BXV: Winchester Werewolves

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PLAYERS
Defenders
James Sicily
Lachie Whitfield
Kade Simpson
Nic Newman
Luke Hodge
Michael Hibberd
Nathan Wilson
Brad Sheppard
Jake Kelly
Easton Wood
Matt Buntine
Ed Richards
Josh Rotham
Brandon White
Jordan Clark
Caleb Graham

Midfielders
Patrick Cripps
Nathan Fyfe
David Zaharakis
Dayne Zorko
Jack Steele
David Myers
Chris Mayne
Bailey Fritsch
Zak Butters
Jacob Dawson

Rucks
Toby Nankervis
Jordan Roughead
Keegan Brooksby
Kieran Strachan
Jordan Butts

Forwards
Robbie Gray
Toby McLean
Luke Dahlhaus
Shane Edwards
Alex Neal-Bullen
Jarryd Roughead
Dean Kent
Harry Himmelberg
Travis Colyer
Mitch McGovern
Daniel Menzel
Patrick Wilson
Jason Castagna
Jordan Houlahan
Noah Gown
Nathan Krueger


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Club Representation
Adelaide (4) Butts, Kelly, Strachan, Wilson
Brisbane (2) Hodge, Zorko
Carlton (4) Cripps, McGovern, Newman, Simpson
Collingwood (2) Mayne, Roughead
Essendon (4) Gown, Houlahan, Myers, Zaharakis
Fremantle (3) Colyer, Fyfe, Wilson
Gold Coast (2) Dawson, Graham
Geelong (2) Clark, Krueger
GWS (3) Buntine, Himmelberg, Whitfield
Hawthorn (2) Roughead, Sicily
Melbourne (3) Hibberd, Kent, Neal-Bullen
North Melbourne (0)
Port Adelaide (2) Butters, Gray
Richmond (3) Castagna, Edwards, Nankervis
St.Kilda (3) Kent, Steele, White
Sydney (1) Menzel
Western Bulldogs (4) Dahlhaus, McLean, Richards, Wood
West Coast (3) Brooksby, Rotham, Sheppard
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Leadership Group
Captain Nathan Fyfe
Leadership Group Robbie Gray, Dayne Zorko, Patrick Cripps, David Zaharakis

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The Rose Bowl, Hampshire. (renamed ageasbowl through sponsorship).

24 minutes south of Winchester located near Southampton.

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Trades & Draft
2018/19
Trades
1.   Werewolves get: Shane Edwards
      Werewolves give: Charlie Constable + N33
2.   Werewolves get: N27
      Werewolves give: Kyron Hayden + N49
3.   Werewolves get: R24 + R27
      Werewolves give: Jackson Thurlow + N31


Retirements and Delistings
Sam Gibson (retired)
Shaun Hampson (retired)
Will Snelling (Delisted)
Jackson Edwards (Delisted)
Mitch Honeychurch (Delisted)
Lachlan Tiziani (Delisted)
Luke Partington (Delisted)


National Draft
15. Jordan Clark
27. Zak Butters
65. Noah Gown

Rookie Draft
15. Chris Mayne
24. Nathan Krueger
27. Jacob Dawson
47. Jason Castagna
63. Keegan Brooksby
69. Caleb Graham
77. Jordan Butts
78. Kieran Strachan

Summary
Ins: Shane Edwards, Jordan Clark, Zak Butters, Noah Gown, Chris Mayne, Nathan Krueger, Jacob Dawson, Jason Castagna, Keegan Brooksby, Caleb Graham, Jordan Butts, Kieran Strachan

Outs: Charlie Constable, Kyron Hayden, Jackson Thurlow, Sam Gibson, Will Snelling, Jackson Edwards, Shaun Hampson, Mitch Honeychurch, Lachlan Tiziani, Luke Partington


2017/18
Trades
1.   Werewolves get: N55
      Werewolves give: Keegan Brooksby
2.   Werewolves get: Will Snelling
      Werewolves give: N67
3.   Werewolves get: David Zaharakis + Alex Neal-Bullen + N24
      Werewolves give: Alex Witherden + Ryan Clarke + N35
4.   Werewolves get: Jordan Roughead
      Werewolves Give: Matthew Leuenberger
5.   Werewolves get: N50
      Werewolves Give: Liam Dawson + N51

Retirements and Delistings
Garrick Ibbotson (retired)
Matt Priddis (retired)
Ivan Maric (retired)
Mitchell White (Delisted)
Josh Clayton (Delisted)
Michael Close (Delisted)


