WXV Round 16: Reindeer Sleigh sets Course to Mexico City

[Purple 77]

Christchurch deny Wolves entry into the 8

This was an incredibly crucial match for the Wolves, and unfortunately for them they have let it slip. Although finals is still a possibility... it's just unlikely, as the odds aren't in their favour in the other games that would have to go their way. The Saints continue to apply pressure on the next two spots on the ladder.

Christchurch Saints (23.8.146) def Toronto Wolves (20.10.130)

Best
Christchurch: Sean Dempster, Liam Picken, Sam Mitchell, Luke Shuey, Aaron Sandilands, Jake Stringer
Toronto: Scott Pendlebury, Andrew Swallow, Jack Ziebell

Late Changes
Christchurch: Jamie Elliott, Jack Steele replaced by Alex Neal-Bullen, Jeff Garlett
Toronto: Nil

WXV Debut
Christchurch: Alex Neal-Bullen
Toronto: Nil

Club debut
Christchurch: Nil
Toronto: Nil

Reserves

Wellington Weta (14.10.94) def Manitoba Moose (8.11.59)

Best
Wellington: Joel Patfull, Aaron Vandenberg, Harris Andrews
Manitoba: Tom Hickey, Aaron Hall

[Purple 77]

Royals join the 160 club

... but too little, too late unfortunately. This just speaks volumes about London really; a team that can compete with anyone, but not everyone. London join Dublin, Mexico City, PNL, Rio de Janeiro and Berlin in the 160 club, which is something they'd be pretty stoked with. The Sands are just waiting for the season to end.

London Royals (25.10.160) def Cairo Sands (16.11.107)

Best
London: Dane Rampe, Dan Hannebery, Brent Stanton, Jarrad McVeigh, Adam Saad
Cairo: Nil

Late Changes
London: Nil
Cairo: Nil

WXV Debut
London: Nil
Cairo: Nil

Club debut
London: Jonathan Giles
Cairo: Nil

Reserves

Imperial Princes (16.8.104) def Alexandria Heiroglyphics (2.11.23)

Best
Imperial: Sam Wright, Andrew Moore
Alexandria: Nil

[Purple 77]

Suns Heat triumphs against Reindeer Cold

Just a measly 321 points scored in this match :P. This was a finals preview, most certainly. A game that saw 12 centurions is just a hint of the likely rematch in Finals Week 1. The Reindeers will conceed defeat without too much fuss though, as they know it won't matter in two weeks time. Still, the Suns have won bragging rights, for now.

Mexico City Suns (26.11.167) def PNL Reindeers (24.10.154)

Best
Mexico City: Matthew Broadbent, Shannon Hurn, Tom Rockliff, Jordan Lewis, Ivan Maric, Brett Deledio, Brent Harvey
PNL: Luke Hodge, Matt Priddis, Dane Swan, Justin Westhoff, Chad Wingard

Late Changes
Mexico City: Nil
PNL: Nil

WXV Debut
Mexico City: Nil
PNL: Thomas Sheridan

Club debut
Mexico City: Nil
PNL: Nil

Reserves

Mexico City Suns (10.6.66) lost to Marseille Kings (15.10.100)

Best
Mexico City: Scott D Thompson, Kamdyn McIntosh
Marseille: Jonathon Griffin, Tom Campbell, Luke McPharlin

[Jroo]

Hitting form at the right time of the year. Dublin next week!

[Purple 77]

No Fyfe, No GAJ, but Brewer Victory

Was a fairly close game, with Rio's midfield dominating. But it was the Brewers' bookends that probably proved the difference in the end, in a win that guarantees Berlin a spot in finals. The Jags frustrating season of 'what could have been' continues.

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (21.11.137) lost to Berlin Brewers (23.10.148)

Best
Rio de Janeiro: Marc Murphy, Stephen Hill, Bernie Vince, Patrick Cripps
Berlin: Jack Steven, Adam Treloar, Jack Viney, Max Gawn, Drew Petrie, Lewis Jetta, Jack Watts

Late Changes
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
Berlin: Nil

WXV Debut
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
Berlin: Nil

Club debut
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
Berlin: Nil

Reserves

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (10.9.69) def Rhineland Rum-Runners (6.9.45)

Best
Rio de Janeiro: Robbie Tarrant
Rhineland: Jordan Murdoch

[Purple 77]

Pacific ends Seoul's Run

The Magpies threatened to take the match at times for the depleted Islanders, but Pacific weren't having a bar of it. This team is ready for finals, and this win gets them there. Well done, what an improvement! They'd certainly like some starters back next week though.

