WXV: Moscow Spetsnaz

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Round 17 Review

Tokyo Samurai       v       Moscow Spetsnaz       National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Team Sheet
D: H. Shaw, C. Dixon, R. Murphy, D. Fletcher
M: R. Griffen (c), N. Fyfe, A. Treloar, C. Ward (vc)
R: S. Tuck (OOP)
F: D. Martin, A. Monfries, M. Walters, L. Adams
U: J. Thomas, J. Darling

Emg: K. Hardingham, S. May, S. Colquhoun

Spetsnaz Scores
D: H. Shaw 90, C. Dixon 102, R. Murphy 107, D. Fletcher 46
M: R. Griffen (c) 126x2, N. Fyfe 138, A. Treloar 98, C. Ward (vc) 158
R: S. Tuck (OOP) 18
F: D. Martin 109, A. Monfries 92, M. Walters 73, L. Adams 110
U: J. Thomas 23, J. Darling 81

Final Score
Tokyo Samurai (22.14.146) lost to Moscow Spetsnaz (23.12.150)

Best and Fairest
5. Callan Ward
4. Nat Fyfe
3. Ryan Griffen
2. Leigh Adams
1. Dustin Martin

Best Clubman Round 17
Charlie Dixon

Reserves
Yuzawa Typhoon (3.6.24) lost to Siberian Wolverines (9.6.60)

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Qualifying Final review

Buenos Aires Armadillos v Moscow Spetsnaz, Estadio de River

Team Sheet
D: H. Shaw, C. Dixon, R. Murphy, S. May
M: R. Griffen (c), N. Fyfe (vc), A. Treloar, C. Ward
R: S. Tuck (OOP)
F: D. Martin, A. Monfries, M. Walters, L. Adams
U: T. Vickery, A. Sexton

Emg: S. Colquhoun, J. Thomas, K. Hardingham

Spetsnaz Scores
D: H. Shaw 64, C. Dixon 72, R. Murphy 90, S. May 66
M: R. Griffen (c) 114, N. Fyfe (vc) 105, A. Treloar 78, C. Ward 126
R: S. Tuck 27
F: D. Martin 110, A. Monfries 126, M. Walters 99, L. Adams 89
U: T. Vickery 88, A. Sexton 27

Final Score
Buenos Aires Armadillos (21.17.143) defeated Moscow Spetsnaz (21.12.138)

Best and Fairest
7. Angus Monfries
6. Callan Ward
5. Ryan Griffen
4. Dustin Martin
3. Nat Fyfe
2. Michael Walters
1. Leigh Adams

Best Clubman QF
Alex Sexton for showing courage and determination in his worlds debut

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Best and Fairest Update
1. Ryan Griffen (52)
2. Dustin Martin (43)
3. Nat Fyfe (39)
4. Callan Ward (30)
5. Heath Shaw (28)
6. Angus Monfries (19)
7. Nic Naitanui (17)
8. Robert Murphy (13)
8. Michael Walters (13)
8. Charlie Dixon (13)

MVP Update
1. Ryan Griffen (2066)
2. Dustin Martin (1989)
3. Callan Ward (1903)
4. Nat Fyfe (1823)
5. Angus Monfries (1747)
6. Heath Shaw (1588)
7. Adam Treloar (1574)
8. Robert Murphy (1573)
9. Leigh Adams (1519)
10. Jack Darling (1491)

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Semi Final review

Moscow Spetsnaz v Berlin Brewers, Luzhniki Stadium

Team Sheet
D: H. Shaw, C. Dixon, R. Murphy, K. Hardingham
M: R. Griffen (c), N. Fyfe (vc), A. Treloar, C. Ward
R: S. Tuck (OOP)
F: D. Martin, A. Monfries, M. Walters, L. Adams
U: J. Thomas, J. Darling

Emg: S. Colquhoun, T. Vickery, S. May

Spetsnaz Scores
D: H. Shaw 37, C. Dixon 81, R. Murphy 103, K. Hardingham 80
M: R. Griffen (c) 78, N. Fyfe (vc) 78, A. Treloar 90, C. Ward 53
R: S. Tuck (OOP) 88/2
F: D. Martin 25, A. Monfries 109, M. Walters 105, L. Adams 72
U: J. Thomas 74, J. Darling 54

Final Score
Moscow Spetsnaz (18.11.119) lost to Berlin Brewers (21.17.143)

Best and Fairest
5. Angus Monfries
4. Michael Walters
3. Robert Murphy
2. Adam Treloar
1. Shane Tuck

Best Clubman SF
Leigh Adams

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Our awards results will be up on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday (rest) and Thursday (b&f winner)

Categories
Best and Fairest (Thursday)
Most Valuable Player (most points) (Wednesday)
Best Clubman (most clubman points) (Wednesday)
Coaches Award (Tuesday)
Assistant Coaches Award (Tuesday)
Young player of the Year (Monday)
XV of the Season (best 4 backs, mids and forwards, best ruckman, and next two best players by points scored) (Monday)

[ossie85]

Cheers for the write ups this year Jukes!