National Draft
16. Charlie Constable
24. Ed Richards
50. Kyron Hayden
55. Bayley Fritsch

Rookie Draft
14. Jackson Edwards
30. Jordan Houlahan
46. Patrick Wilson


Summary
Ins: Will Snelling, David Zaharakis, Alex Neal-Bullen, Jordan Roughead, Charlie Constable, Ed Richards, Kyron Hayden, Bayley Fritsch, Jackson Edwards, Jordan Houlahan, Patrick Wilson

Outs: Keegan Brooksby, Alex Witherden, Ryan Clarke, Matthew Leuenberger, Liam Dawson, Garrick Ibbotson, Matthew Priddis, Ivan Maric, Mitchell White, Josh Clayton, Michael Close

2016/17
Trades
1.   Werewolves get: Matthew Leuenberger
      Werewolves give: Tom Phillips
2.   Werewolves get: Easton Wood
      Werewolves give: Taylor Walker
3.   Werewolves get: Kade Simpson + N44
      Werewolves give: Gary Ablett
4.   Werewolves get: Lachie Whitfield
      Werewolves Give: Tom Bell
5.   Werewolves get: Travis Colyer + N36
      Werewolves give: N15
6.   Werewolves get: N48
      Werewolves give: N49 + N65

Retirements and Delistings
Jimmy Bartel (retired)
Sam Fisher (retired)
Troy Chaplin (retired)
Keenan Ramsey (delisted)
Andrew Moore (delisted)

National Draft
33. Alex Witherden
36. Lachlan Tiziani
44. Josh Rotham
48. Pass

Rookie Draft
15. Nathan Wilson

Supplementary Draft

Summary
Ins: Matthew Leuenberger, Easton Wood, Kade Simpson, Lachie Whitfield, Travis Colyer, Alex Witherden, Lachlan Tiziani, Josh Rotham, Nathan Wilson

Outs: Tom Phillips, Taylor Walker, Gary Ablett, Tom Bell, Jimmy Bartel, Sam Fisher, Troy Chaplin, Andrew Moore, Keenan Ramsey

2015/16
Trades
1.   Werewolves get: N22
      Werewolves give: Jackson Merrett
2.   Werewolves get: Garrick Ibbotson
      Werewolves give: Tom Hickey + Nick Haynes
3.   Werewolves get: Robbie Gray + N60
      Werewolves give: Tom Lynch + Adam Saad
4.   Werewolves get: N17 + N38
      Werewolves Give: Jake Melksham + Adam Kennedy
5.   Werewolves get: R32
      Werewolves give: N50 + N60
6.   Werewolves get: Daniel Menzel + R23
      Werewolves give: N17 + R31

Retirements and Delistings
Matthew Stokes (retired)
Cameron Giles (delisted)
Josh Glenn (delisted)
Kyle Hartigan (delisted)
Matthew McDonough (delisted)
Damien Cavka (retired)

National Draft
16. Ryan Clarke
22. Luke Partington
34. Brandon White
38. Harry Himmelberg
66. Tom Phillips

Rookie Draft
15. Mitchell White
23. Keegan Brooksby
32. Jake Kelly
47. Michael Close

Supplementary Draft
Tom Lonergan (for Michael Hibberd suspension)
Luke Russell (for David Myers suspension)
Josh Clayton (for Damien Cavka retirement)

Summary
Ins: Garrick Ibbotson, Robbie Gray, Daniel Menzel, Ryan Clarke, Luke Partington, Brandon White, Harry Himmelberg, Tom Phillips, Mitchell White, Keegan Brooksby, Jake Kelly, Michael Close, Josh Clayton

Outs: Jackson Merrett, Tom Hickey, Nick Haynes, Tom Lynch, Adam Saad, Jake Melksham, Adam Kennedy, Matthew Stokes, Cameron Giles, Josh Glenn, Kyle Hartigan, Matthew McDonough, Damien Cavka

2014/15
Trades
1.   Werewolves get: Ivan Maric + N36
      Werewolves give: Adam Tomlinson + Nick Vlastuin
2.   Werewolves get: N32
      Werewolves give: Mark Whiley
3.   Werewolves get: Tom Bell
      Werewolves give: Josh Green
4.   Werewolves get: R4
      Werewolves Give: Cameron Guthrie + N34
5.   Werewolves get: Taylor Walker + N39
      Werewolves give: Jack Gunston

Retirements and Delistings
Dean Cox (retired)
Luke Ball (retired)
Tom Young (delisted)
Kyle Hardingham (delisted)
Nic Hayes (delisted)
Daniel Pearce (delisted)
George Burbury (delisted)
Harry Dear (delisted)
Zac Webster (delisted rookie)
James Toohey (delisted rookie)
Tim Golds (delisted rookie)
Tim McGenniss (delisted rookie)

