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Xavier '08

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Xavier will be training on Monday morning - the groundstaff have made the Plunkett oval available but will be overseeding all of the others so we have to keep off the other grounds. Spread the word to all squad members that there is a green light for 7-8am. JB
 

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well all being said if the xavs cant win the flag this yr.. itll be a while until they do.
havent had a flag since 03'... wat a drought but this looks the year with all rubbish talk aside.
if the xavs put there heads down, the hailerburys and caulfields will fold cause there toothless flogs.

that is all.
 
BlackMagic99 said:
well all being said if the xavs cant win the flag this yr.. itll be a while until they do.
havent had a flag since 03'... wat a drought but this looks the year with all rubbish talk aside.
if the xavs put there heads down, the hailerburys and caulfields will fold cause there toothless flogs.

that is all.
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lol...who are ya?
 
The Buxton Squad lists are up at xavier, and I must say it is an absolute disgrace that Josh Beaver was not named. His fitness is sublime and I cannot think of any player (bar Sam Lees) who is harder at the footy. He is strong, can run all day and would be an invaluable back line player/tagger, a necessity to Xavier football at the moment. This again, just emphasizes the occasional superficiality of Xavier football, and its inablity to see true talent present in some players. Instead inefficient, dare i say "hacks" have been chosen for their verbal skills (on and off the field), rather than physical ability.
 
cement mixer said:
The Buxton Squad lists are up at xavier, and I must say it is an absolute disgrace that Josh Beaver was not named. His fitness is sublime and I cannot think of any player (bar Sam Lees) who is harder at the footy. He is strong, can run all day and would be an invaluable back line player/tagger, a necessity to Xavier football at the moment. This again, just emphasizes the occasional superficiality of Xavier football, and its inablity to see true talent present in some players. Instead inefficient, dare i say "hacks" have been chosen for their verbal skills (on and off the field), rather than physical ability.
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hit the nail on the head there CM
 
cement mixer said:
The Buxton Squad lists are up at xavier, and I must say it is an absolute disgrace that Josh Beaver was not named. His fitness is sublime and I cannot think of any player (bar Sam Lees) who is harder at the footy. He is strong, can run all day and would be an invaluable back line player/tagger, a necessity to Xavier football at the moment. This again, just emphasizes the occasional superficiality of Xavier football, and its inablity to see true talent present in some players. Instead inefficient, dare i say "hacks" have been chosen for their verbal skills (on and off the field), rather than physical ability.
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beaver stop talking about yourself! nah jk. beaver should def be there but its probably just an oversight and it'll be rectified as soon as they are informed.
 
Yeah I agree, must have been a typo why beavers name wasn't up there, could be a lockdown defender in the back pocket. Goes stronger at the ball than anyone I've ever seen. Just like to ask how the team went today in their practice match? Who played well and who kicked the goals etc.
 

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hmmm yeah no one notable scored goals besides sam lees besides him just a second rate cherry picker up forward while the back line toughed it out...
 
Rumor has it that Josh Beaver, has been put onto the list for the buxton camp, good call. Would've been unfair if a kid that is in year 12 wouldn't get his last chance to play firsts footy. I think his a serious chance to make it into a back pocket, as a shutdown defender/tagger.
 
Gotta say... as an expert of the APS I was exceptionally surprised that a player of the immense talent of William Balme was not chosen to go on the road trip up to Buxton. His skills rival those of David Fanning and he has the frame of Andrew Mackie with improved fitness. What is going on at Xavier College these days? I personally thought he was a shoe-in to dominate the 1s this year, but obviously he will be chucked into the 3s to carve up the midfield.... or working on his fielding which was described as simply 'atrocious' by certain credible sources.

I also heard rumours that he has been locked in a fierce commentary battle and decided to not make the trip down to St.Pats to challenge the team of Hub-Maas... but he will win the battle, this guy has obviously inherited the smooth charisma of the late great Clinton Grybas.