Seoul Magpies (20.9.129) lost to Pacific Islanders (22.9.141)

Best
Seoul: Brandon Matera
Pacific: Alex Fasolo, Lee Spurr, Cameron Guthrie, Marcus Bontempelli, Tom Mitchell

Late Changes
Seoul: Lachlan Weller replaced by Caleb Daniel
Pacific: Matthew Leuenberger, Brodie Martin replaced by Matthew de Boer, Jake Kolodjashnij

WXV Debut
Seoul: Nil
Pacific: Jake Kolodjashnij

Club debut
Seoul: Nil
Pacific: Jarryd Lyons

Reserves

Pyongyang Chollimas (6.6.42) def Port Morseby Iguanadons (4.7.31)

Best
Pyongyang: Blaine Boekhorst
Port Morseby: Nil

[Purple 77]

Samurai Tames the Tiger

No real surprise in this result. The victory keeps Tokyo's slim finals hopes alive however, but slim they are. New Delhi another team waiting for the season to finish.

Tokyo Samurai (22.6.138) def New Delhi Tigers (15.7.97)

Best
Tokyo: Luke Parker, Kieran Jack, Anthony Miles, Steven Motlop, Luke Dahlhaus, Jason Johannisen
New Delhi: Stephen Coniglio, Chris Masten, Jack Darling

Late Changes
Tokyo: Matt Suckling replaced by Jack Frost
New Delhi: Jarman Impey, Zachary Clarke replaced by Jarrad Grant, Viv Michie

WXV Debut
Tokyo: Jack Frost
New Delhi: Nil

Club debut
Tokyo: Nil
New Delhi: Reece Conca

Reserves

Yuzawa Yakuza (16.6.102) def Mumbai Elephants (2.6.18)

Best
Yuzawa: Andrew Carrazzo, Aaron Young, Martin Gleeson, Liam Dawson
Mumbai: Nil

[Purple 77]

And the proof:

	Beijing Thunder					New York Revolution
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Harry Taylor	65	1	65	D1	Heath Shaw	145	1	145
D2	Cale Hooker	81	1	81	D2	Josh Gibson	81	1	81
D3	Jackson Thurlow	73	1	73	D3	Sam Fisher	66	1	66
D4	Travis Varcoe	78	1	78	D4	Kade Kolodjashnij	79	1	79
M1	Oliver Wines	21	DNP	0	M1	Mitch Duncan	56	CC	84
M2	Lachie Neale	110	C	220	M2	Steve Johnson	101	1	101
M3	Liam Shiels	84	1	84	M3	Jackson Macrae	90	CC	135
M4	Josh Caddy	140	1	140	M4	Leigh Montagna	107	1	107
R1	Brodie Grundy	64	1	64	R1	Sharrod Wellingham	74	P	37
F1	Tom Bell	47	1	47	F1	Josh J Kennedy	58	1	58
F2	Eddie Betts	44	1	44	F2	Harley Bennell	139	1	139
F3	Kane Lambert	86	1	86	F3	Jarrad Waite	85	1	85
F4	James Stewart	39	H	78	F4	Kurt Tippett	165	1	165
U1	Matthew Kreuzer	111	1	111	U1	Matt Rosa	62	1	62
U2	Touk Miller	85	1	85	U2	Heath Grundy	66	1	66
E1	Maverick Weller	63	E	63	E1	Dylan Buckley	54	DNP	0
E2	Sam Mayes	63	DNP	0	E2	Jed Adcock	99	DNP	0
E3	Chris Dawes	67	DNP	0	E3	Nathan Brown	73	DNP	0
			Total	1319				Total	1410

	Buenos Aires Armadillos					Dublin Destroyers
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Easton Wood	74	1	74	D1	Grant Birchall	87	1	87
D2	Shaun Atley	81	1	81	D2	Robert Murphy	77	1	77
D3	Tyson Goldsack	0	DNP	0	D3	Alex Rance	109	1	109
D4	Rohan Bewick	34	1	34	D4	Tom McDonald	58	1	58
M1	Mitch Wallis	101	VC	101	M1	Joel Selwood	171	VC	171
M2	Bradley Hill	61	1	61	M2	Travis Boak	111	1	111
M3	Angus Brayshaw	94	1	94	M3	Scott Thompson	88	1	88
M4	Jordan De Goey	44	1	44	M4	Rory Sloane	75	1	75
R1	Ben Lennon	61	P	31	R1	Todd Goldstein	164	C	328
F1	Taylor Adams	110	C	220	F1	Lance Franklin	72	1	72
F2	Jay Schulz	70	1	70	F2	Dustin Martin	97	1	97
F3	Lindsay Thomas	57	1	57	F3	Jarryd Roughead	49	1	49
F4	Tim Membrey	10	DNP	0	F4	Jack Gunston	89	1	89
U1	Jason Tutt	31	H	62	U1	Nick Dal Santo	101	1	101
U2	Shane Biggs	92	1	92	U2	Michael Walters	123	1	123
E1	Chris Newman	32	E	32	E1	Ryan Schoenmakers	56	DNP	0
E2	Sean Lemmens	55	E	55	E2	Josh Bruce	36	DNP	0
E3	Jake Neade	78	DNP	0	E3	Nick Holman	0	DNP	0
			Total	1108				Total	1635

