WXV Round 12: The Frantic Fight for Finals

[Nige]

Surely they'll get pumped regardless. Garlett, Stevens, Roberton and Colyer will be the main culprits.

Cairo culprit checklist:

Garlett âœ"
Stevens ✗
Roberton âœ"
Colyer ✗

[RaisyDaisy]

Would of been fair for NY vs Cairo to have happened this week

Both captains out within the opening few minutes and a bunch of horror scores all around

We'll be lucky to score 100 LOL

[Nige]

Would of been fair for NY vs Cairo to have happened this week

Both captains out within the opening few minutes and a bunch of horror scores all around

We'll be lucky to score 100 LOL

We can plan for it to happen in 3 weeks if you like.  :P

[meow meow]

Surely they'll get pumped regardless. Garlett, Stevens, Roberton and Colyer will be the main culprits.

Cairo culprit checklist:

Garlett âœ"
Stevens ✗
Roberton âœ"
Colyer ✗

Garlett reaching legendary status in my book.

[Purple 77]

Beijing Banish Buenos

The Thunder are really starting to roll out now! Ladder respectability is still an important thing. For the Dillos, I've definitely seen better Captain performances.

Beijing Thunder (23.8.146) def Buenos Aires Armadillos (16.8.104)

Best
Beijing: Callan Ward, Bradley Hill, Brandon Ellis, Kane Lambert
Buenos Aires: Easton Wood

Late Changes
Beijing: Nil
Buenos Aires: Nil

WXV Debut
Beijing: Nil
Buenos Aires: Nil

Club debut
Beijing: Nil
Buenos Aires: Nil

Reserves

Shanghai Storm (9.8.62) def La Plata Armada (3.10.28)

Best
Shanghai: Dan Butler
La Plata: Nil

[Purple 77]

Cobras Constrict Revolution

Big upset here! Jelwood getting subbed out of the game just rubbed salt into the fact the Revolution copped three 30 or less scores in their XV, whilst the Cobra midfield FINALLY looked like their 2015-2016 selves.

Cape Town Cobras (21.6.132) def New York Revolution (18.10.118)

Best
Cape Town: Callum Mills, Josh P Kennedy, Lachie Hunter, Mark Blicavs
New York: Isaac Heeney, Jake Stringer, Dom Tyson

Late Changes
Cape Town: Sam Collins replaced by Jake Carlisle
New York: Joel Selwood subbed out for Richard Douglas

WXV Debut
Cape Town: Ben Ainsworth
New York: Nil

Club debut
Cape Town: Nil
New York: Nil

Reserves

Durban Pirates (10.7.67) lost to Washington Rebellion (11.8.74)

Best
Durban: Mitch Honeychurch, Peter Wright
Washington: Nil

[Purple 77]

Saints sink Sands

Another upset in this one! Nige broke the rule I have learned over the past couple of years; when you either get chirpy or assume you'll win easily, the world(s) will conspire against you. It was a very even performance by the Saints though and fully deserved to win, but Captain Beams red vest and future unavailability is a MASSIVE blow to the Sands.

Christchurch Saints (23.6.144) def Cairo Sands (21.9.135)

Best
Christchurch: Bryce Gibbs, Connor Blakely, Jarrad Waite
Cairo: Jeremy McGovern, Rhys Mathieson, Dom Sheed

Late Changes
Christchurch: Robert Murphy replaced by Jake Lever
Cairo: Tom Stewart & Dayne Beams subbed out for Hugh McCluggage & Paul Puopolo

WXV Debut
Christchurch: Sean Darcy
Cairo: Nil

Club debut
Christchurch: Nil
Cairo: Nil

Reserves

Wellington Weta (15.6.96) def Alexandria Hieroglyphics (12.8.80)

Best
Wellington: Conor McKenna, Drew Petrie, Toby McLean
Alexandria: Eric MacKenzie, Jason Castagna, Mark Hutchings

[Purple 77]

London cop Berlin Bruising

Yay me! A decent performance! Whilst the Royals just needed some midfielders to stand up.

London Royals (19.6.120) lost to Berlin Brewers (22.10.142)

Best
London: Heath Grundy
Berlin: Jack Viney, Max Gawn, Michael Walters, Shaun Burgoyne

Late Changes
London: Nil
Berlin: Nat Fyfe replaced by Shaun Burgoyne

WXV Debut
London: Nil
Berlin: Nil

Club debut
London: Nil
Berlin: Nil

Reserves

Imperial Princes (21.9.135) def Rhineland Rum-Runners (16.6.102)

Best
Imperial: Blake Hardwick, Tim Membrey
Rhineland: Ryan Bastinac, Steve Johnson

[Purple 77]

Reindeers Cloud Over Suns

Awww come off it PNL! You can't keep doing this! But gee, although I don't doubt they'll make finals, I do worry about the Suns when September comes, some persisting problems here.

Mexico City Suns (20.11.131) lost to PNL Reindeers (23.11.149)

Best
Mexico City: Ben Cunnington, David Zaharakis
PNL: Ricky Henderson, Jarrod Harbrow, Zach Merrett, Dylan Shiel, Jack Billings, Jonathon Patton

Late Changes
Mexico City: Nil
PNL: Nil

WXV Debut
Mexico City: Nil
PNL: Luke Ryan

Club debut
Mexico City: Nil
PNL: Nil

Reserves

Mexico City Suns (2.11.23) lost to Marseille Kings (9.7.61)

Best
Mexico City: Nil
Marseille: Levi Casboult, Tom Campbell

[Toga]

Still consistently scoring in those 140s and finally getting some wins to show! Which is good but pity we aren't in the finals race :( Good performance all round this weekend.

[Purple 77]

Pacific Beach Destroyers on Islands

Good match this one! Although not quite getting to the 300 points I wanted, I say close enough. Dare I say, it was the Islander depth that was the difference in the end and this just goes to show the stars at Dublin can't fire every week.

Pacific Islanders (24.6.150) def Dublin Destroyers (22.8.140)

Best
Pacific: Michael Hurley, Tom Mitchell, Marcus Bontempelli
Dublin: Alex Rance, Tom McDonald, Dustin Martin, Hugh Greenwood, Grant Birchall

Late Changes
Pacific: Nil
Dublin: Paddy Brophy, Todd Marshall & Nathan Jones replaced by Jack Gunston, Hugh Greenwood & Grant Birchall

WXV Debut
Pacific: Nil
Dublin: Nil

Club debut
Pacific: Nil
Dublin: Nil

Reserves

Port Morseby Iguanadons (20.10.130) def Belfast Braves (15.10.100)

Best
Port Morseby: Alex Fasolo, Cameron Guthrie
Belfast: Brad Crouch, James Parsons, Majak Daw, Ryan Schoenmakers

[Purple 77]

Jaguars, just.

Ebert scoring 58 as Captain would have made the men at Rio worried, but thankfully the rest of the team picked up enough slack to account for the disappointing Samurai. Surely they are due for a win soon?

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (21.6.132) def Tokyo Samurai (19.8.122)

Best
Rio de Janeiro: Bernie Vince, Shaun Grigg, Patrick Cripps
Tokyo: Luke Parker, Billy Stretch, Luke Dahlhaus

Late Changes
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
Tokyo: Zac Smith replaced by Sam Lloyd

WXV Debut
Rio de Janeiro: Bailey Dale & Jack Redpath
Tokyo: Nil

Club debut
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
Tokyo: Nil

Reserves

Copacabana Capuchins (9.8.62) def Yuzawa Yakuza (3.8.26)

Best
Copacabana: Gary Rohan, Liam Jones, Sean Lemmens
Yuzawa: Connor Menadue

[Purple 77]

Magpies Mighty over Moscow

A solid match, where the difference was arguably Dangerfield & Oliver, yet again. The Spetsnaz continue to impress me though; you wonder how they'd do with a fit JOM, Hogan and NN.

Seoul Magpies (22.10.142) def Moscow Spetsnaz (21.10.136)

Best
Seoul: Patrick Dangerfield, Clayton Oliver, Lachie Whitfield, Toby Greene, Lachie Weller, Liam Shiels
Moscow: Sam Docherty, Sam Menegola, Tom Bellchambers, Daniel Talia

Late Changes
Seoul: Patrick McKenna & Josh Kelly replaced by Liam Shiels & Taylor Duryea
Moscow: Josh Rotham replaced by Daniel Talia

WXV Debut
Seoul: Nil
Moscow: Nil

Club debut
Seoul: Nil
Moscow: Nil

Reserves

Pyongyang Chollimas (16.7.103) lost to Siberian Wolverines (18.7.115)

Best
Pyongyang: Tom Langdon
Siberian: David Astbury

[Purple 77]

Tigers Tough out Toronto

Wow! Easily the match of the round, but more frustration out of Toronto as they yet again lose as one of the highest scoring teams of the week, only this time accounting for 16 teams... except for New Delhi. But I did say New Delhi were due, didn't I? But wow, some huge praise for both camps in this match.

Toronto Wolves (24.10.154) lost to New Delhi Tigers (26.7.163)

Best
Toronto: Joel Hamling, Scott Pendlebury, Matthew Kreuzer, Jack Macrae
New Delhi: Bachar Houli, Jeremy Howe, Steele Sidebottom, Robbie Gray, Stefan Martin, Jeremy Cameron, Matt Crouch

Late Changes
Toronto: Nil
New Delhi: Brady Grey replaced by Matt Crouch

WXV Debut
Toronto: Nil
New Delhi: Nil

Club debut
Toronto: Nil
New Delhi: Nil

Reserves

Windsor Warriors (17.9.111) def Mumbai Elephants (10.9.69)

Best
Windsor: Alex Witherden, Matthew White, Sam J Reid
Mumbai: Darcy Tucker, Nick Robertson

[Torpedo10]

HGA was technically the difference in that one, if we'd had it we would've won.  :-X

Dangers explosive final quarter, combined with Heppell's passenger ship and Docherty's weak second half by his lofty standards made for an unfortunate loss in our hope of finals.