WXV Round 10: Dillo Delight

[Purple 77]

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Round 10, AFL Round 10

Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Head-to-Head
Pacific Islanders	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	Linkbelt Oval, AAP Alliance	3  v  1
Seoul Magpies	Mexico City Suns	Seoul World Cup Stadium	2  v  5
Toronto Wolves	Christchurch Saints	Rogers Centre, AAP Alliance	2  v  2
Cape Town Cobras	Beijing Thunder	Newlands Cricket Ground	3  v  4
Berlin Brewers	New Delhi Tigers	Berlin Olympic Stadium, EurAsia	4  v  3
Tokyo Samurai	London Royals	Tokyo Olympic Stadium, EurAsia	3  v  4
Buenos Aires Armadillos	Dublin Destroyers	Estadio de River	3  v  5
PNL Reindeers	New York Revolution	Neutral, Adelaide Oval	4  v  3
Cairo Sands	Moscow Spetsnaz	Borg El Arab Stadium	3  v  4

Back-to-back upset losses against New York & Buenos Aires means this is a MUST win for Pacific, who will fast find themselves outside of the finals race without taking action soon. Rio meanwhile are well and truly entrenched in it, earning 4th spot off the back of their 3rd 160+ score of the year. I may have harped on about a new found consistency for Rio :P but I reckon the Islanders get up here!

Seoul, like Pacific, need to get a wriggle on and loss here against the Suns may even spell the end of their finals campaign. The Suns have hit a little off-patch in recent weeks, not quite sustaining that 130 mark anymore. Until they do, it's Seoul for me.

It's a rampaging flag favourite vs... just the opposite, in my MOST LOPSIDED GAME OF THE YEAR! Excuse me everyone if I'm overstepping my mark everyone, but if Christchurch win this game, I'll give them Pick 2* to along with their likely Pick 1 (*Toronto have to play a full strength side, minus a resting).

The Cobras shouldn't be so doom and gloomy! 3 out of the past 4, winning last week with an OOP ruck... they're laughin. The Jing tho have been on another level recently, led by a gluttony of players with high ceilings. Hard to see Cape Town winning this one atm.

It's the building Berlin v a flag fancy Tigers, in my MATCH OF THE ROUND! I've actually been thrilled with my team so far, I'd even go as far to say it's been my best H&A season. Why? Coz I haven't put in a shocker yet, even without literally half of my best XV. The Tigers are genuinely a flag fancy, but are prone to the odd 130+. I reckon if they do that, I'll pinch them. Get me on my day? Gee, then good luck.

The Samurai are a frustrating team... they really have a core to work with here, but it's just not coming together. London really aren't too dissimilar, who have recently been finding their groove in 2019. A genuine 50/50 match this one, but I'll give the Samurai one, last, try.

The Dillos have won 4 of their last 5 games, and all of a suddenly find themselves 9th! Defeating Pacific & Moscow was huge, and if they beat Dublin here... boy, dare to dream I say! I've called it for Dublin; they're done. It's quite incredible really, a team with THAT many stars shouldn't be 2-7. But injuries are a dog. I'm backing the Dillos!

PNL just need some wins, then things won't seem so bad. It's clear though that they need a successful trading period to take the next step, but they have a good core to work with in the meantime. New York were back on the winners list last week, in a performance that has righted the sins of recent weeks. I reckon the Revs get up.

The Sands are a Moscow-victory away from cementing a top 4 spot in my opinion. Gee, what a statement for our pre-2019 selves! With perhaps the best collection of scalps, the hard work is over for Cairo, well, until September that is. Moscow is no pushover however, who have averaged 144 in the month before last weeks poor 123. Moscow a big chance, but I'll back the Sands.

[Purple 77]

Whilst I remember, updated WXV Team Selector for those interested

[fanTCfool]

Toronto Wolves

Traditional

Connor Blakely, Alex Witherden, Wayne Milera, Kade Simpson
Jack Macrae (CC), Brayden Fiorini, Jacob Hopper, Gary Ablett Jnr
Matthew Kreuzer
Tim Kelly (CC), Tom Hawkins, Rowan Marshall, Jesse Hogan
Dion Prestia, James Harmes

Jack Redden, Peter Wright, Scott D. Thompson

Resting: Travis Boak

[Holz]

Jeremy Howe, Connor O'Riordan, Mark O'Connor, Nathan Brown
Dustin Martin (VC), Rory Sloane (C), Joel Selwood, Zak Butters
Todd Goldstein
Justin Westhoff (RUC), Tom McDonald, Toby Greene (RB), Josh J Kennedy
Brad Crouch, Mitch Lewis

Emg: Elliott Himmelberg, Patrick Kerr, Lachlan Keeffe

Rest: Jack Gunston

[Koop]

CHRISTCHURCH

Phil Davis (C), Jackson Trengove, Mark Blicavs, Robbie Tarrant

Brett Deledio (VC), Tom Scully, Sam Lloyd, Paddy Dow (RP)

