Gold Coast Devils 2012

PRE-SEASON PREMIERS 2011

Gold Coast Devils

Manager
sausageroll

Senior List
1. Hayden Ballantyne $325,000 (3)
2. Jake Batchelor $344,000 (3)
3.Tom Bellchambers $200,000 (5)
4. Jason Blake - $107,000 (1)
5. Jonathan Brown - $661,000 (2)
6. Alipate Carlile - $129,000 (4)
7. Rhys Conca - $559,000 (5)
8. Aaron Cornelius - $96,000 (3)
9. Jack Darling - $430,000 (4)
10. Brett Deledio - $559,000 (5)
11. Xavier Ellis - $360,000 (4)
12. Andrew Gaff - $430,000 (4)
13. Joshua Gibson - $185,000 (2)
14. Brad Green - $101,000 (1)
15. Lachlan Hansen - $386,000 (4)
16. Kyle Hardingham - $203,000 (5)
17. Kyal Horsley - $63,000 (2)
24. Liam Jones - $200,000 (3)
18. Mark LeCras - $182,000 (3)
19. Brendan Lee - $63,000 (2)
20. Marc Lock - $81,000 (1)
21. Malcolm Lynch - $101,000 (2)
22. Nick Malceski - $101,000 (1)
23. Ben McEvoy - $105,000 (3)
25. Mitch Morton - $221,000 (3)
26. Andy Otten - $148,000 (3)
27. Ricky Petterd - $225,000 (5)
28. Jared Rivers - $130,000 (1)
29. Sam Rowe - $78,000 (2)
30. Ahmed Saad - $78,000 (2)
31. Nick Smith - $116,000 (2)
32. Michael Still - $62,000 (3)
33. James Strauss - $117,000 (4)
34. Luke Tapscott - $135,000 (5)
35. Jack Trengove $505,000 (4)
36. Jason Tutt - $135,000 (3)
37. Jack Ziebell - $479,000 (5)
38. Dayne Zorko - $78,000 (2)
39. Tom Couch (Free Agent Draft)

Rookie List
1. Tom Bell - $49,000 (1)
2. James Magner - $49,000 (1)
3. Lachie Neale - $49,000 (1)
4. Cameron Shenton - $49,000 (1)

TPP: $8,618,000



Best 18
B: N.Malceski, J.Gibson, K.Hardingham
HB: B.Deledio, L.Hansen, X.Ellis
C: J.Trengove, J.Ziebell, A.Otten
HF: H.Ballantyne, J.Darling, M.LeCras
F: R.Petterd, J.Brown, B.Green
R: B.McEvoy, R.Conca, A.Gaff

Reserves
B: L.Tapscott, A.Carlisle, J.Blake
HB: J.Batchelor, J.Rivers, N.Smith
C: J.Strauss, J.Tutt, K.Horsley
HF: M.Morton, A.Cornelius, M.Lynch
F: S.Rowe, L.Jones, A.Saad
R: T.Bellchambers, B.Lee, D.Zorko
Int: T.Bell* J.Magner*, L.Neale*, C.Shenton*, M.Lock, M.Still

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A new approach​

Gold Coast look beyond 2012​

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The goal leading into the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons was to have the best possible players in the team to have a fair dinkum shot at the flag.​

Three consecutive top 4 minor round finishes (2 of them top 3) and a pre-season premiership over that period has established Gold Coast as one of the most consistent teams in the competition. Unfortunately though, the club hasn't fired when it mattered most. Since the massively depleted 2009 team, missing key players including S.Lucas, D.Cross, J.McVeigh, B.Dalziell (he was good back then), D.Hille and N.Malceski, fell agonisingly short of a grand final we have built a devastating losing streak of 7 consecutive finals. When players get injured or are rested at that time of year there hasn't been enough quality depth to step up against the best teams despite having very good quality throughout the top 20 or so players.​

