WXV Round 6: Dillo Delight

[Adamant]

flower me, will I ever get my captaincy right?

#firstWorldsProblems

I captained Gawn in SC purely because you went Fyfe in WXV, so thanks!

[upthemaidens]

If Gaff scores 107, Islanders will get 1600.   Surely that should be enough.....surely?

[Purple 77]

flower me, will I ever get my captaincy right?

#firstWorldsProblems

I captained Gawn in SC purely because you went Fyfe in WXV, so thanks!

:'(

Mind you Fyfe ain't goin terribly either

[Nige]

Hmm. flower off Zaha.

Remember when you thought this was concerning.  :P

[Purple 77]

Hmm. flower off Zaha.

Remember when you thought this was concerning.  :P

I've been burnt before :P

[Torpedo10]

flower me, will I ever get my captaincy right?

#firstWorldsProblems

I captained Gawn in SC purely because you went Fyfe in WXV, so thanks!

This is genius, absolute genius.

I'm sorry PB, you're right. SC is purely determined on WXV coaching decisions which is a form of skill.  ;)

[Purple 77]

Dublin plot Moscow demise

Dublin were about a Holman, OMac and Hill performance away from being elite. Just as well Sloane, BCrouch and Birchall are still to come! This was a shocker for Moscow meanwhile, whom had an incredible list of underperformers.

Moscow Spetsnaz (18.9.117) lost to Dublin Destroyers (22.9.141)

Best
Moscow: Adam Treloar
Dublin: Joel Selwood, Matt Crouch, Justin Westhoff, Brett Deledio

Late Changes
Moscow: Nil
Dublin: Nil

WXV Debut
Moscow: Nil
Dublin: Nil

Club debut
Moscow: Nil
Dublin: Nil

Reserves

Siberian Wolverines (20.10.130) def Belfast Braves (8.7.55)

Best
Siberian: George Hewett, Daniel Talia, Callum Brown
Belfast: Majak Daw, Phil Davis

[Purple 77]

Tigers pounce on Child-Rearing Royals

Whilst there was a brief nervous moment for New Delhi, they get the points in albeit unimpressive circumstances. London would be quite with some players standing up, but the usual suspects continue to be passengers.

New Delhi Tigers (21.10.136) def London Royals (19.9.123)

Best
New Delhi: Jeremy Howe, Jack Steven, Jack Darling
London: Callum Sinclair, Tom T Lynch, Sam Gray

Late Changes
Moscow: Nil
Dublin: Nil

WXV Debut
Moscow: Nil
Dublin: Nil

Club debut
Moscow: Nil
Dublin: Nil

Reserves

Mumbai Elephants (17.10.112) lost to Imperial Princes (22.9.141)

Best
Mumbai: Daniel Rich, Darcy Tucker, Ed Langdon, Aidyn Johnson
Imperial: Heath Grundy, Tim Membrey, Neville Jetta, Jesse Lonergan, Charlie Spargo

[AaronKirk]

RD was right.... our 2 ex players traded to Mexico have well and truly stuffed us.

[Purple 77]

Samurai shock Seoul

WOWZER! I mean, the Samurai were always a chance heading into Sunday, but... really? Phillips 119, Cotch 110, Lycett 109, Short 93 and WHE 86 brought Tokyo one of the unlikeliest victories you'll see this year. And they broke the duck at the same time! WHAT A WIN FOR TOKYO!

Meanwhile, this was a concerning performance for Seoul, whom probably didn't think they were capable of a 120+ score before.

Seoul Magpies (20.8.128) lost to Tokyo Samurai (21.7.133)

Best
Seoul: David Swallow, Isaac Smith, Ben McEvoy
Tokyo: Trent Cotchin, Lachie Whitfield, Scott Lycett, Tom Phillips

Late Changes
Seoul: Brandan Parfitt replaced by Josh Thomas
Tokyo: Nil

WXV Debut
Seoul: Lachlan Fogarty
Tokyo: Nil

Club debut
Seoul: Nil
Tokyo: Nil

Reserves

Pyongyang Chollimas (17.7.109) lost to Yuzawa Yakuza (18.11.119)

Best
Pyongyang: Brandon Matera, Taylor Duryea
Yuzawa: Dale Thomas, Aidan Corr, Bayley Fritsch

[Purple 77]

Pacific Perform in the Big Stage

This was the win Pacific was searching for! Scoring 160 against the previously undefeated Toronto is a ominous premiership credential; one that they will take with them for the rest of the year. For Toronto, well, 2 out of 3 big games ain't bad, and neither was this performance.

