WXV Round 6: British Isles and Peace Cups on the line

[ossie85]

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Round 6      AFL Round 6   
         
Mexico City Suns   v   Seoul Magpies   Fireball Stadium   
Wellington Warriors   v   Cairo Sands   The Basin Reserve   Africonia Premiership Match
Pacific Islanders   v   Tokyo Samurai   Tuanaimato International Stadium, Samoa   
Cape Town Cobras   v   New Delhi Tigers   Newlands Cricket Ground   
London Royals   v   Dublin Destroyers   London Olympic Stadium   European Premiership Match & British Isles Cup
Toronto Wolves   v   PNL Reindeers   Rogers Centre   
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Beijing Thunder   Estadio do Pumas   
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   New York Revolution   Luzhniki Stadium   Peace Cup
Berlin Brewers   v   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Berlin Olympic Stadium   

Highlights!

Will the real Seoul please stand up? Seoul, who have scored 150, 132, 131, 118 and 149 this year travel to Mexico City who haven't dipped below 144 for the year. If the 140+ Seoul show up, they are a shot at getting the Suns. But everything will need to go right!

Wellington have struggled all year, with a top score of 125. Cairo's low was last week with 127, and are on a 2 game losing streak. I'll call it here - a loss to Cairo here would mean the end of its top 4 hopes. Wellington have a lot to play for an ANZAC weekend.

The Samurai have been very strong over the last 3 weeks, and will go in as strong favourites to defeat a struggling Pacific (on a 3 game losing streak) and consolidate a top 8 spot and amazingly push for top 4.

The Cobras will look to bounce back against New Delhi, while the Tigers will be bouyed by another victory.

British Isles Cup between London and Dublin, with London holding a 2-0 lead. Can Dublin take the cup to Ireland for the first time? They will start favourites, but London have improved a lot in the last couple of weeks and may welcome back ruck Tom Bellchambers.

Toronto got its first win in unconvincing circumstances, and will face a Reindeer outfit in the form of its franchise. PNL favourites, with a win giving them an incredible 5-1 record, while Toronto need wins like this if they are any sort of finals chance.

The Pumas will again push for the top 4, in what is likely a percentage booster against Beijing. BUT Beijing have the capacity to score mid 130s, and the Pumas still have defense issues... so who never know! Gaj is due for a downer.

The Peace Cup between New York and Moscow is on! The ledger set a 1-1, but more importantly New York are at 3-2 and Moscow 2-3... This is a hugely important 8 point match for both, but I'll back Moscow to bounce back.

Berlin are trying to pull some form together, but Buenos Aires looks like a mammoth task. 2-4 would be hard to come back from for Berlin, but they've had a tough draw. Buenos Aires are looking very impressive.

[kilbluff1985]

#tokyotop4

[Toga]

Gonna be a tough match this weekend :(

[kilbluff1985]

Tokyo

D: Ibbotson, Suckling, Broughton, Rivers
M: Jack (CC), Shuey, Scooter, Gleeson
R: West
F: Dahlhaus, Fasolo, J. Merrett, Parker
I/C: S. Mitchell (CC), Lloyd

Emerg Simpson (R), Richards (D). Suban (M)

probably resting Carlisle will confirm later



   

[Toga]

BEIJING THUNDER
D: C.Hooker (VC), H.Taylor, E.Yeo, J.Hunt
M: O.Wines (C), M.Rosa, J.Aish, D.Stanley
R: B.Grundy
F: S.Mayes, E.Betts, J.Petrenko, T.Varcoe
I/C: L.Neale, S.Gray

EMG: M.Talia (def), A.Carlile (def), A. Toovey (def)

*Matt Jones being rested.
*Sub rule in place.

[Master Q]

Note to self

Gray = mid

[Toga]

Note to self

Gray = mid

Both need to remember! I had him listed as a fwd in preseason which has been messing with me haha. Should definitely be mid/fwd though, idk what VS is thinking >:(

[Jukes]

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

Emg: J. Hombsch, D. Sheed, D. Fletcher

Sub Rule in effect

[CrowsFan]

Just helping out MC as he still seems confused after not naming a team last week. This week posting his team in the wrong thread...