Anyone else a fan of this guy? If only someone would invest some time into him!
 
mainboardboycotter said:
Gotta say... as an expert of the APS I was exceptionally surprised that a player of the immense talent of William Balme was not chosen to go on the road trip up to Buxton. His skills rival those of David Fanning and he has the frame of Andrew Mackie with improved fitness. What is going on at Xavier College these days? I personally thought he was a shoe-in to dominate the 1s this year, but obviously he will be chucked into the 3s to carve up the midfield.... or working on his fielding which was described as simply 'atrocious' by certain credible sources.

I also heard rumours that he has been locked in a fierce commentary battle and decided to not make the trip down to St.Pats to challenge the team of Hub-Maas... but he will win the battle, this guy has obviously inherited the smooth charisma of the late great Clinton Grybas.

Anyone else a fan of this guy? If only someone would invest some time into him!
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shutup balme you gimp. nobody is a fan of you, get back on your knees and post something about strauss.
 
Seemingly merit has taken a back seat to who one knows at Xavier. I'd suggest that the way one conducts themselves on the field is mirrored off the field (to a certain extent). Josh Beaver is not the most mercurial footballer, nor is he the sleekest. Off the field his endeavours (or lack thereof) with the females would mirror this slight dearth of sleekness. However, there is nobody at Xavier, or dare I say the APS, who will invariably put his nose over the ball and his body on the line to aid the team. The man simply doesn't shirk an issue. Which is all the more impressive when one considers his somewhat diminuitive frame (yet powerful - benches his body weight) which he often pits against far larger opposition. The fact of the matter is that there are few at Xavier who play the back pocket role as well as Beaver. His old school brand of football is mirrored off the field in his old school demeanour. Perhaps his single greatest fault is that, being the quiet, unassuming and dignified man that he is, he does not engage in the networking and sucky (for want of a better word) game that has aided so many other lesser players so well. Personally, I find that admirable.
Get Eager For Beaver (Because everyone loves a bit of Beaver)
 

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Expecting to see a good showing against Skevs in the pracks.
 
TouchOfASurgeon said:
Seemingly merit has taken a back seat to who one knows at Xavier. I'd suggest that the way one conducts themselves on the field is mirrored off the field (to a certain extent). Josh Beaver is not the most mercurial footballer, nor is he the sleekest. Off the field his endeavours (or lack thereof) with the females would mirror this slight dearth of sleekness. However, there is nobody at Xavier, or dare I say the APS, who will invariably put his nose over the ball and his body on the line to aid the team. The man simply doesn't shirk an issue. Which is all the more impressive when one considers his somewhat diminuitive frame (yet powerful - benches his body weight) which he often pits against far larger opposition. The fact of the matter is that there are few at Xavier who play the back pocket role as well as Beaver. His old school brand of football is mirrored off the field in his old school demeanour. Perhaps his single greatest fault is that, being the quiet, unassuming and dignified man that he is, he does not engage in the networking and sucky (for want of a better word) game that has aided so many other lesser players so well. Personally, I find that admirable.
Get Eager For Beaver (Because everyone loves a bit of Beaver)
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Way to over complicate the situation at hand. Obviously you had a thesauros with you while posting because that was an atrocious effort at making a point that has already been made.
 
Couch Potato said:
Seriously, I read this to find out how my old side is going and there has been nothing but wingeing about fringe players not getting enough of a go.

As usual the discussion is centered around the players that JUST missed out on selection. Last year there were gripes about Rowse, Browne, Baird and Lamanna not getting spots, when Yr 11s like Ambrose, Ulbrick, Shiel and Grigg supposedly took their spots. I wonder if the leadership group and the coaches got that right?

What about the top players that were selected, where is the talk about them? Nothing about Craig, Hachem, Donohoe or Gorman who had great years in the seconds in 07. I'd be more interested in hearing about them and how they are travelling this year. What role do people think they might play in the 1sts?

And how are the top Yr 11s going? There has to be a few of them that are decent if the 10As and 10Bs both went undefeated all year!
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Fringe players not getting enough of a go? We all know who you are...
 
So. Most people know who each other is. Get on with it and post something useful.
 
Look out for Orange County ex-pat Jim Bourke and the Indian sensation Andrew Dennis. Both players have top class ball skills and can run all day, will be potent up forward or impenetrable down back. Could play 2s or perhaps even 1s if injuries occur.
 

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