WXV Round 12
Rep RoundAFL ROUND 13Port Adelaide v Geelong
Sydney v Hawthorn
Fremantle v Gold Coast
St Kilda v Adelaide
North Melbourne v GWS
West Coast v Richmond
Melbourne v Collingwood
AFL ROUND 14North Melbourne v Brisbane
Geelong v Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast v Port Adelaide
GWS v Carlton
Hawthorn v Essendon
Representative Round, AFL Round 13 + Round 14 (as above)
Home Team | Away Team | Venue | Head-to-Head |
AAP Alliance | EurAsia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 v 5 |
What started as a way to fill in time between WXV rounds has really developed into a highly anticipated annual fixture! I've seen a gradual rise in engagement in this clash in the past few years, to the extent where there is now genuine feeling in this! I've never seen the WXV community as engaged in this rivalry as it is now, and it's just bloody awesome to be honest.
For the newbies, there is 1 (and a half) too many AFL rounds to fill a WXV fixture, and as such the H&A fixture takes a break over the second half of the bye rounds. During that time, we split the competition in 2 by geography, and select the coaches of these two sides by whomever is highest on the WXV Ladder so far in the year. They get to pick a side of 19 out of the players of the teams whom fall within their allocated geography.
A big shift has occurred over the past 12 months. EurAsia was so clearly the favourites in 2020 (and they delivered the biggest ever score between these sides to show for it), but now, AAP have bridged the gap significantly and to be honest, it looks quite level!
| EurAsia | | AAP Alliance |
| 1 | Seoul Magpies | 2 | Cape Town Cobras |
| 3 | PNL Reindeers | 4 | Pacific Islanders |
| 6 | Dublin Destroyers | 5 | Mexico City Suns |
| 7 | Beijing Pandas | 10 | Toronto Wolves |
| 8 | Berlin Brewers | 11 | New York Revolution |
| 9 | Tokyo Samurai | 13 | Rio de Janeiro Jaguars |
| 12 | London Royals | 14 | Buenos Aires Armadillos |
| 16 | Moscow Spetsnaz | 15 | Cairo Sands |
| 17 | New Delhi Tigers | 18 | Christchurch Saints |
AAP were angry last year. EurAsia were better on all fronts, and they knew it.
They challenged where they could, and they played the mind game so well. But they were simply no chance, despite posting a good score.
Deflating, embarrassing... motivating? Read below and you'll see!
(the following analysis excludes whom have not played in the past 3 rounds)DefenceAAP weapon this year is its defence. They have 4 of the 5 highest averaging defenders - Mills (Cape Town), Laird (Pacific), Stewart (Cairo) and Rich (Rio) - who stand heads and shoulders above the rest in overall season form. However, the difference in these games is ceiling and the highest score posted by a defender this year in fact Dublin's Chris Salem (167). That special effort, unfortunately for EurAsia, is the only one really as that aforementioned quartet has the EurAsian's covered comfortably. The odds are with AAP in this position.
MidfieldHeh! AAP have 4 of the 5 highest averaging mids too (*gulp*). Whilst you could pretty much pick the entire Pacific midifield and you'd be set, AAP have the likes of Macrae (Toronto), Guthrie (New York), Parish (Buenos Aires) and Walsh (Mexico City) to join the likes of the Islanders Bont and Lyons. That's quite intimidating, actually. For EurAsia, they have the best looking mug in the AFL leading the pack in Seoul's Clayton Oliver, the meteoric rise of London's Touk Miller and Clarry's Seoul teammate in Jack Steele before a noticeable dip in average... but again, Clarry has demonstrated the highest ceiling out of all mids so far this year with his 204, and efforts like that will be the difference in this game. I fear AAP though, on the balance of probabilities, have this position in the bag too.
RuckAhhh, EurAsia's old faithful position of dominance (except that one time). Maximus Gawn (Berlin) doubles as EurAsia's best ruck and overall highest averaging player (again) and absolutely dwarf's AAPs Naitanui (Mexico City) and (the injured) Sean Darcy (Christchurch). KMart Max is also injured for EurAsia, but in his absence sets up Gawn against the likes of Darcy Cameron and Max Lynch. Shudder and weep AAP.