Pacific Islanders (25.10.160) def Toronto Wolves (23.6.144)

Best
Pacific: Michael Hurley, Tom Mitchell, Marcus Bontempelli, Andrew Gaff, Jarryd Lyons, Devon Smith, Matt de Boer
Toronto: Jack Macrae, Scott Pendlebury, Tim Kelly, Travis Boak, Connor Blakely

Late Changes
Pacific: Nil
Toronto: Nil

WXV Debut
Pacific: Nil
Toronto: Nil

Club debut
Pacific: Nil
Toronto: Thomas Cole

Reserves

Port Morseby Iguanadons (15.10.100) lost to Windsor Warriors (32.11.203)

Best
Port Morseby: Liam Duggan, Adam Tomlinson, Billy Gowers
Windsor: Jack Redden, Ryan Clarke, Lynden Dunn, Matthew Leuenberger, Jake Melksham, Nick Robertson, Wayne Milera

[Purple 77]

Gawn + Newbies bring best against Cairo

This is actually one of my proudest scores in recent memory. I haven't had a WXV debutant in a REALLY long time, and I had to bring in 3 this week. I was seriously thrilled with the 228 they got me! I look forward to adding Viney, Hodge, Franklin, Walters and Menzel into this team.

Meanwhile for Cairo, they would be quietly thrilled with their midfield performance; netting 437 points between the 4 of them. But it was Poholke and an OOP ruck that really held them back.

Berlin Brewers (24.6.150) def Cairo Sands (20.8.128)

Best
Berlin: Nat Fyfe, Josh P Kennedy, Max Gawn
Cairo: Shane Savage, Dayne Beams, David Zaharakis, Sam Kerridge, Mitch Robinson

Late Changes
Berlin: Michael Walters subbed out for Harry McKay
Cairo: Nil

WXV Debut
Berlin: Daniel Lloyd, David Mirra & Harry McKay
Cairo: Nil

Club debut
Berlin: Nil
Cairo: Maverick Weller

Reserves

Rhineland Rum-Runners (-1.9.3) lost to Alexandria Hieroglyphics (4.11.35)

Best
Rhineland: Ben Ronke
Alexandria: Karl Amon

[Purple 77]

Christchurch crunch Reindeers

The Saints certainly picked their captain well! Toby McLean was the Saints only centurion, whom stood out in an otherwise solid group of mostly 70s and 80s.

PNL would be happy that Zerrett is back in form though, and if Billings could get his act together on top of this team performance, the Reindeers will win a few more games this season.

Christchurch Saints (21.9.135) def PNL Reindeers (19.11.125)

Best
Christchurch: Toby McLean
PNL: Zach Merrett, Dylan Shiel

Late Changes
Christchurch: Tom Langdon replaced by Zac Bailey
PNL: Nil

WXV Debut
Christchurch: Nil
PNL: Nil

Club debut
Christchurch: Nil
PNL: Nil

Reserves

Wellington Weta (-1.6.0) lost to Marseille Kings (3.10.28)

Best
Wellington: Nil
Marseille: Jayden Laverde

[Purple 77]

Thunder pierce through Dillo Armour

Yeah, well, these performances will happy every couple or 3 weeks for Buenos Aires. The Thunder would just be glad it happened this week; coz only Neale made their score look somewhat solid.

Buenos Aires Armadillos (17.6.108) lost to Beijing Thunder (20.9.129)

Best
Buenos Aires: Jimmy Webster
Beijing: Lachie Neale, Brodie Grundy, Josh Caddy

Late Changes
Buenos Aires: Nil
Beijing: Taylor Walker subbed out for Dan Butler

WXV Debut
Buenos Aires: Nil
Beijing: Nil

Club debut
Buenos Aires: Nil
Beijing: Nil

Reserves

La Plata Armada (21.9.135) def Shanghai Storm (12.8.80)

Best
La Plata: Mark LeCras, Jesse Joyce, Jy Simpkin, Will Hayward, Oliver Florent
Shanghai: Taylor Walker, Mason Cox

[Purple 77]

Cape Town holds off Jaguars

Well done Cape Town! That was a truly inspired performance after an awful Friday night. They regained the lead, and held onto it in a performance demonstrating lessons learned. The Jags would be disappointed to have come up against this particularly inspired Cobra outfit, but you always risk losing with a sub-130.

Cape Town Cobras (22.6.138) def Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (20.9.129)

Best
Cape Town: Mitch Duncan, Brad Ebert, Touk Miller, Toby Nankervis
Rio de Janeiro: Luke Brown, Patrick Cripps, Tim Taranto

Late Changes
Cape Town: Nil
Rio de Janeiro: Shaun McKernan replaced by Nick Smith

WXV Debut
Cape Town: Nil
Rio de Janeiro: Nil

Club debut
Cape Town: Nil
Rio de Janeiro: Nick Smith

Reserves

Durban Pirates (10.10.70) lost to Copacabana Capuchins (21.6.132)

Best
Durban: Kieren Jack, Jake Carlisle
Copacabana: Jordan Gallucci, James Frawley, Bailey Dale, Jake Neade