	Cape Town Cobras					Moscow Spetsnaz
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Shaun Higgins	138	1	138	D1	Nick Vlastuin	65	1	65
D2	Jasper Pittard	74	1	74	D2	Lynden Dunn	94	1	94
D3	Shane Savage	87	1	87	D3	Sam Docherty	77	1	77
D4	James Gwilt	93	1	93	D4	Steven May	75	1	75
M1	Josh P Kennedy	110	CC	165	M1	Callan Ward	61	1	61
M2	Trent Cotchin	97	1	97	M2	Dyson Heppell	105	1	105
M3	Dom Tyson	90	1	90	M3	David Armitage	103	1	103
M4	Edward Curnow	87	1	87	M4	Levi Greenwood	110	1	110
R1	Stefan Martin	135	CC	203	R1	Nic Naitanui	73	CC	110
F1	Tom Hawkins	75	1	75	F1	Robbie Gray	113	CC	170
F2	Jeremy Cameron	42	H	84	F2	Jesse Hogan	74	1	74
F3	Sam B Reid	57	1	57	F3	Joe Daniher	65	1	65
F4	Lachie Hunter	124	1	124	F4	Darcy Moore	38	1	38
U1	Mark Blicavs	94	1	94	U1	Dominic Sheed	98	R	108
U2	Nicholas O'Brien	43	1	43	U2	Ryan Bastinac	71	1	71
E1	Billy Longer	13	DNP	0	E1	Jack Hombsch	74	DNP	0
E2	Scott Selwood	27	DNP	0	E2	Josh Jenkins	68	DNP	0
E3	Andrejs Everitt	65	DNP	0	E3	Tyrone Vickery	76	DNP	0
			Total	1511				Total	1326

	Christchurch Saints					Toronto Wolves
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Attack	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Jake Lever	60	1	60	D1	James Kelly	76	1	76
D2	Dylan Roberton	91	1	91	D2	Rhyce Shaw	64	VC	64
D3	Sean Dempster	112	1	112	D3	Alan Toovey	52	1	52
D4	Liam Picken	104	1	104	M1	Scott Pendlebury	102	C	204
M1	Sam Mitchell	110	1	110	M2	Ryan Griffen	86	1	86
M2	Luke Shuey	117	1	117	M3	Andrew Swallow	101	1	101
M3	Hamish Hartlett	98	1	98	M4	Isaac Smith	73	1	73
M4	Tom Scully	64	1	64	R1	Paddy Ryder	88	1	88
R1	Aaron Sandilands	145	R	160	F1	Jack Crisp	64	1	64
F1	Dayne Zorko	61	1	61	F2	Jack Ziebell	134	1	134
F2	Jamie Elliott	29	DNP	0	F3	Matthew Pavlich	76	1	76
F3	Jake Stringer	105	1	105	F4	Mitch Robinson	87	1	87
F4	Tory Dickson	59	1	59	F5	Lachlan Henderson	68	1	68
U1	Jack Steele	29	DNP	0	U1	Ben Cunnington	69	1	69
U2	Matthew Boyd	70	C	140	U2	Richard Douglas	62	1	62
E1	Alex Neal-Bullen	50	H	100	E1	Kayne Turner	12	DNP	0
E2	Harris Andrews	109	DNP	0	E2	Tom Hickey	71	DNP	0
E3	Jeff Garlett	75	E	75	E3	Daniel Merrett	52	DNP	0
			Total	1456				Total	1304

