WXV Preliminary Finals; Wolves v Brewers, Thunder v Tigers

[Purple 77]

Preliminary Finals, AFL Round 22

Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Head-to-Head
Toronto Wolves	Berlin Brewers	Rogers Centre	5  v  4
Beijing Thunder	New Delhi Tigers	Beijing Olympic Park	2  v  6

Toronto v Berlin
Head-to-Head: 5  v  4
Last time they played (Round 9): Berlin Brewers (21.6.132) lost to Toronto Wolves (24.8.152)
2019 Head-to-Head: 15 v 3
Purps' Takeaway: Toronto have seemingly timed their run to perfection, having scored their two highest scores of the season in Round 17 and in their qualifying final win against New Delhi. The Brewers... have scored two of their worst 3 scores in its qualifying final loss and incredibly fortunate semi final win. So, the result of this game looks clear. Berlin will rebound HARD whilst Toronto is overdue to falter, and this Berlin victory will be one for the ages. Oh sure, the Wolves have been the best side so far this season, with the most balanced list and an incredibly good age profile, but you know where they've gone wrong? They won the minor premiership. It's a curse, and - despite poor showings in my past two weeks - I JUST REALLY FEEL like we'll come to play this week. 2019 has been my best WXV season, and I don't care what any of you say, I deserve to be in this game. Whilst this season has matched my 2013 effort, my team has navigated through severe player unavailability, and I JUST KNOW its ceiling has yet to be realised, and I just really, really think we'll come to play this week. Regardless of the result, I'm just thankful to have made a preliminary final... I've played this game for 8 seasons, and to get some reward for effort has had an emotional impact on me. The odds are stacked against me, I mean, that 2019 head-to-head says it all, but flower it, this is my turn Toronto, and I WILL BEAT YOU!

Beijing v New Delhi
Head-to-Head: 2  v  6
Last time they played (Round 1): Beijing Thunder (22.10.142) lost to New Delhi Tigers (23.10.148)
2019 Head-to-Head: 9 v 9
Purps' Takeaway: I love this match-up so hard, and is clearly my MATCH OF THE ROUND! The Thunder & Tigers. How long has it been now?

Name: Ele
Applying for: New Dehli Worlds Team

I'm waiting for my big welcoming article btw Ele
I gave you one

Hi all, Master Q and I would like to apply for the position at the Beijing Bears as Co-Coaches.

These three coaches were all signed up DURING the 2013 season, inheriting what would become bottom 4 lists for that season. And 2014 too. Beijing managed to get to 14th in 2015, but Tiger time was still to come. In 2016, New Delhi produced one of the most inspiring WXV seasons ever, going from 16th in 2015 to runners-up in the grand final. The Thunder were still building though, finishing 10th that season. In 2017, New Delhi maintained the rage, but faltered in the prelims, whilst Beijing underachieved massively, finishing 10th despite being 5th in total points scored. 2018 was the year of the 'Jing though, missing out on the minor premiership on % only. Both teams faltered in separate preliminary finals that year, and one of them will do that again this weekend. I'm sure Toges & Ricophants have used each other as measuring sticks since they signed up, but this is first time they will meet in finals, and the week where we will find out whose on top: Beijing, or New Delhi. Will the Tigers lose its third consecutive prelim final? Is this REALLY the year of the 'Jing? Or will the Tigers atone for its 2016 blunder? I have no idea. But I know this could be a contender for game of the year. If I had to tip... the Thunder.

GAME ON!



And don't forget reserves!

All teams who are in the Reserves finals this week are not in the seniors. What I require from you, is that you NAME YOUR BEST SENIOR 18 like you were playing finals. I will be scrutinising your best XV to determine if that is really who you would play, so as to ensure that the players available for the reserves matches are the ones that would normally be available. If I don't agree, then I will name one for you.