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What has changed?​

After taking over in the latter stages of 2008 I decided I wanted to make the list my own and traded heavily. I was able to get very good quality players all over the ground and continued this trading success over the past 2 years. However, this strategy has left Gold Coast with no veterans or stalwards and only a few good candidates coming through. I believe that it will be very difficult to win a premiership without a few of these players to add free or cheap quality depth. In the past I had always focused on making the Gold Coast team as strong as possible in the next season but now a look to the future is required.​

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How the assessment affected the 2011 squad​

Deledio's contract was immediately extended. He and LeCras will be eligible for stalward status in a few years time which will be massive for the team, especially if Brown and Malceski are fit and firing as a veterans at the same time although that may be wishful thinking. Darling's contract was also extended and Petterd, Hardingham and Tutt were retained with good contracts for the future. Green and Malceski were also retained as possible future veterans.​

Players like Swan, Pavlich, Hille, Moloney and Thomas were traded for younger players as long-term prospects for stalward spots in the future and most deadwood was moved on.​

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How the draft provided valuable pieces to the puzzle​

Finally I decided to target players in their early to mid 20s in the drafts as they'll reach stalward/veteran ages before most of the players traded in. I thought I'd be able to get a few of them with mid range picks so I traded all my early picks away for quality youngsters along with pick downgrades in the range I thought I'd need to get my targeted draftees.​

The gamble paid off. I got all of my first 4 from my priority list and was delighted with the 11 players I drafted.​

From my preference list... 1, 2, 3, 4, =5, =9, 10, 13, =15, =20 with Neale being a last second change of preference over my 22nd priority listed player. So essentially I ended up with 7 of my top 10 priorities and 11 of 22 overall.​

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Successful off-season​

At the moment I feel like this has been my most successful off-season so far. Gold Coast now has a heap of players I'm hoping will give provide a couple of quality long-term players from all ages. And future trades will be made with the intention of filling vital pieces of the puzzle needed to be a powerhouse when it all comes together.​

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2012 season​

2012 will be an interesting year. I think there's still enough quality to play finals but a top four finish will be much harder to achieve than in the past. But who knows, I have a lot of confidence in the young guns that were traded in and high hopes for most of the draftees. If Brown can come back strong Gold Coast might just challenge a few of the favourites.​

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2011 - 2012 PLAYER MOVEMENTS

Re-signings:

Contract Extensions:
Jack Darling - $430,000 (4)
Brett Deledio - $559,000 (5)

New Contracts:
Brad Green - $101,000 (1)
Kyle Hardingham - $203,000 (5)
Nick Malceski - $101,000 (1)
Ricky Petterd - $225,000 (5)
Jason Tutt - $135,000 (3)

Additions:

Traded In:
Hayden Ballantyne $325,000 (3)
Jake Batchelor $344,000 (3)
Tom Bellchambers $200,000 (5)
Rhys Conca - $559,000 (5)
Xavier Ellis - $360,000 (4)
Andrew Gaff - $430,000 (4)
Lachlan Hansen - $386,000 (4)
Marc Lock - $81,000 (1) - Not AFL listed
James Strauss - $117,000 (4)
Luke Tapscott - $135,000 (5)
Jack Trengove $505,000 (4)
Jack Ziebell - $479,000 (5)

Draft Picks
Draft Pick 29. Tim Mohr - $78,000 (2)
Draft Pick 31. Dayne Zorko - $78,000 (2)
Draft Pick 37. Ahmed Saad - $78,000 (2)
Draft Pick 40. Sam Rowe - $78,000 (2)
Draft Pick 58. Kylal Horsley - $63,000 (2)
PSD Pick 14. Malcom Lynch - $101,000 (2)
PSD Pick 30. Brendan Lee - $63,000 (2)
Rookie Pick 9. Tom Bell - $49,000 (1)
Rookie Pick 18. James Magner - $49,000 (1)
Rookie Pick 25. Cameron Shenton - $49,000 (1)
Rookie Pick 31. Lachie Neale - $49,000 (1)

Out:

Delistments
Mitchell Farmer - $105,000 (0)
Chris Hall - $88,000 (1) - 75%
Nathan Krakouer - $172,000 (2) - 0%
Marcus Marigliani - $79,000 (0)
Travis Tuck - $107,000 (0)
Simon White - $79,000 (0)

Free Agent Moves
Travis Colyer - $103,000 (0)
Christian Howard - $80,000 (0)
Dean Polo - $132,000 (0)

Traded Out
Shaun Atley - $88,000 (1)
Mitchell Hahn - $237,000 (2)
David Hille - $375,000 (2)
Brent Moloney - $450,000 (4)
Matthew Pavlich - $585,000 (2)
Jared Polec - $88,000 (2)
Heath Shaw - $558,000 (4)
Justin Sherman - $294,000 (3)
Dane Swan - $700,000 (3)
Dale Thomas - $318,000 (3)


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2011

PRE-SEASON PREMIERS

Senior List
1. Jason Blake - $107,000 (2)
2. Jonathan Brown - $661,000 (3)
3. Alipate Carlile - $129,000 (5)
4. Travis Colyer - $103,000 (1)
5. Aaron Cornelius - $96,000 (4)
6. Brett Deledio - $313,000 (2)
7. Mitchell Farmer - $105,000 (1)
8. Joshua Gibson - $185,000 (3)
9. Brad Green - $390,000 (1)
10. Mitchell Hahn - $237,000 (3)
11. Chris Hall - $88,000 (2)
12. Kyle Hardingham - $79,000 (1)
13. David Hille - $375,000 (3)
14. Christian Howard - $80,000 (1)
15. Nathan Krakouer - $172,000 (3)
16. Mark LeCras - $182,000 (4)
17. Nick Malceski - $242,000 (1)
18. Marcus Marigliani - $79,000 (1)
19. Ben McEvoy - $105,000 (4)
20. Brent Moloney - $450,000 (4)
21. Mitch Morton - $221,000 (4)
22. Andy Otten - $148,000 (4)
23. Matthew Pavlich - $585,000 (2)
24. Ricky Petterd - $86,000 (1)
25. Dean Polo - $132,000 (1)
26. Jared Rivers - $130,000 (2)
27. Heath Shaw - $558,000 (4)
28. Justin Sherman - $294,000 (3)
29. Nick Smith - $116,000 (2)
30. Michael Still - $62,000 (4)
31. Dane Swan - $700,000 (3)
32. Dale Thomas - $318,000 (3)
33. Travis Tuck - $107,000 (1)
34. Jason Tutt - $80,000 (1)
35. Simon White - $79,000 (1)

Draft Picks
36. Draft Pick 8 - Jared Polec - $88,000 (2)
37. Draft Pick 12 -Shaun Atley - $88,000 (2)
38. Draft Pick 20 - Jack Darling - $88,000 (2)

Rookie List
N/A

Supplementary List
Alik Magin

Delistments
•. Corey Jones - $232,000 (75%) (1)
TPP: $8,232,000

Best 18:
B: N.Malceski, J.Rivers, N.Krakouer
HB: B.Deledio, J.Gibson, H.Shaw
C: D.Thomas, A.Otten, M.LeCras
HF: B.Green, J.Brown, J.Sherman
F: R.Petterd, M.Pavlich, M.Morton
R: D.Hille, D.Swan, B.Moloney

Reserves:
B: M.Farmer, A.Carlile, C.Howard
HB: S.White, J.Blake, J.Tutt
C: D.Polo, N.Smith, T.Tuck
HF: K.Hardingham, M.Hahn, T.Colyer
F: A.Cornelius, J.Darling, M.Still
R: B.McEvoy, J.Polec, S.Atley
Int: C.Hall, M.Marigliani