National Draft
15. Jack Steele
32. Toby McLean
36. Damien Cavka
39. Liam Dawson
50. Mitchell McGovern
66. Harry Dear

Rookie Draft
4. Matt Buntine
15. Shaun Hampson
31. Josh Glenn
47. Adam Saad
58. Nic Newman
68. Keenan Ramsey
74. Kyle Hartigan

Summary
Ins: Ivam Maric, Tom Bell, Taylor Walker, Jack Steele, Toby McLean, Damien Cavka, Liam Dawson, Mitch McGovern, Matt Buntine, Shaun Hampson, Josh Glenn, Adam Saad, Nic Newman, Keenan Ramsey, Kyle Hartigan

Outs: Adam Tomlinson, Nick Vlastuin, Mark Whiley, Josh Green, Cameron Guthrie, Jack Gunston, Dean Cox, Luke Ball, Tom Young, Kyle Hardingham, Nic Hayes, Daniel Pearce, George Burbury, Zac Webster, James Toohey, Tim Golds, Tim McGenniss

2013/14
Trades
1.   Werewolves get: Dean Cox
      Werewolves give: N18
2.   Werewolves get: Gary Ablett + N31 + N49 + N67
      Werewolves give: Robbie Gray + Jesse Lonergan + Jackson Macrae + Seb Ross
3.   Werewolves get: N16 + N34 + N70 + N88 + N106
      Werewolves give: Mitch Clisby + N49 + N54 + N67 + N72
4.   Werewolves get: Tom Hickey
      Werewolves Give: Tom Curren
5.   Werewolves get: N26
      Werewolves give: Chris Dawes
6.   Werewolves get: Jimmy Bartel
      Werewolves give: Bryce Gibbs
7.   Werewolves get: Luke Dahlhaus
      Werewolves give: Ben Cunnington
8.   Werewolves get: Troy Chaplin
      Werewolves give: Majak Daw

Retirements and Delistings
James Sellar (delisted)
Luke Mitchell (delisted)
Alex Howson (delisted rookie)
Justin Hoskin (delisted rookie)

National Draft
16. Patrick Cripps
26. Toby Nankervis
31. Mitch Honeychurch
34. Cameron Giles
36. James Sicily
70. Tom Hickey (rookie elevation)
88. Pass
90. Pass
106. Pass
108. Pass

Rookie Draft
18. James Toohey
36. Zac Webster
54. Tim McGenniss
77. Tim Golds (compensation pick)

Summary
Ins: Dean Cox, Gary Ablett, Tom Hickey, Jimmy Bartel, Luke Dahlhaus, Patrick Cripps, Toby Nankervis, Mitch Honeychurch, Cameron Giles, James Sicily

Outs: Robbie Gray, Jesse Lonergan, Jackson Macrae, Seb Ross, Mitch Clisby, Tom Curren, Chris Dawes, Bryce Gibbs, Ben Cunnington, James Sellar, Luke Mitchell

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Season 2017
Wins:        12
Losses:     3
Position:  3rd

2017 Fixture and Results



   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Round	Date	Home Team	Score		Away Team	Score	Result
Round 1	March 23	Nottingham Hoods	1832	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2272	WIN
Round 2	March 30	Winchester Werewolves	2635	vs.	Swansea Breakers	1949	WIN
Round 3	April 7	Huddersfield Hawks	2512	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2360	LOSS
Round 4	April 13	Winchester Werewolves	2386	vs.	Staines Steins	2299	WIN
Round 5	April 21	Winchester Werewolves	2478	vs.	Wrexham Knights	2184	WIN
Round 6	April 28	Winchester Werewolves	2553	vs.	Bradford Badgers	2302	WIN
Round 7	May 5	Winchester Werewolves	2239	vs.	Oxford Owls	2079	WIN
Round 8	May 12	Blackpool Bunnies	2245	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2652	WIN
Round 9	May 19	Leeds Leeches	2788	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2373	LOSS
Round 10	May 25	Winchester Werewolves	2521	vs.	Liverpool Rams	2056	WIN
Round 11	June 22	Winchester Werewolves	2107	vs.	Birmingham Dragons	2277	LOSS
Round 12	June 30	Winchester Werewolves	2676	vs.	Hastings Hurricanes	2074	WIN
Round 13	July 7	Grope Lane Giants	2290	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2308	WIN
Round 14	July 14	Winchester Werewolves	2285	vs.	Manchester Magic	1985	WIN
Round 15	July 21	Winchester Werewolves	2592	vs.	Hebden Bridge Hedgehogs	2155	WIN

