Gundagai Grasshoppers

2017 10th Round.......a win to go 9 - 1 into the Mid Season break

Hoppers 1235 Vs Darraweit 1033

Best & Fairest:
5. B Grundy 120
4. E Curnow 118
3. J Stringer 112
2. T Adams 109
1. P Cripps 97

Season to date:
32. Neale
25. T Adams
24. Rocky
16. P Cripps
12. E Curnow, B Grundy
9. Billings
6. J Martin
4.C Cameron
3. Dumont, Hunt, Stringer
1. Brayshaw

Rising Star Eligible:
* Hugh McCluggage was rested.
* Zac Fisher remains in the reserves & Zach Guthrie remains in the development squad

 

Catching up on administrative stuff at the Hoppers after being lazy the second half of last season.....

Round 14 - Round 21 best & Fairest votes:

+23 - Neale, Adams
+20 - Martin
+14 - Billings
+10 - Cripps, Grundy
+7 - Rocky
+5 - Stringer
+3 - Hunt, Mills
+2 - Cameron, Dumont
+1 - McCluggage, Weitering

 

2017 Season Best & Fairest totals at Gundagai.......

55 - Lachie Neale (back2back winner)
48 - Taylor Adams
31 - Tom Rockliff
26 - Patrick Cripps & Jack Martin
23 - Jack Billings
22 - Brodie Grundy
12 - Ed Curnow
8 - Jake Stringer
6 - Jayden Hunt & Charlie Cameron
5 - Trent Dumont
3 - Callum Mills
1 - Angus Brayshaw, Hugh McCluggage & Jacob Weitering

Rising Star Winner - Hugh McCluggage

 

2015 results
Ladder = 18th
Wins = 2-15
Points scored = 16,807

2016 results
Ladder = 14th
Wins = 6-11
Points scored = 19,803

2017 results
Ladder = 4th
Wins = 12-5
Points scored = 20,870

2018 Preview.....................
We congratulate Lachie Neale on his back2back Best & Fairest Award and Hugh McCluggage on his Rising Star win for 2017.
Patrick Cripps has taken over as Captain after Rocky was booted out the door.........

Ever the tinkerer, the coach at the Hoppers had another busy off season moving chess pieces around, generally out of boredom
more than anything else. Will it continue our leap up the ladder, I'm not so sure......I may have taken two steps back to take one
step forward - but I ain't bored !!

Farewell / Adieu / Get Stuffed
Tom Rockliff - The captain was unceremoniously traded to the Cockatoos.
Angus Brayshaw - Loved by all teammates but too light in the head for the hard grounds of Gundagai & traded to the Lefties.
Trent Dumont - Considered a young up & coming rover, needed the draft picks which we covet so traded to the Lefties.
Ed Langdon - A plethora of young FWD/MIDS saw him traded to the Wombats for a badly needed defenseman.

Welcome aboard - now go sit on the Tucker Box
Charlie Curnow - His brother Ed has been pining for him, we see this kid as a future star of the game.
Brendan Ah Chee - New surroundings may finally unearth this guys inside game.
Blake Hardwick - A much needed defender, adds to our already classy but young backline.
Brad Scheer - A project Academy Mid thrown in as steak knives. We shall see.

Draft Picks
The OUTS certainly show more game than the INS at the moment, but coveted draft picks we have now

PSD picks - 1 - 8 - 15 - 51 - 80

 

2018 Player movement............

Farewell / Adieu / Get Stuffed
Tom Rockliff - (Trade) The captain was unceremoniously traded to the Cockatoos.
Angus Brayshaw - (Trade) Loved by all teammates but too light in the head for the hard grounds of Gundagai & traded to the Lefties.
Trent Dumont - (Trade) Considered a young up & coming rover, needed the draft picks which we covet so traded to the Lefties.
Ed Langdon - (Trade) A plethora of young FWD/MIDS saw him traded to the Wombats for a badly needed defenseman.
Nathan Freeman - (Trade) Top 10 pick hobbled by dodgy hammies, just couldn't wait any longer.
Brad Scheer - (Cut) A project Academy Mid thrown in as steak knives.
James Aish - (Trade) Thrown out with the bath water, talent but meh
Dec Mountford - (Cut) Pre Season shoulder injury did him in
Lin Jong - (Cut) Unlucky, coming back from ACL

Welcome aboard - Trade results:
Charlie Curnow - His brother Ed has been pining for him, we see this kid as a future star of the game.
Brendan Ah Chee - New surroundings may finally unearth this guys inside game.
Blake Hardwick - A much needed defender, adds to our already classy but young backline.

Welcome aboard - Draft results:
Pick 1 = Cam Rayner F/M - Brisbane
Pick 8 = Nic Coffield D/M - St Kilda
Pick 15 = Aiden Bonar F/M - GWS
Pick 51 = Todd Marshall F - Port Adelaide
Pick 59 = Corey Maynard M - Melbourne

 

The 2018 Gundagai Grasshoppers - two steps back, one step forward - after finishing 4th in 2017......

