WXV Finals Week 1: Brewers & Wolves to make numbers, or post them?

[Purple 77]

This is finals.

Friday night FULL LOCKOUT at 7.10pm AEST

FOUR EMERGENCIES PERMITTED

Qualifying/Elimination Finals, AFL Round 20

Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Head-to-Head
Seoul Magpies	PNL Reindeers	Seoul World Cup Stadium	8  v  2
Mexico City Suns	Pacific Islanders	Fireball Stadium	7  v  3
Cape Town Cobras	Toronto Wolves	Newlands Cricket Ground	4  v  6
Dublin Destroyers	Berlin Brewers	Crooke Park	9  v  2

Seoul v PNL
Head-to-Head: 8 v 2
Last time they played (Round 7): PNL Reindeers (21.6.132) lost to Seoul Magpies (21.8.134)
2021 Head-to-Head: 8 v 9
Purps' Takeaway: The second-half season kings v the first-half season masters go head to head in my MATCH OF THE ROUND! PNL for much of the year were the highest scoring team but a lapse in the past fortnight allowed Seoul to surge past them in that facet of the game. The Magpies really have timed their run to perfection, having scored a whopping 153ppg in the past 5 weeks! So it comes as no surprise that 4 of the 8 'would-be' wins against PNL in 2021 have come in the past month alone. The Reindeers are almost a perfect inverse of Seoul... is it poor timing, or a master resting of players? All I'll say is that whilst Seoul come into this game as the red-hot favourites (as all undefeated minor premiers should be)... they are due for a bad one, and PNL a good one.  But, I'm obliged to tip Seoul every game, so Seoul for me.

Mexico City v Pacific
Head-to-Head: 7 v 3
Last time they played (Round 6): Mexico City Suns (23.10.148) def Pacific Islanders (21.11.137)
2021 Head-to-Head: 8 v 9
Purps' Takeaway: Having just gone (indirectly) head-to-head for the World Idol last week, all of a sudden there is a bit more heat in this match-up! They've matched up well this year; Pacific would have beaten Mexico City 9 times this year, but that wasn't the case the last time they met. In fact, Pacific haven't beaten a fellow top 4 team so far this year, so maybe there's a mental edge here for the Suns? If it wasn't for a weird, out of nowhere 127 last week, I would have said Mexico City were the form team of the competition in the past 5 weeks, so was last week a tactical rest, or have the Suns hit the wall? I tend to think the former. The Suns are my tip for the flag this year!

Cape Town v Toronto
Head-to-Head: 4 v 6
Last time they played (Round 8): Toronto Wolves (20.8.128) lost to Cape Town Cobras (21.10.136)
2021 Head-to-Head: 10 v 7
Purps' Takeaway: The 2021 head-to-head is way more even that I expected. The Cobras were right in the top 4 conversation for much of this season... hang on, have they really only topped 150+ once this year? That surprises the hell out of me! The Cobras injury list has had a say on the output, but they had a strong season and will back themselves over the Wolves this week. Toronto find themselves in the 8 just at the right time, having last featured in it in Round 10. It's very rare (actually, I'd have to check whether it has happened before) that a team gets into finals with 8 wins, but they join the Brewers this year with that ledger and... like them... risk simply making the numbers this year. A win would put to rest all of that talk though, and Toronto are certainly capable. Heck, the 2021 h2h suggests they are a 41% chance to win this game, but I won't go past the Cobras on this one.

Dublin v Berlin
Head-to-Head: 9 v 2
Last time they played (Round 2): Berlin Brewers (21.7.133) lost to Dublin Destroyers (23.9.147)
2021 Head-to-Head: 7 v 10
Purps' Takeaway: Dublin played the 2021 season very well. They carried mass injuries at times, but managed to keep the scoreboard and win-ledger ticking at the right points of the year. Although they have scored 140+ just once in the last 8 weeks, it was a 151 against Cape Town 2 weeks ago, so they're gearing up. For me... it's weird. I scored the 6th most points this season, but I feel like a fraud making finals given my 126ppg average in the past 3 weeks. I had 2 good 5-game streaks this year, going from 3-6, to 8-6 to then rest at 8-9. It's like my team sprints, then has a rest, sprints, rests... etc. And boy, has my last 3 weeks been a rest. We're ready to avenge my missed 2019 flag. Sure, we'll do it the hard way, but no part of WXVs is easy. We're going to prevent Dublin notching its 10th win over us, and GO ALL THE WAY! LFG!



