Slats4ever
International Vice-Captain
a big effort boys and one to be really proud of. despite the loss it was a pretty high paced and quality game and we really did match it with the tough opposition
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Pre-Season
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Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Most likely...Blewy said:Soft
lord_of_darkness
Cricket Web XI Moderator
Goddamn i dont think im having a good pre season?.. any wisdom on that statement kenny?
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Maybe cus his a kiwi and only plays well with a black jersey on 
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
im injured again too?
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
argh bad luck guys, saving all our tricks for the NRL
steds
Hall of Fame Member
Game 5 - CW Crusaders vs. JLI XIII
They were christened "Dad's Army", and it appears that age and 4 consecutive hard-fought games have caught up with Jamie Lyon's Invitational XIII as they were outpaced and outperformed by an energetic, young Crusaders side, especially in the backs.
However, the game started with an early try for Dad's Army, as Blacklock used his experience and pace to slide past young Patrick and go over in the corner, with Jamie Lyon converting to make it 6-0. But the Crusaders showed how hungry when FuiFui MoiMoi brought the ball up for the second tackle after the restart and was met by a hit from little scrum half Crampton delivered with such ferocity that MoiMoi spilled the ball. From the resulting set, Patrick received a chance to gain his early revenge on Blacklock and he duly wriggled free and set off down the touchline before, Wide to West style, tossing it inside to the captain and second rower, who bombed his way over. Brumby's effort, followed by Fuller's cool convertion, cancelled out JLI's lead within two minutes. The Crusaders still haven't managed to eradicate their over-aggression problem, and a penalty for dangerous tackle, which was put on report, allowed Lyon to regain the lead for his side. However, the lead was soon regained when quick hands through the backs led to an opportunity for McNamara to stab a kick in goal for Patrick to punce on and get a try of his own.
The game remained close until the 21st minute, when whistle happy ref Ashley Kline rather harshly sin binned Tommy Martyn for stealing the ball and, in the very next set, rightly penalised the JLI for the same offence. Sean Fuller had no problems when getting the two points. Soon insult was added to injury when the short handed Dad's Army struggled to deal with the Crusaders' pace and Fuller burst over, then converted to build a 10 point lead. Missing Martyn's creative genius and extra pair of legs in defence, the JLI started flagging and by the time he returned to the fray the damage had been done.
The Crusaders started the second half brightly, and Mørk's try in the corner looked the final nail in the coffin for Dad's Army, who looked totally demoralised after this. Even when Rose and Mamesh managed to get themselves sin binned within 2 minutes of each other, the influential Brumby brought himself back on from his well deserved rest, and not only did the 11 remaining Crusaders weather what was more a spot of drizzle than a storm, but they actually increased their lead when hooker Sriram Gurunathan picked a way through. Just after the hour, Rob Malone capped off a very good first appearance with a try. He may be crucial this year as, in their first game with a proper loose forward, the Crusaders looked alot better balanced. However, Malone's stellar debut was tarnished somewhat by a sinbinning for the last 10 minutes of the match for a high shot on Blacklock. This mattered not a jot to the remaining Crusaders, who were on a roll. Mørk and Borcich combined to score another try with less than 5 minutes left and Fuller's convertion meant CW had scored 32 unanswered points. Bryan Fletcher finally scored a late consolation for the Lyons with the last play of the game, but ultimately the Crusaders coasted it.
