Poll
Question:
Who do you think will win? Who do you want to win?
Option 1: Toronto & Toronto
votes: 3
Option 2: Toronto & Berlin
votes: 5
Option 3: Berlin & Toronto
votes: 1
Option 4: Berlin & Berlin
votes: 0
Option 5: Beijing & Beijing
votes: 3
Option 6: Beijing & New Delhi
votes: 1
Option 7: New Delhi & Beijing
votes: 0
Option 8: New Delhi & New Delhi
votes: 2
Preliminary Finals, AFL Round 22
Home Team | Away Team | Venue | Head-to-Head |
Toronto Wolves | Berlin Brewers | Rogers Centre | 5 v 4 |
Beijing Thunder | New Delhi Tigers | Beijing Olympic Park | 2 v 6 |
Toronto v BerlinHead-to-Head: 5 v 4
Last time they played (Round 9): Berlin Brewers (21.6.132) lost to Toronto Wolves (24.8.152)
2019 Head-to-Head: 15 v 3
Purps' Takeaway: Toronto have seemingly timed their run to perfection, having scored their two highest scores of the season in Round 17 and in their qualifying final win against New Delhi. The Brewers... have scored two of their worst 3 scores in its qualifying final loss and incredibly fortunate semi final win. So, the result of this game looks clear. Berlin will rebound HARD whilst Toronto is overdue to falter, and this Berlin victory will be one for the ages. Oh sure, the Wolves have been the best side so far this season, with the most balanced list and an incredibly good age profile, but you know where they've gone wrong? They won the minor premiership. It's a curse, and - despite poor showings in my past two weeks - I JUST REALLY FEEL like we'll come to play this week. 2019 has been my best WXV season, and I don't care what any of you say, I deserve to be in this game. Whilst this season has matched my 2013 effort, my team has navigated through severe player unavailability, and I JUST KNOW its ceiling has yet to be realised, and I just really, really think we'll come to play this week. Regardless of the result, I'm just thankful to have made a preliminary final... I've played this game for 8 seasons, and to get some reward for effort has had an emotional impact on me. The odds are stacked against me, I mean, that 2019 head-to-head says it all, but flower it, this is my turn Toronto, and I WILL BEAT YOU!
Beijing v New DelhiHead-to-Head: 2 v 6
Last time they played (Round 1): Beijing Thunder (22.10.142) lost to New Delhi Tigers (23.10.148)
2019 Head-to-Head: 9 v 9
Purps' Takeaway: I love this match-up so hard, and is clearly my MATCH OF THE ROUND! The Thunder & Tigers. How long has it been now?
Quote from: elephants on June 29, 2013, 05:27:37 PM
Name: Ele
Applying for: New Dehli Worlds Team
Quote from: Ricochet on July 05, 2013, 01:59:34 PM
I'm waiting for my big welcoming article btw Ele
I gave you one
Quote from: Toga on May 15, 2013, 06:31:45 PM
Hi all, Master Q and I would like to apply for the position at the Beijing Bears as Co-Coaches.
These three coaches were all signed up DURING the 2013 season, inheriting what would become bottom 4 lists for that season. And 2014 too. Beijing managed to get to 14th in 2015, but Tiger time was still to come. In 2016, New Delhi produced one of the most inspiring WXV seasons ever, going from 16th in 2015 to runners-up in the grand final. The Thunder were still building though, finishing 10th that season. In 2017, New Delhi maintained the rage, but faltered in the prelims, whilst Beijing underachieved massively, finishing 10th despite being 5th in total points scored. 2018 was the year of the 'Jing though, missing out on the minor premiership on % only. Both teams faltered in separate preliminary finals that year, and one of them will do that again this weekend. I'm sure Toges & Ricophants have used each other as measuring sticks since they signed up, but this is first time they will meet in finals, and the week where we will find out whose on top: Beijing, or New Delhi. Will the Tigers lose its third consecutive prelim final? Is this REALLY the year of the 'Jing? Or will the Tigers atone for its 2016 blunder? I have no idea. But I know this could be a contender for game of the year. If I had to tip... the Thunder.
GAME ON!
And don't forget reserves!All teams who are in the Reserves finals this week are not in the seniors. What I require from you, is that you
NAME YOUR BEST SENIOR 18 like you were playing finals. I will be scrutinising your best XV to determine if that is really who you would play, so as to ensure that the players available for the reserves matches are the ones that would normally be available. If I don't agree, then I will name one for you.