And don't forget reserves!

There are 5 teams (Tokyo, Christchurch, London, Moscow and Cairo) who have made Reserves finals but not the seniors.

You may name an indicative senior team if you wish (or I will), which will be used to determine who will not play in your Reserves side. Obviously, this senior team must consist of players you would be naming if you were playing senior finals.

Qualifying/Elimination Finals, AFL Round 20

Home Team	Away Team	Venue
Yuzawa Yakuza	Wellington Weta	Tokyo Olympic Stadium
Marseille Kings	Guadalajara Wolves	Stade du Ray
Imperial Princes	Alexandria Hieroglyphics	London Olympic Stadium
Pyongyang Chollimas	Siberian Wolverines	Seoul World Cup Stadium (curtain opener for seniors)

[Ringo]

London Unchanged

D: Adam Saad , Brad Sheppard, Jack Lukosius . John Noble
M:  Dom Sheed (VC),Touk Miller (C) , Jack Newnes, Willem Drew
R:  Timothy English
F: Daniel McStay,Nick Hind,Charlie Spargo, Tim Membrey
U: Liam Baker, Dylan Grimes
E: Hartigan,Dahlhaus, O'Neill, Jake Waterman

Captain: Touk Miller
Vice Captain: Tim English

[fanTCfool]

Toronto Wolves

Ryan Burton, Denver Grainger-Barras, Tom Williamson, Atu Bosenavulagi
Jack Macrae (C), Travis Boak (VC), Tim Kelly, Dion Prestia
Paddy Ryder
Jack Darling, Isaac Heeney, Tom Atkins, Jesse Hogan
Rowan Marshall, Justin McInerney

Tom Phillips, Jake Bowey, Josh Corbett, Boyd Woodcock

[JBs-Hawks]

Seoul
D: Jack Crisp, Nick Haynes, Nathan Wilson, Josh Rotham
M: Clayton Oliver (CC), Jack Steele (CC), Ed Curnow, Matt Rowell
R: Ben McEvoy
F: Patrick Dangerfield, Charlie Dixon, Joe Daniher, Luke Jackson
I: Zach Tuohy, Lachie Weller
E: Zac Fisher, Bailey Scott, Sam Collins, Jonathon Ceglar

[Koop]

Saintchurch Christs

D: Jack Henry, Mason Redman, Isaac Quaynor, Callum Wilkie
M: Brandan Parfitt (vc), George Hewett, Xavier Duursma, James Rowbottom
R: Sean Darcy (c)
F: Tom McDonald, Jamie Elliott, Sam B. Reid, Harry Schoenberg
U: Jack Silvagni, Paddy Dow

E: Liam Stocker, Brent Daniels, James Stewart, Ryan Byrnes

IN: Paddy Dow, Jack Silvagni
OUT: Ed Richards (concussion), Liam Stocker

[Holz]

Dublin Destroyers

Christian Salem, Shannon Hurn , Jeremy Howe, Dane Rampe
Brad Crouch , Dylan Shiel , Dyson Heppell (VC), Josh P.Kennedy,
Todd Goldstein (C)
Toby Greene, Jack Riewoldt, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Lachlan Schultz
Rory Sloane, Mark O'Connor

Grant Birchall (D), Robbie Tarrant (D), Jack Mahony (F) Josh Treacy (R/F)

[GoLions]

Kate

Quarantined Mills (C), Daniel Andrews, Jackstopher Bowes, Luke McDonald
Christoffen Mayne, Sam Menegoat (VC), Sparkle Narkle, Jaeger O'Meara
Daddy Nank
Jaidyn StephenTON, The Papsmear, Ben Ainsworth, Chadley Warner
Liam Shiels, Missy Higgins

