WXV Round 9 - Moscow/Toronto in Chill Clash

[ossie85]

Round 9
(AFL Round 9)

Cape Town Cobras       v       Dublin Destroyers       Newlands Cricket Ground
Tokyo Samurai       v       Paris Nice Lyon Reindeers       National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Beijing Bears       v       New York Revolution       Beijing Olympic Park
Cairo Sands       v       Mexico City Suns       Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
New Delhi Tigers       v       Pacific Islanders       Wipro Stadium, Nagpur
Seoul Magpies       v       Sao Paulo Pumas       Seoul World Cup Stadium
London Royals       v       Buenos Aires Armadillos       Emierites
Berlin Brewers       v       Wellington Warriors       Olympic Stadium, Berlin
Moscow Spetsnaz       v       Toronto Wolves       Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Highlights:

Top 4 fancy Cape Town face off against the much improved Dublin - a danger game for the Cobras, and a chance to prove themselves and gain respect for the 2012 Spooners. You know what? I'm gonna tip an upset to Dublin.

Tokyo and PNL are struggling to get on the board this year, and both need this match - Tokyo to keep any hope of finals alive, and PNL to prove they have a team that can occasionally, you know, win. Samurai just.

New York are in a slump and find themselves slightly behind the pack after a brilliant first 4 rounds of the year. A loss to Beiijng would be absolutely devastating, but that's on the cards if the Bears continue to improve. New York by 20.

We are all hoping the Suns fall over themselves at some point. I'm not sure this will be the week as Cairo have been inconsistent this year and are still missing gun recruit Dayne Beams. Suns should coast home here.

This is one of the few genuine chances for victory for both New Delhi and Pacific! Both still very much in calculation for the spoon, Leigh Montagna and Tom Rockliff hold the key in this match.

Can Seoul find some form this year? They are playing like also-rans this year and haven't made a name for themselves. Sao Paulo, on the other hand, can't afford to drop this match if they are to finish top 2. Pumas too strong.

The Royals will need there midfield guns to fire to have any chance against the Armadillos jugger-naught. A loss here for Buenos Aires and suddenly top 4 doesn't look so certain! Buenos Aires should still be too strong.

Berlin simply must win against the Warriors. Non negotiable. But Wellington will fancy themselves a chance! Brewers have too much depth though.

The Wolves and Spetsnaz both fell in Semi Finals last year, this is an 8 point match in every sense! Both teams are well in contention, and could even push for a top 4 spot if things fall there way. Pendlebury. Naitanui. Swallow. Martin. Big names, big game.

[CrowsFan]

Duncan in poor form, so Adams gets another run in the team. Changes may be made later in the week...

[Jukes]

Moscow Spetsnaz

D: Murphy, Clarke, Fletcher, Frawley
M: Fyfe (c), Griffen, Ward, Treloar
R: Naitanui (vc)
F: Martin, Monfries, Darling, Adams
U: Seedsman, Vickery

Emg: Burbury, Colquhoun, Williams

[Justin Bieber]

Tokyo and PNL are struggling to get on the board this year, and both need this match - Tokyo to keep any hope of finals alive, and PNL to prove they have a team that can occasionally, you know, win. Samurai just.

*Sighs. We have a few injuries, then our regulars aren't living up to expectations at the moment :(. May be a struggle til we get Pav/Rioli back in :-\.

[Boomz]

Tokyo Samurai

Def: N. Suban, T. Richards, J. Carlisle, B. Stratton
Mids: K. Jack (C), C. Judd(VC), L. Shuey, S. Selwood                     
Rucks: T. West
Utilities: S. Mitchell, L. Parker
Forwards: S. Motlop, L. Dahlhaus, B. McGlynn, L. Jetta

Emergencies: J. Lonergan, S. Ross, A. Kennedy

As usual need everyone to lift apart from our mids... Carlisle going quite well compared to what I expected. Jetta & Dahlhaus still disappointing after improving so much last year.

[Holz]

I thought I was helping the cobras with their push to premisership glory giving them thomas and chaplin. Chaplin has been a flop at richmond so thats annoying and daisy was looking real good and now bascially gone for the season. Sorry cape town.

Jelly will captain against his old squad and should pump out a huge score on port. 133 average agasint them last 2 years.

