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Pre-Season
- Thread starter David
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Blaze
Banned
Sorry steds I know you love the super league but the defence at times is atrocious. And the grand final was a joke.steds said:Hmmmmm...sounds more like hugely inflated Oceanian ego than pride to me.
I don't watch a great deal of it so I could just be catching poor games but I can't change my opinion until I see a decent game in your league.
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
The improve the standard of the league, they need a top side like us in it, who are better then NRL sides, even if it is just one as average as you guys. But in real life your going to be waiting a while for a good game.
steds
Hall of Fame Member
Inaugural Voltman Trophy Final
Two point thriller in Rabat
50,000 spectators eagerly packed into "The Goat Herding Ground", Rabat, Morocco (got to do our bit to spread the gospel 
) to see a high tempo, fiercely contested and extremely close final.
Tommy Martyn got the game under way with that big boot of his and straight away all the momentum, like the ball and Dads Army following it, flew towards the Crusaders try line. The Crusaders were under pressure for every second of the first ten minutes, not helped when hooker Sriram Gurunathan got himself sin binned for a high shot on FuiFui MoiMoi. The consequent penalty gave JLI a chance to attack the line and Darren Albert took the opportunity to cross for the first points of the game. However, fiery red head Neil Pickup used his pace to grab the game by the scruff of the neck, bursting through to score the Crusaders first try and, 3 tackles after the restart, finding a hole out wide and speeding through it only to be caught by Nathan Blacklock and drop the ball. An exciting, attacking game ensued, and Lyon's Dads Army regained the lead in the 20th minute, when Brent Tate put Briscoe over. Lyon, however, missed the convertion.
The game had a bit of a wait until the next points were scored, but when they were scored, 6 and a half minutes from half time, they gave the CW team a crucial but slender 2 point lead. Jamee Gray made up for a couple of knock-ons by barging his way through South Sydney Rabbitoh Bryan Fletcher and plonking ball down over the try line before slotting the convertion himself.
That was how the score stayed until half time and just a further 48 seconds afterwards, when ex-Wigan and GB forward Phil Clarke regained the lead and Jamie Lyon added the 2. However, Gray turned the magic on again 5 minutes later, but his missed attempt at the convertion left the scores level at 16-16. Shaun Briscoe showed that what Gray can do, he can do better, as the Hull fullback wriggled his way through he smallest of gaps between Langley and Mørk and, despite Pickup's best efforts, crossed to give the Lyons the lead yet again. Yet the game swung yet again on 53 minutes, Cameron ghosting past Albert and steaming over the try line. Gray's boot gave the Crusaders another slender 2 point lead, but a silly penalty allowed Lyon to level the scores.
In the remaining 22 minutes no more tries were scored, as both teams started to tire and lose momentum in attack, whilst staying as solid as ever in defence. A couple of players started to pick up knocks, including Loganathan, Mørk and Renouf. The deadlock was broken with just under 12 minutes left, when the Crusaders gave away another penalty and Jamie Lyon's deadly boot punished them again, but with just 8 minutes to go, Micky Higham decided to pick a fight with Crampton and aswell as coming off worse, found himself sitting out the rest of the game. Gray scored his 4th goal from his 5th attempt and the scores were level again.
So it went into the final 5 minutes. One team would go on to score another penalty to win it. I'm not going to spoil it for you....
Final Goes Down To Wire
Two point thriller in Rabat
Code:
CW Crusaders Jamie Lyons Invitational XIII
1 Neil Pickup 1 Shaun Briscoe
2 Gaurav Nayak 2 Darren Albert
3 Jamee Gray 3 Jamie Lyon (C)
4 Alex Blackman 4 Brent Tate
5 Andrew Cameron 5 Nathan Blacklock
6 Sean Fuller 6 Tommy Martyn
7 Alex Crampton 7 Chris Thorman
8 Sean Bennett 8 Danny Ward
9 Sriram Gurunathan 9 Micky Higham
10 Rich Langley 10 FuiFui MoiMoi
11 Dale Brumby (C) 11 Bryan Fletcher
12 Thamba Mamesh 12 Vinnie Anderson
13 Rob Malone 13 Ellery Hanley
++Interchange
14 Rich Hingston 14 Steve Renouf
15 Tharmi Longanathan 15 Lee Jewitt
16 Håkon Mørk 16 Mark Gleeson
17 Nath Patrick 17 Phil ClarkeTommy Martyn got the game under way with that big boot of his and straight away all the momentum, like the ball and Dads Army following it, flew towards the Crusaders try line. The Crusaders were under pressure for every second of the first ten minutes, not helped when hooker Sriram Gurunathan got himself sin binned for a high shot on FuiFui MoiMoi. The consequent penalty gave JLI a chance to attack the line and Darren Albert took the opportunity to cross for the first points of the game. However, fiery red head Neil Pickup used his pace to grab the game by the scruff of the neck, bursting through to score the Crusaders first try and, 3 tackles after the restart, finding a hole out wide and speeding through it only to be caught by Nathan Blacklock and drop the ball. An exciting, attacking game ensued, and Lyon's Dads Army regained the lead in the 20th minute, when Brent Tate put Briscoe over. Lyon, however, missed the convertion.
The game had a bit of a wait until the next points were scored, but when they were scored, 6 and a half minutes from half time, they gave the CW team a crucial but slender 2 point lead. Jamee Gray made up for a couple of knock-ons by barging his way through South Sydney Rabbitoh Bryan Fletcher and plonking ball down over the try line before slotting the convertion himself.