Trent Rivers, Footlong Chol, Callum Coleman-Jones, Tanner Bruhn

[Pkbaldy]

Mexico City Suns


DEF: Jacob Weitering, Nic Newman, Hayden Young, Sam Petrevski-Seton
MID: Sam Walsh (C), David Mundy, Christian Petracca, Lachie Hunter
RUCK: Nic Naitanui (VC)
FWD: Aaron Hall, Shai Bolton, Jake Stringer, Aaron Naughton
UTI: Jack Graham, Luke Davies-Uniacke

EMG: Tom Cole, Mitch Georgiades, Bradley Hill, Nathan Vardy

[upthemaidens]

     Pacific Islanders   - Release the Kraken -

DEF: Rory Laird, Aliir Aliir, Liam Duggan, Bailey Williams
MID: Marcus Bontempelli (CC), Tom Mitchell (CC), Jarryd Lyons, Andrew Gaff
RCK: Zac Smith 
FWD: Zac Bailey, Tex Walker, Peter Wright, Tom McCartin 
UTL: Harry Perryman (M), Jack Ross (M)

EMG: Harry Himmelberg(F), Devon Smith(M), Andrew McPherson(D), Lloyd Meek(R)

Resting: no time to rest

[Koop]

Saintchurch Christs

D: Jack Henry, Mason Redman, Isaac Quaynor, Callum Wilkie
M: Brandan Parfitt (vc), George Hewett, Xavier Duursma, Jamie Elliott
R: Sean Darcy (c)
F: Tom McDonald, Harry McKay, Sam B. Reid, Harry Schoenberg
U: Jack Silvagni, Paddy Dow

E: Liam Stocker, Brent Daniels, James Stewart, Ryan Byrnes

[Purple 77]

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[Purple 77]

Berlin Brewers

D: Steven May (VC), Jeremy McGovern, Brodie Smith, James Harmes
M: Joel Selwood, Callan Ward, Zak Jones, Patrick Cripps
R: Max Gawn (C)
F: Lance Franklin, Will Hoskin-Elliott, Tom J Lynch, Sam Powell-Pepper
U: Daniel Howe, Jarrod Lienert
E: Josh Caddy, Bayley Fritsch, Sam Frost, Daniel Lloyd


(future note to me in case Lienert/Caddy aren't named)
- Harrison Petty, Roarke Smith, Kayne Turner, Ryan Lester

[fanTCfool]

Toronto Wolves

Ryan Burton, Denver Grainger-Barras, Tom Williamson, Tobe Watson
Jack Macrae (C), Travis Boak (VC), Tim Kelly, Dion Prestia
Paddy Ryder
Jack Darling, Isaac Heeney, Tom Atkins, Jesse Hogan
Rowan Marshall, Justin McInerney

Atu Bosenavulagi, Tom Phillips, Jake Bowey, Josh Corbett

[JBs-Hawks]

Seoul
D: Jack Crisp, Nick Haynes, Nathan Wilson, Josh Rotham
M: Clayton Oliver (CC), Jack Steele (CC), Ed Curnow, Matt Rowell
R: Ben McEvoy
F: Patrick Dangerfield, Charlie Dixon, Joe Daniher, Luke Jackson
I: Zach Tuohy, Charlie Curnow
E: Zac Fisher, Bailey Scott, Sam Collins, Jonathon Ceglar

[DazBurg]

Parisian Nice Lyon Reindeers
D: Luke Ryan , Dougal Howard, Hunter Clark, Jack Madgen
M: Zach Merrett (C), Jack Billings, Bailey Smith, Ben Keays
R: Tom Hickey (VC)
F: Steele Sidebottom, Oscar Allen, Jayden Laverde, Darcy Cameron
U: Paul Seedsman, Trent Cocthin
E: Matthew Kennedy, Ben King, Charlie Ballard, Nik Cox