Gariwerd Cockatoos

anthak wrote: The Kalgoorlie locals are even trying to buy tickets to our meeting where we'll be discussing a potential trade. What do you think about that? Are you willing to do that in front of an audience? Chels and I were able to sit down tonight with Kurt and his manager to begin negotiations. We were not able to reach any agreement at this stage. Here's a couple of pics of the meeting:

 

Oh, how embarrassing! No wonder we couldn't reach an agreement. I thought you were a reasonable man Chels, but this imposter certainly wasn't.
What do you think has happened? I think Tippett must be behind it!
And when will you be available to meet? And what happened to my pics!?! They must have been moderated out

 

chels wrote:Just arrived in Sydney for the Tom Mitchell press conference ant.   Mitchell marks, kicks to McVeigh who marks then kicks to Hannebery, who marks and kicks to Mitchell who marks ....  Sorry got a bit carried away there. Drinks and a chat in Kal later?  Venue? I noticed your ads Chels. Big news! Should be a good player over many years and this is an exciting time for your club.Bandit wrote:good to see the Waikiks at the bleeding edge with advertising Chels /Portals/0/User%20Images/Qr-cow.jpg' style='width: 700px; height: 436px; Plenty of places to meet for a drink in Kal, but we may have to get byo and meet at the auditorium. We are expecting as big a crowd as last night to witness our discussion.

 

chels wrote: feck ant I feel dreadful, after we drank the retsina and vodka shooters what happened? I seem to recall saying 'so who do you want for Kurt'? but cannot remember what you said. Hang on while I void my stomach again. Where are we in this 'negotiation?' Oh mate, fair enough not being able to remember... It's all a bit hazy for me too. I think I was demanding Tom Mitchell or Nat Fyfe in return, but we ended up talking about other things, such as Ancient Greek mythology and the medicinal qualities of Retsina... I'm pretty sure we got nowhere in our negotiation, but I am sure it was decent entertainment for the crowd at the auditorium.

 

We've got the mid season trade period starting in a few days. Here's some players on the block for us. We will consider any reasonable offers for them, so please get in touch. We would particularly like to exchange them for draft picks if you can. Nick Lower Setanta O'hAilpin Sam Bleese Tom Murphy Jared Polec ... And we may add more names later.

 

anthak wrote: anthak wrote: Gariwerd v Waikikamoocow @ Kalgoorlie, WA <p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt;Waikikamoocow <p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt;Defenders Taylor 84?, Hibberd 115, Staker 67, E: Hickey (OOP) 43/2=22 <p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt; outline: 0px;<strong style='outline: 0px;Midfielders[/b]Fyfe 108, McVeigh 116, Hannebery 68, T. Mitchell 87 <p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt; outline: 0px;<strong style='outline: 0px;Ruck[/b]Jacobs 95 <p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt;ForwardsRobinson 94, Macaffer 100, Westhoff 107, Crameri 63 <p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt; outline: 0px;<strong style='outline: 0px;Interchange[/b]I. Smith 99, Elliott 73 <p style='margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt;= 1298 Gariwerd <p style='line-height: 12pt;Def: Burgoyne (C) 86, Hurn (VC) 90, BSmith 62, Stratton 70 <p style='line-height: 12pt;Mid: Deledio 131, Lower 78, KStevens 34, Masten 96 <p style='line-height: 12pt;Fwd: Gray 40, De Boer 91, Christenson 54, TMurphy - OOP 47/2=24 <p style='line-height: 12pt;Ruck: Vardy 73 <p style='line-height: 12pt;Int: Wallis 72, JGibson 59 <p style='line-height: 12pt;= 1060 <h1>Waikikamoocow def Gariwerd 1298 - 1060Big win to Waikikamoocow! The moving of the home game to far away Kalgoorlie not paying dividends for the Cockatoos. Well not on the field anyway, but it proved worthwhile of the field for this themed round. Well done Chels. It was good to have your company for this weekend. Les W votes: 5 - Deledio (GC) 131 4 - McVeigh (WI) 116 3 - Hibberd (WI) 115 2 - Fyfe (WI) 108 1 - Westhoff (WI) 107 Gariwerd B&F: 3 - Burgoyne 2 - Deledio 1 - Masten
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Lids getting out to a bit of a lead, heading into the mid season break.
The players have 3 weeks off now and, as we are in WA, most are heading over to South East Asia for a holiday. Everyone is expected back in to Gariwerd before June 20th so that we can all take part in the Winter Solstice festival, before having a week of training before our next game. I will be taking care of the mid season draft and trades, delistments etc.

