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NEWCASTLE FALCONS

WELCOME TO THE CHAMPIONS

AVIVA PREMIERSHIP CHAMPIONS 2011, 2012

HEINEKEN CUP WINNERS 2010


Main site: https://www.606v2.com/f41-fantasy-aviva-premiership-season-4


Current Budget: 5.5m

Head Coach:PoolyPunk
Assistant Coach: John Bentley
Director of rugby: Declan Kidney
Forwards Coach: Fran Cotton
Backs Coach's: Johnathan Edwards
Attacking Coach: Jason Robinson
Kicking Coach: Neil Jenkins
Defense Coach: Mike Ford
Conditioning Coach:Craig White
Newcastle A Coach: Tony Underwood

Retired(Not released): Richard Blaze, William Servat

FORWARDS: 23

HK Rory Best (Ireland)
HK Lee Mears (England) - Available Dec 17th
HK Agustín Creevy (Argentina)

TH Paul Doran-Jones (England)
TH Owen Franks (New Zealand)
TH Clement Ric (France)

LH Fabien Barcella (France)
LH Soane Tonga'uiha (Tonga)
LH Alex Waller (England)

LK Paul O'Connell (Ireland)
LK Juandre Kruger (South Africa)
LK Brad Thorn (New Zealand)
LK Yoann Maestri (France)
LK Ed Slater (England)

BS Juan Smith (South Africa)
BS Tom Croft (England)
BS Kelly Brown (Scotland)

OS Richie McCaw(c) (New Zealand)
OS Heinrich Brussow (South Africa)
OS Chris Robshaw (England)

N8 Kieran Read (New Zealand)
N8 Toby Faletau (Wales) (12/11/90)
N8 Chris Masoe (New Zealand)

BACKS: 17

SH Ben Youngs (England)
SH Jimmy Cowan (New Zealand)
SH Luke Burgess (Austrailia)
SH Jean-Marc Doussain (France) (12/02/91)

FH Toby Flood (England)
FH Aaron Cruden (New Zealand)
FH Colin Slade (New Zealand)

IC Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
IC James O'Connor (Austrailia)
IC Scott Wiliiams (Wales) (10/10/1990)
IC Ben Williams (England)

OC Jaque Fourie (South Afica)
OC Adam Ashley-Cooper (Austrailia)
OC George Lowe (England)

WG Drew Mitchell (Austrailia)
WG Alex Cuthbert (Wales)
WG Miles Benjamin (England)
WG Tommy Bowe (Ireland)

FB Alex Goode (England)
FB Jared Payne (New Zealand)


Academy: (01/09/90)

PR Luke Cowen-Dickie (England) (20/6/1993)
LK Jonny Gray (Scotland)
LK Will Carrick Smith (England)
BR Josh Beaumont (England)
BR Joel Conlon (England)
BR Hugh Blake (New Zealand)
BR Euan Dods (England)
FH Joel Hodgson (England) (1/8/1992)
FH Grant Connon (England)
FH Henry Slade (England) (19/3/1993)
CE Luke Marshall (Ireland)
CE Andrew Forsyth (England)
CE Chris Harris (England)
CE Sam Jones (England)
CE Francis Saili (New Zealand) (2/2/1991)
WG Raymond Rhule (South Africa)

Junior Academy

HK Nathan Morris (England) (3/3/1993) - season loan at Wasps
HK George McGuigan (England) (30/3/1993)
PR James Halam
PR Scott Wilson (England)
BR Joe Robinson (England) (6/3/1993)
WG Zach Kibirige (England)

Injuries:(Available week in brackets)

AP R12 - Will Carrick-Smith
AP R13 - Scott Williams
HC/AC R5 - Toby Flood
HC/AC R6 - James O'Connor
AWC R3 - Rory Best

We've been here before with the Hernandez/Franks deal!

you cant be persuaded with SBW and Poux for Evans and Stanks/Barcella ?

tonga instead of poux?

Not keen on a deal that big really mate. Cole is NFS.

I'd like Evans, but not looking to change too many players if I can help it.

hello mate sorryy was out all last night.
still thinking on that deal mate, not sure if going to accept or not will let you know.

I do rate him and want him but probably makes more sense to go for a younger 10 in foreigns as Evans is 31 now.

I know mate, one minute he is staying the next he is off.

I'll let you know for definite by end of today if that is OK?

anyway we could change stankovich to one of

kruger, maestri, brown, mears, lindsay ?

ok. il think on that one.

what would it take to get brown involved? interested in kirchner, stowers, baxter, agulla ?

You could have Neil Briggs as I will probably release him anyway.

yeh go on then why not!
got to take risks in this game and think we both are a little.

Looking for 5m for Creevy mate hes a quality international hooker of a good year for Montpeiller. To get a hook of his standard you would have to go foreigns which will cost triple that

Well I need a similar level EQ and the guys you have are either better or worse than Lowe so it's tricky.

will have a look for a slightly bigger deal.

