WXV Round 10: Moscow Rise as Toronto Slip

[Purple 77]

Cobras retreat from Thunder

This was a crucial game for the Thunder, and I really doubted whether they could do it, but they did, an in the process really gives their finals hopes a shot in the arm. The run of Cape Town has now stopped, and would be bitter about this loss. Will be interesting to see how they respond next week.   
   
Cape Town Cobras (21.6.132) lost to Beijing Thunder (21.11.137)   
   
Best   
Cape Town: Shaun Higgins, Trent Cotchin, Mark Blicavs   
Beijing: Harry Taylor, Oliver Wines, Brodie Grundy   
   
Late Changes   
Cape Town: Shane Savage replaced by Gary Rohan   
Beijing: Daniel Howe, Ben Kennedy replaced by Matthew Kreuzer, Phil Davis   
   
WXV Debut   
Cape Town: Nil   
Beijing: Nil   
   
Club debut   
Cape Town: Nil   
Beijing: Nil   
   
Reserves   
   
Durban Pirates (18.11.119) lost to Shanghai Storm (21.10.136)   
   
Best   
Durban: James Gwilt, Darcy Lang, Jimmy Toumpas, Trent Dumont   
Shanghai: Sam Gray   

[Nige]

Onwards and upwards from here.  8)

[ossie85]

So Buenos Aires loses its 7th Rhythym Cup from 7 attempts....

Rio de Janeiro keep up the Sao Paulo winning ways, with Marc Murphy winning the Lumumba Medal.

[Purple 77]

Saints the ones with Soul

A regulation performance from both teams, leading to the expected result. Despite Seoul having more centurions, it was the Saints' all round competitiveness that again shows through to get the win. The Saints post their 7th score in the 140s this year.

Christchurch Saints (22.8.140) def Seoul Magpies (20.7.127)

Best
Christchurch: Dylan Roberton, Sam Mitchell, Jamie Elliott
Seoul: Tom Langdon, Patrick Dangerfield, Brandon Ellis, Tom J Lynch

Late Changes
Christchurch: Nil
Seoul: Nil

WXV Debut
Christchurch: Nil
Seoul: Nil

Club debut
Christchurch: Ryan Lester
Seoul: Nil

Reserves

Wellington Weta (12.7.79) def Pyongyang Chollimas (5.10.40)

Best
Wellington: Aaron Sandilands, Tory Dickson
Pyongyang: Jordan Roughead

[Purple 77]

New York in an Epic at London

Dayum, this was a good match! The Revolution just continue to impress; just look at their outs! London weren't shamed at least like last week, but this match was one they needed to win... and makes finals just that little bit harder. Revolution for top 4?

London Royals (23.6.144) lost to New York Revolution (23.11.149)

Best
London: Dane Rampe, Jarrad McVeigh, Dan Hannebery, Shane Edwards
New York: Kade Kolodjashnij, Leigh Montagna, Jackson Macrae, Sharrod Wellingham, Travis Cloke, Matthew White

Late Changes
London: Nil
New York: Nil

WXV Debut
London: Nil
New York: Nil

Club debut
London: Nil
New York: Matthew White

Reserves

Imperial Princes (21.8.134) def Washington Rebellion (9.9.63)

Best
Imperial: Bradley Sheppard, Tom Lonergan, Zach Tuohy
Washington: Nathan Brown

[Purple 77]

Berlin Hulk a vital win at Mexico City

This one makes me happy! Berlin really needed this win, otherwise they would have been sitting 4-6 with plenty of losable matches to come. All of Berlin's midfielders scored centuries, and 3 players in a depleted forward line also posted centuries to get Berlin well and truly over the line. Mexico City were let down by usual a host of usual stars, and would be disappointed by the result which makes their top 4 claim harder to reach. But their reputation remains unhindered as a genuine premiership threat.

