AXV Bangkok Crabs

[Roy.G.Biv]

The Bangkok Crabs wish to announce another addition to our coaching panel. Joining the team as an assistant coach is Roy.G.Biv  8)
......many of you may not have heard of him, he's not very active here, but has tremendous knowledge and willl make a great contribution to the Crabs

Howdy all. Love what you have going here...brilliant!!!
I tend to lurk on the site, and have noticed that you guys are everywhere giving out sage advice and good humour.
Looking fwd to the experience!

[nostradamus]

l'd like to announce another addtion to our Coaching panel here at the mighty Crabs  8)

This guy is a very active member of the FF community, passionate, knowledgable and an all round good bloke.

With great pleasure l'd like to welcome Greenmoon to our team as an Assistant Coach

[GM]

Thanks again Nostra,
Just great to get on board an exciting young list at the Crabs and i am sure they will grow into a team to be reckoned with in years to come.
I come to Bangkok with lots experience dealing with Crabs worldwide which should hold me in good stead.
My aim at The Bangkok Crabs is to help this team in anyway i can and  am looking forward to the years ahead.

GM

[RidleyU]

Thanks again Nostra,
Just great to get on board an exciting young list at the Crabs and i am sure they will grow into a team to be reckoned with in years to come.
I come to Bangkok with lots experience dealing with Crabs worldwide which should hold me in good stead.
My aim at The Bangkok Crabs is to help this team in anyway i can and  am looking forward to years ahead.

GM

Welcome aboard to the Crabs mate! looking forward to working with you  8)

[GM]

Thanks again Nostra,
Just great to get on board an exciting young list at the Crabs and i am sure they will grow into a team to be reckoned with in years to come.
I come to Bangkok with lots experience dealing with Crabs worldwide which should hold me in good stead.
My aim at The Bangkok Crabs is to help this team in anyway i can and  am looking forward to years ahead.

GM

Welcome aboard to the Crabs mate! looking forward to working with you  8)

Thanks Rids,likewise mate.

[Justin Bieber]

Gm. Great bloke. Nice addition.

[JBs-Hawks]

Ok spuds I gifted you your first win, now in return please give me Aishy!!

[nostradamus]

bump

[RidleyU]

TRADE PERIOD ONE

COMPLETED TRADES

Trade 1:

Bangladesh Bears give: Greg Broughton + Nathan Vardy + NAT #29 + NAT #36
Bangkok Crabs give: Dean Terlich + Jonathon Griffin + NAT #51

Trade 2:

Kuala Lumpur give: Nat 5 + Rook 5 + Phil Davis
Bangkok give: Darling + Nat 29

Trade 3:

Kathmandu give: Trent Cotchin
Bangkok give: Harry O'Brien + Jared Polec + Rook 3

Trade 4:

Ales give: David Swallow, Josh P Kennedy
Bangkok give: Jack Steven, Matthew Buntine

Trade 5:

Gazelles give: Atley, nat 23, nat 41
Bangkok give: Josh Thomas, nat 36, nat 67

Trade 6:

Bangkok give: rook 19
Eskimoes give: Harper

Trade 7:

Gazelles give: Daniel Rich + Nat 10 + Nat 29
Bangkok give: Josh P Kennedy

Trade 8:

Bangkok give: nat 41
Gazelles give: Xavier Ellis

INS: Trent Cotchin, Daniel Rich, David Swallow, Shaun Atley, Phil Davis, Broughton, X. Ellis, Harper, Vardy, nat 5, nat 10, nat 23, nat 29, rook 5,

OUTS: Jack Steven, Jack Darling, Harry O'Brien, Josh Thomas, Polec, Terlich, Buntine, Griffin, nat 51, nat 67, rook 3, rook 19

Our focus when we started this trade period was to find a captain choice for the next few years while our star youngsters develop. Welcome Trent Cotchin.

We also wanted to strengthen our overall team structure across all lines with a major focus on our backs.
Backs Outs: Harry O, Terlich and Buntine
Back Ins: D. Swallow (2014), Atley, Broughton, Phil Davis and possibly Xavier Ellis.

