WXV Grand Final 2015: Destroyers v Suns

[meow meow]

You're enormous too Ossie

[Holz]

Congratulations Mexico City!
Well Played Dublin!
JROO8, I have my first piece of trading advice, and I won't keep it secret - Don't Trade Rocky!

depends what you get offered.

I still say trading him for Jack Gunston and Travis Boak was a good move.

[Purple 77]

Rocky has actually been traded every single year lol

[DazBurg]

Rocky has actually been traded every single year lol

well that streak is going to be broken
doubt Jroo sells him unless ppl pay overs

[Jroo]

Rocky has actually been traded every single year lol

well that streak is going to be broken
doubt Jroo sells him unless ppl pay overs

Yep, very unlikely I trade him

[Toga]

Congrats Jroo and Mexico City! A good season capped off by a big win against the odds - comiserations to Holz, a bit unlucky with resting ahead of the final. I'm sure you'll be back strong as always next year. :)

Thank you to Purps and Oz for all the terrific work you have done all year! Amazing competition.

And get around Shanghai! To think that our reserves finished in 17th spot last year with only 829 points for the season - to premiers this year with 1905 points in the regular season. Stoked! Let's hope the Thunder like what they see and push for that finals spot next year ;)

[Purple 77]

Thanks guys!

The weekend work is the best part about this comp. I do actually love it.

And just for the nostalgia, this is was what I wrote for everyone's previews at Round 1... I certainly started to add more and more as the year progressed, coz the comp just kept getting better!

Is this a year-defining match for the Brewers and Cobras? Both teams would be wanting to assert themselves as genuine finals contenders this year to rest of the competition, and the first step in doing so is winning this match. The Cobras have the wood over the Brewers, with Berlin's only win coming from an elimination final in 2013. Both teams would be pencilling this match as a win.

Coming off a heart-breaking 9th placing last year, Cairo don't want to approach the end of the year relying on other results to fall their way. A round 1 win against last year's 6th placed Spetsnaz would not only gain some control for their year, but command greater respect from the competition as a true finals contender. Moscow on the other hand come in as red-hot favourites and would be generally expected to win. Many expect Moscow to make the finals, but a loss here would put them straight back onto level pegging with about 8 other teams looking at 4 spots from 5th to 8th this year.

New Zealand would be a-buzz with their new team in Christchurch making their WXVs debut, after the disappointing results Wellington has faced in the last two years. They would also be excited at having meow meow leading the way after having led Moscow to the semi-finals in 2012. No one really knows what the Saints might dish out in round 1, but Tokyo would be entering this match as favourites, believing they under-achieved in their 13th placing last year.

If a premiership hangover had to apply to anyone, then you would think the men from Dublin would be the ones to have it  :P. Nevertheless, the might Dublin Destroyers would be looking to dispatch the Islanders, but how hard are they willing to go round 1? Who knows? Pacific have improved their list in the off-season, and if the winds go their way then anything could happen. Pacific will be excited at unleashing boom recruit Michael Barlow this weekend.

An interesting match looms between the Royals and Tigers. London, after falling short in the finals race (11th) last year would at this match as an easy win, as New Delhi have had awful, awful previous round 1 scores where they scored 97 (2014) and 81 (2013). But, is this a New-New Delhi? Only EIGHT of their current players have played for New Delhi in a senior match before. So who knows what they will produce?

On paper, you would think a team with three-straight preliminary finals in as many years would be a powerhouse of the competition. But I'm tipping New York to almost double the Armadillos score, after a brutal off-season for both teams where; New York have only TEN current players to have played a senior match for New York, as a result of a savage recruiting drive where some pundits have predicted a top 4 finish is awaiting them. Buenos Aires on the other hand, noticed that their star players were ageing, so in a desperate attempt to salvage some long-term value, traded basically all of them for youth. The Armadillos also go into the 2015 season with ONE ruckman on their list; first year player Sam Durdin. A long season beckons for the dillos.

This is my match of the round. With the mighty Sao Paulo Pumas disbanding, Rio themselves have a similarly strong list on paper and are considered to be top 8 team by most, perhaps pushing for a top 4 berth. PNL have also received similar predictions, and it may turn out that both these teams may make the top 4. It would be one helluva debut for Rio if they were to knock off the luckless Reindeers. But the Reindeers are looking at this season with aims to take it all; a round 1 win is the first step.

The Suns would have been devastated, like any team, at finishing second place to when it mattered most last year. However, it seems they have used this loss as the ultimate platform to push for the flag again, as most predict a top 2 finish is inevitable. Seoul on the other hand would be looking to crack the finals for the first time this year and they believe they have the list to do it. But the Suns should be too strong here.

A shaky start to season proved good enough to make the finals last year for the Wolves, but they certainly wouldn't want to lose to the 17th placed Thunder of last year. ALL the pressure is on the Wolves, as surely they would have noticed the pre-season form of the Thunder, who really could upset in this match. Beijing are expecting an improvement this year, and looking at their list you would think they will indeed do so. But by how much? A year-defining match looms for Beijing.

[Toga]

Love being able to say we beat the premiers this year >:D

[Holz]

Love being able to say we beat the premiers this year >:D

ditto :P

did it twice actually

[RaisyDaisy]

Love being able to say we beat the premiers this year >:D

[Purple 77]

Love being able to say we beat the premiers this year >:D

[Jay]

Congrats Mexico! Bad luck Holz. Thanks for the ripper year Purp :)

$1Million on Rocky

Hey Jay, when can we collect our winnings?

*runs away*

[Hellopplz]

Congratz JRoo and Mexico, and such a shame Holz couldn't grab either big trophy this year in Champs or Worlds! Gives him more reason to try and strengthen Dublin for their onslaught next season :-X.

[Holz]

Congratz JRoo and Mexico, and such a shame Holz couldn't grab either big trophy this year in Champs or Worlds! Gives him more reason to try and strengthen Dublin for their onslaught next season :-X.

Dublin didnt win anything meaningfull. clearly im not that strong. Christchurch are the champ league champs and Mexico the Worlds champs.

i have learnt its more important to stay up the top like Mexico. They wernt the best team this year but walked away with the flag. Just need to be in that top 4 and your always a shot.