 

Well, day 1 of the Mid Season Trade Period is done and there's already been a few confirmed trades. <div> Including one involving Gariwerd: anthak wrote:Confirmed trade Darraweit Guim sends: Nick Dal Santo & MSD pick 11 & MSD pick 20 & their 4th round 2014 PSD pick, to Gariwerd Gariwerd sends: MSD pick 6 & MSD pick 24 & MSD pick 60 & their 3rd round 2014 PSD pick, to Darraweit Guim. We would like to welcome Nick Dal Santo to the club and portray our excitement in gaining a classy midfielder into our mix.

 

I wonder why my pics haven't been working lately

 

anthak wrote:
I wonder why my pics haven't been working lately FWIW, I think its got something to do with my phone, cause they seem to work fine if I copy/paste them on my laptop, but not on my phone.
... Mid season review will probably happen early next week.

 

Gariwerd would like to commend Sam Bleese, who, with 3 delistments due to be announced in the coming days, must have felt his ORFFA career was on the line after finding it hard to break into Gariwerd's senior team over recent weeks.
While most of his teammates have gone on holiday during this mid season break, Sam decided to play a pickup game with Melbourne in the AFL and he provided an excellent highlight that may have extended his stay in Gariwerd.
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Its been a huge couple of days in the ORFFA, with the Mid Season Trade Period closing today at 5pm AEST, and the Delistment deadline closing later tonight. There were a heap of trades processed and we have a few to announce involving Gariwerd. On top of the aforementioned trade that netted us Nicky Dal, we managed to confirm 4 more trades: melbandy wrote: After a fierce battle for the services of Taylor Walker, Ant and the Cockies have emerged victorious. He will depart the Nuffers for picks 11 and 20 of the MSD. hanks for your interest and good luck to you and your family anthak wrote: wow, Gariwerd have been busy Thanks for posting the Walker trade Melbandy. We are very excited to have a player with walking in his bloodline join the team for our annual walk to an away game next year We also have 2 more trades to announce, and another on the horizon... So, the first trade to announce is: Gariwerd sends: their 2nd round 2014 PSD pick, to Iron Knob; Iron Knob sends: MSD pick 18 and Cam Pederson, to Gariwerd. The 2nd trade to announce is: Gariwerd sends: Nathan Vardy, to Powlett Plains; Powlett Plains sends: their 1st round 2014 PSD pick, to Gariwerd. anthak wrote: anthak wrote:and there's more to come Here we go... Gariwerd are sad to see a very promising young midfielder leave in a trade just confirmed. We held out high hopes on Magner becoming a key figure in our midfield in years to come, but he is struggling for opportunities and we have had to part with him. We can confirm a trade that will send him to Venus Bay in what some may say to be an unnecessarily complicated deal, involving a number of draft picks. Lenny120 has been privy to the negotiations and would surely attest to the necessity of the included picks Here's the deal: Gariwerd send: James Magner; MSD pick 42; 2014 PSD Round 1 pick (originally from Powlett Plains, acquired in the Vardy deal announced earlier today); and PSD Round 4 pick, to Venus Bay. Venus Bay send: MSD pick 33; 2014 PSD Round 2 pick; and 2014 PSD Round 3 pick, to Gariwerd. I think that will do me for this trade period less than 2 hours to go until deadline now... So, all up, from the 5 trades, this is the comings and goings: Leaving Gariwerd: MSD picks 6, 24, 42 and 60. 2014 PSD picks in rounds 2 (to Iron Knob), 3 (to Darraweit Guim) and 4 (to Venus Bay) Players Nathan Vardy and James Magner. Coming to Gariwerd: MSD picks 18 and 33. 2014 PSD picks in rounds 2 (from Venus Bay), 3 (from Venus Bay) and 4 (from Darraweit Guim) Players Cam Pederson, Taylor Walker and Nick Dal Santo