Home Team | Away Team | Venue |
Yuzawa Yakuza | Imperial Princes | Tokyo Olympic Stadium |
Guadalajara Wolves | Durban Pirates | Fireball Stadium |
Toronto Wolves
Kade Simpson, Wayne Milera, Alex Witherden, Connor Blakely
Jack Macrae (C), James Harmes, Dion Prestia, Gary Ablett Jnr
Matthew Kreuzer
Travis Boak (VC), Rowan Marshall, Tim Kelly, Tom Hawkins
Jack Redden, Brayden Fiorini
Mason Redman, Allen Christensen, Andrew Phillips
Beijing Thunder:
D: Brandon Ellis, Heath Shaw, Darcy Byrne-Jones, Tom Jonas
M: Lachie Neale [VC], Dayne Zorko, David Swallow, Tom Rockliff
R: Brodie Grundy [C]
F: Kane Lambert, Josh Caddy, Darcy Macpherson, Luke Breust
IC: Daniel Howe, Jy Simpkin
Emg: Taylor Walker, Marcus Adams, Sam Switkowski
Zak Jones... F*CK!
Berlin Brewers
Team Format: Traditional
D: Dane Rampe, Jake Lever, Harry Taylor, Luke Hodge
M: Nat Fyfe, Josh P Kennedy, Jack Viney, Jack Steven
R: Max Gawn
F: Michael Walters, David Mundy, Jarryd Roughead, Daniel Menzel
U: Michael Hibberd, Jarrod Harbrow
E: Sam Frost, Jay Kennedy-Harris, Ben Ronke
C: Max Gawn
VC: Nat Fyfe
For Reserves:
D: Williams, Whitfield, Thomas, Johannisen
M: Dunkley, Phillips, Fritsch, Ross
R: Vardy
F: Cripps, Mihocek, Dixon, Cameron
U: Short, Perryman
EMG: Plowman, Ryan, Gleeson
Yarr
Daniel Andrews, Callum Mills, Jasper showertard, Stepladder Carlisle
Mitch Duncan, Ben Cunnington, Touk Touk, Jack Bowes
Power of Nank
The Papsmear, ANB, Josh Battle, Gryan
Shaun Higgoat, Chris Mayne
Shaun Burgoyne, Jordan Lewis, Taylor Garner
For Reserves
London Royals
D: Blake Hardwick, Dylan Grimes,Adam Saad,Brad Shepphard
M: Luke Shuey,Dom Sheed,Jared Polec,Nick Hind
R: Timothy English
F: Josh Bruce, Dan McStay, Jack Lukosius, Sam Gray
U: Tom Lynch, Tim Membrey
E: Lewis Jetta. Orazio Fantasia, Jordan Roughead
Saad returns replacing Gardiner
New Delhi Tigers
DEF Lloyd (VC), Hurn, Houli, Savage
MID Pendles (C), Sidebottom, Brayshaw, Langdon
RUCK SMartin
FWD Darling, Dahlhaus, Gray, Newnes
UTIL JorDawson, Hannebery
EMER Tucker, Answerth, McInerney
After Melb/SydWelp, that's half my team, and it could be a lot worse I say. Gawn getting injured and scoring 10 points in the last quarter was f*cking brutal, but still, more things went right than wrong. I'm pretty happy I picked the right emergencies to. I really need Toronto to misfire if I'm any chance, but at least I won't score sub-130 again.
New Delhi meanwhile wouldn't be too unhappy with their players, with Gus Brayshaw finally bringing something to the table.
