WXV Finals Week 1: Christchurch, Pacific & New York Debut

[Memphistopheles]

Here is what the Cape Town Cobras Best XV would have looked like this week. Unfortunately because of injuries our reserves are going to cop a hit. Shane Savage, James Gwilt, Nick O'Brien, Adam Cooney, George Horlin-Smith and Scott Selwood are all out this week. Some first teamers which means other reserves come in to the Best XV and can't play and some just missing from the reserves

Can I suggest that next season in the reserves finals series we have  rule where if a player has played more than X number of games for the reserves throughout the season they are eligible to play in the finals even if they would have made that side's Best XV that week.

It would make for a better reserves finals series I think. There might be a a double up or two with a player scoring for both the first team and the reserves. For example in our team this week probably Nick Haynes and Sam Reid would have been eligible to play for the reserves under the above rule (Gwilt and Savage would have taken their spots in the side).

Def: Shaun Higgins, Jasper Pittard, Andrejs Everitt, Nick Haynes
Mid: Josh P. Kennedy, Trent Cotchin, Dom Tyson, Ed Curnow
Ruc: Stefan Martin
Fwd: Tom Hawkins, Lachie Hunter, Jeremy Cameron, Stewart Crameri
Uti: Mark Blicavs, Sam Reid (D/F)

Eme: Billy Longer (R), Will Schofield (D), Darcy Lang (M)

Durban Pirates

Guys in italics are listed as an emergency or on the extended bench for their AFL clubs

Def: Will Schofield, Gary Rohan, Cam O'Shea, Matt Dick, Billie Smedts
Mid: Nick O'Brien, Darcy Lang, George Horlin-Smith, Brant Colledge
Ruc: Billy Longer
Fwd: Cam McCarthy, Brandon Jack

*Please note Billy Longer is averaging more than Sam Reid this season. But, with Longer up against Goldstein and Buddy missing from the Swans side I think we'd have gone for Reid over Longer this week.

[Jroo]

Mexico City Suns
D: Kade Simpson, Matthew Broadbent, Michael Johnson, Shannon Hurn
M: Steele Sidebottom, Tom Rockliff (CC), Jordan Lewis, Brad Ebert
R: Ivan Maric
F: Brett Deledio (CC), Brendon Goddard, Jimmy Bartel, Brent Harvey
U: Allen Christensen, Shaun Grigg

EMG: Nick Riewoldt, Nathan Krakouer, Kamdyn McIntosh

In: Michael Johnson, Brett Deledio
Out: Nick Riewoldt, Matthew Stokes

[meow meow]

You think Sandi's all that. But he's not!

Scores of 145 and 140 in the past two weeks would indicate otherwise! Up against Nic Nat this week though... oh wait! Sandi is a proven WXV finals performer. He won't choke.

[Purple 77]

Yes, reserves finalists have to name emergencies in their senior best XV. If a best XV player is eligible to be subbed, then an emergency will take their place, and the subbed out player will play for the reserves team.

[meow meow]

Stats men, can we get some finals statistics please? Best finals average, most finals played etc?

[Purple 77]

Stats men, can we get some finals statistics please? Best finals average, most finals played etc?

That'd be oswald's domain. Brace yourselves!

[Purple 77]

Tom McDonald in serious doubt this weekend!

DUBLIN FALLING APART!

[Hellopplz]

You think Sandi's all that. But he's not!

Scores of 145 and 140 in the past two weeks would indicate otherwise! Up against Nic Nat this week though... oh wait! Sandi is a proven WXV finals performer. He won't choke.

I can hope considering we have to play Campbell on him :'(. Be a shame if something was to happen to him... Like Griffin explodes and Sandi rests up forward >:D.

[meow meow]

Wouldn't be such a shame if Sandi took it easy and kicked a lazy 8 vs the shortest backline in the league.

[Holz]

Wouldn't be such a shame if Sandi took it easy and kicked a lazy 8 vs the shortest backline in the league.

Sandi kicks 8 ill trade you goldy for him

[Jroo]

Tom McDonald in serious doubt this weekend!

DUBLIN FALLING APART!

Only if Goldy is out, will Dublin fall apart.

[Holz]

Tom McDonald in serious doubt this weekend!

DUBLIN FALLING APART!

Only if Goldy is out, will Dublin fall apart.

I got Daniel Currie, he got 90 last time goldy missed.

last time you said i was falling apart Purp i think i pumped out a 180+

I won last week without Murphy and Buddy so no Buddy and Tmac isnt too bad. Lids back in hurts though.

[RaisyDaisy]

Looks like I spoke too soon, of course Duncan is a late out :(

Berlin Bashers

DEF: Heath Shaw (CC), Josh Gibson, Kade Kolodjashnij, Heath Grundy
MID: Steve Johnson, Harley Bennell, Jack Macrae, Leigh Montagna (CC)
RUC: Mike Pyke
FWD: Josh J Kennedy, Kurt Tippett, Jarrad Waite, Travis Cloke
INT: Matt Rosa, Sharrod Wellingham

EMG: Sam Fisher, Jed Adcock, Dylan Buckley

[Ringo]

London Team for Finals (Best Team not in Finals)

What are the rules for emergencies?  Do we have to name them and then do normal sub rule and late out rules apply or do we assume they all play reserve?

Def: Dane Rampe; Mark Baguley;Tom Lonergan, Zac Tuohy                     
Mids: Daniel Hanneberry (C);David Mackay; Brent Stanton ; Jarrad McVeigh (VC)                                     
Rucks: Jonathan Giles                     
Fwds:Josh Hill; Dannyle Pearce;Chris Mayne,  Callum Sinclair                     
Int:  Sam Wright, Adam Saad                     

Leaving a reserves Team:

Def: Heretier Lumumba, Kyle Hartigan, Hugh Beasley, Brad Sheppard
Mid: Billy Hartung, Billy Evans. Matt Shaw, Billy Stretch, Cory Gregson
Ruck:
Fwds - Will Hoskin-Elliott, Dan McStay       

Emergencies: Hartung, Sheppard, Hoskin-Elliott     

Naming my reserves

[Purple 77]

New York Oppressors (to yo Revolution, biatch)

D: Michael Hibberd, Jarryn Geary, Colin Garland, Jack Grimes
M: Nat Fyfe (C), Jack Steven (VC), Daniel Cross, Jack Viney
R: Max Gawn
F: Drew Petrie, Lewis Jetta, Marco PapaGun, Jack Watts
I: Jesse Lonergan, Rory Atkins
E: Charlie Dixon, Xavier Ellis, Jordan Murdoch

Big call I guess not naming Dixon... just feel a Richmond defense will keep him to a 30 score.

A much bigger call in giving Rory Atkins his debut on a final though! I just feel that Murdoch won't score against Hawthorn either, and X.Ellis isn't all that appealing either.

Argh, I dunno!