In an effort to follow on from Robo's great work in the early seasons (where he used to compile lists of the top players in the Aussie League), I have decided to put up a list of our leagues All-Star players for each season.
However, differing from Robo's previous formula I have decided to make this team for Aussie/Kiwi players only, making it something of a Trans-Tasman All Star side. Probably akin to the sort of squad you would see selected to represent the Aussie League if there was a National style tournament within ML.
Season 88 saw the introduction of the player nationality change option. This new functionality had a significant impact on the Trans-Tasman theme. Selection criteria was adjusted to ensure foreign players who were nationality changed could not qualify for selection without meeting standard naturalisation criteria.
I have set the following guidelines to shape the selection process:
- players must be of Aussie or Kiwi nationality and have completed at least 4 consequtive seasons in the Aussie League,
- players must be in a current Australian League club,
- the maximum age for a debutant player is 30,
- players must have played at least 15 league games in the season,
- the squad will consist of 18 positions and will have 2 x Keepers, 6 x Defenders, 6 x Midfielders and 4 x Attackers.
The player selection criterion is as follows:
- highest Q,
- should Q be tied the player with from the higher division is selected,
- should Q and division be tied, highest performance is selected.
When a current Captain retires or fails to earn selection the selectors will appoint a new Captain by applying the below criteria until one player is identified:
- highest Q player aged between 27-31,
- youngest player,
- most caps.
The current Captain will not be replaced whilever he continues to earn selection.
The selection of the squad will occur after completion of each season. The squad will be announced via an update to this thread. I am also keeping a record in my blog.
If you are considering changing players nationality to qualify them for selection in this team, the player will need to meet the following criteria to be eligible:
a. played in the Aussie League for at least the previous 4 seasons, and
b. have been age 26 or younger when joining the Aussie League, and
c. be selected before age 31.
The following table is an attempt at producing an Honour Roll to list the achievements of Australian League clubs in relation to developing local talent. Clubs will be ranked as follows:
- 3 points for every player who earns selection in an All-Star first 11,
- 1 point for every player who earns selection as an All-Star reserve.
The table has been updated to reflect the Season 99 All-Star team.
| TRANS-TASMAN ALL STARS CLUB RANKING |
| CLUB |
MANAGER |
SELECTIONS |
POINTS |
| FIRST 11 |
BENCH |
| Woolwich Football Club |
callummc |
61 |
43 |
226 |
| Fatal Justice |
Roscopp |
50 |
11 |
161 |
| Klaebs Kings |
Klaebs |
44 |
23 |
155 |
| Ourimbah Tigers |
Tails1979 |
35 |
28 |
133 |
| South Adelaide Albion |
seagullsmith |
29 |
22 |
109 |
| The Villans |
Wriggle |
34 |
7 |
109 |
| Kypseli Aliens |
Chalaat |
27 |
17 |
98 |
| FC Adelaide Crows |
Marz |
20 |
15 |
75 |
| RaphMans Men |
raphtheman |
6 |
7 |
25 |
| Northern Spirit |
Rooster1 |
6 |
2 |
20 |
| Gatecrash United |
Bunzo |
4 |
7 |
19 |
| Srennug Lanesra |
Bozo |
3 |
7 |
16 |
| DownUnderFC |
Metro Man |
4 |
3 |
15 |
| Hippies United |
Hippie |
4 |
1 |
13 |
| slyfly |
SylvesterA |
2 |
4 |
10 |
| hdt utd |
hdt |
3 |
1 |
10 |
| Galacticos |
GrannyRobo |
3 |
0 |
9 |
| Peat Island Lunatics |
McBerg |
1 |
6 |
9 |
| Wongwabinda |
Mennie |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| Aotearoa |
Bukem |
1 |
4 |
7 |
| Champion FC |
Champion24 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| Funky Chickens |
Heath77 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Hobos United |
Sir Fergie |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Nowra Archers |
iToaster |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| POAK4 |
L Baloni |
0 |
1 |
1 |
The following table lists all National Players and their number of caps since the inception of the National sides. The table has been updated to account for the caps earned by the Season 99 team.
