WXV Awards Week 2019

[Purple 77]

If that was Day 3, we just had it.

Yes MAXXY! Can he hold on to the lead?! I genuinely don't know! I haven't tallied any more votes! But anyway, good to see him above that scrub at number 2.

Round 11 Leaderboard

Full Name	WXV Club	Total
Max Gawn	Berlin Brewers	18
Brodie Grundy	Beijing Thunder	14
Lachie Neale	Beijing Thunder	14
Patrick Cripps	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	13
Josh Kelly	Seoul Magpies	12
Ben Cunnington	Cape Town Cobras	12
Mitch Duncan	Cape Town Cobras	12
Lachie Whitfield	Tokyo Samurai	11
Patrick Dangerfield	Seoul Magpies	10
Marcus Bontempelli	Pacific Islanders	10
Tim Taranto	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	10
Travis Boak	Toronto Wolves	10
Jack Macrae	Toronto Wolves	10
Rory Sloane	Dublin Destroyers	10
Zach Merrett	PNL Reindeers	9
Adam Treloar	Moscow Spetsnaz	9
Tim Kelly	Toronto Wolves	9
Josh Dunkley	Tokyo Samurai	9
Nat Fyfe	Berlin Brewers	9
Scott Pendlebury	New Delhi Tigers	8
Isaac Heeney	New York Revolution	8
Luke Ryan	PNL Reindeers	8
Luke Parker	Buenos Aires Armadillos	8
David Mundy	Berlin Brewers	8

[Boomz]

It's a shame Dunkley is so far back and Whitfield got injured  :'(

[Purple 77]

It's Day 4, and the boys are pulling up s... not good:
- Jukes & PB have managed to comfort a wicked hangover with one of their 5 panadols, but RD is refusing to use one.
- iZ, FTC and Torp have begun looking at their watches, feeling anxious about the study they'd otherwise be procrastinating around.
- Fresh from announcing their retirement, co-coaches Ricochet & elephants were greeted by a wave of applause.
- Roaming BT made way to JB, and asked him to describe Ricophants in 25 words or less. I'm told he did it in 3.

So in that spirit, let's do it!

[Purple 77]

Round 12

A very high scoring round, which saw 194 from Crippa, 173 from Dunkley and Walters flowering robbing Gawn of another 3fa.

Meanwhile, Toronto & Rio engage in one of the highest scoring games of the season.

New Delhi Tigers (23.8.146) def PNL Reindeers (20.9.129)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Jack Billings	169	4
2	Zach Merrett	138	11
1	Jake Lloyd	136	6

Toronto Wolves (25.10.160) def Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (23.11.149)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Patrick Cripps	194	16
2	Jack Macrae	150	12
1	Jack Ziebell	133	5

Pacific Islanders (24.8.152) def Tokyo Samurai (24.6.150)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Josh Dunkley	173	12
2	Aliir Aliir	117	2
1	Marcus Bontempelli	112	11

Moscow Spetsnaz (21.7.133) lost to Seoul Magpies (24.10.154)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Patrick Dangerfield	149	13
2	Ed Curnow	128	2
1	Clayton Oliver	114	8

New York Revolution (17.9.111) lost to Cairo Sands (19.7.121)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Ricky Henderson	121	8
2	Isaac Heeney	102	10
1	Tom Stewart	95	3

Cape Town Cobras (21.9.135) def Buenos Aires Armadillos (21.6.132)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Tom Papley	136	3
2	Ben Cunnington	132	14
1	Luke Parker	120	9

Christchurch Saints (18.10.118) lost to Beijing Thunder (21.7.133)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Conor McKenna	113	3
2	Lachie Neale	106	16
1	David Swallow	106	3

Mexico City Suns (22.11.143) def Dublin Destroyers (21.7.133)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Sam Walsh	141	7
2	Matt Crouch	123	3
1	Mason Wood	111	1

London Royals (20.11.131) lost to Berlin Brewers (25.8.158)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Michael Walters	158	7
2	Max Gawn	153	20
1	Dane Rampe	148	2

[Purple 77]

Round 13

The Cunnington led Cobras claims victory, and another 3 votes from the man himself and he shoots to the pointy end! Neale & Grundy continue to try and out-do each other, whilst Scott Lycett again overshoots for a 3fa.