All in all, we are extremely pleased with how it has all played out overall. We have managed to keep a draft pick in each of the first two rounds of the upcoming Midseason Draft and in each of the first four rounds of the 2014 Preseason Draft, while gaining players of the caliber of Taylor Walker, Nick Dal Santo and Cam Pederson. I actually didnt even realise it was playing out that well at the time; not until summarising now.
We have already welcomed Nick, so now we would like to extend a warm welcome to Tex and Cam to the Cockatoos. Tex is only 23 years old and if he can get over his current injury well, is likely to be a future superstar of the ORFFA!
Cam Pederson is also an exciting prospect, at 26 years of age, he should be able to lock down that ruck/forward role that Setanta has been unable to so far this year. There is a slight difference in the aggression of the two players though: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fu19rCXcWY' target='_blank' rel='nofollowhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fu19r...[/url [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxy5FqPap2U' target='_blank' rel='nofollowhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxy5Fq...[/url
Now that the trading is done and dusted, we have also announced our mid season delistments in readiness for the draft this weekend. anthak wrote: Gariwerd delistments. Setanta O'hAilpin Nick Lower Tom Murphy We are extremely sad to see these players depart. Nick has been with us for a year now and has performed solidly in that time, playing a number of games in our midfield this year, after an injury interupted first season with Gariwerd. His finest moment was his debut for Gariwerd last year after being traded in from Marble Bar mid season, where he finished clearly Best on Ground in an amazing debut. He also was awarded the coveted Byron Picket Shirt as our toughest player last season. Setanta and Tom both joined us at the start of this season. Setanta's finest moment was probably when he assisted us in removing Vickery from Gariwerd country in round 1 this year when Darraweit Guim attempted to play him, not knowing he is not welcome in the area. It was a very difficult decision to let Tom go as he has played for us almost all season and has acquitted himself admirably after a horrific performance in Round 4 when he was absolutely toweled up by Travis Cloke of Birdsville to the tune of 195 points! He has even filled in in our forward line a couple of times lately and played well. It is a very sad time to see him depart the club, but who knows, we may be able to find a way to squeeze him back in in the future. We will be making two selections in the upcoming MSD, at picks 18 (from Iron Knob) and 33 (from Venus Bay). And then we have two selections in the Squad Expansion Draft, at picks 5 and 32. Looking forward to it Thank you to all the players departing Gariwerd for your dedication to the Cockies - Nathan Vardy, James Magner, Tom Murphy, Setanta O'hAilpin and Nick Lower. Interestingly, Magner is the only one of the five that has been with Gariwerd since their inception.
We have been a bit slack with the mid season review... It will hopefully be done during the midseason break, or else we may need to flake on it.

