WXV Round 15: Saints sneaky sniff

[kilbluff1985]

New Dehli Tigers

Def: Jake Lloyd (C), Tom Barrass, Conor McKenna, Nathan Broad
Mid: Angus Brayshaw, Ed Langdon (EVC), Brayden Sier, Sam Simpson
Ruck: Oscar McInerney
Fwd: Zak Butters, Jordan Dawson (VC), Josh J Kennedy, Robbie Fox
Util: Trent McKenzie, Noah Anderson

Emg: Noah Answerth, Brayden Fiorini, Dylan Clarke, David Mackay

Resting: Laitham Vandermeer

[upthemaidens]

    Pacific Islanders   - Flood -

DEF: Rory Laird, Michael Hurley, Bailey Williams, Aidan Corr, Liam Duggan (rested)
MID: Tom Mitchell (C), Marcus Bontempelli (VC), Andrew Gaff, Jarryd Lyons
RCK: Jarrod Witts 
FWD: Devon Smith, Matt Taberner, Peter Wright
UTL: Harry Perryman (Mid), Zac Bailey (Mid/Def) 

EMG: Harrison Himmelberg (Fwd), Tim O'Brien (Fwd/Def), Tom McCartin (Fwd), Zac Smith (Ruck)

Resting: Andrew McPherson

Aliir replaces McCartin

McCartin replaces Aliir

[Boomz]

Def: Williams, Ridley, Johannisen, Short
Mid: Dunkley (vc), Phillips, Walters, Whitfield (C)
Ruc: Ladhams
Fwd: Cameron, Gibbons, Mihocek, Cripps
UT: Impey, Lycett
Emg: Guelfi, Plowman, Holman, Long
Resting: Cunningham

Walters in for Smith.

[Purple 77]

With 4 AFL teams to go:

Score Summary
Dublin Destroyers (1046) from 11# vs Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (864) from 11
Seoul Magpies (1125) from 10# vs Toronto Wolves (961) from 8#
Pacific Islanders (974) from 9 vs Beijing Thunder (1179) from 13#
New York Revolution (1106) from 14# vs Tokyo Samurai (1087) from 11#
Buenos Aires Armadillos (1054) from 11# vs PNL Reindeers (1249) from 13#
Moscow Spetsnaz (958) from 10# vs Berlin Brewers (762) from 11
Cairo Sands (1091) from 13# vs Christchurch Saints (867) from 12#
New Delhi Tigers (1077) from 12# vs London Royals (907) from 11#
Cape Town Cobras (1229) from 13# vs Mexico City Suns (595) from 8

# = Captain Played
* = one Co-Captain Played
** = two Co-Captain's Played

	Dublin Destroyers					Rio de Janeiro Jaguars
POS	Flood	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Majak Daw	46		46	D1	Brayden Maynard	101		101
D2	Shannon Hurn	0		0	D2	Hamish Hartlett	94		94
D3	Dane Rampe	140		140	D3	Josh Walker	49		49
D4	Robbie Tarrant	103		103	D4	Luke Brown	70		70
D5	Grant Birchall	55		55	M1	Nat Fyfe	0		0
M1	Matt Crouch	100		100	M2	Elliot Yeo	0		0
M2	Trent Dumont	131		131	M3	Tim Taranto	69		69
M3	Dustin Martin	74		74	M4	Jack Viney	0	DNP	0
M4	Lachlan Schultz	0	0.5	0	R1	Callum Sinclair	130		130
R1	Todd Goldstein	100		100	F1	Jeremy Cameron	23		23
F1	Jack Gunston	0		0	F2	Jeremy Finlayson	57		57
F2	Jack Riewoldt	72		72	F3	Shaun McKernan	51		51
F3	Jack Mahony	38		38	F4	Gary Rohan	136		136
U1 (RUC )	Marc Pittonet	0		0	U1 (MID )	Karl Amon	84		84
U2 (DEF )	Mark O'Connor	113		113	U2 (MID )	Reece Conca	0		0
E1 (DEF )	Ben McKay	68	0	0	E1 (FWD )	Eric Hipwood	128	0	0
E2 (DEF MID)	Brandon Starcevich	11	0	0	E2 (RUC )	Tom De Koning	0	0	0
E3 (MID )	Edward McHenry	48	0	0	E3 (MID FWD)	Bradley Close	68	0	0
E4 (FWD )	Minairo Frederick	0	0	0	E4 (DEF )	Will Day	0	0	0
C	Dustin Martin	74		74	C	Nat Fyfe	0		0
VC	Todd Goldstein	100		0	VC	Jack Viney	0	DNP	0
RP		0		0	RP		0		0
NR		0			NR		0
HA		0		0			0
		Total:	1046	11			Total:	864	11