2016 Fixture and Results



   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Round	Date	Home Team	Score		Away Team	Score	Result
Round 1	March 24	Liverpool Rams	2246	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2443	WIN
Round 2	April 1	Birmingham Dragons	1870	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2175	WIN
Round 3	April 8	Winchester Werewolves	2661	vs.	Hebden Bridge Hedgehogs	2197	WIN
Round 4	April 15	Winchester Werewolves	2170	vs.	Staines Steins	2009	WIN
Round 5	April 22	Winchester Werewolves	2119	vs.	Manchester MAgic	1948	WIN
Round 6	April 29	Winchester Werewolves	2208	vs.	Blackpool Bunnies	2117	WIN
Round 7	May 6	Winchester Werewolves	2273	vs.	Oxford Owls	2130	WIN
Round 8	May 13	Winchester Werewolves	2241	vs.	Huddersfield Hawks	2132	WIN
Round 9	May 20	Swansea Breakers	2343	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2257	LOSS
Round 10	May 27	Wraxham Knights	1984	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2319	WIN
Round 11	June 3	Bradford Badgers	2546	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2207	LOSS
Round 12	June 10	Nottingham Hoods	2147	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2467	WIN
Round 13	July 7	Grope Lane Giants	1992	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2258	WIN
Round 14	July 14	Hastings Hurricanes	2329	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2038	LOSS
Round 15	July 22	Leeds	2189	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	2439	WIN

2015 Fixture and Results



   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Round	Date	Home Team	Score		Away Team	Score	Result
Round 1	April 2-6	Crosby Cruisers	17.14.116	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	22.16.148	WIN
Round 2	April 10-12	Winchester Werewolves	24.14.158	vs.	Swansea Breakers	20.16.136	WIN
Round 3	April 17-19	Huddersfield Hawks	24.15.159	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	22.15.147	LOSS
Round 4	April 24-26	Winchester Werewolves	23.16.154	vs.	Blackpool Bunnies	19.13.127	WIN
Round 5	May 1-3	Oxford Owls	23.12.150	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	22.10.142	LOSS
Round 6	May 8-10	Winchester Werewolves	23.14.152	vs.	Leeds Leeches	22.13.145	WIN
Round 7	May 15-17	Winchester Werewolves	26.18.174	vs.	Hastings Hurricanes	22.16.148	WIN
Round 8	May 22-24	Manchester Magic	20.14.134	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	22.11.143	WIN
Round 9	May 29-31	Winchester Werewolves	23.18.156	vs.	Nottingham Hoods	21.14.140	WIN
Round 10	June 5-8	Birmingham Dragons	19.13.127	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	22.16.148	WIN
Round 11	June 12-14	Staines Steins	16.15.111	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	23.17.155	WIN
Round 12	June 18-21	Winchester Werewolves	24.12.156	vs.	Liverpool Rams	21.14.140	WIN
Round 13	June 25-28	Grope Lane Giants	15.18.108	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	23.15.153	WIN
Round 14	July 2-5	Winchester Werewolves	22.14.146	vs.	Bradford Badgers	22.18.150	LOSS
Round 15	July 9-12	Winchester Werewolves	23.18.153	vs.	Hebden Bridge Hedgehogs	20.12.132	WIN
Round 16	July 17-19	Winchester Werewolves	26.18.174	vs.	Nottingham Hoods	19.13127	WIN
Round 17	July 24-26	Liverpool Rams	23.17.155	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	21.15.141	LOSS
Round 18	July 31- August 2	Winchester Werewolves	22.14.146	vs.	Huddersfield Hawks	22.10.142	WIN