Home Team	Away Team	Venue
Yuzawa Yakuza	Imperial Princes	Tokyo Olympic Stadium
Guadalajara Wolves	Durban Pirates	Fireball Stadium

[fanTCfool]

Toronto Wolves

Kade Simpson, Wayne Milera, Alex Witherden, Connor Blakely
Jack Macrae (C), James Harmes, Dion Prestia, Gary Ablett Jnr
Matthew Kreuzer
Travis Boak (VC), Rowan Marshall, Tim Kelly, Tom Hawkins
Jack Redden, Brayden Fiorini

Mason Redman, Allen Christensen, Andrew Phillips

[Toga]

Beijing Thunder:
D: Brandon Ellis, Heath Shaw, Darcy Byrne-Jones, Tom Jonas
M: Lachie Neale [VC], Dayne Zorko, David Swallow, Tom Rockliff
R: Brodie Grundy [C]
F: Kane Lambert, Josh Caddy, Darcy Macpherson, Luke Breust
IC: Daniel Howe, Jy Simpkin

Emg: Taylor Walker, Marcus Adams, Sam Switkowski

[Purple 77]

Zak Jones... F*CK!

[Purple 77]

Berlin Brewers

Team Format: Traditional

D: Dane Rampe, Jake Lever, Harry Taylor, Luke Hodge
M: Nat Fyfe, Josh P Kennedy, Jack Viney, Jack Steven
R: Max Gawn
F: Michael Walters, David Mundy, Jarryd Roughead, Daniel Menzel
U: Michael Hibberd, Jarrod Harbrow
E: Sam Frost, Jay Kennedy-Harris, Ben Ronke

C: Max Gawn
VC: Nat Fyfe

[Boomz]

For Reserves:
D: Williams, Whitfield, Thomas, Johannisen
M: Dunkley, Phillips, Fritsch, Ross
R: Vardy
F: Cripps, Mihocek, Dixon, Cameron
U: Short, Perryman
EMG: Plowman, Ryan, Gleeson

[GoLions]

Yarr

Daniel Andrews, Callum Mills, Jasper showertard, Stepladder Carlisle
Mitch Duncan, Ben Cunnington, Touk Touk, Jack Bowes
Power of Nank
The Papsmear, ANB, Josh Battle, Gryan
Shaun Higgoat, Chris Mayne

Shaun Burgoyne, Jordan Lewis, Taylor Garner

[Ringo]

For Reserves

London Royals
D: Blake Hardwick, Dylan Grimes,Adam Saad,Brad Shepphard
M: Luke Shuey,Dom Sheed,Jared Polec,Nick Hind
R: Timothy English
F: Josh Bruce, Dan McStay, Jack Lukosius, Sam Gray
U: Tom Lynch,  Tim Membrey
E: Lewis Jetta. Orazio Fantasia, Jordan Roughead

Saad returns replacing Gardiner

[Ricochet]

New Delhi Tigers


DEF Lloyd (VC), Hurn, Houli, Savage
MID  Pendles (C), Sidebottom, Brayshaw, Langdon
RUCK SMartin
FWD Darling, Dahlhaus, Gray, Newnes
UTIL  JorDawson, Hannebery

EMER Tucker, Answerth, McInerney

[Purple 77]

After Melb/Syd

Welp, that's half my team, and it could be a lot worse I say. Gawn getting injured and scoring 10 points in the last quarter was f*cking brutal, but still, more things went right than wrong. I'm pretty happy I picked the right emergencies to. I really need Toronto to misfire if I'm any chance, but at least I won't score sub-130 again.

New Delhi meanwhile wouldn't be too unhappy with their players, with Gus Brayshaw finally bringing something to the table.