Mexico City Suns (23.6.144) lost to Berlin Brewers (25.7.157)

Best
Mexico City: Kade Simpson, Bradley Ebert, Allen Christensen, Adam Oxley
Berlin: Nat Fyfe, Jack Steven, Adam Treloar, Daniel Cross, Drew Petrie, Lewis Jetta, Marco Paparone

Late Changes
Mexico City: Michael Johnson, Daniel Robinson replaced by Adam Oxley, Kamdyn McIntosh
Berlin: Jack Grimes, Jake Spencer replaced by Jarryn Geary, Max Gawn

WXV Debut
Mexico City: Nil
Berlin: Nil

Club debut
Mexico City: Nil
Berlin: Nil

Reserves

Mexico City Suns (18.9.117) def Rhineland Rum-Runners (7.7.49)

Best
Mexico City: Matthew Broadbent, Scott D Thompson, Shaun Grigg, Taylor Hunt, Paul Stewart
Rhineland: Jesse Lonergan, Dylan Grimes

[Purple 77]

Heartbreak as New Delhi fall short against Moscow

Ugh, right in the feels. New Delhi, led by trustworthy midfield duo Gaff and Coniglio, and an inspired performance by Koby Stevems, lost by a painful 16 points. The Tigers had an incredible 4 players fail to surpass 40 points, which makes the performance from the other 11 very impressive, and if the Tigers had more room for choice, probably wouldn't play another game this year, such is their failure to perform when needed. Moscow, boy howdy, would be so damn relieved they escaped with a win, coz a loss here would have been catastrophic.

New Delhi Tigers (21.6.132) lost to Moscow Spetsnaz (21.7.133)

Best
New Delhi: Jimmy Webster, Stephen Coniglio, Andrew Gaff, Tom Nicholls, Koby Stevens
Moscow: Callan Ward, Dyson Heppell, David Armitage

Late Changes
New Delhi: Nil
Moscow: Nil

WXV Debut
New Delhi: Nil
Moscow: Nil

Club debut
New Delhi: Sebastian Ross
Moscow: Nil

Reserves

Mumbai Elephants (2.8.20) lost to Siberian Wolverines (18.9.117)

Best
Mumbai: Jarrad Grant
Siberia: Hayden Ballantyne, Tyrone Vickery, Josh Jenkins, Jack Sinclair

[Purple 77]

Samurai blades useless against Reindeer hide

Gee, PNL are looking good. This score is almost becoming the standard for them, and are hence most certainly a top 4 team. Still, every match presents an opportunity to fall back a step, so it's important they keep performing. Funnily enough, this is the third time the Samurai have scored 119 this year... and are starting to fall behind the pack.

Tokyo Samurai (18.11.119) lost to PNL Reindeers (24.7.151)

Best
Tokyo: Luke Parker, Kieran Jack, Steven Motlop
PNL: Luke Hodge, Corey Enright, Matt Priddis, Nathan Jones, Chad Wingard

Late Changes
Tokyo: Nil
PNL: Nil

WXV Debut
Tokyo: Nil
PNL: Nil

Club debut
Tokyo: Nil
PNL: Nil

Reserves

Yuzawa Yakuza (12.11.83) lost to Marseille Kings (24.8.152)

Best
Yuzawa: Jared Rivers
Marseille: Justin Westhoff, Farren Ray, Jack Billings, Levi Casboult, Elliott Kavanagh, Zac O'Brien

[Purple 77]

Islanders hunt down Wolves

This was also a great game, and just a darn right important result for the Islanders, and a really bad one for the Wolves. Both teams are now 5-5, and now are finals challengers, which, for Toronto, is disappointing as they were seen as certainties not too long ago. The Wolves just gotta respond, and soon.

Toronto Wolves (20.10.130) lost to Pacific Islanders (21.8.134)

Best
Toronto: Scott Pendlebury, Andrew Swallow
Pacific: Rory Laird, Tom Mitchell, Jarryd Blair

Late Changes
Toronto: Nil
Pacific: Jarrod Witts replaced by Matthew Leuenberger

WXV Debut
Toronto: Nil
Pacific: Nil

Club debut
Toronto: Nil
Pacific: Adam Goodes

Reserves

Manitoba Moose (10.6.66) def Port Morseby Iguanadons (5.11.41)

Best
Manitoba: Lachlan Henderson, Steven Morris, Alan Toovey
Port Morseby: Nil

[Toga]

Go Thunder! Pretty consistent performance across the board except for Eddie Betts and Timmy Broomhead who were both average. But a win is a win! Good result against a team that will be challenging for finals 8)