AXV: Kathmandu Eskimos - KoopKicka

[KoopKicka]

Welcome to the Eskimos member drive for 2013!

MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO EVERYONE BARRING OTHER AXV'S HEAD COACHES!

Members will recieve:

A weekly newsletter on all the latest Kathmandu news.

Access to all of Kathmandus home games.

A kathmandu Eskimos DP. (non compulsory)

The satisfaction of being with the premier AXV club in the competition!

Come one Come all!

Hoping to be the first team to reach 30 members!

[Justin Bieber]

Hmm I don't like the idea of membership offers when no offence, but providing a weekly newsletter is unlikely. look what happened to c4, due to all the Newsletter's he was short on, he had to step away.

[Toga]

My posters look kinda cool though hey? :P

[Ricochet]

haha yes they do Toga. What if I already have 80,000 members though :P

[KoopKicka]

Eskimos struck down by the Strikers in Nepal

"The Eskimos have gone down by 15 points in a close encounter in Nepal. While the game was close, coach KoopKicka understands they should not have gotten anywhere near a win.

Superhuman performances from Ben Howlett and Brad Ebert kept them in touch going into the closing stages, but then the Strikers powered away, and despite Cyril Riolis gallant escapade in front of goals they couldnt drag the rest of the team over the line.

As many as 6 changes could be made for the UAE clash next week, which Tendai Mzungu, Cameron Pedersen and Steven May especially feeling the heat. The Eskimos are gonna have to snatch a win in UAE or the claw back to finals contention will  be near impossible with an unfavourable draw, here is what KoopKicka had to say on the matter.

" While that was a close game, that doesnt excuse the majority of the players from hot water at the selection table next week, we had a perfect chance to start the season on a high at home against a depleted Sri Lanka and couldnt do it, thats gonna hurt"

"Full kudos to Sri Lanka and Jayman as they were the classier and better team on the day"

" I would say only about 5 or 6 positions will be locked away for next weeks clash, Ben, Brad, Cyril and Trent can't continue to get us out of trouble every game"

The defence were especially hapless, with Stevensons 96 the highest score.

The hot water wasnt made any colder by solid performances in the twos training by Ashton Hams, Lachlan Hendersen, Liam Picken, Marty Clarke, Jake Neade and Michael Firrito.

Cooper Stanford
@KoopaTroopaDT

[Colliwobblers]

nice article Koop was a solid performance regardless of the result

[Jay]

Well done koop a gallant effort. In the end, the best team won :P

[KoopKicka]

The selection axe has swung at Kathmandu

Coach KoopKicka has delivered on his words of a selection shakeup as 4 players were omitted from selections overnight.

"After a shocking display Cameron Pedersen has been sent to the magoos to try and get some form back."

"Steven May has been omitted, while he had a solid game, unfortunately it wasnt possession heavy."

"We also feel we shoved Kieran Harper in the deep end too early and as a result we will try to rectify this by taking him back to the magoos for some match practice, the same goes for Andy Embley."

Lachlan Hendersen, Liam Picken, Michael Firrito and Marty Clarke have taken their places.

Tendai Mzungu is on his last chance after coach KoopKicka gave him a lifeline, but sternly told him David Ellard, Liam Picken and Andy Embley were all now ahead of him in the pecking order and he needed to earn his position back, if he doesnt do so this week.

Ellard is still 2 weeks away with injury. Morabito is still indefinite.

Alex Silvagni has returned for selection and can be picked after serving a one match suspension.

Coach KoopKicka also highlighted the depth the Eskimos have, with an astounding 28 out of 46 players playing on the weekend.

The Coach also said he hopes to find a team to have a pratice match with with his reserves team, he has also named this team. (10 players)

Steven May, Martin Mattner, Dale Morris, Andy Embley, Liam Jones, Ashton Hams, Levi Greenwood, Jake Neade, Kieran Harper, Sam Rowe

Aaron Joesph and jarrad Redden have been omitted

[Jay]

Harper dropped! I'm sure Blair or Masten wouldn't have been....... :P

[KoopKicka]

Harper dropped! I'm sure Blair or Masten wouldn't have been....... :P

:-X

[KoopKicka]

