracking match against a strong Beijing, probably one of the games of the year. Fiery contests between both teams resulted in 3 suspensions to Mexico players! Great intensity by the team.

Votes:
5 - A.Goodes (148)
4 - P.Chapman (141)
3 - J.Lewis (130)
2 - N.Riewoldt (117)
1 - B.McLean (116)

Round 14
Mexico City Suns (19.17.131) Def. Dublin Destroyers (19.13.127)

Tight game against the wooden spooners! :P Missing half of our squad due to injury and suspension so was stoked to get a win! Grinding effort by the boys.

Votes:
5 - B.Howlett (119)
4 - S.Gilbert (104)
3 - J.Lewis (105)
2 - N.Riewoldt (92)
1 - G.Ibbotson (89)

Round 15
Mexico City Suns (19.9.123) Def. New York Eagles (17.9.111)

Fatigue set in for our Mexicans, with a weak effort against New York scoring just 123pts! Many competitors questioned the teams premiership chances, with most ruling Mexico out of the race. However a win is a win ;)

Votes:
5 - J.Lewis (116)
4 - B.McLean (109)
3 - S.Gilbert (104)
2 - I.Maric (100)
1 - G.Ibbotson (92)

Round 16
Mexico City Suns (24.15.159) Def. Pacific Islanders (17.13.115)

Back in form with a solid score and a 44pt win over the Pacific. Hodge and Bartel's returning leadership was crucial, while Ivan continued pumping out heavy scores. Winning streak at 8 in a row.  :o

Votes:
5 - I.Maric (159)
4 - N.Riewoldt (136)
3 - B.McLean (132)
2 - B.Goddard (127)
1 - L.Hodge (112)

Round 17
Mexico City Suns (22.15.147) Def. Buenos Aires Armadillos (18.13.121)

2nd vs 4th in a hotly contested dual and possibly a finals preview. Comfortable 26pt win was great.
The team has come full circle with most of our stars on the park, and looking to gain match fitness and form with the finals now arriving.

Votes:
5 - I.Maric (149)
4 - B.Goddard (122)
3 - J.Waite (117)
2 - A.Goodes (116)
1 - B.McLean (111)


Progressive Leaderboard (Before Finals):

1ST: Ivan Maric (45 votes)
2nd: Jordan Lewis (27 votes)
3rd: Paul Chapman (23 votes), Brendan Goddard (23 votes), N.Riewoldt (23 votes)
6th: Aaron Sandilands (21 votes)
7th: Nathan Foley (16 votes)
8th: Brock McLean (13 votes)
9th: Ben Howlett (12 votes)
10th: Jimmy Bartel (11 votes), Adam Goodes (11 votes)
12th: Brad Ebert (8 votes)
13th: Jarrad Waite (7 votes)

Ivan "Mullet" Maric looks to have the medal in his sights but it's still anybodys with 4 finals games to come!
Strong battle for Runners up also.

[Maca24]

Cain Velasquez Medal Vote Count:

Qualifying Final:
Mexico City Suns (19.14.128) lost to Cape Town Cobras (22.16.148)

Unfortunate loss to rivals Cape Town, levelling the rivalry at 1-1. Next match crucial in a do or die clash with the in form Spetsnaz!

Votes:
5 - J.Bartel (123)
4 - J.Lewis (114)
3 - B.Ebert (107)
2 - I.Maric (92)
1 - L.Hodge (84)

Semi Final:
Mexico City Suns (22.19.151) Def. Moscow Spetsnaz (18.12.120)

Fantastic effort by Mexico to prevail to the 3rd week of finals! Convincing win with Aaron Sandilands return coming at the perfect time of the year. Onwards and Upwards towards the top of the ladder Pumas!

Votes:
5 - A.Goodes (131)
4 - L.Hodge (128)
3 - J.Waite (123)
2 - B.McLean (122)
1 - A.Sandilands (117)

Preliminary Final:
Mexico City Suns (24.19.163) Def. Sao Paulo Pumas (20.17.137)

Huge win against the Minor Premiers! We were certainly the underdogs coming in but we did not disappoint our fans!
Monster score, and a 26pt win leading us into the Grand Final against Cape Town!
Aaron Sandilands again proves why his return has been so beneficial winning the Best on Ground Medal.

Votes:
5 - A.Sandilands (146)
4 - B.Ebert (145)
3 - S.Burgoyne (128)
2 - B.McLean (127)
1 - I.Maric (127)

Grand Final:
Mexico City Suns (24.14.158) Defeated Cape Town Cobras (22.14.146)

What a match on Grand Final Day! Both teams put on an absolute show. Thankfully, we were the superior team and the first ever World 15's Premiers!! What a finals series for the team with massive scores each week.
Aaron Sandilands wins his second BOG Medal in a row, Winning the Prestigious Ayres/McLeod Medal.