	Seoul Magpies					Toronto Wolves
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Nick Haynes	67		67	D1	Connor Blakely	0		0
D2	Christian Salem	66		66	D2	Alex Witherden	100		100
D3	Lachie Weller	127		127	D3	Lachlan Sholl	71		71
D4	Zach Tuohy	79		79	D4	Tobe Watson	0		0
M1	Patrick Dangerfield	117		117	M1	Jack Macrae	183		183
M2	Clayton Oliver	137		137	M2	Tim Kelly	0		0
M3	Josh Kelly	119		119	M3	Travis Boak	129		129
M4	Andrew McGrath	109		109	M4	Jaeger O'Meara	0		0
R1	Ben McEvoy	0		0	R1	Rowan Marshall	89		89
F1	Charlie Dixon	117		117	F1	Jack Darling	0		0
F2	Toby McLean	50		50	F2	Tom T Lynch	18	DNP	0
F3	Zac Fisher	0		0	F3	Patrick Ryder	0	DNP	0
F4	Jonathon Ceglar	0		0	F4	Sam Weideman	86		86
U1 (MID )	Ed Curnow	0		0	U1 (MID )	Marlion Pickett	48		48
U2 (MID )	Will Setterfield	0		0	U2 (MID )	Rupert Wills	72		72
E1 (MID )	Marc Murphy	0	0	0	E1 (FWD )	Boyd Woodcock	81	0	0
E2 (DEF )	Nathan Wilson	0	0	0	E2 (MID )	Samuel Wicks	34	0	0
E3 (MID FWD)	Bailey Scott	38	0	0	E3 (FWD )	Nick Larkey	83	0	0
E4 (FWD )	Darcy Fogarty	13	0	0	E4 (DEF )	Michael Hibberd	78	0	0
C	Clayton Oliver	137		137	C	Jack Macrae	183		183
VC	Patrick Dangerfield	117		0	VC	Tim Kelly	0		0
RP	Will Setterfield	0		0	RP		0		0
NR	Liam Shiels	0			NR	James Bell	82
HA		0		0			0
		Total:	1125	10			Total:	961	8

	Pacific Islanders					Beijing Thunder
POS	Flood	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Rory Laird	185		185	D1	Caleb Daniel	87		87
D2	Michael Hurley	0	DNP	0	D2	Heath Shaw	51		51
D3	Bailey Williams	87		87	D3	Tom Jonas	60		60
D4	Aidan Corr	51		51	D4	James Aish	0		0
D5	Liam Duggan	0		0	M1	Lachie Neale	167		167
M1	Tom Mitchell	0		0	M2	Tom Rockliff	104		104
M2	Marcus Bontempelli	138		138	M3	Brandon Ellis	89		89
M3	Andrew Gaff	0		0	M4	Dayne Zorko	163		163
M4	Jarryd Lyons	138		138	R1	Brodie Grundy	100		100
R1	Jarrod Witts	95		95	F1	Kane Lambert	52		52
F1	Devon Smith	64		64	F2	Jy Simpkin	74		74
F2	Matt Taberner	0		0	F3	Dan Butler	20		20
F3	Peter Wright	0	DNP	0	F4	Luke Breust	0		0
U1 (MID )	Harry Perryman	105		105	U1 (MID )	Callan Ward	59		59
U2 (DEF MID)	Zac Bailey	111		111	U2 (MID )	David Swallow	53		53
E1 (FWD )	Harrison Himmelberg	55	0	0	E1 (FWD )	Max King	44	0	0
E2 (DEF FWD)	Tim O'Brien	0	0	0	E2 (MID )	Tom Cutler	51	0	0
E3 (FWD )	Tom McCartin	36	0	0	E3 (MID FWD)	Josh Caddy	47	0	0
E4 (RUC )	Zac Smith	0	DNP	0	E4 (DEF )	Fischer McAsey	32	0	0
C	Tom Mitchell	0		0	C	Brodie Grundy	100		100
VC	Marcus Bontempelli	138		0	VC	Lachie Neale	167		0
RP	Liam Duggan	0		0	RP		0		0
NR	Andrew McPherson	79			NR		0
HA		0		0			0
		Total:	974	9			Total:	1179	13