| Toronto Wolves | | | | | Berlin Brewers | | | |
POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ | POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ |
D1 | Kade Simpson | 0 | | 0 | D1 | Dane Rampe | 110 | | 110 |
D2 | Wayne Milera | 0 | | 0 | D2 | Jake Lever | 89 | | 89 |
D3 | Alex Witherden | 0 | | 0 | D3 | Harry Taylor | 0 | | 0 |
D4 | Connor Blakely | 0 | | 0 | D4 | Luke Hodge | 0 | | 0 |
M1 | Jack Macrae | 0 | | 0 | M1 | Nat Fyfe | 0 | | 0 |
M2 | James Harmes | 83 | | 83 | M2 | Josh P Kennedy | 97 | | 97 |
M3 | Dion Prestia | 0 | | 0 | M3 | Jack Viney | 113 | | 113 |
M4 | Gary Jnr Ablett | 0 | | 0 | M4 | Jack Steven | 0 | | 0 |
R1 | Matthew Kreuzer | 0 | | 0 | R1 | Max Gawn | 119 | | 119 |
F1 | Travis Boak | 0 | | 0 | F1 | Michael Walters | 0 | | 0 |
F2 | Rowan Marshall | 0 | | 0 | F2 | David Mundy | 0 | | 0 |
F3 | Tim Kelly | 0 | | 0 | F3 | Jarryd Roughead | 0 | | 0 |
F4 | Tom Hawkins | 0 | | 0 | F4 | Daniel Menzel | 54 | | 54 |
U1 (MID ) | Jack Redden | 0 | | 0 | U1 (DEF ) | Michael Hibberd | 64 | | 64 |
U2 (MID ) | Brayden Fiorini | 0 | | 0 | U2 (DEF ) | Jarrod Harbrow | 0 | | 0 |
E1 (DEF ) | Mason Redman | 0 | 0 | 0 | E1 (DEF ) | Sam Frost | 68 | 0 | 0 |
E2 (FWD ) | Allen Christensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | E2 (MID ) | Jay Kennedy-Harris | 59 | 0 | 0 |
E3 (RUC ) | Andrew Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | E3 (FWD ) | Ben Ronke | 28 | 0 | 0 |
C | Jack Macrae | 0 | | 0 | C | Max Gawn | 119 | | 119 |
VC | Travis Boak | 0 | | 0 | VC | Nat Fyfe | 0 | | 0 |
HA | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | Total: | 83 | 1 | | | Total: | 765 | 7 |
| Beijing Thunder | | | | | New Delhi Tigers | | | |
POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ | POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ |
D1 | Brandon Ellis | 0 | | 0 | D1 | Jake Lloyd | 89 | | 89 |
D2 | Heath Shaw | 0 | | 0 | D2 | Shannon Hurn | 0 | | 0 |
D3 | Darcy Byrne-Jones | 0 | | 0 | D3 | Bachar Houli | 0 | | 0 |
D4 | Tom Jonas | 0 | | 0 | D4 | Shane Savage | 0 | | 0 |
M1 | Lachie Neale | 0 | | 0 | M1 | Scott Pendlebury | 0 | | 0 |
M2 | Dayne Zorko | 0 | | 0 | M2 | Steele Sidebottom | 0 | | 0 |
M3 | David Swallow | 0 | | 0 | M3 | Angus Brayshaw | 124 | | 124 |
M4 | Tom Rockliff | 0 | | 0 | M4 | Ed Langdon | 0 | | 0 |
R1 | Brodie Grundy | 0 | | 0 | R1 | Stefan Martin | 0 | | 0 |
F1 | Kane Lambert | 0 | | 0 | F1 | Jack Darling | 0 | | 0 |
F2 | Josh Caddy | 0 | | 0 | F2 | Luke Dahlhaus | 0 | | 0 |
F3 | Darcy MacPherson | 0 | | 0 | F3 | Robbie Gray | 0 | | 0 |
F4 | Luke Breust | 0 | | 0 | F4 | Jack Newnes | 0 | | 0 |
U1 (MID ) | Daniel Howe | 0 | | 0 | U1 (MID ) | Jordan Dawson | 77 | | 77 |
U2 (FWD ) | Jy Simpkin | 0 | | 0 | U2 (MID ) | Dan Hannebery | 0 | | 0 |
E1 (FWD ) | Taylor Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | E1 (MID ) | Darcy Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E2 (DEF ) | Marcus Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | E2 (DEF MID) | Noah Answerth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E3 (FWD ) | Sam Switkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | E3 (FWD ) | Oscar McInerney | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C | Brodie Grundy | 0 | | 0 | C | Scott Pendlebury | 0 | | 0 |
VC | Lachie Neale | 0 | | 0 | VC | Jake Lloyd | 89 | | 0 |
HA | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | Total: | 0 | 0 | | | Total: | 290 | 3 |
Also @Mexico City, I named this team for you:
D1 Nic Newman
D2 James Sicily
D3 Jacob Weitering
D4 Matthew Broadbent
M1 Luke Dunstan
M2 Lachie Hunter
M3 Sam Walsh
M4 Bradley Hill
R1 Tom Hickey
F1 James Worpel
F2 Christian Petracca
F3 Shai Bolton
F4 Tim O'Brien
U1 (MID ) Jack Graham
U2 (DEF ) Aaron Naughton
E1 (DEF FWD) Jack Silvagni
E2 (DEF ) Callum Wilkie
E3 (DEF ) Adam Kennedy
Mexico should forfeit tbh...
After SaturdayHold onto your hats folks! We have some contests here!
When I saw the Jack Steven 32, I metaphorically threw in the towel. But god damn it, if there isn't just a LITTLE bit of hope for me yet! If everyone scores their averages, I'll still lose by 100 points, but I tell ya what, if Macrae scores below 100... I reckon Toronto could be in trouble. A small hope, but flower ME I'LL TAKE IT!
