WXV Round 8: Kate v Karen

[Purple 77]

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Round 8, AFL Round 8

Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Head-to-Head
Toronto Wolves	Moscow Spetsnaz	Rogers Centre	3  v  5
New Delhi Tigers	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	Tata Stadium	3  v  2
Seoul Magpies	London Royals	Seoul World Cup Stadium, EurAsia	4  v  3
Berlin Brewers	Dublin Destroyers	Berlin Olympic Stadium, EurAsia, Europe	1  v  7
Cape Town Cobras	Cairo Sands	Neutral, GABBA, AAP Alliance, Africonia, Africa Cup	6  v  1
Tokyo Samurai	PNL Reindeers	Tokyo Olympic Stadium, EurAsia	3  v  4
Christchurch Saints	New York Revolution	AMI Stadium, AAP Alliance	3  v  1
Mexico City Suns	Beijing Thunder	Fireball Stadium	4  v  3
Buenos Aires Armadillos	Pacific Islanders	Estadio de River, AAP Alliance	4  v  3

The top of the ladder clash! Moscow find themselves perhaps punching above their weight, whilst Toronto still got the win against Beijing with a par score. Toronto should win this one. A grand prize awaits Moscow if they win this one though!

NDT have now posted back to back 150+ scores, successfully putting behind those weird two 'average' weeks of 130+. Rio certainly have the ceiling to compete with literally anyone, but I feel like they could lose to even Christchurch on their day. I choose consistency; I choose NDT.

This has not been a kind season to Seoul, who were smashed last week against NDT. They must start winning, and a 150+ score wouldn't go astray either. London posted their highest score of the year last week (after posting their lowest), and thus earning a 'tick' in 5 of their 7 games so far this year. They could get up here... but surely Seoul won't let this one slip.

It was a wild ride in the 4 whilst it lasted, but Berlin's consistent scores in late 130s is starting to catch up with them, having now dropped their past two games. Dublin meanwhile are *this* close to calling this season over, and would desperately be after a win here. Hmm... nah, I back me.

WXVs most bitter rivals go head to head in my MATCH OF THE ROUND! Even when these two teams were a sure bottom 6 bet, they still produced entertaining games, but now they're in the top 5! Cape Town, 5-2, probably only have 1 real scalp to show for it, so a win here would do a world of confidence. Cairo, however, hilariously 'rested' Hugh McCluggage last week against London - such is the heat of this rivalry - but lost the game because of it. They'd really want to win this game now, else they'd look REALLY silly! I want them to be silly. I choose Kate.

Tokyo where chugging along nicely there for a while, but I now hold fears for their finals credentials after dropping games to the Dillos, Suns and Spetsnaz in the last 3 weeks. A win is an absolute must. PNL, whilst probably accepting they won't make finals this year, will seek to stir up shower nonetheless, with victories over this week's MOTR teams in Cape Town & Cairo plucked out of an uninspiring score line. I still think Tokyo will win though... they're due.

The Saints should be pumping themselves up for this match, as a return to a 130+ score JUST MIGHT see their first win of the season, against the Revs who have run out of petrol in the last two weeks. They too will seek to return to 130+ scores, and I think this will be the week. New York for mine.

The Suns got some reward for effort in rounds 5 and 6 with wins over Rio & Tokyo, but dipped a bit last week and the Dillos made them pay. The Thunder's last 4 weeks read 157, 120, 155 and 127. That roller-coaster form is concerning, but I guess they can start worrying about that next week, heh. Beijing for me.

The Dillos have been building nicely this year, with a nice 141 last week amongst the first fruit of its rebuild. The Islanders however have started to wake-up, with impressive wins over Berlin & Dublin in the past two weeks to show for it. The form line suggest Pacific... I dunno though, maybe Bont & Gaff don't score 440+ this week. Islanders for me, but I'm watching.