That was how the score stayed until half time and just a further 48 seconds afterwards, when ex-Wigan and GB forward Phil Clarke regained the lead and Jamie Lyon added the 2. However, Gray turned the magic on again 5 minutes later, but his missed attempt at the convertion left the scores level at 16-16. Shaun Briscoe showed that what Gray can do, he can do better, as the Hull fullback wriggled his way through he smallest of gaps between Langley and Mørk and, despite Pickup's best efforts, crossed to give the Lyons the lead yet again. Yet the game swung yet again on 53 minutes, Cameron ghosting past Albert and steaming over the try line. Gray's boot gave the Crusaders another slender 2 point lead, but a silly penalty allowed Lyon to level the scores.
In the remaining 22 minutes no more tries were scored, as both teams started to tire and lose momentum in attack, whilst staying as solid as ever in defence. A couple of players started to pick up knocks, including Loganathan, Mørk and Renouf. The deadlock was broken with just under 12 minutes left, when the Crusaders gave away another penalty and Jamie Lyon's deadly boot punished them again, but with just 8 minutes to go, Micky Higham decided to pick a fight with Crampton and aswell as coming off worse, found himself sitting out the rest of the game. Gray scored his 4th goal from his 5th attempt and the scores were level again.
So it went into the final 5 minutes. One team would go on to score another penalty to win it. I'm not going to spoil it for you....
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Ouch! Great effort boys, and lets hit the season running. 
Buddhmaster
International Captain
Jeez, didn't realise this had all got under way. I'll become more involved now.
Seen some pretty good efforts by the team so far, hoping that can continue. Also happy i've been included in a few games, disapointing I didn't contribute though. Although I prefer playing in the centres, i'm a fairly bulky guy so if we have injuries or something, I can play forward.
Seen some pretty good efforts by the team so far, hoping that can continue. Also happy i've been included in a few games, disapointing I didn't contribute though. Although I prefer playing in the centres, i'm a fairly bulky guy so if we have injuries or something, I can play forward.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Quiet final for me, but I think I had a pretty good pre-season overall.
Nice work from the team to make the final as well.
Nice work from the team to make the final as well.
lord_of_darkness
Cricket Web XI Moderator
Word up blazzee..
And wtf happend to my goddamn form arrghh.. i was doin much better in that one pre season game we had..
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Pre-Season Stats (CW only):
Most games in starting XIII:
Crusaders
Bennett
Gurunathan
Langley
Brumby
Mamesh all 5
Scorpions
Dela Cruz
Fitzsimmons both 4
Most games as Interchange:
Hingston (Crusaders) 4
Most tries:
Rose, Gray (Crusaders) and Currie (Scorpions) 2
Fifteen players scored one try, nine for Crusaders and six for Scorpions
Most goals:
Gray (Crusaders) 15
Dobson (Scorpions) 8
Fuller (Crusaders) 5
Most penalties:
Gray (Crusaders) 7
Most points:
Gray (Crusaders) 38
Dobson (Scorpions) 16
Fuller (Crusaders) 14
Currie (Scorpions) 10
Rose (Crusaders) 8
Most Player of the Match Points:
Pickup (Crusaders) 4
Gurunathan, Langley (Crusaders), Currie, Butler, Dobson (Scorpions) all 3
Team Stats:
Matches played: Crusaders 5 (3W 2L), Scorpions 4 (1W 3L)
Penalties: Crusaders 50 conceded, 39 gained (10-7.8 per match) - Scorpions 53 conceded, 35 gained (13.25-8.75 per match)
Possession: Crusaders 50 %, Scorpions 47 %
Time in Other Half: Crusaders 50 %, Scorpions 48 %
Handling Errors: Crusaders 68 (13.6 per match), Scorpions 52 (13 per match)
Tackles: Crusaders 1175 (235 per match), Scorpions 950 (237.5 per match)
Tries: Crusaders 16 (3.2 per match), Scorpions 10 (2.5 per match)
Goals: Crusaders 20 (4 per match), Scorpions 9 (2.25 per match)
Points record: Crusaders 104.82, Scorpions 58-70
Most games in starting XIII:
Crusaders
Bennett
Gurunathan
Langley
Brumby
Mamesh all 5
Scorpions
Dela Cruz
Fitzsimmons both 4
Most games as Interchange:
Hingston (Crusaders) 4
Most tries:
Rose, Gray (Crusaders) and Currie (Scorpions) 2
Fifteen players scored one try, nine for Crusaders and six for Scorpions
Most goals:
Gray (Crusaders) 15
Dobson (Scorpions) 8
Fuller (Crusaders) 5
Most penalties:
Gray (Crusaders) 7
Most points:
Gray (Crusaders) 38
Dobson (Scorpions) 16
Fuller (Crusaders) 14
Currie (Scorpions) 10
Rose (Crusaders) 8
Most Player of the Match Points:
Pickup (Crusaders) 4
Gurunathan, Langley (Crusaders), Currie, Butler, Dobson (Scorpions) all 3
Team Stats:
Matches played: Crusaders 5 (3W 2L), Scorpions 4 (1W 3L)
Penalties: Crusaders 50 conceded, 39 gained (10-7.8 per match) - Scorpions 53 conceded, 35 gained (13.25-8.75 per match)
Possession: Crusaders 50 %, Scorpions 47 %
Time in Other Half: Crusaders 50 %, Scorpions 48 %
Handling Errors: Crusaders 68 (13.6 per match), Scorpions 52 (13 per match)
Tackles: Crusaders 1175 (235 per match), Scorpions 950 (237.5 per match)
Tries: Crusaders 16 (3.2 per match), Scorpions 10 (2.5 per match)
Goals: Crusaders 20 (4 per match), Scorpions 9 (2.25 per match)
Points record: Crusaders 104.82, Scorpions 58-70
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superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
most knockons?