	New York Revolution					Tokyo Samurai
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Dan Houston	108		108	D1	Zac Williams	111		111
D2	Darcy Byrne-Jones	71		71	D2	Jordan Ridley	124		124
D3	Tom Doedee	102		102	D3	Jason Johannisen	71		71
D4	Lachie Henderson	68		68	D4	Jayden Short	85		85
M1	Jack Steele	86		86	M1	Josh Dunkley	87		87
M2	Cameron Guthrie	71		71	M2	Tom Phillips	89		89
M3	Jed Anderson	48		48	M3	Michael Walters	0		0
M4	James Harmes	32		32	M4	Lachie Whitfield	84		84
R1	Rhys Stanley	112		112	R1	Peter Ladhams	138		138
F1	Jade Gresham	74		74	F1	Charlie Cameron	52		52
F2	Kyle Langford	78		78	F2	Michael Gibbons	0		0
F3	Esava Ratugolea	0	DNP	0	F3	Brody Mihocek	99		99
F4	Izak Rankine	85		85	F4	Jamie Cripps	0		0
U1 (MID )	Xavier Duursma	57		57	U1 (DEF )	Jarman Impey	0		0
U2 (MID )	Cameron Ellis-Yolmen	28		28	U2 (RUC )	Scott Lycett	63		63
E1 (DEF )	Jake Kelly	0	DNP	0	E1 (MID )	Matt Guelfi	52	0	0
E2 (FWD )	Jake Aarts	59	0	0	E2 (DEF )	Lachie Plowman	0	0	0
E3 (FWD )	Elliott Himmelberg	65	0	0	E3 (FWD )	Nick Holman	0	DNP	0
E4 (FWD )	Eddie Betts	0	0	0	E4 (FWD )	Ben Long	90	0	0
C	Jack Steele	86		86	C	Lachie Whitfield	84		84
VC	Cameron Guthrie	71		0	VC	Josh Dunkley	87		0
RP		0		0	RP		0		0
NR		0			NR	Harry Cunningham	63
HA		0		0			0
		Total:	1106	14			Total:	1087	11

[Purple 77]

	Buenos Aires Armadillos					PNL Reindeers
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Lachlan Ash	41		41	D1	Darcy Moore	0	DNP	0
D2	Shaun Atley	70		70	D2	Luke Ryan	0		0
D3	Nicholas Coffield	62		62	D3	Hunter Clark	51		51
D4	Adam Cerra	0		0	D4	Dougal Howard	54		54
M1	Luke Parker	127		127	M1	Steele Sidebottom	93		93
M2	Ollie Wines	189		189	M2	Zach Merrett	137		137
M3	Jacob Hopper	63		63	M3	Jack Billings	88		88
M4	Jarrod Berry	71		71	M4	Dylan Shiel	129		129
R1	Reilly O'Brien	106		106	R1	Sam Jacobs	84		84
F1	Chad Wingard	0		0	F1	Oscar Allen	0		0
F2	Darcy Parish	114		114	F2	Bailey Smith	68		68
F3	Andrew Brayshaw	0		0	F3	Mitch Wallis	70		70
F4	Will Hayward	35		35	F4	Ben Keays	82		82
U1 (MID )	Oliver Florent	49		49	U1 (MID )	Paul Seedsman	72		72
U2 (MID )	Caleb Serong	0		0	U2 (MID FWD)	Robbie Gray	133		133
E1 (MID )	Harley Bennell	0	DNP	0	E1 (DEF MID)	Nathan Jones	51		51
E2 (DEF )	Jack Scrimshaw	0	0	0	E2 (RUC FWD)	Darcy Cameron	102	0	0
E3		0	0	0	E3 (FWD )	Lachlan Murphy	0	DNP	0
E4 (MID FWD)	Connor Budarick	34	0	0	E4 (DEF )	Jackson Nelson	0	0	0
C	Luke Parker	127		127	C	Zach Merrett	137		137
VC	Reilly O'Brien	106		0	VC	Jack Billings	88		0
RP		0		0	RP		0		0
NR		0			NR		0
HA		0		0			0
		Total:	1054	11			Total:	1249	13

