WXV Round 17: Undefeated Seoul? Dillo Delight? Moscow Spoon?

Started by Purple 77, July 19, 2021, 08:42:58 PM

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Revolution consolidate season against Church

A mid-year fixture from hell torched the Revs %, which is what they ultimately missed finals by, in a perhaps surprisingly good final resting place of 10th!

The second half of Christchurch's year was engrossing, as they rode the form of breakout star ruck Sean Darcy. The rest of the team is starting to follow, and the future is bright once more!

Congratulations both on what I think has been a successful year!

Christchurch Saints (19.7.121) lost to New York Revolution (21.6.132)

Best
Christchurch:       
New York: Cameron Guthrie, Sam Taylor, Tom Doedee     

Late Changes
Christchurch: Nil
New York: Nil

WXV Debut
Christchurch: Nil
New York: Nil

Club debut
Christchurch: Nil
New York: Nil

Reserves

Wellington Weta (26.8.164) def Washington Rebellion (7.8.50)

Best
Wellington: Brent Daniels, Jack Silvagni, James Stewart, Paddy Dow, Zaine Cordy     
Washington: Trent Dumont       

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Spetsnaz zig at the Wooden Spoon zag

Moscow's 3rd highest score of the year wasn't quite enough against the Samurai, who added some respectability to its final W/L ledger. No one would have guessed Moscow receiving the spoon this year, easily the shock of 2021. Tokyo were 'oh-so-close' to finals on paper, only 1 win and a little bit of % away, and I suspect are just 'luck' away from featuring in the final 4 rounds of the year.

A disappointing season for both, but with plenty to look forward to.

Moscow Spetsnaz (22.8.140) lost to Tokyo Samurai (23.7.145)

Best
Moscow: Dylan Moore, Errol Gulden, Luke Parker, Tom Hawkins   
Tokyo: Daniel Rioli, Jordan Ridley, Lachie Whitfield, Tom Liberatore   

Late Changes
Moscow: Scott Pendlebury, Stephen Coniglio replaced by Ryan Garthwaite, Connor Rozee
Tokyo: Zac Williams, Liam Ryan replaced by Peter Ladhams, Daniel Rioli

WXV Debut
Moscow: Ryan Garthwaite
Tokyo: Nil

Club debut
Moscow: Nil
Tokyo: Nil

Reserves

Siberian Wolverines (15.10.100) def Yuzawa Yakuza (10.9.69)

Best
Siberian: Max King, Nick Blakey, Tom Fullarton     
Yuzawa: Zac Williams       

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Unbreakable Magpies

And it was so. In 2020, Seoul became the first time to win both the minor premiership AND flag, and in 2021, they became the first team to notch an undefeated H&A season. Perhaps what is more impressive, is that, whilst acknowledging a very lucky first half of the season where they scored low, they were clearly the best team of the 2nd half and actually became the HIGHEST SCORING TEAM OF 2021! WUT!

The Pandas mid-season 5 game losing streak, against an average score of 147, was a killer. A revitalised Neale next year will do wonders, but it'll be the first complete pre-season under the watchful eye of Urbs! Keep an eye on them in the next few months.

Seoul Magpies (25.9.159) def Beijing Pandas (21.6.132)

Best
Seoul: Ben McEvoy, Charlie Dixon, Clayton Oliver, Jack Crisp, Jack Steele, Nathan Wilson, Patrick Dangerfield   
Beijing: Caleb Daniel, Jake Lever, Wil Powell     

Late Changes
Seoul: Nil
Beijing: Nil

WXV Debut
Seoul: Nil
Beijing: Nil

Club debut
Seoul: Nil
Beijing: Nil

Reserves

Pyongyang Chollimas (17.7.109) def Shanghai Storm (4.10.34)

Best
Pyongyang: Bailey Scott, Darcy Fogarty     
Shanghai: Dan Butler       

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Royals capitalise on Berlin Beer Belly

Man, did a lot of my players sh!t the bed. Some injuries amongst them, but London had 1-2 more better players and deserve the win. The loss for Berlin puts their top 8 spot in jeopardy, having got there off the back of 5 straight wins from its 3-6 position. To not post more than 130 in the final 3 rounds, and lose them all... is flowering infuriating.

Alas, as mentioned last week, the Royals couldn't make finals and will ultimately rue its Round 13 loss to Buenes Aires by 10 points. Had they won that match, they would have made finals, so whilst disappointing, they were right in the conversation this year and in some ways, backed up its 2020-finals-making season.