 

Nick Lower and Setanta O'hAilpin were both members of the Leadership group this year too, so we are seeking expressions of interest from the players of who would like to take their places and we will make the announcement some time over the coming weeks.
But we do have a significant announcement to make right now...
Y'all probably put 2 and 2 together anyway, but we did not end up facilitating a trade for Kurt Tippett and he was not delisted. During Kurt's recent visit to Kalgoorlie with Waikikamoocow, we managed to convince him to recommit to the Cockatoos!
It cam as a bit of a shock to us and we are still a little confused how it came about, but Chels shed a little insight into a possible contributing factor why: chels wrote: correct weight Ant; many thanks for the very warm hospitality. When I saw Kurt's eyes in that second skimpy bar I knew my dreams of a trade were dashed.

 

Really commend your trade period efforts Ant - you've done really well, bolstered your team in a couple of areas and have parlayed picks expertly to get NDS and Walker. Send our regards to Nick Dal Santo as well. He seems to be settling in well with a 130 sc score in the weekend scratch match. Between him and Jack Newnes scoring 100, I had double smiles! Best of luck in the draft.

 

Thanks Chris...
Now the MidSeason Draft is over and we are preparing for the Expansion Draft, where our first pick is #5.
We can welcome our two newest additions
At Pick 18, we selected Levi Casboult of the Carlton Football Club. Levi is a 23 year old big man, listed as a forward only but plays primarily as a ruck, so we will be looking to have his positional eligibility updated for next season. He has been developing nicely at Carlton and we think the time is right for him to step up into the ORFFA. He has a knack for taking big contested marks and kicking tough goals, so we will be looking forward to seeing him on the park for the Cockatoos playing our Marn Grook football. Levi has apparently gone on record as being happy to break the shackles he found himself in at Carlton http://www.sportal.com.au/sss_content/aflplayer/00003178-image.jpg[/img]


With our final pick of the draft, at #33, we went with another big fella, selecting Shaun McKernan of the Adelaide Football Club. Shaun is also 23 and still has his best years ahead of him. He can play at both ends of the ground and also in the ruck, so it will be interesting to see his positional eligibility from year to year as well. At the moment, he is a fwd/ruck, so he and Pederson will likely be fighting it out for the same position in our first 15... in a trial type atmosphere, to see who can hold a spot on our list for 2014 and beyond. http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201105/r765974_6480145.jpg[/img]

 

We've made our two Expansion Draft selections.
At pick #5, we selected young Irishman Zach Tuohy. Zach is considered by many to be the best kick of all Irishmen to play in the AFL, a skill he was also renowned for in Gaelic footy in Ireland. A development selection, at just 23 years of age, he had already cemented a spot in the Carlton backline and we are hoping he will be able to force his way into the Gariwerd back 4 in years to come. http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Zach+Tuohy+f66RYVUrR4Wm.jpg[/img]

With pick #32, we selected code-hopper Karmichael Hunt. After an extremely successful career in Rugby League and then an impressive Rugby Union stint, Harmichael made the decision to cross to the AFL to play with the Gold Coast Suns. Now in his third season of Aussie Rules, he has developed into a very important player for the Suns. We are not sure if he is at the level required to make the Gariwerd's best team, but expect his development to continue and hope for him to be a star over coming seasons. http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/06/02/1225874/487820-karmichael-hunt.jpg[/img]

 

Now, here is our squad for the remainder of the season:
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[/b] <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;<strong style='font-size: 12.222222328186035px; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;Midfielders:[/b] <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Brett Deledio Richmond <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Chris Masten West Coast <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Nick Dal Santo StKilda <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Adam Cooney Western Bulldogs <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Mitchell Wallis Western Bulldogs <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Jared Polec Brisbane <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Karmichael Hunt Gold Coast <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Koby Stevens Western Bulldogs <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Jimmy Toumpas Melbourne <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Colin Sylvia Melbourne *Fwd <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Allen Christensen Geelong *Fwd <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Robbie Gray Port Adelaide *Fwd <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Matthew De Boer Fremantle *Fwd <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Sam Blease Melbourne *Fwd <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Shaun Burgoyne Hawthorn *Def <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;<strong style='font-size: 12.222222328186035px; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;[/b] <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;<strong style='font-size: 12.222222328186035px; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;
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[/b] <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;<strong style='font-size: 12.222222328186035px; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;Rucks:[/b] <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Zac Smith Gold Coast <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Cam Pederson Melbourne *Def <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Shaun McKernan Adelaide *Fwd <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;<strong style='font-size: 12.222222328186035px; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;[/b] <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;<strong style='font-size: 12.222222328186035px; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;
[/b] <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;<strong style='font-size: 12.222222328186035px; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;
[/b] <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;<strong style='font-size: 12.222222328186035px; outline: 0px; background-color: transparent;Forwards:[/b] <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Kurt Tippett Sydney <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Mitchell Clark Melbourne <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Taylor Walker Adelaide <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Levi Casboult Carlton <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Colin Sylvia Melbourne *Mid <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Allen Christensen Geelong *Mid <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Robbie Gray Port Adelaide *Mid <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Matthew De Boer Fremantle *Mid <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Sam Blease Melbourne *Mid <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;Shaun McKernan Adelaide *Ruck <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; outline: 0px; color: #000000;

 

<p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; color: #000000;Our Captain and Vice Captain remain the same two players as always -<strong style='font-size: 12.222222328186035px;Shaun Burgoyne as Captain, and Shannon Hurn as Vice[/b]. <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; color: #000000;Our Leadership group has continued to be rotated and now consists of Koby Stevens, Brett Deledio, Josh Gibson, Karmichael Hunt and Chris Masten, with the latter two being included for their first times. <p style='margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, San-Serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: 15.989583969116211px; color: #000000;We are very excited with the squad we have assembled, particularly for 2014 and beyond; but we still do hold out hope for an improved effort for the remainder of this season and consider ourselves a sneaky finals chance for 2013. <div>