Dublin Destroyers (21.10.136) def Christchurch Saints (18.8.116)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Todd Goldstein	131	10
2	Rory Sloane	129	12
1	Mark Blicavs	115	1

Beijing Thunder (24.10.154) def PNL Reindeers (19.11.125)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Dayne Zorko	155	6
2	Lachie Neale	137	18
1	Brodie Grundy	133	15

Toronto Wolves (26.6.162) def New York Revolution (16.10.106)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Rowan Marshall	161	7
2	Jack Macrae	142	14
1	Tim Kelly	128	10

Cape Town Cobras (20.11.131) def New Delhi Tigers (19.8.122)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Ben Cunnington	146	17
2	Jasper Pittard	125	2
1	Jack Darling	123	4

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (23.9.147) def Seoul Magpies (21.10.136)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Christian Salem	133	5
2	Hamish Hartlett	130	2
1	Marc Murphy	127	1

Berlin Brewers (20.7.127) def Buenos Aires Armadillos (19.7.121)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Nat Fyfe	147	12
2	Josh P Kennedy	125	3
1	Reilly O'Brien	120	2

Mexico City Suns (21.6.132) lost to Pacific Islanders (22.6.138)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Marcus Bontempelli	130	14
2	Jarryd Lyons	130	4
1	Anthony Miles	118	1

London Royals (19.11.125) lost to Moscow Spetsnaz (22.6.138)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Adam Treloar	136	12
2	Luke Shuey	133	9
1	George Hewett	121	6

Cairo Sands (19.10.124) lost to Tokyo Samurai (22.11.143)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Scott Lycett	165	7
2	Zac Williams	126	4
1	Jarman Impey	117	1

[Purple 77]

In previous years, the All-Worlds team was put to vote by the community. However, this year I have determined the All-Worlds team because its kinda clear for the most part, except for the bottom 5 players or so.

To qualify for the All-Worlds team, you'd have needed to play at least 12 senior games. The following analysis has been done from the 17 H&A season rounds, inclusive of reserves scores (this is consistent with previous years).

Defenders
I produced a rank for each defender according to the total points they scored compared to all other defenders (rank 'X'). Separately, I produced a rank for each defender according to their average points per game (rank 'Y').

I multiplied X and Y together, to produce Z. I then sorted 'Z' by smallest to largest. The top 4 defenders made the All-Worlds team.

For example, Shannon Hurn had the 2nd highest average for all defenders. X = 2.
But, he had the 8th highest total points scored. Y = 8.
Z = 2 x 8 = 16

16 was the 3rd lowest score, meaning he is named as D3.

This method thus takes into account both games played and points per game.

Midfielders, Rucks and Forwards
See 'Defenders'

Utilities
See 'Defenders', except all players are compared to each other regardless of position.

Captain & Vice Captain
Were those with the best overall ranking. Don't worry, this was clear no matter what angle you cut it.

[Purple 77]

So without further ado, I proudly present the 2019 All-Worlds team!

The All-Worlds Team

D: Jake Lloyd (New Delhi), Dane Rampe (Berlin), Shannon Hurn (New Delhi), Tom Stewart (Cairo)
M: Lachie Neale (Beijing), Jack Macrae (Toronto), Patrick Cripps (Rio de Janeiro), Marcus Bontempelli (Pacific)
R: Brodie Grundy (Beijing)
F: Josh Dunkley (Tokyo), Travis Boak (Toronto), Patrick Dangerfield (Seoul), Rowan Marshall (Toronto)
U: Max Gawn (Berlin), Nat Fyfe (Berlin)

CAPTAIN: Brodie Grundy (Beijing)
VICE CAPTAIN: Lachie Neale (Beijing)
COACH: GoLions (Cape Town)

Yeah, OK scrub, you win this year.

[Purple 77]

And ze proof:

POS	Full Name	WXV Club	Games	AVG	PTS	AVG Rank Score	PTS Ranking Score	Overall Ranking Score
D1	Jake Lloyd	New Delhi Tigers	17	112.88	1919	9	7	63
D2	Dane Rampe	Berlin Brewers	17	97.18	1652	43	32	1376
D3	Shannon Hurn	New Delhi Tigers	14	109.71	1536	15	54	810
D4	Tom Stewart	Cairo Sands	17	96.94	1648	44	33	1452
M1	Lachie Neale	Beijing Thunder	17	124.12	2110	2	2	4
M2	Jack Macrae	Toronto Wolves	17	120.35	2046	6	3	18
M3	Patrick Cripps	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	15	121.27	1819	4	12	48
M4	Marcus Bontempelli	Pacific Islanders	17	112.94	1920	8	6	48
R1	Brodie Grundy	Beijing Thunder	17	129.35	2199	1	1	1
F1	Josh Dunkley	Tokyo Samurai	17	113.29	1926	7	5	35
F2	Travis Boak	Toronto Wolves	15	112.44	1799	11	18	198
F3	Patrick Dangerfield	Seoul Magpies	16	111.38	1782	12	20	240
F4	Rowan Marshall	Toronto Wolves	14	112.73	1691	10	26	260
U1	Max Gawn	Berlin Brewers	16	123.81	1981	3	4	12
U2	Nat Fyfe	Berlin Brewers	15	120.73	1811	5	13	65

*some players might have a better overall rank, but they did have a worse positional rank.

