WXV: Moscow Spetsnaz

[Holz]

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

his 25 knocking you out of the finals, doesnt that just want to make you trade him.

[Jukes]

He was good every other game, and there were plenty of more spuds who coincidently did bad in the same week.

[ossie85]

He was good every other game, and there were plenty of more spuds who coincidently did bad in the same week.

Amazing how they all fell apart at once - what did you do in a past life to deserve that?

[Jukes]

The Best and Fairest Countdown will take place over today and tomorrow depending on how fast/when I get the write-ups done.

10th: Charlie Dixon
11 games, 94 average, 13 votes
Charlie has been a revelation for us this season down back, increasing his average by almost 20 points. The highlight of his season was surely his 142 point, 5 vote, and the Jesaulenko/Pyke Medal in the victory over New York. Has been a bit inconsistent, but his 10th place finish from 11 games is both well deserved and impressive, and we hope he can continue this third season breakout and become a long-term gun forward for the club- will likely lose his defender status next season which we are looking to fill, but will slot straight into the forward line (maybe even as a r/f?).

[Jukes]

9th: Robert Murphy
17 games, 98.8 average, 16 votes
We came into the season seeing Bob as an ageing 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). 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.

[Jukes]

Equal 7th: Michael Walters
17 games, 87.7 average, 17 votes
Like Charlie Dixon, Son-Son has also been a revelation for us this season, going from fantasy obscurity into a very good player, being the 24th highest averaging forward for the season, despite missing a large part of a game due to injury. His consistency has been impressive, but has cost him at times, once even not getting a b&f vote despite scoring 111! We can certainly see him becoming a great long-term prospect after this season.

[Jukes]

Equal 7th: Nic Naitanui
11 games, 96 average, 17 votes
Nic was inspirational and amazing when he played most of the time, especially his after the siren goal to defeat Toronto. Unfortunately, his form suffered while he was suffering groin problems later on, forcing him out of the past four games, and his form having suffered in the four games prior to that. When unaffected by injury that severely, however, he performed greatly, such seen by him collecting maximum votes on two occasions for a 142 and a 148. Hopefully in 2014 he can get over his groin troubles which disturbed him for much of 2013 and get his average back over 110.

[Jukes]

6th: Angus Monfries
20 games, 92.8 average, 24 votes
A close runner-up for the coaches award, Angus has been super this season, becoming the true supercoach star that he should have been at Essendon. This was shown by his clutch player in our unsuccessful finals campaign, claiming maximum votes in both finals, and was generally very good right across the season, culminating in him being ranked the 19th best forward for the season so far, being a major reason for Moscow's rise from 7th to 3rd.

[CrowsFan]

How has Monfries played 20 games when Moscow only played 19 for the season?

[Jukes]

How has Monfries played 20 games when Moscow only played 19 for the season?

it's AFL games, not WXV games.

[Jukes]

5th: Heath Shaw
17 games, 95.5 average, 28 votes
Although his past two weeks have been very poor, Heath has had a very good season, despite dropping 5 points on 2012, becoming the key player of our defensive strategy. The best part of his season has been a 6 game stretch where he scored 130, 125, 98, 97, 147 and 136 to steer Moscow during our long winning streak. At only 27 (28 by the start of next season), we're looking forward to Heath's superb scoring in the year's to come.

[Jukes]

4th: Callan Ward
20 games, 97.8 average, 30 votes
Although he has copped much criticism during the season from internal and external sources, Callan is well deserving of a top 5 finish. His lows have been very poor (52, 55, 68, 75) but at the top of his game is one of the best midfielders in the competition, as seen by a superb run of form late (104, 89, 132, 158 and 126 in rounds 16 to 20). Despite consistent rumours of his departure, we are confident in retaining him, as we can easily see him equaling or even bettering his 106.5 average in 2012, especially if GWS keep getting better.

[Jukes]

3rd: Nat Fyfe
18 games, 105.6 average, 39 votes
Despite only being 21 (22 in mid-September), Nat has lead from the front in the Moscow midfield in 2013, emerging as one of the best players in the team and the competition. The knife only dropped below 90 once in the first 13 rounds, and hit six scores over 125 during the season. This season built on his very good 2011 (108 average in 21 games) and was a good recovery from 2012 (94 average in 9 games), setting him up for a very promising future- potential Brownlow and Worlds Medal winner? If he fulfills his potential; he is a Claremont boy after all!

[Jukes]

2nd: Dustin Martin
20 games, 100.7 average, 43 votes
Although his final Moscow performance for the season was very unsatisfactory, Dusty has had a very good breakout season, lifting his average above 100 for the first time in his career. Dusty got out to a very healthy early lead in the b&f, and although he was overtaken by the better man, can and should be proud of his efforts. 13 of his 20 games were above 90, and 11 were above 100, including large scores of 150, 125, 132 and a pair of 126s. Several poor scores have plagued his average (25, 67, 73), if he can iron these out of his game he'll be a very good player, as seen by a 108.7 average without the three scores aforementioned. At only 22, his future is very bright, whether it be up forward or in the midfield, and hopefully he can go a step further in the future and take out the best and fairest.

[Nige]

inb4 Tambling wins.