	Toronto Wolves					Berlin Brewers
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Kade Simpson	0		0	D1	Dane Rampe	110		110
D2	Wayne Milera	0		0	D2	Jake Lever	89		89
D3	Alex Witherden	0		0	D3	Harry Taylor	0		0
D4	Connor Blakely	0		0	D4	Luke Hodge	0		0
M1	Jack Macrae	0		0	M1	Nat Fyfe	0		0
M2	James Harmes	83		83	M2	Josh P Kennedy	97		97
M3	Dion Prestia	0		0	M3	Jack Viney	113		113
M4	Gary Jnr Ablett	0		0	M4	Jack Steven	0		0
R1	Matthew Kreuzer	0		0	R1	Max Gawn	119		119
F1	Travis Boak	0		0	F1	Michael Walters	0		0
F2	Rowan Marshall	0		0	F2	David Mundy	0		0
F3	Tim Kelly	0		0	F3	Jarryd Roughead	0		0
F4	Tom Hawkins	0		0	F4	Daniel Menzel	54		54
U1 (MID )	Jack Redden	0		0	U1 (DEF )	Michael Hibberd	64		64
U2 (MID )	Brayden Fiorini	0		0	U2 (DEF )	Jarrod Harbrow	0		0
E1 (DEF )	Mason Redman	0	0	0	E1 (DEF )	Sam Frost	68	0	0
E2 (FWD )	Allen Christensen	0	0	0	E2 (MID )	Jay Kennedy-Harris	59	0	0
E3 (RUC )	Andrew Phillips	0	0	0	E3 (FWD )	Ben Ronke	28	0	0
C	Jack Macrae	0		0	C	Max Gawn	119		119
VC	Travis Boak	0		0	VC	Nat Fyfe	0		0
HA		0		0
		Total:	83	1			Total:	765	7

	Beijing Thunder					New Delhi Tigers
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Brandon Ellis	0		0	D1	Jake Lloyd	89		89
D2	Heath Shaw	0		0	D2	Shannon Hurn	0		0
D3	Darcy Byrne-Jones	0		0	D3	Bachar Houli	0		0
D4	Tom Jonas	0		0	D4	Shane Savage	0		0
M1	Lachie Neale	0		0	M1	Scott Pendlebury	0		0
M2	Dayne Zorko	0		0	M2	Steele Sidebottom	0		0
M3	David Swallow	0		0	M3	Angus Brayshaw	124		124
M4	Tom Rockliff	0		0	M4	Ed Langdon	0		0
R1	Brodie Grundy	0		0	R1	Stefan Martin	0		0
F1	Kane Lambert	0		0	F1	Jack Darling	0		0
F2	Josh Caddy	0		0	F2	Luke Dahlhaus	0		0
F3	Darcy MacPherson	0		0	F3	Robbie Gray	0		0
F4	Luke Breust	0		0	F4	Jack Newnes	0		0
U1 (MID )	Daniel Howe	0		0	U1 (MID )	Jordan Dawson	77		77
U2 (FWD )	Jy Simpkin	0		0	U2 (MID )	Dan Hannebery	0		0
E1 (FWD )	Taylor Walker	0	0	0	E1 (MID )	Darcy Tucker	0	0	0
E2 (DEF )	Marcus Adams	0	0	0	E2 (DEF MID)	Noah Answerth	0	0	0
E3 (FWD )	Sam Switkowski	0	0	0	E3 (FWD )	Oscar McInerney	0	0	0
C	Brodie Grundy	0		0	C	Scott Pendlebury	0		0
VC	Lachie Neale	0		0	VC	Jake Lloyd	89		0
HA		0		0
		Total:	0	0			Total:	290	3

[Purple 77]

Also @Mexico City, I named this team for you:

D1   Nic Newman
D2   James Sicily
D3   Jacob Weitering
D4   Matthew Broadbent
M1   Luke Dunstan
M2   Lachie Hunter
M3   Sam Walsh
M4   Bradley Hill
R1   Tom Hickey
F1   James Worpel
F2   Christian Petracca
F3   Shai Bolton
F4   Tim O'Brien
U1 (MID )   Jack Graham
U2 (DEF )   Aaron Naughton
E1 (DEF FWD)   Jack Silvagni
E2 (DEF )   Callum Wilkie
E3 (DEF )   Adam Kennedy

[GoLions]

Mexico should forfeit tbh...

[Purple 77]

After Saturday

Hold onto your hats folks! We have some contests here!

When I saw the Jack Steven 32, I metaphorically threw in the towel. But god damn it, if there isn't just a LITTLE bit of hope for me yet! If everyone scores their averages, I'll still lose by 100 points, but I tell ya what, if Macrae scores below 100... I reckon Toronto could be in trouble. A small hope, but flower ME I'LL TAKE IT!