Darcy Byrne-Jones! Oh, no! How can you score only 7 points for a whole game?! That is a devastating result for Beijing, but it's not a fatal blow yet. The Tigers team has been hit or miss so far, and look destined for a score around 1400. That score is still very much attainable for Beijing - if everyone scores their average, they'll land on 1377 - so this is game on, and looks set for a tight finish.
EDGE OF YOUR SEAT STUFF!
| Toronto Wolves | | | | | Berlin Brewers | | | |
POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ | POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ |
D1 | Kade Simpson | 104 | | 104 | D1 | Dane Rampe | 110 | | 110 |
D2 | Wayne Milera | 41 | | 41 | D2 | Jake Lever | 89 | | 89 |
D3 | Alex Witherden | 72 | | 72 | D3 | Harry Taylor | 72 | | 72 |
D4 | Connor Blakely | 41 | | 41 | D4 | Luke Hodge | 53 | | 53 |
M1 | Jack Macrae | 0 | | 0 | M1 | Nat Fyfe | 101 | | 101 |
M2 | James Harmes | 83 | | 83 | M2 | Josh P Kennedy | 97 | | 97 |
M3 | Dion Prestia | 0 | | 0 | M3 | Jack Viney | 113 | | 113 |
M4 | Gary Jnr Ablett | 98 | | 98 | M4 | Jack Steven | 32 | | 32 |
R1 | Matthew Kreuzer | 128 | | 128 | R1 | Max Gawn | 119 | | 119 |
F1 | Travis Boak | 111 | | 111 | F1 | Michael Walters | 124 | | 124 |
F2 | Rowan Marshall | 111 | | 111 | F2 | David Mundy | 91 | | 91 |
F3 | Tim Kelly | 94 | | 94 | F3 | Jarryd Roughead | 0 | | 0 |
F4 | Tom Hawkins | 40 | | 40 | F4 | Daniel Menzel | 54 | | 54 |
U1 (MID ) | Jack Redden | 0 | | 0 | U1 (DEF ) | Michael Hibberd | 64 | | 64 |
U2 (MID ) | Brayden Fiorini | 0 | | 0 | U2 (DEF ) | Jarrod Harbrow | 0 | | 0 |
E1 (DEF ) | Mason Redman | 77 | 0 | 0 | E1 (DEF ) | Sam Frost | 68 | 0 | 0 |
E2 (FWD ) | Allen Christensen | 11 | DNP | 0 | E2 (MID ) | Jay Kennedy-Harris | 59 | 0 | 0 |
E3 (RUC ) | Andrew Phillips | 0 | DNP | 0 | E3 (FWD ) | Ben Ronke | 28 | 0 | 0 |
C | Jack Macrae | 0 | | 0 | C | Max Gawn | 119 | | 119 |
VC | Travis Boak | 111 | | 0 | VC | Nat Fyfe | 101 | | 0 |
HA | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | Total: | 923 | 11 | | | Total: | 1238 | 13 |
| Beijing Thunder | | | | | New Delhi Tigers | | | |
POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ | POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ |
D1 | Brandon Ellis | 0 | | 0 | D1 | Jake Lloyd | 89 | | 89 |
D2 | Heath Shaw | 0 | | 0 | D2 | Shannon Hurn | 0 | | 0 |
D3 | Darcy Byrne-Jones | 7 | | 7 | D3 | Bachar Houli | 0 | | 0 |
D4 | Tom Jonas | 63 | | 63 | D4 | Shane Savage | 54 | | 54 |
M1 | Lachie Neale | 103 | | 103 | M1 | Scott Pendlebury | 89 | | 89 |
M2 | Dayne Zorko | 104 | | 104 | M2 | Steele Sidebottom | 67 | | 67 |
M3 | David Swallow | 0 | | 0 | M3 | Angus Brayshaw | 124 | | 124 |
M4 | Tom Rockliff | 57 | | 57 | M4 | Ed Langdon | 117 | | 117 |
R1 | Brodie Grundy | 123 | | 123 | R1 | Stefan Martin | 129 | | 129 |
F1 | Kane Lambert | 0 | | 0 | F1 | Jack Darling | 0 | | 0 |
F2 | Josh Caddy | 0 | | 0 | F2 | Luke Dahlhaus | 92 | | 92 |
F3 | Darcy MacPherson | 0 | | 0 | F3 | Robbie Gray | 55 | | 55 |
F4 | Luke Breust | 0 | | 0 | F4 | Jack Newnes | 65 | | 65 |
U1 (MID ) | Daniel Howe | 0 | | 0 | U1 (MID ) | Jordan Dawson | 77 | | 77 |
U2 (FWD ) | Jy Simpkin | 117 | | 117 | U2 (MID ) | Dan Hannebery | 94 | | 94 |
E1 (FWD ) | Taylor Walker | 52 | 0 | 0 | E1 (MID ) | Darcy Tucker | 58 | 0 | 0 |
E2 (DEF ) | Marcus Adams | 100 | 0 | 0 | E2 (DEF MID) | Noah Answerth | 87 | 0 | 0 |
E3 (FWD ) | Sam Switkowski | 84 | 0 | 0 | E3 (FWD ) | Oscar McInerney | 60 | 0 | 0 |
C | Brodie Grundy | 123 | | 123 | C | Scott Pendlebury | 89 | | 89 |
VC | Lachie Neale | 103 | | 0 | VC | Jake Lloyd | 89 | | 0 |
HA | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | Total: | 697 | 7 | | | Total: | 1141 | 12 |
My Port boys flowering sucked :'(
After Rich/WceHit & miss for Toronto, with Prestia going big, and Redden the opposite. Odds unmoved I reckon.