Match Preview: Eskimos vs Tigers

Captain: Brett Deledio/Brad Ebert - Deledio is coming up against one of his worst sides to play, whereas Ebert will be playing his 100th game, against GWS, in honour of his best mae JMac, hes gonna be absolutely pumped. PREDICTION - Kathmandu


Vice Captain: Hamish Hartlett/Trent Cotchin - Trent Cotchin is also coming up against his worst Fantasy opponent, whereas Hartlett is riding high and is named squarely in the guts again. PREDICTION - UAE


DEFENSE: Eskimos are covered here, UAEs D4 averaged 95 last year compared to Kathmandus, who averaged 85. Will get soundly beaten here. PREDICTION - UAE

MIDFIELD: Nothing to say here, pretty even, in matchups its Ebert > Deledio, Cothcin = Griffen, Howlett > Greene and Pearce > Hannebery, Think the Eskimos have a slight advantage here, but only slight. They all got (bar Cotch0 games against weaker oppostion, whereas only 1 of UAE's does. Utilites are slightly in UAEs favour, however I think the less susceptibility to tags and better draws means the Eskimos win this one!

RUCK: With Leuenberger back and Ryder up against Melbourne Ryder should go to absolute downtown on Martin. PREDICTION - Eskimos

Forwards: Heres where it gets interesting, if Higgins is taken out of the game by one of Fremantles elite defenders and Jetta bounces back anything could happen, you can sense Maisters still finding his feet at the Saints but should do well on Richmond. Hendersens been given the pissweak (no offence) job on Dwyer in defence, so might look to get further up the ground and rack some possies. Still, even if all this did happen, the class of Chrisso, Sylvia and Martin should get them over the line in the Forwards. Prediction - UAE

HGA - UAE

It looks unbelivably lopsided on paper, but could turn out to be one of the matches of the round! HGA favours UAE, and I think that might give them the push to get across the line. Prediction: UAE by 4

[Jroo]

Match Preview: Eskimos vs Tigers

Captain: Brett Deledio/Brad Ebert - Deledio is coming up against one of his worst sides to play, whereas Ebert will be playing his 100th game, against GWS, in honour of his best mae JMac, hes gonna be absolutely pumped. PREDICTION - Kathmandu


Vice Captain: Hamish Hartlett/Trent Cotchin - Trent Cotchin is also coming up against his worst Fantasy opponent, whereas Hartlett is riding high and is named squarely in the guts again. PREDICTION - UAE


DEFENSE: Eskimos are covered here, UAEs D4 averaged 95 last year compared to Kathmandus, who averaged 85. Will get soundly beaten here. PREDICTION - UAE

MIDFIELD: Nothing to say here, pretty even, in matchups its Ebert > Deledio, Cothcin = Griffen, Howlett > Greene and Pearce > Hannebery, Think the Eskimos have a slight advantage here, but only slight. They all got (bar Cotch0 games against weaker oppostion, whereas only 1 of UAE's does. Utilites are slightly in UAEs favour, however I think the less susceptibility to tags and better draws means the Eskimos win this one!

RUCK: With Leuenberger back and Ryder up against Melbourne Ryder should go to absolute downtown on Martin. PREDICTION - Eskimos

Forwards: Heres where it gets interesting, if Higgins is taken out of the game by one of Fremantles elite defenders and Jetta bounces back anything could happen, you can sense Maisters still finding his feet at the Saints but should do well on Richmond. Hendersens been given the pissweak (no offence) job on Dwyer in defence, so might look to get further up the ground and rack some possies. Still, even if all this did happen, the class of Chrisso, Sylvia and Martin should get them over the line in the Forwards. Prediction - UAE

HGA - UAE

It looks unbelivably lopsided on paper, but could turn out to be one of the matches of the round! HGA favours UAE, and I think that might give them the push to get across the line. Prediction: UAE by 4

Nice work Koop. After reading that, it seems it will be closer than many people think

[KoopKicka]

The streets of Kathmandu in Euphoria after win.

Kathmandu has gone into party mode after hearing the news that the underdog Eskimos had down the Tigers in the blistering heat of Dubai.

Festivals are taking on the streets as I speak, fireworks are going off everywhere.

The  30.16 (196) 27.5 (167) performance was the upset of the round for most people, with only 3.4% of people on asiansxvtipping.biz tipping the Eskimos.