Votes:
5 - A.Sandilands (163)
4 - B.McLean (154)
3 - B.Ebert (119)
2 - J.Waite (119)
1 - I.Maric (116)

[Maca24]

Best Finals Player:

Winner: Aaron Sandilands

Injured for most of the year but returned in the 2nd week of finals. From there he delivered 117, 146 and 163 to boost Mexico to their First ever flag! What a return from injury, and a gutsy 3 weeks of footy to win this great award.
Well done Aaron!

Finals Voting: A.Sandilands (11), B.Ebert (10), B.McLean (8).

[Maca24]

CAIN VELASQUEZ MEDALLIST:

Winner: Ivan Maric

Stellar season for this man with nobody forecasting this prior to the season!
Ivan's year includes a Premiership Medallion, Captaining a Premiership, Representing AAP in State of Origin, Most Improved club award and the clubs Best and Fairest. Congratulations on all your success, and we look forward to you continuing your career at Mexico! Charge your glasses for the first ever Velasquez Medallist, Ivan "Mullet" Maric!




Overall Leaderboard:

1ST: Ivan Maric (49 votes)
2nd: Aaron Sandilands (32 votes)
3rd: Jordan Lewis (31 votes)
4th: Paul Chapman (23 votes), Brendan Goddard (23 votes), N.Riewoldt (23 votes)
7th: Brock McLean (21 votes)
8th: Brad Ebert (18 votes)
9th: Jimmy Bartel (16 votes), Adam Goodes (16 votes), Nathan Foley (16 votes)
12th: Jarrad Waite (12 votes), Ben Howlett (12 votes)

[ossie85]

The Mullet easy, well done!

[Purple 77]

I called it..........  8)

[elephants]

Maaaate the club song is gold ;D

[Maca24]

Mexico City Awards 2012:

Cain Velasquez Medallist: Ivan Maric

Runners up: Aaron Sandilands

Most Improved: Ivan Maric

Most Consistent: Brad Ebert

Best Performance: Nick Riewoldt

Best Player in Finals: Aaron Sandilands

Coaches Award: Brock McLean

Cain Velasquez Medal Vote Count:

1ST: Ivan Maric (49 votes)
2nd: Aaron Sandilands (32 votes)
3rd: Jordan Lewis (31 votes)
4th: Paul Chapman (23 votes), Brendan Goddard (23 votes), N.Riewoldt (23 votes)
7th: Brock McLean (21 votes)
8th: Brad Ebert (18 votes)
9th: Jimmy Bartel (16 votes), Adam Goodes (16 votes), Nathan Foley (16 votes)
12th: Jarrad Waite (12 votes), Ben Howlett (12 votes)

[elephants]

Maaaate the club song is gold ;D

Someone noticed! yay  :P

Haha I'm surfing through here scouting out likely opponents in the Club World Cup :D

[Maca24]

Maaaate the club song is gold ;D

Someone noticed! yay  :P

Haha I'm surfing through here scouting out likely opponents in the Club World Cup :D

Fair enough! :P

[Maca24]

Jayman to Assistant Coach at Mexico

Mexico City have signed Jayman on as an Assistant for the 2013 season after having only one coach in Maca24 in 2012.
A change was thought to ensure that decisions will be made more effectively as well as trading and list management.
Welcome aboard Jayman! :)

[Jay]

Thanks Maca. Very happy to be here :)

[Maca24]

Thanks Maca. Very happy to be here :)

Great to have you Jay!

[Maca24]

Trade Period #1

To start off, we at Mexico have made six delistings with the following players being given the boot. We thank them for the contributionn to Mexico and wish them all the best in their future endeavours.
Matt Lodge, Brett Peake, Malcolm Lynch, Brad Harvey, Steven Salopek, Jay Van Berlo.

Now to the exciting news, with the conclusion of the first off season trade period we at Mexico are rapt with our trading and list movements. We can now welcome the following 11 players to the reigning premiers!
With the changes made we hope to consolidate a flag for the 2nd time.
New players: L-R. Brent Moloney, Steele Sidebottom, Daniel Merrett, Scott Thompson, Bernie Vince, Corey Enright, Jordan Russell, Stewart Crameri, Brian Lake, Shannon Hurn and Jed Adcock.

[Jay]

Very good Maca! Think we have improved our side greatly! Watch out...