Darcy Byrne-Jones! Oh, no! How can you score only 7 points for a whole game?! That is a devastating result for Beijing, but it's not a fatal blow yet. The Tigers team has been hit or miss so far, and look destined for a score around 1400. That score is still very much attainable for Beijing - if everyone scores their average, they'll land on 1377 - so this is game on, and looks set for a tight finish.

EDGE OF YOUR SEAT STUFF!

	Toronto Wolves					Berlin Brewers
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Kade Simpson	104		104	D1	Dane Rampe	110		110
D2	Wayne Milera	41		41	D2	Jake Lever	89		89
D3	Alex Witherden	72		72	D3	Harry Taylor	72		72
D4	Connor Blakely	41		41	D4	Luke Hodge	53		53
M1	Jack Macrae	0		0	M1	Nat Fyfe	101		101
M2	James Harmes	83		83	M2	Josh P Kennedy	97		97
M3	Dion Prestia	0		0	M3	Jack Viney	113		113
M4	Gary Jnr Ablett	98		98	M4	Jack Steven	32		32
R1	Matthew Kreuzer	128		128	R1	Max Gawn	119		119
F1	Travis Boak	111		111	F1	Michael Walters	124		124
F2	Rowan Marshall	111		111	F2	David Mundy	91		91
F3	Tim Kelly	94		94	F3	Jarryd Roughead	0		0
F4	Tom Hawkins	40		40	F4	Daniel Menzel	54		54
U1 (MID )	Jack Redden	0		0	U1 (DEF )	Michael Hibberd	64		64
U2 (MID )	Brayden Fiorini	0		0	U2 (DEF )	Jarrod Harbrow	0		0
E1 (DEF )	Mason Redman	77	0	0	E1 (DEF )	Sam Frost	68	0	0
E2 (FWD )	Allen Christensen	11	DNP	0	E2 (MID )	Jay Kennedy-Harris	59	0	0
E3 (RUC )	Andrew Phillips	0	DNP	0	E3 (FWD )	Ben Ronke	28	0	0
C	Jack Macrae	0		0	C	Max Gawn	119		119
VC	Travis Boak	111		0	VC	Nat Fyfe	101		0
HA		0		0
		Total:	923	11			Total:	1238	13

	Beijing Thunder					New Delhi Tigers
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Brandon Ellis	0		0	D1	Jake Lloyd	89		89
D2	Heath Shaw	0		0	D2	Shannon Hurn	0		0
D3	Darcy Byrne-Jones	7		7	D3	Bachar Houli	0		0
D4	Tom Jonas	63		63	D4	Shane Savage	54		54
M1	Lachie Neale	103		103	M1	Scott Pendlebury	89		89
M2	Dayne Zorko	104		104	M2	Steele Sidebottom	67		67
M3	David Swallow	0		0	M3	Angus Brayshaw	124		124
M4	Tom Rockliff	57		57	M4	Ed Langdon	117		117
R1	Brodie Grundy	123		123	R1	Stefan Martin	129		129
F1	Kane Lambert	0		0	F1	Jack Darling	0		0
F2	Josh Caddy	0		0	F2	Luke Dahlhaus	92		92
F3	Darcy MacPherson	0		0	F3	Robbie Gray	55		55
F4	Luke Breust	0		0	F4	Jack Newnes	65		65
U1 (MID )	Daniel Howe	0		0	U1 (MID )	Jordan Dawson	77		77
U2 (FWD )	Jy Simpkin	117		117	U2 (MID )	Dan Hannebery	94		94
E1 (FWD )	Taylor Walker	52	0	0	E1 (MID )	Darcy Tucker	58	0	0
E2 (DEF )	Marcus Adams	100	0	0	E2 (DEF MID)	Noah Answerth	87	0	0
E3 (FWD )	Sam Switkowski	84	0	0	E3 (FWD )	Oscar McInerney	60	0	0
C	Brodie Grundy	123		123	C	Scott Pendlebury	89		89
VC	Lachie Neale	103		0	VC	Jake Lloyd	89		0
HA		0		0
		Total:	697	7			Total:	1141	12

[Toga]

My Port boys flowering sucked :'(

[Purple 77]

After Rich/Wce

Hit & miss for Toronto, with Prestia going big, and Redden the opposite. Odds unmoved I reckon.

