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A LOOK AT THE MVP RACE HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON

14/9/2018

 
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COMMANDING LEAD: Emma Hawes has shone in the opening seven weeks of the league.
With the Newcastle Dodgeball League reaching the half-way point of the season, it's time to stop and take a look at how the race for the competition's Most Valuable Player is shaping up.
While in the past the half point often sees tiebreakers come into play to determine who is currently leading the pack, Season 11 has a clear front-runner for season's best - Bar Beach's Emma Hawes has proven crucial for the entrant team in their first campaign, collecting three of a possible seven MVP votes across the first half of the season.
While Hawes currently has control of the top spot by a single point, four players remain hot on her heels seven weeks in, including Team of Season 10 recipients Peter Goldthorpe and Alexander McIntyre, who both have retained their winter series form to collect 5 points in the opening seven fixtures.
They are joined by two rookie players, Isaac Davis and Hannah Trypas, and Molly Walker, who has enjoyed a red-hot start to Season 11 for Waratah.
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Kotara's Isaac Davis has been another rookie player that has entered the league with a bang.
The half-point of the league also gives a look in to a potential end-of-season standout team, with the players that have currently collected either five or six point hauls making it into the squad.
  • POTENTIAL TEAM OF THE SEASON: Emma Hawes (Bar Beach), Peter Goldthorpe (Raymond Terrace), Alexander McIntyre (Hamilton), Molly Walker (Waratah), Isaac Davis (Kotara) and Hannah Trypas (Shortland).
While Hawes leads the comp in MVP points collected at the moment, there's still seven more weeks for anyone to secure a maximum of 14 points, meaning the race is still very much anyone in the league's to claim - if they can continue, or change, their form.

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Season 10 MVP Peter Goldthorpe sits just one outside the top spot half through the season. Goldthorpe is currently chasing history - no NDL player has ever been named MVP twice.

6 MVP POINTS

- ​Emma Hawes, Bar Beach

5 MVP POINTS

- Isaac Davis, Kotara
- Peter Goldthorpe, Raymond Terrace
- Alexander McIntyre, Hamilton
​- Hannah Trypas, Shortland
​- Molly Walker, Waratah

4 MVP POINTS

- Luke Deacon, Shortland
- Zac Gardner, Cooks Hill
- Harry Gibson, Hamilton
- Dylan Hunt, Waratah
- Liam Janzuk, Belmont
- Dan Jenkinson, Raymond Terrace
- Tom Loosemore, Shortland
- Jakub Lunarzewski, Waratah
​- Jacinta Mantle, Kotara

3 MVP POINTS

- Callum Foot, Bar Beach
- Rynell Williams, Raymond Terrace

2 MVP POINTS

- James Billingham, Shortland
- Jaimi Bubb, Belmont
- Doug Byrne, Hamilton
- Lachlan Craig, Hamilton

- Lucas Fowler, Bar Beach
- David Franklin, Raymond Terrace
​- Keagan Jones, Belmont
- Maddie Jordan, Belmont
- Heath Kepreotes, Raymond Terrace
- Luke Mallet, Kotara
- Thomas McCallum, Hamilton
- Benjamin McIntyre, Hamilton
- Zac Oke, Kotara
- ​Nic Price, Belmont

- Gracie Salter, Bar Beach

1 MVP POINT

- Eva Bailey, Waratah
​- Laura Bailey, Kotara
- Andrew De Souza, Warat
ah
- Lewis Foot, Bar Beach
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Georgia Graham, Waratah
- Gordon Murray, Raymond Terrace
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RED-HOT: Waratah's Molly Walker has enjoyed an up-swing in form, guiding the Cobras to an equal best record in the league after seven weeks with her catches and control.

Follow the race for the Most Valuable Player throughout the season here.