- Finished 3rd with 12 wins and 4 losses
- Lost Major Qualifying Final to West Coast (winner through to Grand Final qualifier)
- Lost Quarter Final Wildcard Final to Geelong (for weaker opponent in Quarter Final)
- Lost Quarter Final to Collingwood (knockout)
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2010
Senior List
1. Steven Baker - $156,000 (3)
2. Chance Bateman - $400,000 (3)
3. Jason Blake - $107,000 (1)
4. Jonathan Brown - $661,000 (4)
33. Aaron Cornelius - $96,000 (5)
5. Brett Deledio - $313,000 (3)
6. Mitchell Farmer - $101,000 (2)
27. Joshua Gibson - $185,000 (4)
7. Lindsay Gilbee - $356,000 (2)
8. Brad Green - $390,000 (2)
9. Mitchell Hahn - $237,000 (4)
10. Chris Hall - $88,000 (3)
11. David Hille - $375,000 (4)
12. Corey Jones - $232,000 (2)
13. Nathan Krakouer - $172,000 (4)
14. Brian Lake - $171,000 (2)
15. Mark LeCras - $182,000 (5)
16. Nick Malceski - $242,000 (2)
17. Ben McEvoy - $101,000 (5)
18. Sam Mitchell - $526,000 (4)
19. Mitch Morton - $221,000 (5)
32. David Mundy - $243,000 (2)
20. Andy Otten - $148,000 (5)
21. Matthew Pavlich - $585,000 (3)
22. Ricky Petterd - $86,000 (2)
23. Dean Polo - $132,000 (2)
24. Justin Sherman - $294,000 (4)
25. Nick Smith - $116,000 (3)
26. Michael Still - $62,000 (5)
28. Bret Thornton - $200,000 (4)
29. Travis Tuck - $107,000 (2)
30. Tyrone Vickery - $103,000 (1)
31. Mark L Williams - $170,000 (3)

Draft Picks
34. Christian Howard (#28) - $68,000 (2)
35. Jason Tutt (#37) - $68,000 (2)
36. Kyle Hardingham (#65) - $64,000 (2)
37. Marcus Marigliani (#75) - $64,000 (2)
38. Simon White (#81) - $64,000 (2)

Rookie List
39. Pearce Hanley (1)
40. Riley Milne (1)

Delistments
•. Tim Schmidt - $152,000 (0%) (4)
•. Heath Black - $110,000 (50%) (1)
•. Aaron Fiora - $107,000 (75%) (1)
•. Robert Shirley - $107,000 (75%) (1)
TPP: $7,964,000

Best 18
B: L.Gilbee, B.Lake, N.Malceski
HB: D.Mundy, B.Thornton, N.Krakouer
C: J.Sherman, S.Mitchell, C.Bateman
HF: M.Hahn, M.Pavlich, B.Deledio
F: R.Petterd, J.Brown, M.Morton
R: D.Hille, M.Lecras, B.Green

Reserves
B: S.White, J.Gibson, N.Smith
HB: M.Farmer, J.Blake, C.Howard
C: D.Polo, M.Margliani, C.Hall
HF: Co Jones, M.Williams, K.Hardingham
F: M.Still, T.Vickery, A.Cornelius
R: B.McEvoy, S.Baker, T.Tuck
Int: J.Tutt, P.Hanley*, R.Milne*, A.Otten (LTI)