Brayden Preuss

Jake Stringer, Harry McKay, Sam B Reid, Josh Thomas

Connor McKenna, Brent Daniels

EMG: Ed Richards, James Rowbottom, Brennan Cox

[Nige]

Karen

Tom Stewart (c), Jeremy McGovern, Alex Keath, Nick Vlastuin
Dayne Beams, David Zaharakis, Ricky Henderson, Hugh Greenwood
Shane Mumford
Mitch Robinson (vc), Shane Edwards, Rory Lobb, Lincoln McCarthy (rb)
Hugh McCluggage, Andrew McGrath

Daniel McKenzie, Mark Hutchings, Jason Castagna

Rest: Ben Brown

[PowerBug]

Rio de Janeiro Inconsistencies

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

Emerg: Joel Hamling (Def), Aaron Francis (Def), Shaun McKernan (Fwd).

In: Tarryn Thomas.
Out: Josh Walker (Omit), Levi Greenwood (Rested).

[GoLions]

Kate

Attack

Harris Andrews, Jasper Pittard, Callum Mills
Mitch Duncan (C), Ben Cunnington (VC), Shaun Higgins, Jack Bowes
Blake 'The Schlong' Schlensog
Tom Papley, Jaidyn Stephenson, Ben Ainsworth, Josh Battle, Gryan Miers
Touk Miller, Chris Mayne

Shaun Burgoyne, David Mookay, Dean Kent

[JBs-Hawks]

Seoul

Def: Tuohy, Salem, Haynes, Weller

Mid: Kelly (C), Oliver (VC), Shiels, E Curnow

Ruck: Ceglar

Fwd: Dangerfield, McLean, Parfitt, C Curnow

Int: Fisher, McIntosh

Emg: Wilson, Matera, Myers

Resting: Lynch

[DazBurg]

Parisian Nice Lyon Reindeers


D: Luke Ryan, Dougal Howard, Hayden Crozier, Oscar Allen
M: Zach Merrett, Dylan Shiel, Nathan Jones, Bailey Smith
R: Charlie Ballard OOP
F: Jack Billings, Mitch Wallis, Lachlan Murphy, Chad Wingard
U: Marley Williams, Matthew Kennedy
E: Jayden Laverde, Jack Madgen, Jackson Nelson

C: Zach Merrett
VC: Dylan Shiel

[RaisyDaisy]

New York Revolution

D: Brodie Smith, Dan Houston, Josh Wagner, Xavier Duursma
M: Isaac Heeney (CC), Jack Steele (CC), Tom Liberatore, Jed Anderson
R: Paddy Ryder
F: Jade Gresham, Daniel Wells, Kyle Langford, Ben Reid
I: Cam Ellis-Yolmen, Darcy Fort

E: Ed Phillips (M), Alex Sexton (F), Willie Rioli (F)

[upthemaidens]

       Pacific Islanders  -Flood-

D: Rory Laird, Michael Hurley, Matt Suckling, Cam Guthrie, Aliir Aliir(rested)
M: Marcus Bontempelli (C), Andrew Gaff (VC), Jarryd Lyons, Adam Tomlinson
R: Jarrod Witts
F: Harrison Himmelberg, Matt de Boer, Mitch McGovern
Int: Rhys Stanley, Steven Motlop

E: Liam Duggan, Billy Frampton, Jake Kolodnashnij

Resting: Bailey Williams 

[Jukes]

D: J. Crisp C. Rozee D. Astbury J. Kelly
M: S. Coniglio (cc) D. Heppell A. Treloar (cc) J. Sinclair
R: T. Bellchambers
F: C. Brown S. Petrevski-Seton B. Acres N. Blakey
U: G. Hewett B. Stretch

Emg: R. Garthwaite O. McDonald L. Casboult

[Toga]

BEIJING THUNDER:
D: Brandon Ellis, Heath Shaw, Tom Jonas, Darcy Byrne-Jones
M: Lachie Neale (VC), Dayne Zorko, Tom Rockliff, David Swallow
R: Brodie Grundy (C)
F: Josh Caddy, Luke Breust, Darcy Macpherson, Jy Simpkin
IC: Wil Powell, Liam Baker

Emg: James Aish (d), Daniel Rioli (f), Jackson Thurlow (m)

Rest: Taylor Walker

[GoLions]

Kate

Attack

Harris Andrews, Jasper Pittard, Callum Mills
Mitch Duncan (C), Ben Cunnington (VC), Shaun Higgins, Jack Bowes
Blake 'The Schlong' Schlensog
Tom Papley, Jaidyn Stephenson, Ben Ainsworth, Josh Battle, Gryan Miers
Touk Miller, Chris Mayne

Shaun Burgoyne, David Mookay, Dean Kent

Burgoyne in for Touk, Cousins to E1