WXV Prelim Finals: Destroyers v Suns Epic, Rhythm Cup VI

[ossie85]

Prelim Finals

Sao Paulo Pumas v Buenos Aires Armadillos, Estadio do Pumas
Dublin Destroyers v Mexico City Suns, Crooke Park

Reserves

Marseille Kings v Alexandria, State de France
Toronto Wolves v Mexico City Suns, Rogers Centre

Continental Cup

Round 3 (AFL Round 22)

Americas v Africa/Oceania
Asia v Europe

(Choose your XV from the 14 WXV teams not playing World finals, 18 AFL teams)

[Nige]

Bloody Marseille eh?

Gonna need some favourable team selections.

Doesn't help with Beams now gone for the season.

[Justin Bieber]

Don't worry Nige, Marseilles dropping scores later in the season so you guys certainly in with a shot. Will be interesting though as certainly depends how many both of us can get on the park :P.

[Nige]

Don't worry Nige, Marseilles dropping scores later in the season so you guys certainly in with a shot. Will be interesting though as certainly depends how many both of us can get on the park :P.

I think we'll have about 7 or 8 at most.

[roo boys!]

Got the in form Suns in the reserves. Hopefully their depth is a little depleted with Senior commitments.

[Jukes]

No poll?

Pumas and...suns. Maybe.

Go Dillos tho.

[Nige]

Yeah, I still think I'm rooting for the Dillos.

[ossie85]

Poll up!

[ossie85]

Sao Paulo Pumas v Buenos Aires Armadillos


Match: Sao Paulo v Buenos Aires
Position: 4th v 3rd
Record: 13-5 v 15-4
Points Ave: 150.9 v 145.6
Last 5 Weeks Ave: 146.2 v 140.0
Last 5 Record: WWWLW v WLLWW
Head2Head: 5 v 0

What more can be said that hasn't already be said?

This feels a bit (not exactly) like the Geelong v Hawthorn Prelim last year :/ But Buenos Aires have been hoping for a name change recently... reckon we should call them the Buenos Aires Bulldogs if they lose a 3rd striaght prelim :P


Records:

Sao Paulo Pumas   Honey Badger   153   defeated   Buenos Aires Armadillos   PowerBug   128   25   281   2012   1   N1   Chile   Rhythym (South American) Cup

Sao Paulo Pumas   Honey Badger   157   defeated   Buenos Aires Armadillos   PowerBug   117   40   274   2012   F1   H   Estádio do Pumas   1st Qualifying Final

Sao Paulo Pumas   Honey Badger   164   defeated   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Nails   155   9   319   2013   5   N1   Peru   Rhythym (South American) Cup

Sao Paulo Pumas   Honey Badger   146   defeated   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Nails   145   1   291   2013   F3   A   Estadio de River   2nd Preliminary Final

Sao Paulo Pumas   Honey Badger   150   defeated   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Nails   121   29   271   2014   17   H   Estadio do Pumas   Rhythm (South American) Cup

[ossie85]

Dublin Destroyers v Mexico City Suns


Match: Dublin v Mexico City
Position: 2nd v 1st
Record: 15-3 v 16-3
Points Ave: 156.1 v 155.4
Last 5 Weeks Ave: 160.8 v 161.8
Last 5 Record: WWWWL v WLWWL
Head2Head: 1 v 2


The two most dominant teams of the year face off, many would say a week too early.... Both averaging 160 in its last 5 matches (insane), with few slip ups for the entire year.

Amazingly, the closest match between these 2 was in 2012... when Dublin finish last and the Suns were premiers....


Records:

Team 1   Coach   Score   Result   Team 2   Coach   Score   Margin   MatchT   Year   Round   #   Ground
Dublin Destroyers   Holzman   127   lost to   Mexico City Suns   Maca24   131   -4   258   2012   14   H   Crooke Park

Dublin Destroyers   Holzman   137   lost to   Mexico City Suns   Maca24   171   -34   308   2013   2   A   Fireball Stadium

Dublin Destroyers   Holzman   164   defeated   Mexico City Suns   JROO8   137   27   301   2014   15   H   Crooke Park   

[Holz]

Backs: A.Rance, G.Birchall, R.Murphy, L.Hansen
Mids: J.Selwood (VC), T.Rockliff (C), J.Watson, T.Boak
Ruck: T.Goldstein
Fwds: L.Franklin, M.Walters, R.Gray, J.Watts
Interchange: N. Dal Santo, D. Mundy

C.Sheehan, J.Green, B.Martin

sub rule in play.

most important game in Dublin history, almost at full strength despite the carnage. Sheehan gets named for the first ever time, being the only Irish player in the squad. Rocky given the huge role as captain this week.

[ossie85]

Kinda cool to see a Buenos Aires v Dublin GF IMO... guaranteed new premier!

[Holz]

Kinda cool to see a Buenos Aires v Dublin GF IMO... guaranteed new premier!

im happy with that, calling it now no way I lose that one.

[ossie85]

Buenos Aires have no Johnson,  Barlow or Harvey most likely :/

[Jroo]

Hopefully we perform better than we did earlier in the year against Dublin.
Our boys are hitting form at the right time. Lewis, Sidey and Waite have been crazy, we just need BJ to join the party.