	Moscow Spetsnaz					Berlin Brewers
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Flood	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Sam Docherty	0		0	D1	Steven May	36		36
D2	Jack Crisp	109		109	D2	Jake Lever	91		91
D3	Jamie MacMillan	75		75	D3	Brodie Smith	105		105
D4	Mason Redman	64		64	D4	Harry Taylor	37		37
M1	Stephen Coniglio	95		95	D5	Jarrod Lienert	74		74
M2	Tom Liberatore	81		81	M1	Patrick Cripps	0		0
M3	Sam Petrevski-Seton	0		0	M2	Joel Selwood	73		73
M4	Jack Sinclair	89		89	M3	Zak Jones	0	DNP	0
R1	Tom Bellchambers	70		70	M4	David Mundy	0		0
F1	Patrick Lipinski	85		85	R1	Braydon Preuss	0	DNP	0
F2	Blake Acres	0		0	F1	Sam Powell-Pepper	59		59
F3	Tom Hawkins	126		126	F2	Jack Steven	86		86
F4	Levi Casboult	0		0	F3	Bayley Fritsch	72		72
U1 (FWD )	Callum L Brown	69		69	U1 (DEF )	Jarrod Harbrow	39		39
U2 (DEF )	Liam Jones	0		0	U2 (DEF )	Jackson Thurlow	90		90
E1 (MID )	Ryan Clarke	0	DNP	0	E1 (DEF FWD)	Lachlan Keeffe	56	0	0
E2 (DEF )	Oscar McDonald	0	DNP	0	E2 (DEF )	Sam Frost	0	0	0
E3 (FWD )	Nick Blakey	111	0	0	E3 (MID FWD)	Aaron Vandenberg	39	0	0
E4 (DEF )	Matthew Scharenberg	0	DNP	0	E4 (FWD )	Daniel Lloyd	0	DNP	0
C	Stephen Coniglio	95		95	C	Patrick Cripps	0		0
VC		0		0	VC	Joel Selwood	73		0
RP		0		0	RP		0		0
NR		0			NR		0
HA		0		0			0
		Total:	958	10			Total:	762	11

	Cairo Sands					Christchurch Saints
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Tom Stewart	100		100	D1	Mark Blicavs	99		99
D2	Nick Vlastuin	103		103	D2	Callum Wilkie	53		53
D3	Jeremy McGovern	0	DNP	0	D3	Jack Henry	43		43
D4	Alex Keath	28		28	D4	Phil Davis	0	DNP	0
M1	Taylor Adams	128		128	M1	Josh Daicos	70		70
M2	Hugh McCluggage	117		117	M2	Brandan Parfitt	76		76
M3	Mitch Robinson	25		25	M3	James Rowbottom	104		104
M4	David Zaharakis	97		97	M4	Harry Schoenberg	39		39
R1	Rory Lobb	0		0	R1	Sean Darcy	0		0
F1	Tom J Lynch	58		58	F1	Sam B Reid	42		42
F2	Jason Castagna	17		17	F2	Brennan Cox	0		0
F3	Lincoln McCarthy	24		24	F3	Cameron Zurhaar	60		60
F4	Will Snelling	80		80	F4	Cameron Sutcliffe	50		50
U1 (MID FWD)	Hugh Greenwood	85		85	U1 (MID )	Callum Ah Chee	87		87
U2 (FWD )	Tom Sparrow	81		81	U2 (MID FWD)	Ed Richards	45		45
E1 (MID )	Jye Caldwell	45	0	0	E1 (DEF )	Tom Clurey	45	0	0
E2 (RUC )	Shane Mumford	0	DNP	0	E2 (FWD )	Ben Reid	0	DNP	0
E3 (DEF )	James Frawley	0	0	0	E3 (FWD )	James Stewart	82	0	0
E4 (FWD )	Jake Melksham	54	0	0	E4 (DEF )	Easton Wood	27	0	0
C	Taylor Adams	128		128	C	Mark Blicavs	99		99
VC	Hugh McCluggage	117		0	VC	Josh Daicos	70		0
RP	David Zaharakis	97		20	RP		0		0
NR	Sam Lloyd	67			NR		0
HA		0		0			0
		Total:	1091	13			Total:	867	12