ROUND 7 Match to be played on Neutral Ground

2014 Fixture and Results



   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Round	Date	Home Team	Score		Away Team	Score	Result
Round 1	March 14-23	Winchester Werewolves	32.17.209	vs.	Liverpool Rams	25.17.157	WIN
Round 2	March 27-30	Hebden Bridge Hedgehogs	23.17.155	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	26.21.177	WIN
Round 3	April 4-6	Staines Steins	22.9.131	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	30.19.199	WIN
Round 4	April 11-13	Winchester Werewolves	30.16.196	vs.	Birmingham Dragons	25.21.171	WIN
Round 5	April 17-21	Grope Lane Giants	22.13.145	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	30.13.193	WIN
Round 6	April 25-28	Winchester Werewolves	33.19.217	vs.	Leeds Leeches	24.15.159	WIN
Round 7	May 2-4	Winchester Werewolves	28.21.189	vs.	Hastings Hurricanes	25.13.163	WIN
Round 8	May 9-19	Winchester Werewolves	30.25.205	vs.	Newcastle Falcons	23.17.155	WIN
Round 9	May 29-June 1	Huddersfield Hawks	25.11.161	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	26.18.174	WIN
Round 10	June 6-9	Winchester Werewolves	26.23.179	vs.	Swindon Swaggers	25.14.164	WIN
Round 11	June 13-15	Nottingham Hoods	28.15.183	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	28.17.185	WIN
Round 12	June 20-22	Winchester Werewolves	28.22.190	vs.	Swansea Breakers	21.15.141	WIN
Round 13	June 27-29	Oxford Owls	24.16.160	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	30.20.200	WIN
Round 14	July 4-6	Blackpool Bunnies	25.15.165	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	29.19.190	WIN
Round 15	July 11-13	Manchester Magic	30.13.193	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	25.19.169	LOSS
Round 16	July 18-27	Winchester Werewolves	25.16.166	vs.	Bradford Badgers	26.14.170	LOSS
Round 17	July 31-August 3	Crosby Cruisers	25.11.161	vs.	Winchester Werewolves	24.13.157	LOSS

ROUND 7 Match to be played on Neutral Ground

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Club History:
2012
Founded by Colliwobblers

2013
Coach:    Colliwobblers
Ladder:  1st (13 wins, 4 losses)
Finals:    First Qualifying Final defeated Bradford City Badgers 28.17.185 to 25.13 .163
              First Preliminary Final defeated Birmingham Bombers 26.18.174 to 25.17.167
              Grand Final defeated Hebden Bridge Hedgehogs 25.13.163 to 24.18.162
              Premiers

2014
Coach:    Rusty
Ladder:  2nd (14 wins, 3 losses)
Finals:    First Qualifying Final defeated Bradford Badgers 28.12.180 to 26.15.171
              First Preliminary Final defeated Leeds Leeches 26.20.176 to 23.19.157
              Grand Final lost to Hebden Bridge Hedgehogs 25.13.163 to 29.13.187
              Runners Up

2015
Coach:    Rusty
Ladder:  1st (14 wins, 4 losses)
Finals:    First Qualifying Final defeated Hastings Hurricanes 22.11.143 to 22.10.142
              First Preliminary Final defeated Huddersfield Hawks 25.14.164 to 22.17.149
              Grand Final lost to Liverpool Rams 20.12.132 to 20.13.133
              Runners Up

2016
Coach:    Rusty
Ladder:  2nd (12 wins, 3 losses)
Finals:    First Qualifying Final defeated Oxford Owls 2271 to 2087
              First Preliminary Final defeated Bradford Badgers 2364 to 2283
              Grand Final lost to Oxford Owls 2157 to 2478
              Runners Up

2017
Coach:    Rusty
Ladder:  3rd (12 wins, 3 losses)
Finals:    Qualifying Final lost to Leeds Leeches 2340 to 2617
              Semi Final defeated Blackpool Bunnies 2728 to 2470
              Preliminary Final lost to Birmingham Dragons 2284 to 2514

2018
Coach:    Rusty
Ladder:  1st (13 wins, 2 losses)
Finals:    First Qualifying Final defeated Nottingham Hoods 2492 to 2398
              First Preliminary Final defeated Blackpool Bunnies 2445 to 2133
              Grand Final lost to Staines Steins 2332 to 2549
              Runners Up
            
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Club Best & Fairest Award
Voting will be given on a 5-4-3-2-1 for each game throughout the year and the leader at the end of the year will be announced as the Winchester medalist.

2018 Results
56 - Patrick Cripps
43 - Nathan Fyfe
25 - Dayne Zorko 
20 - Lachie Whitfield     
19 - Toby McLean
18 - Kade Simpson
15 - David Zaharakis
15 - Robbie Gray
14 - Jack Steele
13 - David Myers
11 - James Sicily
9 - Toby Nankervis
5 - Luke Dahlhaus
5 - Alex Neal-Bullen
4 - Luke Hodge
1- Bayley Fritsch
1 - Nic Newman

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Previous Winners
2017: Nathan Fyfe
2016: Patrick Cripps
2015: Nathan Fyfe
2014: Matt Priddis
2013: Matt Priddis

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Injuries and Suspensions:



   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
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News:

Werewolves begin quest for Back-to-Back
12 March 2014

In 2 days time the Winchester Werewolves will begin the challenge of defending their 2013 British XV Premiership.

