WXV Round 8: A Rio Test

[Purple 77]

Friday night FULL LOCKOUT at 7.50pm AEST

Standard submission format.

Round 8, AFL Round 8

Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Head-to-Head
Buenos Aires Armadillos	Seoul Magpies	Estadio de River	3  v  8
Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	PNL Reindeers	Maracana Stadium	6  v  3
Beijing Pandas	Dublin Destroyers	Beijing Olympic Park, EurAsia	9  v  4
Cape Town Cobras	Pacific Islanders	Newlands Cricket Ground, AAP Alliance, Africonia	5  v  7
New York Revolution	Tokyo Samurai	MetLife Stadium	8  v  3
Cairo Sands	Toronto Wolves	Borg El Arab Stadium, AAP Alliance	5  v  7
London Royals	New Delhi Tigers	London Olympic Stadium, EurAsia	4  v  7
Rome Gladiators	Christchurch Saints	The Colosseum	1  v  0
Berlin Brewers	Mexico City Suns	Berlin Olympic Stadium	4  v  8

Buenos Aires Armadillos vs Seoul Magpies

Active Streak: Seoul (8 )

Buenos Aires
WXV Average (History): 1331
WXV Average (against Seoul): 1260
Average Winning Margin (against Seoul): 58

Seoul
WXV Average (History): 1407
WXV Average (against Buenos Aires): 1344
Average Winning Margin (against Buenos Aires): 137

Clash Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Margin 1 2012 Buenos Aires 1347 Seoul 1322 25 2 2013 Buenos Aires 1160 Seoul 1144 16 3 2014 Buenos Aires 1540 Seoul 1406 134 4 2015 Seoul 1217 Buenos Aires 1151 66 5 2016 Seoul 1290 Buenos Aires 1267 23 6 2017 Seoul 1443 Buenos Aires 1228 215 7 2018 Seoul 1335 Buenos Aires 1088 247 8 2019 Seoul 1452 Buenos Aires 1263 189 9 2020 Seoul 1448 Buenos Aires 1356 92 10 2021 Seoul 1354 Buenos Aires 1309 45 11 2022 Seoul 1368 Buenos Aires 1151 217

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars vs PNL Reindeers

Active Streak: Rio de Janeiro (2)

Rio de Janeiro
WXV Average (History): 1365
WXV Average (against PNL): 1426
Average Winning Margin (against PNL): 127

PNL
WXV Average (History): 1365
WXV Average (against Rio de Janeiro): 1368
Average Winning Margin (against Rio de Janeiro): 80

Clash Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Margin 1 2015 PNL 1449 Rio de Janeiro 1394 55 2 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1483 PNL 1480 3 3 2017 Rio de Janeiro 1632 PNL 1373 259 4 2018 Rio de Janeiro 1264 PNL 1250 14 5 2019 Rio de Janeiro 1603 PNL 1255 348 6 2020 PNL 1485 Rio de Janeiro 1384 101 7 2021 PNL 1483 Rio de Janeiro 1398 85 8 2022 Rio de Janeiro 1406 PNL 1373 33 9 2022 Rio de Janeiro 1271 PNL 1164 107

Beijing Pandas vs Dublin Destroyers

Active Streak: Beijing (5)

Beijing
WXV Average (History): 1366
WXV Average (against Dublin): 1416
Average Winning Margin (against Dublin): 187

Dublin
WXV Average (History): 1403
WXV Average (against Beijing): 1370
Average Winning Margin (against Beijing): 269

Clash Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Margin 1 2012 Beijing 1417 Dublin 1176 241 2 2013 Dublin 1257 Beijing 1011 246 3 2014 Dublin 1513 Beijing 1143 370 4 2015 Dublin 1840 Beijing 1487 353 5 2016 Beijing 1414 Dublin 1318 96 6 2017 Beijing 1421 Dublin 1323 98 7 2018 Beijing 1587 Dublin 1308 279 8 2018 Dublin 1614 Beijing 1509 105 9 2019 Beijing 1506 Dublin 1389 117 10 2020 Beijing 1488 Dublin 1382 106 11 2020 Beijing 1574 Dublin 1286 288 12 2021 Beijing 1517 Dublin 1111 406 13 2022 Beijing 1340 Dublin 1289 51