	New Delhi Tigers					London Royals
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Jake Lloyd	137		137	D1	Adam Saad	89		89
D2	Thomas Barrass	0		0	D2	Blake Hardwick	0		0
D3	Conor McKenna	42		42	D3	Dylan Grimes	72		72
D4	Nathan Broad	42		42	D4	Brad Sheppard	0		0
M1	Angus Brayshaw	113		113	M1	Dom Sheed	0		0
M2	Ed Langdon	86		86	M2	Jared Polec	83		83
M3	Brayden Sier	75		75	M3	Jack Redden	0		0
M4	Sam Simpson	0	DNP	0	M4	Touk Miller	65		65
R1	Oscar McInerney	113		113	R1	Timothy English	124		124
F1	Zak Butters	119		119	F1	Liam Baker	65		65
F2	Jordan Dawson	91		91	F2	Jack Lukosius	80		80
F3	Josh J Kennedy	0		0	F3	Nick Hind	30		30
F4	Robbie Fox	38		38	F4	Jack Higgins	0	DNP	0
U1 (DEF )	Trent McKenzie	10		10	U1 (DEF )	John Noble	89		89
U2 (MID )	Noah Anderson	74		74	U2 (MID )	Jack Bytel	76		76
E1 (DEF )	Noah Answerth	77	0	0	E1 (FWD )	Daniel McStay	69		69
E2 (MID )	Brayden Fiorini	81	0	0	E2 (FWD )	Jake Waterman	0	0	0
E3 (MID )	Dylan Clarke	69	0	0	E3 (DEF )	Darcy Gardiner	49	0	0
E4 (DEF MID)	David Mackay	63	0	0	E4 (MID )	Jack Newnes	0	0	0
C	Jake Lloyd	137		137	C	Touk Miller	65		65
VC	Jordan Dawson	91		0	VC	Dom Sheed	0		0
RP		0		0	RP		0		0
NR	Laitham Vandermeer	55			NR		0
HA		0		0			0
		Total:	1077	12			Total:	907	11

	Cape Town Cobras					Mexico City Suns
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Harris Andrews	44		44	D1	James Sicily	0		0
D2	Callum Mills	104		104	D2	Jacob Weitering	0		0
D3	Samuel Collins	50		50	D3	Ben Paton	28		28
D4	Luke McDonald	138		138	D4	Thomas Cole	0		0
M1	Mitch Duncan	100		100	M1	Sam Walsh	0		0
M2	Luke Shuey	0		0	M2	James Worpel	0		0
M3	Shaun Higgins	74		74	M3	Aaron Hall	80		80
M4	Sam Menegola	154		154	M4	Bradley Hill	56		56
R1	Ivan Soldo	82		82	R1	Nic Naitanui	0		0
F1	Tom Papley	82		82	F1	Christian Petracca	160		160
F2	Jaidyn Stephenson	68		68	F2	Shai Bolton	84		84
F3	Ben Ainsworth	58		58	F3	Mitch Georgiades	57		57
F4	Gryan Miers	69		69	F4	Luke Davies-Uniacke	97		97
U1 (MID )	Jack Bowes	106		106	U1 (DEF )	Tom Williamson	0		0
U2 (MID )	Ben Cunnington	0	DNP	0	U2 (RUC FWD)	Noah Balta	33		33
E1 (MID )	Quinton Narkle	0	DNP	0	E1 (MID FWD)	Sam Flanders	51	0	0
E2 (RUC FWD)	Mabior Chol	79	0	0	E2 (FWD )	Chayce Jones	0	DNP	0
E3 (DEF )	Josh Battle	62	0	0	E3 (FWD )	Callum Moore	0	DNP	0
E4 (FWD )	Dean Kent	78	0	0	E4 (DEF )	Lewis Melican	110	0	0
C	Mitch Duncan	100		100	C	Nic Naitanui	0		0
VC	Luke Shuey	0		0	VC	Nic Naitanui	0		0
RP		0		0	RP		0		0
NR		0			NR		0
HA		0		0			0
		Total:	1229	13			Total:	595	8

[Purple 77]

Rio heartbreak

That's three close game victories in a row for Rio! All of them absolute clutch performances to keep finals hopes alive.

A recount has resulted in the result shifting, giving Dublin a narrow 4SC point victory. A tough pill to swallow for Rio.