ForwardNow this is where the coaches can have some creative (and potentially match deciding) influence. 2021 is not the year for forwards. There are 4 forwards so far averaging 100+ (all for EurAsia), and only 1 of them is available this week - Moscow's Jack Ziebell. I certainly didn't think I'd type that this year. I'll now follow that sentence by saying AAPs best forward so far this year is Pacific's Taylor Walker. Anyway - EurAsia's would-be position of strength has been levelled out and they will consider a host of forwards averaging in the low 90s in its line-up. For AAP, on averages it's a clearer choice but jeepers these players are fraught with danger with potential coach killing performances lurking. I have no idea who will be picked - I think it's a level playing field this one.
My tip? AAP will lose.
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HISTORY2020 (Holz): EurAsia (30.9.189) def AAP Alliance (27.10.172)
2019 (FTC): AAP Alliance (29.6.180) def EurAsia (29.6.179*)
2018 (Purple77): EurAsia (28.11.179) def AAP Alliance (26.10.166)
2017 (Ricochet/elephants): AAP Alliance (25.8.158) lost to EurAsia (26.7.163)
2016 (Holz): EurAsia (27.11.173) def AAP Alliance (23.11.149)
2015 (JROO8): AAP Alliance (26.12.168*) def EurAsia (26.11.167)
2014 (Nails): EurAsia (24.11.155) lost to AAP Alliance (25.18.168)
2013 (Ringo): AAP Alliance (25.22.172) lost to EurAsia (27.21.183)
2012 (CrowsFan): AAP Alliance (28.8.176) def EurAsia (27.11.173)
So with that said, tell us what you think! But more importantly, put forward your players to GL and JB and get involved! Ensure that one of your players isn't a Salty Second 8)
ROLLING LOCKOUT PERMITTED / FOUR EMERGENCIES PERMITTED
AAP
Mills, Laird, Stewart, Rich
Macrae, Parish (C), Bont (VC), Lyons
NicNat
Dale, Bolton, Hall, Langford
Guthrie, Walsh
Duncan, ROB, Bowes, Tex
EurAsia with 4 of the last 5... if it weren't for that pesky Adelaide ruckman, it'd be 5.
Is THAT the squad to rise against the EurAsia superpower? Is Parish the messiah?
yes
Quote from: Purple 77 on June 10, 2021, 07:44:47 PM
EurAsia with 4 of the last 5... if it weren't for that pesky Adelaide ruckman, it'd be 5.
Is THAT the squad to rise against the EurAsia superpower? Is Parish the messiah?
Last 5 premierships I think too
Quote from: GoLions on June 10, 2021, 04:51:33 PM
AAP
Mills, Laird, Stewart, Rich
Macrae, Parish (C), Bont (VC), Lyons
NicNat
Dale, Bolton, Hall, Langford
Guthrie, Walsh
Duncan, ROB, Bowes, Tex
Darcy replaces ROB
D: Jake Lloyd, Luke Ryan , Jack Crisp, Sam Docherty
M: Clayton Oliver, Jack Steele (VC), Tuok Miller, Zach Merrett
R: Max Gawn (C)
F: Jack Zieball, Patrick Dangerfield, Dustin Martin, Toby Greene
I: Josh Kelly, Jacob Hopper
E: Tom Hickey, Brad Crouch. Steele Sidebottom, Christian Salem
AAP
DEF: Callum Mills (Cape Town), Rory Laird (Pacific), Tom Stewart (Cairo), Daniel Rich (Rio)
MID: Darcy Parish [C] (Buenos Aires), Marcus Bontempelli [VC] (Pacific), Jack Macrae (Toronto), Jarryd Lyons (Pacific)
RUCK: Nic Naitanui (Mexico)
FWD: Shai Bolton (Mexico), Bailey Dale (Cairo), Aaron Hall (Mexico), Kyle Langford (New York)
UTIL: Cam Guthrie (New York), Sam Walsh (Mexico)
EMG: Mitch Duncan (Cape Town), Sean Darcy (Christchurch), Jack Bowes (Cape Town), Taylor Walker (Pacific)
Quote from: JBs-Hawks on June 11, 2021, 05:43:24 PM
D: Jake Lloyd, Luke Ryan , Jack Crisp, Sam Docherty
M: Clayton Oliver, Jack Steele (VC), Tuok Miller, Zach Merrett
R: Max Gawn (C)
F: Jack Zieball, Patrick Dangerfield, Dustin Martin, Toby Greene
I: Josh Kelly, Lachie Neale
E: Tom Hickey, Brad Crouch. Steele Sidebottom, Christian Salem
After SaturdayMan, this has already got the makings of an EPIC match!