Bachar Houli, take a bow! He has rocketed New Delhi up to 1464, which will be a tough target for Beijing to chase down after forward duo Lambert and Caddy failed to fire. A Tiger victory looks ominous.
| Toronto Wolves | | | | | Berlin Brewers | | | |
POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ | POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ |
D1 | Kade Simpson | 104 | | 104 | D1 | Dane Rampe | 110 | | 110 |
D2 | Wayne Milera | 41 | | 41 | D2 | Jake Lever | 89 | | 89 |
D3 | Alex Witherden | 72 | | 72 | D3 | Harry Taylor | 72 | | 72 |
D4 | Connor Blakely | 41 | | 41 | D4 | Luke Hodge | 53 | | 53 |
M1 | Jack Macrae | 0 | | 0 | M1 | Nat Fyfe | 101 | | 101 |
M2 | James Harmes | 83 | | 83 | M2 | Josh P Kennedy | 97 | | 97 |
M3 | Dion Prestia | 124 | | 124 | M3 | Jack Viney | 113 | | 113 |
M4 | Gary Jnr Ablett | 98 | | 98 | M4 | Jack Steven | 32 | | 32 |
R1 | Matthew Kreuzer | 128 | | 128 | R1 | Max Gawn | 119 | | 119 |
F1 | Travis Boak | 111 | | 111 | F1 | Michael Walters | 124 | | 124 |
F2 | Rowan Marshall | 111 | | 111 | F2 | David Mundy | 91 | | 91 |
F3 | Tim Kelly | 94 | | 94 | F3 | Jarryd Roughead | 0 | | 0 |
F4 | Tom Hawkins | 40 | | 40 | F4 | Daniel Menzel | 54 | | 54 |
U1 (MID ) | Jack Redden | 57 | | 57 | U1 (DEF ) | Michael Hibberd | 64 | | 64 |
U2 (MID ) | Brayden Fiorini | 0 | | 0 | U2 (DEF ) | Jarrod Harbrow | 0 | | 0 |
E1 (DEF ) | Mason Redman | 77 | 0 | 0 | E1 (DEF ) | Sam Frost | 68 | 0 | 0 |
E2 (FWD ) | Allen Christensen | 11 | DNP | 0 | E2 (MID ) | Jay Kennedy-Harris | 59 | 0 | 0 |
E3 (RUC ) | Andrew Phillips | 0 | DNP | 0 | E3 (FWD ) | Ben Ronke | 28 | 0 | 0 |
C | Jack Macrae | 0 | | 0 | C | Max Gawn | 119 | | 119 |
VC | Travis Boak | 111 | | 0 | VC | Nat Fyfe | 101 | | 0 |
HA | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | Total: | 1104 | 13 | | | Total: | 1238 | 13 |
| Beijing Thunder | | | | | New Delhi Tigers | | | |
POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ | POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ |
D1 | Brandon Ellis | 88 | | 88 | D1 | Jake Lloyd | 89 | | 89 |
D2 | Heath Shaw | 0 | | 0 | D2 | Shannon Hurn | 104 | | 104 |
D3 | Darcy Byrne-Jones | 7 | | 7 | D3 | Bachar Houli | 145 | | 145 |
D4 | Tom Jonas | 63 | | 63 | D4 | Shane Savage | 54 | | 54 |
M1 | Lachie Neale | 103 | | 103 | M1 | Scott Pendlebury | 89 | | 89 |
M2 | Dayne Zorko | 104 | | 104 | M2 | Steele Sidebottom | 67 | | 67 |
M3 | David Swallow | 0 | | 0 | M3 | Angus Brayshaw | 124 | | 124 |
M4 | Tom Rockliff | 57 | | 57 | M4 | Ed Langdon | 117 | | 117 |
R1 | Brodie Grundy | 123 | | 123 | R1 | Stefan Martin | 129 | | 129 |
F1 | Kane Lambert | 58 | | 58 | F1 | Jack Darling | 74 | | 74 |
F2 | Josh Caddy | 47 | | 47 | F2 | Luke Dahlhaus | 92 | | 92 |
F3 | Darcy MacPherson | 0 | | 0 | F3 | Robbie Gray | 55 | | 55 |
F4 | Luke Breust | 0 | | 0 | F4 | Jack Newnes | 65 | | 65 |
U1 (MID ) | Daniel Howe | 0 | | 0 | U1 (MID ) | Jordan Dawson | 77 | | 77 |