Dublin Destroyers (21.6.133*) def Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (21.6.132)
*1321 to 1317

Best
Dublin: Dane Rampe, Robbie Tarrant, Matt Crouch, Trent Dumont, Todd Goldstein, Mark O'Connor
Rio de Janeiro: Brayden Maynard, Nat Fyfe, Callum Sinclair, Gary Rohan, Eric Hipwood

Late Changes
Dublin: Marc Pittonet replaced by Ben McKay
Rio de Janeiro: Elliot Yeo & Jack Viney replaced by Eric Hipwood & Tom De Koning

WXV Debut
Dublin: Ben McKay
Rio de Janeiro: Tom De Koning

Club debut
Dublin: Nil
Rio de Janeiro: Nil

Reserves

Belfast Braves (6.6.42) lost to Copacabana Capuchins (8.6.54)

Best
Belfast: Colin O'Riordan
Copacabana: Daniel Rich, Aaron Francis

[Purple 77]

Toronto Triumph

MOTY? That is a huge performance by Toronto - considering the opponent, the score AND its importance to its top 8 aspirations. Two more tough opponents left - if they get through they deserve to play in the finals, and would be an almighty dark horse.

Seoul Magpies (25.6.156) lost to Toronto Wolves (25.8.158)

Best
Seoul: Lachie Weller, Patrick Dangerfield, Clayton Oliver, Josh Kelly, Andrew McGrath, Charlie Dixon, Ed Curnow
Toronto: Alex Witherden, Jack Macrae, Travis Boak, Jaeger O'Meara, Jack Darling

Late Changes
Seoul: Jonathon Ceglar replaced by Bailey Scott
Toronto: Tom T Lynch subbed out for Boyd Woodcock. Patrick Ryder replaced by Nick Larkey

WXV Debut
Seoul: Nil
Toronto: Nil

Club debut
Seoul: Nil
Toronto: Nil

Reserves

Pyongyang Chollimas (11.8.74) lost to Windsor Warriors (11.11.77)

Best
Pyongyang: Marc Murphy, Liam Shiels, Nathan Wilson, Luke Jackson
Windsor: Michael Hibberd, Taylin Duman, James Bell

[Purple 77]

Pacific PUMMEL Thunder

Now that is an ominous performance. Pacific have gunned hard for the top 4 in recent weeks and THAT is premiership credential if I ever saw one.

Pacific Islanders (26.6.162) def Beijing Thunder (20.11.131)

Best
Pacific: Rory Laird, Tom Mitchell, Marcus Bontempelli, Jarryd Lyons, Harry Perryman, Zac Bailey
Beijing: Lachie Neale, Tom Rockliff, Dayne Zorko, Brodie Grundy

Late Changes
Pacific: Michael Hurley, Liam Duggan & Peter Wright replaced by Harrison Himmelberg, Tim O'Brien & Tom McCartin
Beijing: Nil

WXV Debut
Pacific: Nil
Beijing: Nil

Club debut
Pacific: Tom McCartin
Beijing: Nil

Reserves

Port Morseby Iguanadons (11.6.72) lost to Shanghai Storm (19.6.120)

Best
Port Morseby: Jack Ross, Sam Day, Andrew McPherson
Shanghai: Daniel Rioli, Edward Phillips, Tyson Stengle

[Purple 77]

Ladhams launches Samurai

A big performance from Ladhams gives some much deserved reward for effort for Tokyo, and some validation for trading the big guy in.

New York Revolution (18.11.119) lost to Tokyo Samurai (21.9.135)

Best
New York: Dan Houston, Tom Doedee, Rhys Stanley
Tokyo: Zac Williams, Jordan Ridley, Peter Ladhams

Late Changes
New York: Esava Ratugolea replaced by Jake Aarts
Tokyo: Nil

WXV Debut
New York: Nil
Tokyo: Nil

Club debut
New York: Nil
Tokyo: Nil

Reserves

Washington Rebellion (11.6.72) lost to Yuzawa Yakuza (25.9.159)

Best
Washington: Tom McDonald, Josh Rotham
Yuzawa: Ethan Hughes, Martin Gleeson, Liam Ryan, Ben Long

[Purple 77]

Ryan's Reindeers

A VERY important performance by PNL as it fends off the many teams nipping at their heels. Ryan did a good job matching the goliath Wines performance to deliver the win for PNL.

