WXV: Buenos Aires Armadillos

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Is that Relton Roberts in the background?  ;D

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Is that Relton Roberts in the background?  ;D

Ahh, no Relton Roberts was near by though:

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Is that Relton Roberts in the background?  ;D

Ahh, no Relton Roberts was near by though:

Have you hired him as your strength and fitness coach?  :P

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No, just my nutritionist.

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SQUAD UPDATED!! Thought it might be a good idea as trade time is approaching.

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Pretty happy with the way the team is progressing. unfortunately went down in Rd 1, but there are plaenty more rounds to come, and if we make the finals, anything can happen. :)


Plenty of players pushing for selection this week, especially in the midfield. Unfortunately it hard for younger players (e.g. Clay Smith) to break into the side with Swan, Boyd, Jordie McKenzie and Travis Boak all there.

Hoping to turn things around against wellington this weekend.

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And we lost again. Jordie McKenzie asking to be dropped with a dismal 46.

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State of the Team: May 2nd

Backline:
Heath Scotland and Shannon Hurn have assured their spots in the side with very solid starts to the season, Johncock looks the goods to take the 3rd place permanently, while the final place currently rests with Paul Stewart. David Wojcinski is almost back to making the Geelong side, and will be looking to slot straight into the Armadillos at the same time. Ban Jacobs and Simon Buckley have played some nice games, but the consistency and scoring potential is lacking. Tom Logan and Cameron Bruce look to be on the outer at their AFl clubs, Dan Nicholson is yet to play, while Matt Dea sustained an injury during the West Coast match and may not play for the Tigers this week.

List: H.Scotland , S.Hurn , G.Johncock , P.Stewart , B.Jacobs , S.Buckley , B.Smedts , M.Dea , C.Bruce , D.Nicholson , D.Wojcinski , T.Logan
   
Midfield:
Dane Swan and Matthew Boyd have been outstanding, both averaging alot of points and look to hold down the captaincy spot. The 3rd and 4th spot are held by Port Adelaide duo Travis Boak and Kane Cornes, with Cornes looking like he's back to his scoring best, averaging near 100ppg. Jordie McKenzie, David Rodan and Jared Petrenko have all started solidly, but are finding it difficult to break into the top 4 mids at Buenos Aires. Clay Smith, Jesse Stringer, Dean Polo and Jesse O'Brien have all played some games and are providing adequate cover, hopefully they won't be needed though. Jordan Gysberts is recovering from injury and should be back in the coming weeks, and he should find a spot in the Armadillos 15 as the head coach rates this guy highly.
         
]List:D.Swan , M.Boyd , T.Boak , K.Cornes , J.McKenzie , J.Petrenko , D.Rodan , C.Smith , J.Stringer , D.Polo , B.Meredith , J.O'Brien , T.McIntyre , M.Mascoulis , L.Jong , D.Nicholson , W.Young , M.Robinson , H.Scotland , J.Gysberts

Ruckline:
Jarrad Redden has held the ruckline together since the start of the season, but has since gone down with some 'general soreness' and will miss his 3rd game in a row. Robbie Warnock comes in to play his first game, while Nathan Vardy is recovering from an injury. The massive raps the Crows had on Josh Jenkins has been yet another made up story from the South Australian media, with the young ruckman not impressing and doesn't look like getting a game in the near future.

List: R.Warnock , N.Vardy , J.Redden , J.Jenkins , B.Dowdell , J.Craig

Forwards:
Mitch Robinson, Stewart Crameri and Justin Westhoff have all been playing well and will hold down the first 3 spots in the forward line. The 4th position is a real puzzle, with no-one wanting to take that spot. Ideally Chad Cornes or Jay Schulz would be nice to have, but Cornes is resting up again, and Jay Schulz can't see out of one eye, and will be needing a couple of weeks off. Billie Smedts has done alright, and is getting some experience into him. Michael Osborne gets a chance to shine, and will be starting for the Armadillos this weekend. Kepler Bradley has been disappointing, and Jarryd Lyons will get his 2nd game this weekend.

List: M.Robinson , S.Crameri , J.Westhoff , C.Cornes , J.Schulz , B.Smedts , K.Bradley , M.Osborne , A.Buchanan , J.Lyons , T.McIntyre , B.Bray



I think next time i'll get an assistant of mine to do this, they do nothing.

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Great write up!

I heard that Johncock was so quiet around the training room that the coach didn't know he was there ;)

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Great write up!