Just trust me that this is correct, OK? :P

[Purple 77]

Round 14

... otherwise known as the Lincoln McCarthy stitch up  ::)

Ah! No! Lachie Neale! This is what happens when you get injured Maxxy >:(

Toronto Wolves (23.6.144) def Tokyo Samurai (20.7.127)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Matthew Kreuzer	142	3
2	Rowan Marshall	126	9
1	Dion Prestia	125	1

Seoul Magpies (25.7.157) def Cape Town Cobras (15.11.101)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Clayton Oliver	158	11
2	Patrick Dangerfield	146	15
1	Zach Tuohy	115	1

New Delhi Tigers (22.7.139) def Buenos Aires Armadillos (20.11.131)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Jake Lloyd	122	9
2	Daniel Talia	114	2
1	Robbie Gray	110	1

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (18.9.117) lost to Beijing Thunder (26.9.165)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Lachie Neale	151	21
2	Brodie Grundy	145	17
1	Jack Ziebell	126	6

Moscow Spetsnaz (20.7.127) lost to Mexico City Suns (23.10.148)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Stephen Coniglio	158	9
2	James Sicily	141	7
1	Lachie Hunter	132	3

New York Revolution (18.11.119) lost to London Royals (20.9.129)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Isaac Heeney	134	13
2	Brad Sheppard	131	5
1	Jack Steele	109	3

PNL Reindeers (17.9.111) lost to Dublin Destroyers (19.9.123)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Todd Goldstein	148	13
2	Jack Billings	144	6
1	Tom McDonald	139	1

Christchurch Saints (20.9.129) lost to Pacific Islanders (23.11.149)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Marcus Bontempelli	146	17
2	Braydon Preuss	140	2
1	Harrison Himmelberg	122	3

Cairo Sands (22.7.139) def Berlin Brewers (21.7.133)

Vote	Player	Score	Total Votes
3	Lincoln McCarthy	137	3
2	Trent Cotchin	126	2
1	Dawson Simpson	122	1

[Purple 77]

Another big night, and another solid innings to come!

Will see you all back here either tomorrow or Saturday night  ;)

Come on Max, bring it home.

Round 14 Leaderboard

Full Name	WXV Club	TOTAL
Lachie Neale	Beijing Thunder	21
Max Gawn	Berlin Brewers	20
Ben Cunnington	Cape Town Cobras	17
Brodie Grundy	Beijing Thunder	17
Marcus Bontempelli	Pacific Islanders	17
Patrick Cripps	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	16
Patrick Dangerfield	Seoul Magpies	15
Jack Macrae	Toronto Wolves	14
Isaac Heeney	New York Revolution	13
Todd Goldstein	Dublin Destroyers	13
Josh Dunkley	Tokyo Samurai	12
Josh Kelly	Seoul Magpies	12
Mitch Duncan	Cape Town Cobras	12
Adam Treloar	Moscow Spetsnaz	12
Rory Sloane	Dublin Destroyers	12
Nat Fyfe	Berlin Brewers	12
Clayton Oliver	Seoul Magpies	11
Zach Merrett	PNL Reindeers	11
Lachie Whitfield	Tokyo Samurai	11
Tim Kelly	Toronto Wolves	10
Tim Taranto	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	10
Travis Boak	Toronto Wolves	10

[Nige]

Onya Stewie!

[GoLions]

Cunners wowee

[Toga]

CAPTAIN: Brodie Grundy (Beijing)
VICE CAPTAIN: Lachie Neale (Beijing)

Couple of rock solid leaders ;) Onya boys!

Both giving the Jim a real crack as well

[RaisyDaisy]

Heeney representing!

In some pretty good company there - wasn't expecting him to be going this well

[Purple 77]

Alrighty! Into the final day!

Ah, the final 3 rounds. They were all 'cluster' games, where everyone played a team from their 'third' of the ladder in 2018.

We learned many things, none bigger than the final make-up of the 8. The exact placings would have huge ramifications, say, for example, an elimination final defeat or a grand final representation. Some coaches are acutely aware of this, and have rocked up to the final day of the count in... varying shapes and sizes:
- UTM has rocked up fairly well, all things considering. He'd be thinking the addition of last years Jim Stynes medalist Tom Mitchell will be the difference to Pacific's existing list.
- Koop has been spotted observing the players that have rocked up, and introducing them all to Sam Lloyd at every opportunity.
- Ringo - sporting a ham radio and an ear piece that we can only assume is tuned into the ashes broadcast - briefly received accusing stares after he was seemingly booing some key speakers. However, he assured he was simply shouting "Boo-urns" moments before the Hazlewood dismissal.
- And finally, in a moment of madness, Cairo co-coach ML - whom did not convince the bouncer that he was indeed on the list - needed to separate Nige & Andrew McGrath in a verbal scuffle that begun with Nige saying "Callmmmm down Nige-ely diddly diddly diddly. They did their best, shoddily-iddly-iddly-diddly... gotta be *nice*, hostily-iddly-diddly-iddly.. AW HELL, DIDDLY-DING-DONG CRAP! CAN'T YOU MORONS DO ANYTHING RIGHT?"


Moving on, who will take home Jimmy? Max, fresh from his would-be GF winning double-ton? The currently deflated Neale & Grundy? Or will Cunnington upset? All will revealed!