After winning the title in the debut season of the BXVs, Winchester were a strong player in the off-season trading period bringing in star players Garry Ablett Jr., Dean Cox and Jimmy Bartel along with rising star Luke Dahlhaus. Subsequently Werewolves fans have high expectations of success again in 2014.

New coach of the Werewolves, Rusty, was less outgoing about his his expectations when interviewed this week. "We're first and foremost concentrating on winning enough games to make the finals", he said. "We have new players and a new coach so it may take some time to gel."

Despite these words of caution, fans are likely to give the new coach no leniency for a slow start to the season.


Werewolves off to a Flyer
25 March 2014

Winchester Werewolves 32.17.209 defeated Liverpool Rams 25.17.157
Best: Ablett, Priddis, Myers, Zorko, Fyfe, Cox

Winchester have started their premiership defence with a bang, posting a BXV record score to defeat the Liverpool Rams by 52 points. The Werewolves had dominant players all over the ground led by new skipper Gary Ablett and last years best and fairest Matt Priddis. David Myers showed he is ready to step up as a regular first 15 player with an outstanding performance as the sub, whlist Dane Zorko may be on the road to discovering his 2012 form with a polished performance.

Winchester now focus their attention to this weeks Grand Final re-match against the Hebden Bridge Hedgehogs who were also first round winners.


Grand Final Rematch goes to Werewolves
1 April 2014

Winchester Werewolves 26.21.177 defeated Hebden Bridgehedgehogs 23.17.155
Best: Zorko, Priddis, Fyfe, Myers, Dahlhaus

Winchester have given Hebden Bridge a reminder of last season's Grand Final pain by handing the Hedgehogs a 22 point defeat. Dane Zorko was back to his 2012 form with a best on ground display and along with Luke Dahlhuas ensured the forward line was functioning well despite key forwards Jarryd Roughead and Jack Gunston being well held. Skipper Gary Ablett was not as prominent as Round 1, however the Werewolves still controlled the midfield thanks to Matt Priddis, Nathan Fyfe and David Myers who was rewarded with a full game after his performance as a sub in Round 1.


Werewolves wipe the Steins from the field
8 April 2014

Winchester Werewolves 30.19.199 defeated Staines Steins 22.9.131
Best: Ablett, Merrett, Gibson, Priddis, Roughead

Winchester have improved their record to 3-0 thanks to a resounding 68 point victory over bottom team the Staines Steins. Whilst Gary Ablett bounced back from a quiet game last week with a best on ground performance, it was the performance of debutant Jackson Merrett that was most notable. Merrett amassed 35 possessions and 10 marks as he continually provided the link in the chain for many of the Werewolves attacking forays. Sam Gibson made the most of his chances coming on as the sub, whilst Matt Priddis continued his consistent start to the season.

Unbeaten Werewolves remain on top
15 April 2014

Winchester Werewolves 30.16.196 defeated Birmingham Dragons 25.21.171
Best: Ablett, Bartel, Gunston, Guthrie, Gunston

Winchester remain unbeaten in 2014 as they overcame the Birmingham Dragons by 25 points on the weekend. Key forwards Jack Gunston (5 goals) and Jarryd Roughead (4 goals) were dominant up forward, whilst Jimmy Bartel, Cameron Guthrie and Michael Hibberd controlled the defense. Gary Ablett was again dominant in the middle, well supported by Sam Gibson who did his chances of keeping his spot in the team no harm.

Next round the Werewolves travel to Giant Stadium to take on the winless Grope Lane Giants. They will be bolstered by the return of Nate Fyfe from suspension whilst Luke Dahlhaus, David Myers and Tom Hickey are a chance to return after missing last week through injury. Tom Lynch is also pressing for his first game of the year after a long lay off through injury.

Ablett goes back-to-back
26 August 2014

Winchester Werewolves skipper Gary Ablett has won back-to-back Her Majestys MVP Awards after taking out the award tonight. In his first season at the Werewolves, Ablett was dominant through the first 15 rounds before a season ending shoulder injury. Despite missing the final 2 games he held on to win the MVP Award from the fast finishing Tom Rockliff. Ablett finished the count on 32 votes, 8 clear of Rockliff on 24, whilst Josh Kennedy finished 3rd on 23 votes.

Unfortunately for Winchester, Ablett will be wearing the medal in stands on the weekend as the Werewovles tackle the Hebden Bridge Hedgehos in the Grand Final without their injured skipper as the attempt to win back-to-back BXV titles.