Cape Town Cobras vs Pacific Islanders

Active Streak: Cape Town (1)

Cape Town
WXV Average (History): 1351
WXV Average (against Pacific): 1322
Average Winning Margin (against Pacific): 69

Pacific
WXV Average (History): 1368
WXV Average (against Cape Town): 1399
Average Winning Margin (against Cape Town): 181

Clash Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Margin 1 2012 Cape Town 1497 Pacific 1435 62 2 2013 Pacific 1357 Cape Town 1204 153 3 2014 Cape Town 1208 Pacific 1204 4 4 2015 Cape Town 1416 Pacific 1346 70 5 2016 Pacific 1476 Cape Town 1180 296 6 2017 Pacific 1309 Cape Town 1173 136 7 2018 Pacific 1493 Cape Town 1146 347 8 2019 Cape Town 1457 Pacific 1294 163 9 2020 Pacific 1437 Cape Town 1399 38 10 2020 Pacific 1559 Cape Town 1341 218 11 2021 Pacific 1438 Cape Town 1359 79 12 2022 Cape Town 1485 Pacific 1440 45

New York Revolution vs Tokyo Samurai

Active Streak: New York (2)

New York
WXV Average (History): 1321
WXV Average (against Tokyo): 1356
Average Winning Margin (against Tokyo): 155

Tokyo
WXV Average (History): 1323
WXV Average (against New York): 1273
Average Winning Margin (against New York): 112

Clash Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Margin 1 2012 New York 1575 Tokyo 1162 413 2 2013 New York 1323 Tokyo 1186 137 3 2014 Tokyo 1483 New York 1425 58 4 2015 New York 1481 Tokyo 1210 271 5 2016 New York 1308 Tokyo 1249 59 6 2017 New York 1217 Tokyo 1198 19 7 2018 New York 1345 Tokyo 1227 118 8 2019 Tokyo 1293 New York 1174 119 9 2020 Tokyo 1352 New York 1193 159 10 2021 New York 1369 Tokyo 1257 112 11 2022 New York 1505 Tokyo 1391 114

Cairo Sands vs Toronto Wolves

Active Streak: Toronto (3)

Cairo
WXV Average (History): 1317
WXV Average (against Toronto): 1320
Average Winning Margin (against Toronto): 103

Toronto
WXV Average (History): 1388
WXV Average (against Cairo): 1391
Average Winning Margin (against Cairo): 195

Clash Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Margin 1 2012 Toronto 1377 Cairo 1240 137 2 2013 Cairo 1510 Toronto 1399 111 3 2013 Cairo 1490 Toronto 1310 180 4 2014 Cairo 1421 Toronto 1286 135 5 2015 Cairo 1362 Toronto 1276 86 6 2016 Toronto 1267 Cairo 1042 225 7 2017 Toronto 1357 Cairo 1136 221 8 2018 Toronto 1661 Cairo 1264 397 9 2019 Cairo 1524 Toronto 1523 1 10 2020 Toronto 1335 Cairo 1310 25 11 2021 Toronto 1460 Cairo 1185 275 12 2022 Toronto 1435 Cairo 1350 85

London Royals vs New Delhi Tigers

Active Streak: New Delhi (1)

London
WXV Average (History): 1296
WXV Average (against New Delhi): 1280
Average Winning Margin (against New Delhi): 218

New Delhi
WXV Average (History): 1314
WXV Average (against London): 1304
Average Winning Margin (against London): 162

Clash Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Margin 1 2012 New Delhi 1392 London 1324 68 2 2013 London 1391 New Delhi 1231 160 3 2014 London 1285 New Delhi 1199 86 4 2015 London 1338 New Delhi 857 481 5 2016 New Delhi 1351 London 1295 56 6 2017 New Delhi 1410 London 1215 195 7 2018 New Delhi 1362 London 1230 132 8 2019 New Delhi 1522 London 1077 445 9 2020 New Delhi 1370 London 1190 180 10 2021 London 1244 New Delhi 1100 144 11 2022 New Delhi 1547 London 1490 57