| INTERNATIONAL MATCH RECORDS |
| POS |
NAME |
CLUB |
CAPS |
| GK |
John-Paul Martin Herbener |
Ourimbah Tigers |
109 |
| MID |
Funnel-web Spider © |
Fatal Justice |
107 |
| DEF |
Daniel Klim © |
Woolwich Football Club |
107 |
| DEF |
Bert Newton |
Fatal Justice |
104 |
| MID |
Dennis Mortimer © |
The Villans |
86 |
| MID |
Alix McCarthy |
Ourimbah Tigers |
71 |
| MID |
Les Norton |
Kypseli Aliens |
68 |
| DEF |
Sheldon Cooper |
Kypseli Aliens |
65 |
| MID |
Prashant Kelaka |
Woolwich Football Club |
64 |
| ATT |
Father Frost |
Klaebs Kings |
64 |
| DEF |
Ned Kelly |
Fatal Justice |
63 |
| MID |
Jack Klim |
Woolwich Football Club |
62 |
| MID |
Claire Owens |
Ourimbah Tigers |
61 |
| DEF |
Toby McCarthy |
South Adelaide Albion |
59 |
| GK |
Thelonious |
Klaebs Kings |
59 |
| MID |
Dean Kemp |
South Adelaide Albion |
58 |
| DEF |
Alan Wright |
The Villans |
58 |
| ATT |
Charlie Cahill |
South Adelaide Albion |
57 |
| ATT |
Charlie Duncan |
Woolwich Football Club |
57 |
| DEF |
Kyle McCarthy |
Woolwich Football Club |
57 |
| MID |
la Souris Rasta |
Klaebs Kings |
55 |
| DEF |
Freddie Bouma © |
The Villans |
53 |
| DEF |
Neven Subotic © |
Woolwich Football Club |
53 |
| DEF |
Peter Pan |
Klaebs Kings |
51 |
| MID |
Jonathon White |
Srennug Lanesra |
50 |
| GK |
Blake Towner |
Northern Spirit |
50 |
| MID |
Gillian Jovanovic |
Ourimbah Tigers |
47 |
| ATT |
Wild Colonial Boy |
Klaebs Kings |
47 |
| ATT |
Adam Morgan |
Woolwich Football Club |
46 |
| ATT |
Jonathon Harmer |
FC Adelaide Crowes |
45 |
| MID |
Jordan Powell |
FC Adelaide Crowes |
45 |
| MID |
Kyle Russian |
Hippies United |
44 |
| DEF |
Vasilica the Brave |
Klaebs Kings |
44 |
| DEF |
Ben Taylor |
Gatecrash United |
43 |
| DEF |
Chris Sheraton |
Woolwich Football Club |
43 |
| ATT |
Cooper Kerr |
South Adelaide Albion |
42 |
| DEF |
Xavier Costello |
South Adelaide Albion |
42 |
| MID |
Mulga Bill |
Klaebs Kings |
42 |
| DEF |
Eddie Salita |
Kypseli Aliens |
41 |
| ATT |
Christopher Gullifer |
FC Adelaide Crowes |
40 |
| ATT |
John Crichton |
Kypseli Aliens |
39 |
| DEF |
Sav Van Dooren |
Ourimbah Tigers |
39 |
| MID |
Samuel Mottram |
Woolwich Football Club |
39 |
| GK |
Robin Hood |
Klaebs Kings |
39 |
| MID |
Mal Leyland © |
Fatal Justice |
38 |
| DEF |
Johnno |
Fatal Justice |
38 |
| DEF |
Allan Evans |
The Villans |
38 |
| MID |
Verbal Kint |
Kypseli Aliens |
37 |
| MID |
Gareth Ballantine |
Ourimbah Tigers |
36 |
| ATT |
Pinhead |
Fatal Justice |
36 |
| DEF |
Cairan Clark |
The Villans |
36 |
| MID |
Drover |
Klaebs Kings |
35 |
| ATT |
Breaker Morant |
Fatal Justice |
34 |
| ATT |
Joshua Hawkins |
Gatecrash United |
34 |
| DEF |
Big Bad Wolf |
Klaebs Kings |
31 |
| DEF |
Jon Bjarni Brynjarsson |
Woolwich Football Club |
30 |
| ATT |
Callum Kelly |
slyfly |
29 |
| DEF |
Christian Jones |
RaphMans Men |
29 |
| DEF |
Lucas Pope |
Woolwich Football Club |
29 |
| MID |
Bill Scott |
Woolwich Football Club |
28 |
| MID |
Harry White |
FC Adelaide Crowes |
27 |
| DEF |
Aaron Barr |
RaphMans Men |
26 |
| MID |
Timothy Smith |
Peat Island Lunatics |
26 |
| DEF |
Pam Adams |
Ourimbah Tigers |
25 |
| ATT |
Gareth Naven |
Woolwich Football Club |
25 |
| MID |
Terry Bootsma |
Woolwich Football Club |
25 |
| ATT |
Brandon Brown |
Aotearoa |
24 |
| ATT |
Johnny Warren © |