U2 (FWD ) | Jy Simpkin | 117 | | 117 | U2 (MID ) | Dan Hannebery | 94 | | 94 |
E1 (FWD ) | Taylor Walker | 52 | 0 | 0 | E1 (MID ) | Darcy Tucker | 58 | 0 | 0 |
E2 (DEF ) | Marcus Adams | 100 | 0 | 0 | E2 (DEF MID) | Noah Answerth | 87 | 0 | 0 |
E3 (FWD ) | Sam Switkowski | 84 | 0 | 0 | E3 (FWD ) | Oscar McInerney | 60 | 0 | 0 |
C | Brodie Grundy | 123 | | 123 | C | Scott Pendlebury | 89 | | 89 |
VC | Lachie Neale | 103 | | 0 | VC | Jake Lloyd | 89 | | 0 |
HA | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | Total: | 890 | 10 | | | Total: | 1464 | 15 |
:o :o :o
Scaling is going to be verrry interesting. Roughie nearly got it done for Berlin!
I have never experienced fantasy footy emotion like that in my life
The last 2 mins, with the AFL team trying to give Roughy goals...
... him getting one... off a Fiorini turnover no less...
... then missing the set shot...
... then not connecting on his snap...
I'm gonna go down. 6 points pre-scaling. I can't believe that just happened.
And that's scaling. And the L.
Ugh, god the pain.
There was so many places where I lost this game:
- Gawn getting injured in the last 10 mins
- Zak Jones injury, and I know I would have played him over Hibberd, and he would have likely scored more than 70
- Picking Luke Hodge over Sam Frost, mostly because I wanted to limit the number of my XV playing on Friday night, combined with Hodge's historically good form over Geelong...
"So many" being 3 in this case.
I won't deny I had luck in this game. But just a slight shift in the wind I could be playin in my first GF. I am crushed, but also just a little proud I got myself into this position, and performed well on the day.
Congrats to FTC and Toronto, you deserve to be in the GF.
... and if I flowering just played Hibberd over flowering Harrison Petty in my qualifying final, I'd have had a home final win on HGA over New Delhi.
Ugh, GOD THE PAIN!
Only playing the game because some potato didn't captain Cripps the previous round. And I was only playing that because Dangerfield put up a 57 the week before.
Luck swung both ways! Good to see close finals though!
Wolves win epic
I've alerted you all to the specifics by now.
Toronto Wolves (23.8.146) def Berlin Brewers (23.7.145)
Best
Toronto: Kade Simpson, Jack Macrae, Dion Prestia, Matthew Kreuzer, Travis Boak, Rowan Marshall, Brayden Fiorini
Berlin: Dane Rampe, Nat Fyfe, Jack Viney, Max Gawn, Michael Walters, Jarryd Roughead, Jarrod Harbrow
Late Changes
Toronto: Nil
Berlin: Nil
WXV Debut
Toronto: Nil
Berlin: Nil
Club debut
Toronto: Nil
Berlin: Nil
TORONTO progresses to the GRAND FINAL
Berlin finishes 4th
MATTHEW KREUZER wins a FINALS CHAMPION medal
Tigers dissipate Thunder Clouds
A floundering forward line, and a 'mare from QF Finals Champion DBJ crippled the Thunder, who heartbreakingly follow last years path out of finals. A tough pill to swallow.
Meanwhile, a HUGE congratulations to New Delhi for making their second grand final! FTC v Ricophants IV. Bring. It. ON!