CW Crusaders 38 Jamie Lyons Invitational XIII 14
CW Crusaders
Tries: Sean Fuller, Nick Borcich, Håkon Mørk, Sriram Gurunathan, Nath Patrick, Dale Brumby, Rob Malone
Goals: Sean Fuller 5 ( 8 )
Jamie Lyons Invitational XIII
Tries: Nathan Blacklock, Bryan Fletcher
Goals: Jamie Lyon 3 ( 3 )
Player of the Match Awards
3 points: Sriram Gurunathan
2 points: Sean Fuller
1 point: Neil Pickup
Crusaders Massacre Weary Lyons
Code:
CW Crusaders Jamie Lyons Invitational XIII
1 Sean Fuller 1 Shaun Briscoe
2 Nath Patrick 2 Darren Albert
3 Gaurav Nayak 3 Jamie Lyon (C)
4 Tharmi Longanathan 4 Brent Tate
5 Håkon Mørk 5 Nathan Blacklock
6 Jack McNamara 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 Neil Pickup 14 Steve Renouf
15 Rich Hingston 15 Lee Jewitt
16 Xavier Rose 16 Mark Gleeson
17 Nick Borcich 17 Phil ClarkeThey were christened "Dad's Army", and it appears that age and 4 consecutive hard-fought games have caught up with Jamie Lyon's Invitational XIII as they were outpaced and outperformed by an energetic, young Crusaders side, especially in the backs.
However, the game started with an early try for Dad's Army, as Blacklock used his experience and pace to slide past young Patrick and go over in the corner, with Jamie Lyon converting to make it 6-0. But the Crusaders showed how hungry when FuiFui MoiMoi brought the ball up for the second tackle after the restart and was met by a hit from little scrum half Crampton delivered with such ferocity that MoiMoi spilled the ball. From the resulting set, Patrick received a chance to gain his early revenge on Blacklock and he duly wriggled free and set off down the touchline before, Wide to West style, tossing it inside to the captain and second rower, who bombed his way over. Brumby's effort, followed by Fuller's cool convertion, cancelled out JLI's lead within two minutes. The Crusaders still haven't managed to eradicate their over-aggression problem, and a penalty for dangerous tackle, which was put on report, allowed Lyon to regain the lead for his side. However, the lead was soon regained when quick hands through the backs led to an opportunity for McNamara to stab a kick in goal for Patrick to punce on and get a try of his own.
The game remained close until the 21st minute, when whistle happy ref Ashley Kline rather harshly sin binned Tommy Martyn for stealing the ball and, in the very next set, rightly penalised the JLI for the same offence. Sean Fuller had no problems when getting the two points. Soon insult was added to injury when the short handed Dad's Army struggled to deal with the Crusaders' pace and Fuller burst over, then converted to build a 10 point lead. Missing Martyn's creative genius and extra pair of legs in defence, the JLI started flagging and by the time he returned to the fray the damage had been done.
The Crusaders started the second half brightly, and Mørk's try in the corner looked the final nail in the coffin for Dad's Army, who looked totally demoralised after this. Even when Rose and Mamesh managed to get themselves sin binned within 2 minutes of each other, the influential Brumby brought himself back on from his well deserved rest, and not only did the 11 remaining Crusaders weather what was more a spot of drizzle than a storm, but they actually increased their lead when hooker Sriram Gurunathan picked a way through. Just after the hour, Rob Malone capped off a very good first appearance with a try. He may be crucial this year as, in their first game with a proper loose forward, the Crusaders looked alot better balanced. However, Malone's stellar debut was tarnished somewhat by a sinbinning for the last 10 minutes of the match for a high shot on Blacklock. This mattered not a jot to the remaining Crusaders, who were on a roll. Mørk and Borcich combined to score another try with less than 5 minutes left and Fuller's convertion meant CW had scored 32 unanswered points. Bryan Fletcher finally scored a late consolation for the Lyons with the last play of the game, but ultimately the Crusaders coasted it.
CW Crusaders 38 Jamie Lyons Invitational XIII 14
CW Crusaders
Tries: Sean Fuller, Nick Borcich, Håkon Mørk, Sriram Gurunathan, Nath Patrick, Dale Brumby, Rob Malone
Goals: Sean Fuller 5 ( 8 )
Jamie Lyons Invitational XIII
Tries: Nathan Blacklock, Bryan Fletcher
Goals: Jamie Lyon 3 ( 3 )
Player of the Match Awards
3 points: Sriram Gurunathan
2 points: Sean Fuller
1 point: Neil Pickup
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Great work by the boys. Bit worried about the number of sin-binnings, but it really was a much improved effort from the boys.