So far, both teams have had 2 defenders play and they've essentially drawn level! Pacific's Rory Laird (132) was outstanding for AAP, as was PNL's Luke Ryan (128) for EurAsia. Those are the kinda scores that make a real difference in this game.
Cape Town's Callum Mills (105) and Seoul's Jake Lloyd (104) put in 'par' efforts in the context for this game, but both coaches will take it... even if Mills in particularly had the ceiling to go bigger.
Also on the field, we've had EurAsia Vice Captain Jack Steele (126) put in a very commendable showing. It is neither game deciding nor a bad score, but you'd suspect EurAsia won't opt to loop in that score for the Captain Bonus as Big Max is poised to go lorge.
Speaking of lorge though - AAP seem destined to loop in Christchurch's Sean Darcy (140) in what shapes as a HUGE score! What a game.
EurAsia may be tempted to loop in Tom Hickey's 96, but I suspect they'd rather not. It's a shame, given Brad Crouch's 124 is sitting at E2 and he isn't getting on the field unless Hickey does. I wonder if JB will change his mind?
AAP have the slight advantage so far, but very early days.
| AAP Alliance | | | | | EurAsia | | | |
| POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ | POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ |
| D1 | Callum Mills (Cape Town) | 105 | | 105 | D1 | Jake Lloyd (New Delhi) | 104 | | 104 |
| D2 | Rory Laird (Pacific) | 132 | | 132 | D2 | Luke Ryan (PNL) | 128 | | 128 |
| D3 | Tom Stewart (Cairo) | 0 | | 0 | D3 | Jack Crisp (Seoul) | 0 | | 0 |
| D4 | Daniel Rich (Rio de Janeiro) | 0 | | 0 | D4 | Sam Docherty (Moscow) | 0 | | 0 |
| M1 | Darcy Parish (Buenos Aires) | 0 | | 0 | M1 | Clayton Oliver (Seoul) | 0 | | 0 |
| M2 | Marcus Bontempelli (Pacific) | 0 | | 0 | M2 | Jack Steele (Seoul) | 126 | | 126 |
| M3 | Jack Macrae (Toronto) | 0 | | 0 | M3 | Touk Miller (London) | 0 | | 0 |
| M4 | Jarryd Lyons (Pacific) | 0 | | 0 | M4 | Zach Merrett (PNL) | 0 | | 0 |
| R1 | Nic Naitanui (Mexico City) | 0 | | 0 | R1 | Max Gawn (Berlin) | 0 | | 0 |
| F1 | Shai Bolton (Mexico City) | 0 | | 0 | F1 | Jack Ziebell (Moscow) | 0 | | 0 |
| F2 | Bailey Dale (Cairo) | 0 | | 0 | F2 | Patrick Dangerfield (Seoul) | 0 | | 0 |
| F3 | Aaron Hall (Mexico City) | 0 | | 0 | F3 | Dustin Martin (Dublin) | 0 | | 0 |
| F4 | Kyle Langford (New York) | 0 | | 0 | F4 | Toby Greene (Dublin) | 0 | | 0 |
| U1 (MID) | Cameron Guthrie (New York) | 0 | | 0 | U1 (MID) | Josh Kelly (Moscow) | 0 | | 0 |
| U2 (MID) | Sam Walsh (Mexico City) | 0 | | 0 | U2 (MID) | Lachie Neale (Beijing) | 0 | | 0 |
| E1 (MID) | Mitch Duncan (Cape Town) | 0 | 0 | 0 | E1 (RUC) | Tom Hickey (PNL) | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| E2 (RUC) | Sean Darcy (Christchurch) | 140 | 0 | 0 | E2 (MID) | Brad Crouch (Dublin) | 124 | 0 | 0 |
| E3 (DEF) | Jack Bowes (Cape Town) | 0 | 0 | 0 | E3 (MID FWD) | Steele Sidebottom (PNL) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E4 (FWD) | Taylor Walker (Pacific) | 34 | 0 | 0 | E4 (DEF) | Christian Salem (Dublin) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | Darcy Parish (Buenos Aires) | 0 | | 0 | C | Max Gawn (Berlin) | 0 | | 0 |
| VC | Marcus Bontempelli (Pacific) | 0 | | 0 | VC | Jack Steele (Seoul) | 126 | | 0 |
| | Total: | 237 | 2 | | | Total: | 358 | 3 |
Salty SecondsSome bad reading for EurAsia here, with the 4 saltiest players so far. Leading the salt levels is PNL's Dougal Howard (160) who, to be fair, but in a score DOUBLE his average, so probably fair enough JB missed his potential in that one. The same could nearly be said for Dublin's Dane Rampe (131) whom although has shown an ability to go big in the past, he's had a tough 2021 so far.