Rome Gladiators vs Christchurch Saints

Active Streak: Rome (1)

Rome
WXV Average (History): 1457
WXV Average (against Christchurch): 1555
Average Winning Margin (against Christchurch): 328

Christchurch
WXV Average (History): 1290
WXV Average (against Rome): 1227
Average Winning Margin (against Rome): N/A

Clash Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Margin 1 2022 Rome 1555 Christchurch 1227 328

Berlin Brewers vs Mexico City Suns

Active Streak: Mexico City (3)

Berlin
WXV Average (History): 1359
WXV Average (against Mexico City): 1378
Average Winning Margin (against Mexico City): 208

Mexico City
WXV Average (History): 1424
WXV Average (against Berlin): 1445
Average Winning Margin (against Berlin): 205

Clash Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Margin 1 2012 Mexico City 1821 Berlin 1131 690 2 2013 Mexico City 1324 Berlin 1205 119 3 2013 Mexico City 1729 Berlin 1452 277 4 2014 Mexico City 1646 Berlin 1411 235 5 2015 Berlin 1571 Mexico City 1440 131 6 2016 Berlin 1615 Mexico City 1478 137 7 2017 Mexico City 1497 Berlin 1401 96 8 2018 Berlin 1439 Mexico City 1145 294 9 2019 Berlin 1477 Mexico City 1208 269 10 2020 Mexico City 1316 Berlin 1231 85 11 2021 Mexico City 1297 Berlin 1294 3 12 2022 Mexico City 1441 Berlin 1303 138

[Purple 77]

The Jags sit 4-3 and 7th on the ladder, but I'm not ready to conclude they'll be there in August.

So far this year, they have defeated 4 of the bottom 6 teams, and lost to 2 of the current bottom 9. And Seoul.

In PNL, they face one of the 3 remaining bottom 9 teams they haven't played yet, but PNL is a top 8 team on paper, and the first of a significantly tougher draw in the second half of the season.

So are Rio up to it? Or are they just middling? In this weekend, I reckon we'll find out.

[Purple 77]

Of course, I must highlight the blockbuster that is 1st v 2nd!

Seoul have amazingly won their past 8 clashes against Buenos Aires! They have proven to be the Dillos kryptonite, and could be the team to deny them a perfect first half of the season.

[Koop]

Christchurch Saints

Team Format: Flood

D: Mason Redman, Brennan Cox, Callum Wilkie, Liam Stocker, Lewis Young
M: George Hewett (vc), Jade Gresham, Jack Graham, James Rowbottom
R: Sean Darcy
F: Jesse Hogan, Jamie Elliott, Brent Daniels
U: Trent McKenzie, Ryan Byrnes

E: Jack Payne, Corey Durdin, Zane Trew, Tylar Young

[upthemaidens]

      Pacific Islanders   

DEF: Liam Duggan, Aliir Aliir, Bailey Williams, Mitch McGovern   
MID: Marcus Bontempelli (C), Rory Laird (VC), Tom Mitchell, Harry Perryman 
RCK: Jarrod Witts   
FWD: Taylor Walker, Zac Bailey, Harry Himmelberg, Lachlan McNeil 
UTL: Andrew Gaff(M), Jake Soligo(M)         

EMG: Jack Ross(M), Connor Idun(D), Lloyd Meek(R), Max Ramsden(R/F), Aidan Corr(D)   

Resting:

[kilblufftwo]

New Delhi Tigers

D: Jack Sinclair (VC), Jordan Dawson (C), Angus Brayshaw, Tom Barrass
M: Noah Anderson, Ed Langdon, Harry Morrison, Mitch Hinge
R: Oscar McInerney
F: Zak Butters, JHF, Sam Simpson, Mitch Lewis (rested)
U: Jake Lloyd, Conor McKenna

E: Brayden Fiorini (M), Sam Switkowski (F), Reuben Ginbey (D), Darcy Fort (R)

[GoLions]

Kate

D: Daniel Andrews, Mitch Duncan, Trent Rivers, Luke McDonald
M: Callum Mills, Chadley Warner (VC), Jaeger O'Meara, Beijing Acres
R: Ivan Soldo
F: Hairy Cheezels (C), Tom Papsmear, Gryan Miers, Lachie Schultz
U: Ben Cunnington, Griffin Logue