Berlin Brewers (19.10.124) lost to London Royals (20.8.128)

Best
Berlin: Max Gawn, Zak Jones     
London: Dom Sheed, Touk Miller, Willem Drew     

Late Changes
Berlin: Nil
London: Nil

WXV Debut
Berlin: Nil
London: Nil

Club debut
Berlin: Nil
London: Nil

Reserves

Rhineland Rum-Runners (11.9.75) def Imperial Princes (8.8.56)

Best
Rhineland: Ryan Lester       
Imperial: Jake Waterman, Luke Dahlhaus     

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Dillos Finals Push

Buenos Aires need a big score to catch-up on percentage to make finals, and going into the final AFL match of the round, they looked poised to post a really good score. But 2021 break-out star Darcy Parish put in his worst effort of the year! The Dillos were primed for 150+ if he just scored 100... will it cost them?

The Tigers weren't really that bad in 2021... despite finishing 17th. There have been a lot of terrible 17th placed sides over the year and I don't put this team in that category. It's competitive score of 130 this week also lifts them off the bottom in terms of points scored, which is a nice title to avoid. Definitely got some growth on the horizon, the Tiges.

Buenos Aires Armadillos (22.9.141) def New Delhi Tigers (20.10.130)

Best
Buenos Aires: Adam Cerra, Andrew Brayshaw, Caleb Serong, Chad Wingard, Ollie Wines, Reilly O'Brien   
New Delhi: Brayden Fiorini, Jake Lloyd, Jordan Dawson, Josh J Kennedy, Oscar McInerney, Will Snelling   

Late Changes
Buenos Aires: Nil
New Delhi: Nil

WXV Debut
Buenos Aires: Nil
New Delhi: Nil

Club debut
Buenos Aires: Nil
New Delhi: Nil

Reserves

La Plata Armada (18.9.117) def Mumbai Elephants (10.11.71)

Best
La Plata: Jordan Roughead, Nicholas Coffield, Riley Bonner, Tom Green   
Mumbai: Mitchell Lewis       

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Toronto defeat Taranto

The winner of this match was always going to be a good chance to make finals, and the loser was not. There was lot of twists of turns, however arguably the most decisive was Captain Fyfe being subbed out at HT. He was on track for a good score too... but never fear, Taranto would be there to pick up the pieces. Alas, he could not fill in Fyfe's shoes and couldn't catch the Wolves in what points to a clutch win.

For Rio, they couldn't quite recover from it's winless opening month, and since showed a fluctuating form line perhaps reflective of its variable forward line! Definitely a unique team, that could go anywhere next year.

Toronto Wolves (22.7.139) def Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (21.6.132)

Best
Toronto: Isaac Heeney, Jack Macrae, Tim Kelly, Travis Boak   
Rio de Janeiro: Brayden Maynard, Daniel Rich, Elliot Yeo, Tarryn Thomas   

Late Changes
Toronto: Connor Blakely replaced by Atu Bosenavulagi
Rio de Janeiro: Nat Fyfe replaced by Todd Marshall

WXV Debut
Toronto: Nil
Rio de Janeiro: Nil

Club debut
Toronto: Nil
Rio de Janeiro: Nil

Reserves

Windsor Warriors (10.10.70) def Copacabana Capuchins (4.8.32)

Best
Windsor: Josh Corbett       
Copacabana:       

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And ze proof:


PNL ReindeersCape Town Cobras
POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ                   POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ
D1Luke Ryan6262D1Jack Bowes7575
D2Dougal Howard4444D2Harris Andrews100100
D3Charlie Ballard5858D3Luke McDonald7777
D4Jack Madgen108108D4Trent Rivers7474
M1Zach Merrett7171M1Ben Cunnington9797
M2Jack Billings5353M2James Cousins6060
M3Bailey Smith141141M3Sam Menegola8282
M4Ben Keays9696M4Quinton Narkle39DNP0
R1Tom Hickey103103R1Toby Nankervis9797
F1Steele Sidebottom109109F1Jaidyn Stephenson112112
F2Oscar Allen3535F2Mabior Chol4242
F3Matthew Kennedy4646F3Tom Papley7272
F4Darcy Cameron7171F4Gryan Miers6464
U1 (MID)Paul Seedsman7979U1 (MID)Liam Shiels5353
U2 (MID)Trent Cotchin7171U2 (MID)Shaun Higgins0DNP0
E1 (FWD)Jayden Laverde72DNP0E1 (MID)Jaeger O'Meara102102
E2 (FWD)Ben King80DNP0E2 (FWD)Ben Ainsworth7575
E3 (RUC FWD)Joel Amartey0DNP0E3 (DEF)Griffin Logue66DNP0
E4 (DEF FWD)Nikolas Cox96DNP0E4 (RUC FWD)Callum Coleman-Jones0DNP0
CZach Merrett7171CBen Cunnington9797
VCTom Hickey1030VCSam Menegola820
RP00RP00
HAOscar Allen3535
Total:125315Total:127915