- At round 10 top of the ladder with 9 wins.
- Won 2 of next 3 to be second, 1 game off top spot and 1 game clear of 3rd & 4th with best total score in top 4.
- Lost last 2 matches to finish 3rd with 11 wins and 4 losses again.
- Lost Quarter Final to West Coast (winner through to GF playoff)
- Lost 1st Qualifying Final to Geelong (double chance)
- Lost 3rd Qualifying Final to Collingwood (knockout)
- 5 straight losses to end the season!
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2009
Senior List
1. Steven Baker - $156,000 (4)
2. Jason Blake - $107,000 (2)
3. Jarrad Boumann - $72,000 (1)
4. Jonathan Brown - $661,000 (5)
5. Steven Browne - $90,000 (1)
6. Daniel Cross - $650,000 (5)
7. Bradd Dalziell - $80,000 (1)
8. Brett Deledio - $313,000 (4)
9. Joshua Gibson - $150,000 (4)
10. Lindsay Gilbee - $356,000 (3)
11. Richard Hadley - $190,000 (1)
12. Mitchell Hahn - $237,000 (5)
13. David Hille - $375,000 (5)
14. Ben Hudson - $162,000 (1)
15. Corey Jones - $232,000 (3)
16. Nathan Krakouer - $172,000 (5)
17. Brian Lake - $171,000 (3)
18. Jason Laycock - $157,000 (2)
19. Scott Lucas - $250,000 (1)
20. Nick Malceski - $242,000 (3)
21. Jarrad McVeigh - $206,000 (4)
22. David Mundy - $237,000 (2)
23. Adam Pattison - $160,000 (1)
24. Russell Robertson - $107,000 (1)
25. Tim Schmidt - $152,000 (5)
26. Troy Selwood - $199,000 (1)
27. Robert Shirley - $107,000 (2)
28. Bret Thornton - $200,000 (5)
29. Travis Tuck - $107,000 (3)
30. Callan Ward - $86,000 (1)
31. Jobe Watson - $340,000 (1)
32. David Wirrpanda - $311,000 (1)

Draft Picks
33. Draft Pick 3 - Hamish Hartlett (ND4) - $85,000 (2)
34. Draft Pick 7 - Michael Hurley (ND5) - $85,000 (2)
35. Draft Pick 12 - Tyrone Vickery (ND8)- $85,000 (2)
36. Draft Pick 13 - Sam Blease (ND17) - $85,000 (2)
37. Draft Pick 63 - Liam Jones (ND32) - $61,000 (2)
38. Draft Pick 79 - Tom Gillies (ND33) - $61,000 (2)

Rookie List
1. Rookie Draft Pick 8 - Thomas German - $30,000 (2)
2. Rookie Draft Pick 16 - Riley Milne - $30,000 (2)
3. Rookie Draft Pick 23 - Pearce Hanley - $30,000 (2)

Delistings
•. Heath Black - $110,000 (50%) (2)
•. Aaron Fiora - $107,000 (75%) (2)
TPP: $7,633,000

Best 18:
B: D.Wirrapanda, B.Lake, N.Malceski
HB: L.Gilbee, B.Thornton, J.Blake
C: B.Dalziell, J.Watson, D.Mundy
HF: N.Krakouer, S.Lucas, B.Deledio
F: Co Jones, J.Brown, R.Robertson
R: D.Hille, D.Cross, J.McVeigh

Reserves
B: S.Baker, J.Gibson, S.Browne
HB: T.Selwood, M.Hurley, T.Gillies
C: T.Tuck, R.Shirley, S.Blease
HF: C.Ward, T.Vickery, T.Schmidt
F: M.Hahn, J.Boumann, J.Laycock
R: B.Hudson, H.Hartlett, R.Hadley
Int: A.Pattison, L.Jones, T.German*, R.Milne*, P.Hanley*

- finished 4th with 11 wins, 4 losses.
- Lost to Melbourne in Quarter Finals (double chance)
- Beat Collingwood in Elimination Finals (knock out)
- Beat 2nd placed Adelaide in 1st Qualifying final (double chance)
- Beat Melbourne in Semi Final (knock out)
- Lost to Adelaide in Preliminary Final - S.Lucas, D.Cross, J.McVeigh, D.Hille, Dalziell, Malceski all out among others
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Match history

Minor Rounds Ladder Positions:
Record: 34 wins, 12 losses (73.9%)
2011: 12 wins, 4 losses (3rd position)
2010: 11 wins, 4 losses (3rd position)
2009: 11 wins, 4 losses (4th position)

Finals:
Record: 3 wins, 8 losses (27.3%)
2011: 0 wins, 3 losses
2010: 0 wins, 3 losses
2009: 3 wins, 2 losses

Opponents in Finals:
Melbourne: 1 win, 1 loss
Adelaide: 1 win, 1 loss
Collingwood: 1 win, 2 losses
West Coast: 0 wins, 2 losses
Geelong: 0 wins, 2 losses