Beijing Thunder (20.6.126) lost to New Delhi Tigers (23.8.146)
Best
Beijing: Lachie Neale, Dayne Zorko, David Swallow, Brodie Grundy, Jy Simpkin
New Delhi: Shannon Hurn, Bachar Houli, Angus Brayshaw, Ed Langdon, Stefan Martin
Late Changes
Beijing: Daniel Howe replaced by Taylor Walker
New Delhi: Nil
WXV Debut
Beijing: Nil
New Delhi: Nil
Club debut
Beijing: Nil
New Delhi: Nil
NEW DELHI progresses to the GRAND FINAL
BEIJING finishes 3rd
BACHAR HOULI wins a FINALS CHAMPION medal
Yakuza cut Princes
ANTHONY-MCDONALD-TIPUNGWUTI-PLAYIN-FOOTY
Yuzawa Yakuza (21.7.133) def Imperial Princes (15.10.100)
Best
Yuzawa: Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Will Hoskin-Elliott, Travis Varcoe
Imperial: Darcy Gardiner, Lewis Jetta
Late Changes
Yuzawa: Nathan Vardy late inclusion for Lachie Plowman
Imperial: Timothy English late inclusion for Jordan Roughead
YUZAWA progresses to the GRAND FINAL
IMPERIAL finishes 4th
Pirates a 'cutlass' above
Yarrrr!
Guadalajara Wolves (12.8.80) lost to Durban Pirates (21.6.132)
Best
Guadalajara: Adam Kennedy, Jordan Murdoch, Lewis Melican
Durban: Jordan Lewis, Mitchell Crowden
Late Changes
Guadalajara: Jacob Weitering late inclusion for Jack Silvagni
Durban: Nil
DURBAN progresses to the GRAND FINAL
GUADALAJARA finishes 3rd
Seoul must be cursin themselves pretty hard too, with would-be crazy good scores last and this week :-\
And ze proof:
| Toronto Wolves | | | | | Berlin Brewers | | | |
POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ | POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ |
D1 | Kade Simpson | 104 | | 104 | D1 | Dane Rampe | 110 | | 110 |
D2 | Wayne Milera | 41 | | 41 | D2 | Jake Lever | 89 | | 89 |
D3 | Alex Witherden | 72 | | 72 | D3 | Harry Taylor | 72 | | 72 |
D4 | Connor Blakely | 41 | | 41 | D4 | Luke Hodge | 53 | | 53 |
M1 | Jack Macrae | 105 | | 105 | M1 | Nat Fyfe | 101 | | 101 |
M2 | James Harmes | 83 | | 83 | M2 | Josh P Kennedy | 97 | | 97 |
M3 | Dion Prestia | 124 | | 124 | M3 | Jack Viney | 113 | | 113 |
M4 | Gary Jnr Ablett | 98 | | 98 | M4 | Jack Steven | 32 | | 32 |
R1 | Matthew Kreuzer | 128 | | 128 | R1 | Max Gawn | 119 | | 119 |
F1 | Travis Boak | 111 | | 111 | F1 | Michael Walters | 124 | | 124 |
F2 | Rowan Marshall | 111 | | 111 | F2 | David Mundy | 91 | | 91 |
F3 | Tim Kelly | 94 | | 94 | F3 | Jarryd Roughead | 103 | | 103 |
F4 | Tom Hawkins | 40 | | 40 | F4 | Daniel Menzel | 54 | | 54 |
U1 (MID ) | Jack Redden | 57 | | 57 | U1 (DEF ) | Michael Hibberd | 64 | | 64 |
U2 (MID ) | Brayden Fiorini | 102 | | 102 | U2 (DEF ) | Jarrod Harbrow | 108 | | 108 |
E1 (DEF ) | Mason Redman | 77 | DNP | 0 | E1 (DEF ) | Sam Frost | 68 | DNP | 0 |
E2 (FWD ) | Allen Christensen | 11 | DNP | 0 | E2 (MID ) | Jay Kennedy-Harris | 59 | DNP | 0 |
E3 (RUC ) | Andrew Phillips | 0 | DNP | 0 | E3 (FWD ) | Ben Ronke | 28 | DNP | 0 |
C | Jack Macrae | 105 | | 105 | C | Max Gawn | 119 | | 119 |
VC | Travis Boak | 111 | | 0 | VC | Nat Fyfe | 101 | | 0 |
HA | Tom Hawkins | 40 | | 40 | | | | | |
| | Total: | 1456 | 15 | | | Total: | 1449 | 15 |
| Beijing Thunder | | | | | New Delhi Tigers | | | |
POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ | POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ |
D1 | Brandon Ellis | 88 | | 88 | D1 | Jake Lloyd | 89 | | 89 |
D2 | Heath Shaw | 78 | | 78 | D2 | Shannon Hurn | 104 | | 104 |
D3 | Darcy Byrne-Jones | 7 | | 7 | D3 | Bachar Houli | 145 | | 145 |
D4 | Tom Jonas | 63 | | 63 | D4 | Shane Savage | 54 | | 54 |
M1 | Lachie Neale | 103 | | 103 | M1 | Scott Pendlebury | 89 | | 89 |
M2 | Dayne Zorko | 104 | | 104 | M2 | Steele Sidebottom | 67 | | 67 |
M3 | David Swallow | 101 | | 101 | M3 | Angus Brayshaw | 124 | | 124 |
M4 | Tom Rockliff | 57 | | 57 | M4 | Ed Langdon | 117 | | 117 |
R1 | Brodie Grundy | 123 | | 123 | R1 | Stefan Martin | 129 | | 129 |
F1 | Kane Lambert | 58 | | 58 | F1 | Jack Darling | 74 | | 74 |
F2 | Josh Caddy | 47 | | 47 | F2 | Luke Dahlhaus | 92 | | 92 |
F3 | Darcy MacPherson | 76 | | 76 | F3 | Robbie Gray | 55 | | 55 |
F4 | Luke Breust | 52 | | 52 | F4 | Jack Newnes | 65 | | 65 |
U1 (MID ) | Daniel Howe | 0 | DNP | 0 | U1 (MID ) | Jordan Dawson | 77 | | 77 |
U2 (FWD ) | Jy Simpkin | 117 | | 117 | U2 (MID ) | Dan Hannebery | 94 | | 94 |
E1 (FWD ) | Taylor Walker | 52 | | 52 | E1 (MID ) | Darcy Tucker | 58 | DNP | 0 |
E2 (DEF ) | Marcus Adams | 100 | DNP | 0 | E2 (DEF MID) | Noah Answerth | 87 | DNP | 0 |
E3 (FWD ) | Sam Switkowski | 84 | DNP | 0 | E3 (FWD ) | Oscar McInerney | 60 | DNP | 0 |
C | Brodie Grundy | 123 | | 123 | C | Scott Pendlebury | 89 | | 89 |
VC | Lachie Neale | 103 | | 0 | VC | Jake Lloyd | 89 | | 0 |
HA | Darcy Byrne-Jones | 7 | | 7 | | | | | |
| | Total: | 1256 | 15 | | | Total: | 1464 | 15 |
ReservesJordan Lewis | Cape Town Cobras | 95 |
Mitchell Crowden | Cape Town Cobras | 72 |
Reece Conca | Cape Town Cobras | 69 |
Taylor Garner | Cape Town Cobras | 66 |
Quinton Narkle | Cape Town Cobras | 56 |
Shaun Burgoyne | Cape Town Cobras | 56 |
Ben Ainsworth | Cape Town Cobras | 54 |
Griffin Logue | Cape Town Cobras | 54 |
David Mackay | Cape Town Cobras | 53 |
Darcy Lang | Cape Town Cobras | 46 |
Jack Petruccelle | Cape Town Cobras | 37 |
Darcy Gardiner | London Royals | 77 |
Lewis Jetta | London Royals | 75 |
Conor Nash | London Royals | 63 |
Charlie Spargo | London Royals | 60 |
Orazio Fantasia | London Royals | 60 |
Kyle Hartigan | London Royals | 50 |
Jed Bews | London Royals | 44 |
Jake Waterman | London Royals | 36 |
Marty Hore | London Royals | 33 |
Jordan Murdoch | Mexico City Suns | 92 |
Lewis Melican | Mexico City Suns | 86 |
Adam Kennedy | Mexico City Suns | 76 |
Paul Puopolo | Mexico City Suns | 60 |
Chayce Jones | Mexico City Suns | 47 |
George Horlin-Smith | Mexico City Suns | 41 |
Travis Varcoe | Tokyo Samurai | 91 |
Will Hoskin-Elliott | Tokyo Samurai | 83 |
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | Tokyo Samurai | 74 |
Martin Gleeson | Tokyo Samurai | 61 |
Ben Long | Tokyo Samurai | 60 |
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | Tokyo Samurai | 58 |
Tom McCartin | Tokyo Samurai | 53 |
Kayne Turner | Tokyo Samurai | 52 |
Sam Powell-Pepper | Tokyo Samurai | 49 |
Liam Ryan | Tokyo Samurai | 46 |
Ian Hill | Tokyo Samurai | 40 |
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Geez, some real stinkers in there. Well played Purps, had me walking circles around my laptop all afternoon :P
God damn :( Too many passengers.
Congrats NDT