Seoul MagpiesBeijing Pandas
POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ                   POSFloodSCOPENADJ
D1Jack Crisp140140D1Dan Houston9191
D2Nick Haynes6969D2Caleb Daniel145145
D3Nathan Wilson102102D3Jake Lever114114
D4Josh Rotham9494D4Wil Powell104104
M1Jack Steele109109D5Lachie Henderson9292
M2Clayton Oliver144144M1Lachie Neale6464
M3Ed Curnow9292M2David Swallow8484
M4Matt Rowell7070M3Brayden Ham4949
R1Ben McEvoy111111M4Chayce Jones6666
F1Patrick Dangerfield165165R1Brodie Grundy8585
F2Charlie Dixon105105F1Brody Mihocek9595
F3Joe Daniher9292F2Kane Lambert5454
F4Zac Fisher4747F3Luke Breust5656
U1 (MID)Zach Tuohy7070U1 (MID FWD)Dayne Zorko8686
U2 (FWD)Curtis Taylor4646U2 (DEF FWD)Taylor Duryea6868
E1 (DEF)Samuel Collins49DNP0E1 (FWD)Dan Butler107DNP0
E2 (FWD)Luke Jackson57DNP0E2 (DEF)Sam J Reid63DNP0
E3 (DEF)Caleb Graham53DNP0E3 ()0DNP0
E4 (FWD)Darcy Fogarty75DNP0E4 ()0DNP0
CCJack Steele10955CLachie Neale6464
CCClayton Oliver14472VCBrodie Grundy850
RPZac Fisher4710RP00
00
Total:159315Total:131715

Pacific IslandersDublin Destroyers
POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ                   POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ
D1Rory Laird178178D1Christian Salem6464
D2Bailey Williams (WB)7979D2Grant Birchall4343
D3Aliir Aliir5252D3Shannon Hurn9393
D4Liam Duggan8787D4Mark O'Connor7777
M1Marcus Bontempelli136136M1Brad Crouch3232
M2Tom Mitchell111111M2Dylan Shiel5353
M3Jarryd Lyons100100M3Dyson Heppell102102
M4Andrew Gaff102102M4Josh P Kennedy154154
R1Lloyd Meek5252R1Todd Goldstein122122
F1Taylor Walker7474F1Jack Riewoldt8484
F2Peter Wright7777F2Edward McHenry8181
F3Harrison Himmelberg6060F3Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti1717
F4Tom McCartin7878F4Lachlan Schultz3636
U1 (MID)Harry Perryman9696U1 (MID)Rory Sloane7171
U2 (MID FWD)Zac Bailey4949U2 (DEF)Dane Rampe107107
E1 (MID)Devon Smith58DNP0E1 (DEF)Ben McKay47DNP0
E2 (DEF)Andrew McPherson62DNP0E2 (DEF)Jacob Koschitzke42DNP0
E3 (MID FWD)Caleb Poulter63DNP0E3 (RUC FWD)Josh Treacy0DNP0
E4 (RUC)Paul Hunter57DNP0E4 (FWD)Tristan Xerri42DNP0
CCMarcus Bontempelli13668CTodd Goldstein122122
CCTom Mitchell11156VCChristian Salem640
RP00RP00
HAZac Bailey4949
Total:150415Total:125815

Berlin BrewersLondon Royals
POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ                   POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ
D1Steven May6262D1Adam Saad7373
D2Jeremy McGovern5959D2Brad Sheppard6363
D3James Harmes5151D3Jack Lukosius8484
D4Daniel Howe5454D4John Noble6060
M1Joel Selwood5151M1Dom Sheed116116
M2Callan Ward7979M2Touk Miller115115
M3Patrick Cripps7575M3Jack Newnes7979
M4Zak Jones140140M4Willem Drew117117
R1Max Gawn125125R1Timothy English9494
F1Lance Franklin7070F1Daniel McStay8383
F2Bayley Fritsch5555F2Nick Hind6161
F3Tom J Lynch5959F3Charlie Spargo4747
F4Cameron Zurhaar3535F4Tim Membrey6868
U1 (DEF MID)Brodie Smith8484U1 (DEF)Liam Baker4545
U2 (MID FWD)Sam Powell-Pepper7070U2 (DEF)Dylan Grimes5555
E1 (DEF)Sam Frost67DNP0E1 (DEF)Kyle Hartigan60DNP0
E2 (MID FWD)Roarke Smith37DNP0E2 (FWD)Luke Dahlhaus77DNP0
E3 (FWD)Daniel Lloyd63DNP0E3 (MID FWD)Xavier O'Neill49DNP0
E4 (MID)Luke Pedlar0DNP0E4 (FWD)Jake Waterman81DNP0
CMax Gawn125125CTouk Miller115115
VCJoel Selwood510VCDom Sheed1160
RPBayley Fritsch5511RP00
HACameron Zurhaar3535
Total:124015Total:127515