Buenos Aires Armadillos (21.11.137) lost to PNL Reindeers (23.8.146)

Best
Buenos Aires: Luke Parker, Ollie Wines, Reilly O'Brien, Darcy Parish
PNL: Luke Ryan, Zach Merrett, Dylan Shiel, Robbie Gray

Late Changes
Buenos Aires: Nil
PNL: Darcy Moore replaced by Nathan Jones

WXV Debut
Buenos Aires: Nil
PNL: Nil

Club debut
Buenos Aires: Nil
PNL: Nil

Reserves

La Plata Armada (12.8.80) lost to Marseille Kings (17.8.110)

Best
La Plata: Jack Scrimshaw, Kamdyn McIntosh, Jordan Roughead
Marseille: Matthew Kennedy, Darcy Cameron, Jackson Nelson

[Purple 77]

Spetsnaz processional performance enough

The less said.

Moscow Spetsnaz (22.6.138) def Berlin Brewers (18.8.116)

Best
Moscow: Jack Crisp, Tom Hawkins, Nick Blakey
Berlin: Brodie Smith, Patrick Cripps

Late Changes
Moscow: Blake Acres replaced by Nick Blakey
Berlin: Zak Jones replaced by Aaron Vandenberg

WXV Debut
Moscow: Nil
Berlin: Nil

Club debut
Moscow: Nil
Berlin: Jackson Thurlow

Reserves

Siberian Wolverines (1.7.13) lost to Rhineland Rum-Runners (8.8.56)

Best
Siberian: Nil
Rhineland: Josh Thomas, Lynden Dunn

[Purple 77]

Cairo come home strong

It was looking very grim early, with 4 players combing for 94 points for Cairo. But, the Saints hit the wall, and Taylor delivered as captain.

Cairo Sands (20.8.128) def Christchurch Saints (17.7.109)

Best
Cairo: Tom Stewart, Nick Vlastuin, Taylor Adams, Hugh McCluggage
Christchurch: James Rowbottom

Late Changes
Cairo: Nil
Christchurch: Phil Davis replaced by Tom Clurey

WXV Debut
Cairo: Nil
Christchurch: Nil

Club debut
Cairo: Nil
Christchurch: Cameron Sutcliffe

Reserves

Alexandria Hieroglyphics (9.7.61) lost to Wellington Weta (11.10.76)

Best
Alexandria: Nil
Wellington: Harry McKay, James Stewart, Brent Daniels

[Purple 77]

New Delhi deliver Royal Blow

It wound, but not fatal. London are still in the 8, but would wanna be winning the next one.

New Delhi Tigers (21.11.137) def London Royals (18.11.119)

Best
New Delhi: Jake Lloyd, Thomas Barrass, Angus Brayshaw, Oscar McInerney, Zak Butters
London: Brad Sheppard, Timothy English

Late Changes
New Delhi: Sam Simpson replaced by Noah Answerth
London: Jack Higgins replaced by Daniel McStay

WXV Debut
New Delhi: Nil
London: Jack Bytel

Club debut
New Delhi: Nil
London: Nil

Reserves

Mumbai Elephants (19.8.122) def Imperial Princes (12.11.83)

Best
Mumbai: Brayden Fiorini, Stephen Hill, Dylan Stephens
Imperial: Jack Newnes, Jed Bews, Charlie Spargo

[Purple 77]

Cobras halt losing streak

But it was looking shaky for a second there! A steadying win for Cape Town which is enough to get back in the top 4.

Cape Town Cobras (23.7.145) def Mexico City Suns (22.7.139)

Best
Cape Town: Callum Mills, Luke McDonald, Mitch Duncan, Luke Shuey, Sam Menegola, Jack Bowes
Mexico City: Sam Walsh, Nic Naitanui, Christian Petracca

Late Changes
Cape Town: Ben Cunnington replaced by Mabior Chol
Mexico City: Nil

WXV Debut
Cape Town: Nil
Mexico City: Nil

Club debut
Cape Town: Mabior Chol
Mexico City: Nil

Reserves

Durban Pirates (18.10.118) def Guadalajara Wolves (13.8.86)

Best
Durban: Shaun Burgoyne, Jake Carlisle, Dean Kent
Guadalajara: Lewis Melican, Mitch Hannan

[Purple 77]

A lot of history actually with Mexico City & Cape Town.

Not only were they the 2012 Grand Finalists, but that was clash #12 and just the Cobra's 3rd win.