Bachar Houli, take a bow! He has rocketed New Delhi up to 1464, which will be a tough target for Beijing to chase down after forward duo Lambert and Caddy failed to fire. A Tiger victory looks ominous.

	Toronto Wolves					Berlin Brewers
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Kade Simpson	104		104	D1	Dane Rampe	110		110
D2	Wayne Milera	41		41	D2	Jake Lever	89		89
D3	Alex Witherden	72		72	D3	Harry Taylor	72		72
D4	Connor Blakely	41		41	D4	Luke Hodge	53		53
M1	Jack Macrae	0		0	M1	Nat Fyfe	101		101
M2	James Harmes	83		83	M2	Josh P Kennedy	97		97
M3	Dion Prestia	124		124	M3	Jack Viney	113		113
M4	Gary Jnr Ablett	98		98	M4	Jack Steven	32		32
R1	Matthew Kreuzer	128		128	R1	Max Gawn	119		119
F1	Travis Boak	111		111	F1	Michael Walters	124		124
F2	Rowan Marshall	111		111	F2	David Mundy	91		91
F3	Tim Kelly	94		94	F3	Jarryd Roughead	0		0
F4	Tom Hawkins	40		40	F4	Daniel Menzel	54		54
U1 (MID )	Jack Redden	57		57	U1 (DEF )	Michael Hibberd	64		64
U2 (MID )	Brayden Fiorini	0		0	U2 (DEF )	Jarrod Harbrow	0		0
E1 (DEF )	Mason Redman	77	0	0	E1 (DEF )	Sam Frost	68	0	0
E2 (FWD )	Allen Christensen	11	DNP	0	E2 (MID )	Jay Kennedy-Harris	59	0	0
E3 (RUC )	Andrew Phillips	0	DNP	0	E3 (FWD )	Ben Ronke	28	0	0
C	Jack Macrae	0		0	C	Max Gawn	119		119
VC	Travis Boak	111		0	VC	Nat Fyfe	101		0
HA		0		0
		Total:	1104	13			Total:	1238	13

	Beijing Thunder					New Delhi Tigers
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Brandon Ellis	88		88	D1	Jake Lloyd	89		89
D2	Heath Shaw	0		0	D2	Shannon Hurn	104		104
D3	Darcy Byrne-Jones	7		7	D3	Bachar Houli	145		145
D4	Tom Jonas	63		63	D4	Shane Savage	54		54
M1	Lachie Neale	103		103	M1	Scott Pendlebury	89		89
M2	Dayne Zorko	104		104	M2	Steele Sidebottom	67		67
M3	David Swallow	0		0	M3	Angus Brayshaw	124		124
M4	Tom Rockliff	57		57	M4	Ed Langdon	117		117
R1	Brodie Grundy	123		123	R1	Stefan Martin	129		129
F1	Kane Lambert	58		58	F1	Jack Darling	74		74
F2	Josh Caddy	47		47	F2	Luke Dahlhaus	92		92
F3	Darcy MacPherson	0		0	F3	Robbie Gray	55		55
F4	Luke Breust	0		0	F4	Jack Newnes	65		65
U1 (MID )	Daniel Howe	0		0	U1 (MID )	Jordan Dawson	77		77
U2 (FWD )	Jy Simpkin	117		117	U2 (MID )	Dan Hannebery	94		94
E1 (FWD )	Taylor Walker	52	0	0	E1 (MID )	Darcy Tucker	58	0	0
E2 (DEF )	Marcus Adams	100	0	0	E2 (DEF MID)	Noah Answerth	87	0	0
E3 (FWD )	Sam Switkowski	84	0	0	E3 (FWD )	Oscar McInerney	60	0	0
C	Brodie Grundy	123		123	C	Scott Pendlebury	89		89
VC	Lachie Neale	103		0	VC	Jake Lloyd	89		0
HA		0		0
		Total:	890	10			Total:	1464	15