[Jukes]

Cheers for the write ups this year Jukes!

it's been my pleasure :P

[Jukes]

Young Player of the Season

Adam Treloar

"Adam has had a super season, grounding himself in our best four midfielders with an average of 87.6 at just 20 years old. Adam has 6 100s this season from 19 games, only missing 1, in addition to 4 further scores in the 90s, with a high score of 124 against Geelong. His first season in 2012 was also very promising, averaging 83.1; his game has come a long way since then, despite only increasing his average by 4.5 points, and we feel he is a prime candidate for a third year breakout in 2013, hopefully pushing his average well over 90 and hopefully towards or even over the 100 mark, confirming himself as a leader of the club and one of the most reliable and go-to players for a good score. Adam has averaged 24.1 possessions, 4.6 marks and 3.5 tackles per game in 2013."




Team of the Season
D: Heath Shaw, Robert Murphy, Charlie Dixon, James Frawley
M: Ryan Griffen (c), Nat Fyfe, Callan Ward, Adam Treloar
R: Nic Naitanui
F: Dustin Martin (vc), Angus Monfries, Michael Walters, Leigh Adams
U: Jack Darling, Josh Thomas

Emg: Tyrone Vickery, Paul Seedsman, Jack Hombsch

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Assistant Coaches Award

Nathan Fyfe

"Nathan Fyfe has been a key part of the Spetsnaz plan for victory this season. He came across the Atlantic over the Pre-Season from New York. Everyone at Moscow welcomed him after a series of injuries and horrible unluckiness. Nathan started the season reasonably well not going below 90 in his first 5 rounds before taking a holiday break for 2 weeks (due to contract agreement)  ;) Fyfey has scored 11 Hundreds during the season with a high score of 138 and has impressed Moscow greatly. At the age of 21 we are really looking forward to the rest of Fyfe's career in Moscow. Who doesn't love a Knife to slice and dice the other teams."
-Torp




Coaches Award

Robert Murphy

"We came into the season seeing Bob as an aging player past his best who should, with a bit of luck, be able to hold down a spot in our backline. Now, we see him as the 2nd highest averaging backman in the competition with plenty left in him and a vital component to the team. His 98.8 average up until now has highlighted his consistency (low score of 67, 13 scores over 85 from 17 games) and a high ceiling (scores of 147, 133 and 121, 16 best and fairest votes). His efforts have shored up our backline, perfectly complementing Heath Shaw and Charlie Dixon to make our backline one of if not the best in the competition. His 147 in our four point win over Tokyo in round 17 was super, but his season highlight was in my opinion his 121 in round 11 in the last match of the round to earn a victory over the then-undefeated Mexico City, in their only loss of the season so far."

[ossie85]

Bob Murphy has surprised me this year! Very impressed :)

[My Chumps]

Good to see an ex Cobra getting an award, even if he never played a game for us :P

Good write ups Jukesy!

[Jukes]

Best Clubman



Leigh Adams and Tyrone Vickery

The best clubman award is awarded to players whose contributions to the team often go unnoticed, yet play a solid role in the success of the team; Tyrone and Leigh fit this role perfectly. The two tied winners on three votes, one ahead of Dixon, Seedsman and Frawley, have had fairly similar seasons; both averaging high 70s, while filling in when needed. Tyrone received his three nominations in round 4 (79), 9 (42 as HGA in a one point win) and 12 (152 in the reserves), while Leigh earned his in rounds 6 (101, 15 (102) and the semi-final (72). Both have had up and down seasons, Leigh struggling for form early but recovered strongly (4 scores of 100+ after the bye rounds for an average after round 14 of 93), while Tyrone has worked hard on and off the field all season but has struggled to make the team. Both players showed good effort, determination and commitment towards achieving team and personal goals this season, which is why they are the joint winners of the best clubman award for 2013."

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Most Valuable Player

1. Ryan Griffen (2146)
2. Dustin Martin (2014)
3. Callan Ward (1956)
4. Nat Fyfe (1901)
5. Angus Monfries (1856)
6. Robert Murphy (1679)
7. Adam Treloar (1664)
8. Heath Shaw (1627)
9. Leigh Adams (1589)
10. Jack Darling (1545)

"Was there every any doubt as to who would take out the MVP award? Ryan has been a superstar all season, and it is no surprise that he is the highest scoring Spetsnaz player of 2013, in addition to being a raging favourite to take out the best and fairest. Despite missing two games and being injured in another, Griff has showed both consistency (12 scores of 100+ in his last 14 games) and a high ceiling (captain of the team of the week twice with scores of 169 and 176). He has lead Moscow to thrilling victories over Toronto (136) and Mexico City (129), showing his clutch play and determination towards getting his team over the line, as all captain's should do."

[ossie85]

Dusty was surprisingly close really!

[Jukes]

Dusty played two games more, and Griff was injured in another.