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Pre-Season Stats (CW only):
Most games in starting XIII:
Crusaders
Loganathan
Bennett
Gurunathan
Langley
Brumby
Mamesh all 3
Scorpions
Dela Cruz
Fitzsimmons both 3
Most games as Interchange:
Hingston (Crusaders) 3
Most tries:
Rose (Crusaders) and Currie (Scorpions) 2
Thirteen players have scored one try
Most goals:
Gray (Crusaders) 7
Dobson (Scorpions) 6
Fuller (Crusaders) 5
Most penalties:
Gray (Crusaders) 5
Most points:
Gray (Crusaders) 14
Fuller (Crusaders) 14
Dobson (Scorpions) 12
Currie (Scorpions) 10
Rose (Crusaders) 8
Most Player of the Match Points:
Gurunathan, Langley (Crusaders), Currie, Butler, Dobson (Scorpions) all 3
Team Stats:
Matches played: Both teams 3
Penalties: Crusaders 30 conceded, 27 gained - Scorpions 45 conceded, 26 gained
Possession: Crusaders 52 %, Scorpions 46 %
Time in Other Half: Crusaders 53 %, Scorpions 45 %
Handling Errors: Crusaders 41, Scorpions 40
Tackles: Crusaders 677, Scorpions 710
Tries: Crusaders 9, Scorpions 8
Goals: Crusaders 12, Scorpions 7
Points record: Crusaders 60-42, Scorpions 46-50
Most games in starting XIII:
Crusaders
Loganathan
Bennett
Gurunathan
Langley
Brumby
Mamesh all 3
Scorpions
Dela Cruz
Fitzsimmons both 3
Most games as Interchange:
Hingston (Crusaders) 3
Most tries:
Rose (Crusaders) and Currie (Scorpions) 2
Thirteen players have scored one try
Most goals:
Gray (Crusaders) 7
Dobson (Scorpions) 6
Fuller (Crusaders) 5
Most penalties:
Gray (Crusaders) 5
Most points:
Gray (Crusaders) 14
Fuller (Crusaders) 14
Dobson (Scorpions) 12
Currie (Scorpions) 10
Rose (Crusaders) 8
Most Player of the Match Points:
Gurunathan, Langley (Crusaders), Currie, Butler, Dobson (Scorpions) all 3
Team Stats:
Matches played: Both teams 3
Penalties: Crusaders 30 conceded, 27 gained - Scorpions 45 conceded, 26 gained
Possession: Crusaders 52 %, Scorpions 46 %
Time in Other Half: Crusaders 53 %, Scorpions 45 %
Handling Errors: Crusaders 41, Scorpions 40
Tackles: Crusaders 677, Scorpions 710
Tries: Crusaders 9, Scorpions 8
Goals: Crusaders 12, Scorpions 7
Points record: Crusaders 60-42, Scorpions 46-50
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lord_of_darkness
Cricket Web XI Moderator
Word Up!
Godd.. lets beat the Invitational team.. and btw hoping i finally pull a good performance outta my *** in the match that matters..!!
steds
Hall of Fame Member
CW Scorpions - CW Crusaders
Right. It's a day late (as neither me nor Kenny cba witing it up), but i'd better put it up as final is tomorrow.
The maths is simple:
If Crusaders win or draw, the final is Crusaders - JLI
If Scorpions win by less than 33, it's an all CW final
If the Scorpions win by more than 33, it's a Scorpions - JLI final
Have fun with this.
Right. It's a day late (as neither me nor Kenny cba witing it up), but i'd better put it up as final is tomorrow.
The maths is simple:
If Crusaders win or draw, the final is Crusaders - JLI
If Scorpions win by less than 33, it's an all CW final
If the Scorpions win by more than 33, it's a Scorpions - JLI final
Have fun with this.
Robertinho
Cricketer Of The Year
Ah... tough luck guys... 
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Bring on Jamie Lyon and his retirement home XII 