Tiger Jack Sinclair (126) also would have come in handy as a very left field selection, whilst Dublin's Brad Crouch (124) still might find his way onto the field yet.
For AAP, Sun James Aish (111) stands as the saltiest selection so far followed by Dillo Tom Highmore (111), but they were never getting picked.
After Wce/Rich/Coll/MelbSome big moves!
Mexico City's Nic Naitanui put in a great showing for AAP, whilst teammate Shai Bolton was the first person not to ton in the game. It will still a solid performance regardless. I also missed in my last update the shocker from Tex tucked away at E4 for AAP... GL would want to be alert for any late outs in the forward line, that's for sure.
But these matches were more relevant for EurAsia who... would be disappointed with its return. Seoul's Jack Crisp put in a very average 79, as did forward emergency and Reindeer Steele Sidebottom. Seoul's Clayton Oliver also put in a below average showing, but the biggest disappointment lies with Berlin's Max Gawn who didn't capitalise against inexperienced opposition. The Captain score isn't nearly as high as EurAsia would want... but it's not terrible.
Thankfully, Dublin's Dustin Martin (110) contributed a good score, and teammate Chris Salem's 99 may also be considered to be looped in.
The scoreboard as EurAsia in front, but AAP have the clear advantage here.
| AAP Alliance | | | | | EurAsia | | | |
| POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ | POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ |
| D1 | Callum Mills (Cape Town) | 105 | | 105 | D1 | Jake Lloyd (New Delhi) | 104 | | 104 |
| D2 | Rory Laird (Pacific) | 132 | | 132 | D2 | Luke Ryan (PNL) | 128 | | 128 |
| D3 | Tom Stewart (Cairo) | 0 | | 0 | D3 | Jack Crisp (Seoul) | 79 | | 79 |
| D4 | Daniel Rich (Rio de Janeiro) | 0 | | 0 | D4 | Sam Docherty (Moscow) | 0 | | 0 |
| M1 | Darcy Parish (Buenos Aires) | 0 | | 0 | M1 | Clayton Oliver (Seoul) | 108 | | 108 |
| M2 | Marcus Bontempelli (Pacific) | 0 | | 0 | M2 | Jack Steele (Seoul) | 126 | | 126 |
| M3 | Jack Macrae (Toronto) | 0 | | 0 | M3 | Touk Miller (London) | 0 | | 0 |
| M4 | Jarryd Lyons (Pacific) | 0 | | 0 | M4 | Zach Merrett (PNL) | 0 | | 0 |
| R1 | Nic Naitanui (Mexico City) | 125 | | 125 | R1 | Max Gawn (Berlin) | 123 | | 123 |
| F1 | Shai Bolton (Mexico City) | 96 | | 96 | F1 | Jack Ziebell (Moscow) | 0 | | 0 |
| F2 | Bailey Dale (Cairo) | 0 | | 0 | F2 | Patrick Dangerfield (Seoul) | 0 | | 0 |
| F3 | Aaron Hall (Mexico City) | 0 | | 0 | F3 | Dustin Martin (Dublin) | 110 | | 110 |
| F4 | Kyle Langford (New York) | 0 | | 0 | F4 | Toby Greene (Dublin) | 0 | | 0 |
| U1 (MID) | Cameron Guthrie (New York) | 0 | | 0 | U1 (MID) | Josh Kelly (Moscow) | 0 | | 0 |
| U2 (MID) | Sam Walsh (Mexico City) | 0 | | 0 | U2 (MID) | Lachie Neale (Beijing) | 0 | | 0 |
| E1 (MID) | Mitch Duncan (Cape Town) | 0 | 0 | 0 | E1 (RUC) | Tom Hickey (PNL) | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| E2 (RUC) | Sean Darcy (Christchurch) | 140 | 0 | 0 | E2 (MID) | Brad Crouch (Dublin) | 124 | 0 | 0 |
| E3 (DEF) | Jack Bowes (Cape Town) | 0 | 0 | 0 | E3 (MID FWD) | Steele Sidebottom (PNL) | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| E4 (FWD) | Taylor Walker (Pacific) | 34 | 0 | 0 | E4 (DEF) | Christian Salem (Dublin) | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| C | Darcy Parish (Buenos Aires) | 0 | | 0 | C | Max Gawn (Berlin) | 123 | | 123 |
| VC | Marcus Bontempelli (Pacific) | 0 | | 0 | VC | Jack Steele (Seoul) | 126 | | 0 |
| | Total: | 458 | 4 | | | Total: | 901 | 7 |
Salty SecondsHindsight is a wonderful thing. Moscow's Scott Pendlebury (167) - of course he was going to lift for Bucks! Bah. Rio's Brayden Maynard (142) also would have put in a game changing performance, and Dublin's Shannon Hurn (122) also would have been a welcome addition for EurAsia.