	London Royals					Cairo Sands
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Dane Rampe	127	1	127	D1	Brodie Smith	64	1	64
D2	Mark Baguley	74	1	74	D2	Nick Smith	60	1	60
D3	Tom Lonergan	92	1	92	D3	Jeremy Laidler	96	1	96
D4	Zach Tuohy	65	1	65	D4	Sam Rowe	44	1	44
M1	Dan Hannebery	134	C	268	M1	Dayne Beams	97	C	194
M2	David Mackay	53	H	106	M2	Pearce Hanley	80	1	80
M3	Brent Stanton	147	1	147	M3	Mark Hutchings	60	1	60
M4	Jarrad McVeigh	143	VC	143	M4	Luke Dunstan	74	1	74
R1	Jonathan Giles	85	1	85	R1	Rory Lobb	63	1	63
F1	Mark LeCras	55	1	55	F1	Luke Breust	38	1	38
F2	Danyle Pearce	90	1	90	F2	Paul Puopolo	71	1	71
F3	Chris Mayne	75	1	75	F3	Ben Brown	49	VC	49
F4	Callum Sinclair	96	1	96	F4	Hugh Goddard	68	1	68
U1	Bradley Sheppard	73	1	73	U1	Tom Downie	35	1	35
U2	Adam Saad	107	1	107	U2	Jake Batchelor	72	1	72
E1	Heritier Lumumba	49	DNP	0	E1	Sam Dwyer	57	DNP	0
E2	Sam Wright	83	DNP	0	E2	Ben Stratton	39	DNP	0
E3	Billy Hartung	25	DNP	0	E3	Rory Thompson	19	DNP	0
			Total	1603				Total	1068

[Purple 77]

	Mexico City Suns					PNL Reindeers
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Kade Simpson	97	1	97	D1	Luke Hodge	113	VC	113
D2	Matthew Broadbent	118	1	118	D2	Corey Enright	84	1	84
D3	Shannon Hurn	112	1	112	D3	Marley Williams	74	1	74
D4	Brian Lake	62	H	124	D4	Nick Malceski	56	1	56
M1	Steele Sidebottom	77	1	77	M1	Matt Priddis	125	CR	263
M2	Tom Rockliff	135	CC	203	M2	Dane Swan	116	1	116
M3	Jordan Lewis	121	1	121	M3	Nathan Jones	96	1	96
M4	Bradley Ebert	73	1	73	M4	Thomas Sheridan	85	1	85
R1	Ivan Maric	117	R	129	R1	Matthew Lobbe	61	1	61
F1	Brett Deledio	134	1	134	F1	Justin Westhoff	132	1	132
F2	Brendon Goddard	81	1	81	F2	Chad Wingard	100	1	100
F3	Jimmy Bartel	93	CC	140	F3	Cyril Rioli	87	1	87
F4	Brent Harvey	101	1	101	F4	Zachary Merrett	82	1	82
U1	Allen Christensen	78	1	78	U1	Tom T Lynch	97	1	97
U2	Shaun Grigg	84	1	84	U2	Jarrod Harbrow	96	1	96
E1	Scott D Thompson	88	DNP	0	E1	Daniel Rich	65	DNP	0
E2	Kamdyn McIntosh	78	DNP	0	E2	Tom Campbell	73	DNP	0
E3	Josh Glenn	45	DNP	0	E3	Luke McPharlin	85	DNP	0
			Total	1672				Total	1542

	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars					Berlin Brewers
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Bachar Houli	96	1	96	D1	Michael Hibberd	95	1	95
D2	Elliot Yeo	76	1	76	D2	Colin Garland	93	1	93
D3	Andrew Mackie	87	1	87	D3	Jarryn Geary	84	1	84
D4	Ben Jacobs	84	1	84	D4	Jack Grimes	65	1	65
M1	Marc Murphy	117	C	234	M1	Jack Steven	110	CC	165
M2	Stephen Hill	113	1	113	M2	Adam Treloar	111	CC	167
M3	Bernie Vince	134	1	134	M3	Daniel Cross	95	1	95
M4	Patrick Cripps	116	1	116	M4	Jack Viney	100	1	100
R1	Sam Jacobs	71	VC	71	R1	Max Gawn	104	1	104
F1	Jack Riewoldt	52	1	52	F1	Drew Petrie	103	1	103
F2	Adam Schneider	84	1	84	F2	Lewis Jetta	122	1	122
F3	Taylor Walker	42	1	42	F3	Marco Paparone	62	1	62
F4	Lewis Taylor	49	1	49	F4	Charlie Dixon	59	1	59
U1	David Zaharakis	58	1	58	U1	Jesse Lonergan	61	1	61
U2	David Hale	39	H	78	U2	Jack Watts	108	1	108
E1	Brayden Maynard	61	DNP	0	E1	Jordan Murdoch	71	DNP	0
E2	Matthew Wright	62	DNP	0	E2	Xavier Ellis	66	DNP	0
E3	Robbie Tarrant	91	DNP	0	E3	Dylan Grimes	34	DNP	0
			Total	1374				Total	1483