Werewolves fall short
31 August 2014

Hebden Bridge Hedgehogs 29.13.187 defeated Winchester Werewolves 25.13.163
Best: Bartel, Priddis, Gunston, Fisher Chaplin

Winchester has been defeated by Hebden Bridge in the 2014 Grand Final. In a rematch of last years Grand Final the Werewolves couldn't overcome injuries to key players and repeat their Premiership triumph of 2013.

Going into the match Winchester was without skipper Gary Ablett, star on-baller Nathan Fyfe, ruckman Dean Cox and forward Tom Lynch and were further hit by the late withdrawals of David Myers and Dayne Zorko.

Veteran Jimmy Bartel was the Werewolves best player on the day, whilst acting skipper Matt Priddis never gave up in the middle but lacked support against the Hedgehogs midfield of Lachie Neale, Toby Greene, Luke Parker and Brent Stanton. Jack Gunston and Jarryd Roughead kicked 9 goals between them up forward but it wasn't enough as despite the best efforts of Sam Fisher and Troy Chaplin in defence the Hedgehogs proved too strong on the day.

It was a bitter pill to swallow for Winchester who won their first 14 games of the season this year before losing their final 3 games of the home and away season. The form was regained winning the Qualifying final against the Bradford and the Preliminary final against Leeds only to come up short against Hebden Bridge in the final game of the year

Priddis wins back-to-back Best and Fairests
12 September 2014

Matt Priddis has repeated his best and fairest award from last year after overtaking Gary Ablett in the final round of voting. Skipper Ablett looked to be well on his way to winning the Winchester Medal in his first season at the Werewolves, leading the count by 22 votes after Rd.14. However a season ending shoulder injured opening the door for Priddis who secured his second medal after polling 4 votes in the Grand Final to beat Ablett by 1 vote. Nathan Fyfe, who also missed the Grand Final finished 3rd in the count, whilst Dayne Zorko and Jimmy Bartel rounded out the Top 5.

Other awards presented on the night were rookie of the year won by Jackson Merrett, whilst Priddis also took out the player of the finals award ahead of Dayne Zorko.

Final Votes
Matt Priddis          59
Gary Ablett           58
Nathan Fyfe          43
Dayne Zorko         27
Jimmy Bartel        19
Jarryd Roughead   14
Luke Dahlhaus      14
Sam Gibson          14
David Myers         14
Jack Gunston        10

Werewolves Pre-Season Champs
23 March 2015

The Winchester Werewolves have taken out the inaugural Fawlty Towers Cup after defeating the Staines Steins by 27 points.

Despite skipper, and back-to-back Her Majesty's MVP winner, Gary Ablett missing the entire pre-season competition with injury, the Werewolves advanced to the final where they were too good for last year's wooden spooner the Steins.

Back-to-back best and fairest winner Matthew Priddis captained the Werewolves in Ablett's absence, and whilst he had a rare quiet game, young star Nathan Fyfe was instrumental in the middle for his team. However it was up forward where the Werewolves were dominant, with Jarryd Roughead and Luke Dahlhaus in excellent early season form.

In a particularly pleasing sign for the Werewolves, youngster Patrick Cripps was also one of his team's best players and could push for senior selection this season.

Whilst the Werewolves were impressive during the pre-season without their skipper Ablett, they will be hoping he can win his race against time to be fit for the Round 1 clash against the Crosby Cruisers.

[Rusty00]

Heartbreak again for Winchester
31 August 2015

Liverpool Rams 20.13.133 defeated Winchester Werewolves 20.12.132
Best: Tom Lynch, Tom Bell, Jarryd Roughead, Luke Dahlhaus

The script leading up to the Grand Final was a familiar tale for the Winchester Werewolves and the ending was the same as for the second consecutive year they have succumbed in the Grand Final, this time to the Liverpool Rams by a heartbreaking 1 point.

As was the case last season Winchester were missing many stars from the match as Vice Captains Nathan Fyfe (knee) and Luke Hodge (suspension) were ruled out joining the likes of skipper Gary Ablett and fellow midfielder David Myers on the sidelines.

Continuing the similar theme to last years loss, Matt Priddis was acting captain on the day, however unlike last year he was well held by the Rams severly denting the Werewolves chances. Despite the players missing the Werewolves were always in the game with Ivan Maric sharing the ruck battle with the Ram's Todd Goldstein, and Luke Dahlhaus, Tom Bell and Dane Zorko toiling hard with extra responsibility in the midfield against the likes of Adam Treloar and Hamish Hartlett who was the best player on the ground.