There is also a decent cohort of 100-120 scorers - such as Cairo's Nick Vlastuin, Berlin's Steven May, and Buenos Aires' Jayden Short and Jordan De Goey - that would have made a fine contribution.
Quote from: GoLions on June 11, 2021, 11:53:42 PM
AAP
DEF: Callum Mills (Cape Town), Rory Laird (Pacific), Tom Stewart (Cairo), Daniel Rich (Rio)
MID: Darcy Parish [C] (Buenos Aires), Marcus Bontempelli [VC] (Pacific), Jack Macrae (Toronto), Jarryd Lyons (Pacific)
RUCK: Nic Naitanui (Mexico)
FWD: Shai Bolton (Mexico), Bailey Dale (Cairo), Aaron Hall (Mexico), Kyle Langford (New York)
UTIL: Cam Guthrie (New York), Sam Walsh (Mexico)
EMG: Mitch Duncan (Cape Town), Sean Darcy (Christchurch), Jack Bowes (Cape Town), Taylor Walker (Pacific)
Cam Guthrie and Mitch Duncan out for Cam Rayner and James Sicily
AAP
DEF: Callum Mills (Cape Town), Rory Laird (Pacific), Tom Stewart (Cairo), Daniel Rich (Rio)
MID: Darcy Parish [C] (Buenos Aires), Marcus Bontempelli [VC] (Pacific), Jack Macrae (Toronto), Jarryd Lyons (Pacific)
RUCK: Nic Naitanui (Mexico)
FWD: Shai Bolton (Mexico), Bailey Dale (Cairo), Aaron Hall (Mexico), Kyle Langford (New York)
UTIL: Sam Walsh (Mexico), Cameron Rayner (Buenos Aires)
EMG: James Sicily (Mexico), Sean Darcy (Christchurch), Jack Bowes (Cape Town), Taylor Walker (Pacific)
AAP
DEF: Callum Mills (Cape Town), Rory Laird (Pacific), Tom Stewart (Cairo), Daniel Rich (Rio)
MID: Darcy Parish [C] (Buenos Aires), Marcus Bontempelli [VC] (Pacific), Jack Macrae (Toronto), Jarryd Lyons (Pacific)
RUCK: Nic Naitanui (Mexico)
FWD: Shai Bolton (Mexico), Bailey Dale (Cairo), Aaron Hall (Mexico), Kyle Langford (New York)
UTIL: Sam Walsh (Mexico), Jye Caldwell (Cairo)
EMG: James Sicily (Mexico), Sean Darcy (Christchurch), Cam Guthrie (New York), Taylor Walker (Pacific)
Caldwell in for Rayner, Guthrie in for Bowes
Quote from: GoLions on June 15, 2021, 02:44:02 PM
AAP
DEF: Callum Mills (Cape Town), Rory Laird (Pacific), Tom Stewart (Cairo), Daniel Rich (Rio)
MID: Darcy Parish [C] (Buenos Aires), Marcus Bontempelli [VC] (Pacific), Jack Macrae (Toronto), Jarryd Lyons (Pacific)
RUCK: Nic Naitanui (Mexico)
FWD: Shai Bolton (Mexico), Bailey Dale (Cairo), Aaron Hall (Mexico), Kyle Langford (New York)
UTIL: Sam Walsh (Mexico), Jye Caldwell (Cairo)
EMG: James Sicily (Mexico), Sean Darcy (Christchurch), Cam Guthrie (New York), Taylor Walker (Pacific)
Caldwell in for Rayner, Guthrie in for Bowes
Caldwell C over Parish
No score updates this weekend unfortunately; currently holidaying/travelling.