[iZander]

Buenos Aires Armadillos

Team Format: Traditional

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

C: Luke Parker
VC: Jarrod Berry
RP:
NR:

[Holz]

Backs: Jeremy Howe, Connor O'Riordan, Mark O'Connor, Nathan Brown
Mids: Dustin Martin, Rory Sloane, Joel Selwood, Matt Crouch (cc)
Ruck: Todd Goldstein (cc)
Fwds: Jack Gunston, Tom McDonald, Josh J Kennedy, Toby Greene
Interchange: Brad Crouch, Justin Westhoff (R/F)

Bench: Elliott Himmelberg (F), Mitch Lewis (F), Daragh Joyce (D)

[fanTCfool]

Toronto Wolves

Traditional

Connor Blakely, Alex Witherden, Mason Redman, Scott D. Thompson
Jack Macrae (C), Brayden Fiorini, Jacob Hopper, Gary Ablett Jnr
Matthew Kreuzer
Tim Kelly (VC), Travis Boak, Tom Hawkins, Rowan Marshall (Rested)
Dion Prestia, James Harmes

Peter Wright, Tom Cole, Andrew Phillips

Resting: Jack Redden

[upthemaidens]

        Pacific Islanders

D: Rory Laird (VC), Michael Hurley, Cam Guthrie, Aliir Aliir(rested)
M: Marcus Bontempelli (C), Andrew Gaff, Jarryd Lyons, Adam Tomlinson
R: Jarrod Witts
F: Devon Smith, Steven Motlop, Matt Taberner, Matt de Boer
Int: Rhys Stanley, Jack Ross

E: Liam Duggan, Harrison Himmelberg, Mitch McGovern

Resting: Matt Suckling

[Toga]

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

Emg: Jackson Thurlow (m), Jy Simpkin (f), Liam Baker (f)

Rest: Taylor Walker

[Boomz]

D: Whitfield, Johannisen, Williams (CC), Thomas
M: Ross (CC), Phillips, Atkins, Powell-Pepper
R: Lycett
F: Cripps, Turner, Cameron, McDonald-Tipungwuti
U: Dunkley, Impey
E: Fritsch, Mihocek, Plowman

[GoLions]

Can't wait for Clugg to score 57 and we get up by a point

[RaisyDaisy]

Can't wait for Clugg to score 57 and we get up by a point

Beams might be out this week too  :-X

[GoLions]

Can't wait for Clugg to score 57 and we get up by a point

Beams might be out this week too  :-X

We might get back the goat chris mayne as well

[RaisyDaisy]

New York Revolution

D: Brodie Smith, Pearce Hanley, Dan Houston, Xavier Duursma
M: Jack Steele (CC), Tom Liberatore (CC), Jed Anderson, Cam Ellis-Yolmen
R: Paddy Ryder
F: Isaac Heeney, Ben Reid, Alex Sexton, Kieran Jack
I: Josh Wagner, Tom Atkins

E: Ben Paton (D), Ed Phillips (M), Eddie Betts (F)

REST: Jade Gresham

[PowerBug]

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars

Def: Daniel Rich, Jeremy Finlayson, Brayden Maynard, Joel Hamling (RB).
Mid: Patrick Cripps (C), Jaeger O'Meara, Tim Taranto, Elliot Yeo (VC).
Ruck: Callum Sinclair.
Fwd: Jeremy Cameron, Jack Ziebell, Gary Rohan, Sam J Reid (Def).
Int: Tarryn Thomas (Mid), Levi Greenwood (Def).

Emerg: Aaron Francis (Def), Josh Corbett (Fwd), Zac Clarke (Ruck).

In: Joel Hamling, Levi Greenwood.
Out: Josh Walker (AFL Omit), Karl Amon (Rested).

[Boomz]

D: Johannisen, Williams (CC), Thomas, Plowman
M: Ross (CC), Phillips, Atkins, Powell-Pepper
R: Lycett
F: Cripps, Turner, Cameron, McDonald-Tipungwuti
U: Dunkley, Impey
E: Fritsch, Perryman, Vardy

[Jukes]

D: Burton Rozee Crisp J. Kelly
M: Coniglio (vc) Heppell Treloar (c) Sinclair
R: Bellchambers
F: De Goey Acres Petrevski-Seton C. Brown
U: Hewett Stretch

Emg: Parker Pearce Casboult

[Jroo]

Mexico City Suns
D: James Sicily (VC), Jacob Weitering, Aaron Naughton, Matthew Broadbent
M: Lachie Hunter (C), Sam Walsh, Brad Hill, Anthony Miles
R: Tom Williamson (OOP & RB)
F: Christian Petracca, James Worpel, Mason Wood, Tim O'Brien
U: Charlie Constable, Luke Dunstan

EMG: Matt Guelfi, Shai Bolton, Callum Wilkie

Resting: Adam Kennedy