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    S13


    RD1: Fast-starting Waratah launch new campaign in style (02/08)
    PRESEASON: Season 13's draw & key fixtures revealed (26/07/19)

    S12


    Finals: Scotchies clinch first title with rampage over Belmont (21/06)
    RD14: Shortland, Hamilton lead top seeds heading into playoffs (07/06)
    RD13: Glendale stun Belmont 7-3 to climb out of cellar (31/05)
    RD12: Jesmond bundle up Waratah to set race for top four alight (24/05)
    RD11: Beavers back on track with win over the Kings (17/05)
    RD10: Terrace back in the winner's circle with Hamilton upset (10/05)
    RD9: Belmont and Waratah locked at standstill (03/05)
    RD8: Stags down 'Tahs in grudge match battle for third (19/04)
    RD7: Belmont bounce back with spoiler win against Kotara (12/04)
    RD6: Scotches wave away Belmont bid to stay top (05/04)
    RD5: Waratah right season with Raccoons win (29/03)
    RD4: Shortland stay undefeated with fourth win (22/03)
    RD3: Hamilton claim revenge in grand final rematch (15/03)
    RD2: Bar Beach hold off Glendale to bag first win (08/03)
    RD1: Waratah sweep aside arch-rivals with major margin (01/03)
    PRESEASON: Season 12's draw & key fixtures revealed (08/02/19)
    PRESEASON: Rego now open for NDL Season 12. (01/02/18)

    S11


    GF: Belmont edge out Hamilton in two-set grand final epic (16/11)
    FINALS: Hamilton and Belmont set up grand final rematch (9/11)
    RD14: Waratah down Belmont in heated one-set thriller (2/11)
    RD13: Shortland oust Hamilton from first with one to go (26/10)
    RD12: Belmont upset Hamilton to blow first place race open (19/10)
    RD11: Shortland take second after thriller against Belmont (12/10/18)
    RD10: Waratah tumble into fourth place after slow start (5/10/18)
    RD9: Top four teams hold off finals-hopefuls (28/09/18)
    RD8: Hamilton claim first as league celebrates Ladies Day (21/09/18)
    RD7: Shortland and Kotara clash goes down to the wire (14/09/18)
    RD6: Waratah keep close on Hamilton's heels (07/09/18)
    RD5: Hamilton prevail in grand final rematch (30/08/18)
    ​RD4: Belmont tumble into ladder mix with defeat (24/08/18)
    RD3: Waratah cuts Shortland's undefeated streak short (17/08/18)
    RD2: Shortland break Terrace to continue strong start (10/08/18)
    RD1: Waratah open account against long-standing rivals (03/08/18)
    PRESEASON: Season 11's draw & key fixtures revealed (19/07/18)
    PRESEASON: Registrations now open for NDL Season 11. (13/07/18)

    SEASON 10


    GF: Hamilton extend dynasty with fifth championship (06/07/18)
    SF: Belmont punch ticket to season decider with comeback (29/06/18)
    QF: Raymond Terrace scores maiden finals victory (22/06/18)
    RD15: Waratah confirm second place, first week bye (15/06/18)
    RD14: Waratah steady the ship with key three-set win (08/06/18)
    RD13: Belmont ensures the Waratah slide continues (01/06/18)
    RD12: Cooks Hill and Belmont remain level with draw (25/05/18)
    RD11: Waratah lose sight of first place after defeat (18/05/18)
    RD10: Raymond Terrace shock Cookers in sudden death (11/05/18)
    RD9: Cookers drop 'Tahs to second with 6-5 slug-fest (04/05/18)
    RD8: Hamilton take revenge in Battle of Oakdale (27/04/18)
    RD7: Bailey best on field as 'Tahs in cruise-control (20/04/18)
    RD6: Waratah break three-year hoodoo over old rivals (13/04/18)
    RD5: Hamilton reclaim first place with 13-0 masterclass (06/04/18)
    RD4: League's closest round sees 'Tahs take top spot (23/03/18)
    RD3: Cooks Hill record first point with 5-5 draw (16/03/18)
    RD2: Sudden-death deciders see Hamilton pip Belmont (09/03/18)
    RD1: Waratah-Hamilton classic ends in 6-all draw (02/03/18)

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