WXV Round 17: Prayers for a Buenos Aires Miracle

[ossie85]

Congrats Dublin!

[Holz]

Congrats Dublin!

thanks Ossie,

thats every award (including the spoon) I have changed my mind. If I win the flag this year than i'm breaking up Dublin and spreading the talent around abit.

[Purple 77]

Four Teams gutted, Moscow Relief

This got ridiculously close. What is worth mentioning is, had the Dillos captained Wallis instead of Adams, they would have won by two SC points! Absolutely crazy! Just, crazy! With this, Moscow has got themselves a place in the finals, to the disappointment of Toronto, Cape Town and Tokyo. I tell ya what though, they are looking very ordinary at the moment. For Buenos Aires... I don't think they could trade for a ruckman quick enough. Their worst ever season is finally over.

Moscow Spetsnaz (19.8.122) def Buenos Aires Armadillos (17.11.113)

Best
Moscow: Jesse Hogan
Buenos Aires: Easton Wood, Mitch Wallis, Shane Biggs, Lindsay Thomas

Late Changes
Moscow: Nic Naitanui replaced by Tyrone Vickery
Buenos Aires: Nil

WXV Debut
Moscow: Nil
Buenos Aires: Nil

Club debut
Moscow: Nil
Buenos Aires: Nil

Reserves

Siberian Wolverines (13.8.86) def Buenos Aires Armadillos (9.8.62)

Best
Siberia: James Frawley, Alex Pearce
Buenos Aires: Nil

[Purple 77]

Congrats Dublin!

thanks Ossie,

thats every award (including the spoon) I have changed my mind. If I win the flag this year than i'm breaking up Dublin and spreading the talent around abit.

::)

[ossie85]

Congrats Dublin!

thanks Ossie,

thats every award (including the spoon) I have changed my mind. If I win the flag this year than i'm breaking up Dublin and spreading the talent around abit.

Nope, no preseason award or British Isles cup :p try harder

Moscow living on the edge

[Purple 77]

Beijing save best for Last

Well, their second best anyway. The Thunder finally broke the 140 barrier for the first time since round 6, and broke their 6 game losing streak. This was a season full of nothing but positive for the Thunder, and would certainly mark it as a success. The next step is finals 2016! Well, the complete opposite can be said for New Delhi... thank god its over. At least they can look back at that Cairo win :).

New Delhi Tigers (17.10.112) lost to Beijing Thunder (23.9.147)

Best
New Delhi: Andrew Gaff, Jarrad Grant
Beijing: Cale Hooker, Lachie Neale, Josh Caddy, Matthew Kreuzer

Late Changes
New Delhi: Aaron Mullett replaced by Daniel Talia
Beijing: Nil

WXV Debut
New Delhi: Nil
Beijing: Nil

Club debut
New Delhi: Sam Darley
Beijing: Nil

Reserves

Mumbai Elephants (4.8.32) lost to Shanghai Storm (16.10.106)

Best
Mumbai: Nil
Shanghai: Chris Dawes, Michael Talia, Ted Richards

[Holz]

Congrats Dublin!

thanks Ossie,

thats every award (including the spoon) I have changed my mind. If I win the flag this year than i'm breaking up Dublin and spreading the talent around abit.

Nope, no preseason award or British Isles cup :p try harder

Moscow living on the edge

preseason i dont care about at all. British Isles can be my asterix, i dont like perfection.

[Purple 77]

Reindeers "Sleigh" Cobras; Ready for Finals

I cannot believe I haven't used that pun in 17 Rounds... I should be sacked. Anyway, the Reindeers were their dominant selves, topping off their best season ever to finish as runner-ups to the Minor premiership, well done! But, will their demons of old resurface under finals pressure? Or have they well and truly banished them? For Cape Town, they'd be ruing a slow start to the season as the main reason of not challenging for finals, in an otherwise disappointing season. It's not often they don't make finals. I'm sure they'll be back for the challenge next year.