The last thing we wanted to do was to progress in the National Draft with our selections.
Our picks now are 3, 5, 10, 19, 23, 29 and 35.

Best XV

Backs: D. Swallow, S. Atley, G. Broughton, J. Carlisle

Mids: T. Cotchin (C), D. Prestia (VC), A. Treloar, J. O'Meara

Rucks: Naitanui

Fwds: T. Hawkins, S. Motlop, M Grigg (2014), C. Dawes/J Stringer/Vardy

Util: T. Adams, B. Crouch

Bench

Backs: Phil Davis, S. Docherty, J. Allen, K. Jaksch, L. Tapscott, X. Ellis

Mids: D. Rich, J. Lonergan, S. Ross, J. Cowan, Jesse Stringer, Arnot

Rucks: Vardy

Fwds: Merrett, Dawes, Jake Stringer, J. Daniher, Harper, Markworth, Leroy Jetta

DELISTINGS

Richard Newell
Cam Eardley
Jason Ashby
Luke Lowden
Fraser McInnes
Eric Wallace
Steven Morris
Ariel Steinberg
Leroy Jetta
Jesse Stringer
Luke Tapscott


LIVE DRAFT PICKS

National Draft: 3, 5, 10, 19, 23, 29 and 35

Rookie Draft: 5, 35, 51, 67


COACHES SUMMARY

Overall Nost, MJ and myself are very happy with our trades and would like to thank everyone that we have had dealings with. We honestly believe that every trade we made helped both teams improve.

[Jroo]

Nice work Rids. That team is going to be scary in a few years  :-\
Where are you guys expecting to finish next year? You've got a few good additions and most of your players will only get better.

[KoopKicka]

That team looks absolutely epic! :o

[RidleyU]

Hoping to finish mid table in 2014 but think on our day we will compete with anyone.

Our plan is to become very relevant 2015 onwards for at least a decade.

[RidleyU]

Nat Draft Update

Nat pick 3 - Kade Kolodjashnij (def)
Nat pick 5 - James Aish (mid)
Nat pick 10 - Matt Crouch (mid)
Nat pick 19 - Trent Dumont (mid)
Nat pick 23 - Matthew Fuller (def)
Nat pick 29 - Jarman Impey (fwd/def)
Nat pick 35 - Cameron Giles (def)

[RidleyU]

2014 Updated Squad

Backs: D. Swallow, S. Atley, G. Broughton, P. Davis, S. Docherty, K. Kodjashnij, M. Fuller, J. Allen, C. Giles, J. Carlisle

Mids: T. Cotchin, D. Prestia, A. Treloar, J. O'Meara, T. Adams, D. Rich, M. Grigg, B. Crouch, M. Crouch, J. Lonergan, J. Aish, T. Dumont, M. Arnot, S. Ross, B. Macaffer, J. Cowan, X. Ellis

Rucks: N. Naitanui, N. Vardy

Fwds: T. Hawkins, S. Motlop, C. Dawes, J. Daniher, Jake Stringer, J. Merrett, K. Jaksch, K. Harper, T. Membrey, D. Menzel, J. Impey

Rookies
D. Markworth, L. Dalgleish, T. Broomhead, Sam Shaw, Adam Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern

[nostradamus]

Bangkok Crabs' Final Squad for 2014

Backs: D. Swallow, S. Atley, G. Broughton, P. Davis, S. Docherty, K. Kodjashnij, M. Fuller, J. Allen, C. Giles, J. Carlisle

Mids: T. Cotchin, D. Prestia, A. Treloar, J. O'Meara, T. Adams, D. Rich, M. Grigg, B. Crouch, M. Crouch, J. Lonergan, J. Aish, T. Dumont, M. Arnot, S. Ross, B. Macaffer, X. Ellis

Rucks: N. Naitanui, N. Vardy

Fwds: T. Hawkins, S. Motlop, C. Dawes, J. Daniher, Jake Stringer, L. Jetta J. Merrett, K. Jaksch, K. Harper, T. Membrey, D. Menzel, J. Impey

Rookies
D. Markworth, L. Dalgleish, T. Broomhead, Sam Shaw, Adam Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern