WXV Round 5: PNL to avenge Notre Dame?

[Purple 77]

PARTIAL LOCKOUT on Thursday at 7.35 AEST

FULL LOCKOUT on Friday at 4.20 AEST

NAME FOUR EMERGENCIES THIS WEEK

Round 5, AFL Round 5, Easter Weekend

Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Head-to-Head
Dublin Destroyers	New York Revolution	Crooke Park	4  v  3
Beijing Thunder	Berlin Brewers	Beijing Olympic Park, EurAsia	4  v  3
Moscow Spetsnaz	New Delhi Tigers	Luzhniki Stadium, EurAsia	5  v  2
Tokyo Samurai	Buenos Aires Armadillos	Tokyo Olympic Stadium	3  v  4
Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	Mexico City Suns	Maracana Stadium, AAP Alliance, Americas	2  v  3
Pacific Islanders	Cairo Sands	BSP Stadium, AAP Alliance, Africonia	4  v  3
PNL Reindeers	Cape Town Cobras	Stade de Gerland	6  v  2
Christchurch Saints	Seoul Magpies	AMI Stadium	2  v  2
London Royals	Toronto Wolves	London Olympic Stadium	3  v  4

Dublin... destroyed? Off the back of a couple severely injury affected losses, the Destroyers need to get on their bike, considering the worst of their draw is to come. New York meanwhile is proving all the doubters wrong, and seem a genuine contender to steal a place in the 8. You'd have to back them really!

Beijing are back to their scary best, whilst Berlin have been stagnating. Granted, Berlin haven't really been able to get a clear run at it in the last couple of weeks, a lack of a 140+ score means they aren't fooling anyone; being 2nd is pure luck. I'd simply have to laugh if we get up here. Beijing.

The Spetsnaz could have been a little more impressive in beating the Destroyers last week, but they did all the same, and that's all that matters. New Delhi however slipped up against the Sands last week, and fell behind Toronto in the "premiership favouritism" in the process. The stage is set for a rebound if you ask me. New Delhi.

The Samurai I reckon have announced themselves; they're here to make finals, and the days being 'slightly better than the worse, but still not good' are over. The Dillos meanwhile are facing some impatient fans for a second win, having let last week slip against a rampant Cripps-led Rio. Samurai on form should get up.

The Jags have Patrick Cripps and Patrick Cripps only to thank for last week's win, with the rest of the team performing below their standards. The Suns put in a good showing against New York, and to be honest could be a sneaky chance here. If I were to tip an upset, it'd be this match! But no, Rio for me.

It's the ailing force v the rising tide in my MATCH OF THE ROUND! The Islanders just haven't been the same since Tom Mitchell broke his leg, and that's probably fair. But I'd say the rest of the team hasn't quite lived up to their heights of 2017 & 2018, and they just don't look anywhere near a 150+ score at the moment. The Sands meanwhile were dealt a fixture from hell to start the year, and they have two HUGE wins (plus one small one) to show for it! Losing on HGA to the Thunder, they followed it up with wins over Dublin & New Delhi. Can they now defeat Pacific, and Toronto next week? If they do, a top 4 finish beckons I reckon! I'll back the Sands!

The Reindeers have endured a tough week in Paris, with the iconic Notre Dame going up in heartbraking flames. Is this a metaphor for their season, or will the fire translate to the field? We saw glimpses last week with a challenge to Pacific, but the Reindeers couldn't quite get it done. The Cobras however have been getting it done, and will look to avoid a surprising threat to slip out of the 8. You know what? I reckon the Reindeers will get up for the ol girl!

The Saints are now officially under new management, with Koop taking on the role during last week. Will we start to see a lift in results, or are the Saints doomed to score no bigger than 110? Seoul have had a rather rough start to the year, so a win here will be a welcome respite. Seoul for me.

The Royals have simply been so much better this year, but perhaps have been a victim of a tough draw so far this year. That doesn't change this week, with the faultless Wolves looking to continue their unbeaten run. Hard to see them losing at all at the moment.

[GoLions]

Rumour has it that you can actually get a 'home ground advantage' or something in this comp. Whatever that is. Might be an old, old wooden ship from the civil war era.

[Purple 77]

Rumour has it that you can actually get a 'home ground advantage' or something in this comp. Whatever that is. Might be an old, old wooden ship from the civil war era.

Crowds are better outside of Cape Town ;) home team is sick of seeing so many Ls

[GoLions]

Rumour has it that you can actually get a 'home ground advantage' or something in this comp. Whatever that is. Might be an old, old wooden ship from the civil war era.

