AXV: Turkish Gazelles - Noz

[Noz]

Round 7
The Gazelles continued their winning form against the Crocodiles, Brandon Ellis and Andrew Krakouer came back into the side while Nathan Grima and Ivan Maric were dropped. Noz said that though Maric was cleared of all injuries he was not going to take any chances with the number 1 ruck man.

Brandon Ellis played his best game of his short career and after a poor round 6 Jobe Watson came back to his best and Adam Goodes also had a great game

The votes went as followed

5 votes: Brandon Ellis
4 votes: Adam Goodes
3 votes: Jobe Watson
2 votes:  Sam Fisher
1 vote: David Mundy

Round 8
The Gazelles coach Noz struggled to pick a side and when he decided he missed the cut of date and was forced to use the same side as round 7. Heath Shaw missed and Nick Maxwell came into the side and was one of the best, Brandon Ellis collected 39 disposals and an impressive 203 fantasy points as he carried the Gazelles over the line against the first placed Folders

Andrew Krakouer showed us all why he is still one of the best forwards in the comp while Adam Goodes played a strong game. Sharrod Wellingham was subbed out and suffered an ankle injury and was said to miss 4 weeks

The votes went as followed

5 votes: Brandon Ellis
4 votes: Jobe Watson
3 votes: Ben Cunnington
2 votes: Andrew Krakouer
1 vote: David Mundy

Round 9
After 2 impressive performances by Brandon Ellis the Gazelle fans came out in the thousands to see if he could repeat his performance 3 weeks in a row unfourtanley he pulled out late and was replaced by Jordan Russell who had his best game of the year, Adam Goodes dominated the match and Jobe Watson as always dominated could he be winning the best and fairest

Noz said that their round 9 performance was the best he had seen his boys play and their was still room for improvement with Luke Ball looking to break back into the senior side.

The votes went as followed

5 votes: Adam Goodes
4 votes: David Mundy
3 votes: Jobe Watson
2 votes: Ben Cunnington
1 vote: Mitch Duncan

Leader board after round 9

1st place: Jobe Waston 28 votes
2nd place: David Mundy 18 votes
3rd place:  Mitch Duncan 14 votes
5th place:  Ben Cunnington 13 votes
4th place:  Dean Cox 12 votes

[Noz]

Round 10
Gazelles looking stronger and stronger getting some better players in for their match against Vipers, Luke Ball, Heath Shaw and Nathan Grima all come into the Gazelles 15 for Hamstring ridden Ellis whilst Kerr and Shaw were rested.

Ball and Sewell dominated in the middle but it was all Mitchell Duncan who scored an impressive 187 fantasy points and lead the Gazlles to victory. Youngsters Tom Mitchell and Jonathan Simpkin were pushing for selections in the coming weeks.

The votes went as followed

5 votes: Mitchell Duncan
4 votes: Luke Ball
3 votes: Brad Sewell
2 votes: Adam Goodes
1 vote: Ben Cunnington/Nathan Grima

Round 11
Gazelles hot run would be put to the test as they come up against 3rd place Lambs, This was also the start of the bye rounds as Gazelles were unable to field a full side.

Heath Shaw pulled out his best game for the year and Luke Ball continued his hot run since his injury come back but it was all out shined by 1st gamer Tom Mitchell who was rewarded with rising star nomination this week after scoring a very impressive 193 fantasy points and nearly carried the Gazelles to victory.

The votes went as followed

5 votes: Tom Mitchell
4 votes: Ben Cunnington
3 votes: Heath Shaw
2 votes: Dean Cox
1 vote: Luke Ball

Round 12
The bye rounds continued as the Gazelles head to Bangledesh to tackle the Bears on our first friday night match of the year. After a few pow weeks Jobe Watson bounced back with a strong showing whilst Brandon Ellis, Heath Shaw and Matt Shaw all held our defence strong against a strong Bears out fit. Ivan Maric and David Mundy also hit form.

The votes went as followed

5 votes: David Mundy
4 votes: Brandon Ellis
3 votes: Heath Shaw
2 votes: Jobe Watson
1 vote: Ivan Maric

Leader board after round 12

1st place: Jobe Waston 30 votes
2nd place: David Mundy 23 votes
3rd place:  Mitch Duncan 19 votes
5th place:  Ben Cunnington 18 votes
4th place:  Heath Shaw 17 votes

[Noz]

Goitered medal

Host: Is it all over has Watson got it in the bag as he leads by 7 votes with 7 matches to play well right now we turn to our fans who have voted all month long on who their favourite player was for the 2013 season the top 5 finalists were:

Mitch Duncan, Jobe Watson, Brandon Ellis, Tom Mitchell, Ben Cunnington

5th place - Ben Cunnington - 362 votes

4th place - Tom Mitchell - 402 votes

3rd place - Brandon Ellis - 671 votes

2nd place - Jobe Watson - 862 votes

1st place - Mitch Duncan - 868 votes

Host: Well you guys voted the winner of the 2013 Goitered medal is Mitch Duncan

[Noz]

Round 13

The Gazelles are on the hunt for another win and have decided to be quite aggressive at selection table dropping one of the the most experienced players on our list, Daniel Kerr who later got a recall with the surprise ommison of David Mundy just minutes before the game. With Jobe Watson headlining the outs with the dreading byes continuing  Dean Cox was giving the captaincy job and did not fail having one of his best games for the year. Jonathan Simpkin, Robbie Gray and Tom Mitchell all enjoyed great games.

The votes went as followed

5 votes: Dean Cox
4 votes: Robbie Gray
3 votes: Jonathan Simpkin
2 votes: Tom Mitchell
1 vote: Nathan Grima

Round 14
Byes were done and dusted and we were finally looking to get our best 15 out on the field, Jobe Watson regained the captaincy and played in what was described as one of the most complete performances in AXV history as he finished with 165 fantasy points, Tom Mitchell continued his excellent debut season and Leigh Adams and Brad Sewell finally found form after a few lacklustre weeks

The votes went as followed

5 votes: Jobe Watson
4 votes: Brad Sewell
3 votes: Dea Cox
2 votes: Leigh Adams
1 vote: Mitch Duncan

Round 15
Boy oh boy wowee wowee in what was a freak accident Jobe Watson broke his collarbone and was in doubt for the rest of the season. However things were not all bleak as Heath Shaw, Robbie Gray, Andrew Krakouer and Leigh Adams all playing terrific games whilst Mitch Duncan and Luke Ball also impressed

The votes went as followed

5 votes: Leigh Adams
4 votes: Robbie Gray
3 votes: Mitch Duncan
2 votes: Tom Mitchell
1 vote: Heath Shaw

Round 16
Well   we lost our inspirational leader in Jobe Watson and in return the captaincy was given to Mitch Duncan who tried hard but couldn't fill the shoes of Jobe, However in his absence the boys were able to dispose of the Llamas in rivalry round quite easily with Ben Cunnington and Heath Shaw leading the way and Tom Mitchell pushing his claims for the best first year player.

The votes went as followed

5 votes: Tom Mitchell
4 votes: David Mundy
3 votes: Luke Ball
2 votes: Ben Cunnington
1 vote: Heath Shaw

[Noz]

Round 17
After an easy win against the Llamas we came face to face with the red hot Dolphins the captaincy continued to be a hot potato contest with David Mundy receiving the honours unfourtantely he could not captain us to a win as we went down to the Dolphins in a wonderful game. David Mundy, Luke Ball and Brandon Ellis all tried hard on the day but in the end it wasn't enough

The votes went as followed

5 votes: David Mundy
4 votes: Brandon Ellis
3 votes: Luke Ball
2 votes: Leigh Adams
1 vote: Robbie Gray

Round 18
Hot potato hot potato who would wind up with the captaincy this week as Gazelles on field leadership was struggling it was youngster Mitch Duncan for the second time in three weeks giving the captaincy bib and proved successful scoring out highest score of the year and coming away with a comfortable away win.

Ben Cunnington played his best game of the season as did this weeks captain Mitch Duncan,  Only Robbie Gray and Ivan Maric were the stand alone villains of this weeks performance both would be looking to bounce back next week.

The votes went as followed

5 votes: Ben Cunnington
4 votes: Tom Mitchell
3 votes: Mitch Duncan
2 votes: Leigh Adams
1 vote: Sharrod Wellingham

Round 19
Jobes back, Jobes back, Jobes back that was the headline in every major Turkey newspaper all throughout the week our fearless leader is back and back just in time for the finals and he bounced back with a ripping game but his performance was out shown by some of his team mates.

Dean Cox bounced back to form whilst Leigh Adams continued his strong end to the season, Both Maric and Gray bounced back after lacklustre performances the week before.

The votes went as followed

5 votes: Dean Cox
4 votes: Sharrod Wellingham
3 votes: Jobe Watson
2 votes: Leigh Adams
1 vote: Mitch Duncan

[Noz]

Host: The winner of the 2013 Hamish Wingard medal at 38 votes Jobe Watson

Final leaderboard

1st place: Jobe Waston 38 votes
2nd place:  David Mundy 32 votes
3rd place:  Mitch Duncan 27 votes
4th place:  Dean Cox 27 votes
5th place:  Ben Cunnington 25 votes

[Noz]

We officially would like to welcome the new guys that have come to the club during the trade period