PNL Reindeers (24.9.153) def Cape Town Cobras (22.9.141)

Best
PNL: Corey Enright, Marley Williams, Matt Priddis, Dane Swan, Cyril Rioli
Cape Town: Shaun Higgins, Stefan Martin, Mark Blicavs

Late Changes
PNL: Zac O'Brien replaced by Tom Campbell
Cape Town: Nil

WXV Debut
PNL: Nil
Cape Town: Nil

Club debut
PNL: Tom Campbell
Cape Town: Nil

Reserves

Marseille Kings (13.9.87) lost to Durban Pirates (18.8.116)

Best
Marseille: Nick Malceski, Jonathon Griffin
Durban: Nick Haynes, Andrejs Everitt, Brandon Jack

[Purple 77]

Rio Remind of What Could/Should Have Been

This Jaguars outfit is the real deal, its an atrocity that they'll finish in the bottom end of the ladder, I tell ya what. The Jaguars would be frustrated with their luck, but at least they can walk away with the season with genuine hope at challenging for finals next year; they have a core, at Rio. For Cairo, this was a season from hell; from Round 2 to finish. They'd be glad its over. But, they have been unlucky, and they still do have a solid core of players that you can build a challenge for finals around next year. They're in good hands at Cairo, they'll be better next year.

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (24.11.155) def Cairo Sands (17.9.111)

Best
Rio de Janeiro: Bachar Houli, Andrew Mackie, Marc Murphy, Stephen Hill, Patrick Cripps, Sam Jacobs, Taylor Walker
Cairo: Brodie Smith, Pearce Hanley, Luke Breust

Late Changes
Rio de Janeiro: Adam Schneider replaced by Robbie Tarrant
Cairo: Nil

WXV Debut
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
Cairo: Nil

Club debut
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
Cairo: Nil

Reserves

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (8.9.57) def Alexandria Heiroglyphics (2.9.21)

Best
Rio de Janeiro: Alex Silvagni, Brayden Maynard
Alexandria: Mark Hutchings

[ossie85]

Well done on Beijing winning the Billions cup btw, who was best on ground Purps?

Pointing out no Minor Premier has ever won the flag

[Purple 77]

Seoul's Ying-Yang Season Over; Revolution Soldier On

Despite not naming a team (I really hate you for that :P), Seoul have continued their mid-season transformation in dispatching the Revolution with relative ease. The team at Seoul I guess just didn't click at the start of the year, as really I quite rated them from day 1... they'd go into next year probably not having to change much, and they'd challenge for finals I reckon. Still, they're season is over, but they'd be encouraged. The Revolution would maybe be slightly concerned with its last month, but their season has been outstanding and will make their first ever finals appearance. An A+ for improvement!

Seoul Magpies (23.9.147) def New York Revolution (21.8.134)

Best
Seoul: Jack Newnes, Patrick Dangerfield, Toby Greene, Tom J Lynch, Brandon Matera, Ben McEvoy
New York: Heath Shaw, Mitch Duncan, Jackson Macrae, Leigh Montagna, Jarrad Waite

Late Changes
Seoul: Taylor Duryea, Ben McGlynn replaced by Luke Russell, Cameron Sutcliffe
New York: Matt Rosa replaced by Patrick McGinnity

WXV Debut
Seoul: Nil
New York: Nil

Club debut
Seoul: Nil
New York: Nil

Reserves

Pyongyang Chollimas (8.9.57) lost to Washington Rebellion (10.10.70)

Best
Pyongyang: Lachie Whitfield
Washington: Hayden Crozier

[Purple 77]

Well done on Beijing winning the Billions cup btw, who was best on ground Purps?

Pointing out no Minor Premier has ever won the flag

Lachie Neale

[Purple 77]

Islanders Prepare Welcoming Pikes for Home Final

The Islanders season has been absolutely terrific, especially its second half, where it has now won 6 games on the trot! The Islanders will carry this form and confidence into their first ever final, so this season, like New York, is simply an A+ for improvement! Very well done! The Samurai have things to work on, mainly consistency and finding a starting ruck for next year, but they have a core that could challenge for finals, so they well and truly have something to work with. This season would be a disappointment, but I'm sure handy lessons were learnt in preparing for next year.

Tokyo Samurai (20.10.130) lost to Pacific Islanders (23.8.146)

Best
Tokyo: Ricky Henderson, Garrick Ibbotson, Shaun Burgoyne, Luke Dahlhaus
Pacific: Alex Fasolo, Cameron Guthrie, Marcus Bontempelli, Jarryd Blair, Ben Howlett

Late Changes
Tokyo: Nil
Pacific: Nil

WXV Debut
Tokyo: Nil
Pacific: Nil

Club debut
Tokyo: Nil
Pacific: Nil

Reserves

Yuzawa Yakuza (20.9.129) def Port Morseby Iguanadons (13.10.88)

Best
Yuzawa: Andrew Carrazzo, Aidan Corr, Scott Lycett, Liam Dawson
Port Morseby: Jake Kolodjashnij, Adam Goodes, Jarryd Lyons