The result was a bitter pill to swallow for Werewolves coach Rusty, having now lead the team to a Grand Final loss in each of his two seasons in charge. He didn't give much away when pressed on whether major changes would happen in the off-season, however he did hint that veteran Jimmy Bartel was considering whether to play on, or call an end to his illustrious career.

[Rusty00]

Fyfe wins Winchester Medal
1 September 2015

Nathan Fyfe has won his first Best and Fairest award for the Werewolves holding off two-time reigning medallist Matt Priddis by a single vote. Fyfe missed 3 of the final 4 games of the season, including the ill-fated Grand Final where he was sorely missed. Priddis only needed to poll 2 votes in the Grand Final to win a 3rd straight Winchester Medal, however was well below his best against the Rams.

Luke Dahlhaus rocketed into 3rd place after a BOG display in the GF, to finish 1 vote clear of Luke Hodge, who missed the Grand Final through suspension. Small forward Dane Zorko had another consistent season to finish 5th.

Patrick Cripps won the Rookie of the year award after an outstanding debut season which also saw him finish 6th in the best and fairest. Dane Zorko was awarded the Player of the Finals award.

Final Votes
Nathan Fyfe          61
Matt Priddis          60
Luke Dahlhaus      40
Luke Hodge          39
Dayne Zorko         24
Patrick Cripps       20
Jarryd Roughead   19
Tom Bell               14
Gary Ablett           13
Tom Lynch            6
Ivan Maric             5
Michael Hibberd     4
Sam Gibson           3
Sam Fisher            2
Jackson Thurlow    2
Matthew Stokes     2
Jimmy Bartel         2
Jake Melksham      2

[Rusty00]

Coach Storms out of Press Conference
7 March 2016

Winchester Werewolves coach Rusty00 has stormed out of today's press conference after being questioned as to whether it was "Premiership or bust" this year.

The question was posed to Rusty00 that taking into consideration near misses in the past 2 seasons as to whether his coaching position would come under scrutiny should the Werewolves fail to go all the way this season. He immediately stood up and walked out of the room, prematurely ending the press conference.

After taking over as coach of Winchester at the start the 2014 season, the Werewolves have been runners-up in each of the Rusty00's 2 seasons as coach, losing the 2014 decider to the Hebden Bridge Hedgehogs before going down to the Liverpool Rams last year.

Winchester's owner, Katharina Liebherr, had previously refused to comment on Rusty00's tenure beyond this season when questioned.

Earlier in the press conference, Rusty00 noted the club's disappointment of receiving confirmation that promising young defender Jackson Thurlow had torn his ACL. "As a club we will ensure he is provided with all the support he needs to work through the process", he said.

[Nige]

Sorry for your loss.  :P

[Rusty00]

Cripps Confirms Star Status
26 August 2016

A year after winning the rookie of the year Patrick Cripps has won his first Best and Fairest award for the Werewolves after an outstanding season. Heading into the byes Cripps was tied on 28 votes with 2 time Winchester Medallist Matt Priddis. However Cripps finished the season with a bang polling 27 of a possible 30 votes, including a best on ground performance in the Grand Final loss to the Owls.

Robbie Gray completed an excellent first season for the Werewolves with a 3rd place, whilst Gary Ablett finished 4th despite only playing 1 game and not polling any votes after the byes. Small forward Dane Zorko had another consistent season to finish 5th for the second consecutive season.

Toby McLean won the Rookie of the year award after a solid debut season whilst Cripps was also awarded the Player of the Finals award, finishing best on ground in 2 out of the 3 finals Winchester played.

Final Votes
55 - Patrick Cripps       
42 - Matt Priddis           
39 - Robbie Gray         
27 - Gary Ablett           
26 - Dayne Zorko         
21 - Luke Dahlhaus     
17 - Jimmy Bartel         
17 - Sam Gibson         
11 - Nathan Fyfe         
8 - Luke Hodge           
3 - Toby McLean         
2 - Taylor Walker       
1 - Brad Sheppard       
1 - Shaun Hampson   
1 - Daniel Menzel

[Nige]

The final leaderboard confuses me.  :-\

Also, what happened to 'premiership or bust'?  ;) :P

[Rusty00]

The final leaderboard confuses me.  :-\

Fixed ;)

Also, what happened to 'premiership or bust'?  ;) :P

There is a board meeting to decide my fate :'(

[Ringo]

The final leaderboard confuses me.  :-\

Fixed ;)

Also, what happened to 'premiership or bust'?  ;) :P

There is a board meeting to decide my fate :'(

Hope you presented well  ;D