But eyeballing... seems AAP had a good game. Except for Dale
Quote from: GoLions on June 18, 2021, 10:46:02 PM
Quote from: GoLions on June 15, 2021, 02:44:02 PM
AAP
DEF: Callum Mills (Cape Town), Rory Laird (Pacific), Tom Stewart (Cairo), Daniel Rich (Rio)
MID: Darcy Parish [C] (Buenos Aires), Marcus Bontempelli [VC] (Pacific), Jack Macrae (Toronto), Jarryd Lyons (Pacific)
RUCK: Nic Naitanui (Mexico)
FWD: Shai Bolton (Mexico), Bailey Dale (Cairo), Aaron Hall (Mexico), Kyle Langford (New York)
UTIL: Sam Walsh (Mexico), Jye Caldwell (Cairo)
EMG: James Sicily (Mexico), Sean Darcy (Christchurch), Cam Guthrie (New York), Taylor Walker (Pacific)
Caldwell in for Rayner, Guthrie in for Bowes
Caldwell C over Parish
Gonna need a huge one from Parish here...so he can have the C back :-X
Shall do official write up tomorrow :)
United EurAsia expose AAP WeaknessThis was a very even match up going in! As forecasted, AAP had advantages in the defence and midfield and they won these battles. However - also as forecasted - both teams had players (in particular AAP) in the forward line that had potential to chuck in a stinker. And that was the difference - EurAsia had a more dependable forward line and that's exactly what showed.
The other point of difference was JBs gutsy call to name Lachie Neale!
Easing his way back into AFL footy, the 2020 Jim Stynes Medallist has had a disappointing year, only tonning once. His average of 94 ranked 43rd out of all the pure midfielders of the competition! However, JB backed in his history, and boy did it pay off. Lachie Neale not only tonned, but his 156 was a BOG performance and played a VITAL role in EurAsia's victory. An absolutely marvellous call.
AAP got more right than they did wrong - it's just Bailey Dale (50) had a shocker, Walsh (71) got de Boer'd and Langford (72) also had a down match. You could say the rest of the team outperformed EurAsia, but in this game more than any others, you need 15 contributors to win and that's what EurAsia had (with a slight exception to Jack Crisp (79)).
Congrats to JB for notching up his first win as coach of EurAsia! Commerisations to GL whom again showed a steady hand at the wheel in his second attempt.
AAP Alliance (28.6.174) lost to EurAsia (29.6.180)BestAAP: Callum Mills, Rory Laird, Tom Stewart, Darcy Parish, Marcus Bontempelli, Jarryd Lyons, Nic Naitanui, Aaron Hall, Sean Darcy
EurAsia: Jake Lloyd, Luke Ryan, Clayton Oliver, Jack Steele, Touk Miller, Max Gawn, Jack Ziebell, Dustin Martin, Toby Greene, Josh Kelly, Lachie Neale
Late ChangesAAP: Jye Caldwell replaced by Sean Darcy
EurAsia: Nil
MARCUS BONTEMPELLI wins the AAP ALLIANCE Medal0
LACHIE NEALE wins the EURASIA Medal
LACHIE NEALE wins the WORLDS Medal
There is plenty of other stories in this match too - Bontempelli delivering for AAP, Sean Darcy / Nic Naitanui showing up EurAsia Captain Max Gawn, Jack Ziebell continuing his career best form... check out the scorecard!