	Seoul Magpies					Pacific Islanders
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Jack Newnes	83	1	83	D1	Rory Laird	63	1	63
D2	Tom Langdon	82	1	82	D2	Jeremy Howe	64	1	64
D3	Cameron Sutcliffe	65	1	65	D3	Alex Fasolo	100	1	100
D4	Taylor Duryea	54	H	108	D4	Lee Spurr	106	R	117
M1	Patrick Dangerfield	73	C	146	M1	Michael Barlow	99	CC	149
M2	Brandon Ellis	83	VC	83	M2	Cameron Guthrie	127	1	127
M3	Toby Greene	82	1	82	M3	Jack Redden	53	CC	80
M4	Ben McGlynn	59	1	59	M4	Sam Gibson	57	1	57
R1	Ben McEvoy	75	1	75	R1	Matthew Leuenberger	21	DNP	0
F1	Tom J Lynch	87	1	87	F1	Marcus Bontempelli	121	1	121
F2	Brandon Matera	106	1	106	F2	Tom Mitchell	130	1	130
F3	Jake Lloyd	82	1	82	F3	Jack Martin	87	1	87
F4	Joshua Kelly	83	1	83	F4	Brodie Martin	0	DNP	0
U1	Lachie Whitfield	78	1	78	U1	Jarryd Lyons	94	1	94
U2	Lachlan Weller	31	DNP	0	U2	Jarrod Witts	83	1	83
E1	Caleb Daniel	68	E	68	E1	Matthew de Boer	84	E	84
E2	Jason Ashby	0	DNP	0	E2	Jake Kolodjashnij	50	E	50
E3	Blaine Boekhorst	79	DNP	0	E3	Adam Tomlinson	55	DNP	0
			Total	1287				Total	1406

	Tokyo Samurai					New Delhi Tigers
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Ricky Henderson	62	1	62	D1	Jimmy Webster	36	1	36
D2	Chris Yarran	52	1	52	D2	Jarman Impey	0	DNP	0
D3	Garrick Ibbotson	50	1	50	D3	Simon White	35	1	35
D4	Matt Suckling	0	DNP	0	D4	Daniel Talia	53	1	53
M1	Luke Parker	114	VC	114	M1	Stephen Coniglio	102	VC	102
M2	Kieran Jack	128	C	256	M2	Andrew Gaff	97	C	194
M3	Anthony Miles	118	1	118	M3	Reece Conca	73	1	73
M4	Shaun Burgoyne	87	1	87	M4	Chris Masten	108	1	108
R1	Jake Carlisle	89	P	45	R1	Tom Nicholls	79	1	79
F1	Steven Motlop	119	1	119	F1	Zachary Clarke	0	DNP	0
F2	Luke Dahlhaus	102	1	102	F2	Jack Darling	100	1	100
F3	Nick Suban	68	1	68	F3	Riley Knight	37	1	37
F4	Jamie Cripps	53	1	53	F4	Patrick McCartin	28	1	28
U1	Jason Johannisen	111	1	111	U1	Isaac Heeney	44	1	44
U2	Harry Cunningham	90	1	90	U2	Nicholas Robertson	10	1	10
E1	Jackson Merrett	13	DNP	0	E1	Sam Darley	0	DNP	0
E2	Martin Gleeson	76	DNP	0	E2	Jarrad Grant	54	E	54
E3	Jack Frost	52	E	52	E3	Viv Michie	25	P	13
			Total	1379				Total	966

[Ringo]

Just shows up and down London are with injuries and what can happen with a near full strength team when most players are performing to their capabilities.

[Purple 77]

Congrats on Pacific breaking its drought against Seoul, whereas Cape Town and Mexico continue their undefeated run over Moscow and PNL respecitively  :o

[My Chumps]

How about Lachie Hunter!

[Holz]

Just shows up and down London are with injuries and what can happen with a near full strength team when most players are performing to their capabilities.

This is why I lose to London.

I can beat them 90% of the time but when they are on they can match it with anyone.

[meow meow]

That was our best score with HGA. All 4 of our 151+ scores have been away games. It'll be good to be on the road again next round.

[upthemaidens]

Go Pacific Go  :)  hopefully get some starting players back in the coming weeks and give the Finals a real shake.