Several players reacted to the selection ramifications implemented by Coach KoopKicka last week. With Tendail Mzungu finally waking up and racking up 135 points. While Liam Picken grasped his XV début with both hands with a solid 102 to leave Andy Embley and David Ellard out of a position.

The defence was servicable with tons to both Clarke and Hibberd, Clarke in his XV debut. While Hibberd finally stood up as the stalwart of defence. Stevenson was also serviceable as was Firrito.

The main reason this victory is astounding is the forward line. With Rioli down on his usual dazzling form Jetta and Maister really had to step up. That they did, with Jetta racking up a ton, a polar opposite from last week and Maister being a massive presence in front of goals with an 88. Hendersen had the lowest score of the team. However his position looks safe as only Neade outscored him in the magoos.

Ryder thrived against his feeble oppositon, and while he was praised by coach KoopKicka, he was issued a stern reminder that he needs to do that week in week out. No matter the opponent.

The midfield was the major highlight, with Kathmandu leaving UAEs star studded midfield completely shellshocked. Cotchin ran rings around them with a 239 as he issued a stern reminder to Ebert that any slip up as captain and he was breathing down his neck. Ebert was also great with a 300+ Score.

Howlett is the real delight story of the Eskimos season so far. Coming into our team at the expense of Nathan Bock via Jay Schulz, he had big boots to fill. Hes made those boots explode as he's rocketed to the mantle of the highest points scorer. Daniel Hannebery is getting better as every match goes by, and Coach KoopKicka has slapped a future Brownlow winner tag on the young tyro.

Dustin Martin did all he could for the Tigers, but there were some disappointing scores across the board.


Coach KoopKicka had this to say after the game.

"Im proud of my playing group, this performance shows the respect they have for themselves and their team, couldnt be happier."

" While the usual suspects gave us a truckload of points, everyone stepped up across the board, and that what was got us the win., as I said, couldn't be happier"

Asked if he would join the celebrations when he touched down. He only had two words which startled some of the reporters.

"Flower yeah!"

"I havent looked at the finer points of players performances but you'll see 1 change at most for next weeks game."

"Hannebery? Oh, I was stoked when he fell to me in the draft, in the wet he produced a Masterclass, I wouldn't be surprised if he had a Brownlow medal around his neck before he retires."

"Howlett has already proven to be the trade of the summer, couldn't be happier with his performance. He knows he is under no pressure whatsoever for his spot and hopefully will back it up again next week."

"Brad and Trent were majestic again, and there will be a fierce rivalry for the Captain position all season. They are 2 of the most selfless players Ive ever seen."


"Michael finally stood up as the stalwart of our defence and hopefully he should replicate that every week and will become an integral part of our lineup"

"Paddy really needs to work on his toughness, while he went really well in the game his opposition was so feeble I could've prbably rucked and still got 3/4 of his score, so he needs to work on that at training, but I've got confidence that he can do that."

"Tendai really needs to pull his head out his ass and not wait until a final warning to put on a show, great performance however."

"We will regroup as a team and we can't wait to face Taiwan at home next week, they will be facing a baptism of ice in Kathmandu, our players are pumped, Ablett will be contained, mark my words, even if we have to shove 2 bloody taggers on him we will contain him, but I have faith in Liam to do the job, great performance from him too."

The Eskimos will go into next weeks clash with a lot of momentum, it remains to be seen whether they can combat GAJ and get across the line, but all will be answered in due time.

Cooper Stanford
@KoopaTroopaDT

[KoopKicka]

Extended sqaud of 20 picked to face Taiwan.

Eskimos coach KoopKicka has taken a break from partying with the fans to name his extended squad to face the Dolphins on the weekend. Expected to be weeded down by Thursday Night.

Tendai Mzungu
Michael Hibberd
Ben Howlett
Daniel Hannebery
Lewis Jetta
Andrew Embley
Beau Maister
Steven May
Trent Cotchin (vc)
Brad Ebert (c)
Lewis Stevenson
Marty Clarke
Dale Morris
Paddy Ryder
Lachlan Henderson
Liam Jones
Liam Picken
Cyril Rioli
Sam Rowe
Jake Neade

Michael Firrito being the only omission so far

[BB67th]

It seems that the captain of the Eskimos is well.... quite loose. Partying hard on the streets after a round 2 win could be seen as a premature move. There may be a lack of professionalism down at the Eskimos that could be exploited later in the season.