Juandre Kruger + Miles Benjamin

for

DOC + George Lowe

Anything in that for you as a start

Here's a list

Best, Kruger, AAC and Benjamin I would like so would have to see if they could be worked into something bigger.

sorry mate, no interest in Stanks - I've got quite a few good youngsters coming through who I think will do a job for me, especially Henry Thomas - Mako Vunipola is improving and have Ethan Waller and Danny Herriot to come through as well.

tightheads - looseheads - they are all the same to me!

I think last year it dawned on me that there was a difference in what they did...

4m for Creevy is a deal mate putting it on confirmations

Barritt and Brussow interest me.

North is academy age and amazing. Highly unlikely

The rest of em...Rougerie/Medard/Mermoz etc

Need English back really. Who do you have available

PDJ Robshaw youngs and maybe benjamin all interest me

pdj + benjamin

Harden + JSD enq

saw you mention you were after a 13 - have got Max Evans available if of interest?

interesting what you said about JSD/Benjamin - I'd have JSD as streets ahead of him, as Benjamin is a good player but JSD is so much more versatile and a playmaker. Think Benjamin will improve at Tigers, which could balance it out, but think JSD is awesome.

Will be really interesting to see how Benjamin goes at Tigers - reckon it could be the making of him, as will get to feed off a really good midfield and Flood will bring him in a lot more than Andy Goode has done at Warriors.

Always had JSD as a personal favourite, he's just got that bit of magic about him - probably unluckiest player with injuries/illness, as think he could/should have had a lot of caps. Only other player I think has been just as unlucky with injuries was Stuart Abbott, one of my favourite players until Betson broke his leg with a trip! Never seen such quick feet!

Tolofua is a monster. Raw as hell and needs to work on his basics but I can see him being a star. Hard to deal on potential, not sure I can see anything. What you thinking?

Just having a look at potential deals involving Tolofua. You know the one player I want off you is Brussow so I am going to make and offer and let you know how I see it.

Brussow for Tolofua and either Alessandro Zanni or George Smith.

The way I see it is that yes Brussow is better than Zanni or Smith but you get Tolofua to balance that out. Also with McCaw and Smith in your squad you are effectively two players down until Christmas as they will both be involved in the rugby championship and then AI's. Plusses for Zanni are that you won't lose him at the same time as your SH internationals and he covers the entire back row. Plus for Smith is he is available all year round.

Can't really see anything else for Tolofua other than that mate. let me know.

Fair enough mate, can't really see anything for Tolofua other than that deal though.

Interested in the Lowe for Kruger part but I need a EQ back for him.

Lowe + ?

for

Kruger + EQ?

Not really sure mate. Would need tobe a serious offer.

You want a deal invloving Pocock i'd need a JOC, Read type player.

Not sure why you'd think i'd lose one of the best in the world and not get similar back!?!

Read, Parisse, Hari.....all around same level for me.

Pocock is best fetcher on the planet, better than Brussow, Warburton.
McCaw superman but wheeled out for the odd game?

Not necessarily. Have Louw, J.Burger, Scaysbrook....

Just being honest. You clearly rate Pocock as highly as I do or you would t make an offer like that...

If I lose him I need someone like I mentioned in return

Sorry mate can get another 2 years out of Spencer in the academy. Would be mad to let him go!

Happy to keep him till the right offer comes along. Sick of offering up deals atm!

I need EQ of the same level (in an around the EPS) to let him go. Willing to look at bigger deal but need someone similar back for Lowe.

No sorry mate he's not for sale.

Carraro or tuitopu available both cracking. Carraro player who I want to release least by July. Sensational wing or 13


Glad bath have lost him

I know what you mean tuitopu more a 12 great carrier and defence zero distribution and subtlety.

Carraro more of a wing but great 13 if
Played in right team but wing suits his ball skills.

Carraro for
Me is too drawer has time on ball and Aussies really wanted him back but he picked Montpelier who are looking good
For top 4 next year.

Can't believe no one wants to buy carraro I have tried cutting my team to include him but do not need wing and centre with jsd may sharples gear guildford balshaw and dagg.

Aagggh

Very difficult this 40. Went for 2 guaranteed stars in etzbeth and tj for depth. Savea is tipped to be brilliant but a risk.

My others are pure risks and the one after is meant to be a Joc type star according to my mate who worked for the sports agency in SA. He was right about jdj and goosen etc so will go with him. 18 years old as well

Jdj and aplon outrageous.

Brussow struggled after 2nd injury but still should be selected.

Like van de merwe from lions who was picked.

Brussow and a gain?

Franks
PDJ
Tiny
Robshaw
Read
Falateu
Youngs
Flood
Cruden
AAC
JOC
Bowe

Want to differing extents so might take more than 1 in some cases

Prefer Jane

Just going by the Stormers website for the weight mate...

http://www.thestormers.co.za/profiles.asp?id=1091

I did think he doesn't look quite as big as that, but them's the stats.

And I was bored over the bank holiday hence the new page layout! lol

I'd say looking at he's most likely around the 18 stone mark. Wiki has him at 17 stone something I think but not sure where they get their info from.

Think we'll struggle mate to be honest, I'd want the world for him and I doubt you're prepared to give it.