Also, chart! You can see it was the forwards that was the difference (and Lachie Neale on the bench)
(https://i.imgur.com/rPs53f8.png)
| AAP Alliance | | | | | EurAsia | | | |
| POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ | POS | Traditional | SCO | PEN | ADJ |
| D1 | Callum Mills (Cape Town) | 105 | | 105 | D1 | Jake Lloyd (New Delhi) | 104 | | 104 |
| D2 | Rory Laird (Pacific) | 132 | | 132 | D2 | Luke Ryan (PNL) | 128 | | 128 |
| D3 | Tom Stewart (Cairo) | 120 | | 120 | D3 | Jack Crisp (Seoul) | 79 | | 79 |
| D4 | Daniel Rich (Rio de Janeiro) | 90 | | 90 | D4 | Sam Docherty (Moscow) | 92 | | 92 |
| M1 | Darcy Parish (Buenos Aires) | 115 | | 115 | M1 | Clayton Oliver (Seoul) | 108 | | 108 |
| M2 | Marcus Bontempelli (Pacific) | 143 | | 143 | M2 | Jack Steele (Seoul) | 126 | | 126 |
| M3 | Jack Macrae (Toronto) | 97 | | 97 | M3 | Touk Miller (London) | 107 | | 107 |
| M4 | Jarryd Lyons (Pacific) | 141 | | 141 | M4 | Zach Merrett (PNL) | 93 | | 93 |
| R1 | Nic Naitanui (Mexico City) | 125 | | 125 | R1 | Max Gawn (Berlin) | 123 | | 123 |
| F1 | Shai Bolton (Mexico City) | 96 | | 96 | F1 | Jack Ziebell (Moscow) | 134 | | 134 |
| F2 | Bailey Dale (Cairo) | 50 | | 50 | F2 | Patrick Dangerfield (Seoul) | 95 | | 95 |
| F3 | Aaron Hall (Mexico City) | 100 | | 100 | F3 | Dustin Martin (Dublin) | 110 | | 110 |
| F4 | Kyle Langford (New York) | 72 | | 72 | F4 | Toby Greene (Dublin) | 125 | | 125 |
| U1 (MID) | Sam Walsh (Mexico City) | 71 | | 71 | U1 (MID) | Josh Kelly (Moscow) | 101 | | 101 |
| U2 (MID FWD) | Jye Caldwell (Cairo) | 0 | DNP | 0 | U2 (MID) | Lachie Neale (Beijing) | 156 | | 156 |
| E1 (DEF) | James Sicily (Mexico City) | 0 | DNP | 0 | E1 (RUC) | Tom Hickey (PNL) | 96 | DNP | 0 |
| E2 (RUC) | Sean Darcy (Christchurch) | 140 | | 140 | E2 (MID) | Brad Crouch (Dublin) | 124 | DNP | 0 |
| E3 (DEF) | Jack Bowes (Cape Town) | 61 | DNP | 0 | E3 (MID FWD) | Steele Sidebottom (PNL) | 74 | DNP | 0 |
| E4 (FWD) | Taylor Walker (Pacific) | 34 | DNP | 0 | E4 (DEF) | Christian Salem (Dublin) | 99 | DNP | 0 |
| C | Jye Caldwell (Cairo) | 0 | DNP | 0 | C | Max Gawn (Berlin) | 123 | | 123 |
| VC | Marcus Bontempelli (Pacific) | 143 | | 143 | VC | Jack Steele (Seoul) | 126 | | 0 |
| | Total: | 1740 | 15 | | | Total: | 1804 | 15 |
Rep round centurionsJake Stringer is the saltiest second for AAP, and Scott Pendlebury was for EurAsia.
| Player | WXV Club | REP | P |
| Jake Stringer | Mexico City Suns | 180 | 0 |
| Scott Pendlebury | Moscow Spetsnaz | 167 | 0 |
| Dougal Howard | PNL Reindeers | 160 | 0 |
| Lachie Neale | Beijing Pandas | 156 | S |
| Marcus Bontempelli | Pacific Islanders | 143 | S |
| Brayden Maynard | Rio de Janeiro Jaguars | 142 | 0 |
| Jarryd Lyons | Pacific Islanders | 141 | S |
| Sean Darcy | Christchurch Saints | 140 | S |
| Jy Simpkin | New York Revolution | 136 | 0 |
| Nick Hind | London Royals | 136 | 0 |
| Jack Ziebell | Moscow Spetsnaz | 134 | S |
| Zac Bailey | Pacific Islanders | 133 | 0 |
| Rory Laird | Pacific Islanders | 132 | S |
| Dane Rampe | Dublin Destroyers | 131 | 0 |
| Sam Menegola | Cape Town Cobras | 130 | 0 |
| Luke Ryan | PNL Reindeers | 128 | S |