[Purple 77]

And the proof:

	Berlin Brewers					Toronto Wolves
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Michael Hibberd	92	1	92	D1	James Kelly	63	1	63
D2	Colin Garland	30	1	30	D2	Sam Butler	42	1	42
D3	Jarryn Geary	89	1	89	D3	Rhyce Shaw	95	1	95
D4	Jack Grimes	59	1	59	D4	Alan Toovey	68	1	68
M1	Jack Steven	101	CC	152	M1	Scott Pendlebury	129	C	258
M2	Adam Treloar	94	CC	141	M2	Andrew Swallow	79	1	79
M3	Daniel Cross	81	1	81	M3	Isaac Smith	77	1	77
M4	Jack Viney	135	1	135	M4	Ben Cunnington	151	1	151
R1	Max Gawn	80	1	80	R1	Tom Hickey	73	1	73
F1	Drew Petrie	77	1	77	F1	Paddy Ryder	66	1	66
F2	Lewis Jetta	116	1	116	F2	Jack Ziebell	106	1	106
F3	Marco Paparone	67	1	67	F3	Jack Crisp	106	1	106
F4	Jack Watts	29	H	58	F4	Matthew Pavlich	94	1	94
U1	Charlie Dixon	95	1	95	U1	Ryan Griffen	62	VC	62
U2	Jesse Lonergan	79	1	79	U2	Mitch Robinson	123	1	123
E1	Jordan Murdoch	45	DNP	0	E1	Lachlan Henderson	63	DNP	0
E2	Xavier Ellis	43	DNP	0	E2	Aaron Hall	150	DNP	0
E3	Ben Sinclair	61	DNP	0	E3	Daniel Merrett	56	DNP	0
			Total	1351				Total	1463

	London Royals					Christchurch Saints
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Dane Rampe	90	1	90	D1	Jake Lever	61	1	61
D2	Mark Baguley	112	1	112	D2	Liam Picken	97	1	97
D3	Tom Lonergan	63	1	63	D3	Harris Andrews	80	1	80
D4	Zach Tuohy	59	1	59	D4	Dylan Roberton	97	1	97
M1	Dan Hannebery	90	C	180	M1	Matthew Boyd	137	1	137
M2	Billy Hartung	82	1	82	M2	Hamish Hartlett	87	1	87
M3	Brent Stanton	91	1	91	M3	Luke Shuey	117	1	117
M4	Jarrad McVeigh	60	VC	60	M4	Sam Mitchell	116	1	116
R1	Jonathan Giles	106	1	106	R1	Aaron Sandilands	140	C	280
F1	Mark LeCras	63	1	63	F1	Ben Reid	77	1	77
F2	Danyle Pearce	63	1	63	F2	Jamie Elliott	92	1	92
F3	Chris Mayne	71	1	71	F3	Jake Stringer	97	1	97
F4	Callum Sinclair	0	DNP	0	F4	Tory Dickson	127	1	127
U1	Sam Wright	65	1	65	U1	Dayne Zorko	134	VC	134
U2	Adam Saad	45	H	90	U2	Tom Scully	34	1	34
E1	David Mackay	26	DNP	0	E1	Sam Gilbert	75	DNP	0
E2	Bradley Sheppard	69	P	35	E2	Sean Dempster	85	DNP	0
E3	Heritier Lumumba	50	DNP	0	E3	Jeff Garlett	27	DNP	0
			Total	1230				Total	1633

	Mexico City Suns					Dublin Destroyers
POS	Team Format: Attack	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Kade Simpson	112	1	112	D1	Grant Birchall	77	1	77
D2	Matthew Broadbent	89	1	89	D2	Tom McDonald	99	1	99
D3	Shannon Hurn	54	H	108	D3	Alex Rance	68	1	68
M1	Steele Sidebottom	86	VC	86	D4	Matthew Scharenberg	28	DNP	0
M2	Tom Rockliff	115	C	230	M1	Rory Sloane	128	1	128
M3	Bradley Ebert	86	1	86	M2	Joel Selwood	145	VC	145
M4	Jordan Lewis	105	1	105	M3	Travis Boak	82	1	82
R1	Ivan Maric	56	1	56	M4	David Mundy	101	R	112
F1	Brendon Goddard	119	1	119	R1	Todd Goldstein	155	C	310
F2	Jimmy Bartel	104	1	104	F1	Dustin Martin	151	1	151
F3	Brent Harvey	109	1	109	F2	Jarryd Roughead	82	1	82
F4	Nick Riewoldt	73	1	73	F3	Jack Gunston	39	1	39
F5	Allen Christensen	107	1	107	F4	Michael Walters	66	1	66
U1	Shaun Grigg	86	1	86	U1	Nick Dal Santo	90	1	90
U2	Matthew Stokes	54	1	54	U2	Scott Thompson	118	1	118
E1	Shaun Hampson	27	DNP	0	E1	Nathan van Berlo	83	DNP	0
E2	Scott D Thompson	64	DNP	0	E2	Ryan Schoenmakers	71	E	71
E3	Kamdyn McIntosh	68	DNP	0	E3	Lachlan Hansen	38	DNP	0
			Total	1524				Total	1638