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PRE-2009 HISTORY​

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2004 - East Coast Dockers​

Coach: bLuEmOoSe​

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2005 - East Coast Dockers​

Coach: cogs24​

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2006 - East Coast Dockers​

Coach: EssendonPride​

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2007 - Gold Coast Jets​

Coach: hawka_fan​

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2008 - Gold Coast Crocs​

Coach: Bryceson​

Replaced by sausageroll June 2, 2008​

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RELEVANT TEAM THREADS​

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2004 - 2006​

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/east-coast-dockers-board.98807/​

2007 - 2008​

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/gold-coast-crocs.393158/​

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PRE-SEASON PREMIERS 2011​

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Gold Coast Devils​

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Manager​

sausageroll​

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Senior List​

1. Hayden Ballantyne - $325,000 (2)​

2. Jake Batchelor - $344,000 (2)​

3. Tom Bellchambers - $200,000 (4)​

4. Jonathan Brown - $180,000 (2)​

5. Jaryd Cachia - $110,000 (4)​

6. Alipate Carlile - $129,000 (3)​

7. Reece Conca - $559,000 (4)​

8. Aaron Cornelius - $96,000 (2)​

9. Jack Darling - $430,000 (3)​

10. Brett Deledio - $559,000 (4)​

11. Sam Dwyer - $70,000 (2)​

12. Xavier Ellis - $360,000 (3)​

13. Andrew Gaff - $430,000 (3)​

14. Lachlan Hansen - $386,000 (3)​

15. Kyle Hardingham - $203,000 (4)​

16. Kyal Horsley - $108,000 (1)​

17. Liam Jones - $200,000 (2)​

18. Mark LeCras - $182,000 (2)​

19. Kyle Martin - $70,000 (2)​

20. Ben McEvoy - $105,000 (2)​

21. Kamdyn McIntosh - $70,000 (2)​

22. Mitch Morton - $221,000 (2)​

23. Andy Otten - $148,000 (2)​

24. Ricky Petterd - $225,000 (4)​

25. Jared Rivers - $110,000 (3)​

26. Sam Rowe - $71,000 (1)​

27. Ahmed Saad - $168,000 (1)​

28. Nick Smith - $110,000 (3)​

29. Lewis Stevenson - $70,000 (2)​

30. James Strauss - $117,000 (3)​

31. Jake Stringer - $98,000 (2)​

32. Luke Tapscott - $135,000 (4)​

33. Dean Terlich - $110,000 (4)​

34. Jackson Thurlow - $82,000 (2)​

35. Jack Trengove - $505,000 (3)​

36. Jason Tutt - $135,000 (2)​

37. Jack Ziebell - $479,000 (4)​

38. Dayne Zorko - $455,000 (4)​

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Veterans​

39. Joshua Gibson (1)​

40. Nick Malceski (1)​

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Rookie List (1 yr)​

41. Tom Bell​

42. Justin Hoskin​

43. Tom Curren​

44. Callum Sinclair​

45. Dane Rampe​

46. Troy Davis​

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TPP: $9,048,000​

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Best 18​

B: N.Malceski, J.Gibson, K.Hardingham​

HB: B.Deledio, L.Hansen, X.Ellis​

C: J.Trengove, J.Ziebell, A.Otten​

HF: H.Ballantyne, J.Darling, M.LeCras​

F: R.Petterd, J.Brown, D.Zorko​

R: B.McEvoy, R.Conca, A.Gaff​

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Reserves​

B: L.Stevenson, K.McIntosh, J.Thurlow​

HB: J.Batchelor, J.Rivers, N.Smith​

C: S.Dwyer, K.Horsley, J.Cachia​

HF: M.Morton, A.Cornelius, J.Stringer​

F: L.Tapscott, L.Jones, A.Saad​

R: T.Bellchambers, D.Terlich, K.Martin​

Int: A.Carlisle, J.Strauss, J.Tutt, S.Rowe, T.Bell*, J.Hoskin*, T.Curren*, C.Sinclair*, D.Rampe*, T.Davis*​

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