2018 Semi Finals Thread

[Jukes]

Fixtures
1st Semi Final: Las Vegas Sinners vs Anaheim Mighty Ducks
2nd Semi Final: Wisconsin Cockerels vs Houston Bombers

Ladder
1. Wisconsin 15-2
2. Las Vegas 12-5
3. Boston 12-5
4. Brooklyn 11-6
5. Houston 9-8
6. Anaheim 9-8
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7. Chicago 9-8
8. Carolina 8-9
9. San Francisco 6-11
10. Quito 5-12
11. Ottawa 5-12
12. Colorado 1-16

Full Lockout of all players will occur at the start of Richmond vs Geelong at 19:50 EST on Friday the 3rd of August.

Full Fixture List: http://forum.fanfooty.com.au/index.php/topic,111023.0.html
Full Team Lists: http://forum.fanfooty.com.au/index.php/topic,108020.0.html

Team Submission
D: A. Player, B. Player, C. Player, D. Player
M: E. Player (c) or (cc), F. Player (vc) or (cc), G. Player, H. Player, I. Player, J. Player
R: K. Player
F: L. Player (evc), M. Player, N. Player, O. Player
U: P. Player, Q. Player, R. Player
Emg: S. Player, T. Player, U. Player, V. Player (sub)

Finals Format
Finals Week One (AFL Round 19)
1st Elimination Final: 4th vs 5th
2nd Elimination Final: 3rd vs 6th
Qualifying Final: 1st vs 2nd

Finals Week Two (AFL Round 20)
1st Semi Final: QF Loser vs Lowest Ranked EF Winner
2nd Semi Final: QF Winner vs Highest Ranked EF Winner

Finals Week Three (AFL Round 21)
Preliminary Final: SF2 Loser vs SF1 Winner

Finals Week Four (AFL Round 22)
Grand Final: SF2 Winner vs PF Winner

[kilbluff1985]

Anaheim Mighty Ducks

Defence: Michael Hurley, Blake Hardwick, Luke Brown, Luke Hodge
Midfield: Patrick Dangerfield (C), Zach Merrett (VC), Dyson Heppell (EVC), Nathan Jones, Jordan Lewis, Shaun Burgoyne
Ruck: Tom Bellchambers
Forward: David Mundy, Travis Boak, Devon Smith, Toby Greene
Utilities: David Armitage, Conor McKenna, Brodie Smith
 
Emergencies: Matt Guelfi (Forward), Jarrad McVeigh (sub), Callum Brown (mid), Matthew Leuenberger (ruck)

[powersuperkents]

Wisconsin Cockerels

B: Alex Witherden, Adam Saad, Dane Rampe, Liam Duggan
M: Jack Macrae (CC), Gary Ablett Jnr., Mitch Duncan, Jaeger O'Meara, Dayne Zorko (EVC), Lachie Whitfield
R: Max Gawn (CC)
F: Jack Billings, Hayden Crozier, Charlie Curnow, Bayley Fritsch
U: Luke Dunstan, Luke Shuey, Touk Miller

E: Sean Darcy (R), Mark LeCras (F), David Astbury (B), Jarrad Waite (sub)

[Jay]

Houston Bombers

D: Jack Crisp, Zach Tuohy, Alex Rance, Kade Simpson
M: Dayne Beams (C), Rory Sloane (VC),  Hugh Greenwood, Mitch Robinson, Jack Ziebell, Marc Murphy
R: Dawson Simpson
F: Shane Edwards, Isaac Heeney, Michael Walters, Kane Lambert
U: David Zaharakis, Jack Riewoldt, Kyle Langford

E: Jamie Macmillan (def), Will Hoskin-Elliot (mid), Cale Hooker (fwd), Stephen Hill (mid)(sub)

[SydneyRox]

Las Vegas

DEF: Jake Lloyd, Andrew McGrath, Jake Carlisle, Brad Sheppard
MID: Tom Mitchell (C), Tom Rockliff(VC), Jarryd Lyons, Harry Cunningham, Sam Powell-Pepper, Matt Kennedy
RUCK: Majak Daw
FWD: Justin Westhoff, Jeff Garlett, Lance Franklin, Taylor Walker
UTI: Jack Hombsch, Jade Gresham, Nic Newman
EMERG:  (DEF), Tim English(RUC), Jaiden Stephenson(FWD),  Christian Petracca(MID)(SUB)

[Jukes]

1st Semi Final: Las Vegas Sinners vs Anaheim Mighty Ducks

Las Vegas Sinners 20.5.125 defeated Anaheim Mighty Ducks 18.10.118
(Real: 1869 vs 1766)

Big win by the Sinners, as they show what they're made of despite a fair few poor scores (four starting midfielders sub-55 and a 32 as a utility) - depth might be their Achilles heel but firepower sure isn't, with captain Mitchell hammering the Ducks with a 153 and Buddy had a huge 178. Anaheim did the best they could with with their leadership options, with Dangerfield their best but he couldn't do enough, as Greene's 18 hurt them badly as the rest of their XVIII did pretty good (they scored 118 on the road so can't have gone too badly at all). Both subs scored 100+ which is elite as well. Sinners definitely could win the premiership if their stars fire the next two weeks!

Best
Las Vegas: Franklin, Mitchell, Walker, Lloyd, Petracca, Sheppard, Garlett
Anaheim: Dangerfield, Merrett, Mundy, McVeigh

Las Vegas advance to the Preliminary Final.
Anaheim Mighty Ducks will pick 9th in the draft.
Finals Champion: Lance Franklin (Las Vegas)


2nd Semi Final: Wisconsin Cockerels vs Houston Bombers

Wisconsin Cockerels 20.7.127 defeated Houston Bombers 18.9.117
(Real: 1904 vs 1750)

Ten-point loss on the road for the Bombers, but definitely nothing to hold their heads down about. If Beams (85) had a Mitchell or Dangerfield-like captain score it would've been a lot closer. Couple of 140s in the midfield and two co-captains going 110+ was enough for the Cockerels, and the form of Billings (110) and Crozier (99) would definitely be pleasing for the coach. A better captain score and some high outlier scores (their highest score was only 120 - the opposite of when these teams met mid-season when the Bombers had about 7 players above that!) and the Bombers are definitely in flag contention - but they'll have to win in Las Vegas next week first! As for the subs...only 45 and 67 in this match. Piss poor! (Says the guy who had a sub average of about 50 this season).

Best
Wisconsin: Zorko, Whitfield, Macrae, Gawn, Billings, Rampe, Duncan, O'Meara, Crozier
Houston: Robinson, Lambert, Sloane, Ziebell, Crisp, Murphy

Wisconsin Cockerels advance to the Grand Final.
Houston Bombers advance to the Preliminary Final.
Finals Champion: Dayne Zorko (Wisconsin)



One more thing...Carolina unlucky not to be here this week. Would've torched their opposition with Kelly 205 (possibly as captain), Grundy 167, Ward 151, Menegola 144, Kelly 112, Martin 111...Would've been 2000+ for sure.

[fanTCfool]

Didn't KB post that Anaheim had won? Scenes.

[kilbluff1985]

Didn't KB post that Anaheim had won? Scenes.

got scores wrong, forgot had hga in finals to

[Jukes]

Only one game next week:

Houston Bombers vs Las Vegas Sinners

[SydneyRox]

Its all coming together hopefully!!