Def: Andrejs Everitt, James Gwilt, Nick Haynes, Cameron Guthrie

Mid: Trent Cotchin (VC), Josh P. Kennedy (C), Adam Cooney, Matt Crouch

Ruc: Dale Thomas

Fwd: Jeremy Cameron, Jack Darling, Shaun Higgins, Tom Hawkins

Benchies: Dom Tyson, Brad Hill

E: Craig Bird, Jasper Pittard, Ryan O'Keefe

Dale Thomas takes over ruck duties as he's absolutely spudding it as a midfielder. Craig Bird banging on the selection door but Cameron just keeps his place despite a series of underwhelming performances.

Need to bounce back with a good win here over opposition we SHOULD beat.

[Nige]

#goodguyhoneybadger

Wow, it feels so wrong saying that.  :P

[My Chumps]

Just helping out MC as he still seems confused after not naming a team last week. This week posting his team in the wrong thread...

Def: Andrejs Everitt, James Gwilt, Nick Haynes, Cameron Guthrie

Mid: Trent Cotchin (VC), Josh P. Kennedy (C), Adam Cooney, Matt Crouch

Ruc: Dale Thomas

Fwd: Jeremy Cameron, Jack Darling, Shaun Higgins, Tom Hawkins

Benchies: Dom Tyson, Brad Hill

E: Craig Bird, Jasper Pittard, Ryan O'Keefe

Dale Thomas takes over ruck duties as he's absolutely spudding it as a midfielder. Craig Bird banging on the selection door but Cameron just keeps his place despite a series of underwhelming performances.

Need to bounce back with a good win here over opposition we SHOULD beat.

Lol, thanks.

I swear I'm not mentally ill  :-[

[Justin Bieber]

Can we make it 5 in a row against the struggling Wolves? :o. Just need Pendles to be well held and it's more than possible :D.

PARISIAN NICE LYON REINDEERS

Backs: K. Simpson, C. Enright, M. Jaensch, J. Harbrow
Mids: M. Priddis, N. Jones (C), L. Ball, F. Ray
Fwds: J. Westhoff (VC), C. Rioli, C. Wingard, J. Billings
Ruc: M. Lobbe
Int: D. Myers, M. Thomas

Emg: C. Dawes, T. Goldsack, L. Jones

IN: J. Billings
OUT: L. Jones

Enacting the sub rule! I shall remember this week as almost cost us last week :P. Will also be resting JACKSON TRENGOVE who's been very unlucky recently not to get the call up being in decent form.

Billings gets the call up after his brilliant game for Marseilles last week, at the expense of Liam Jones. Dawes finds himself unlucky but if there happens to be a late out or sub, he will wriggle his way into the side! That 4th forward spot is certainly tricky to decide on, hoping the right call is made this week.

[roo boys!]

Can we make it 2 in a row against the on fire Reindeers? :o Just need Pendles to go nuts and it's more than possible :D.

Toronto Wolves Round 6

Def: L.Henderson, M.Johnson, N.Grima, C.Pedersen
Mid: S.Pendlebury (C), J.Ziebell (VC), B.Cunnington, L.Greenwood
Ruc: P.Ryder
Fwd: J.Riewoldt, M.Robinson, J.White, L.Adams
Int: T.Hickey, C.Jones

Emg: R.Shaw, C.Young, Matt Shaw

IN: J.Ziebell, M.Robinson
OUT: C.Young (omitted), S.Morris (omitted)

Welcome back to vice captain Ziebell! Hopefully he can help boost the young midfield. Great news with Toronto's other vice captain and club legend Andrew Swallow returning through the lower grades this week! Conscious not to rush him back too soon, I've had a word to the medical staff and he's a chance for senior selection as early as next week, unlikely to assist the undefeated Wolves reserves. Robbo returns, McLean an outside chance to knock Greenwood out of the side come final selection. The Shaw brothers Rhyce and Matt (look very alike too!) not quite rewarded after strong performances in the reserves but will be close to selection with repeat efforts.

[Justin Bieber]

I can so see the resemblance between Rhyce and Matt :P.

Got some nice ins so this match could turn into a close one! Just hoping your Kangaroos have an off game, then kinda tilts things into my favour (6/15 Kangas) :o.

#BadKangasBadWolves

[Master Q]

Good news for Sao Paulo...

Matt Jones Misses Flight to Brazil

Full team to be posted soon.