Woolwich Football Club |
23 |
| DEF |
Noah Taylor |
FC Adelaide Crowes |
23 |
| MID |
Tony Morley |
The Villans |
22 |
| MID |
Julian Gorham |
Woolwich Football Club |
22 |
| ATT |
Cinderella |
Klaebs Kings |
21 |
| DEF |
Ian Turpie |
Fatal Justice |
21 |
| GK |
Owen Thompson |
South Adelaide Albion |
20 |
| ATT |
Blake Finn |
Woolwich Football Club |
20 |
| MID |
Nathan Sirriani |
hdt utd |
20 |
| ATT |
Itachi Urchiha |
Kypseli Aliens |
20 |
| DEF |
Mark Jackson |
Fatal Justice |
19 |
| MID |
Mike Leyland |
Fatal Justice |
19 |
| MID |
Xavier McBerg |
Peat Island Lunatics |
19 |
| MID |
Quark |
Kypseli Aliens |
19 |
| MID |
Anthony Burns |
FC Adelaide Crows |
19 |
| DEF |
Christopher Pope |
Woolwich Football Club |
18 |
| MID |
Lucas Davids |
RaphMans Men |
18 |
| GK |
Peter Brock |
Wongwabinda |
18 |
| ATT |
Hunter Sloman |
Champion FC |
18 |
| GK |
Angus Taylor |
Ourimbah Tigers |
18 |
| DEF |
Hoppipolla |
Galacticos |
17 |
| MID |
Jayden Carberry |
DownUnderFC |
17 |
| DEF |
Sam Gough |
South Adelaide Albion |
17 |
| ATT |
William of Baskerville |
Kypseli Aliens |
17 |
| ATT |
Anthony Worth |
South Adelaide Albion |
15 |
| ATT |
Haumia-tiketike |
Klaebs Kings |
15 |
| MID |
Odysseus |
Klaebs Kings |
15 |
| ATT |
Dwight Yorke |
The Villans |
14 |
| DEF |
Oscar McGrath |
DownUnder FC |
14 |
| MID |
Brandon Dunn |
Northern Spirit |
13 |
| MID |
Bruce Wayne |
Fatal Justice |
13 |
| MID |
Noah Davids |
South Adelaide Albion |
13 |
| DEF |
Tom Thumb |
Klaebs Kings |
12 |
| MID |
Hunter Flinders |
FC Adelaide Crowes |
11 |
| DEF |
Frank Radman |
Ourimbah Tigers |
11 |
| ATT |
Iiyas Koc |
Woolwich Football Club |
11 |
| DEF |
Always Malaise |
Galacticos |
10 |
| DEF |
Yeti |
Klaebs Kings |
10 |
| ATT |
Fernis |
Klaebs Kings |
10 |
| GK |
Joe Magner |
Ourimbah Tigers |
9 |
| GK |
Robert Tudorache |
Woolwich Football Club |
9 |
| MID |
Sir Guy of Gisbourne |
Klaebs Kings |
9 |
| MID |
Cody Laframboise |
Woolwich Football Club |
8 |
| MID |
Christian Bruer |
South Adelaide Albion |
7 |
| MID |
Isaac Joseph |
Hobos United |
7 |
| DEF |
Sebastian Kovacs |
Funky Chickens |
7 |
| MID |
Michael Watt |
Nowra Archers |
7 |
| DEF |
Ethan Spencer |
Woolwich Football Club |
7 |
| MID |
Turkish |
FC Adelaide Crowes |
7 |
| MID |
Jar Jar Bings |
Kypseli Aliens |
7 |
| DEF |
Andrei Ghionea |
FC Adelaide Crows |
7 |
| MID |
Lyn Falck |
Ourimbah Tigers |
6 |
| DEF |
Sean Cook |
South Adelaide Albion |
6 |
| DEF |
Harry McGraph |
PAOK4 |
6 |
| GK |
Zhaan |
Kypseli Aliens |
6 |
| DEF |
el Ratoncito Perez |
Klaebs Kings |
6 |
| GK |
Joel Carter |
Woolwich Football Club |
6 |
| MID |
Aeryn Sun |
Kypseli Aliens |
6 |
| ATT |
Sir Lancelot |
Klaebs Kings |
6 |
| DEF |
Samuel Breuer |
RaphMans Men |
5 |
| ATT |
Christopher Kovacs |
FC Adelaide Crows |
5 |
| DEF |
Jett Towner |
Woolwich Football Club |
5 |
| DEF |
Chiana |
Kypseli Aliens |
5 |
| DEF |
Speedy Gonzales |
FC Adelaide Crowes |
4 |
| ATT |
Darcy Finn |
Srennug Lanesra |
4 |
| ATT |
Aiden Sarkis |
Srennug Lanesra |
4 |
| ATT |
Marcus Bradman |
Wongwabinda |
4 |
| GK |
Mitch Langerak |
FC Adelaide Crowes |
4 |
| ATT |
Kate Hanson |
Ourimbah Tigers |
3 |
| ATT |
Ole King Cole |
Klaebs Kings |
3 |
| GK |
Angus Wilson |
hdt utd |
3 |
| GK |
Ethan Martin |
Srennug Lanesra |
2 |
| GK |
Harrison Dunn |
RaphMans Men |
2 |