	Moscow Spetsnaz					Buenos Aires Armadillos
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Lynden Dunn	90	1	90	D1	Easton Wood	101	1	101
D2	Jack Hombsch	67	1	67	D2	Shaun Atley	76	1	76
D3	Sam Docherty	84	1	84	D3	Troy Chaplin	87	1	87
D4	Nick Vlastuin	84	1	84	D4	Dale Morris	46	1	46
M1	Callan Ward	87	CC	131	M1	Mitch Wallis	137	VC	137
M2	Dyson Heppell	69	CC	104	M2	Bradley Hill	79	1	79
M3	David Armitage	97	1	97	M3	Angus Brayshaw	52	1	52
M4	Levi Greenwood	88	1	88	M4	Shane Biggs	100	1	100
R1	Nic Naitanui	0	DNP	0	R1	Ben Lennon	72	P	36
F1	Robbie Gray	90	1	90	F1	Taylor Adams	40	C	80
F2	Jesse Hogan	128	1	128	F2	Jay Schulz	46	1	46
F3	Joe Daniher	75	1	75	F3	Lindsay Thomas	110	1	110
F4	Darcy Moore	33	1	33	F4	Jake Neade	31	1	31
U1	Josh Jenkins	63	1	63	U1	Lin Jong	55	1	55
U2	Dominic Sheed	31	H	62	U2	Matt Crouch	90	1	90
E1	Tyrone Vickery	49	P	25	E1	Rohan Bewick	44	DNP	0
E2	Tom Barrass	0	DNP	0	E2	Sean Lemmens	22	DNP	0
E3	Jack Sinclair	42	DNP	0	E3	Jonathan Freeman	18	DNP	0
			Total	1221				Total	1126

	New Delhi Tigers					Beijing Thunder
POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ	POS	Team Format: Traditional	SCO	MUL	ADJ
D1	Aaron Mullett	6	DNP	0	D1	Harry Taylor	92	1	92
D2	Jarman Impey	67	1	67	D2	Cale Hooker	106	1	106
D3	Sam Darley	94	1	94	D3	Jackson Thurlow	55	1	55
D4	Simon White	46	1	46	D4	Travis Varcoe	55	1	55
M1	Stephen Coniglio	95	VC	95	M1	Lachie Neale	123	C	246
M2	Andrew Gaff	106	C	212	M2	Josh Caddy	121	VC	121
M3	Chris Masten	66	1	66	M3	Liam Shiels	97	1	97
M4	Reece Conca	44	1	44	M4	Touk Miller	77	1	77
R1	Tom Nicholls	85	1	85	R1	Brodie Grundy	95	1	95
F1	Jack Darling	53	1	53	F1	Tom Bell	86	1	86
F2	Jarrad Grant	102	1	102	F2	Eddie Betts	97	1	97
F3	Riley Knight	54	1	54	F3	Kane Lambert	72	1	72
F4	Patrick McCartin	46	1	46	F4	Sam Gray	98	1	98
U1	Isaac Heeney	76	1	76	U1	Matthew Kreuzer	101	1	101
U2	Toby Nankervis	21	H	42	U2	Sam Mayes	73	1	73
E1	Viv Michie	69	DNP	0	E1	Maverick Weller	54	DNP	0
E2	Daniel Talia	38	E	38	E2	Chris Dawes	107	DNP	0
E3	Sebastian Ross	65	DNP	0	E3	Cameron Wood	12	DNP	0
			Total	1120				Total	1471

[Holz]

Well done on Beijing winning the Billions cup btw, who was best on ground Purps?

Pointing out no Minor Premier has ever won the flag

Same in the euro, I should no I have two and no flag

Always time to break tradition if not this year then next year.