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Toronto WolvesRio de Janeiro Jaguars
POSAttackSCOPENADJ                   POSAttackSCOPENADJ
D1Ryan Burton6565D1Daniel Rich132132
D2Michael Hibberd3636D2Brayden Maynard115115
D3Lachlan Sholl4141D3Isaac Cumming8787
M1Jack Macrae146146M1Nat Fyfe69DNP0
M2Travis Boak102102M2Tim Taranto5353
M3Tim Kelly114114M3Karl Amon8686
M4Justin McInerney5555M4Jack Viney9595
R1Patrick Ryder7676R1Tom De Koning8888
F1Jesse Hogan8888F1Tarryn Thomas135135
F2Isaac Heeney128128F2Ben Brown7373
F3Tom Atkins6363F3Gary Rohan5555
F4Tom T Lynch6262F4Jamarra Ugle-Hagan4242
F5Jack Darling8181F5Travis Colyer6262
U1 (MID FWD)Tom Phillips5252U1 (MID)Elliot Yeo104104
U2 (MID)Connor Blakely21DNP0U2 (MID)James Jordon4141
E1 (FWD)Atu Bosenavulagi8282E1 (FWD)Todd Marshall9595
E2 (MID)Marlion Pickett45DNP0E2 (FWD)Bradley Close60DNP0
E3 (DEF)Denver Grainger-Barras36DNP0E3 (FWD)Mason Cox30DNP0
E4 (FWD)Josh Corbett110DNP0E4 (FWD)Hayden McLean0DNP0
CJack Macrae146146CNat Fyfe69DNP0
VCTravis Boak1020VCTim Taranto5353
RPJack Darling8117RP00
HAMichael Hibberd3636
Total:139015Total:131615

Cairo SandsMexico City Suns
POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ                   POSAttackSCOPENADJ
D1Tom Stewart118118D1Jacob Weitering102102
D2Oleg Markov8DNP0D2Nic Newman8484
D3Alex Keath1010D3Hayden Young5454
D4Leo Connolly2828M1Sam Walsh8181
M1Taylor Adams7777M2David Mundy4545
M2Hugh McCluggage108108M3Christian Petracca9292
M3Shane Edwards3232M4Lachie Hunter102102
M4Mitch Robinson8989R1Nic Naitanui112112
R1Shane Mumford8383F1Aaron Hall124124
F1Lincoln McCarthy8888F2Shai Bolton4242
F2Bailey Dale7272F3Jake Stringer8282
F3Alex Neal-Bullen8686F4Mitch Georgiades3838
F4Josh Bruce4848F5Aaron Naughton7575
U1 (MID)Riley Garcia5353U1 (MID)Jack Graham7979
U2 (MID FWD)Mark Hutchings3636U2 (MID)Luke Davies-Uniacke7777
E1 (FWD)Sean Lemmens46DNP0E1 (DEF)Sam Petrevski-Seton75DNP0
E2 (FWD)Jason Castagna44DNP0E2 (MID FWD)Archie Perkins45DNP0
E3 (DEF)Josh Walker3838E3 (MID)Bradley Hill74DNP0
E4 (FWD)David Zaharakis48DNP0E4 (RUC)Nathan Vardy0DNP0
CTaylor Adams7777CSam Walsh8181
VCTom Stewart1180VCNic Naitanui1120
RP00RP00
HAAlex Keath1010
Total:105315Total:127015