DEFENDERS
Mills - J Hunt - Scharenberg - Weitering - Zuthrie - Hardwick - Coffield DM

MIDDLE
Neale - Adams - Cripps - E Curnow - D Cuningham FM - McCluggage FM - B Ah Chee FM - Bonar FM - C Maynard

FORWARDS
Billings - J Martin - C Curnow - Stringer - C Cameron - Z Fisher - Cockatoo - Lovell - Rayner FM - T Marshall

RUCK
B Grundy - M Cox

** Rising Star Eligible **
Zuthrie
Coffield
Bonar
Lovell
Rayner
Marshall

 

1st Round 2018 = LOSS: Hoppers 1340 Vs Vultures 1505

Best & Fairest
5. Billings 133
4. Cripps 130
3. C Curnow 126
2. Neale 99
1. Grundy 95

Rising Star - (No one played seniors, but some very good signs in the 2's)
Zuthrie 86
Rayner 38
Marshall 59
Coffield - Practice match
Bonar - Practice match
Lovell - Practice match

 

2nd Round 2018 = WIN: Hoppers 1249 Vs Spelunkers 961

Round Best & Fairest
5. E Curnow 148
4. B Grundy 139
3. J Martin 117
2. P Cripps 115
1. Z Fisher 110

Season Best & Fairest
6. Cripps
5. E Curnow, Billings, Grundy
3. C Curnow, J Martin
2. Neale
1. Fisher

Rising Star - (No one played seniors, two week scores from the 2's)
Zuthrie 86/45
Rayner 38/20
Marshall 59/93
Coffield - Practice match
Bonar - Practice match
Lovell - Practice match

 

3rd Round 2018 = WIN: Hoppers 1262 Vs Mt Beauty 1179

Round Best & Fairest
5. B Grundy 154
4. C Mills 105
3. J Martin 99
2. P Cripps 92
1. C Cameron 91

Season Best & Fairest
10. Grundy
6. Cripps, Martin
5. E Curnow, Billings
4. Mills
3. C Curnow
2. Neale
1. Fisher, Cameron

Rising Star -
Todd Marshall 69

 

4th Round 2018 = LOSS: Hoppers 1026 Vs Iron Knob 1343
(2-2 on the season)

Round Best & Fairest
5. B Grundy 141
4. E Curnow 126
3. P Cripps 92
2. L Neale 85
1. C Curnow 73

Season Best & Fairest
15. Grundy
9. E Curnow, Cripps
6. Martin
5. Billings
4. Mills, Neale, C Curnow
1. Fisher, Cameron

Rising Star -
Todd Marshall 46 (115 to date)

 

5th Round 2018 = WIN: Hoppers 1339 Vs Cradle Mountain 1261
(3-2 on the season)

Round Best & Fairest
5. P Cripps 151
4. E Curnow 126
3. Z Fisher 117
2. B Grundy 113
1. L Neale 100

Season Best & Fairest
17. Grundy
14. Cripps
13. E Curnow
6. Martin
5. Billings, Neale
4. Mills, C Curnow, Fisher
1. Cameron

Rising Star -
115 pts - Todd Marshall 0
60 pts - Cam Rayner 60

 

6th Round 2018 = WIN: Hoppers 1227 Vs Nuffers 921
(4-2 on the season)

Round Best & Fairest
5. L Neale 151
4. P Cripps 143
3. B Grundy 115
2. C Mills 95
1. Z Fisher 87

Season Best & Fairest
20. Grundy
18. Cripps
13. E Curnow
10. Neale
6. Martin, Mills
5. Billings, Fisher
4. C Curnow
1. Cameron

Rising Star -
115 pts - Todd Marshall 0
60 pts - Cam Rayner 60
24 pts - Nic Coffield

 

The quiet achievers, as the prisoner said to the hangman: "no noose is good noose."

 

7th Round 2018 = WALLOPED: Hoppers 1162 Vs Chooks 1433
(4-3 on the season)

Round Best & Fairest
5. E Curnow 136
4. L Neale 123
3. B Grundy 110
2. B Hardwick 98
1. P Cripps 94

Season Best & Fairest
23. Grundy
19. Cripps
18. E Curnow
14. Neale
6. Martin, Mills
5. Billings, Fisher
4. C Curnow
2. Hardwick
1. Cameron

Rising Star to date -
115 pts - Todd Marshall
60 pts - Cam Rayner
24 pts - Nick Coffield

 

8th Round 2018 = Bye Week : Hoppers 1353 Vs Lefties 655
(5-3 on the season)

Round Best & Fairest
5. M Scharenberg 137
5. B Grundy 137
3. T Adams 120
1. L Neale 118
1. E Curnow 118

Season Best & Fairest
28. Grundy
19. Cripps, E Curnow
15. Neale
6. Martin, Mills
5. Billings, Fisher, Scharenberg
4. C Curnow
3. T Adams
2. Hardwick
1. Cameron

Rising Star to date -
115 pts - Todd Marshall
88 pts - Nick Coffield 64
60 pts - Cam Rayner

 

9th Round 2018 = Taking down the 27 games unbeaten Kiwi Moo Cows !!
Hoppers 1287 Vs Cows 1248 = 6-3 on the season

Round Best & Fairest
5. P Cripps 152
5. H McCluggage 130
3. L Neale 110
2. B Grundy 109
1. J Stringer 101

Season Best & Fairest
30. Grundy
24. Cripps
19. E Curnow
18. Neale
6. Martin, Mills
5. Billings, Fisher, Scharenberg, McCluggage
4. C Curnow
3. T Adams
2. Hardwick
1. Cameron, Stringer

Rising Star to date -
135 pts - Nick Coffield 47
115 pts - Todd Marshall
60 pts - Cam Rayner

 

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