E: Samson Ryan, Isaac Quaynor, Dylan Williams, Tanner Bruhn

[Jukes]

D: Nick Daicos, Dan Houston, Sam Docherty, Nick Blakey
M: Josh Kelly, Luke Parker, Adam Treloar (cc), James Worpel
R: Sam Draper
F: Connor Rozee (cc), Dylan Moore, Kysaiah Pickett, Noah Cumberland
U: Jason Johannisen, Miles Bergman

Emg: Chayce Jones, Mitch Knevitt, Liam Jones, Andrew Phillips

Resting Errol Gulden

[fanTCfool]

Toronto Wolves

Alex Witherden, Tom Atkins, Jack Buckley, Ryan Burton
Jack Macrae (CC), Jai Newcombe, Tim Kelly (CC), Will Setterfield
Rowan Marshall
Isaac Heeney, Josh Rachele, Liam Baker, Sam Weideman
Dion Prestia, Lachlan Sholl (Rested)

Zac Fisher, Michael Hibberd, Fergus Greene, Jack Silvagni

Rest: Joe Daniher

[PowerBug]

Yeah we have been underwhelming and the fixture has been kind to us. It is a big test for sure

[PowerBug]

Rio De Janeiro #Flaguars

Def: Lachie Weller, Brayden Maynard, Isaac Cumming, Nathan Broad.
Mid: Jack Viney, Brad Crouch (VC), Mason Wood, Karl Amon.
Ruck: Jeremy Finlayson.
Fwd: Tim Taranto (C), Jeremy Cameron, Kyle Langford, Todd Marshall.
Util: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera [Mid] (RB), James Jordon [Mid].
Emerg: Ben Hobbs [Fwd], Oskar Baker [Mid], Changkuoth Jiath [Def], Tom Campbell [Ruck/Fwd].

In: Todd Marshall, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera.
Out: Changkuoth Jiath (Omit), Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Omit).
Tag: Nil.

Rio are likely to be a bit short on numbers this week compared to usual, thankfully it's mostly depth. Taranto gets sole captaincy duties this week, first time in 2023 Rio are running a sole captain. Marshall returns from injury whilst NWM comes in after last week's rest. Jiath and JUH the players to miss.

[JBs-Hawks]

Seoul

D: Steven May, Nick Haynes, Will Day, Sam Collins
M: Clayton Oliver (C), Patrick Cripps (VC), Patrick Dangerfield, Jack Crisp
R: Brynn Teakle
F: Charlie Curnow, Charlie Dixon, Wayne Milera, Jake Waterman
I: Jye Caldwell, Hugh McCluggage
E: Cam Mackenzie, Bailey Scott, Jack Gunston, Scott Lycett

Resting: Zach Tuohy

[Boomz]

D: Rioli, Ridley, Impey, Frampton
M: Ross, Hopper, Ashcroft, Liberatore (VC)
R: Ladhams
F: Dunkley (C), Cameron, Ginnivan (R), Holman
U: Whitfield, Florent
E: Berry, Walters, O'Halloran, Hughes

[Ringo]

London Royals
Def:John Noble, Adam Saad, Keidean Coleman, Jamaine Jones
Mid: Taylor Adams (VC), Marlion Pickett, Willem Drew, Liam Shiels
Ruck:Timothy English (c)
Fwd; Bayley Fritsch, Rory Lobb, Jack Higgins, Tim Membrey
Util: Luke Pedlar, Darcy Wilmot

Emer:  Xavier O'Neill, Dylan Grimes, Will Hoskin-Elliott,Jack Petrucelle,


In: Shiels
Out: O'Neill

[Holz]

Caleb Daniel, Andrew McGrath, Jacob Weitering, Ben McKay
Andrew Brayshaw (CC), Bailey Smith, Will Phillips, Finn Callaghan
Marc Pittonet (CC)
Izak Rankine, Brodie Kemp, Dan Butler, Seamus Mitchel,
Oliver Hollands, Ben Miller

Mark O'Connor, Lachlan Murphy, Levi Casboult, Jed Bews