I heard that Johncock was so quiet around the training room that the coach didn't know he was there ;)

Yes, missed out on selection for the first 4 weeks. He has since spoken and is playing. (Him not playing may have had something to do with the AFL club he's associated with. :-X)

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Backline:
Heath Scotland and Shannon Hurn have assured their spots in the side with very solid starts to the season, Johncock looks the goods to take the 3rd place permanently, while the final place currently rests with Paul Stewart. David Wojcinski is almost back to making the Geelong side, and will be looking to slot straight into the Armadillos at the same time. Ban Jacobs and Simon Buckley have played some nice games, but the consistency and scoring potential is lacking. Tom Logan and Cameron Bruce look to be on the outer at their AFl clubs, Dan Nicholson is yet to play, while Matt Dea sustained an injury during the West Coast match and may not play for the Tigers this week.
List: H.Scotland , S.Hurn , G.Johncock , P.Stewart , B.Jacobs , S.Buckley , B.Smedts , M.Dea , C.Bruce , D.Nicholson , D.Wojcinski , T.Logan

Cheers cow.

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Player   AFL12   WXV12   RXV12   AVEAFL   AVEWXVU   AVERES
Dane Swan   7   7   0   122.14   122.14   NA
Matthew Boyd   7   7   0   111.71   111.71   NA
Stewart Crameri   7   7   0   100.86   100.86   NA
Heath Scotland   7   7   0   100.57   100.57   NA
Mitch Robinson   7   7   0   94.00   94.00   NA
Shannon Hurn   7   7   0   92.29   92.29   NA
Kane Cornes   7   7   0   87.57   87.57   NA
Justin Westhoff   7   7   0   82.71   82.71   NA
Travis Boak   7   7   0   82.14   82.14   NA
Paul Stewart   7   6   1   65.29   61.83   86.00
Jordie McKenzie   7   5   2   61.14   63.00   56.50
Chad Cornes   5   5   0   89.20   89.20   NA
Jared Petrenko   7   4   3   66.00   66.25   65.67
Ben Jacobs   7   3   4   60.14   71.67   51.50
Graham Johncock   6   3   3   66.67   77.33   56.00
Jarrad Redden   3   3   0   67.00   67.00   NA
David Rodan   5   2   3   74.80   87.00   66.67
Jay Schulz   5   2   3   65.60   53.00   74.00
Billie Smedts   5   2   3   38.60   44.00   35.00
Simon Buckley   4   2   2   64.50   58.50   70.50
Jesse Stringer   4   2   2   58.50   54.00   63.00
Michael Osborne   7   1   6   54.00   46.00   55.33
Clay Smith   4   1   3   42.25   30.00   46.33
Josh Jenkins   1   1   0   80.00   80.00   NA
Dean Polo   5   0   5   55.00   NA   55.00
Kepler Bradley   3   0   3   82.00   NA   82.00
Matt Dea   3   0   3   51.33   NA   51.33
Jarryd Lyons   3   0   3   31.67   NA   31.67
Tom Logan   2   0   2   62.00   NA   62.00
Jesse O'Brien   2   0   2   25.50   NA   25.50
Cameron Bruce   1   0   1   31.00   NA   31.00
Brad McKenzie   1   0   1   8.00   NA   8.00
Robbie Warnock   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
Nathan Vardy   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
Jordan Gysberts   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
David Wojcinksi   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
Daniel Nicholson   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
Amon Buchanan   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
Brett Meredith   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
Blake Bray   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
Michael Mascoulis   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
Lin Jong   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
Will Young   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
Tim McIntyre   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
James Craig   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA
Ben Dowdell   0   0   0   NA   NA   NA

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Well, Captain Swan looks to have gone down with a hamstring injury, leaving the door ajar for some younger players to get a run. Hopefully Jordan Gysberts is back next week, he's is like Foley of my Euros team.

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Gysberts, Petrenko, McIntyre, and Warnock "in the mix" to return this week. If 2 of them can get a game i'll be happy. :D Can't afford to drop any games from here in. Wojo to miss, would like to see Johncock return one day, i think he's gone missing down at crowland too. :(

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Having scraped into a Prelim final, the Armadillos welcome back superstar Dane Swan. The Armadillos are considered to be the "weaker" of the 4 remaining teams, though with Dane Swan, anything is possible. :)


GO THE ARMADILLOS!