Backs:  A.Rance, S.Atley, S.Docherty, J.Watts
Mids: J.Selwood (C), D. Mundy, T.Boak, J.Redden,
Ruck: T.Goldstein (VC)
Fwds: R.Gray, M.Hurley, A.Black, L.Hansen
Interchange: N.Van Berlo, J. O'meara

Emg: Z.Clarke, B.Hill, S.Day,

[Maca24]

Mexico City Suns:

Def: B.Goddard, C.Enright, S.Hurn, J.Adcock.
Mids: S.Sidebottom, S.Thompson (VC), B.Ebert, B.Moloney.
Rucks: I.Maric.
Frwds: J.Bartel, N.Riewoldt, J.Lewis, M.Lecras.
Bench: L.Hodge (C), J.Waite.
Emg: B.Vince, B.Lake, A.Goodes.

Waite in for Crameri, Maric in for Blicavs.
Lake, Goodes and Vince wait another week.
Blicavs returns to the rookie list while Maric returns from an ankle injury.

[Master Q]

So we just post teams here and change them later for membership points?

[roo boys!]

So we just post teams here and change them later for membership points?

Yep as long as you post before midnight Thursday you should get points

[Toga]

Beijing Thunder

Captain: M.Kreuzer
Vice Captain: H.Taylor

DEF1: Player - D.Glass
DEF2: Player - C.Hooker
DEF3: Player - H.Taylor
DEF4: Player - J.Thurlow

MID1: Player - D.Kerr
MID2: Player - O.Wines
MID3: Player - M.Rosa
MID4: Player - L.Shiels

RUC1: Player - M.Kreuzer

FWD1: Player - S.Kerridge
FWD2: Player - S.Gumbleton
FWD3: Player - S.Mayes
FWD4: Player - B.Kennedy

UTI1: Player -  J.Caddy
UTI2: Player -  D.Brogan

EME1: Player -  E.Yeo (DEF)
EME2: Player -  K.Mitchell (MID)
EME3: Player -  Matt Spangher (FWD)


*Subject to change when teams come out. With all the youngsters this team has, the team will change showerloads week to week I would think. :-X

[Justin Bieber]

Paris Nice Lyon Reindeers.

Back: J. Harbrow, D. Myers, L. McPharlin, H. Grundy.
Mids: M. Priddis (C), N. Jones, C. Wingard, K. Simpson.
Ruck: M. Lobbe.
Fwds: J. Westhoff, T. Lynch, B. Maister, T. Goldsack.
Inter: D. Shiel, N. Lower.
Emg: F. Ray, L. Ball, L. Jones.

Subject to change. Lower and Goldy named at the moment replacing Clay Smith and Liam Jones from the side. Goldy still uncertain until teams are named, so Jones is kept on standby. Ball will be tested mid-week to see if he's ready for 1st team action after his first game back ;).

[AFEV]

I G Birchall (c)
II D Heppell
III T McKenzie
IV C Dempsey
V T Liberatore
VI D Prestia
VII H Bennell
VIII A Gaff
IX M Pyke (vc)
X T Cloke
XI J Jenkins
XII A Christensen
XIII A Siposs
XIV T Greene
XV S Fisher

EMERGENCIES

I B Smith
II J Macrae
III M Morton

Giles is out of the team and out of the emergencies after his last effort. Hasn't topped 90 in a month...Not really good enough.
Macrae gets a shot at getting a shot after his effort last week. More performances like that and he'll get a starting role soon.

Team is out of sorts at the moment, really need to get back on the winners list this week.

[Ringo]

LONDON ROYALS ROUND INITIAL ROUND ( TEAM

Defenders:  REILLY, Brent ; MACKIE, Andrew  O'BRIEN, Harry;  REID, Ben
Mids:  MACKAY, David;  BROADBENT, Matthew ;STANTON, Brent ; McVEIGH, Jarrad
Ruck:  BELLCHAMBERS, Tom
Forwards: HILL, Josh;  STAKER, Brent; MAYNE, Chris;  BROWN, Johnathan
Utilities: PEARCE, Danyle; HANNEBERY, Daniel
Emergencies: LYNCH, Quentin, MOORE, Andrew; TUOHY, Zach
Captain: STANTON, Brent
Vice: McVEIGH, Jarrad

In Brent Staker, Andrew Moore, Zac Tuohy
Out: Tom Young, Troy Menzell, Jason Winderlich.

Would have preferred to give Staker another game in the reserves but due to the fact that forward form is done and playing the 4th place Armadillos he has to come into the team.  Trusting Brent Stanton to bounce back this week and have kept the captaincy on him.

[Purple 77]

[Nige]

Alright, so it's bad enough we're having a hard time getting into the 8, then we get three injuries in our weakest line which also has the showertest depth, and on top of all that we're taking on Mexico City this round. Couldn't get much worse...

Oh and just checked the teams, if Petrenko doesn't make the Crows 22 on Sunday we're gonna have a 3 man forward line and an emergency playing OOP.  :'(

/endrant.

Team will be up shortly.