WXV Round 4: Cobras/Brewers match of the round

[ossie85]

No emergency captains or vice captains in worlds

[kilbluff1985]

Tokyo

D: Carlisle, Suckling, Broughton, T. Richards
M: K. Jack (CC), S. Selwood, M. Gleeson, S. Mitchell (CC)
R: D. Simpson
F: L. Parker, L. Dahlhaus, J. Merrett, A. Fasolo
I/C: T. West, A. Kennedy

Emerg J. Rivers, J. Townsend, N. Suban

Sub rule in affect

Notable outs Judd, Tippett, Ibbotson, Shuey, Motlop, Henderson,

half our best X

[CrowsFan]

Think for me this week it's just going to be a case of picking who has been selected for their sides rather than actually deciding between players. Last week I have 21 players take the field, but of that lot Smith and Adams have picked up 1 week suspensions and Masten is injured, which takes me down to 18. Then Ben Jacobs as a late replacement may get dropped back to the VFL with Ziebell back in the side and surely White will get dropped because he is useless! That leaves me with possibly just 16 players to choose from this week! :o

dont think many would have picked the pumas to be struggling with depth issues.

Yeah it's certainly something I'm not used to. Think last year I averaged 23-24 players a game to select from. It's really just the defense that is struggling at the moment with only 3 lining up last round (had 10 mids, 2 rucks and 6 forwards play). Waters out for the season, Whitecross in rehab from an ACL, Roberton ankle injury, Harwood not sure what's going on, McMahon out of favour. That's 5 defenders who would start in most teams each round if named. So frustrating at the moment. At least it's just the start of the season, so can surely only get better?

[Purple 77]

At least it's just the start of the season, so can surely only get better?

Dunno HB, that's the Melbourne mantra. Is it going to get better for them?  :P

[CrowsFan]

At least it's just the start of the season, so can surely only get better?

Dunno HB, that's the Melbourne mantra. Is it going to get better for them?  :P

One day it will purps, but I can't see when that will be...

[Master Q]

Think for me this week it's just going to be a case of picking who has been selected for their sides rather than actually deciding between players. Last week I have 21 players take the field, but of that lot Smith and Adams have picked up 1 week suspensions and Masten is injured, which takes me down to 18. Then Ben Jacobs as a late replacement may get dropped back to the VFL with Ziebell back in the side and surely White will get dropped because he is useless! That leaves me with possibly just 16 players to choose from this week! :o

dont think many would have picked the pumas to be struggling with depth issues.

Yeah it's certainly something I'm not used to. Think last year I averaged 23-24 players a game to select from. It's really just the defense that is struggling at the moment with only 3 lining up last round (had 10 mids, 2 rucks and 6 forwards play). Waters out for the season, Whitecross in rehab from an ACL, Roberton ankle injury, Harwood not sure what's going on, McMahon out of favour. That's 5 defenders who would start in most teams each round if named. So frustrating at the moment. At least it's just the start of the season, so can surely only get better?

This just makes me cringe.

Last year whoever was named got to play for the Thunder. This year it's better, but only by a small margin  :P

[Toga]

Haha no joke, Q. Last year was literally if you're named, you play, and Kreuzer you are captain.

This year we have a little bit more of a choice as to who we name (we can name a full emergency bench now :D) but still a bit of dead weight hanging around.

[My Chumps]

Gee this really is a good week to play Berlin.

No Fyfe, Crouch or Steven for them.

If we can't win this one then I think our Top 4 hopes are definitely shot and our finals hopes will be hanging by a thread.

Too right. Think we can and should definitely win this one.

[Purple 77]

Gee this really is a good week to play Berlin.

No Fyfe, Crouch or Steven for them.

If we can't win this one then I think our Top 4 hopes are definitely shot and our finals hopes will be hanging by a thread.

Too right. Think we can and should definitely win this one.

Now your just making it worse for yourself when I win  :P

[My Chumps]

Gee this really is a good week to play Berlin.

No Fyfe, Crouch or Steven for them.

If we can't win this one then I think our Top 4 hopes are definitely shot and our finals hopes will be hanging by a thread.

Too right. Think we can and should definitely win this one.

Now your just making it worse for yourself when I win  :P

Haha, good point :P

Should be a close game.

[Nails]

No emergency captains or vice captains in worlds

When using co-captains you mean? Pretty sure I've seen VC used 100s of times in Worlds

[ossie85]

No emergency captains or vice captains in worlds

When using co-captains you mean? Pretty sure I've seen VC used 100s of times in Worlds

No emergency (captains or vice captains), damn English

[Jukes]

Spetsnaz
D: H. Shaw, L. Dunn, N. Vlastuin, J. Frawley
M: D. Heppell (cc), C. Ward (cc), R. Griffen, J. Simpkin
R: N. Naitanui
F: D. Martin, T. Vickery, J. Jenkins, S. May
U: Z. Clarke, D. Fletcher

Emg: J. Hombsch, D. Ellard, G. Burbury

Sub Rule

[Purple 77]

Steven is back  :D

OH GOD YES!

[ossie85]

Steven is back  :D

OH GOD YES!

Sub sub sub......