| Jack Steele | Seoul Magpies | 126 | S |
| Tom Liberatore | Tokyo Samurai | 126 | 0 |
| Jack Sinclair | New Delhi Tigers | 126 | 0 |
| Lachie Whitfield | Tokyo Samurai | 126 | 0 |
| Sam Draper | Moscow Spetsnaz | 126 | 0 |
| Nic Naitanui | Mexico City Suns | 125 | S |
| Toby Greene | Dublin Destroyers | 125 | S |
| Jaeger O'Meara | Cape Town Cobras | 124 | 0 |
| Brad Crouch | Dublin Destroyers | 124 | 0 |
| Max Gawn | Berlin Brewers | 123 | S |
| Aliir Aliir | Pacific Islanders | 122 | 0 |
| Willem Drew | London Royals | 122 | 0 |
| Shannon Hurn | Dublin Destroyers | 122 | 0 |
| Joel Selwood | Berlin Brewers | 121 | 0 |
| Jeremy Finlayson | Cairo Sands | 121 | 0 |
| Lincoln McCarthy | Cairo Sands | 121 | 0 |
| Tom Stewart | Cairo Sands | 120 | S |
| Luke Breust | Beijing Pandas | 119 | 0 |
| Charlie Dixon | Seoul Magpies | 118 | 0 |
| Ollie Wines | Buenos Aires Armadillos | 117 | 0 |
| Steven Motlop | Rio de Janeiro Jaguars | 117 | 0 |
| Ben McEvoy | Seoul Magpies | 116 | 0 |
| Mark Blicavs | New York Revolution | 116 | 0 |
| Nick Vlastuin | Cairo Sands | 116 | 0 |
| Darcy Parish | Buenos Aires Armadillos | 115 | S |
| Jordan De Goey | Buenos Aires Armadillos | 115 | 0 |
| Miles Bergman | Moscow Spetsnaz | 115 | 0 |
| Matthew Kennedy | PNL Reindeers | 115 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | Pacific Islanders | 114 | 0 |
| Matt de Boer | Rio de Janeiro Jaguars | 114 | 0 |
| Darcy Cameron | PNL Reindeers | 113 | 0 |
| Jack Redden | London Royals | 113 | 0 |
| Isaac Cumming | Rio de Janeiro Jaguars | 113 | 0 |
| Luke Jackson | Seoul Magpies | 113 | 0 |
| Tim Taranto | Rio de Janeiro Jaguars | 111 | 0 |
| Jayden Short | Buenos Aires Armadillos | 111 | 0 |
| Jordan Ridley | Tokyo Samurai | 111 | 0 |
| James Aish | Mexico City Suns | 111 | 0 |
| Steven May | Berlin Brewers | 111 | 0 |
| Tom Highmore | Buenos Aires Armadillos | 111 | 0 |
| Bailey Williams (WB) | Pacific Islanders | 110 | 0 |
| Ben Cunnington | Cape Town Cobras | 110 | 0 |
| Dustin Martin | Dublin Destroyers | 110 | S |
| Riley Thilthorpe | Tokyo Samurai | 110 | 0 |
| Rory Lobb | Christchurch Saints | 110 | 0 |
| Jarman Impey | Tokyo Samurai | 109 | 0 |
| Josh J Kennedy | New Delhi Tigers | 109 | 0 |
| Clayton Oliver | Seoul Magpies | 108 | S |
| Jacob Hopper | Tokyo Samurai | 108 | 0 |
| Touk Miller | London Royals | 107 | S |
| Josh P Kennedy | Dublin Destroyers | 107 | 0 |
| Karl Amon | Rio de Janeiro Jaguars | 107 | 0 |
| Marc Pittonet | PNL Reindeers | 107 | 0 |
| Callum Mills | Cape Town Cobras | 105 | S |
| Luke Dunstan | New York Revolution | 105 | 0 |
| Isaac Smith | Tokyo Samurai | 104 | 0 |
| Jake Lloyd | New Delhi Tigers | 104 | S |
| Rory Sloane | Dublin Destroyers | 103 | 0 |
| Ben Keays | PNL Reindeers | 103 | 0 |
| Blake Hardwick | New York Revolution | 102 | 0 |
| Josh Kelly | Moscow Spetsnaz | 101 | S |
| Dyson Heppell | Dublin Destroyers | 101 | 0 |
| Grant Birchall | Dublin Destroyers | 101 | 0 |
| Jack Lukosius | London Royals | 101 | 0 |
| Aaron Hall | Mexico City Suns | 100 | S |
| Caleb Daniel | Beijing Pandas | 100 | 0 |
| Paul Seedsman | PNL Reindeers | 100 | 0 |
| Harry Jones | Moscow Spetsnaz | 100 | 0 |