Crowds are better outside of Cape Town ;) home team is sick of seeing so many Ls

*L, no plural there m8

[PowerBug]

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars

Def: Daniel Rich, Josh Walker, Brayden Maynard, Jeremy Finlayson.
Mid: Patrick Cripps (C), Elliot Yeo, Jaeger O'Meara, Tim Taranto (VC).
Ruck: Callum Sinclair.
Fwd: Jeremy Cameron, Jack Ziebell, Mark Baguley, Sam J Reid (Def).
Int: Corey Wagner (Mid) (RB), Aaron Hall (Mid).

Emerg: Tarryn Thomas (Mid), Mark Baguley (Fwd), Zac Clarke (Ruck).

In: Jaeger O'Meara, Corey Wagner, Sam J Reid.
Out: Eric Hipwood (Rested), Mark Baguley, Gary Rohan (Omit).

[Holz]

Def: Jeremy Howe, Mark Occonor, Nathan Brown, Daragh Joyce
Mid: Matt Crouch (C), Brad Crouch, Dustin Martin, Joel Selwood
Ruck: Todd Goldstein
Fwd: Justin Westhoff, Josh J Kennedy, Tom Mcdonald, Jack Gunston
Int: Rory Sloane (VC), Zak Butters

Emerg: Elliott Himmelberg (F), Lachlan Schultz (F), Mitch Lewis (F), Lachlan Keefe (D)

[Nige]

Karen Sanders

Jeremy McGovern, Tom Stewart, Nick Vlastuin, Alex Keath
Dayne Beams (cc), Taylor Adams (cc), David Zaharakis, Ricky Henderson
Shane Mumford
Ben Brown (rp), Shane Edwards, Mitch Robinson, Jake Melksham
Hugh McCluggage, Rory Lobb

Rest: Hugh Greenwood

Andrew McGrath, Lincoln McCarthy, Mark Hutchings

[Purple 77]

Apologies to those who already named their team, but I decided to allow for FOUR EMERGENCIES this week to cover Monday

[fanTCfool]

Toronto Wolves

Traditional

Kade Simpson, Alex Witherden, Wayne Milera, Scott D. Thompson
Jack Macrae (C), Brayden Fiorini, Jacob Hopper, Jack Redden
Matthew Kreuzer
Tim Kelly (VC - Rested), Travis Boak, Tom Hawkins, Rowan Marshall
James Harmes, Dion Prestia

Jesse Hogan, Mason Redman, Peter Wright, Andrew Phillips

Resting: Gary Ablett Jnr.

[Ringo]

LONDON ROYALS (Traditional)

D: Blake Hardwick, Marty Hore,Adam Saad ,Brad Shepphard
M: Luke Shuey,Dom Sheed,Jared Polec, Willem Drew
R: Jordan Roughead
F: Tim Membrey,Jack Higgins, Orazio Fantasia, Tom Lynch
U: Rhys Matthieson, Nick Hind
E: Lewis Jetta, Josh Bruce, Dylan Grimes, Timothy English

C: Jared Polec
VC: Luke Shuey

[Toga]

Beijing Thunder:

D: Brandon Ellis, Tom Jonas, Darcy Byrne-Jones, Heath Shaw
M: Lachie Neale (C), Tom Rockliff, Dayne Zorko, David Swallow
R: Brodie Grundy (VC)
F: Kane Lambert, Josh Caddy, Luke Breust, Mason Cox
IC: Darcy Macpherson, Daniel Howe

EMG: James Aish (d), Daniel Rioli (f), Wil Powell (m/f)

Rest: Taylor Walker

[Hellopplz]

Rumour has it that you can actually get a 'home ground advantage' or something in this comp. Whatever that is. Might be an old, old wooden ship from the civil war era.

Crowds are better outside of Cape Town ;) home team is sick of seeing so many Ls

*L, no plural there m8

Purps did it for after this round ;).

[GoLions]

Kate

Floodin'

Harris Andrews, Jasper Pittard, Jordan Lewis, Callum Mills, Sam Collins
Mitch Duncan (C), Shaun Higgins (VC), Ben Cunnington, Touk Miller
Toby Nankervis
Tom Papley, Jaidyn Stephenson, Ben Ainsworth
Brad Ebert, Jack Bowes

James Cousins, Josh Battle, David Mookay

[iZander]

Buenos Aires Armadillos

Team Format: Traditional

D: Jamie MacMillan, Jimmy Webster, Cale Hooker, Jack Scrimshaw
M: Luke Parker, Ollie Wines, Bryce Gibbs, Jarrod Berry
R: Reilly O'Brien
F: Caleb Daniel, Darcy Parish, Adam Cerra, Shaun Atley
U: Trent Dumont, Andrew Brayshaw
E: Oliver Florent, Daniel Talia, Will Hayward

C: Luke Parker
VC: Ollie Wines
RP:
NR:

[Jukes]

Crisp Burton L. Jones Rozee
Coniglio (cc) Heppell (cc) Treloar Sinclair
Bellchambers
De Goey Acres Petrevski-Seton Weideman
Parker J. Kelly

Emg: Hewett Masten Blakey