Christchurch SaintsNew York Revolution
POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ                   POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ
D1Isaac Quaynor5858D1Blake Hardwick8080
D2Mason Redman6161D2Tom Doedee111111
D3Jack Henry9090D3Sam Taylor111111
D4Callum Wilkie6868D4Jake Kelly4848
M1Brandan Parfitt7676M1Cameron Guthrie120120
M2George Hewett8686M2Jy Simpkin9999
M3Xavier Duursma6666M3Luke Dunstan8585
M4James Rowbottom6060M4Jed Anderson8585
R1Sean Darcy9494R1Rhys Stanley9393
F1Tom McDonald8282F1Jamie Cripps7878
F2Sam B Reid7474F2Esava Ratugolea8484
F3Harry Schoenberg9696F3Izak Rankine3333
F4Jamie Elliott5656F4Elliott Himmelberg5555
U1 (DEF)Liam Stocker4949U1 (DEF MID)Mark Blicavs7373
U2 (MID FWD)Ed Richards4949U2 (DEF)Chris Burgess5151
E1 (MID FWD)Deven Robertson40DNP0E1 (DEF)Darcy Byrne-Jones69DNP0
E2 (MID FWD)Paddy Dow89DNP0E2 (MID)Trent Dumont83DNP0
E3 (FWD)Jack Silvagni86DNP0E3 (DEF)Brandon Starcevich45DNP0
E4 (DEF)David Astbury65DNP0E4 (FWD)Jake Riccardi0DNP0
CSean Darcy9494CCCameron Guthrie12060
VCBrandan Parfitt760CCJy Simpkin9950
RP00RP00
HAEd Richards4949
Total:120815Total:131615

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Moscow SpetsnazTokyo Samurai
POSAttackSCOPENADJ                   POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ
D1Shaun Atley6464D1Lachie Whitfield146146
D2Tom Jonas5555D2Zac Williams71DNP0
D3Liam Jones6969D3Jordan Ridley115115
M1Luke Parker122122D4Lachie Plowman7171
M2Scott Pendlebury26DNP0M1Sebastian Ross8989
M3Stephen Coniglio0DNP0M2Jacob Hopper7373
M4James Worpel9090M3Tom Liberatore115115
R1Sam Draper7171M4Oliver Florent9191
F1Tom Hawkins112112R1Scott Lycett8383
F2Jack Ziebell8989F1Michael Walters5353
F3Dylan Moore115115F2Charlie Cameron8080
F4Miles Bergman5555F3Isaac Smith9999
F5Kysaiah Pickett6464F4Liam Ryan24DNP0
U1 (MID)Josh Kelly8585U1 (MID)Rory Atkins4444
U2 (MID)Errol Gulden127127U2 (DEF)Ben Long4343
E1 (DEF)Ryan Garthwaite6565E1 (RUC FWD)Peter Ladhams9595
E2 (FWD)Connor Rozee9292E2 (FWD)Daniel Rioli111111
E3 (DEF)Jason Johannisen26DNP0E3 (MID)Xavier O'Halloran50DNP0
E4 (RUC FWD)Tom Fullarton79DNP0E4 (MID)Matthew Cottrell44DNP0
CLuke Parker122122CLachie Whitfield146146
VCJosh Kelly850VCMichael Walters530
RP00RP00
00
Total:139715Total:145415

Buenos Aires ArmadillosNew Delhi Tigers
POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ                   POSTraditionalSCOPENADJ
D1Jayden Short8989D1Jake Lloyd100100
D2Lachlan Ash8585D2Jordan Dawson111111
D3Jimmy Webster6363D3Trent McKenzie1919
D4Jack Scrimshaw7474D4Robbie Fox8989
M1Ollie Wines122122M1Angus Brayshaw4747
M2Adam Cerra103103M2Ed Langdon4949
M3Caleb Serong103103M3Brayden Fiorini139139
M4Darcy Parish4949M4Jack Sinclair9696
R1Reilly O'Brien112112R1Oscar McInerney148148
F1Jordan De Goey8080F1Jack Martin6767
F2Chad Wingard101101F2Josh J Kennedy106106
F3Jayden Hunt7070F3Eddie Betts1010
F4Will Hayward5757F4Will Snelling104104
U1 (MID)Andrew Brayshaw109109U1 (FWD)Zak Butters5151
U2 (MID)Jeremy Sharp9696U2 (MID)Noah Anderson5555
E1 (MID)Tom Green119DNP0E1 (MID)Darcy Tucker54DNP0
E2 (DEF)Riley Bonner91DNP0E2 (FWD)Alex Sexton33DNP0
E3 (DEF)Nicholas Coffield75DNP0E3 (FWD)Samuel Wicks56DNP0
E4 (MID FWD)Finlay Macrae52DNP0E4 (MID FWD)Sydney Stack60DNP0
CDarcy Parish4949CJordan Dawson111111
VCOllie Wines1220VCJake Lloyd1000
RP00RP00
HADarcy Parish4949
Total:141115Total:130215