BXV Birmingham Dragons History

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predicted best xv for next year so far

D: Burgoyne, Suckling, Dempsey, Atley
M: Rocky, B Crouch, Miles, T Mitchell
R: McEvoy
F: Z Clarke, Billings, Howlett, Schulz
I/C: Zaharakis, Ziebell

will be huge for us if Zaha and or Ziebell get DPP i think Turner will be a solid forward option also and Crisp

Caddy and Z Merrett will have to earn there games   

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Breaking News

Birmingham would like to announce that Jay Schulz has officially been traded we would like to thank him for his services and wish him all the best at his new club we traded him to continue on with Birmingham's rebuild and youth policy

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Breaking News

Birmingham's recruiting team would like to announce Will Hoskin-Elliot has joined the club to join our forward line next year we're over the moon to have secured his services we feel he has shown lots of potential and going to be a very good player we now have 2 top 5 NAT Picks in our forward line we did have to unfortunately trade Burgoyne but he understood it was the best move for our young club and we wish him all the best

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Birmingham possible best xv 2015

D: Suckling, Dempsey, Atley, Hansen
M: Rocky, B Crouch, Miles, T Mitchell
R: McEvoy/Clarke
F: Ziebell, Hoskin-Elliot, Billings, Howlett
I/C: Zaharakis, Caddy

if Ziebell and Howlett are only mids Clarke/Belly/Turner come in

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Breaking News

Birmingham are ecstatic to announce a new addition to our team we believe this to be a very big signing for a club his main job will be helping out with drafting so we would like to welcome Tominator to the coaching team

[Tominator]

Breaking News

Birmingham are ecstatic to announce a new addition to our team we believe this to be a very big signing for a club his main job will be helping out with drafting so we would like to welcome Tominator to the coaching team

happy to join thanks for the opportunity KB.

[Nige]

Assistant #342932  :o

[T Dog]

Assistant #342932  :o

We are an autonomous collective Nige

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8bqQ-C1PSE

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Trading News wont call it breaking since it happened a while ago but forgot to post it

Birmingham would like to announce the recruitment of Jonathon Giles we were interested in him because he moved clubs to Essendon and will be back up ruck to Belly or they will play together we thought it made sense to get him didn't cost us much with rookie pick 7 and we believe he will be R/F so adds forward depth

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Trade period 1 is closed so thought i will just post each trade here all in 1 for future reference we have 4 movements left for trade period 2

Rams give: Jack Billings + Pick 25
Dragons give: Hamish Hartlett + Mitch Harvey

Hastings Hurricanes gives Jack Hannath
Birmingham Dragons give O' Rourke

Bunnies give Ben Howlett and Nat Pick 24
Birmingham give Garry Rohan and Nat Pick 7

Birmingham give Jay Schulz
Manchester give rookie pick 10

Blackpool Bunnies give Will Hoskin-Elliot + N40
Birmingham Dragons give Burgoyne + N24 + N25 + N26

Birmingham give Rookie pick 7
Hurricanes give Jonathon Giles

my fav trade is the WHE one least fav is the Howlett one just worried about his DPP if keeps it i will be happy with it

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Drafting news

National Draft has finished Dragons only had 3 pretty late picks but are fairly happy with our selections

Pick 40 - Matthew Goodyear



Name: Matthew Goodyear
Recruited From: Calder U18
Age: 18
Height: 185cm
Weight: 77kg
Position: Midfielder

Profile: Extremely athletic medium midfielder with elite speed and endurance. Prolific ball winner at the Cannons and had a taste of the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships playing in three matches, averaging 13 disposals in limited game time. His drive and rebound from half-back as well as through the midfield often breaks the game open.

Pick 42 - Nathan Drummond



181cm, 85kg, 19/1/95


After being overlooked last year, Drummond has gone back to the TAC cup and banged the door down. Despite being a year or two older than his fellow players in the crop, hes shown ability that cant just be explained by being older. Hes a true athlete with his speed and leap exceptional and a big body to go with it. Hes a dynamic and energetic player, with his inside game sound and his outside game solid. His kicking isnt exceptional but it suffices. He absolutely destroyed the combine.

Pick 58 -  Jaden McGrath



179 cm, 73 kg, 15/6/96


A really creative midfielder who can play off a forward flank, McGrath is likely to slide due to his terribly injury effected year. He possesses that really nice speed and endurance combination that allows him to have an impact on the outside and cover the ground well. Despite his rangy frame and small stature, his inside game is still reasonable with a natural read for the tap and fearless mentatility allowing him to win his own ball. With ball in hand hes a composed and creative type. In the right system he really could be a component of a successful 22.

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Drafting News

Birmingham Dragons have completed it's drafting for the year after finishing off our picks in the rookie draft overall we're very happy with all of our new draftees

Pick 10 - Sean Lemmens



Full name   Sean Lemmens
Date of birth   2 November 1994 (age 20)
Original team   Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft   #27, 2013 National Draft (Gold Coast)
Height/Weight   182 cm (6 ft 0 in) / 66kg

The small defender loves to attack and take the game on from half-back, We liked the potential we seen in him.

Pick 23 - Aaron Vandenberg



The 22-year-old averaged 32 possessions for the Canberra club in the NEAFL, including a 56-touch performance against Eastlake, and won back-to-back best and fairests for the club.

Pick 39 - Conor McKenna



The 18-year-old was a star Gaelic football player from the county of Tyrone, Northern Ireland and was identified for his talents last year.  In his first AFL game in a combined Irish/Australian squad, the quick and agile 184cm midfielder kicked four goals and was almost best afield. 

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Breaking trade news


Oxford gives Mitch Duncan + Zac Bates + Majak Daw
Birmingham give Zach Clarke + Tom McDonald + Patrick Ambrose

Birmingham's recruitment team are very happy to announce a new trade the club has made and would like to welcome young gun midfielder Mitch Duncan to the club we're very happy to have him unfortunately we lost Zach Clarke, Tom McDonald and Patrick Ambrose in the trade and we would like to thank them for there services

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new proposed best xv

D: Suckling, Dempsey, Atley, Hansen
M: Rocky, B Crouch, Miles, Zaharakis
R: McEvoy
F: Ziebell, T Mitchell, WHE, Howlett
I/C: Duncan, Caddy